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Aberglasney House & Gardens
Llangathen, Carmarthenshire. Free. 01558 668998 / www.aberglasney.org
Sacred Art International contemporary art exhibition exploring the question, ‘what is sacred now?’ Featured artists include Clive Hicks-Jenkins, Sarah Rhys, Sung Young Park, Soon Yul Kang, Ezio Cicciarella, Jonathan McCree, Joshua May, Jojo Taylor, Joyce Treasure, Carlos Cashiero, Marc Craig, Swci Delic, Johnny, Stucky, Imelda Almqvist and Ingress Vortices. (From Fri 29 Apr until Thurs 5 May)
Aberystwyth Arts Centre
University Of Wales, Aberystwyth. Free. Mon-Sat 10am-8pm. 01970 621903 / www.aber.ac.uk/artscentre
Andrew McNeill ‘Under The Bridge: Being Homeless In Cardiff’ Cardiff-born photographer McNeill spent months building relationships with those he photographed, sleeping rough on the streets with them, resulting in this suite of portraits. (Until Sat 9 Apr) Jenny Hall ‘Hollow’ Hall “explores the creative destruction involved in the act of construction,” specifically regarding a copper mine, by stacking up several dozen cardboard boxes in the gallery and inviting visitors to move them around. (Until Sat 7 May) The Box Film and video installation works by David Wilson, Alan Holl, Christopher M Smith, Mark Lyken & Emma Dove and Nathan Kaso. (Until Sat 14 May) James Morris ‘Inhabitation’ Photographs showing the buildings on the shortlist for the 2015 Gold Medal For Architecture at the National Eisteddfod. (Until Sat 21 May) Ruth Thomas & Linda Alterwitz ‘Inside Out: From Vegas To Wales’ The collograph prints of Thomas reflect the area of rural Wales where she lives, through use of natural materials and organic structures. Alterwitz often photographs her more urban surroundings. (From Sat 16 Apr until Sat 18 June)
Albany Gallery
74b Albany Road, Cardiff. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm. Free. 029 2048 7158 / www.albanygallery.com
Little Picture Show New works on a small scale from over 100 artists. (Until Sat 23 Apr) Siôn McIntyre and David Porteous-Butler Young Welsh painter McIntyre shares the stage with Kyffin Williams protégé Porteous-Butler, a well-established painter known for his use of the palette knife. (From Thurs 28 Apr until Sat 21 May)
Andrew Lamont Gallery (Theatr Brycheiniog)
Canal Wharf, Brecon. Open Mon-Fri 10am-5pm. Free. 01874 611622 / [email protected] / www.brycheiniog.co.uk
Sorrel Matai Romanian artist from Builth Wells whose material focuses on “found objects, rain, soft light, landscapes, people and life itself”. (From Sat 8 Apr until Sun 1 May)
Arcadecardiff
Queens Arcade, off Queen Street, Cardiff. Usually open Wed-Sat 12.30-5.30pm. /www.arcadecardiff.co.uk
Double Top A group exhibition of painting and print by the artists working in the newly set up Arcade Studios in Fairwater: Gordon Dalton, Lara Davies, Richard James, Hannah M Morris and Liam O’Connor. (Until Sat 16 Apr) Ellie Young ‘Frontiers’ New work inspired by astronauts and cowboys and the intersection between reality and fiction in painting. (From Wed 20 Apr until Sat 7 May)
Art Central
Barry Town Hall, King Square, Barry. Tue-Sat 11am-4pm. Free. 01446 709805.
