Oxford Art Society

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The Oxford Art Society (OAS) is a society for artists based in the city of Oxford, England.

The society was established in 1891 by Walter Tyrwhitt, with the aim of encouraging art in the city of Oxford and also the University.{{cite web| url=http://www.livinginoxford.com/businesses/oxford-art-society/ | title=Oxford Art Society get ready to showcase local talent | website=LivinginOxford.com | accessdate=18 October 2020 }} Its first president was Hubert von Herkomer (1849–1914), a Royal Academician who succeeded John Ruskin as the Slade Professor of Fine Art at Oxford.

The society has held exhibitions every year except during the Second World War. It has held two exhibitions annually, a Members' Exhibition and an Open Exhibition, since 1972.{{cite news| url=https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/16951125.biggest-ever-oxford-art-societys-open-exhibition/ | title='Biggest ever' Oxford Art Society's Open Exhibition | first=Erin | last=Lyons | newspaper=Oxford Mail | date=30 September 2018 }} The Open Exhibition is used to attract new members, by invitation. The 2018 Open Exhibition was held in The Cloister Gallery at St John the Evangelist Church, Oxford.{{cite news| url=https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/16907474.oxford-art-society-get-ready-showcase-local-talent/ | title=Oxford Art Society get ready to showcase local talent | first=Erin | last=Lyons | newspaper=Oxford Mail | date=27 September 2018 }} In 2019, it was held at The Oxfordshire Museum in the town of Woodstock, north of Oxford.{{cite web| url=https://www.saa.co.uk/bucks-art-weeks-bucks-open-studio-at-delphine-art | title=Oxford Art Society:Exhibition | website=SAA.co.uk | date=2019 | accessdate=18 October 2020 }}

The chairman of the society is Lucy Stopford. She was on a panel of experts selecting artworks for the 2018 The Oxford Art Book.{{cite book| title=The Oxford Art Book: The City Through the Eyes of its Artists | editor-first=Emma | editor-last=Bennett | publisher=UIT Cambridge | date=2018 | isbn=978-1-906-860-84-4 }} Members of the society include Valerie Petts.