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ers – Turner and the German Romantics – than photographers, in a sense.( From Sat 3 until Sun 18 Aug) Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre St. David’ s Rd, Cwmbran, Torfaen. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 01633 483321 / www. lgac. org. uk Ann Catrin Evans‘ Bregus’ Previously robust and bold in stature, Ann’ s new works in iron are delicate and light, implying a different direction of personal expression.( Throughout
August) Karne Dell’ armi bold, statement jewellery, inspired by her charity climb to the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro. In this work she has collaborated with felt artist Gillian Royal.( Throughout August) Maria De Haan Unique tableware and one-off vessels which combine an elegant white glaze with specially blended textured clay.( Throughout August) Martin Tinney Gallery 18 St Andrew’ s Crescent, Cardiff. Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 029 2064 1411 / mtg @ artwales. com Kevin Sinnott Welsh artist born in 1947 and one of the major names in Welsh painting since te late 90s. This is his ninth show at this gallery and focuses on the oddities of human relationships.( Until Sat 10 Aug) Mission Gallery Gloucester Place, Swansea. Tue-Sun 11am-5pm. Free. 01792 652016. Richard James Figurative paintings which take the human form as their key concept, blowing up faces to large scale and conveying differing images depending on whether they’ re viewed from close up or further away.( Until Sun 1 Sept) Lucy Read Swansea-based artist from Somerset whose fascination with space, material and process combine to create a practice based in sculpture, performance and drawing, using both soft and hard materials.( Until Sun 15 Sept) National Library Of Wales Aberystwyth, Ceredigion. Mon-Fri 9.30am-6pm; Sat 9.30am-5pm. Free. 01970 632800. Iwan Bala & Menna Elfyn‘ Field-Notes’ Collaborative venture between Bala, a visual artist, and Elfyn, a poet. For over a year, fragments of Elfyn’ s poems, lists of Welsh place names, family names, critical essays and other scattered references have inspired and sustained Bala’ s drawings; these are presented here as“ a study in progress”.( Throughout August) National Museum & Gallery Cathays Park, Cardiff. Tue-
Sun 10am-5pm. Free except where noted. 029 2057 3500 / www. nmgw. ac. uk Holly Davey‘ Nothing Is What It Is Because Everything Is What It Isn’ t’ Site-specific work for the landing area of the Museum’ s Contemporary Galleries. Inspired by Escher and Gordon Matta-Clark, Davey creates a digital collage in which the space is repeated within the architecture.( Until Sun 1 Sept) Pop & Abstract A look at how the‘ swinging 60s’ had an impact on British art, using
Residents of Carmarthenshire will be familiar with‘ county shows’, where farmers get to buy, sell and show off their shiny livestock, pedigree tractors etc. Oriel Myrddin in Carmarthen is having its own County Show( until Sat 7 Sept), highlighting some of the area’ s finest artists.
more vibrant colour and the language of advertising. This exhibition is collection-based and features Bridget Riley, Peter Blake and David Hockney among many others.( Until Sun 1 Sept) Dan Rees‘ Kelp’ A new work by the Berlin-based artist using the language of advertising to reinvent traditional Welsh food culture for the modern consumer.( Until Sun 1 Sept) Picturing Castles Exhibition bringing together watercolours, drawings and prints of Welsh castles, from the 1670s-1860s and by artists such as Henry Gastineau, Paul Sandby, Thomas Girtin and Richard Wilson.( Until Sun 29 Sept) Visions Of Mughal India: The Collection Of Howard Hodgkin Paintings and drawings from the collection of Hodgkin, a British artist who has been collecting Indian art since he was in school. It includes illustrations of epics and myths, royal portraits and scenes of court life and hunting, plus a large group of elephant portraits.