News and events
HRH The Duchess of Cambridge
becomes Royal Patron
We are delighted to announce that HRH The Duchess of Cambridge became Royal Patron of The Art Room on 5 January 2012.
Click here for more details.
Photo: Chris Jackson at Getty
Alexandra Reinhardt Memorial Award
The Art Room is pleased to be hosting the Alexandra Reinhardt Memorial Award (ARMA) from 2010 – 2013.
The Art Room on Facebook and Twitter
The Art Room has launched its own Facebook and Twitter pages – you can expect regular updates on what we are up to. We will be posting links, photos and videos of our projects as well as news updates. We also will put on photos of the children’s work from across our five Art Rooms. We hope you will follow our progress and look forward to any comments.
You can follow us on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/TheArtRoomUK
And on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Art-Room/159548410756084
The Art Room auction attracts major artists to the Halcyon Gallery
On 9 November 2011, the Art Room auctioned works by some of the most prominent artists in Britain today. Read more about one of the best and most exciting fundraising events we have ever held.
Bach Choral Workshop
A very successful one-day choral workshop on the Bach B minor Mass with conductor Robert Dean took place on October 1st 2011 with a full choir of 100 singers in St Margaret's Institute, Oxford. The event was organised by Leo Pitt and raised a fantastic £833 for The Art Room. We are extremely grateful to Leo and Annette Mayer, Jane Martineau and Barbara Coyne as well as all the other volunteers who helped to make the day such a success.
Zumba Fiesta
Thank you to Vicky Hahn, George Martini and Rebkekha Robertshaw for organising a Zumba evening and raising £275 for The Art Room in 2011.
Outset Contemporary Art Fund
We are extremely fortunate to be one of the projects that the Outset Family programme is supporting.
The Art Room exhibited at The Dorchester Festival
Work produced by the students at The Art Room were exhibited at The Dorchester Festival in May 2011. Students at the three Oxford Art Rooms decorated clocks and chairs as part of their literacy programme. They produced extraordinary puppets to be used for a puppet theatre that was transformed from an old church harmonium. Students were thrilled that their work is being exhibited at The Dorchester Festival; it was a wonderful way to celebrate their success!
The Art Room Annual Report 2009-2010
The Art Room has released its Annual Report for 2009-2010. It is available online as a downloadable PDF (approx 1.5MB). You'll need Adobe's free Adobe Reader or similar software to read this PDF file.
The Art Room shop is now online!
Please look at our Art Room products – all profits are re-invested into the charity. For example, selling one tea towel will buy us 15 coloured pencils or an Art Room Book will buy us 10 packets of stick-on googley eyes for an Art Room.
All star cast at the Almeida Theatre in aid of The Art Room
On Sunday Dec 5th 2010, a special one-off production of director Patrick Barlow's 'Star Child' was performed at The Almeida Theatre, Islington as a charity fund raising performance for The Art Room. We gathered together 16 actors, musicians, singers, and a children's choir who performed in this magical play to a sell-out audience!
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Rebecca Wilson runs the New York City Marathon in aid of The Art Room
Rebecca - a great friend and supporter of The Art Room - ran the New York City Marathon on November 7 2010 in aid of The Art Room.
Crouch End Festival Chorus supports The Art Room at the Barbican
The Art Room is delighted to have been chosen as the charity linked to the renowned Crouch End Festival Chorus’s 2010 January concert and was encouraged by a generous donation of £740 from the audience during the interval.
Annual report from Rose Hill Primary School
Rose Hill Primary School has been open since 2009. During this time we have been lucky enough to work with groups throughout the school, from year 1 to year 6. Each term we work with approximately 70 children.
New satellite Art Room opens in Islington
The Art Room at Robert Blair School was officially launched by Councillor Belford, Islington Council's executive member for children and young people, and the children’s illustrator Korky Paul, at a packed reception in September 2009.
The Art Room Symposium – "What Difference Does it Make?
Our first Symposium was held at St Hugh’s College, Oxford 21 October 2008, attended by 130 professionals who work with challenging and vulnerable children and young people.
Blake Lapthorn successfully completes charity challenge
Blake Lapthorn has raised in total throughout the five Legs of the campaign in excess of £8,500 for its four chosen charities of 2008, which include The Art Room.
The Art Room NESTA Symposium
The Art Room Symposium held at the magnificent new NESTA building was a great success attended by 80 professionals – including teachers, therapists, social workers, youth offending officers, mentors, artists and academics – who had an interest in the work of The Art Room.
