About

571 Oxford Road is new contemporary art gallery based in Reading. The gallery is part of Open Hand Open Space (OHOS).

OHOS is an artist-led centre based in Reading that fosters excellence in contemporary art and provides affordable studio and exhibition space for artists. Its education and exhibition program is open to all and promotes public access to visual art and artists. Since its foundation in 1980 in a former military keep, its studios or exhibition spaces have been used by well over 400 contemporary artists, including Cornelia Parker and Douglas Gordon.
As a community of artists we aim for OHOS to become a thriving centre for contemporary art and a cultural hub for Reading, with a reputation for showing high quality contemporary art, supporting emerging artists, and educating the public in the appreciation and practice of contemporary visual art.