Local artist, Jeremy Thomas’ new painting is entitled, ‘A Light to Reveal’. Here he tells us more about it. “It is a bit of a step away from my usual paintings of more local scenes and industrial scenarios, but the style remains the same … a bendy Bethlehem. The painting has taken many months to […]
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Charity Auction at Oriel Cric
What better time than Remembrance Day to host an art exhibition and auction to raise funds for the Army Benevolent Fund, the Soldiers’ Charity? Major General the Reverend Morgan Llewellyn will do just that with the support of the Oriel CRiC Gallery in Crickhowell. An exceptional selection of collectable art, including work by David Tress, […]
FOOD: An Exhibition at Broadleaf books
For a few days this coming September, Broadleaf Books in Abergavenny will host a group exhibition ‘FOOD’, bringing together works by contemporary visual artists from Wales and across the U.K. Abergavenny-based artists Melissa Appleton and Edwin Burdis are working with Broadleaf Books owner, Joanna Chambers, to curate the exhibition in the intimate setting of the […]
July’s Focus: Art – Painting and Drawing
The feature of next month’s Focus will be: Art: Painting & Drawing Our area is awash with many a talented artist, spanning many mediums. July’s issue will be specifically about the medium of painting and drawing. We hope to showcase some wonderful work by talented local artists. Perhaps you offer painting and drawing classes, […]
New art outlet in listed chapel
A FORMER chapel in Abergavenny has been given a new lease of life as an art shop and gallery thanks to help from Monmouthshire County Council and the Welsh Government. The project has created six new full-time jobs. The Grade II-listed Bethany Baptist Chapel in Market Street has had a number of uses since it […]
Robert Macdonald’s exhibition at Tower Gallery
When Brecon artist Robert Macdonald left New Zealand on a small sailing-ship 53 years ago this month, he only expected to be away for a few months, hoping to travel north into the Pacific from Australia, exploring the islands. However, during the crossing to Australia the ship was buffeted by two fierce storms and had […]
Aerial at Nevill Hall
Locally based charity Arts Alive Wales has launched Aerial, their new artwork for the Outpatients Hall in Nevill Hall Hospital. The formal opening was made by Oliver Fairclough, Keeper of Collections at the National Museum of Wales, who lives locally and is an acknowledged expert on the work of poet and artist David Jones, whose […]
Open Art Competition
Excitement is already mounting after the announcement that the Oriel CRiC Gallery in Crickhowell is again inviting artists to submit work for an Open Art Competition. After the extraordinary success of the competition in 2014, the gallery will again be offering the opportunity to artists from far and wide to exhibit in a two month […]
Autumn celebrations at the the Oriel CRiC Gallery
The onset of autumn has been marked in Crickhowell’s Oriel CRiC Gallery by a particularly vibrant “By Invitation” exhibition and a programme of creative activity. Earlier this month Folk Musicians from X’ian Shaanxi, delighted visitors withl music and a calligraphy demonstration complemented by art by – four artists from X’ian whose work has been curated […]
Autumn celebrations at the the Oriel CRiC Gallery
The onset of autumn has been marked in Crickhowell’s Oriel CRiC Gallery by a particularly vibrant “By Invitation” exhibition and a programme of creative activity. Earlier this month Folk Musicians from X’ian Shaanxi, delighted visitors withl music and a calligraphy demonstration complemented by art by – four artists from X’ian whose work has been curated […]
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