WAAW INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY OPEN EXHIBITIONS Entry forms for Llanover Hall, Cardiff and Art Central, Barry have been emailed to all members. All women aged 18 and over can enter – email ebulletin@womensarts.co.uk for an entry form
WAAW has good news about the Women Artists Support Group A couple of months ago WAAW had a request for members interested in setting up a Women Artists Support Group. The result is thrilling: a group that is meeting monthly, with 15 brilliant women being inspired to see each other’s work and hear about processes. They have to be careful about numbers, so have a closed group for now. WAAW would like to see more such groups.
EXHIBITION
WAAW’s Jennifer Allan has 2 paintings, and Kate Bell also has work in the Royal Cambrian Academy Open 2025 – featuring over 300 incredible works of art, this year’s show is a true celebration of talent from across the UK. With painting, print, ceramics, sculpture, textiles, and a wide range of styles and subjects, there’s something to inspire everyone.
The show is on till March 1 2025 so plenty of time to make a visit to Conwy and the Gallery
EXHIBITION
WAAW’s Jacqueline Alkema and Pamela Jones are in an exhibition of some painters who took part in the Welsh Contemporary Painting project
Dathliad o Baentiadau Cyfoes Cymreig
Celebration of Welsh Contemporary Painting
sponsored by Dawn Bowden MS
Futures Gallery, Pierhead Building CF10 4PZ
Open 9.30 to 4.30 (Monday to Saturday)
https://senedd.wales/visit/exhibitions/celebration-of-welsh-contemporary-painting/
EXHIBITION
WAAW’s Alison Lochhead invites you to her exhibition at MoMA
‘Hanging by a Thread’
Exhibition of sculpture by Alison Lochhead – The exhibition explores the aftermath of conflicts, the shattered lives and the destroyed communities. The work uses various materials from twisted metal bars, ceramic to paper.
MoMA, Heol Penrallt, Machynlleth. SY20 8AJ.
February 1st to April 5th 2025
Open Tuesday to Friday 10am to 4pm, Saturday 10am to 1pm
Closed Sunday and Monday https://moma.cymru/en/e/alison-lochhead-hanging-by-a-thread
EXHIBITION
WAAW’s artists, Valerie Stewart, Joanne Price, Jane Dorsett & Patricia Clifford will be showing at CAFÉ ART, Llantarnam Grange, Cwmbran.
Dates are 1.3.25 to 17.5.25. For more info please call the venue
EXHIBITION
WAAW members Patricia Clifford and Rose Davies (aka Scribblah) have selected work in Queen Street Gallery Neath Open Art.
The exhibition displays a diverse selection of artwork in many different styles and media. The exhibition will run from 1st to 22nd February
further detail Queen Street Gallery 01639 631081
EXHIBITION
WAAW’s Gill Banks (Chloris Ceramics) will be exhibiting her work at Fusion Art Fair in Harrogate on 7th-9th March. It’s being held in the Yorkshire Event Centre, Harrogate. https://greatyorkshireeventscentre.co.uk/yec-events/fusion-art-fair-harrogate-spring/
EXHIBITION
WAAW’s Mandy Nash and Sheila McDonald have a new show
At the new Makers in Focus exhibition at Craft in the Bay, Cardiff
showing contemporary designs by Sheila McDonald & Mandy Nash until 23rd March
Sheila and Mandy met in the 1980’s whilst studying at the Royal College of Art, sharing a studio in London when they first set up their practices. They have a mutual passion for colour and pattern, although they work in very different materials.
This exhibition celebrates their friendship and their joy of experimenting in a variety of media, showing new work in mosaic, enamel, silverware, acrylic laminate, felt and stitch.
The Makers Guild in Wales, Craft in the Bay, The Flourish, Lloyd George Avenue, Cardiff, Wales CF10 4QH https://www.makersguildinwales.org.uk/mandynashsheilamcdonald.html
EXHIBITION
WAAW’s Emma Bevan invites you to an Open Evening of her exhibition at Found Gallery on March 5th 2025. Please RSVP to info@foundgallery.co.uk
This also coincides with the launch of the Brecon Women’s Festival, always full of treats and WAAW members
ARTIST NEWS
WAAW’s Debbie Walters has work in a magazine
She has a painting My Favourite Things featured in the new Society for All Artists magazine. https://www.saa.co.uk/ She adds: “Happy New Year to all and keep painting.”
EXHIBITION
WAAW’s Dilys Jackson has work in the I5olation Portfolio project (50 women artists) will be showing at Scholes Library, Alfred University, NY, USA. On loan there for a year.
| 2024 news and events |
WAAW AUTUMN SHOW
Every year, for our Full Members’ exhibition, we set a challenge for you. This year, the theme will be “40 years on, the Miners’ Strike”. This is a very significant celebration because there was both hardship and strong solidarity during the strike and it is remembered with sadness and joy. It is an event of consequence in British political and social history.
This is to help you plan ahead.
Delivery Monday 28th October, exhibition dates Monday 4th November to Saturday 14th December
Opening event; Friday 8th November
The theme for the Autumn show which was chosen by the committee is “40 years on, the Miners’ Strike”. There are no boundaries to your creativity around the theme. All entries are very much appreciated.
Entry forms to follow later in the summer.
The autumn show is for Full members of WAAW and, if you are a Free member and wish to enter the show, you can become a Full member by subscribing £10 due in September.
