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Discover four inspiring artists at Llanwrtyd’s Heritage & Arts Centre

THROUGHOUT AUGUST

Following the success of July's exhibition, Llanwrtyd Heritage & Arts Centre welcomes visitors to another diverse and inspiring showcase of Welsh artistic talent throughout August.

Local printmaker Paul Rickard continues his show throughout August but is joined by three
new artists – Anita Woods, Jacky John of Carmel Pottery and Jeni Pain – bringing together painting, ceramics and mixed media in a colourful and engaging exhibition.

Professional mixed media artist Anita Woods, an elected member of the Royal Watercolour Society of Wales, presents expressive figurative and animal paintings created primarily in watercolour. Drawing inspiration from Celtic myths and legends, together with the music that fills her studio while she works, Anita’s paintings combine technical skill with imagination and storytelling. Her work has been recognised nationally, having twice been selected for the prestigious Wales Contemporary exhibition.

Ceramic artist Jacky John, of Carmel Pottery, creates beautiful handcrafted stoneware from her studio in rural Wales. Every piece is individually thrown and fired using traditional gas reduction techniques, producing her distinctive purple glazes and ensuring that no two creations are ever identical. More recently, Jacky has developed glazes using ash from a fallen tree, creating stunning natural greens that reflect the Welsh landscape that inspires her work. Designed to be both beautiful and practical, her ceramics are made to become part of everyday family life while celebrating the craftsmanship behind every piece.

Completing the exhibition is the delightfully original work of Jeni Pain, whose cheerful creations combine ceramics with driftwood, beach finds, vintage treasures, repurposed fabrics and scavenged wire. Working from her studio ‘in a shed by a stream’ in West Wales, Jeni transforms everyday and found objects into quirky works of art full of character, humour and charm. Her love of the coastline is reflected not only in the materials she gathers but also in her commitment to caring for the environment, never leaving the beach without collecting litter alongside her treasures.

Together, these four artists offer visitors an exhibition full of imagination, craftsmanship and individuality. Whether your interests lie in fine art, ceramics or unique mixed-media creations, there is something to surprise and delight.

Admission to the gallery is free.

Llanwrtyd Heritage & Arts Centre is open Thursday to Sunday, 10am until 4pm, and everyone is warmly invited to come along and enjoy another outstanding exhibition by talented Welsh artists.

Irfon Valley Artists and Artisans Return for September Exhibition

Throughout September

Following a summer of diverse and inspiring exhibitions, Llanwrtyd Heritage & Arts Centre welcomes back the Irfon Valley Artists and Artisans for its September exhibition. The group brings together a talented collection of artists and makers from across the countryside between the Cambrian Mountains and the Epynt, stretching from the Sugar Loaf through Beulah, Garth and Cilmeri.

The exhibition provides an opportunity to see the remarkable breadth of creative work being produced in this beautiful part of mid-Wales. Members work in a wide variety of media, including watercolour, oil and acrylic painting, photography, printmaking, ceramics, stained glass and textiles. While many take inspiration from the hills, valleys, rivers, streams, fields and woodland around them, others look further afield for their ideas and inspiration.

This year’s exhibition features work by a particularly varied group of artists and artisans.
Simon H Lilly presents pieces from his extensive A Welsh Dreaming series, created using
layered photographs to produce evocative and imaginative images.

 

Katie Fiszman explores Islamic geometric compositions alongside flowing biomorphic patterns.

Paul Rickard, whose work has featured in previous exhibitions at the Centre, draws on his long-standing interest in archaeology to create original relief, intaglio and lithographic prints.

Photography is represented by Sarah Mason, whose long-standing interest in the medium
now focuses on the landscapes of mid-Wales, and Andrew Dally, whose photographs of wild places are inspired by the landscape, history and literature of the region.

The surrounding countryside is also central to the work of Jon Hather, whose watercolours
capture the peaceful valleys, hills and moorland through the changing seasons, and David
Wetner, who paints landscapes and nature subjects in oils, often using palette knives and
working en plein air in the mid-Wales hills.

There are also some fascinating and more unusual approaches to art. Mandi Baykaa Murry
creates delicate paintings on naturally moulted feathers, inspired by quiet encounters with
birds, while Peter Barnett produces dramatic wildlife scenes in oils.

 

 

Completing the exhibition are the extraordinary stained-glass work of Jeff Pine and Linda
Pace Avery, alongside ceramics by Wendy Chamberlain and Jonathan Burton.

 

Together, the artists offer a colourful celebration of the creativity, character and inspiration to be found in the Irfon Valley and its surrounding landscape.

Admission is free.

Llanwrtyd Heritage & Arts Centre is open Thursday to Sunday, 10am until 4pm.