Women’s Arts Association (Wales) Exhibition 2016 To mark International Women’s Day on Tue 8 Mar, female artists from across Wales are invited to submit work into this open exhibition, drawing together an eclectic mix of artworks celebrating individual achievements and promoting the advancement of women’s rights today. (Until Sat 16 Apr) Richard Cox ‘Subterranean Architecture’ Exhibition documenting an unusual aspect of Indian traditional architecture, stepwells, this has already toured India, America and the UK, indeed it’s been in these listings a few times. (From Sat 23 Apr until Sat 4 June)
ArTeas Cafe & Art Hub
591 Cowbridge Road East, Canton, Cardiff. Tue-Sat 10am-4pm. Free. 029 2115 3927
Paul O’Donnell Original oil paintings and limited edition prints based on the history of Cardiff and south Wales. (Until Sat 14 May)
Attic Gallery
37 Pocketts Wharf, Maritime Quarter, Swansea. Tue-Fri 10am-5.30pm, Sat 10am-4.30pm. Free. 01792 653387 / www.atticgallery.co.uk
Brenda Hartill Leading British artist/printmaker whose work explores the texture, pattern and light of landscape and ranges from finely drawn figurative works to bold, heavily embossed abstract images.. (Until Sat 9 Apr) Welsh Landscape Paintings – Three Artists Introducing two newcomers to the gallery – Thomas Haskett and Matthew Wood, who both work ‘en plein air’ – plus Wynne Jenkins, who is a regular contributor. (From Sat 16 Apr until Sat 7 May)
Barker Gallery / Torfaen Gallery
Pontypool Museum, Park Buildings, Pontypool. Mon-Sat 11am-5pm, Sun 2-5pm. Free Wed/Sun 2-5pm. 01495 752036.
Colour Vibrations Vision Arts presents a collection of mixed media work by eight well known Torfaen artists: Masae Takeuchi, Mark Medcalf, Jane Dorset, Patricia Clifford, Valerie Stewart, Joanne Price, Gillian Clayton and Aurelia. (Until Thurs 27 Oct)
Bay Art
54 B/C Bute Street, Cardiff Bay. Free. 029 2065 0016 / www.bayart.org.uk
Andy Black ‘Fields And Gardens’ Black creates imaginary spaces from an index of around 100 drawings collected together in a small book – trees, bushes, rocks, mountains, lakes – forming a syntax of an open-ended series of drawings. . (Until Fri 22 Apr)
Blossoms Gallery
Park Avenue, Aberystwyth. [email protected] / www.blosssomsgallery.co.uk
Plants & Pollinators Open exhibition encouraging contemporary responses to the symbiotic relationship between plants and pollinators. (Until Sat 16 Apr) Made With Love & Rubbish Sue Clow and Ruby Roberts give visitors textile recycling ideas and techniques, showing what can be achieved with everyday household waste materials. (Until Sat 16 Apr) Spring Open Exhibition celebrating the wealth of creativity in West Wales and the Welsh borders. Artwork can be submitted up to Thurs 14 Apr – see the gallery’s website for more. (From Mon 18 Apr until Sat 4 June) Hedgerows Exhibition Participating artists are encouraged to respond to issues of environmental damage in the countryside, via pesticides etc, and explore the intriguing world of the hedgerow. (From Tue 19 Apr until Sat 21 May)
Boundary Art
3 Sovereign Quay, Havannah Street, Cardiff Bay. Tue-Sun 10am-5pm. 029 2048 9869 / www.boundaryart.com
Breathe Of Nature Anniversary exhibition for this gallery which thematically focuses on the relationship between nature and human beings. Featuring the following artists: Ping Gang Cheng, Paul Wearing, David Bellamy, Hilary Barry, Andrew Hardwick, Andrew Crane, Jason Rouse, Matthew Evans, Julie Lawrence, Kerri Pratt and Sue Knight. (Until Sun 1 May)
Cardiff Story
The Hayes, Cardiff. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm. Free. 029 2078 8334 / [email protected]
Merched Y Wawr Work by a a Welsh medium movement for women which organises social events in the Welsh language, lobbies on issues related to the lives of women and raises money for charities. (Until Weds 25 May)
Carmarthen School Of Art
Coleg Sir Gar, Jobs Well Road Campus, Carmarthen. Mon, Tue + Thurs 9.30am-7.30pm; Wed + Fri 9.30am-4.30pm. Free. 01554 748201 / [email protected]
