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Tigers & Dragons: India and Wales in Britain 23.05.25 - 02.11.2025 Bushra Wakas Khan (b.1986) Blodeuwedd, 2025 Gilding on Organza, Silk, Velvet and Swarovski Crystals Breacan, 2025 Silk and Thread Teigrod a Dreigiau: India a Chymru ym Mhrydain 23.05.25 - 02.11.2025 Bushra Wakas Khan (b.1986) Blodeuwedd, 2025 Eurwaith ar organsa, sidan, melfed a chrisialau Swarovski Crisialau Breacan, 2025 Sidan ac edau

Come As You Really Are 15 February – 27 April Hetain Patel is a London based artist and filmmaker. His films, sculptures, live performances, paintings and photographs have been shown worldwide in galleries, theatres and on iconic public screens, including Piccadilly Circus, London, and Times Square, New York. His works have been presented at the Venice Biennale, Ullens Centre for Contemporary Art, Beijing and Tate Modern, London, to Sadler's Wells. Patel's work exploring identity and freedom, using choreography, text and popular culture appears in multiple formats and media, intended to reach the widest possible audience. His video and performance work online have been watched over 50 million times, which includes his TED talk of 2013 titled, ‘Who Am I? Think Again'. Come As You Really Are 15 Chwefror a 27 Ebrill Mae Hetain Patel yn artist ac yn wneuthurwr ffilmiau o Lundain. Mae ei ffilmiau, ei gerfluniau, ei berfformiadau byw, ei baentiadau a'i ffotograffau wedi cael eu dangos ledled y byd mewn orielau, theatrau ac ar sgriniau cyhoeddus eiconig, gan gynnwys Piccadilly Circus, Llundain a Times Square, Efrog Newydd. Mae ei waith wedi cael ei gyflwyno yn Biennale Fenis, Canolfan Celf Gyfoes Ullens, Beijing a Tate Modern, Llundain i Sadler's Wells. Mae gwaith Patel sy'n archwilio hunaniaeth a rhyddid, gan ddefnyddio coreograffi, testun a diwylliant poblogaidd yn ymddangos mewn amryfal fformatau a chyfryngau, gyda'r bwriad o gyrraedd y gynulleidfa ehangaf posib. Mae ei waith fideo a pherfformiad ar-lein wedi cael eu gwylio dros 50 miliwn o weithiau, sy'n cynnwys ei sgwrs TED yn 2013 o'r enw, ‘Who Am I? Think Again'.

Flight and aerial warfare have inspired new artistic perspectives throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. Taking as a starting point, the IWM collection artworks selected by Heather Phillipson for display alongside Out of This World, Rebecca Newell considers how artists have grappled with seen and unseen threats from the sky – and with aircraft, parachutes, balloons, clouds and light – to forge new forms of representation. Rebecca Newell has been IWM's Head of Art since 2017, working on all aspects related to the care, display and interpretation of the museum's preeminent art collection. She was lead curator for the Blavatnik Art, Film and Photography Galleries which opened at IWM London in November 2023, and also leads the IWM 14-18 NOW Legacy Fund art commissioning programme. With a background in art history and museology, she is part of the research-active staff community at IWM, engaging in research, publishing and exhibition projects to deepen understanding of war and its impact. Her current areas of research also include gender violence in conflict and marginalisation in the art collection. This event was part of a programme of activities to celebrate Heather Phillipson's Out of this World exhibition. Mae hedfan a rhyfel yn yr awyr wedi ysbrydoli safbwyntiau artistig newydd drwy'r 20fed a'r 21ain ganrif. Gan ddechrau gyda gwaith celf casgliad yr Amgueddfa Ryfel Ymerodrol (IWM) a ddewiswyd gan Heather Phillipson i'w arddangos ochr yn ochr ag Out of this World, bydd Rebecca Newell yn ystyried sut y mae artistiaid wedi mynd i'r afael â bygythiadau gweladwy ac anweladwy o'r awyr – a cherbydau awyr, parasiwtiau, balŵns, cymylau a goleuni – i lunio mathau newydd o gynrychiolaeth. Mae Rebecca Newell wedi bod yn Bennaeth Celf yr IWM ers 2017, gan weithio ar bob agwedd sy'n ymwneud â gofalu am gasgliad celf rhagorol yr amgueddfa, yn ogystal â'u harddangos a'u dehongli. Bu'n guradur arweiniol ar gyfer Orielau Celf, Ffilm a Ffotograffiaeth Blavatnik a agorwyd yn IWM Llundain ym mis Tachwedd 2023 ac mae hi hefyd yn arwain rhaglen gomisiynu celf y Gronfa Waddol IWM 14-18 NOW. Gyda chefndir ym myd hanes celf ac astudiaethau amgueddfaol, mae hi'n rhan o'r gymuned staff sy'n weithredol o ran ymchwil yn IWM, gan gymryd rhan mewn ymchwil, cyhoeddi a phrosiectau arddangosfeydd er mwyn gwella dealltwriaeth o ryfel a'i effaith. Mae ei meysydd ymchwil presennol hefyd yn cynnwys trais ar sail rhywedd yn ystod gwrthdaro a gwthio pobl i'r ymylon yn y casgliad celf. Mae'r digwyddiad yn rhan o raglen o weithgareddau i ddathlu arddangosfa Out of this World  Heather Phillipson.

