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Ruskin School of Art @theruskin.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Visiting Oxford this summer? Don’t miss @modernartoxford.bsky.social where you can experience Unspeak the Chorus - the Turner Prize-nominated solo exhibition by Ruskin alumna Kira Freije (BFA 2011). Until 16 August. More info modernartoxford.org.uk

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Ruskin School of Art @theruskin.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Thank you to everyone who visited the Ruskin Degree Show 2026! If you missed it—or would like a closer look at the practices behind the work on view—you can explore our finalists’ presentations at the links below: www.rsa.ox.ac.uk/degreeshow/2... www.rsa.ox.ac.uk/degreeshow/2... 📸 Ian Wallman

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Ruskin School of Art @theruskin.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

An update on the opening hours for the Ruskin Degree Show! Due to the extreme heat forecast this week, the Show will be open during the cooler hours of the day for the safety of staff, students and our visitors: Tuesday 23rd June and Wednesday 24th June, 9-11am and 7-9.30pm.

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Ruskin School of Art @theruskin.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

New opening hours for the Ruskin Degree Show due to extreme heat forecast in the coming days: Tuesday and Wednesday 23rd - 24th June: 9am-11.00am Images from the opening celebration. Thank you to everyone who came along!

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Ruskin School of Art @theruskin.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

New audio installation by Ruskin tutor Anna Barham is currently on show at Matt's Galley in London. It explores mishearing as a creative process, examining how meaning emerges as language moves between people, technologies, & material environments. Until 28 June. www.mattsgallery.org/exhibitions/...

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Ruskin School of Art @theruskin.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Ruskin DPhil researcher Rafael Pérez Evans presents Horizontals, a series of participatory wooden sculptures for the sick and burnt out body, in conversation with Henry Moore's reclining figures. Commissioned by Wakehurst, Kew Gardens, as part of a year-long exhibition. www.kew.org/about-us/pre...

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Ruskin School of Art @theruskin.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

The Ruskin Degree Show 2026! An ambitious showcase of the outstanding creativity, commitment & hard work of our young artists, this year’s exhibition features a wide range of work across painting, photography, moving image, sculpture, installation & performance. 👉 www.rsa.ox.ac.uk/news/detail/...

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Ruskin School of Art @theruskin.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Huge congratulations to Ruskin DPhil candidate Valerie Asiimwe Amani who is presenting work in the Tanzanian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale this year! Valerie's multi-media installation includes a participatory live sound element. Visit until 22nd November. www.tanzanianationalpavilion.com

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Ruskin School of Art @theruskin.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Thank you to everyone who came along to the launch reception for the Ruskin Print Portfolio yesterday! We are very grateful to Wadham College for your hospitality. The folio is available for purchase. Please contact Ruskin Senior Tutor Graeme Hughes for enquiries: graeme.hughes@rsa.ox.ac.uk.

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Ruskin School of Art @theruskin.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Winner of the Emery Prize, Cerena Parkinson (MFA 2025) will present her solo exhibition 'Paradise' at Pembroke College Art Gallery! Private view on 15th May. Please find further info and rsvp to attend the opening 👉 www.pembrokejcrart.org/copy-of-2024

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Ruskin School of Art @theruskin.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Bringing together artists, collectors, librarians & printmaking enthusiasts, the Ruskin Print Portfolio includes 20 printed works made by our fine art students & staff. Printed at The Bodleian Library Bibliographic Press, Oxford University, in an edition of 30. Enquiries: graeme.hughes@rsa.ox.ac.uk.

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Ruskin School of Art @theruskin.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Many congratulations to Ruskin DPhil graduate Jinjoon Lee (DPhil 2021) whose doctoral thesis 'Empty Garden: A Liminoid Journey to Nowhere in Somewhere' was acquired by the Ashmolean Museum for its permanent collection in March 2026. @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social

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Ruskin School of Art @theruskin.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

This week at @modernartoxford.bsky.social! LIVE x EMPRes dives into the shifting space between music, art and technology. ✨ Musicians & artists from Oxford’s Music Faculty & the Ruskin present experimental music, sound art, film, installation, and performance. modernartoxford.org.uk/whats-on/emp...

