Today (Thursday 22 April) is Stephen Lawrence Memorial Day, a day that both commemorates the short yet impactful life of Stephen Lawrence, who was tragically murdered in a racially motivated attack in 1993, and gives us room to reflect on the part we all play in removing racial inequality…
Sam Skinner is an artist and curator who has recently relocated to Oxford. His work focuses on relations between technology, media, community and lately, horticulture. In his practice, Sam employs a range of processes including historical research, printmaking, curation, mural making, publishing and workshops. Sam is also part of our…
Bryony Benge-Abbott is a British-Trinidadian visual artist, curator and producer currently based in rural Kent. Through oil paintings, public murals, surface pattern designs, exhibitions and ‘wild drawing’ walks, Bryony creates interventions and experiences that invite a deeper exploration of the natural world and our relationship with it. She is…
Fusion Arts are one of the many signatories on the Oxford Cultural Anti-Racism Alliance Manifesto. We have come together as an anti-racist coalition of cultural organisations to take action and to commit, both individually and collectively, to dismantling systemic racism, which is a shameful and abhorrent feature…
Sunil Shah is an artist, photographer, writer and independent curator based in Oxford. As well as being director of CODA Projects, a new research platform for the aesthetics of race in art and visual culture, Sunil is also a PhD Candidate at Central St Martins, London where his research…
John A. Blythe is an Oxfordshire-based artist, photographer and educator who explores light and time-based image making. His practice is concerned with both process and outcome and spans the boundaries between photography and painting. John is also responsible for reviving and relaunching the darkroom here at Fusion. In addition,…
What is the Story Makers project? Story Makers is a successful creative arts project that has been running since 2011. The project has been developed by Integrative Arts Psychotherapist Helen Edwards and Fusion Arts with funding from BBC Children in Need. Each year, a partnership is forged with an…
Nor Greenhalgh is an Oxford based artist and illustrator who works in the domains of public and participatory art. She is part of our Artist Research Labs programme, which aims to help artists discover and define the next chapter or road for their practice. For the programme we have brought…
Last year we re-launched our Fusion Darkroom with the support and know-how from photographer and lecturer, John Blythe. Our intern Aoife caught up with John to get the lowdown on Fusion’s Darkroom. How did you first become involved with Fusion, and why a Darkroom? “The starting point for the Dark…
Led by Oxfordshire based artist and musician Phil Hanaway Oakley, Toddler Soundtracking aimed to develop musical skills, coordination, phonics, story telling, dance, self expression in toddlers (those under 3 years). Each session focused on the Adventures of Prince Ahmed and the Original Live Score created and performed by Flight of Helios…