Foundation At 50 Exhibition of student work celebrating 50 years of the Foundation Diploma in Art & Design at this college. (From Mon 4 until Fri 8 Apr)
Chapter Gallery
Chapter Arts Centre, Market Road, Canton, Cardiff. Tue, Wed, Sat + Sun 12-6pm; Thurs + Fri 12-8pm. Free. 029 2030 4400 / www.chapter.org
*Rose Wylie ‘Tilt The Horizontal Into A Slant’ Paintings worked directly onto large, unprimed canvasses, using cut-up methods and loosely associated trains of thought. (Until Sun 29 May)
Chepstow Museum
Bridge Street, Chepstow. Mon-Sat 11am-4pm, Sun 2-4pm. Free. 01291 625981 / www.chepstowmuseum.co.uk
The Hidden Presence Project Showcasing the work produced by Eva Sajovic, working with local schools and young people, based on the life of Nathaniel Wells – who went, in the 18th century, from being aplantation owner’s son to Britain’s first black sheriff. (Until Sun 17 Apr)
Coppertone Gallery
Exchange Building, Cambrian Place, Maritime Quarter, Swansea. Free. 01792 293200 / www.coppertonegallery.com
See California Landscapes, Like Never Before Large photography, ranging in size from 76 x 76cm up to 2.5m, from a recent road trip undertaken by Nigel J. Williams and Greg Jones around California. (Throughout April)
Craft In The Bay
The Flourish, Lloyd George Avenue, Cardiff. Mon-Sun 10.30am-5.30pm. Free. 029 2048 4611 / www.makersguildinwales.org.uk
Shirley Jones Showcase for Jones’ Artist Book, The Quest, with five framed images illustrating a story from The Mabinogion. (Until Sun 24 Apr) Hand Held: Hand Made Individual interpretations of medals, created by second year students studying on the Artist Designer: Maker course at Cardiff School Of Art & Design. (Until Sun 24 Apr) Sasha Kingston Recent work inspired largely by the concept of journeys, place and maps, but also reflecting Kingston’s fascination with the delicate structure of plant life. (Until Mon 2 May) Animal Tales Seven artists – Sue Brown, Celia Smith, Jeff Soan, Susan O’Byrne, Helen Thompson, Jan Beeny, Catrin Howell and Suzanne Breakwell – share their unique approach to depicting their chosen animals. (Until Sun 8 May) Graduates of Hereford College of Art, 2015 Spoecifically: Chris Lewis, Melissa Morgan, Ann Beardwood, Josie Seymour-Jones, Nicola Lillie, Maggie Kingston and Hannah Diane Bowen. (From Wed 27 Apr until Wed 1 June) Katie Scarlett Howard Guest maker with ceramic sculptures inspired by the fishermen and women of Welsh fishing ports in the early 20th century. (From Fri 29 Apr until Sun 26 June)
Dylan Thomas Centre
Somerset Place, Swansea. Daily 10am-4pm. Free. 01792 463980 / [email protected] / www.dylanthomas.com
Love The Words Ongoing, permanent exhibition dedicated to Dylan Thomas, with lots of interactive features and voiceovers from people including Prince Charles and Richard Burton. Lunch At Mussolini’s Following Dylan Thomas’ death in 1953, Ethel Ross, the sister-in-law of Alfred Janes, took a series of photographs of Dylan’s Swansea, and captioned them with an appropriate quote from his work. A selection of these are shown here alongside Dylan’s typescript for his sketch Lunch At Mussolini’s. (Until Sun 3 Apr)
Fountain Fine Art
6-8 Morgan Arcade, Cardiff. Tue-Sat 10.30am-5pm. Free. / www.fountainfineart.com
Little Italy An exhibition of Italian landscapes from Gareth Thomas, Naomi Tydeman, Christopher Hall, Dewi Tudur, Michael Felmingham, Andrew Douglas-Forbes and Rowan Huntley. (From Sat 9 until Sat 30 Apr)
Fountain Fine Art
Rhosmaen Street, Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire. Mon-Sat 10.30am-5pm. Free. /www.fountainfineart.com
Spring Group Exhibition A changing exhibition of new work from the gallery’s painters and sculptors. (Throughout April)
Futures Gallery
Pierhead Building, Cardiff Bay. Daily 10.30am-4pm. Free. 0845 010 5500 / www.pierhead.org
