Gallery launches crowdfunder for redesign

An art gallery in Oxford has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise £25,000 toward a £2m renovation.

The campaign by Modern Art Oxford, run on Art Fund's Art Happens platform, will support an overhaul of the Victorian building's ground and lower ground floors.

Plans for the gallery include revamping the entrance, creating a social area with a digital display, a new gallery for exhibitions featuring local artists, a dedicated studio space, and a new cafe.

Director Paul Hobson said the fundraiser would allow the venue to "fully equip and furnish" its public spaces for "the best possible welcome and creative offer for our diverse communities".

Rewards for donors include artist-designed merchandise, a private art-making workshop and a contemporary art tour in London with Hobson.