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helenandgail@ milkwoodgallery.com Make Room: A Showcase Of Contemporary Women’s Art Another International Women’s Day-related exhibition, featuring contemporary women artists working in a diverse range of media – from tradi- tional applied arts to digital, documentary, performance and conceptually led practice. (Until Sun 24 Apr)


Mission Gallery Gloucester Place, Swansea. Tue-Sun 11am-5pm. Free. 01792 652016. Becky Adams ‘The Curious World Of...’ Adams explores the connections between text and textile through the stitching of fabric and binding of books. She presents a collection of intricate works that combine handmade paper, old photo- graphs, vintage fabrics and antique ephemera. (Until Sun 22 May)


National Botanic Garden


Of Wales Llanarthne, Carmarthenshire. Daily 10am-6pm. £8.50/£7 OAP/£4.50 kids/free under-5s. 01558 668768. Iwan Bala ‘Our Nature’ Exhibition of paintings and drawings exploring the conflicts and conjunctions that exist at the wellspring of creativity, where uncontrolled inspiration is moulded and cultivated. (Throughout April)


National Museum &


Gallery Cathays Park, Cardiff. Tue- Sun 10am-5pm. Free except where noted. 029 2057 3500 / www.nmgw.ac.uk From Steep Hillsides: Ancient Rock Carvings From Dazu, China The steep hill- sides of the Dazu world heritage site, near Chongqing, contain an exceptional series of rock carvings dating from the ninth to the 13th century. This exhibi- tion provides a unique opportu- nity – the National Museum is the only venue for this exhibi- tion before it returns to Dazu – to see some of these sculp- tures, which have never before been seen outside China. (Until Sun 3 Apr) Artists In Focus: Lyrical Lines: Drawings And Etchings By Augustus John (1878-1961) Marking 50 years since the death of this celebrat- ed Welsh artist, this exhibition features works taken from the museum’s collection, as well as a separate private one. (Until Sun 5 June) Lifetime To Legacy: The Derek Williams Trust Collection Williams (1929-1984) was an important collector of modern British art – especially John Piper and Ceri Richards, whose works make up the majority of his collection. After his death, a trust was set up to ensure his collection would be pre- served; highlights from it are displayed here. (Until Sun 5 June) Silverstruck A celebra- tion of the current strength of contemporary silversmithing in the UK, reflecting new direc- tions realised by traditional and cutting-edge techniques. (From Tue 12 Apr until Sun 24 July) High Kicks And Low Life: Toulouse-Lautrec Prints Exhibition of around 50 prints by this legendary French artist (1864-1901) from the British Museum’s fine holdings is divided into two sections, ‘Public Passions’ and ‘Private Passions’. (From Thurs 21 Apr until Sun 26 June)


National Waterfront


Museum Oystermouth Road, Maritime Quarter, Swansea. Daily 10am-5pm. Free. 01792 638950. Strikes & Riots An in-depth look into troubled times throughout Wales’s industrial history. What drives workers to down tools and strike? Are bosses always wrong and unions always right, or does the mob always cause trouble? (Until Sun 3 Apr) Census Year 2011 With the help of the West Glamorgan Archive Service, find out how we are all counted and how censuses were used in the past. Tying in with the new census on Sun 27 Mar. (Until Sun 22 May)


Newport Museum & Art


Gallery John Frost Square, Newport. Mon-Thu 9.30am-5pm, Fri 9.30am-4.30pm, Sat 9.30am- 4pm. Free. 01633 840064 / www.newport.gov.uk/ artgallery Graham Underhill ‘Here, There And The Elsewhere’ Painting, sculpture and video, based around the sights, sounds and sensations that we try to process into a coherent image of the present whenever we’re awake. (Until Sat 16 Apr) Animation Showcase Animation work from recent graduates of Newport School Of Art Media And Design, University Of Wales, Newport. (Until Sat 16 Apr)


Nos Da Despenser Street, Riverside, Cardiff. Free. 029 2037 8866 / www.nosda.co.uk Replicate A show of Cardiff- based printmakers, namely Ellen Butcher, Nigel Bowles, Jacqueline Boor, Shaun James, Tariq Kinani, Kerrie Murray, Molly Rooke, Matthew Shearer, David Sopwith and Ian Wilkins. (Until May)