( Until Sun 3 Nov) Keith Vaughan‘ Figure & Ground’ Approximately 50 prints, drawings and photographs selected from nearly 500 works by Vaughan, who died in 1977. They are held in the School Of Art collection at Aberystwyth University.( Until Sun 24 Nov) National Waterfront Museum Oystermouth Road, Maritime Quarter, Swansea. Daily 10am-5pm. Free. 01792 638950. Josef Herman‘ Llafur’ A celebration of Welsh working people through the art of the Polish refugee who settled in Ystradgynlais during the Second World War. Touring exhibition from the Josef Herman Art Foundation Cymru.( Until Sun 22 Sept) Women’ s International Glass Workshop Show of glass panels, previously exhibited to acclaim in Iceland and brings the work of women who specialise in architectural glasswork to Swansea.( Until Sun 22 Sept) Water Under The Bridge A new exhibition looking at how canals in Wales developed, grew and changed over 200 years.( Until Sun
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13 Oct) Norwegian Church Arts Centre Harbour Drive, Cardiff Bay. Mon-Sat 9am-6pm, Sun 9am- 3pm. Free. 029 2087 7959 / www. norwegianchurchcardiff. com Linda Agostini‘ Wild Things’ Abstract paintings and scarves whose patterns are based on the paintings themselves, influenced by“ all things mystical and magical” according to Agostini herself.( Until Sun 4 Aug) F22 Joint exhibition from the apparently surnameless Mike and Dave, who met whilst studying at Luton University and who have been exhibiting their photographic work together for the past four years in a number of galleries across England and Wales.( From Mon 5 Aug until Sun 1 Sept) Off The Wall The Old Probate Registry, Cardiff Road, Llandaff, Cardiff. Tues-Fri 9.30am- 5.30pm, Saturday 10am-4pm. Free. 029 2055 4469 / art @ galleryoffthewall. com Ciara Lewis & Rachel Tighe Lewis, based in Shropshire and exhibiting since 1984, works in the expressionistic realist and abstract mediums. Tighe lives in Birmingham, is only 23 years old and draws street scenes and cityscapes in pencil, which she later develops on canvas.( Until Tue 6 Aug) Summer Show A changing show of gallery artists, with some new artists also intriduced.( From Thurs 8 Aug until Fri 13 Sept) Oriel Bach 4 Dunns Lane, Mumbles, Swansea. Tue-Sat 11am-4pm, Sun 12-4pm. 01792 361012 / www. orielbach. com Sands Of Time An exhibition of photographs of the Gower Peninsula and Egypt, including unique aerial shots of the West Bank Necropolis. Many of the Egypt photographs include a number of rare and disappearing sites.( Until Sun 11 Aug) Oriel Canfas Glamorgan Street, Canton, Cardiff. Tue-Fri 1-4.30pm, Sat 10.30am-4.30pm. 029 2066 6455 / www. orielcanfas. co. uk Do What You Will, This World Is A Fiction Mixed exhibition of work by Freya Dooley, Ellie Young & James Green.( From Fri 9 until Fri 30 Aug) Oriel Davies The Park, Newtown, Powys. Mon-Sat 10am-5.30pm. Free. 01686 625041 / enquiries @ orieldavies. org Be Our Guest Existing and new works by over 30 artists( including Absent But Not Forgotten, Angela Lizon, Tiff Oben and Jacki Storey) that invite us to explore the attributes and desires associated with the notion of the traditional bed & breakfast. It’ s an immersive, interactive show divided up into‘ rooms’ that blur the lines between private and public space.( Until Wed 4 Sept) Thomas Goddard‘ Greetings From Bala Lake’ Goddard, an“ artist, researcher, interviewer, reporter, curator and hoaxer,” has been invited to draw on his most recent research developing an online archive documenting the existence of Teggie, a lake monster reported to live in Bala Lake.( Until Wed 4 Sept) Oriel Lliw Pontardawe Arts Centre, Herbert Street, Pontardawe. Free. 01792 863722 / www. npt. gov. uk / theatres Turning Hands‘ Old Sayings |
