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QUEEN STREET GALLERY


Queen Street, Neath. Tue-Sat 10am-3pm. 01639 631081 / queenstreetgalleryneath.co.uk


Christmas 2022 Paintings and applied art by gallery artists here. (From Mon 5 until Sat 24 Dec)


ROYAL CAMBRIAN ACADEMY


Crown Lane, Conwy. Tue-Sat 11am-5pm. 01492 593413 / rcaconwy.org


Winter Exhibition 2022 Painting, print-making, photography, sculpture and textiles from RCA members. (From Sat 26 Nov until Fri 23 Dec)


RUTHIN CRAFT CENTRE


Centre For The Applied Arts, Park Road, Ruthin, Denbighshire. Tue-Sun 10am-5.30pm. 01824 704774 / ruthincraftcentre.org.uk


Helen Yardley: Drawings For Floors Work taking up all three floors of this gallery and featuring Yardley’s tufted, flatweave and hand-knotted rugs (the prac- tise for which she is best known), her less- er-seen acoustic felt pieces and some new Dalle de verre glass work. (Until Sun 8 Jan) The Print Studio First in a series of print exhibitions at Ruthin taking a closer look at the connection between craft and printmaking. Established artists such as David Nash, Laura Ford, Clare Woods and Sue Williams feature with the emerging likes of Molly Rooke, Melissa Rodrigues and Coral Williams. (Until Sun 8 Jan)


SENEDD / PIERHEAD


Cardiff Bay. Mon-Fri 9.30am-4.30pm, Sat 10.30am-4.30pm. 0300 2006565 / senedd.wales/visit/exhibitions


Pete Davis: City Stories – Photographs Of Cardiff 1969-1977 Documentary photography depicting Splott, in Cardiff, during a period of redevelop- ment and unemployment. Davis’ work has gone on to feature in many international collections. (Until Thurs 8 Dec) Through Our Eyes Photographs and videos aiming to challenge perceptions and stereotypes of people with learning disabil- ities by highlighting the roles and activities they play within communities. (Until Sat 4 Feb)


Celebration Of Welsh Contemporary Painting 2022 Final stop for an exhibition which toured Wales from July. (From Thurs 15 Dec until Thurs 9 Feb)


TENBY MUSEUM


Castle Hill, Tenby. Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10.30am-3pm. £4/£3/£2 kids. 01834 842809 / tenby- museum.org.uk


Welsh/Ukrainian Cultural Exchange Artwork produced as a result of this project earlier this year. (Until Sat 17 Dec) Tom Sloan: ‘58 To ‘22 Pop art-ish mixed media artwork celebrating Wales’ qualification for the 2022 World Cup, launching the day after the final group match so time will tell to what extent this captures a national mood. (Until Sat 17 Dec)


TOWER GALLERY


49 High Street, Crickhowell. Wed-Sat 10am-5pm. 01873 812495 / towergallery.co.uk


The Christmas Exhibition Featuring work by all members of the Usk Valley Artists’ Co-operative: Hannah Firmin, Graeme Galvin, Veronica Gibson, Lesley Lillywhite, Kathleen Littler, Harriet Lloyd, Robert Macdonald and Philippine Sowerby. (Until Sun 15 Jan)


TURNER HOUSE GALLERY


Plymouth Road, Penarth. Thurs + Fri 12-4.30pm; Sat + Sun 10am-4pm. 029 2070 0721 / turnerhouse.wales


Umbrella Cardiff Takeover Cardiff art collective use this gallery as a space for new work by young and emerging local artists. (Until Thurs 22 Dec) Dan Llewellyn Hall: Celf Coast Cymru 10 An oil painting-based celebra- tion of the Wales Coast Path, which is 10 this year; Hall, a Cardiff-born artist whose work has been shown extensivelty in the UK, was commissioned to depict it. (Until Tue 10 Jan)


TŶ PAWB


Market Street, Wrexham. Mon-Sat 9.30am-5pm. 01978 292144 / typawb. wales


The Tŷ Pawb Open Open call exhi- bition featuring works by over 150 artists from across the country, working in a range of mediums including paint, print and sculpture. (Until Sat 7 Jan)