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EMPRes Collective present a showcase of performances and workshops, exploring the boundaries between music, art and technology.

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Ruskin School of Art @theruskin.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Ruskin's Jesse Darling presents a solo show at Oude Kerk, reflecting how value, meaning & social structures are constantly being redefined. It transforms a church floor covered in construction rubble into a landscape of playful sculptures made from reclaimed materials www.oudekerk.nl/en/whats-on/...

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Jesse Darling: Godsworth - Oude Kerk Amsterdam

The Oude Kerk presents the first large-scale solo exhibition in the Netherlands by British artist Jesse Darling.

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Faculty of Music, Oxford University @oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

LIVExEMPRES brings together experimental music, performance, sound art & film at @modernartoxford.bsky.social on Wednesday 29 April. The multi-room event runs from 6-10pm, presenting performances & installations by @theruskin.bsky.social artists & Faculty musicians www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/26-04-...

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LIVE X EMPRes

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Ruskin School of Art @theruskin.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Part of Normes Corps, the Ruskin's Jesse Darling will present a site-specific installation transforming Palais de Tokyo’s grande verrière into a landscape of eroded symbols of power, reflecting on the fragility of material and ideological systems while resisting the norms of a productivist world.

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Ruskin School of Art @theruskin.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

We are delighted to share that Ruskin graduate (MFA 2025, BFA 2021) Deshna Shah will present a solo exhibition at New Delhi's Nature Morte! 'Poetry None the Less Science' explores fragments of text and everyday observations on canvas. 📍Nature Morte, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi 🗓 1st April-2nd May

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OVADA | Artist-led Centre @ovadagallery.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Grow Into It 🌿 A new body of work by Alice Hackney marrying together ecological and disability research through installation, sculpture, video, print and textiles 📍 OVADA Gallery 📅 26–29 March 2026 ✨ Free Entry More info: alicehackney.com #GrowIntoIt #AliceHackney #OVADA

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Ruskin School of Art @theruskin.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Many congratulations to Ruskin's Dr Giulia Smith who contributed to a multi-authored volume on the Guyanese artist Aubrey Williams (1926-1990), recently announced as the winner of Historians of British Art Book Prize in the category Exemplary Scholarship on the Contemporary Period!

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Ruskin School of Art @theruskin.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Ruskin Spring Drawing Sale! Fusion Arts, 15 Park End St, OX1 1HH Fri 13 March & Sat 14 March 11–3pm A chance to browse a wide range of creative works from Ruskin students, with proceeds from the sale supporting the finalists' Degree Show in June. Image: Naiya Ellis-Woodward & Aidana Orazgaliyeva

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Ruskin School of Art @theruskin.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Second-year Show at @fusionartsox.bsky.social! Ruskin second-year students are proud to present their group exhibition 'Interim' opening on 12th March. Join us to celebrate the creativity, hard work and amazing talent of our emerging artists! www.rsa.ox.ac.uk/index.php/ne...

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Ruskin School of Art @theruskin.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Join us for the last Contemporary Art Lecture this term! Artis & writer Dudley Dream Walsh will give a talk which argues that Y2K aesthetics operate as a seductive technology of the future that never came: 5pm Tues 10 March. Book your free tickets 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dudley-dre...

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Faculty of Music, Oxford University @oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

On Friday evening, three ensembles from the University Jazz Scheme will be performing music from Wayne Shorter’s seminal ‘Speak No Evil’ album; the output of Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers; and original music by jazz flautist Gareth Lockrane. www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/26-03-...