Off The Wall The Old Probate Registry, Cardiff Road, Llandaff, Cardiff. Tues-Fri 9.30am- 5.30pm, Saturday 10am-4pm. Free. 029 2055 4469 / art@ galleryoffthewall.com Hamad Al Humaidhan Six new paintings from a 12-year- old Kuwaiti artist who has made quite the splash in the art world, even being likened to Picasso. (Until Tue 19 Apr)


Oriel Canfas Glamorgan Street, Canton, Cardiff. Tue-Fri 1-4.30pm, Sat 10.30am-4.30pm. 029 2066 6455 / www. orielcanfasgallery.co.uk Valerie Coffin Price ‘Intimate Cartographies’ Welsh artist and sculptor shows works in progress from her latest project, which focuses on the River Severn and other landscapes. (Until Thurs 21 Apr)


Oriel Davies The Park, Newtown, Powys. Mon-Sat 10am-5.30pm. Free. 01686 625041 / enquiries@ orieldavies.org Jennie Savage ‘Fables From A New World’ Sounds-and- space installation by Welsh art- ist Savage – she has responded to the life and work of T.H. Thomas, whose collection was bequeathed to the National Museum Of Wales. (Until Wed 6 Apr) Anne-Mie Melis ‘Are Your Petunias Actually Transgenic?’ Anne-Mie is cur- rently Artist in Residence at the School of Bioscience, Cardiff University. Her exhibition com- bines sculpture, drawing and animation concerning her cur- rent research into genetically


modified organisms. (Until Wed 6 Apr) Placement A total of 11 ceramic makers, some of whom have exhibited here before, feature in an exhibition which highlights artists from Wales and Scotland and explores the narrative possibilities of ceram- ics. (From Sat 16 Apr until Wed 6 July)


Oriel Joanna Field Torch Theatre, St Peter’s Road, Milford Haven. Free. 01646 695267 / www. torchtheatre.co.uk


it so it has its sense of place and identity removed. (From Teu 19 until Sat 30 Apr)


Oriel Y Bont Ty Crawshay, University Of Glamorgan, Pontypridd. Mon-Fri 9am-5pm. Free. 01443 482077. Michael Freeman At 75: The Series Paintings A celebra- tory one-person exhibition of allusive works by a Swansea- based artist whose career now spans some five decades. He is described by David Buckman as


Until Fri 15 Apr, Cardiff’s Kooywood Gallery has


an exhibition of paintings by Alfred Janes, the first


anywhere since 1999. Janes was born in Swansea and, as an artist, broke bread


with Welsh icons like Dylan Thomas and Ceri Richards.


Ju Gosling ‘Abnormal’ Gosling, a disabled artist, uses digital imagery and installa- tion to ask what it means to be ‘abnormal’ and how our beliefs about science and our fears about ageing and illness affect our attitudes to disability. (Until Sun 8 May)


Oriel Lliw Pontardawe Arts Centre, Herbert Street, Pontardawe. Free. 01792 863722 / www. npt.gov.uk/theatres Trinity College Carmarthen Exhibition of work presented by third-year BA Fine Arts students at said college. (Until Fri 8 Apr) Wales Breaks Its Silence Exhibition exploring the sinking of the SS Arandora Star by a German U-boat in 1940, drown- ing over 800 passengers includ- ing 53 Welsh/Italians. (From Wed 13 Apr until Fri 6 May)


Oriel Makers 37 Pen-y-lan Road, Roath Park, Cardiff. Free. 029 2047 2595 / orielmakers@hotmail. co.uk Women’s Art Association Exhibition Sasha Kingston shows 2D work stitched on paper, while Sue Roberts shows 3D figurative pieces. (Until Sat 9 Apr)


Oriel Mwldan Bath House Rd, Cardigan. Mon-Sat 10am-8pm. Free. 01239 621200 / siobhan@ mwldan.co.uk Life On The Land A collection of agricultural photographic images from this area from the last 100 years. On loan from the National Library Of Wales, Aberystwyth in conjuction with the West Wales School Of The Arts, Carmarthen. (Until Sat 14 May)


