Welcome!

Since 2004 OVADA has been welcoming audiences to artist-led exhibitions, events, studios and workshops

  • Summer Residency

    Calling all creatives! Our OVADA Summer Residency is back in August 2025

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  • All Shall Be Afforded Dignity

    An exhibition by Norman Kaplan

    24 June - 1 July 2025

    Open daily from 10 - 5pm

    Free Entry

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  • أيادي Ayaadi: Helping Hands for Palestine

    A family friendly community solidarity and art-activism day at OVADA Gallery

    Saturday 12 July 2025

    11:00 - 5:00pm

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  • Studio Availability

    Studio space available - can be shared!

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  • Use Our Space

    We want to hear from you about your project or event! There are so many possibilities for our Warehouse and Education Spaces

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  • Screenprinted Collage Workshop

    A relaxing and creative printing and collaging workshop with Berkshire Printmakers  

    Sunday 3 August

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  • Echoes & Embers

    Echoes & Embers is an improvised, live performance/installation which uses analog and digital projections together with a multichannel spatial speaker system

    Open 7 - 10pm

    Booking required

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  • Free Talk - Makomborero Haruzivishe on International Solidarity

    A dialogue with Makomborero Haruzivishe about international solidarity

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  • Creative Thursdays poster

    Creative Thursday at OVADA

    We’re excited to be hosting Creative Thursday at the Warehouse in July

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We are committed to creating a welcoming space in our gallery, studios and workshops where artists from all backgrounds can freely express their concerns about global conflicts and social or political issues

At OVADA we are proud to affirm our commitment to the ongoing work of relationship building and serving the Oxfordshire community

We support efforts to foster honest and respectful conversations, aiming to strengthen peace, friendships and trust

Our hearts go out to innocent civilians affected by conflicts worldwide, and we call for an end to all forms of conflict and for International Law to be respected 

We do not condone racism and any form of discrimination including race, gender, religion or sexual orientation

Our goal is to ensure that everyone feels welcome and valued in our community 

We emphasise the importance of respecting diverse viewpoints and fostering an inclusive environment

We are determined to not let anyone divide us!

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Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you would like to schedule an event at OVADA

Sometimes we can schedule more than one event on a given day

  • 14A Osney Lane, Oxford OX1 1NJ

    5 minutes from Oxford Rail Station!

    5 minutes from Westgate Shopping Centre!

  • Our opening hours vary from week to week and are not always accurate on Google

    Please check this calendar to confirm our opening hours and when we are hosting exhibitions + events + workshops

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We are here for;

Creativity: a space to experience the arts and share skills, supporting the delivery of innovative events, exhibitions, workshops and courses that are welcoming for all. Our warehouse is available for hire to realise creative projects

Collaboration: and offer dynamic development opportunities, such as open calls, in-house studio spaces and residencies that encourage experimental, cross disciplinary and collaborative approaches

Community:  and strive to reflect our community through supporting socially engaging, inclusive work. We nurture and connect artists and creative communities through our Associates offer and network

Kindness underpins everything we do here at OVADA, we value care and mutual respect for everyone

Accessibility

We would like to welcome you in whatever way we can

There are limitations to our building, we do not have a fully wheelchair accessible toilet and our education space is upstairs

Our gallery space is accessible from the car park but the floor is uneven

We are actively seeking solutions and welcome any suggestions to make your visit to OVADA as comfortable as possible

You can find more information in our accessibility policy to give you a better idea

Detailed information about our venue can also be found in this report published on Accessable

Our car park is private, however please get in touch if you have mobility requirements in advance of your visit at info@ovada.org.uk