Scott Schwager - The Far Side of the Ridge

Sat October 3rd exhibitions opening 2-8pm, 6-8pm Vermouth opening reception

Jane Griffiths aka Poet & Cat Artist’s Jewellery selling exhibition in the bookshop Sat 3rd 2-8pm & Sun 4th 2-6pm

Sun October 4th, 12pm Bridge into the Unknown Walk&Talk by Scott Schwager Approx. 90 minutes, free

Sunday October 4th 6-8PM Poetry hosted by Dr. Robin Vaughan-Williams, with George Roberts and Jane Griffiths

5min/2 poem open slots available director (at) artandtalking.com. Admission £10/ £5

Mon October 5th 6PM Tony Bicât Talk -The Poet’s Path: Adventures in Poetry from Chipping Norton to the Albert Hall £10/ £5

Friday October 9th 7:30-9:30 PM, Life Drawing in the upstairs hall at Chipping Norton town hall. £15 byob.

Sat October 10th, 2pm - Lost and Found Walk&Talk by Scott Schwager Approx. 90 minutes, free

Sat October 10th 7pm Hypoxic Angels teenage female punk music. 45 minutes, free

Sun October 11th, 11am Guided tour of his exhibition by Scott Schwager, 45mins, free

Mon November 2nd, 6-8pm Closing party in the presence of the artist. vermouth, free

Wednesday November 4th Jill Colchester - Making Headlines

One day portrait show by Chadlington based artist & tutor.

Full text @ artandtalking.com/jill-colchester-making-headlines

Wednesday November 4th open 2-8pm, 6-8pm Vermouth opening reception

Sat November 7th - Sun November 29th 2026 “Intellectual Property is Intellectual Theft”

open daily 2-6PM from Saturday November 7th to Sunday November 15th, then Weds & Sats 11-1pm & 3-5pm & by calling +447949279462

An art exhibition challenging perceptions of originality through multiples and a copy. Michael Bucknell MA & Gareth Williams.

Friday November 6th ‘26 7:30-9:30 PM, Life Drawing in the upstairs hall at Chipping Norton town hall. £15 byob.

Sat November 7th exhibition opening 2-8pm, 6-8pm Vermouth opening reception.

Sunday November 8th 6-8PM Poetry hosted by Dr. Robin Vaughan-Williams, with Phoebe Nicholson and Lorna Burchell

5min/2 poem open slots available director (at) artandtalking.com. Admission £10/ £5

Friday November 13th 7:30 PM, Film - The Vampire in “A Fool There Was” Frank Powell, 1915, B/W, silent, 66 mins, £10/5.

Saturday November 14th 6:30 PM Book Launch “The Hide” by Linda Newbery, in conversation with Jane Rogers, RSL

Saturday December 5th 2026 - Sunday January 31st 2027 “Chipping Norton the Venice of the Cotswolds”

A parallel exhibition may take place in Venice @ Castello 2432

open daily 2-6PM from Saturday December 5th to Sunday December 13th, then Weds & Sats 11-1pm & 3-5pm & by calling +447949279462

Group show of contemporary, modern, and old work. Artists to include Terry Atkinson,‍ ‍Pato Bosich, Sir Frank William Brangwyn RA RWS RBA, Tadashi Moriyami (Chipping Norton),‍ ‍Samuel Prout, Michael Bucknell, Jean Cocteau, Matt Hale, Scott Schwager, Frances Boyle, William Walcot, Rhiannon Evans‍, Reginald Barratt RWS, John Bratby RA, Miki Pentecost (Chipping Norton), Professor Dr. Snežana Arnautović Stjepanović (Belgrade), Dr. Blake Morris (Mexico), Jill Colchester (Chadlington), Margarita Zafrilla Olayo (London), Ruth Dupré (London), Jess de Zilva (Zurich), ‍…

Please contact us if you would like to participate with physical or transient work.

Sat December 5th exhibition opening 2-8pm, 6-8pm Vermouth opening reception

Sun December 6th 7pm, Opera Film John Adams - “The Death of Kinghoffer” 120 minutes. Free

Friday December 11th ‘26 7:30-9:30 PM, Life Drawing in the upstairs hall at Chipping Norton town hall. £15 byob.