Oriel Myrddin Church Lane, Carmarthen. 01267 222775 / www. orielmyrddingallery.co.uk Jerwood Drawing Prize The most prestigious annul open drawing exhibiton in the UK is showing here for the first time. It includes work from 70 art- ists including winner Virginia Verran. This exhibition is com- plemented by a series of self- portraits by Richard Monahan. (Until Sat 16 Apr) Carwyn Evans ‘Altro’ The first of four exhibitions in the Project Object series features an artist who works with material unearthed from his father’s land in Newcastle Emlyn, and ‘purifies’


“a painter who dispels the myth that the Welsh are a non-visual nation” and “a romantic, in the tradition of William Blake and Samuel Palmer.” (Until Mon 25 Apr)


Pure Art No.6 Vanguard House, Nelson Quay, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. Free. 01646 694591 / gallery@artpure. co.uk Guy Manning & Wendy Murphy Guy’s textural, light- enhanced pictures contrast with Wendy’s gritty and painterly works.. (From Sat 9 until Sat 30 Apr)


The Queens Hall High Street, Narberth. Admission free. 01834 869454 / www.orielqueenshallgallery. org.uk John Addyman ‘The Wit, Wisdom And Corrugated Irony Of …’ Unusual work from this British sculptor, who died in 2006 and who has links with Narberth. (Throughout April)


Rhondda Heritage Park Trehafod, Rhondda Cynon Taff. Open Tue-Sun 10am- 6pm. Admission free. 01443 682036 / www. rhonddaheritagepark.com Jamie Jones ‘All The Fun’ Collection of work from Swansea artist inspired by coastal resorts. (Until Sun 8 May)


The Riverfront Bristol Packet Wharf, Newport. Mon-Sat 10am-8pm, Sun 10am-6pm. Free. 01633 656757. Joseph Friend & Sam Hughes ‘Tracks & Traces’ Featuring prints, photographs and book arts, this is the duo’s reflection on the his- tory, landscape and culture of Monmouthshire and Herefordshire borderlands. (Until Sat 30 Apr)


Royal Welsh College Of


Music & Drama The Castle Grounds, North Rd, Cardiff. Free. 029 2039 1391 / www.rwcmd.ac.uk Transformation And Revelation The Society of British Theatre Designers present their 2011 exhibition, showing a selection of designs for performance, realised between 2007 to 2011 by some of the UK’s most talented thea- tre designers. (Until Sat 16 Apr)


SHO Gallery 14 Inverness Place, Cardiff. Free. www.thesho.co.uk / info@thesho.co.uk Hand Screen Printing Exhibition Paper, textiles and t-shirt designs, featuring home accessories, furniture and nature-inspired imagery. (From Fri 8 Apr until Thurs 19 May)


St David’s Hall The Hayes, Cardiff. 10am- 4pm. Free. 029 2087 8706. Artemisia Showcasing the work of contemporary women Artists who practise in Wales. Based on this quote by Susana Torre: “Maybe the existing forms of art for the ideas men have had are inadequate for the ideas women have.” (Until Sat 9 Apr)


St Donats Arts Centre St Donats Castle, Vale Of Glamorgan. Free. 01446 779100. Michael Freeman ‘Biography Of A Shipwreck’ Exhibition of recent work assembled to mark the 75th birthday of this Swansea-based artist. His paintings are beauti- fully crafted works hard in the making, but with eloquent handling of paint and intense feeling. (Throughout April)


Swansea Grand Theatre Singleton St, Swansea. Mon- Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 01792 475715 / www. swanseagrand.co.uk Charlotte Leadbeater Former director of Ballet Russe in Swansea returns to St Petersburg to draw and paint Russian ballet scenes. (From Tue 5 until Tue 26 Apr)


Swansea Museum Victoria Road, The Maritime Quarter, Swansea. Free. 01792 653763 / www.swansea.gov.uk/ swanseamuseum Ugly Lovely Town A com- memoration of the WWII-era Blitz which destroyed much of Swansea 70 years ago this month. Images of Swansea past and present will be displayed, including a ‘Blitz’ feature, utilising the wartime paintings of artist Will Evans, and WW2 memorabilia. (Until May)


