News
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21/08/2009 Arts Engine launched
Arts Engine is a new on line directory of artists and performers based in Powys launched by Powys Arts Forum and designed to keep artists in Powys connected with whats going on and with each other.
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19/08/2009 The Morisons and the Cultural Olympiad
Heather and Ivan Morisons project 'Ty Unnos' has been selected, along with four other projects in Wales, for development.
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31/07/2009 David Nash at the Eisteddfod
The work of David Nash is this years 'special exhibition' at The National Eisteddfod Meirion a'r Cyffiniau in Bala.
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31/07/2009 Y Lle Celf 2009
367 artists, architects and makers submitted artwork for consideration at this year's National Eisteddfod in Bala. 56 were finally selected for the exhibition in Y Lle Celf.
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30/07/2009 Nick Capaldi talks to Culture Colony - Y Wladfa Newydd
Nick Capaldi, Chief Executive at the Arts Council of Wales, talks about the importance of the arts at a time recession. "At a time of recession we should do more to encourage dreams, ambitions and aspiration, not less". This is the first in a series of speeches for this web site called 'Platform One'.
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29/07/2009 Sue's bottom is an easy target
The press have got hold of a 'bum' story and blown it right out of context. Sue Williams was recently approached by the Times for an interview about her work and her recent Arts Council of Wales 'Creative Wales Award'.
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26/07/2009 The Shape Of Things To Come - The Black Cloud is raised in Bristol
Culture Colony - Y Wladfa Newydd Pioneers Heather and Ivan Morrison have built a conference space in a day! 'The Black Cloud', a shelter made out of timber from the Morisons woodland near Dolgellau, is situated in Victoria Park, Bristol, and is now available for use by anyone who would like to hold an event there during its existence over the next 6 months. The barn-raising event was filmed by Pixel Foundry Artists Archive and will be shown here soon on this web site.
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15/07/2009 Guerilla Projection starts the promotion campaign
Culture Colony, bold and clear, projected onto the side of Castell Harlech announces Culture Colony to the world.
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14/07/2009 Bendigeidfran Returns to Castell Harlech
Theatr Harlech approached CADW in 2007 proposing a large scale community project in Castell Harlech. CADW's encouragement has resulted in a diverse group of exceptional artists from accross North Wales creating the framework for a new radical telling of Wales' greatest saga 'Y Mabinogion'. The event will be filmed by Pixel Foundry Artists Archive and shown here soon on Culture Colony - Y Wladfa Newydd.
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12/07/2009 Tamara Krikorian
Tamara Krikorian began making video in 1973 in Scotland where her campaigning helped establish the artform through a series of influential exhibitions. Tamara was an influential artist during the 70's and one of the first female artists in the UK to work with video. A founder of the artist led distribution agency London Video Arts in 1976, she was also an influential teacher at Maidstone and Newcastle. She lived in Penarth and until recently was the director of Cywaith Cymru - Artworks Wales.