Oculus Journal

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What is EWS?

We're Oxford University's History of Art Society...

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The Committee

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Meet the Team
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Aptly named after the first Professor of Art History at Oxford University, the Edgar Wind Society exists to make the subject accessible to everyone, as well as a fun and exciting thing to be part of. The society is founded and run by students.

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We aim to encourage engagement with the History of Art beyond academic study and to offer an environment within which one can nurture an interest, develop a passion or take a fresh look at art. Art history is an interdisciplinary subject, something we are keen to develop not only within the university but around Oxford. 

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Our weekly events provide the opportunity to get involved: from renowned speakers such as Waldemar Januszczak, Jeff Koons and Martin Kemp, weekly gallery tours and behind-the-scenes talks, film screenings and social evenings, there is no shortage of exciting and diverse events to attend. 

Becoming a member


£5 = 1 term membership

£15 = 1 year membership

£35 = lifetime membership


Membership gives you free entry to society events (unless otherwise stated). You will receive regular email updates to ensure you’re always informed of what’s going on.  

Events are £2 for non-members (unless otherwise stated).


If you’re interested in becoming a member, please send us an e-mail at wind.society@gmail.com (to pay by bank transfer or PayPal) or sign up in person at any of our events (with cash or cheque).

The Oculus Journal: We will be announcing the theme for the 2019/20 journal shortly... Stay tuned to find out!

The Oculus Journal is published yearly, and is composed of submissions by society members, art history academics, and Oxford University students. The journal provides a further opportunity for students to engage with the subject.

 

In order to submit to Oculus, please write an 100-word pitch outlining the concept of your piece. The piece can be prose or poetry, long or short, and directly or indirectly related to the theme. Please send your pitches to wind.society@gmail.com. 


See the 2018-19 edition of Oculus here.

President

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Name: Mary Gatenby

Subject: Fine Art

College: St Edmund Hall

Favourite Work of Art: Ingubo Yesizwe, 2008, Nicholas Hlobo


Marketing and Online Coordinator

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Name: Eleanor Burgess

Subject: History of Art 

College: St Peter's

Favourite Work of Art: If I Died, 2013, Sun Yuan and Peng Yu

Secretary

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Name: Eleanor Ohlsen

Subject: History of Art

College: St Peter's

Favourite Work of Art: National Gallery I London 1989, Thomas Struth

Treasurer

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Name: Jack Marsh

Subject: History of Art

College: Worcester

Favourite Work of Art: Untitled (Say Goodbye, Catullus, to the Shores of Asia Minor), 1994, Cy Twombly

Events

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Name: Nina Ledwoch

Subject: History of Art

College: Wadham

Favourite Work of Art: Sculpture-Lamp, 1970, Alina Szapocznikow

Oculus Co-editor

Name: Hilary Cockhill

Subject: History and English

College: Jesus

Favourite Artwork: Fleurs sur Fond Jaune, 1929, Max Ernst

Oculus Co-editor

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Name: Dan O'Driscoll
Subject: History and Spanish
College: Jesus

Favourite Artwork: Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee Around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening, 1944, Salvador Dalí


Advisor

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Name: Oli Lloyd-Parry (Former President)
Subject: Medicine
Favourite Artwork: Garden of Earthly Delights, 1503-1515, Hieronymus Bosch

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