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studio in the valleys for some 17 years . ( Until Sun 7 July ) ARTzheimers Mixed media work produyced in weekly art classes for younger people affected by dementia and their befrienders , which have taken place at the centre for five years . ( Until Tue 16 July ) Martin Tinney Gallery 18 St Andrew ’ s Crescent , Cardiff . Mon-Fri 10am-6pm , Sat 10am-5pm . Free . 029 2064 1411 / mtg @ artwales . com Sally Moore ‘ You Never Can Tell ’ Barry-born painter who creates highly detailed and dramatic stories of everyday life . She won the 2005 Welsh Artist Of The Year prize , in addition to previous awards . ( Until Thurs 4 July ) Kevin Sinnott Welsh artist born in 1947 and one of the major names in Welsh
Swansea ’ s Elysium Gallery have an exhibition , What Are They Building Down There ?, in their new premises . It features work from 16 forwardthinking local artists .
painting since te late 90s . This is his ninth show at this gallery and focuses on the oddities of human relationships . ( From Thurs 11 July until Sat 10 Aug ) Mission Gallery Gloucester Place , Swansea . Tue-Sun 11am-5pm . Free . 01792 652016 . Tom Hunter ‘ Unheralded Stories ’ East London-based photographer whose work often focuses on the community in that area , and has rewarded him with many commissions and accolades . This is his first Wales show , featuring a set of pictures first displayed in London in 2010 . ( Until Sun 14 July ) Richard James Figurative paintings which take the human form as their key concept , blowing up faces to large scale and conveying differeing images depending on whether they ’ re viewed from close up or further away . ( From Sat 20 July until Sun 1 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 ”. ( Until Sat 31 Aug ) National Museum & Gallery Cathays Park , Cardiff . Tue- Sun 10am-5pm . Free except where noted . 029 2057 3500 / www . nmgw . ac . uk Julian Stair ‘ Quietus ’ Major solo exhibition from one of the world ’ s most acclaimed ceramicists , exploring the containment of the human body after death . ( Until Sun 7 July ) The Eric & Jean Cass Collection Works donated to the Museum by Eric and Jean Cass through
the Contemporary Art Society in 2012 . Includes paintings , prints and ceramics by international artists including Karel Appel , Joan Miró , Patrick Caulfield and John Hoyland . ( Until Sun 21 July ) 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 more vibrant colour and the language of advertising . This exhibition is collectionbased 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 ) 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 . ( From Sat 13 July until Sun 24 Nov ) 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 . ( From Sat 27 July until Sun 3 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 . ( From Sat 6 July until Sun 13 Oct ) Norwegian Church Arts Centre Harbour Drive , Cardiff Bay . Mon-Sat 9am-6pm , Sun 9am- 3pm . Free . 029 2087 7959 / www . norwegianchurchcardiff .
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com Andrew Coslett & Howard Jones Watercolours and acrylic artworks from local artists . ( Until Sun 7 July ) The Friday Group Art Exhibition Summer exhibition which “ will consist of many different styles and media which will hopefully appeal to all ,” says Christine Pitts of this south Wales art group . ( From Tue 9 until Fri 19 July ) Gayle Rogers ‘ The Valleys ’ Drawings and prints studying the semi-rural Welsh environment where Rogers lives . ( From Sun 21 until Sun 28 July ) 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 . ( From Mon 29 July until Sun 4 Aug ) 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 Eloise Govier Young Welsh painter whose works have recently been sold for hefty prices in London galleries , and whose style has been compared to Kyffin Williams . ( Until Tue 9 July ) 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 . ( From Thurs 11 July until Tue 6 Aug ) 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 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 . ( From Wed 17 July until Fri 9 Aug ) |
