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art Aberystwyth Arts Centre University Of Wales, Aberystwyth. Free. Mon-Sat 10am-8pm. 01970 621903 / www. aber. ac. uk / artscentre Bathing Beauties Exhibition shows over 100 models of extraordinary beach huts, originally made in competition for a commission.( Until Sat 4 May) The Box Season 11 Three artists – Petra Freeman, Elise Fachion and Omer Ben David, plus 15 90-second films forming Depict! 2012 – present video work which exhibits an interest in narrative structure and the nature of storytelling.( Until Sat 11 May) Between Spaces: Fine Art Printmaking Works from three fine art printmaking workshops: The Print Market Project of Cardiff, East London Printmakers and Aberystwyth University School Of Art.( Until Sat 11 May) Gideon Koppel‘ Borth’ New film installation by Koppel, his first gallery work since the 1998 Florence Bienniale.( From Sat 11 until Sat 25 May) Chris Clunn‘ Meirionydd And Bummaree’ Shots of, respectively, farmers in Snowdonia National Park and workers at Smithfield Meat Market.( From Sat 18 May until Sat 6 July) Sabina Grasso, Anton Hecht & Elise Simard Three contrasting approaches to artists’ films. Grasso presents the Midnight Candy suite, created in multiple counties; Hecht works with the local community
in Newcastle; Simard creates elegaic films using animation techniques.( From Tue 28 May until Sat 22 June) Albany Gallery 74b Albany Road, Cardiff. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm. Free. 029 2048 7158 / www. albanygallery. com Karl Davies, Nick Holly & Wynne Jenkins Paintings.( From Fri 3 until Sat 25 May) Andrew Lamont Gallery( Theatr Brycheiniog) Canal Wharf, Brecon. Open Mon-Fri 10am-5pm. Free. 01874 611622 / enquiries @ brycheiniog. co. uk / www. brycheiniog. co. uk Helen & Stuart Absalom‘ Dynamic Visions’ Two artists whose backgrounds are in graphic design, which is reflected in the vibrant paintings on show here – concerning a variety of subjects including flowers, portraits and visionary art.( From Tue 7 May until Sun 30 June) Arcadecardiff Queens Arcade, off Queen Street, Cardiff. Usually open Wed-Sat 12.30-5.30pm. www. arcadecardiff. co. uk Roger Lougher‘ In Pursuit Of A Broken Arm / Yn Dilyn Coes Wedi Torri’ In Unit 3B and described, simply, as“ serious log action”.( Until Sat 11 May) Sraunus UK première travelling photography show originating from Lithuania. Part of the Diffusion Festival. Sraunus are in conversation from 1-2pm here on Sat 4. In Unit 17.( From Fri 3 until Mon 6 May) Jeffrey Byrd & Corbett Fogue Drawing performance installation in unit
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CATHY MILES: THE PIGEON FANCIER Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay, until Sun 12 May. Admission: free. Info: 029 2048 4611 / www. makersguildinwales. org. uk Artist Cathy Miles has joined Craft In The Bay as guest Artist in Residence and will be offering two-hour workshops, in which people can learn to sculpt in wire as part of an interactive exhibition. Workshop participants are invited to join Miles in creating life-sized pigeons from wire which will then become part of a growing installation. Each participant’ s creation will wear a name tag around its ankle and will be available to take home after the exhibition has finished. The installation will see the creation of a wire pigeon coop and pigeons will be placed throughout the gallery in various life-like positions. If you fancy sculpting your own pigeon and becoming part of this exhibition, the Bay is the place to be in early May. |
17.( From Wed 8 until Thurs 16 May) Dan Lazenby‘ The Transtheoretical Reflection’ Cardiff artist Lazenby will be exhibiting a number of abstract landscapes that are expressive and eclectic in their colour pallete, in response to the Transtheoretical Model. In Unit 3B.( From Wed 15 until Sat 25 May) Microworld: Arcadia Interactive digital creatures created by video installation art group Genetic Moo, with help from yourself.( From Tue 21 May until Sun 2 June) Art Across The City Various locations, Swansea. Admission free. 01792 468979 / www. artacrossthecity. com Locws International: Art Across The City Five new public art commissions situated across Swansea. Names and places: Pete Fowler( a disused club opposite the train station), Olaf Breuning( Castle Square), Sinta Tantra( 229 High Street), David Long( outside the Dylan Thomas Centre) and Philip Cheater( the green outside the Guildhall). See Art for more.( Until Sun 12 May) Art Cafe Cresent Chambers, South Crescent, Llandrindod Wells, Powys. Free. 01597 824411. Vivi-Mari Carpelan Handmade collages from a mid- Wales-based artist who runs the website Wow Look What I Got with her husband, Martin Herbert.( Until Fri 24 May) Art Central Barry Town Hall, King Square, Barry. Tue-Sat 11am- 4pm. Free. 01446 709805. Glyn Pooley‘ Between The Lines’ Portrait drawings created by local artist Pooley, using a combination of mediums including pencil, black and white film, photography and the written word.