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History of Art, University of Oxford @oxfordhistoryofart.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Medieval Visual Culture Seminar Silver trees and pearl crosses: Franco-Mongolian diplomacy and cultural exchange in thirteenth-century Karakorum Emily Guerry (Christ Church) 5pm March 12 Arumugam 2.1, St Catherine’s College www.hoa.ox.ac.uk/event/mediev... @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk

Mongolian horse-tooth saddle hilt, with inlaid gold, silver, and six-sided horse-tooth burrs flattened with gold-plated brass in the form of a honeycomb. 43.5 cm x 52 cm. (c.1250s). Ulaanbaatur, Chinggis Khan Museum

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Ruskin School of Art @theruskin.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Exciting exhibition announcement from Ruskin's Jost Münster, senior tutor, studio practice: Sit Back And Realax is now open at Xavier Fiol Gallery, Madrid. 'The creative process is a continuous experimentation in which I constantly question & shift the boundaries of materiality & the media I employ'

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OVADA | Artist-led Centre @ovadagallery.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

☀️ Applications open for OVADA’s 2026 Summer Residency! ☀️ A self-directed month to develop new work alongside 12 creatives in a vibrant warehouse studio in central Oxford. 📅 31 July–31 Aug 2026 💷 £300 | £15 app ⏰ Deadline: 10 April 2026 Apply: bit.ly/4aX0Erx #OpenCall #ArtOpportunities

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Ruskin School of Art @theruskin.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Happy Publication Day to Ruskin's Dr Kate Keohane and Dr Giulia Smith! 'Caribbean Eco-Aesthetics' is an edited volume bringing together voices of contemporary artists and scholars who are at the forefront of environmental activism in the region and across its diasporas. @manchesterup.bsky.social

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Ruskin School of Art @theruskin.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Huge congratulations to El and Gala currently showing new work in two group shows at Saatchi Gallery! Elleanna Chapman (BFA 2024) and Gala Hills (BFA 2023) are in 'Good Eye Projects 2026' and ''Gesture and Being' respectively.

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Ruskin School of Art @theruskin.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

'Poor Form' at Sid Motion Gallery features work by Ruskin tutor Tom Woolner, former tutor Oona Grimes & BFA alumna Emma Cousin: "Through playful, uncanny & psychologically charged forms, the exhibition explores how bodies - both human & imagined - are shaped by material, narrative & dysfunction."

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Ruskin School of Art @theruskin.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Come along to the next Contemporary Art Lecture @ the Ruskin! Abbas Zahedi | Dissociative Realism 5pm Tues 24 Feb Abbas Zahedi works at the intersections of sonic & sculptural forms, exploring systems of care, thresholds of experience & the social architectures of our time. bit.ly/Ruskin_ContA...

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History of Art, University of Oxford @oxfordhistoryofart.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Slade Lectures 2026 'Brasilia: Planned Exclusion' Esther da Costa Meyer 5pm Wed 18 Feb Auditorium, St John's College @stjohnsox.bsky.social (Free Admission) Abstract: www.hoa.ox.ac.uk/event/slade-... Slade Lectures 2026: www.hoa.ox.ac.uk/slade-lectures

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Ruskin School of Art @theruskin.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Congratulations to Ruskin tutor Anna Barham who presents a solo exhibition this month at Badischer Kunstverein, in Germany. Anna will show recent works exploring how digital technologies privilege standardised language while marginalising diverse voices, accents, and bodily textures of speech.

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Ruskin School of Art @theruskin.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Ruskin Shorts!! is back! A fabulous opportunity to view all things visual media by Ruskin students. 🎬 Mon 9 Feb Arrive 2:45 for a 3-5pm screening. 🏛 Ultimate Picture Palace Jeune Street, just off Cowley Rd, OX4 1BN Everybody welcome! Approx. 100 seats available on a first come, first served basis.

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Ruskin School of Art @theruskin.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Join us at the Ruskin for artist Hannah Perry's talk HARD LOVE! Working in sculpture, painting and audio visual installation, Perry will speak on themes of masking, social class, feminism and exhibition making in relation to her recent work. 5pm, Tuesday 10 February bit.ly/Ruskin_ContA...

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Ruskin School of Art @theruskin.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Pink Pandemonium at Meadow Lane Playing Fields! The School recently gathered at Meadow Lane where Ruskin staff bravely faced Ruskin AFC (Artistic Football Club) in a long awaited showdown! Fresh kits, fierce loyalty and an alarming amount of enthusiasm made for an unforgettable game that ended 2-2.