Sunday December 13th 26 6-8pm book launch Memoirs from the Frontline by local author John Williams. Free, wine offered.

Sat 6th - Sun 28th February 2027 Matt Hale - Grease & Glue

open daily 2-6PM from Saturday February 6th to Sunday February 14th, then Weds & Sats 11-1pm & 3-5pm & by calling +447949279462

Hale’s works relate to the tradition of landscape painting but acknowledge the ever increasing transformation of our environment.

Full text- https://www.artandtalking.com/matt-hale-grease-glue

Sat February 6th exhibition opening 2-8pm, 6-8pm Vermouth opening reception.

Sunday February 14 2027 6pm, Literary Talk - Pond Life by Sally Bayley £10/5

A talk about her new book, & about how to write and find inspiration.

Sat 6th-Sun 28th March 2027 Ken Turner, MFA, Who’s Afraid of Colour?

Rooted in the history of 20th century abstraction, his paintings begins where language falters: an embodied acceptance that words cannot convey.

Full text- https://www.artandtalking.com/ken-turner-mfa-whos-afraid-of-colour

open daily 2-6PM from Saturday March 6th to Sunday March 14th, then Weds & Sats 11-1pm & 3-5pm & by calling +447949279462

New work by the 2026 Goldsmiths MFA graduate.

Sat March 6th exhibition opening 2-8pm, 6-8pm Vermouth opening reception.

Sat 3rd-Sun 25th April 2027, Michael Bucknell, MA - Grot

open daily 2-6PM from Saturday April 3rd to Sunday April 11th, then Weds & Sats 11-1pm & 3-5pm & by calling +447949279462

“Every single thing in this shop is guaranteed absolutely useless.” “Hundreds of ideal gifts for people you hate.” “Plenty of gifts for people with no taste.” “Something nobody else has got.”

Please contact us if you would like to contribute work on commission to this selling installation featuring chocolate death masks of Stalin & a hand made exact replica of the Mona Lisa..

Sat April 3rd exhibition opening 2-8pm, 6-8pm Vermouth opening reception.

Sat May 1- Sun 30th 2027 Sebastian Koseda- A Solo Exhibition

Sebastian Koseda is an artist and designer whose work explores the social, political and cultural consequences of technological change.

Full text - https://www.artandtalking.com/sebastian-koseda-art-and-talking-may-2027

Sat May 1st exhibition opening 2-8pm, 6-8pm Vermouth opening reception.

Sat 5th to Sun 27th June 2027 Alison Dalwood- A Solo Exhibition

Sat June 5th exhibition opening 2-8pm, 6-8pm Vermouth opening reception.

September 4-26th 2027 Pato Bosich - a Solo Show

Sat September 4th exhibition opening 2-8pm, 6-8pm Vermouth opening reception.

October 2nd -31st 2027 Andrew Lanyon - A Solo Show

Saturdat October 2nd exhibition opening 2-8pm, 6-8pm Vermouth opening reception.

November 2nd-30th 2027, Scott Schwager- A Solo Show

Paintings, Drawings and Walks by Scott who completed his Phd “Walk & Talk: Developing a Contemporary, Collaborative Art Practice” at Chelsea in 2026.

December 4th 2027 - January 30th 2028

Leda & the Swan - an open prize exhibiton.

£1,000 prize for best work. Selling exhibition. All art forms considered, physical and immaterial, Let us know if you will submit.

Submissions deadline October 31 2027 Please include a short bio, links to website/ socials, and 50 words about the piece, with intended medium/media/ size/duration/ meaning as far you know now.

50% commission on work sold, no fees. Immaterial work, poetry, music, love... also welcomed. All work to be delivered on Sunday 31st October 2027 & packaged and collected on Sunday February 28th 2028

Limited Camp beds in the art centre for opening and closing or other visits available for free.

Prize to be awarded by majority by an independent committee of 3- Professor Jane Griffiths of Oxford University is one.

please email director at artandtalking.com for more details.

Sat December 4th exhibition opening 2-8pm, 6-8pm Vermouth opening reception.

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