Buzz Magazine March 2014 | Page 50

art art Aberystwyth Arts Centre University Of Wales, Aberystwyth. Free. Mon-Sat 10am-8pm. 01970 621903 / www.aber.ac.uk/artscentre Designs On Delivery Exhibition of General Post Office posters from 1930 to 1960. (Until Sat 8 Mar) Post Office In Pictures A unique collection of photographs from the collection of the British Postal Museum & Archive. (Until Sat 8 Mar) The Box Season 15 Artists’ films by Daniel Rossa & Urban Screen, Sandra Eber and the shortlist and winners of the Depict competition. (Until Sat 10 May) A Universal Archive: William Kentridge As Printmaker In the past two and a half decades he has produced more than 400 artist’s prints, including etchings, engravings, aquatints, silkscreens, linocuts and lithographs. This South Bank-originated exhibition includes prints from 1998 to the present. (From Sat 8 Mar until Fri 16 May) Roger Tiley ‘The Manufactured Coast’ Tiley undertook a year-long photographic study documenting the Welsh industrial coastscape. The aim of the project was to explore industry’s impact on the coastline of Wales. (From Sat 15 Mar until Sat 10 May) First Contact Works by members of the Arts Centre’s Black & White Photography classes, users of the open access darkroom and the Young People’s Photography Class. (From Wed 19 Mar until Sat 10 May) Albany Gallery 74b Albany Road, Cardiff. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm. Free. 029 2048 7158 / www.albanygallery. com David Barnes Regular exhibitor at this gallery, who began to paint on retirement in 2006. (From Fri 7 until Sat 29 Mar) Andrew Lamont Gallery (Theatr Brycheiniog) Canal Wharf, Brecon. Open Mon-Fri 10am-5pm. Free. 01874 611622 / enquiries@ brycheiniog.co.uk / www. brycheiniog.co.uk Brecon Women’s Festival An exhibition of work by female artists from the Brecon area. This year, artists have been invited to interpret the theme of Mother Earth. (From Sat 8 Mar until Sun 6 Apr) Arcadecardiff Queens Arcade, off Queen Street, Cardiff. Usually open Wed-Sat 12.30-5.30pm. www. arcadecardiff.co.uk Pluspace: Painted Thought Coventry-based art collective Pluspace curate an exhibition of painters from the UK (Until Thurs 6 Mar) Christopher Holloway Landscapes that push boundaries, is what Arcadecardiff reckon. (From Mon 3 until Sat 15 Mar) A Fine Beginning: Young Welsh Photography A new group who aim to curate the cream of contemporary lensbased practice. (From Mon 10 until Sun Mar) Jin Eu Kim ‘Illusion And Reality’ Potter whose work draws rings around perception, this again being an evocatively phrased quote from the gallery. (From Mon 17 until Sun 30 Mar) Art Central Barry Town Hall, King Square, Barry. Tue-Sat 11am4pm. Admission free. 01446 709805. Women’s Arts Association An eclectic display of multimedia artworks by women artists across Wales, celebrating International Women’s Day (Sat 8 Mar). (Until Sun 22 Mar) George Little ‘Industrial Shadows’ Little was born in 1927 in Swansea, where he still lives and works. His abstract painting style is reflected through colour, shapes and mood; his work has been shown widely in the UK, and has prompted a long list of awards and prizes. (From Sun 29 Mar until Sat 10 May) Attic Gallery 37 Pocketts Wharf, Maritime Quarter, Swansea. Tues-Fri 10am-5.30pm, Sat 10am4.30pm. Free. 01792 653387 / www.atticgallery.co.uk Winter Group Exhibition All the artists we represent will each be invited to bring in new work for this mixed exhibition, which will run in two segments with a month-long gap. (Until Fri 7 Mar) Gwyn Roberts Striking paintings, and use of layered oil paint, which captures the dramatic nature of the Welsh landscape. This solo show will feature paintings of Welsh landscapes plusthe results of his recent visit to Norway. (From Sat 15 Mar until Sat 5 Apr) Barker Gallery / Torfaen Gallery Pontypool Museum, Park Buildings, Pontypool. MonSat 11am-5pm, Sun 2-5pm. Free Wed/Sun 2-5pm. 01495 752036. Our Valley, Our Heritage Art from the Torfaen Museum Trust public collection. (Until Sun 27 Apr) Barnabas Artshouse New Ruperra Street, Newport. Free. 01633 673739 / www.barnabasartshouse. co.uk One Price Art Show Featuring submitted works from artists, all of which must be framed and for sale at £150. (Until tue 25 Mar) Butetown History & Arts Centre 4/5 Dock Chambers, Bute St, Cardiff Bay. Tue-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat & Sun 11am4.30pm. Free. 029 2025 6757 / www.bhac.org Hineni – Holocaust Memorial Exhibition 2014 A collection of stories and photographic portraits of Holocaust survivors, refugees and those who grew up in Wales. (Until Sat 8 Mar) Chapter Gallery GERAINT EVANS: LANDSCAPES OF FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS Oriel Q, Narberth, until Sat 29 Mar Info: 01834 569454 / www.orielqueenshallgallery.org.uk Rural Pembrokeshire provides a startling contrast to the urban banality on display in paintings, prints and installations of Landscapes Of First World Problems. The witty bluntness of the title is a good indication of the exhibition’s tone. Geraint Evans creates images in a washed out but incredibly detailed style that captures survival strategies in a world devoid of religious or economic certainty. Those on the desperate margins of society form the backbone of his work because they provide a counterpoint to the minor ‘problems’ that most of us lay claim to in the First World. Evans’ exhibition is thought-provoking but not overly-intellectualised; he presents the turmoil of the world we live in with a wry but totally serious smile. BUZZ 50 Chapter Arts Centre, Market Rd, Canton, Cardiff. Tue, Wed, Sat + Sun 12-6pm; Thurs + Fri 12-8pm. Free. 029 2030 4400 / www. chapter.org Andy Fung ‘Tech Waves’ Cardiff-based visual artist, who has worked closely with Chapter in the past, decorates the lightbox at the front of the building with a mass of meti