Open Call Exhibitions June 2018

OPEN CALL The Great North Art Show open call exhibitions for artists invites northern artists to submit work for an exciting exhibition of contemporary art, held in Ripon Cathedral, North Yorkshire. Painters, printmakers, textile artists, photographers, sculptors, and illustrators can submit six artworks to be hung as a body of work. Prizes available: Best Picture in Show £1,000, Best Artist… Continue reading Open Call Exhibitions June 2018

Contemporary landscape painting by Osian Gwent

expressive • contemporary • modern art

Welsh landscape art Landscape art is my favourite genre. As a contemporary landscape painter and landscape artist, I get to express what it personally means to me through painting. The Welsh landscape is a part of who I am. It inevitably shows up as a sense of atmosphere and movement in my painting, because I… Continue reading Contemporary landscape painting by Osian Gwent

Edgelands at the Canolfan Y Celfyddydau

paint bushes in a vase

Edgelands Exhibition I drove over to Aberystwyth today to visit Canolfan Y Celfyddydau, otherwise known as the Aberystwyth Arts Centre. The main exhibition ‘Edgelands’, takes its inspiration from the overlooked areas of land on the borders of the town and the countryside. These are the outskirts of cities that hardly receive any attention. This collection of contemporary… Continue reading Edgelands at the Canolfan Y Celfyddydau