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Town's 'exceptional' Nos Galan mural officially completed
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (432+ words) Residents have welcomed a colourful new addition to their town centre after the completion of a major community art project celebrating local pride and history. The new mural in Mountain Ash pays tribute to the Nos Galan race, which has…...
Landscape Artist of the Year heads to historic Welsh castle
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (247+ words) One of Wales" most recognisable country parks is set to feature in the next series of a popular television art competition, with visitors able to watch contestants capture one of the country"s historic landmarks on canvas. Sky Arts Landscape…...
Young Welsh textile artists win bursaries to launch creative businesses
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (545+ words) The premier wool and natural fibre festival in Wales has provided a financial springboard to help two textile artists set up their own businesses. Kitty Haggar, 23, from Tenby and Megan Coombs, 22, from Llanelli, have won "1, 500 and "1, 000 bursaries, respectively, from Wonderwool…...
New exhibition imagines greener future for Wales' most tree-deprived communities
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (521+ words) A new community-led exhibition will invite visitors to imagine how one of Wales" most densely populated urban areas could be transformed by more trees and green spaces. Treescapism, created with the Splott community, will invite visitors to imagine a greener,…...
Book review: Cader Idris and the Artists by Andrew Green
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (692+ words) This new and generously illustrated book on Welsh art is to be welcomed. Andrew Green has brought together a comprehensive survey of artists" responses to Cader Idris, from Richard Wilson"s "Llyn-y-Cau, Cader Idris in 1765 to our contemporaries. Thomas Pennant…...
Take a walk through the new redeveloped Clwb Ifor Bach
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (484+ words) The architects charged with designing the redevelopment of one of Wales" most loved music venues have revealed images and video of what a new Clwb Ifor Bach will look like. Nissen Richards Studio has finally won the go-ahead to expand…...
Three leading Welsh artists unite for summer exhibition
1+ week, 1+ day ago (570+ words) The Royal Cambrian Academy, with a new Gallery Manager and Education & Engagement Officer, will feature the "highly prestigious Artists of Wales, Jan Gardner RCA, George Drought RCA and Peter Welford RCA, at their June exhibition. Jan Gardner, born and brought…...
UK's first major contemporary art kite exhibition to open in Wales
1+ week, 3+ day ago (508+ words) The UK's first major exhibition dedicated to contemporary art kites will open in Wales this month, bringing together creatives who transform the ancient craft into art. Art in the Sky: An Exhibition of International Contemporary Art Kites will show at…...
Welsh photographer aiming for national photography award glory
1+ week, 4+ day ago (351+ words) Joanne has been shortlisted in the coveted UK Picture Editors Guild Awards " continuing her quest to document Wales in all its diversity, this time focusing on the nation's vibrant Ukrainian community. Joann's image captures a stoic portrait of 15-year-old Ukrainian…...
Enigmatic works by Stephen Young go on display at Cardiff gallery
1+ week, 4+ day ago (354+ words) An exhibition of works by the celebrated painter Stephen Young, who died last year, is currently taking place in Cardiff. Stephen was born in Godalming, Surrey and studied at Guildford School of Art and later Chelsea School of Art. He…...