Schwarzman Centre Site Celebration

16 May 2022

On a gloriously sunny day in April 2022, 4 poets christened the site of the forthcoming Schwarzman Centre with poetry and music to herald the dawning of a new cultural centre in the heart of Oxford. HCP Visiting Fellows poet Dr Jenny Wong and singer and composer John Pfumojena were joined by friend of the HCP poet JC Niala and Professor of Poetry Alice Oswald to celebrate the awarding of the planning application for the centre and the next stage in the site's long history.

All image credits: Ian Wallman.

John Falsetto shot from a distance on the Schwarzman Centre
Alice Oswald sitting on a stage in front of the Blavatnik Building
JC Niala shot from a distance on the Schwarzman Centre site
Close up of John Falsetto's hands playing the mbira
John Falsetto holding the mbira before the Radcliffe Observatory
Jenny Wong sot from a distance on the Scwarzman Centre site on a sunny day
Close up of Jenny Wong wearing a blue dress and reading from a page on a sunny day in front of the Radcliffe Observatory
Close up of Jenny Wong wearing a blue dress and reading from a page on a sunny day in front of the Radcliffe Observatory
Close up with JC Niala pointing with the Radcliffe Observatory in the background
John Falsetto shot from a distance on the Schwarzman Centre
Alice Oswald crouching on the Schwarzman Centre site
Alice Oswald's hands cupping mud on the Schwarzman Centre site