Getting Things Done: Evolution Of The Built Environment In Vorarlberg Touring exhibition showcasing the architecture of the Vorarlberg, a movement with its origins in the late 50s and early 60s. Features more than 230 projects and around 700 photographic illustrations. (From Tue 5 Apr until Fri 6 May)
Y Galeri, Caerffili
Lower Ground Floor, The Visit Caerphilly Centre, The Twyn, Caerphilly. Tue-Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 029 2132 2570 / www.ygaleri.co.uk
Bert Evans ‘Into The Light’ Port Talbot artist who professes to be inspired by what he sees on a day-to-day basis.. (Until Sat 23 Apr) Printers’ Stint Exhibition bringing together artists whose work reflects a genuine passion for the art of printmaking in various guises. (From Tue 26 Apr until Sat 28 May)
Gallery/Ten
23 Windsor Place, Cardiff. Free. / www.gallery-ten.co.uk
Spring Group exhibition featuring a number of this gallery’s established artists. (Until Sat 9 Apr)
The Gate / Y Gat
Pentre Road, St Clears, Carmarthenshire. Mon-Fri 9am-4pm, Sat 9am-3pm. Free. 01994 232726 / [email protected]
Re-awakening Carmarthen Artists’ Network’s spring group show, featuring new work by contemporary West Wales artists. Ceramics, prints, paintings, drawings and sculpture will reveal the artists’ response to the theme of re-awakening. (From Mon 11 Apr until Sat 4 June)
Grand Pavilion
The Esplanade, Porthcawl. Mon-Fri 9.30am-5pm, Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 01656 815995 / www.grandpavilion.co.uk
Lesley Dearn ‘Jazz On The Sands’ Drawings and paintings inspired by, and including, the live sketches she created as Artist In Residence during the 2015 Porthcawl Jazz Festival. (Until Sun 8 May)
King Street Gallery
33 King Street, Carmarthen. Free. 01267 220121 / [email protected]
Peter Rossiter ‘Enormous Space’ New abstract work located in the Chate Room. (Until Wed 6 Apr) Ceredig ap Dafydd ‘Still Life In The Post-Industrial Age’ Emerging sculptor and fine artist from Wales, who used conventional building materials here to deconstruct the material world through a subtle translation of properties, function and values. (From Fri 8 until Thurs 21 Apr) Criw Celf Portfolio Project Drawing, painting, photography, textiles, digital and 3D art from work produced by 23 GCSE students from local schools. (From Tue 26 Apr until Tue 3 May)
Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre
St. David’s Rd, Cwmbran, Torfaen. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 01633 483321 / www.lgac.org.uk
From Adams To Zobole: Fifty Years Of Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre A selection of work, old and new from 30 of the most influential artists whose work has been exhibited at the LGAC since it opened in 1966. (Until Sat 14 May) Vicky Lindo Lindo, plus creative partner William Brookes, produce slip cast earthenware pottery using coloured underglazes and slips to illustrate and decorate their tableware and animal figures. (Until Sat 14 May) Leoma Drew Leoma incorporates motifs with solid shapes and stone setting kinto her jewellery for an abstract and contemporary aspect. (Until Sat 14 May) Jantien Powell Work shown in the Cafe Gallery by an artist who paints mostly in acrylics but also loves to use collage and texture to add depth and layers to a painting. (Until Sat 14 May)
M.A.D.E. Gallery
41 Lochaber St, Cardiff. Free. 029 2047 3373.
Aidan Myers ‘Manoeuvred Matter’ One-man show featuring a brand new, unseen series of large-scale paintings from 2016. (Until Sat 23 Apr) Floribunda / Spring Affordable Art Wall Featuring over 20 local artists in all media. (From Thurs 28 Apr until Sat 4 June)
Martin Tinney Gallery
18 St Andrew’s Crescent, Cardiff. Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 029 2064 1411 / [email protected]
Spring Show A large changing exhibition of work by Wales’ leading artists past and present. With a broad range of styles and subject matter on display, prices range from £50 to £40,000 (see, there really is some A-list content). (Until Sat 9 Apr) Karina Rosanne Barrett & Susan Gathercole Barrett lives in Snowdonia and paints the surrounding landscape, citing Anglesey and the Llyn Peninsula as her main sources of inspiration. Gathercole works in a small studio overlooking the trees towards the mountains near Llanberis, where she has lived for over 20 years. (From Thurs 14 Apr until Sat 7 May)
