Beyond the stage: Wales Millennium Centre’s immersive revolution
Virtual reality, expanded cinema and multisensory installations: the WMC is staking its claim as one of the UK’s leading homes for immersive storytelling.
Art
From galleries, exhibitions, artists and openings, to architecture, photography and more, here's the latest from the world of art.
Interview: MYFANWY TRISTRAM on her protest-themed graphic novel NOISY VALLEY
Ben Woolhead spoke to Myfanwy Tristram about Noisy Valley, her illustrated account of time spent talking to people in the Rhondda about protesting.
EYE FESTIVAL 2026: a glorious weekend in Newport for photography lovers
Photo-fanciers’ weekend the Eye Festival moves to Newport for 2026, and Ben Woolhead finds the event just as inspiring as before.
“Human experiences enhanced by technology”: the debut of the ANNWN PRIZE
Wales Millennium Centre director Graeme Farrow on the inaugural Annwn Prize, immersive storytelling, and the state of the arts in Wales.
BRITISH WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 14: find inspiration or simply admire the work of others
The 14th British Wildlife Photography Awards book celebrates the expertise required to capture an encounter with a member of the animal kingdom.
New VR experience HAUNTS depicts teen life in mid-00s north Wales
The latest virtual reality event to be in situ at the Wales Millennium Centre is a trip back to 2006 – as experienced by a north Walian teenager.
Curator LUCY WOOD on the National Museum’s new GWEN JOHN retrospective exhibition
With major Gwen John retrospective Strange Beauties in the National Museum until June, curator Lucy Wood spoke about it with CJ Wagstaff.
Read an exclusive new version of CLIVE HICKS-JENKINS’ illustrated story GRETEL AND HANSEL
Welsh visual artist Clive Hicks-Jenkins has presented Buzz with a newly revised edition of his first version of the Hansel & Gretel story.
Into the woods: Welsh art giant CLIVE HICKS-JENKINS interviewed
With his exhibition Gwrach | Witch: A Fairy Tale Retold currently showing in Carmarthen’s Oriel Myrddin, Clive Hicks-Jenkins chats to Antonia LeVay.
Folk, art and a warm welcome await at Pembroke Dock’s CWTCH COFFEE SHOP
Julia Deli pops to Pembroke Dock's Cwtch Coffee Shop, hearing about the proprietors' quest to buy the property and taking in a gig.
BRYAN ADAMS: from Canada to Cardiff with Christmas cheer
Canadian arena-filler Bryan Adams chatted to Buzz about his tour, upcoming Christmas TV show and how taking one day at a time is his mantra.
CLAUDE GASSIAN’s photos of PATTI SMITH circa 1976 are intimate, vivid and stylish
Horses – Paris 1976 is a rather grand photobook collection of previously unpublished Patti Smith shots by French photographer Claude Gassian.
EYE FESTIVAL 2025: an inspiring weekend in Aberystwyth among some photography greats
Ben Woolhead decamped to Aberystwyth for a weekend in October to attend the 2025 edition of the Eye International Photography Festival.
Soundsystems, punk and protest 80s style are captured by cult Bristol photographer BEEZER
Bristol's Beezer has been a photographer for over 40 years, and the early shots collected in these two 400-page books may be his most iconic.
Get schooled on a trip with VR rave installation IN PURSUIT OF REPETITIVE BEATS
After In Pursuit Of Repetitive Beats, my brain had to readjust to the real world: always a sign that you’re drawn into something magical.
The National Museum’s PICTURE POST exhibition in Cardiff offers a window into classic photojournalism
Launched in 1938, Picture Post – currently the subject of a splendid exhibition at Cardiff’s National Museum – was a remarkable magazine.
IN PURSUIT OF REPETITIVE BEATS: the VR experience rewinding the rave
East City Films’ VR rave experience In Pursuit Of Repetitive Beats transports you back in time to the heart of the emergent clubbing scene in late-80s Britain.
A retrospective hardback showcases Dutch photographer of rock’s A-list ANTON CORBIJN
Corbijn, Anton is a massive overview of Dutch photographer and filmmaker Anton Corbijn’s photographic work, from the 1970s until today.
VIKTOR WYND – where fantastical tales and real-life activity collide
Curator of London’s Museum Of Curiosities and collector of folk stories, Viktor Wynd speaks to Buzz about his new book of Dark Fairy Tales.
MARC DAVENANT’s photo portrait series OUTSIDERS gives homeless people names, faces and voices
The portraits in Marc Davenant’s series Outsiders are a powerful plea to pay attention to the plight of those who find themselves homeless.
KAPTIN BARRETT on the past, present and future of Welsh hip-hop
Kaptin Barrett discusses his curatorial role in Hip Hop: A Welsh Story, a long-term exhibition that's just opened at Cardiff's National Museum.
Welsh garden designer EMMA YOUSEF on flora, faith and fostering unity
Emily Gillbard talks to garden designer and creator Emma Yousef about the inspirations and goals behind the Calon Lân Five Senses Garden in Swansea.
ANNE & CLAIRE BEREST collaborate on a quasi-biography of their arty great-grandmother Gabriële
Featuring a character list that reads much like an art gallery collection, sisters Anne Berest and Claire Berest have crafted an insightful look back in time for art buffs and fans of historical fiction.
Artist AUDREY ALBERT discusses her exhibition at Cardiff’s FFOTOGALLERY
Julia Bottoms visited Ffotogallery to check out its current exhibition, Audrey Albert’s Belongers, and hear from Albert and her collaborators.