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Wales Museum of Modern Art, Heol Penrallt, Machynlleth, Powys. Mon-Sat 10am-4pm. Free. 01654 703355 / www. momawales.org.uk Royal Cambrian Academy Work from this esteemed inde- pendent arts institution “whose purpose is to promote the crea- tion, enjoyment and apprecia- tion of visual art through exhibi- tions and education.” (Until Sat 7 May) Bruce Cardwell ‘Noteworthy’ Black and white portraits of Welsh musicians playing folk, classical, world music etc, tying in with a book of the same title published by Seren this month. (From Mon 4 until Sat 30 Apr) Stephen West ‘Love Dogs’ Contemporary figurative sculpture. (From Mon 4 Apr until Sat 7 May)


TactileBOSCH Studios St. Andrews Rd, Llandaff North. Mon-Fri 10am-3pm; Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 07951 256255 / kim@tactilebosch. org


Taliesin Arts Centre Singleton Park, Swansea. Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 12pm-6pm and performance evenings 6pm-8.15pm. Free. 01792 295526 / www.taliesinartscentre.co.uk John Piper Original prints from this vastly important British landscape artist. Presented by Goldmark Gallery, this selection spans Piper’s fertile and diverse career celebrating his country’s Romantic heritage. (Until Thurs 21 Apr) Mike Hill ‘Ebb And Flow’ Having worked as a background artist for animated film and as an illustrator, this is the first major exhibition of Hill’s own work. The sea as a force is a constant source of ideas. (From Fri 29 Apr until Sat 21 May)


Theatr Brycheiniog Canal Wharf, Brecon. Open Mon-Fri 10am-5pm. Free. 01874 611622 / enquiries@ brycheiniog.co.uk / www. brycheiniog.co.uk Olivia Williams ‘Sculptural Urge In A Folding Landscape’ Working with mixed media on canvas, Williams’ work has a clear fascination with geological forms whilst also exploring elements of the sublime. (Until Tue 26 Apr) Clare Maynard ‘Memory Of Light’ Maynard’s recent paintings and photographs are closely informed by a journey from Wales to Berlin. The use of photography in her painting work is included in this exhibi- tion. (From Thurs 28 Apr until Tue 31 May)


Third Floor Gallery 102 Bute Street, Cardiff Bay. Open Wed-Sun 1-7pm. Free. 07981 738602 / joni@ thirdfloorgallery.com *Joseph Rodriguez ‘Mi Vida Loca’ Work from a renowned American photog- rapher who has documented LA hang life and the efforts of former inmates to readjust to life outside prison. (Until Sun 1 May)


Velindre Hospital Whitchurch, Cardiff. Open 24/7. Free. 029 2075 2251. South Wales Art Society – Permanent Rolling Exhibition Members’ works are available to view in the corridors and restaurant of the hospital at any any given time. 20% of all sales go to the hospital.


Victoria Fearn Gallery 6B Heol y Deri, Rhiwbina, Cardiff. Mon-Sat 9.30am- 5.30pm, Sun 10am-3pm. Free. 029 2052 0884. Oh, I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside Mixed exhibition on the theme of the seaside featuring paintings by Therese James, Lizzie Spikes and Susie Grindy plus many more; also ceramics by Julia Davey, sculpture and jewellery. (Until Sat 7 May)


Citizen This year’s instalment of this gallery’s annual painting, print and drawing exhibition, featuring local and internation- al artists TBC (and subject to the juding panel of Kim Fielding and Neil Jefferies). (From Sat 9 until Sat 30 Apr)


Wales Millennium Centre Bute Place, Cardiff. Free. 08700 402000 / www.wmc. org.uk Cefyn Burgess ‘Expressions Of A Culture’ Acclaimed Welsh textile artist presents new work inspired by chapels, buildings which have been part of his life since childhood. This will also feature the results of last year’s Project 21, where Cefyn led 200 primary school children from all over Wales to produce a tapestry to hang in their school. (FromMon 11 Apr until Tue 31 May)


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