Mission Gallery
Gloucester Place, Swansea. Tue-Sun 11am-5pm. Free. 01792 652016 / www.missiongallery.co.uk
Julie Brunskill Maker In Focus show featuring work made with a mixture of clay bodies combined with layers of oxides, to represent the effects of time. (Until Sun 3 Apr) Leah Millinship Work in the […] space from a photographer who explores notions of family and identity through the intimate narrative of the collected object. (Until Sun 3 Apr) Catherine Biocca, Cornelia Baltes & Rosalie Schweiker Group show bringing together new works by these international artists. Curated by Louise Hobson. (Until Sat 9 Apr) Rebecca Rendell Maker In Focus show from an artist who is interested in exploration and discovery as an artistic process. (From Tue 5 Apr until Sun 8 May) Jonathan Arndell Work in the […] space. (From Tue 5 Apr until Sun 8 May) Philip Eglin ‘Slipping The Trail’ Touring exhibition which is the result of a collaboration between the Ceramic Collection And Archive at Aberystwyth University and Eglin himself, one of the major ceramicists in the UK. (From Sat 16 Apr until Sun 5 June)
National Museum & Gallery
Cathays Park, Cardiff. Tue-Sun 10am-5pm. Free except where noted. 029 2057 3500 / www.museumwales.ac.uk/cardiff
Augustus John In Focus A selection of paintings, watercolours, drawings and prints by this important Welsh artist. It will focus on images of his family, friends and celebrated sitters as well as his fascination with gypsy culture. (Until Fri 30 Sept) Treasures: Adventures In Archaeology Major exhibition showcasing artefacts from Egypt, Rome and more, with some Indiana Jones content to boot. Admission is £7, £5 concessions or free for under-16s. (Until Sun 30 Oct)
National Waterfront Museum
Oystermouth Road, Maritime Quarter, Swansea. Daily 10am-5pm. Free. 01792 638950.
Matt Wright ‘Relics: A Photospherical Reflection On Wales’ Wright captures various historical sites from around Wales. and presents them in a series of 3D photospheres. (Until Sun 22 May) Chips, Curry And Cappucino A young people’s project from the Ethnic Youth Support Team that looks at the diverse food culture in Swansea and how it has been influenced by people from different ethnic backgrounds that have settled here. (From Sat 2 Apr until Mon 30 May) Forget Me Not: Postcards From The First World War A variety of postcards from the Amgueddfa Cymru collections, made, written and sent throughout that time of unrest. (From Sat 2 Apr until Sun 19 June)
Newport Museum & Art Gallery
John Frost Square, Newport.Tue-Fri 9.30am-5.30pm, Sat 9.30am-4pm. Free. 01633 656656 / [email protected]
140 Years Of Newport RFC Marking the ups and downs of this historic rugby football club. On display will be an outstanding collection of rugby memorabilia from Newport RFC, together with audio and visual exhibits. (Until Sat 16 Apr) The Grosvenor School Of Modern Art Founded in 1925 by Scottish artist Iain Macnab. the School soon occupied a leading role in the promotion of modern printmaking techniques. All works here are by artists associated with the Grosvenor School and form a part of a larger group of prints collected by Newport Museum in the 1950s. (Until Sat 14 May)
Norwegian Church Arts Centre
Harbour Drive, Cardiff Bay. Daily 11am-4pm. Free. 029 2087 7959 / www.norwegianchurchcardiff.com
F22 Inspired by a lens aperture setting that helps to establish depth-of-field and light, two photographers – Mike and Dave – display work influenced by the likes of Berenice Abbott, Guy Bourdin, Ansel Adams and Galen Rowell. (Until Sun 24 Apr)
Oriel Bach
4 Dunns Lane, Mumbles, Swansea. Mon-Sat 11am-4pm. Free. 01792 361012 / www.orielbach.com
