The annual Open Art exhibition is open to artists and students of 16 and over who live or work in Wales. There are 75 works by 57 artists in this year's exhibition. This year’s Guest Judge was Luned Rhys Parri, selecting alongside Jeremy Yates.
According to an article published by the Times Higher Education in 2005, Bangor University art collection is in the top ten of the best University art collections in the UK. The art collection consists of approximately 650 works, dating from the 17th to the 21st centuries, and is an important artistic and cultural asset for the University and for the whole of north Wales. This exhibition celebrates the 140th anniversary of the University and its art by displaying highlights from the collection.
Roman mortaria were shallow bowls with curved rims, grit-embedded interiors for grinding sauces and wide pouring lips. I was interested in exploring these features, not for recreating the original or producing functional objects, but for meditating on form and function.
BLAS Pontio presents a project that has captured the wonderful community of Hirael, with support from Storiel. Film-maker Gwion Aled Williams and photographer Iolo Penri, have visited Hirael numerous times over the past year, getting a glimpse of the community and the people who live there.
A major exhibition of work by Jac’s Jac Jones, artist, illustrator and author at Storiel promises to be inspiring and surprising.
Welshness - or rather the experience of living in Wales - is an obvious theme in my work. Elements from my background and upbringing in Meirionnydd insist on inclusion in my work - the home and the farm; the celebrations and the clothing; the music and the Welsh culture; the family traditions and the familiar faces.
COFIO photography by Rhodri Jones with art and archives that celebrate the life and work of John Ellis Jones, Classics Lecturer and former Honorary Curator of the Museum.
An art exhibition by the Bontnewydd Age Cymru Gwynedd a Môn Art Group.
Meet the Artist: Friday 19th July, 12-2pm Artist Christine Mills who is currently displaying work that she has made in response to the Welsh Not will be on site and happy to talk to visitors about her work.