( Until Sat 11 May) Barry: Industry And Leisure Part of the Barry Art Festival, this features exhibits from three community projects – yarn bombing, wallhanging, sculptures – and paintings and photographs submitted by Baruc Art Group, Positive Image Photographic Society and individual local artists.( From Sat 18 May until Sat 1 June) Attic Gallery 37 Pocketts Wharf, Maritime Quarter, Swansea. Tues-Fri 10am-5.30pm, Sat 10am- 4.30pm. Free. 01792 653387 / www. atticgallery. co. uk Robert Harrison & Sara Philpott Harrison was born in Neath in 1943 and has exhibited his landscape and still-life paintings at the Attic Gallery since the 1980s. Philpott is a painter and printmaker who graduated from Central School of Art and Design, London in 1984 and now lives in Wales.( Until Sat 11 May) Aneurin & Meirion Jones Father and son dual exhibition. Aneurin Jones has painted since the 50s and his depcitions of Welsh rural life have been acclaimed and exhibited in Wales, London and the USA. His son has been a full-time artist since 2002, and also relies on the Welsh landscape for much of his inspiration.( From Sat 18 May until Sat 8 June) Barker Gallery / Torfaen Gallery Pontypool Museum, Park Buildings, Pontypool. Mon- Sat 11am-5pm, Sun 2-5pm. Admission £ 1.20 / 60p. Free Wed / Sun 2-5pm. 01495 752036. Ania Abse A graduate of the Royal College of Art presents works from her own collection, |
showcasing her unique style and vision from life drawings to textiles.( Until Sun 27 Oct) Barnabas Artshouse New Ruperra Street, Newport. Free. 01633 673739 / www. barnabasartshouse. co. uk Nathan Wyburn‘ I Was Always Told Not To Play With My Food. It’ s A Good Thing I’ m Stubborn.’ Debut full exhibition by a Welsh fine art graduate who creates iconic celebrity portraits and pop culture imagery with nontraditional mediums such as food and other household items.( From Sun 19 May until Sun 30 June) BayArt 54 Bute Street, Cardiff Bay. Open Tues-Sat. 029 2065 0016 / bayart @ tiscali. co. uk / www. bayart. org. uk Open Books Sixteen visual artists from Wales, England, Hong Kong and Australia show Chinese folding books filled with painting, drawing and mixed media. This exhibition was first seen at the National Library of Wales last year.( Until Fri 10 May) Helen Sear‘ Lure’ Solo show of new sculpture, video installation, film projection and photography created over the past 18 months. Sear explores the act of looking and relationships between nature, space and scale to present still and moving images of remarkable power. Previously showing at Oriel Davies.( From Sat 25 May until Fri 21 June) Butetown History & Arts Centre 4 / 5 Dock Chambers, Bute St, Cardiff Bay. Tue-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat & Sun 11am- 4.30pm. Free. 029 2025 6757 / www. bhac. org Fifty Over Fifty Karen Battle, Sol Jourgensen and Sian Holley have collated 50 portraits of women from or connected to Butetown / Cardiff Bay.( From Sun 5 until Fri 31 May) Canonhill Art Space Canon St, Barry. 01446 740612 / canonhillartspace. blogspot. com Fresh Art4U, the seven resident artists of this gallery, present an exhibition of their work.( From Sat 25 May until Sun 2 June) Capitol Arcade Warehouse Queen Street, Cardiff. Fri 7-10pm, Sat-Mon 10am-5pm. Free. fineartyear2 @ hotmail. co. uk CSAD Second Year Fine Art Exhibition A showcase of recent work from second year Fine Art students at Cardiff School of Art and Design, displaying a variety of different artforms across multi-disciplinary backgrounds.( From Fri 3 until Mon 6 May) Cardiff Story The Hayes, Cardiff. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm. Free. 029 2022 7181 / museum @ cardiff. gov. uk European Chronicles Mindaugas Ažušilis, David Barnes, Tina Carr & Annemarie Schöne, John Duncan, Anna Kurpaska, Catrine Val, Arturas Valiaga and others TBC put forward a vision of contemporary Europe as expressed through various personal, family and community stories. A Diffusion Festival exhibition.( Throughout May) Menter Caerdydd Exhibition taking place in Cardiff Story’ s City Showcase gallery on the basement level. It will explore the story of the Welsh language in Cardiff.( Throughout May) |