Oriel Mwldan Bath House Rd , Cardigan . Mon-Sat 10am-8pm . Free . 01239 621200 / siobhan @ mwldan . co . uk Cardigan Art Society Summer Show 2013 Annual exhibition of work from a group of painters who formed over 30 years ago to promote the visual art scene in the area . ( Until Sat 6 July ) 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 . ( From Sat 13 July until Sat 24 Aug ) Oriel Myrddin Church Lane , Carmarthen . 01267 222775 / www . orielmyrddingallery . co . uk Karla Black & Karin Ruggaber Black , from Scotland , uses materials from the domestic ( often female ) sphere , including sugar paper and eyeshadow , for her sculptures , the fragility of which challenges notions of the form as being monumental . Ruggaber creates wall and floor-based structures and patterns that embrace the materially poetic and subtle . ( Until Sat 13 July ) Cathryn Weatherhead Illustrator working from Cardiff who designs and produces screen prints inspired by Wales and Welsh culture . Part of this gallery ’ s Back Wall series of exhibitions . ( Until Sat 13 July ) Oriel Q The Queens Hall , High Street , Narberth . Wed-Sat 10am- 5pm . Free . 01834 869454 / www . orielqueenshallgallery . org . uk Summer Open Culminatining in an auction of the chosen work on Sun 28 July , the main gallery 3D area will feature assorted ceramics and jewellery by students and well-known artists . ( Until Sun 28 July ) Oriel Y Parc Gallery & Visitor Centre The Grove , St Davids , Pembrokeshire . Daily 10am- 5pm . Free . 01437 720392 / info @ orielyparc . co . uk Spirit Of Place : Sutherland And The Romantic Landscape Concerning painter Graham Sutherland ’ s 1930s work inspired by the Pembrokeshire landscape , the pieces shown here are from the collection of Amgueddfa Cymru , plus Black Landscape , from the Tate . ( Until Mon 8 July ) Pierhead Building c / o The National Assembly For Wales , Cardiff Bay . Free . 0845 |
010 5500 / info @ pierhead . org South Wales Art Society 126th Summer Exhibition Members are encouraged to enter up to three of their artworks ; the deadline for submission has already passed , and they need to be delivered on Mon 1 July . See www . southwalesartsociety . co . uk for full details . ( Until Fri 19 July ) Pure Art No . 6 Vanguard House , Nelson Quay , Milford Haven , Pembrokeshire . Free . 01646 694591 / gallery @ artpure . co . uk Stan Rosenthal A selling retrospective show of one of Pembrokeshire ’ s most influential and innovative artists , who sadly passed away recently . ( From Sat 6 until Sat 27 July ) 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 . ( From Sat 6 July until Sat 14 Sept ) The Riverfront Bristol Packet Wharf , Newport . Mon-Sat 10am-8pm , Sun 10am-6pm . Free . 01633 656757 . Danny Baker ‘ Shine ’ Newly commissioned artworks examining the aesthetic power and wider influence of Romani visual arts across the boundaries of culture and language . ( Until Sat 13 July ) St . Julian ’ s School Exhibition Art design , photography , design technology and media work from BTEC , GCSE and A-level pupils . ( From Thurs 18 July until Sat 10 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 Maja Grecic ‘ The Inner And Outer Worlds ’ Oil paintings on canvas from a local artist , who says she is influenced by “ every blade of grass , leaf , rock or water flowing , carries vibration of feelings , memories , love in the broadest sense ...” [ cont p . 94 ] ( From Tue 2 until Fri 26 July ) |
Swansea Grand Theatre Singleton St , Swansea . Mon- Sat 10am-5pm . Free . 01792 475715 / www . swanseagrand . co . uk Gowerton School Mixed media works from the art and design portfolios of A-level students at the school . ( Until Fri 5 July ) Ben Ross & Tim Kelly Ross = conceptual artist / painter from south Wales . Kelly = artist whose work frequently touches on his own mental health issues . ( From Tue 9 until Fri 26 July ) Swansea University – Research As Art Images and prose from the university ’ s Interdisciplinary Research . ( From Tue 9 until Fri 26 July ) Rona Campbell ‘ Ice Dance ’ See Art . ( From Tue 30 July until Fri 16 Aug ) 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 Nikki Cass ‘ Shadows Of A Graphic Land ’ Glasswork which draws inspiration from natural and urban landscapes , featuring bold abstract colours , expressive paint marks and related form . ( Until Sat 3 Aug ) Tenby Museum & Art Gallery Castle Hill , Tenby . Mon-Sat 10am-5pm , £ 4 /£ 3 /£ 2 kids . 01834 842809 / www . tenbymuseum . org . uk Annie Giles Hobbs ‘ Response ’ Paintings of mixed media and subject . Sales exhibition . ( Until Sun 14 July ) Darren Yeadon Sculpture . Sales exhibition . ( From Sat 20 July until Sun 1 Sept ) Theatr Hafren Llanidloes Road , Newtown , Powys . Mon-Sat 10am- 5.30pm . Free . 01686 625007 / boxoffice @ theatrhafren . co . uk Anthony Butterfield Selftaught painter who works in oils applied to the reverse side of glass . ( Until Sat 13 July ) Third Floor Gallery 102 Bute Street , Cardiff Bay . Wed-Sun 1-7pm . Free . 029 2115 9151 / joni @ thirdfloorgallery . com Vanessa Winship ‘ Georgia ’ Portraits of citizens of the former Soviet state , courtesy of photograper Winship , who first visited after the Rose Revolution of 2003 . ( Until Sun 28 July ) Velindre Hospital Whitchurch , Cardiff . Open 24 / 7 . Free . 029 2075 2251 . South Wales Art Society – Permanent Rolling Exhibition Members ’ works |
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