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History of Art, University of Oxford @oxfordhistoryofart.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Slade Lectures 2026 'Shanghai' Esther da Costa Meyer 5pm Auditorium, St John's College @stjohnsox.bsky.social (Free Admission) Today's lecture (abstract) www.hoa.ox.ac.uk/event/slade-lectures-2026-urban-change-and-representation-2 More info on the Slade Lectures: www.hoa.ox.ac.uk/slade-lectures

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Ruskin School of Art @theruskin.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

The Ruskin, along with TORCH Performance Research Hub, will host the 2nd Trans Study Day this week, on Thursday 29 January. The series brings together artists, scholars, performers & activists for an event with panel discussions, performances and a special guest! www.torch.ox.ac.uk/event/trans-...

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Ruskin School of Art @theruskin.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Come along to Ruskin's first Contemporary Art Lecture this term! 'Unprecious Instument' Artist Rob Shuttleworth explores sound through listening and performance where playful experimentation and accessible making become the work. 5pm, Tue 27 January All welcome! bit.ly/Ruskin_ContA...

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Ruskin School of Art @theruskin.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Read all about ArtReview's annual roundup of influential people in the art world, including the Ruskin's own Jesse Darling!

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Ruskin School of Art @theruskin.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Last Contemporary Art lecture at the Ruskin this term! Rafael Pérez Evans - Dumping to Release: Material Dissent A Spanish-Welsh artist and educator, Pérez Evans will introduce his site-specific installation and sculptural practice. 5pm, Tues 2nd December Free, book tickets: bit.ly/Ruskin_ContA...

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Ruskin School of Art @theruskin.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

This weekend! Come along to the Ruskin Drawing Sale held at Fusion Arts at 15 Park End Street, OX1 1H.

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Ruskin School of Art @theruskin.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Onyeka Igwe, Associate Professor at the Ruskin, is the recipient of the Jarman Award 2025!✨ Onyeka shares the prestigious annual award with Morgan Quaintance as they were considered "equally deserving of the award, with significant bodies of work at the forefront of artists’ moving image practice."

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Ruskin School of Art @theruskin.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Opening on Thursday, 7-9pm at OVADA @ovadagallery.bsky.social! 'Manual for the Overlooked' is a group show by Ruskin third-year students Z Forbes, Ben Holland, Isabelle Oxford & Amelia Sleight, their work a reflection of the strong connection between them. Also open 28-29 November, 10am-4pm.

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Faculty of Music, Oxford University @oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

The talents of our Masters composers and performers will be on display on Wednesday 3 December at 7pm in the Holywell Music Room. Join us for this special evening of collaboration. Free entry! www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/master...

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Ruskin School of Art @theruskin.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

The Ruskin Drawing Sale Returns! Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th November, 10am–3pm 📍Fusion Arts, 15 Park End St, OX1 1HH Browse drawings, paintings, prints, stickers and more from Ruskin BFA artists. A percentage of each purchase will go to supporting the Degree Show in June, open to the public!

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Faculty of Music, Oxford University @oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

This year @torchoxford.bsky.social Performance Research Hub hosts a series of study days exploring the role of trans and queer voices in performance and performance research. 👇 Sign up for the first study day on Monday 24 November at @theruskin.bsky.social www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/trans-...

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Trans and Queer Voices in Performance Research: study day #1

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Ruskin School of Art @theruskin.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Join us for our next Contemporary Art Lecture at the Ruskin! Artist and writer Basyma Saad will speak on the themes of realism, surplus, and mourning in relation to her recent work. 5pm, Tues 18 November More info and book your (free!) tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/basyma-saa...

Artist and writer Basyma Saad will give a talk at the Ruskin on 18th November. The image is a photograph of the artist with shoulder length dark hair, dressed in a white vest with a lavender cardigan visible on her shoulders, standing in front of a group of people looking through printed materials, painted fabric suspended from the ceiling in the background.

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