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Mission Gallery

Mission Gallery is one of the most inspiring spaces in Wales for the contemporary arts. A unique, architecturally beautiful space, the building is a rich resource for the local and wider community providing artists at all levels and experience, opportunities to display and make work while developing our audiences enjoyment, understanding and knowledge of art. […]

Michal Iwanowski – Go Home Polish at Diffusion 2019

In April 2018, Iwanowski set off on a 1900 km journey, on foot, between his two homes – Wales and Poland – a British passport in one hand, a Polish one in the other. He drew a straight line on the map, got a pair of good hiking shoes, and walked out of his Cardiff flat, facing east: Wales. England. France. Belgium. Holland. Germany. Czech Republic. Poland. His goal was to ask people about home, in a journey that would take 105 days to complete.

Although Iwanowski anticipated confrontation, polemics, and awkwardness, the antagonism never really came. On the contrary, people responded to the question in a deeply personal way: human to human, rather than citizen to foreigner. Most put their hand on their chest to show him where home was. Many wanted to tag along. Few mentioned their nationality. Only one chased him away.

As the journey progressed, the Go home Polish slogan became irrelevant. However, Iwanowski decided to keep it as a title, and a symbolic axis on which this project is set, a challenge to the language that dehumanises the other. To avoid generalisation and to look at the geopolitical agenda from the perspective of each individual.

Filmed and edited by Philip Jenkins

Question Time with Peter Lord

On Wednesday 3rd March, art historian and author Peter Lord will be answering questions about Welsh Art posed by the public via social media throughout February. The video will go live on AM at 1pm as part of Welsh Art Week and Wales Week London – a celebration and showcasing of Welsh contemporary and international art.

About Welsh Art Week:
This is the 7th year of Welsh Art Week, and it will come to you in the form of a NEW Online Catalogue launching on March 1st 

Each Artist has submitted one new piece for the Exhibition, we hope you enjoy this selection from 45 artists, celebrating Contemporary Welsh & International Art.

For details about this, and for many other events during the exciting three weeks of Wales Week London 2021, please click here.

Kyffin – yr artist a’r cymwynaswr

***AVAILABLE TO WATCH 16:30 – 23:59 6/3/21***  A conversation in the company of Lona Mason (Head of Graphic, Screen and Sound at the Library) and  Ian Jones (Buildings and Collections Manager at Oriel Môn), as they look at the influence, support and generosity of the artist Sir Kyffin Williams in the establishment of the Gallery and its collections. This event was first broadcast […]

Many Voices, One Nation 2

Many Voices, One Nation 2 is the latest Ffotogallery exhibition, featuring twelve talented photographers working in Wales today. The show aims to capture the richness and diversity of the nation’s geography, culture and society, at a time of great uncertainty and upheaval.

Although the gallery remains closed due to the current lockdown restrictions, we warmly invite you to take a look around the exhibition virtually through this interactive virtual tour. Visit our website here to watch and read interviews with the artists, and to find out more about the project in general.

David Sinden & Kate Woodward – Altered Ego at Diffusion 2019

Altered Ego is a multi-disciplinary arts project that examines ideas of who we think we really are and how we present this to the outside world. It explores our alter egos: our notions of self-presentation in the world, differing identities for different contexts, and those ‘normal’ parts of human behaviour that are heightened in disability.

The project is predicated on the notion that we all create a sense of self and identity, and that we constantly recreate and evolve our identities in different situations. Through a series of creative interventions, this project examines the ways in which we all present our different selves with varying degrees of veracity, accuracy and even mendacity.

Filmed and edited by Philip Jenkins

John Rea – Atgyfodi at Diffusion 2019

Archives are where we deposit and gather our stories, both on a personal and National level; whether on paper, Edison cylinder, shellac, vinyl, tape, film, hard drive, these are all the textures of memory, of history, culture, of belonging and identity.

Atgyfodi introduces the lost voices and recordings from the sound archives of The National Museum of History: St Fagans in the form of an immersive surround-sound installation with found and specially filmed images. These are interwoven complemented by a contemporary musical composition, returning them, and what they represent, into our collective memory. The songs and stories are ‘collaged’ with original field recordings made in the original locations of the historic buildings of the Museum, also places and people of iconic or symbolic importance such as Tower Colliery’s Tyrone O’Sullivan, and farmer Arthur Morris Roberts who witnessed the drowning of Capel Celyn as a young boy.

Atgyfodi brings to light a rich, partly hidden Welsh musical tradition: songs and stories sung and told by real people. The compositional approach was influenced by the textures and sounds of these lives; the traditional melodies, the poetry and musicality of the spoken word guiding the process.

Filmed and edited by Philip Jenkins

Making Mold Riots

Discover the story of Mold Riots and how we came together to create the largest community project that Theatr Clwyd has ever done (for now!)

Lilli Hauser

Delwedd / Image: Closer to the Waterfront, 2020 Acryllig ar gynfas / Acrylic on canvas 1530mm x 2040mm

Clean Seas Cragen

Clean Seas Cragen Small World Theatre’s mythological monster that appeared along Wales’ epic coastline during Year of the Sea funded by Visit Wales. Over 30K visitors attended Cragen performances between July – December 2018 and participate in exciting activities and events alongside the Wales-wide tour. Cragen is said to dwell off the coast of Wales […]

Parêds / Parades

Small World Theatre delights the communities and visitors to West Wales every year with a creative and imaginatively themed Giant Lantern Parade at the beginning of December. Past years have received funding from Visit Wales and the Big Lottery. Lantern Making workshops start the festivities and attract hundreds of families to Small World Theatre’s venue. […]

Mike Parker’s Season Salon 1: Imbolc/Gwyl Ffraed

The first of Mike Parker’s live seasonal shows following the festivals of the ancient Celtic calendar – Imbolc / Gwyl Ffraed. His guests are the authors Jay Griffiths and Katherine May discussing all things wintery with music from Lleuwen. (Saturday 30 Jan, 7.30pm) There will be 7 of these live broadcasts throughout 2021. To help […]

Apêl #Poster2020 Appeal

On Welsh Language Music Day 2020 the National Library launched the #poster2020 appeal to collect gig posters and Welsh pop fanzines.
Do you have any posters or fanzines to add to the collection? Contact the National Library! 

O.G. Greta – Calan

A music video for Calan’s song ‘O.G. Greta’ made by Drawn to Ice Hockey. 

Sara Treble-Parry

Artists from the Young Welsh Artists exhibition introducing their work.

Owain Sparnon

Artists from the Young Welsh Artists exhibition introducing their work.

Rhiannon Rees

Artists from the Young Welsh Artists exhibition introducing their work.