VOLCANO


27-29 High Street, Swansea. Mon-Fri 10am-4pm. 01792 464790 / volcanotheatre.wales


Jesse Lezama: The Viewfinder Figurative painting and photography by an artist from Trinidad & Tobago and currently based in Swansea. The works selected span the last 10 years. (From Tue 6 until Tue 13 Dec)


THE WATERFRONT GALLERY


The Old Sail Loft Discovery Quay, The Docks, Milford Haven. Tue-Sat 10.30am-4.30pm. 01646 695699 / thewaterfrontgallery.co.uk


Christmas Show Mixed work from gal- lery artists. (Throughout December)


WEST WHARF GALLERY


Jacob’s Market, West Canal Wharf, Cardiff. Thurs-Sat 10am-5pm. 07732 163945 / instagram.com/ westwharfgallery


Exploring The Overlooked Work by David Gould, David Brook and Geoff Davies: the latter passed away in 2021, and will have his life and work celebrated here, while Gould and Brook will each show current work. (Until Sat 24 Dec)


WORKERS GALLERY


99 Ynyshir Road, Ynyshir, nr Porth. 10.30am-4.30pm Thurs-Sat and by appointment. 01443 682024 / workersgallery.co.uk


Pŵer Pobl / People Power Exhibition of female & non-binary photographers doc- umenting the act of protest from a feminist perspective, featuring mages and ephemera from Wales and around the world. (Until Thurs 22 Dec) Cymru And The World Cup An effort to create a ‘red wall’ of art in A4 or A5 size, inspired by the Wales football team and the World Cup. (Until Thurs 22 Dec)


clubs BUFFALO


11 Windsor Place, Cardiff. linktr.ee/ buffalocardiff


Thurs 1 Dec Breaks’n’Beyond: Aloka 10.30pm-4am, £5. Hey! Nice booking here, with a DJ and producer from Cardigan who runs the Typeless label and serves up “calming (if distortion-flecked) synths and aggier, punchy breakbeats”. Not my words, but the words of… oh wait, those are my words. In further fun rave action from unlikely parts of Wales, ghetto-


tech specialist Louis Lotto from Wrexham will also be down for a set, with Electra, Daffty, Ratattack and Jake Fried. Fri 2 Dec CYNT: Sally C 10pm-3am, £10. Irish house DJ based in, you’re not going to believe this, Berlin who has a label named Big Saldo’s Chunkers. Viewpoints, Mr Sass and Age Gap are the other DJs. Mon 5 Dec Taking Back Monday 10pm-3am, £5. Launch gig for a new metal/rock night with a DJ set from Padge and Jamie from Bullet For My Valentine. Thurs 8 Dec Heavy Cream: £1 Rave 10pm-3am, £1-£5. Garage and jungle for cheap (£1 before 11pm, £3 before 2am, £5 on the door) from DJs Heavy Cream, RichTea, Jellie and more TBC. Sat 31 Dec This Must Be Dirty Pop 9pm-2am, £9. Indie, postpunk and pop from the combined forces of Dirty Pop and This Must Be The Place. Sat 17 Dec Rotary Club 11pm-4am, £3. Disco, house and other danceable musics from reliable if recently-quiet promoters.


BUNKHOUSE


24 Park Street, Swansea. 07716 767651 / thebunkhouseswansea.com


Sat 28 Jan Release The Kraken v Acid Sundae 7pm-4am, from £5. Acid techno and general free party crusty thun- der. Room 1: The Geezer, James Kinetic, Suss Twins, Jamie Techno B, DJ Hexxen, Syrus The Virus, DJ P303, 2speed and El The Transcender. Room 2: Jah Scoop, Jungle Monk, Terry Edibles, Salted Slug & Fattman, Seizey, Jordan Turkish, DJ Slim and Martin Jaxx.


CARDIFF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS UNION


Park Place, Cardiff. 029 2078 1458 / cardiffstudents.com


Fri 2 Dec DNB Allstars: Caged 10pm-4am, £21. Drum’n’bass from Chase & Status (DJ set), Turno, Alcemist, Vibe Chemistry, Sota, EJ Kitto, Anais, Disrupta and hosts Dreps, XL and more TBC.


