Oxfordshire Limited Edition – July 2019

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‘Thecompanyhassucceededinmakingfine

artmoreaccessible,bringingtheartworld’s

contemporarytalentstothehighstreet’

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hoppingjustgotalittlemore

culturedattheWestgate,asart

bythelikesofBobDylanand

StanLeegoesondisplay.

Nowyou’llbeabletotake

abreakfromyourquesttofind

theperfectoutfitforAscotetalbyperusing

theworksofsomeoftheworld’sbest-

knownpainters.

CastleFineArt,theUK’sleadinggroup

ofretailartgalleries,haschosenOxford’s

premiershoppingdestinationashomeforits

latestventure.

Thegalleryopensthismonthon

Westgate’slowergroundandwilljoin

CastleFineArt’snetworkof 38 galleries

acrosstheUK.

Afternearlythreemonthsofrenovation

work,thebuildingunderwentacustomrefit

tooffertheultimatecustomerexperiencefor

visitorstothegallery.Itfeatureshighceilings,

wrap-aroundwindowsandabespokelighting

systemtocomplementtheartthatwillbe

displayed,whichincludesworksbyBob

Dylan,RonnieWoodandBillyConnolly.

ThenewgallerywillbemanagedbyKevin

Goodbody,whoisrelocatingtoOxford

aftersuccessfullymanagingthecompany’s

Readinggallery.

Withabackgroundinarchitectureandfine

art,hewilloverseethedaytodayoperations

ofthegalleryandassistcustomerswantingto

learnmoreabouttheartworkonoffer.

Enjoyingmorethantwodecadesatthe

topofitsindustry,CastleFineArtispartof

theHalcyonGroup,oneofthelargestand

mostprestigiousartgroupsintheworld.

Sinceitwasestablished,thecompanyhas

succeededinmakingfineartmoreaccessible,

bringingtheartworld’scontemporarytalents

tothehighstreet.

Consistentlyproducedtothehighest

quality,everypieceofarthangingonCastle

FineArt’swallsismadebyWashington

Green,theUK’sleadingfineartpublisher.

IanWeatherby-Blythe,groupmanaging

directorofCastleFineArtandWashington

Green,said:“Foralongtimenow,we’ve

believedourartwouldbewellreceivedinthe

beautiful,culturalcityofOxford.

“Unfortunately,untilnowwecouldn’t

findtheidealspace,buttheopeningofthe

Westgatedevelopmentsolvedourdilemma,

offeringustheperfectlocationwithdesign

featuresthatsuitournewstyleofgallery.We

areverymuchlookingforwardtowelcoming

peopletothegallerytointroducethemtoour

portfolio,whichhasneverbeenexhibitedin

thecitybefore.”

StunningcityscenesbyPaulKentonwill

beondisplay,aspictured.

“Ifinditexhilaratingtoexpressthefurious

movement,artificiallightsandvibrancyofa

busycitycentre,”MrKentononcesaid.

RobertOxleyisfamousforhiscolourful

depictionsofanimals.Hesaysheset

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