OVADA will host an exhibition of work by artists from a range of backgrounds reflecting and responding to contemporary experiences of heartbreak.
An open call for both emerging and established artists runs until 21 September, with the exhibition and events open to the public from 8 - 18 October.
Alongside visual art, audiences can attend a series of free events including expert talks, poetry with Ana Sampson, body mapping workshops with artists Jill Mueller and Julie Light and poetry on prescription from The Poetry Pharmacy and a poetry workshop led by Oxford Poetry Library.
After Love: Broken Hearts & Broken Bodies is part of a major project by historian Dr Sally Holloway, which charts the evolution of romantic heartbreak as an embodied emotional experience over four centuries of history.
The project partners with a range of organisations including the mental health charity Oxfordshire Mind; the Oxford Visual Arts Development Agency (OVADA); award-winning visual artists Jill Mueller and Julie Light and the Poetry Pharmacy. It is funded from 2023-7 by a Research, Development and Engagement Fellowship from the Arts & Humanities Research Council.