Mimento Exhibition, Oxford
Kindly sponsored by Getty Images

The Gallery
Oxford Town Hall, St Aldates', Oxford OX1 1BS
4th to 16th February 2008
9am to 6pm Monday to Saturday
10am to 4pm Sunday
Entrance free


In July 2006 an exhibition of Mim's artwork, “Mimento - Paintings & Pastels” was hosted by Mayor Ken Livingstone in London's City Hall to mark the first anniversary of the London bombings.

The same exhibition was shown in The Gallery, Oxford Town Hall for two weeks in February 2008 and was a great success, with more than 500 visitors and over £500 raised through the sale of Mimento merchandise, including the book Mimento: Paintings and Pastels by Miriam Hyman which contains over 100 reproductions, including all the pictures in the exhibition.

Esther says:
“Mim’s greatest joy in life was giving pleasure to others, and she is still able to do that through her artwork. The exhibition received a universally positive response, and my reward for organising this showing was chatting with visitors and hearing their reactions.”

We have to thank Oxford City Council for awarding us a Cultural Grant for part of the cost of hire of The Gallery, and Debi Hughes of Macmillan Publishing who recruited Getty Images as sponsors for the remaining costs of putting on this showing of the exhibition. Thanks also to the Lord Mayor of Oxford, Cllr John Tanner, who gave a welcome at the Private View on 7th February, and to the local media whose coverage ensured that the exhibition was well-attended.

Lots of friends helped with the distribution of posters and flyers, and Debi Hughes, Fern Ward, Mark Cope and Richard Wildsmith all gave me a break from manning the exhibition. AD White helped with everything from transporting the artwork to installing it, uninstalling it and much more.

All the staff at Oxford Town Hall supported us in every way possible, from Owain Pearce who is responsible for the running of The Gallery to the porters, caterers (Foster's), reception staff and not least the cleaners :)


Here are some of the comments from the visitor's book

"Wonderful balance of colour and form. Mim must have been a joy to know."
Lynne Young, Oxford

"Very moving experience and an excellent exhibition."
Christopher Gower, Wolvercote

"Really inspirational and colourful - lovely!"
Jan Bateman, Oxford

"Stunning work, mounted and framed to complement the great content. Well done."
Andrew Ogilvy, Charlbury

"What a talented lady Miriam was. Thankyou for sharing her work with us."
Theresa Bentley, Oxford

"I loved the gallery. I'd like to do one of those water pictures, I loved them."
Sam Rubenstein (age 7), Finchley, London

"Miriam would be so delighted! Well done Esther - I hope the exhibition is seen by many and fully appreciated. This really is something special."
Judith Vandervelde, Finchley, London

"Beautiful work with a sense of peace. Subtle."
J Escalonazi

"Beautiful, vibrant work, great imagination."
C Hall, Brackley

"Very touching, I'm glad I took the time to pop by!"
Helen Price, Weston-on-the-Green

"The art work is very good and I will use some of the ideas for my GCSE's."
Linda Norton, Shropshire

"Well done Esther, warmly put together - brought a tear to my eye to read the write-ups and where they were originally placed."
Dawn Farrell, Cumnor

"Beautiful artwork from a very talented and beautiful woman - her spirit lives on in her paintings."
Colin Potter, Oxford


Listen to the BBC Radio South interview with Esther about the exhibition here

Mimento Oxford	The Gallery, Oxford Town Hall
Mim & Sam Rubenstein's planets on the far wall
	Mim's unfinished carved wooden bowl
The visitor's book and the two Oxford Mail articles	Me manning the exhibition and the merchandise stall
Sam Rubenstein with the planets that he painted with Mim in June 2005	Sam & his brother Avi were excited to see the planets in an exhibition
Children enjoyed looking at the planets and the info that went with them	Some friends came from London, including Mim's childhood friend, Keren
Cllr Sajjad Malik, my local councillor, me, Lord Mayor of Oxford Cllr John Tanner and his wife, the Lady Mayoress	Cllr Tanner gave a welcome to the Private View on 7th February
I also gave a speech	Rick Mayston, Getty Images & Debi Hughes, Macmillan Publishing
Selling Mimento merchandise	Drinks & canapes followed the speeches
Me & AD

Related links:

Articles
Oxford Mail
Something Jewish

Listings
Oxford City Council
Oxford Prospect
Oxford Times
Oxford Mail
Daily Info
Banbury Cake
Bicester Advertiser
Witney Gazette
Wiltshire Times
thisisoxfordshire.co.uk
British Association of Picture Libraries & Agencies (BAPLA)

We also had coverage on:
Thames Valley Tonight
BBC Radio South
Fox FM
Jack FM


Here is the information that was on this web page before the event

In July 2006 an exhibition of Miriam Hyman's artwork, “Mimento - Paintings & Pastels” was hosted by Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, in London's City Hall to mark the first anniversary of the London bombings. For a full report click here.

We are delighted to announce that the exhibition will be shown in Oxford Town Hall for two weeks in February 2008. Miriam had a connection to Oxford through her sister, Esther, who has lived there since 1989. Miriam often visited Esther and came to have a wide circle of friends there herself.

In showing the Mimento exhibition in Oxford we aim to give the public further access to Miriam's artwork which has given so much pleasure to people, and in a city she loved.

Mimento merchandise will be available, including the book Mimento: Paintings and Pastels by Miriam Hyman which contains over 100 reproductions, including all the pictures in the exhibition.


Thanks to Getty Images who have kindly sponsored the exhibition.

Rick Mayston, their National Account Manager, said, “Getty Images are fortunate enough to be doing business in a world where people are very passionate about pictures, and none more so than the researchers that work with us on a daily basis. This leads to friendships that go way beyond the working environment, and Miriam Hyman was someone who made that transition a very easy one.

“Everybody that came into contact with Mim here at Getty Images was touched by her warmth, enthusiasm and spirit, and during a normal working day, that would be more than enough to get you smiling, no matter how stressed other issues might be making you feel.

“Quite simply, Getty Images are sponsoring this exhibition because we miss her, and this is our way of saying thank you to someone extremely special that was a joy to work with and regularly brightened up our day. If we can play a small part in making sure that she is never forgotten by those in and around the industry that meant so much to her, we will always be happy to do so.”


You can save the A4 poster onto your computer and print it out for display :)

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