Cornelia Parker: Magna Carta (An Embroidery)

Magna Carta (An Embroidery) is a major new artwork by the acclaimed British artist Cornelia Parker that has been commissioned by the Ruskin School of Art to celebrate the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta in 2015.

Humanitas Visiting Professorships in Contemporary Art

European Live Art Archive

Since 2011 the Ruskin School of Art has been collaborating with the University of Girona and the artist’s residency GlogaurAIR in Berlin on an ambitious new project to map live art across Europe.

The Elements of Drawing: John Ruskin’s Teaching Collections at Oxford

The University of Oxford owns the majority of the teaching collections and catalogues assembled by John Ruskin for his Oxford drawing schools in the third quarter of the 19th century. This material, which included drawings by himself and other artists, prints and photographs, is now in the care of the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology.

Gabriela Albergaria: hither and thither

The tree collection at the University of Oxford Botanic Garden plays a major role in creating the Garden’s unique sense of place. As you enter its ancient walls the trees act as the dominant feature, peppering the landscape with centuries of botanical history. From the English yew, which was planted by the first curator in 1645 and is the earliest tree in the collection, to the newer plantings of the late 20th century they tell the story of the Garden in macrocosm.

Sonia Boyce: For you, only you

At the invitation of the Ruskin School of Drawing & Fine Art, Sonia Boyce conceived a collaborative project that addressed itself to the boundary between classical music and sound art. Her partners in this enterprise were Alamire, a consort of some of Britain’s finest early music singers, and the Greek composer Mikhail Karikis.

Rob Kesseler: Hortus in vitro

Hortus in vitro is a permanent, site-specific installation in the greenhouses at the University of Oxford Botanic Garden.

Annie Cattrell, Peter Fraser, Tim Head and Nicky Hirst: Salt Bridges

Oxford University’s Department of Biochemistry commissioned a new building from Hawkins\Brown Architects to provide state-of-the-art research facilities and an outstanding host environment for its academics, students and visiting researchers.

Tania Kovats: Museum of the White Horse

The Museum of the White Horse was a personal response by Tania Kovats to our historic and ongoing fascination with the Uffington White Horse, an ancient monument carved into the chalk downland in southwest Oxfordshire, and comprised a travelling landscape museum housed in a converted horsebox.

Richard Woods: NewBUILD

At the invitation of the Ruskin School of Drawing & Fine Art, Richard Woods employed his trademark block-printing approach to create a super-sized red brick graphic, which he used to envelope the exterior of the 14th-century Long Room at New College, Oxford. NewBUILD confused the College’s architectural heritage with a skin-deep makeover technique borrowed from primetime television.