Roger Dunstan Local Mumbles artist with landscape paintings and illustrations. (Until Sat 9 Apr) Jessica Woolridge, Owen Martin and Tony Richards Mixed media, paintings and photography. (From Mon 11 until Sat 23 Apr) David Hughes Jones Paintings by a local artist. (From Wed 25 Apr until Sat 7 May)
Oriel Canfas
Glamorgan Street, Canton, Cardiff. Tue-Fri 1-4.30pm, Sat 10.30am-4.30pm. 029 2066 6455 / www.orielcanfas.co.uk
Paul Green, Paul Norton & Alun Hemming Exhibition of painting, sculpture and digital print. (From Sat 2 until Sat 23 Apr)
Oriel Davies
The Park, Newtown, Powys. Mon-Sat 10am-5.30pm. Free. 01686 625041 / [email protected]
Power In The Land The artist group X-10 bring together the fruits of 2 years working together around the closure and decommissioning of Wylfa, the last nuclear power station in Wales and the last and largest of the Magnox stations, closing in December 2015. (Until Wed 6 Apr) Chris Oakley ‘Datacide’ A sculptural installation, created from the remains of destroyed hard disk drives, both reflects upon the meaning of data in a digitised culture and considers a possible scenario where technology has become irrelevant and is reduced to its material qualities alone. (Until Wed 6 Apr)
Oriel Joanna Field
Torch Theatre, St. Peter’s Road, Milford Haven. Free. 01646 695267 / www.torchtheatre.co.uk
Alan Rees-Baynes ‘Martian Skies’ A series of paintings of the Pembrokeshire night sky, based upon the name of a household paint inexplicably entitled ‘Martian Skies’. (From Mon 4 until Sat 30 Apr)
Oriel Mwldan
Bath House Rd, Cardigan. Mon-Sat 10am-8pm. Free. 01239 621200 / [email protected]
Cardigan Art Society Popular fixture in Oriel Mwldan’s gallery programme, showcasing range of art works from local artists. (From Fri 8 until Sat 23 Apr) Jessica Lloyd Jones ‘A Chemical Process’ Responses to geological landscapes such as coal mines, using materials that include coal, iron oxide and plant life as the basis for photographic, sculptural and 2D work. (From Sat 30 Apr until Sat 11 June)
Oriel Myrddin
Church Lane, Carmarthen. 01267 222775 / www.orielmyrddingallery.co.uk
Cecile Johnson Soliz ‘Made Up’ Soliz draws, paints and makes sculptural forms, and in combining these processes she creates objects that encourage us to wonder. Techniques such as wrapping, to-ing and fro-ing, knotting, folding, crisscrossing, winding are all present in her latest exhibiton. (Until Sat 21 May)
Oriel Q
The Queens Hall, High Street, Narberth. Wed-Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 01834 869454 / www.orielqueenshallgallery.org.uk
Sarah Lees Paintings in the main gallery. Oriel Fach: paintings by Sian Jones; stairs: details TBC; main gallery 3D area: assorted ceramics and jewellery by students and well-known artists. (Until Mon 11 Apr) Carmarthen School Of Art Work by students from said school. Stairs and Oriel Fach: details TBC; main gallery 3D area: assorted ceramics and jewellery by students and well-known artists. (From Wed 13 until Sat 16 Apr)
Oriel Y Bont
University Of South Wales, Pontypridd. Mon-Thurs 8.30am-5.30pm, Fri 8.30am-5pm. Free. 01443 480480 / www.gallery.southwales.ac.uk
Alan Salisbury Retrospective touring exhibition of intricate paintings and other works by Barry-based painter Salisbury, covering 50 years of work from 1965 to 2015. (Until Mon 25 Apr)
Penarth Pier Pavilion
The Esplanade, Penarth. Tues-Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 029 2071 2100 / [email protected]
Channel Mal Bennett, Louisa Fairclough, Chris Short, Josephine Sowden and Bedwyr Williams look at our immediate geography, our relationship with, and our respect for the River Severn. (Until Tue 5 Apr) Open Art Exhibition Second annual exhibition of this nature here following 2015’s popular debut, this will be drawn from work by “all types of artists, craftspeople, designers, film makers or performers” who were invited to submit their works. (From Fri 15 Apr until Wed 11 May)
The Riverfront
Bristol Packet Wharf, Newport. Mon-Sat 10am-8pm, Sun 10am-6pm. Free. 01633 656757.
