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Llunwyr Lluniau ~ The Picturemakers: a collective of artists working near Aberystwyth

Our next group exhibition

Aberystwyth

17 May – 2 July: Morlan Centre, Queen's Rd, Aberystwyth, a group exhibition entitled "Soar y Mynydd"

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Current and future exhibitions

Venue Location Dates Curator Link to photos
Canolfan Morfa Centre Queen Street, Aberystwyth. 17 May — 2 July, 2010. Alistair Crawford
Oriel Theatr Clwyd Mold 23 Oct — 10 Nov 2010 Alistair Crawford

Past exhibitions, with links to photos of the openings etc

Venue Location Dates Curator Link to photos
Brecon Beacons National Park Visitor Centre Libanus, Nr Brecon 2 — 5 April, 2010 Julia Harris
Brecon Beacons National Park Visitor Centre Libanus, Nr Brecon 2 Nov — 31 Dec 2009 Julia Harris See our photo album
Oriel Elynedd Rhiannon's, Tregaron 26 Sept — 7 Nov 2009 Alistair Crawford See our photo album
The Gallery Rhayader 1 Aug — 12 Sept 2009 Rosemary Fahimi Watch this space
Morlan Centre Aberystwyth 1 April — 13 May 2009 Heulwen Davies See our photo album
Oriel Celf Cambria Arts Gallery Tregaron 11 Oct — 7 Nov 2008 Barbara Matthews See our photo album
Pendre Gallery Cardigan 1 — 13 Sept, 2008 Maggie Goff See our photo album
The Gallery Rhayader 29 June — 31 Jul 2008 Rosemary Fahimi See our photo album
Morlan Centre Aberystwyth 13 Mar — 29 Apr 2008 Heulwen Davies See our photo album
King Street Gallery Carmarthen 3 — 31 Sept, 2007 Alistair Crawford See our photo album

Press cuttings

Click a link below to see what the press says about us.


The Picturemakers artists showing elsewhere now or soon

Alistair Crawford

Iwan Dafis

Heulwen Davies

Julia Harris

Barbara Matthews

Stephanie Mansell

Dot Thomas

Harry Thomas

Shelley Upton


History Section: The Picturemakers' First Exhibition

'Cynefin'

King Street Gallery, Carmarthen

3—31 September 2007

This exhibition, our first as a group, grew out of the collective urge to create. Most of all, it continues to demonstrate how we respond to that which surrounds us; to what we have found in our own, individual and personal backyards, found in our cynefin, in that special place and of that special people, that we know and love.

(Read a fine definition of cynefin on Shelley Upton's page ).

The Picturemakers thank the following for their generous support for 'Cynefin':

  • RL Wales Ltd Housing Development, Aberystwyth
  • Merlin Property Development, Aberystwyth
  • Dilwyn Roberts Architects, Aberystwyth
  • Cambrian Tyres, Aberystwyth
  • Gordon Miles, Summit Frames, Cemmaes Road
  • Shearer and Morris Estate Agents, Aberystwyth
  • Lampeter House, Aberystwyth and Carmarthen
  • Rob Rattray Butchers, Aberystwyth
  • Oriel y Bont, Aberystwyth

Photo gallery: seting up the exhibition

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Photos by Heulwen

Exhibition Preview of 'Cynefin'

On Thurs 30 August we held a preview of the 'Cynefin' exhibition at the Conrah Hotel, Aberystwyth, in aid of charity (Mentro Lluest, Aberystwyth).

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At the preview in the marquee

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Steph and Taff count the funds raised for Mentro Lluest

Donation to Mentro Lluest

At the successful Cynefin preview at the Conrah Hotel, Aberystwyth on 30 Sept 2007, almost £3200 was raised for the charitable organisation Mentro Lluest, from the sale of paintings donated by The Picturemakers artists, and by our local patrons. This sum was presented to David Greeney, Chairman of the Mentro Trustees, on 8 Dec 2007 by The Picturemakers President Prof Alistair Crawford and other members of the group. You can see more in our Press Cuttings Scrapbook.

picturemakers give cheque to mentro lluest

David Greeney (second left) accepting a cheque for £3199.25 from Steph (Treasurer), Alistair (President) and Dot (Secretary). Dilwyn, who had done so much to make the Charity Preview a success, was unable to attend.


Iwan

Congratulations to Iwan Dafis who was a finallist in the Boundary Gallery Prize for Figurative Art 2008 and showed at their gallery in London. For more info visit Artnet or Boundary Gallery. He has also won a Geoffrey Crawshay Memorial Travelling Fellowship to travel to Provence to paint.

Exhibition "Cwm", Morlan Centre, Aberystwyth, 2009.

At the opening the sum of £150 was raised in aid of the charity Aberystwyth Riding for the Disabled. We are grateful for all of those at the opening who contributed by buying refreshments and raffle tickets and donating prizes.

See our photo album of the opening and paintings here ...

You can read Dai's poems here ...

Members' diary

2009

Diary last updated on 2 Nov; all dates are subject to confirmation.