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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 22, 2026 visibility 18 link 8 artists

19 early-career artists, curators and students to benefit from professional development opportunity at Wales in Venice

The Arts Council of Wales has announced a 19-strong team of early-career artists, curators, and students who will travel to Venice this summer to support Wales' presence at the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, running from May 9 to November 22, 2026. As part of the Invigilator+ programme, participants will spend at least one month in Venice acting as ambassadors for the Wales in Venice exhibition, an official collateral event. The exhibition, titled Sownd, is led by artists Manon Awst and Dylan Huw, jointly organized by Oriel Myrddin in Carmarthen and Oriel Davies in Newtown, with Steffan Jones-Hughes as Curator and Catherine Spring as Exhibition Project Director. The invigilators include Lily Tonkin Wells, Robert Oros, Ophelia dos Santos, Grace Springer, Cerian Wilshire Davies, Megan Evans, Howl Hubbard, Temeka Davies, Llyr Evans, Chloe Goodwin, Abby Pouslon, and Niamh O'Dobhain, while student team members come from Cardiff Metropolitan University, University of Wales Trinity St David, Wrexham University, and Aberystwyth University.

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museum exhibitions schedule Nov 11, 2025 visibility 17 link 1 artist

Re-opening date confirmed for Oriel Myrddin following major redevelopment

Oriel Myrddin, a contemporary visual arts and craft gallery in Carmarthen, Wales, will reopen on 22 November 2025 after a major redevelopment. The relaunch features the exhibition "GWRACH | WITCH Clive Hicks-Jenkins: A Fairy Tale Retold," an immersive show blending Welsh folklore with the artist's handcrafted retelling of Hansel & Gretel. The redevelopment includes a new public cafe and expanded space, and the gallery is now operating as an independent charitable incorporated organization (CIO) with support from Carmarthenshire County Council and the Arts Council of Wales.

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article news schedule Jul 23, 2025 visibility 15 link 8 artists

Scotland and Wales to return to Venice Biennale after years-long break

Scotland and Wales will return to the Venice Biennale in 2026 after a years-long pause. Scotland will be represented by the Glasgow-based artist duo Bugarin + Castle, whose work is curated by Mount Stuart Trust and commissioned by Scotland + Venice. Wales will be represented by artist Manon Awst and critic Dylan Huw in collaboration, with support from the Arts Council of Wales. Both countries will participate as official collateral events rather than as national pavilions.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 10, 2025 visibility 9 link 1 artist, 1 gallery

New exhibition showcases 20 years of work by Welsh artist

Artist Anthony Shapland has opened a solo exhibition titled "Liar Liar" at Aberystwyth Arts Centre, just one month after the publication of his debut novel, "A Room Above a Shop." The show spans twenty years of his practice, featuring works in text, sculpture, books, print, audio, and film, with the earliest piece dating from 2005 and the most recent created within the last month. The exhibition blurs the lines between writing and visual art, drawing on hidden filmmaking techniques such as props, filters, light, and sound, while also exploring themes of rural queerness, passing, and the malleability of landscape. Key works include the films "A Setting" (2007), "A Sign," "FiftytwoSundays" (2018), "Between the Dog and the Wolf" (2019), "Centre A Sound not Meant to be Heard," and the new montage "Seven Starling" (2025).

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