The Night Time Economy A collaboration of poetry and photography, this exhibition showcases the work opf Kate Mercer and Steven J Fowler on said economy. (From Fri 8 until Sat 30 Apr)
Swansea Grand Theatre
Singleton St, Swansea. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 01792 475715 / www.swanseagrand.co.uk
Gowerton Friday Art Group A small group of self help, mixed ability amateur and hobby painters each using various media and a variety of subject matter. (From Tue 5 until Fri 15 Apr)
Swansea Museum
Victoria Road, The Maritime Quarter, Swansea. Tue-Sun 10am-5pm. Free. 01792 653763 / www.swanseamuseum.co.uk
Transformation Exhibition of work by South Wales Scribes. Also on show, for the first time in Wales, will be the four volumes of Letters After Lindisfarne – on loan from the International Research Centre For Calligraphy at the University Of Sunderland. (Until Sat 23 Apr) Artists Of Berllan Las Work by a Pontardawe-originated group called the Blue Orchard Group; the artists in question here are Hilary Bryanston, Sue Mann, Phillip Jacobs, Andy Wardrop, Tim Grant, Bruce Risdon and Rhiannon Jones. (From Sat 30 Apr until Sun 19 June)
Taliesin Arts Centre
Singleton Park, Swansea. Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 12pm-6pm and performance evenings 6pm-8.15pm. Free. 01792 295526 / www.taliesinartscentre.co.uk
The Sacred Yew An exhibition of paintings, ceramics and photography by Janis Fry, Valerie James and Paul Greenwood, respectively a painter, sculptor and photographer. They explore the theme of the Yew, also know as the Tree Of Life. (Until Sat 7 May)
Tenby Museum & Art Gallery
Castle Hill, Tenby. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, £4/£3/£2 kids. 01834 842809 / www.tenbymuseum.org.uk
Knapp-Fisher: A Family In Art Tribute show to celebrate the life of John Knapp-Fisher and his family. Paintings of John’s will feature, likewise his ex-wife Sheila and his entertaining and informative son Buzz. (Until Sun 24 Apr)
Theatr Hafren
Llanidloes Road, Newtown, Powys. Mon-Sat 10am-5.30pm. Free. 01686 625007 / [email protected]
Neyla Grady A body of work inspired by the marriage of art and language, Grady invites us to use the words exhibited as a springboard for creative observation. (Until Fri 20 May)
Tower Gallery
49 High Street, Crickhowell. Free. 01873 812495 / www.towergallery.co.uk
Robert Macdonald Paintings and prints from an artist who is currently Chair of the Royal Watercolour Society Of Wales and a director of the Swansea Print Workshop. Also showing work by all members of the Usk Valley Artists’ Co-operative. (Until Sat 7 May)
Tower Gallery
Oriel Y Parc Landscape Gallery & Visitor Centre, The Grove, St Davids, Pembrokeshire. Free. 01437 720392 / [email protected]
Miranda Bowen ‘Discovery Room Windows’ Self-taught artist specialising in animal portraits, mainly of cattle and horses – plus the Lili Wen range of textile items made using recycled fabrics. (Throughout April) The VC Gallery Art from a small, independent community organisation bringing together veterans and the community through art, based in Haverfordwest. (Throughout April)
Velindre Hospital
Whitchurch, Cardiff. Open 24/7. Free. 029 2075 2251.
South Wales Art Society – Permanent Rolling Exhibition Members’ works are available to view in the corridors and restaurant of the hospital at any given time. 20% of all sales go to the hospital.
Victoria Fearn Gallery
6B Heol y Deri, Rhiwbina, Cardiff. Mon-Sat 9.30am-5.30pm, Sun 10am-3pm. Free. 029 2052 0884.
Blue And White Themed exhibition featuring handmade gifts with Mothers Day and Easter in mind. (Until Sat 9 Apr) David Haswell One-man show featuring paintings and framed prints of landscapes including the Black Mountains and Brecon Beacons. (From Fri 15 Apr until Sat 21 May)
Wales Millennium Centre
Bute Place, Cardiff Bay. Free. 029 2063 6464 / www.wmc.org.uk
Common Ground Inspired by notions of ‘home’ and ‘community’, Common Ground brings together new work from two photographic collectives taking an outward-facing view of their respective home countries of Scotland and Wales. (Until Sun 10 Apr)
Workers Gallery
99 Ynyshir Road, Ynyshir, Rhondda Cynon Taff. Fri-Sun 10am-5pm. Free. 01443 682024 / [email protected]
A World Of Work Annual mixed exhibition for this gallery’s artists. (From Thurs 17 Mar until Sat 30 Apr) Fibre Art Beyond Work from fibre artists Hannah Kemp and Sarah Goodgame of (Talgarth Mill Crafts). (From Thurs 21 Apr until Sat 28 May)