The Oxford Art Ensemble (OAE) is a collective of musicians, writers, digital sound artists and visual artists/film makers, who immerse their audiences in multi-disciplinary performances, exploring how we can come together in order to address the overwhelming complexity of the interconnected crises of our time.

The OAE core group of multi-instrumentalist musicians invite local writers and performing artists to co-create unique performances, using different approaches to group improvisation and making improvised performance accessible to all audiences.

We take our inspiration from the Art Ensemble of Chicago, a collective of multi-instrumentalists, who pioneered musical improvisation in the 70’s and challenged the political and cultural paradigm of their time.

The North Wall Arts Centre brings together artists and audiences from Oxford and beyond to make, share and experience art of the highest quality.
We create a nurturing environment where artists can challenge themselves to grow their practice and flourish through residencies & mentorship. We encourage our community to create and participate, putting children, young people and families at the heart of our participation programme. We share inspiring performance and visual arts with our audiences.

Oxford4Nature are a local group campaigning for the protection of Oxford’s green spaces and urgent climate action. Oxford4Nature also runs climate art projects with children and adults.

In-Spire Sounds is a community focused recording studio and youth work facility and home of the Inspiring Change Through Music youth project – Supporting young people who face a range of adversities.

Human Story Theatre harnesses the power of theatre to convey important messages about real issues faced by the health and social care sectors today. They work to unite communities, to raise awareness of the support available by signposting local resources and making support networks more accessible.