Celebrate St. Dwynwen’s Day with special WELSH LOVE TOKENS museum talk
Cardiff's National Museum is marking St Dwynwen’s Day – the Welsh alternative to St. Valentine's - with a special (date night?) talk on Welsh Love Tokens.
Art
From galleries, exhibitions, artists and openings, to architecture, photography and more, here's the latest from the world of art.
11 unique, boredom-busting things to do safely in Wales this January
Beat the January - and Omnicron - blues in Wales with these one-of-a-kind places to eat at, engage with or explore in saftey.
360-degree cinema: IMMERSDIFF – an innovative, one of a kind experience in Cardiff
Cultvr Lab's IMMERSDIFF programme of 3D cinema in Cardiff was not something Lynda Nash expected to be so awe-inspiring or profound.
WINDRUSH CYMRU exhibition brings Welsh stories of pain and power to light
Windrush Cymru, featuring vital stories of nearly 50 Windrushers and their descendants in Wales, is currently at Swansea's Waterfront.
PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES: new print exhibit maps Welsh / English divide
Transgressing the English and Welsh divide, new art exhibit in Mold's Theatr Clwyd, Pushing The Boundaries, features work from six printmakers.
Pembrokeshire locals provide poignant subject matter in photo book THE VILLAGE
The Village finds David Wilson depart from images of the Pembrokeshire landscape with which he’s made his name and focuses instead on people.
Hear about THE TWELVE ART DAYS OF CHRISTMAS in Penarth
Penarth's Turner House Gallery welcomes back art historian Morgan Haigh for a lecture that will pique art lovers’ interest.
Rich Welsh weaving traditions revived for Newtown exhibit, BLANKET COVERAGE
Artists like Steve Attwood-Wright – headliner of Blanket Coverage in Newtown's Oriel Davies gallery – are reviving Welsh weaving in the 21st century.
Taliesin’s EXHIBITION ON SCREEN ‘reveals’ over 200 RAPHAEL artworks
Bringing together over 200 of his works for the first time. Exhibition on Screen: Raphael Revealed at the Taliesin brings taste of Rome to Wales.
DANNY MAY’s OBSCENE BEASTS AND CORPSES taking root in Aberystwyth
Following exhibitions at the MOMA and his home town of Machynlleth, Danny May: Obscene Beasts an transfers to Aberystwyth this month
St. Fagans’ THE FUTURE HAS A PAST exhibit asks big questions in too small a space
The Future Has A Past, a multidisciplined exhibition at National Museum Wales' St. Fagans, invites us to think about the direction we are taking and the decisions we are making.
A one-stop feast of bold, inventive curatorship – THE RULES OF ART? | REVIEW
National Museum Wales' The Rules of Art is a bold and inventive exhibition that de-colonises and flattens all notions of history and hierachy.
Two ambitious art collections open in Cardiff’s National Museum – DAVID HURN: SWAPS / THE RULES OF ART?
Two expansive art collections have just opened at National Museum Wales in Cardiff: The Rules of Art? and David Hurn: Swaps.
Visceral and radical texts on display in Llandudno – ANATHEMATA | ART PREVIEW
Llandudno's Oriel Mostyn exhibition Anathemata collects the work of some of the literary world's most creative minds.
20 emerging artists on display in Cardiff gallery G39 – NO TIME TO PLAN AN ENDING | ART PREVIEW
Part of its Fellowship programme, Cardiff's G39 showcases the work of 20 emergeing artists in No Time To Plan An Ending.
“Organising the Depeche Mode archives brought me an incredible sense of joy” – MICHAELA OLEXOVA | INTERVIEW
From fan to official Depeche Mode photographer, Michaela Olexova talks to David Nobakht about what a dream come true her book DREAM was to create.
A profound documentation of a vibrant community – DIFFUSION: BRIAN OTIENO | ART REVIEW
One of several exhibitions by African photographers showing at this year’s Diffusion Festival, The Gentlemen Of Kibera is stylish and soulful.
Redeveloped Pontypridd YMCA unveils new name – COMMUNITY | FEATURE
The multi-million-pound redevelopment of the Pontypridd YMCA now includes a brand new name - chosen by the community it'll serve.
Cardiff’s long-running new music fest returns – SŴN FESTIVAL 2021 | PHOTODIARY
Womanby Street bustling all of last weekend. Hannah Nicholson-Tottle got in on the act and captured some of the finest young locals in their element…
JACQUELINE DE JONG: THE ULTIMATE KISS | ART PREVIEW
The Ultimate Kiss is the first full-scale UKexhibition for remarkable Dutch artist Jacqueline de Jong, representing each segment of her six-decade career.
NORTHERN EYE PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL | PREVIEW
With its sister event in Aberystwyth having fallen victim to the pandemic last year, it’s a relief to see the return of the Northern Eye Photography Festival to Colwyn Bay – and with a stellar lineup of speakers.
BASKETRY: RHYTHM, RENEWAL & REINVENTION | ART PREVIEW
Gregory Parsons, primary curator at Ruthin Craft Centre in Denbighshire, has with Rhythm, Renewal & Reinvention brought together work by around three dozen contemporary basket makers.
WORKERS GALLERY OCTOBER PHOTOGRAPHY | PREVIEW
Rhondda gallery the Workers has assembled a challenging bill of photographic exhibitions for October, including Dale Evans' look at gay subcultures, Lorna Cabble's homage to burlesque and Mohamed Hassan's show Self Wort
DIFFUSION 2021 | ART PREVIEW
The fifth edition of Diffusion, a biennial celebration of international photography, will return to Cardiff in October, expanding to Newport too this time, and in Noel Gardner’s view looks better than ever.