#NWConnect

In the latest episode of #NWConnect, gallery manager Nicky Laird chats to artist Charlotte Orr, whose exhibition Sunday Afternoon can be seen at The North Wall from 7 - 24 July 2021.

The exhibition features observed, composed and imagined landscapes, from the bracing Irish hills to the turquoise Cornish sea. Charlotte’s vibrant and intricate visual language is her response to the world around her and a visual diary of memories, experiences and stories from her mind’s eye.

In the latest episode of #NWConnect, we chat to artist Seeun Kim, whose exhibition The Oxford Project can be seen at The North Wall from 28 May - 12 June 2021. 

Using jewellery and metal objects, the OXFORD PROJECT seeks to examine some of the diverse social issues in today’s society, in particular, how partially-sighted people, or those who are hard of hearing communicate, and how we may gain greater respect for other forms of communication.

Euton Daley MBE has nearly 40 years’ experience as a creative practitioner, working with artists, young people and communities. He was Artistic Director and Chief Executive of Pegasus Theatre in Oxford for 23 years, responsible for establishing it as a major youth arts organisation with a growing national and international reputation. For the last 7 years, Euton has been working as a producer, writer and director for his own projects under his Unlock the Chains Collective. In this episode of the #NWConnect podcast series, Euton speaks to Amelia about performance poetry, music and DJ-ing, alongside thoughts on his experiences as a theatre-maker.

Theatre producer Ellie Keel is a Creative Associate of The North Wall Arts Centre. She is Executive Producer of Ellie Keel Productions and Founder and Director of The Women’s Prize for Playwriting. In this episode of #NWConnect podcast, Ellie speaks to Amelia Thornber about the role of the producer, launching a company and playwriting prize, alongside the upcoming digital Alchymy 2021 festival. 

In 1940, at the beginning of the Second World War, Stalin's troops invaded Eastern Poland. Polish people were forced from their homes at gunpoint and sent to labour camps in Siberia. Artist Diana Forster's mother and grandparents were among them. Her upcoming exhibition Such a Long Journey uses prints, the Polish craft of wycinanki and installations to explore her family's story. 

The latest episode of #NWConnect features Diana Forster in conversation with Dr. Katherine Lebow, Associate Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford, whose research focuses on 20th century history of Poland. 

View & download the podcast transcript.

Photographer Ian Taylor started #TheExcuseMeProject to memorialise the brief interactions that we have with strangers throughout our lives. Ian would generate these interactions by talking to strangers on the street; just a normal day that included an unexpected conversation. 

Join us on the #NWConnect Podcast series to hear Ian  chat about #TheExcuseMeProject, hosted as a digital exhibition on The North Wall website from 2 - 20 February 2021. Find all the photos featured in the exhibition on Instagram @theexcusemeproject.

View & download the podcast transcript

Korky Paul's exhibition Winnie & Wilbur's Magical Moments celebrates his favourite illustrations from the 22 best-selling picture books, written by Valerie Thomas and published by Oxford University Press.

Featuring Windsor chairs taken on the tube and brought into Winnie’s home, 2am ink blobs turned into black holes, and family trips to the beach joining Sandro Botticelli on the same page, in this mini episode of the #NWConnect podcast, we asked Korky to tell us more about his three favourite images from the exhibition.

Instantly recognisable for his spontaneous and unaffected manner of drawing, illustrator Korky Paul is best known for his multi-million selling picture books for children, from The Fish Who Could Wish to the beloved characters Winnie the Witch and Wilbur the cat.  Join us on the #NWConnect Podcast series to hear Korky Paul chat about his career and his upcoming exhibition, Winnie & Wilbur's Magical Moments, showing at The North Wall Arts Centre in Oxford from 4th December 2020 - 23 January 2021.

Would you ever would introduce yourself to 100 strangers in Oxford? Well, that is exactly what photographer Philippa James did. The artist talks to us about the lives of the women she met and the desire for human connection during the COVID-19 pandemic. Giving us a bit of background on herself, Philippa also reflects on her personal life in connection with her work empowering women’s voices. Join us on the #NWConnect Podcast series to hear Philippa chat about 100 Women of Oxford, exhibited at The North Wall Arts Centre from October 14th – 24th 2020 as part of Photo Oxford 2020.