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Abergavenny Museum
Castle Street, Abergavenny.
Mon-Sat 11am-1pm + 2-5pm,
Sun 2-5pm. Free. 01873
854282.
Sites Of Inspiration: Tintern
Abbey And Llanthony Priory
Exhibition running concurrently in Chepstow Museum,
this part of it showcases works
devoted to Llanthony Priory
and features art and artefacts
from the national collections
in London as well as Wales and
major museums throughout the
UK. (From Sat 24 May until Sun
28 Sept)
Aberystwyth Arts Centre
University Of Wales,
Aberystwyth. Free. Mon-Sat
10am-8pm. 01970 621903 /
www.aber.ac.uk/artscentre
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) 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. (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. (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. (Until Fri 16 May)
The Box Season 16 Artists’
films by Mikey Please, Sara
Brannan, Varathit Uthaisri,
Tomas Mankowsky and Katerina
Athanasopoulou. (From Mon
12 May until Fri 12 Sept)
Falcon Hildred From the
Royal Commission on Ancient
and Historical Monuments of
Wales, this is showing as part of
the Wales Architecture Festival.
(From Wed 14 until Wed 28
May) David Barnes ‘King
Tide’ A series of photographs,
made over a 10-year period,
focusing on ‘small stories’
documenting aspects of contemporary life in Wales. (From
Sat 17 May until Sat 5 July)
Photography Competition
Short-listed entries from the
photography competition for
young people, organised in conjunction with Oxfam Cymru to
celebrate The Eye International
Photography Festival. (From
Wed 21 May until Sat 19 July)
Olivia Arthur ‘Jeddah Diary’
Magnum photographer Arthur
led a photography course for
women in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Her photos from that and two
subsequent trips are collected
here. (From Wed 28 May until
Sat 19 July)
Albany Gallery
74b Albany Road, Cardiff.
Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun
11am-4pm. Free. 029 2048
7158 / www.albanygallery.
com
Rob Piercey One-man show by
a painter who is a member of
the Royal Cambrian Academy
and the Watercolour Society Of
Wales. (Until Sat 24 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
Juliet Eden Street photography taken at Porthcawl Elvis
Festival, Cardiff Mas and
Brecon Jazz Festival. (Until Sun
11 May)
Arcadecardiff
Queens Arcade, off Queen
Street, Cardiff. Usually open
Wed-Sat 12.30-5.30pm. www.
arcadecardiff.co.uk
Geraint Evans ‘Landscapes
Of First World Problems’
Previously shown at Oriel Q in
Narberth – we previewed it in
fact – this exhibition features
large, emotive pencil drawings
of everyday city living from a
Cardiff-based artist. (Until Sat
17 May) Microworld Arcadia
2 Interactive digital artwork
presented as a hands-on, accessible to all mini-festival, this
launched in Arcadecardiff last
year and was a success. Next
month, it will be shown in Hong
Kong as part of the Lumen Prize
Exhibition. (From Mon 19 May
until Sun 1 June)
Art Across The City
Various locations, Swansea.
Admission free. 01792 468979
/ www.artacrossthecity.com
Locws International: Art
Across The City Popular
annual showcase of temporary
and permanent public art by
a diverse range of artists. This
year features a total of 24 artworks across Swansea, 13 newly
commissioned for 2014 with
eleven permanent works. New
commissions: Jon Burgerman,
Jeremy Deller, Craig Fisher,
Thomas Goddard, Nick Jordan,
Jeremy Millar, Lisa Scantlebury,
Ross Sinclair, Bob & Roberta
Smith, Ultimate Holding
Company, Niall Griffiths, Rhian
Edwards and Rachel Trezise.
(Until Sun 1 June)
Art Central
Barry Town Hall, King
Square, Barry. Tue-Sat 11am4pm. Admission free. 01446
709805.
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. (Until Sat 10 May)
Cardiff & Vale College Art
& Design Exhibition Work by
students at the Barry Campus,
who have produced innovative
and creative work across the
spectrum of art and design