RESIDENCY
WAAW’s Rose Davies (aka Scribblah) sends news of a creative collaboration
Four Welsh women artists are heading for a residency in Germany in July. Rosie Scribblah, Chris Bird-Jones, Sarah Hopkins and Rhiannon Rees are all members of AGOR Abertawe, that has been set up to facilitate creative activity between women artists in Swansea / South Wales, and the Brandenburg area. They will be working with artists at the Atelier-Werenzhain, a visionary space for contemporary art, culture, and cultural education, founded in 1996 by artists from East and West Germany, in a 14th century former feudal tavern estate.
The artists will be posting about their activities across social media, on their own platforms and also on the AGOR Instagram profile @agor.opening
Links:
AGOR Abertawe artists https://www.agor-opening.com/agorabertawe
AGOR German / Welsh collaboration https://www.agor-opening.com/about
Atelierhof Werenzhain https://www.atelierhof-werenzhain.de/?lang=en
The residency is funded by Wales Arts International
EXHIBITION
WAAW’s Pam Jones has work in SWA 2024
Pamela Jones is in an exhibition with The Society of Women Artists at the Mall Galleries, London.
https://www.society-women-artists.org.uk/2024-exhibition
01492 593413 rca@rcaconwy.org Open Tues to Sat 11 to 5
EXHIBITION
WAAW’s Jilly Hicks is part of the cliff top exhibition in Penarth
The Penarth Open Air Art Exhibition will take place from 4th to 14th July 2024
Open from 12 to 7pm, weather permitting – Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1494322304646051
They are crowdfunding to help with their deficit: donate £2 to WIN an original Penarth themed painting by one of the Clifftop Artists, using the link below.
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/penarthclifftopartists
EXHIBITION
WAAW’s Sue Roberts is in a new exhibition, part of the Welsh Group’s 8 Shows
Genius Loci, (spirit of place.)
Welsh Group show with Sue Roberts, Chris Evans, Angela Kingston and 2 others.
You are welcome to join the Private view 6th July 1pm to 4pm
Open 2nd to 20th July
Genius Loci : This is an exhibition where artist respond to nature, going beyond the mere surface of things, finding a quality described as genius loci or spirit of place – a quality that defies description but is present nevertheless
Oriel Canfas, Cardiff
2nd – 20th July, 2024
https://www.thewelshgroup-art.com/exhibitions-arddangosfeydd
WORKSHOP
WAAW’s Pip Woolf invites you to her studio space for a workshop.
She writes: “On Saturday July 20th from 10.30- 4.30 we are hosting the second workshop at our new studio space here in the beautiful Brecon Beacons.
“Sue Cooper, a wonderful watercolourist and teacher, is coming to lead a workshop entitled ‘Delight in colour’, inspired by Paul Klee and with some time working outside to use the landscape.”
All materials and lunch are provided and lifts can be arranged from Abergavenny station. Fee £75 with concessions available.
There are limited places, please book by phone or text to Pip Woolf 07388653715
EVENTS
Some members will be happy that Llanover Hall have launched their 2024 Adult Summer School. It is all live to enrol online www.adultlearningcardiff.co.uk and the eBulletin (or Debbie at 02920 631144) can send you the programme in Welsh or English on request.
EXHIBITION
WAAW members are well represented at the Turner Gallery
‘EURO-WALES 92 GROUP: THEN & NOW’ exhibition at Turner House Gallery, NEW: WHAT’S ONPenarth. The twelve exhibitors include Barry-based Mary Husted, Gerda Roper, Carmarthenshire-based Jenny Allan; Ceredigion-based Heath Eastes; Cardiff-based Lorna Edmonton, Dilys Jackson … (and Alan Salisbury, Ceri Thomas …)
This is a free event and all are welcome.
The exhibition runs until 14 July.
https://turnerhouse.wales/the-euro-wales-92-group-then-now/
EXHIBITION
WAAW’s Gayle Rogers has an exhibition
Never Forgotten
Reflections on the impact of the life and death of a sporting hero
By Gayle Rogers
The exhibition shares pages from Gayle’s graphic novel in progress that was supported by an Artist Bursary: Artist Information Company 2023 and cartoons and comic strips inspired by Cymru football.
Workers Gallery, 99 Ynyshir Road, RCT, CF39 0EN
umtil 27th July
Free entry 10.30am -4.30pm Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays or by appointment. Gayle’s presentation about her graphic novel was voted best of the day at the International Football Conference last weekend.
More details at https://www.gaylerogersart.com/post/never-forgotten-football-history
EXHIBITION
WAAW’s Patricia Clifford has work in the Torfaen open arts exhibition Llantarnham Grange Arts Centre Cwmbran
From 20th May to August 10th Open 10am – 4pm Monday to Saturday
EXHIBITION
WAAW’s Dilys Jackson has work in exhibitions, national and international
Dilys is showing in a gallery ProjektRaum in Friedrichstafen, Germany. https://projektraumfn.com/ All welcome should you be passing that way next month
Dilys’ work in the I5olation Portfolio project (50 women artists) will be showing at Scholes Library, Alfred University, NY, USA. On loan there for a year.
ART & HEALTH
WAAW’s Amelia “Unity” Thamas is involved in a hip-hop/health project
‘Graffiti in Health’ project is a collaboration which has just started, to educate health and other professionals about graffiti culture, with a view to working together in the future. You can read about it here GRAFFITI IN HEALTH – Millimagic Unity has been involved in developing work with health professionals, and thinking around graffiti and health
