Oxfordshire Otherwise

Oxfordshire Otherwise comes to Fusion Arts on Thursday 5 November, an evening of alternative creative encounters with place that pulls together film, art, music and talks. It's presented by Northern Earth, and the whole night is built around how we look at the landscape around us, from the visual to the psychogeographical.

The programme moves through a few different modes. Professor Paul Whitty will be live-mixing field recordings made across Oxfordshire, so you'll hear the county's own sounds reworked in the room. Multi-instrumentalist Sharron Kraus brings the music, and 'nomadic-sporadic' artist Sara Dudman RWA talks about her Ley of the Land project in the Cotswolds, accompanied by a short film by Hannah Earl. C.M. Taylor screens an award-winning experimental short filmed in Oxfordshire and talks guerrilla filmmaking in the shires, and Northern Earth editor Andrew Chapman speaks about a psychogeographical quest for the heart of Albion.

It's a mixed bill, so you'll get a bit of everything: field recordings, live music, a short film, and a few talks, all tied to the local ground. The venue is Fusion Arts, 15 Park End Street, in central Oxford. It's a charity that's been connecting people and running community arts projects since 1977. Fusion Arts is currently embarking on a highly ambitious programme to activate a disused city block located near the Oxford railway station. Through support from Nuffield College making these spaces available pending redevelopment in line with the City Council's Local Plan. With the community Fusion will create a vibrant hub for workshops, events, exhibitions, grassroots music, and studio space for local artists over the next few years.

Doors open at 6.30 pm and the night starts at 7 pm. Tickets are £10 per person, with drinks available at the bar, and the profits go to support Fusion Arts. There's no QR code to worry about — your name goes on a list at the door.