And New Truths’ Pontardawebased artist collective bring together their creative heritage of knowledge: camera obscura, exploratory painting and traditional sculpture among other forms.( Until Fri 9 Aug) Patricia Mears‘ Heroes’ A series of acrylic paintings of soliders, many based on photos taken in action so to speak by Mears’ son.( Until Fri 20 Sept) Oriel Mwldan Bath House Rd, Cardigan. Mon-Sat 10am-8pm. Free. 01239 621200 / siobhan @ mwldan. co. uk Pete Williams‘ Terrestrial Locomotion’ Williams contrasts scale with form to suggest the significance or insignificance of the figure in landscape. The artist’ s practice which is predominantly process driven, embraces ideas of space and place.( Until Sat 24 Aug) Jeannette Orrell‘ Interwoven’ Craft-meets-fine art pieces from a woman whose work is a response to objects which have an everyday beauty and personal significance whilst also exploring the lives and intimate relationships between the artist, her grandmother and her daughters.( From Sat 31 Aug until Sat 12 Oct) Oriel Myrddin Church Lane, Carmarthen. 01267 222775 / www. orielmyrddingallery. co. uk The County Show Catrin Howell, Duncan Ayscough, Simon Gaiger, Eve O’ Neill, Julia Griffiths Jones, James & Tilla Waters, and Ainsley Hillard highlight rural produce, a la your normal county show where cows and that are exhibited.( Until Sat 7 Sept) Oriel Q The Queens Hall, High Street, Narberth. Wed-Sat 10am- 5pm. Free. 01834 869454 / www. orielqueenshallgallery. org. uk Rozanne Hawksley Textile nd embroidery work. The main gallery’ s 3D area has assorted ceramics and jewellery by students and well-known artists.( From Sat 3 until Sat 31 Aug) Oriel Y Bont University Of Glamorgan, Pontypridd. Mon-Thurs 8.30am-5.30pm, Fri 8.30am- 5pm. Free. 01443 480480 / www. southwales. ac. uk 56 Group Wales‘ Now’ A range of nearly 40 2D and 3D artworks by the contemporary members of the 56 Group Wales, whose artist-chairman is John Selway. It complements last winter’ s historical 56 Group exhibition, Then.( Until Thurs 31 Oct) Oriel Y Parc Gallery & Visitor Centre The Grove, St Davids, Pembrokeshire. Daily 10am- 5pm. Free. 01437 720392 / info @ orielyparc. co. uk Tooth And Claw: Sutherland’ s Bestiaries And Other Animals Taking inspiration from Graham Sutherland’ s Bestiaries prints from the 60s and 70s, this exhibition explores the animal world through the landscapes of Pembrokeshire past and present, including artworks, specimens, and archaeological cave findings from the area.( Until Wed 6 Nov) Pure Art No. 6 Vanguard House, Nelson Quay, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. Free. 01646 694591 / gallery @ artpure. co. uk Bob Grimson & Zoe James- Williams Marine artist Grimson’ s classic sea pictures |
of sailing boats complement James-Williams’ paintings of international ballet dancers from professional UK companies and bold figurative paintings.( Until Sat 17 Aug) Rhondda Heritage Park Trehafod, Rhondda Cynon Taff. Open Tue-Sun 10am- 6pm. Admission free. 01443 682036 / www. rhonddaheritagepark. com Open Art 2013 Annual exhibition selected from open submission, the deadline for which I’ m fairly sure has passed now.( Until Sat 14 Sept) The Riverfront Bristol Packet Wharf, Newport. Mon-Sat 10am-8pm, Sun 10am-6pm. Free. 01633 656757. St. Julian’ s School Exhibition Art design, photography, design technology and media work from BTEC, GCSE and A-level pupils.( Until Sat 10 Aug) Nathan Sheen‘ Signs Of Life’ As a response to being involved in an accident on the M4, Sheen first produced a series of works in the format of road signs. By changing these familiar objects and playing with wording to create new meanings, his aim is to increase their impact when replaced back into their original surroundings. See Art.( From Thurs 8 Aug until Fri 6 Sept) Royal Arcade Off St Mary Street, Cardiff. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm. Free. 07725 087965 / john @ johnritchieceramics. com West Wales Applied Arts – Summer Exhibition An exhibition of work by artist from West Wales who utilise a wide range of media, covering ceramics and jewellery to metal and found objects. This takes place in units 1-3 of the arcade.