Chapter Gallery Chapter Arts Centre, Market Rd, Canton, Cardiff. Tue, Wed, Sat + Sun 12-6pm; Thurs + Fri 12-8pm. Free. 029 2030 4400 / www. chapter. org Maurizio Anzeri‘ It’ s Not Too Late It’ s Only Dark’ Diffusion Festival exhibition from an artist who uses found photographs and embroidery to create quasi-scultural pieces, creating imagined or psychological space.( Throughout May and June) Emma Bennett Art In The Bar exhibition of paintings which appropriate imagery from Dutch and Italian painting, as well as referencing more contemporary still-life photographers like Wolfgang Tillmans.( Throughout May and June) Craft In The Bay The Flourish, Lloyd George Avenue, Cardiff. Mon-Sun 10.30am-5.30pm. Free. 029 2048 4611. Artist In Residence Project offering a chance for an artist to work with members of the public in creating a growing installation here over five days. Workshop sessions will take place until Sat 4 May.( Until Sun 12 May) Billy Adams Makes Guild In Wales member exhibits his recent ceramic sculpture and vessels in the Members Showcase area of the gallery. All work is for sale.( Until Sun 2 June) Something Old, Something New Handmade accessories and gifts for the wedding season. Guild members and non-members have been invited to show their latest designs.( Until Sun 7 July) Material Connections III The third in the gallery’ s series of exhibitions focussing on the partnerships between makers and the sharing of skills to explore new avenues in their professional practice.( From Sat 18 May until Sun 7 July) Cyfarthfa Castle Museum Cyfarthfa Rd, Merthyr Tydfil. Daily 10am-5.30pm. Free. 01685 723112. Jenny Jones‘ Four Seasons’ Contemporary figurative paintings in acrylics, from an artist who has previously exhibited at the Albany Gallery and Attic Gallery.( Until Sun 26 May) Cynon Valley Museum Depot Rd, Gadlys, Aberdare. Mon-Sat 9am-4.30pm. Free. 01685 886729. Dan Stallard‘ A Colourful Journey’ Swansea-based painter who has been a practicing artist for over 20 years, professionally since 2007. His paintings are an explosion of colour with which he aims to uplift the viewer.( Until Sat 8 June) Ffotogallery At Turner House Plymouth Road, Penarth, nr Cardiff. Tue-Sat 11am-5pm. Free. 029 2034 1667 / www. ffotogallery. org * Edgar Martins‘ The Time Machine’ Photographs taken in 2010 and 2011 inside 20 Portugese power plants, mostly built between the 50s and 70s. Part of the Diffusion Festival.( Until Fri 7 June) Fountain Fine Art 6-8 Morgan Arcade, Cardiff. Tue-Sat 10.30am-5pm. Free. www. fountainfineart. com James Donovan New paintings from this award winning Welsh painter of South Wales valley life in metaphor who has numerous works in public collections.( From Sat 11 until Fri 31 May) Fountain Fine Art Rhosmaen Street, Llandeilo, |
Carmarthenshire. Mon-Sat, 10.30am-5pm. Free. www. fountainfineart. com Mixed Work 3D and ceramic work by Mick Morgan and Paul Roach, accompanied by 15 new paintings by Anthony Evans.( From Sat 4 until Fri 24 May) G39 Oxford Street, Roath, Cardiff. Weds-Sat 11am-5.30pm. Free. 029 2047 3633 / post @ g39. org Bunkers & Barnraising Diffusion Festival exhibition which puts together artists who engage or interact with architectural or physical structures, as well as looking at the structure of dedicated art spaces.( Throughout May and June) Y Galeri 8 St Fagans Street, Caerphilly. Mon-Fri 9.30am-5pm, Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 029 2086 1433. Mark Biddulph, Wendy Henley & Taz Lovejoy‘ Odyssey Of Oddities’ Three artists“ sailing the seas of unknown quantities”. To coincide with the exhibition an art and sculpture trail will be displayed in shops and businesses around Caerphilly.( Until Sat 11 May) Gallery In The Square The Old Chapel, Usk, Gwent. 01291 672207 / info @ galleryinthesquare. net Mel Burgum‘ Every Painting Is An Adventure’ Powys-born, Cardiff-based painter whose work attempts to combine the atmosphere of the past with a more contemporary quality.( From Fri 3 May until Sat 15 June) Gallery / Ten 23 Windsor Place, Cardiff. Free. www. gallery-ten. co. uk Jackie Morris, Natalia Dias & Debbie Smyth new work by painter Morris, ceramicist Dias and textile designer Smyth. All work will be for sale.( From Fri 10 May until Sat 8 June) Grand Pavilion The Esplanade, Porthcawl. Mon-Fri 9.30am-5pm, Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 01656 815995 / www. grandpavilion. co. uk Svetlana Wheeler‘ Yuzen’ Working from her studio in Port Talbot, Svetlana specialises in traditional Japanese painting called Yuzen, applied directly onto silk and originally practised to decorate kimono.( Until Sun 9 June) Howard Gardens Gallery Cardiff School Of Art & Design, UWIC, Howard Gardens, Cardiff. Mon-Fri 10am-8pm. Free. 029 2041 6608 / rcox @ uwic. ac. uk Angela Lizon This is the last ever exhibition at Howard Gardens from UWIC’ s profession programme. Lizon tops a bill, so to speak, of 26 of the 200 artists who participated in the Artists In Residence Programme in south-east Wales between 1984-98.( Until Thurs 16 May) King Street Gallery 33 King Street, Carmarthen. Free. 01267 220121 / gallery @ kingstreetgallery. co. uk Jobs Well Graduate Exhibition Mixed work.( Throughout May) Late Spring Exhibition Work from various gallery members.( Throughout May) N & L Alexeeva Guest artists hailing from St Petersburg in Russia.( Throughout May) The Last Gallery Dyrfal Road, Llangadog, Carmarthenshire. Sat + Sun 10am-5.30pm. 01550 777933 |
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