Large parts of East Africa are facing the world’s worst food crisis. Oxfam is appealing for £50 million – our largest ever appeal for Africa.

The Situation
More than 10 million people in East Africa are facing desperate food shortages following the worst drought in 60 years.

Rains have failed for successive seasons, and families across Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya are struggling to find anything to eat or drink. Hundreds of thousands of livestock have already died. Food prices have rocketed.

Oxfam is there
We are already reaching families in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya with the food, water and basic sanitation they desperately need to stay alive. In total we aim to reach 3 million people with our emergency response.

Find out more at the Oxfam GB website.

What can I do?

• Give - You can give online by clicking here or by phoning 0300 200 1999.

We are delighted to announce our July Oxhibition, featuring work by Ian Holland and Karl Whiteley, open Monday – Saturday 10am – 4pm, 8th – 30th July 2011.

Ian Holland is a local artist who is currently studying Illustration at the University of west England in Bristol. His experimentation’s with process and techniques in fine Art as well as examples of his first year illustration projects will be on show to the general public on the 8th of July at the Salisbury Oxfam gallery with 25% of all sales going to the charity. His semi-abstract works are concerned with texture and movement often using organic and natural forms, working
mainly in mixed media and incorporating oils and collage Ian Holland’s first show exhibits works that show the difference between illustration and fine Art.

Bristol based artist and illustrator Karl Whiteley is displaying a collection of his intricate artwork in Salisbury this coming month. His two main collections entitled ‘Movies of Considerable Notoriety’ and ‘Artists of Critical Acclaim’, are a series of humorous, thought provoking, black and white illustrations. Karl’s finely stippled and cross hatched ink images draw upon influences from artists such as M.C. Ecsher, graphic novel reportage journalist Joe Sacco and Guardian cartoonist Tom Gauld, to name but a few. Wordplay, humour and
attention to detail all contribute to his unique style. Alongside his two main collections Karl will also be exhibiting some of his sketchbook drawings and stencil art.

June 3rd to June 25 2011 – “Seasonal Colour” by Maureen Davies

Seasonal Colour is a vibrant collection of paintings aiming to represent the characteristics of the seasons predominantly through colour.

Maureen was winner of the S.A.A. Artist of the Year Competition in 2007. She has exhibited and won awards at both The Pastel Society and Society of Women Artists open exhibitions at the Mall Galleries. Earlier this year she became a member of the later.

Maureen holds a textile design degree from the Central School of Art, London.

Dear supporter,

A huge fire has devastated our Wastesaver recycling plant and warehouse. Tonnes of stock destined for our shops was ruined. We’re back up and running, but urgently need your help to refill our shelves:

Please donate any items you can to your local Oxfam shop today

Anything you can give us will really help, but in particular we need the following for our pop-up Festival Shop:

• winter clothing including coats, tweeds or fake furs
• vintage fashion such as dresses, scarves and accessories
• fancy dress items
• wellies, waterproofs, tents and sleeping bags
• knitted blankets.

Just bring any clothes you no longer need to your nearest Oxfam shop.

Thank you,

Sarah Farquhar
Head of Retail, Oxfam

For the first time, a group of students on the new Foundation Degree Applied Art Course at Wiltshire College Salisbury will be having their final show at the Oxfam Gallery in Catherine Street from Monday 23rd May running through to the 30th May.

The course, which is validated by Bath Spa University, has been running for two years and is an exciting new development for the College as it offers students an excellent opportunity to study contemporary visual art more locally within Salisbury, whilst at the same time offering opportunities the use of Bath Spa’s facilities and taking advantage of other links made by the University.

As part of the course, there is an emphasis upon making links with the art and design industry, achieved through visits to galleries, different arts organisations within the area and student-centred work placements.

The students, Jack Goodger, Sue Handley-Merrick, Mikayla Howard, Judith Kemsley and Sophia Sample, have studied on other specialised programmes prior to joining the Foundation Degree and their work will reflect responses to the varied characteristics associated with contemporary visual art today and will include painting, photography, work in traditional and non-traditional media and materials.

In addition to this, four members of the group are also participating in another exhibition at the Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum as part of a commission-based work placement project. This exhibition will involve a ‘trail’ through the Museum, leading the viewer towards the artwork and is just one example of many exciting opportunities which the course can offer a student.