CARPE NOCTEM


42 Charles Street, Cardiff. linktr.ee/ carpenoctemcardiff


Fri 2 Dec Dread Legacy Cardiff 10pm-4am, £11. Drum’n’bass from Ray Keith b2b Nicky Blackmarket, Sasha Steppa, Toby Ross, Lo Selecta and MC Juiceman.


Albums of 2022 Writers’ Choices


MAGGIE ROGERS Surrender (Capitol)


July marked the release of Mag- gie Rogers’ highly anticipated second album, Surrender setting the bar high with her break- through debut album, Surrender sees a shift in sound and aesthetic but all for the better – a truly liberating and masterful album about rocking out and letting go.


JOHN EVANS ADWAITH


Bato Mato (Libertino)


Influenced by journeys navigating adulthood – beyond their native Carmarthen, even aboard the Trans-Siberian Express – early tracks Cuddio and Sudd are slick, postpunk-infused opening hooks, whilst Nid Aur picks up the pace before the striking bassline of Oren paves the way for the album’s closer.


CHLOË EDWARDS


ANGEL OLSEN Big Time (Jagjaguwar) However uncertain of her own emotions she might be, Big Time is another astonishingly self-assured album, pitch-per- fect in absolutely every respect: songs, lyrics, instrumentation, production, artwork. A stunning collection of tracks that sound like timeless classics from the very first spin.


BEN WOOLHEAD


BUZZARD BUZZARD BUZZARD


Sat 3 Dec Sinfonía 10pm-4am, £5. Deep house, minimal techno and tech-house. Fri 9 Dec Hardcore Rebellion 10pm-4am, £15. Happy-ish hardcore from Mark Breeze, Klubfiller, Scoot, Miss Special K, Denzo, Baker & Corey, Jonny P and MCs Wotsee, Enemy, Energy, Steal, 3 Man, Fugitive and Mic E Gee. Sat 10 Dec 174DNB 10pm-4am, £4. Drum’n’bass from Jam Thieves, Ransom, Subverse and Dubvendor. Fri 16 Dec Safari 10pm-4am, £10. Drum’n’bass and jungle from MrStretch b2b Selekta, Alx b2b Manik, Jackal & Hyde, T-Bone, Lion UK, Joe Blow and MC Razor Don.


Sat 31 Dec NYE: TC 8.30pm-4.30am, £10. Drum’n’bass from TC, DJ Hybrid, Exile, Meraki, Dubvendor, T Bone, Giorgi and Turbo.


CLWB IFOR BACH


Womanby Street, Cardiff. 029 2023 2199 / clwb.net


Thurs 1 Dec Swiftogeddon 11pm-4am, £8. Taylor Swift-themed club night. Sat 3 Dec Dazed Disco Xmas Special 11pm-4am, £3-£7.50. Disco and house from Oh My Rosh, KJ3 and more TBC.


Fri 9 Dec Headspace 11pm-4am, £7. Drum’n’bass from Mantra, Double O, Quartz, Elec tra, Lubi J and MC Blackeye. Fri 27 Jan CYNT 11pm-4am, £15. Cardiff debut (I think) for garage/bass/ bhangra crossover pioneer Yung Singh, alongside Fliss Mauyo and CYNT resi-


Backhand Deals (Communion) After teasing their ever-growing fanbase with EP after EP, front- man Tom Rees and his fellow bandmates have put together a collection of songs they’re prepared to package as an album proper. And it’s a perfect balance of all the elements we’ve come to expect from a band surely on the cusp of greatness.


JOHN-PAUL DAVIES


PANIC SHACK Baby Shack (Brace Yourself) The enjoyment of making music with your friends shouldn’t be reserved to a male, indie, mem- bers-only club – but sometimes it certainly looks that way. Panic Shack have been spending the last three years building up a sizable following through word- of-mouth. This EP will surely blow open the gates to a far wider audience.


ISABEL THOMAS


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