art art
ABERYSTWYTH ARTS CENTRE
University Of Wales, Aberystwyth. Free. Mon-Sat 10am-8pm. 01970 621903 / aberyst-
wythartscentre.co.uk
John Downing Globetrotting newspaper photographer who covered warzones and celebrities alike, and whose retro- spective book Legacy is the source of these images. (Until Sun 7 Nov) Karen Pearce: Pwll Disglair “The main focus in this exhibition is on plein air studies and studio paintings of riversides and coastlines- primarily in Ceredigion,” says Pearce. (Until Sun 14 Nov) Sculpture Cymru At 21 Exhibition by a group founded in 2000, exploring mediums and processes through their work including stone, wood, plaster, draw- ing and installation. (Until Thurs 25 Nov)
ALBANY GALLERY
74b Albany Road, Cardiff. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm. Free. 029 2048 7158 / www.
albanygallery.com
Martyn Llewellyn Welsh artist shows paintings of the Gower peninsula, Pembrokeshire and North Wales. (Until Sat 9 Oct) Lisa-Marie Tann Abstract sculptural vessels. (Until Sat 9 Oct) Nick Holly, Mike Jones, Aled Prichard Jones Work by a trio of Welsh art- ists. (From Fri 12 Nov until Sat 8 Jan)
BAY ART
54 Bute Street, Cardiff Bay. Tue-Sat 12-5pm. Free. 029 2065 0016 /
www.bayart.org.uk
Huw Alden Davies: Xennial: Separation Of Symmetry Diffusion Festival photography exhi- bition looking at post-in- dustrial Wales and gener- ational identity. (Until Fri 22 Oct)
Imagining the Nation State A project produced by Ffotogallery (who are organising the Diffusion Festival this month) in collaboration with Chennai Photo Biennale, and supported by the British Council, this features work by Huw Alden Davies and Sebastian Bustamante (Wales), and Palani Kumar, Tarun Bhartiya and Dipanwita Sumar (India). (From Sat 2 until Sat 23 Oct)
BLACKWATER GALLERY
Pendeen House, Cardiff. Thurs + Fri 11am-4pm. Free. 029 20349819 /
blackwatergallery.co.uk
56 Dale Evans: Terrified And Curious Workers Gallery, Ynyshir, Rhondda Cynon Taff, until Sat 30 Oct. Admission: FREE.
Info: 01443 682024 /
workersgallery.co.uk The output of a photographic project by Evans, an MA student in Cornwall, Terrified And Curious takes the setting and broader image of the darkroom – as in, the spaces in some gay clubs specifically for sexual activity – as its main topic. Some featured photographs directly evoke it, others employ a faintly absurdist “chance encounter on a gloomy night” mood.
Keith Maiden: Chaos From The Top Down Fifteen new works from an artist whose work “is tur- bulent and charged, with artwork that calls upon the viewer to question their perceptions of what’s going on in the society around them.” (From Fri 29 Oct until Fri 5 Nov)
FIRING LINE MUSEUM
The Interpretation Centre, Cardiff Castle. Free. 029 2087 3523 /
www.cardiffcastlemuse-
um.org.uk
Tribute Ink This is an exhibition by the Royal British Legion featuring tattoos of people who are or were in the army, and the stories behind them. (Until Thurs 11 Nov)
CHAPTER GALLERY
Chapter Arts Centre, Market Road, Canton, Cardiff. Tue, Wed, Sat + Sun 12-6pm; Thurs + Fri 12-8pm. Free. 029 2030 4400 /
www.chapter.org
Human Conditions Of Clay Very impressive looking show cureated by Deborah Smith and fea- turing work by Pio Abad, Jonathan Baldock, Oliver Beer, William Cobbing, Shawanda Corbett, Nathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg, Ryan Gander, Antony Gormley, Nancy Herbert, Lubaina Himid, Rachel Kneebone, Lindsey Mendick, Zoë Paul, Tal R, Renee So, Francis Upritchard and Ai Weiwei. These artists “demonstrate the dynamic use of clay through the manipulation of material and presenta- tion”. (From Fri 15 Oct until Sun 13 Feb)
CRAFT IN THE BAY
The Flourish, Lloyd George Avenue, Cardiff. Mon-Sun 10.30am-5.30pm. Free. 029 2048 4611 / www. makersguildinwales.
org.uk
BAMS Student Medal Project Exhibition of art medals designed and created by students from art colleges across the UK, plus academies in Italy and Bulgaria, alongside a small selection of contemporary medals by professional makers, commissioned by the British Art Medal Society. (From Sat 2 until Sun 31 Oct)
CULTVR LAB
327 Penarth Road, Cardiff. Viewings by appointment. Free. 07910 491565 / cultvr. cymru
Janire Najera: Atomic Ed Diffusion Festival pho- tography exhibition about Ed Grothus, who worked in a US nuclear lab before becoming an anti-nuclear activist as a result of his experiences. (Throughout October)
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