( From Mon 5 until Sat 17 Aug) SHO Gallery 14 Inverness Place, Cardiff. Free. www. thesho. co. uk / info @ thesho. co. uk Epic – A Show About Mountains Katy Christianson, Dawn Cooper and Martha Ford present mountain and landscape-themed illustrations based around Christanson’ s original artwork design for the band Dear Leaders’ first record.( From Sat 17 until Sat 31 Aug) St David’ s Hall The Hayes, Cardiff. 10am- 4pm. Free. 029 2087 8706 / www. stdavidshallcardiff. co. uk Welsh Artist Of The Year 2013 See the Art page for more on this annual competition, now in its 13th year. The overall winner will be announced here on Sun 9 July.( Until Tue 6 Aug) St Donats Arts Centre St Donats Castle, Vale Of Glamorgan. Free. 01446 779100 / www. stdonats. com Seeing The Unseen Work by the Vale Of Glamorgan Artists( VOGA), whose current membership includes over 20 painters, sculptors, printmakers, photographers, ceramicists and artists working in 3D and computer graphics.( Until Thurs 29 Aug) Swansea Grand Theatre Singleton St, Swansea. Mon- Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 01792 475715 / www. swanseagrand. co. uk Rona Campbell‘ Ice Dance’ We previewed this exhibition on the Art page last month.( Until Fri 16 Aug) William Reimnitz‘ Exposure’ Traditional representational oil paintings |
and mixed media drawings, bound together by the motif of landscape.( From Tue 13 until Fri 23 Aug) Stitches Coven Swansea-based creative textiles group with a roundup of work they’ ve created in their first year together.( From Tue 20 Aug until Fri 6 Sept) Llwchwr Art Group Members include amateur and professional artists working in a wide variety of media: watercolour, acrylics, textiles and batik.( From Tue 27 Aug until Sat 14 Sept) Taliesin Arts Centre Singleton Park, Swansea. Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 12pm-6pm and performance evenings 6pm-8.15pm. Free. 01792 295526 / www. taliesinartscentre. co. uk Atif Khan‘ Landscape Of The Heart’ Fine art graduate whose work is“ inspired by the great tradition of storytelling” and the Indian subcontinent.( From Fri 9 Aug until Sat 14 Sept) Tenby Museum & Art Gallery Castle Hill, Tenby. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, £ 4 /£ 3 /£ 2 kids. 01834 842809 / www. tenbymuseum. org. uk Darren Yeadon Sculpture. Sales exhibition.( Until Sun 1 Sept) Velindre Hospital Whitchurch, Cardiff. Open 24 / 7. Free. 029 2075 2251. South Wales Art Society – Permanent Rolling Exhibition Members’ works are available to view in the corridors and restaurant of the hospital at any any given time. 20 % of all sales go to the hospital. Victoria Fearn Gallery 6B Heol y Deri, Rhiwbina, Cardiff. Mon-Sat 9.30am- 5.30pm, Sun 10am-3pm. Free. 029 2052 0884. Summer Exhibition Changing exhibition as works sell and are replaced. Includes paintings, ceramics, glass, jewellery and much more.( Throughout August) Wales Millennium Centre Bute Place, Cardiff. Free. 08700 402000 / www. wmc. org. uk Carwyn Evans‘ O’ Companion exhibition to the one in Gallery / Ten( see their listing), this one also includes photography, print and sculpture to reflect Evans’ concerns on time, place, culture and art.( Until Wed 28 Aug) Wyndcliffe Court Sculpture Gardens Off Penterry Lane, St. Arvans, Chepstow. Wed, Sat + Sun 11am-6pm. Free( charity donations welcomed). 01291 621242 / www. wyndcliffecourt. co. uk Elegance And Form: Summer Work by, at current count, 32 British sculptors who display water features, diaramas and work in metal, bronze, ceramics and more materials.( Until Sun 11 Aug)
clubs 10 Feet Tall 11a + 12 Church Street, Cardiff. 029 2022 8883 / thisis10feettall @ yahoo. co. uk Mondays Late Night Live DJs 9pm-4am, free. Post-punk, garage rock, contemporary indie, hip-hop, electro etc in the
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