Weekends at Teddies Autumn Term 2023

EVENTS FOR FAMILIES SATURDAY

Oxford, Reading and Cambridge. Jeff first visited Crete in 1964 and the strong Cretan sunlight was a revelation; visually the sun was in charge. This experience shaped his outlook back in Oxford, painting, drawing and etching in his studio, in the garden and around local street scenes. Jeff painted lights and darks – their patterns and forms, unceasing movements, implications, surprises, disguises, and heightened contrasts in both colour and tone. Free entry. The exhibition runs until 23rd September.

9TH SEPTEMBER At The North Wall Exhibition: Jeff Clarke Sunlight on Forms

This exhibition celebrates 60 years for Jeff Clarke as an artist in Oxford and is a chance to see his work which resides in the collections of the British Museum, Ashmolean Museum, and the universities of

rowing unassisted across the Atlantic Ocean from the Canary Islands to Antigua, racing against 30 other teams from around the world and finishing in third place. More people have climbed Mount Everest than have rowed across the Atlantic, it is one of the most demanding endurance events on the planet. They rowed with their other

two brothers Jack and Hamish, also twins, and became the first four brothers and first two sets of twins to row an ocean. In this inspiring talk, they will detail their amazing experiences and how they came together as a team to overcome the immense mental, physical and logistical challenges of the race.

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