A World of Mystery: the life of Margaret Watts Hughes The name of Margaret Watts Hughes will not be familiar to many, but it certainly should be. A Dowlais born, child vocalist of great fame, who grew to be known across the country for her voice. Fascinated by sound she invented a way of making the human voice visible. To her there was an invisible world of mystery that sound revealed, and she was at the forefront of revealing that world. A selection of Margaret Watts Hughes Voice Figures, chosen by Heather, are currently on display in Room 8 from Cyfarthfa Castle Museum and Art Gallery Collection as part of the Out of this World exhibition. An IWM 14-18 NOW Legacy Fund commission in partnership with Glynn Vivian Art Gallery. Ni fydd enw Margaret Watts Hughes yn gyfarwydd i nifer ohonoch, ond, yn sicr, dylai'r enw fod yn un cyfarwydd iawn. Ganwyd y gantores, a ddaeth i'r amlwg pan oedd hi'n blentyn, yn Nowlais, a daeth yn adnabyddus ar draws y wlad am ei llais. Cafodd ei swyno gan sain, ac roedd hi'n arbrofi gyda sain a dyfeisiodd ffordd o wneud y llais dynol yn weladwy. Iddi hi, roedd byd anweladwy llawn dirgel yr oedd sain yn ei amlygu, ac roedd hi ar flaen y gad o ran datgelu'r byd hwnnw. Mae detholiad o gasgliad Voice Figures Margaret Watts Hughes, a ddewiswyd gan Heather, yn cael ei arddangos yn Ystafell 8 o gasgliad Amgueddfa ac Oriel Gelf Castell Cyfarthfa fel rhan o'r Arddangosfa Out of this World.

Rhodri Davies And Joan Jones, William Blake's Prophecy In Spirit Mirror by Glynn Vivian Art Gallery - On Air

Rhodri Davies, Response To Spirit Mirror, Track 1 by Glynn Vivian Art Gallery - On Air

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Curator Gilly Fox guides us around the Hayward Gallery Touring Exhibition, 'Not Without My Ghosts, The Artist As Medium'. Fox talks about the varied work in the exhibition, ranging from the late 19th century to the present day, looking at how artists' have engaged with séances, channelling, automatic writing and other paranormal investigations. Gilly Fox, Assistant Curator at Hayward Gallery Touring. Fox lectures on fine art, curating and photography courses across the UK. In 2016, Gilly Fox was selected for the Clore Leadership programme and launched her independent art consultancy, advising clients on commissioning artists and work for built environment. Mae'r curadur, Gilly Fox, yn ein tywys o gwmpas arddangosfa Hayward Gallery Touring, ‘Not Without My Ghosts, The Artist As Medium'. Mae Fox yn sôn am waith amrywiol yr arddangosfa sy'n dyddio o ddiwedd y 19eg ganrif hyd heddiw, gan edrych ar sut mae artistiaid wedi ymgysylltu â seansau, sianelu, ysgrifennu awtomatig ac ymchwiliadau goruwchnaturiol eraill. Gilly Fox, Curadur Cynorthwyol Hayward Gallery Touring. Mae Fox yn darlithio ar gyrsiau celfyddyd cain, curadu a ffotograffiaeth ledled y DU. Yn 2016 dewiswyd Gilly Fox ar gyfer y rhaglen Clore Leadership a lansiodd ei hymgynghoriad celf annibynnol gan gynghori cleientiaid ar gomisiynu artistiaid a gwaith ar gyfer yr amgylchedd adeiledig.

Artist Joan Jones performed ‘Gloomy Mayhill Walk’ as part of our Glynn Vivian Art Night: Supporting LGBT+ History Month in February 2020. Listen again to this captivating journey through the streets and pathways of Mayhill. Perfformiodd yr artist Joan Jones 'Gloomy Mayhill Walk' fel rhan o Noson Gelf Glynn Vivian: Cefnogi Ms Hanes LGBT+ ym mis Chwefror 2020. Gwrandewch unwaith eto ar y daith hudolus hon drwy strydoedd a llwybrau Mayhill.

The Victorians viewed sight as the ‘sovereign’ of the senses and considered its loss highly disabling. From the late eighteenth century onwards charitable institutions provided education and training for blind children. Wealthy philanthropists such as Richard Glynn Vivian supported blind people’s charities, but from the middle of the nineteenth century blind people became increasingly critical of charity and the attitudes of pity that underpinned it. This talk explores these arguments and their relevance to disability activism today. Glynn Vivian’s own sight declined in later life, and the talk also examines the experiences of people with visual impairments.

Bob Gelsthorpe is an artist, writer and co-director at Bit Studios. Faith is the key driving force in his practice-based research, which includes drawing, performance, photography, sculpture and curatorial projects. The work dictates the medium, as opposed to a medium focussed practice. Bob recorded this talk while he was our Artist in Residence during November 2015.

Artist, musician, collector, performer and designer Aled Simons joined Learning officer Tom Goddard to talk about his practice and time on his residency, recorded in July 2015.

In this episode Lecturer and artist Tiff Oben presents the first in a series of three talks, searching for the Masters, overlooked makers, objects and the obscure, in a personal response to the Glynn Vivian Collection. Recorded in September 2014

In this episode, join Emma Gifford Mead as she discusses her curatorial practice including highlights from her time at Oriel Davies, Parasol Unit, and the British Council, leading up to curating the Jeremy Deller exhibition at the British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, 2013. Recorded in March 2014

Joan Jones was our Artist in Residence from December to January 2015. In this episode, Joan and Learning officer Tom Goddard discuss Joan's influences, life and experiences during the residency.

This episode is an extract from Last year’s Wakelin award winner Clare Woods, who was recorded in September 2014 in conversation with Amanda Farr, director of Oriel Davies and selector of the award.

In Association with Swansea Remembers, Art historian and artist Barry Plummer, discussed the life of Augustus John, as part of a series of talks that looked at artists from the Glynn Vivian collection, and the complex relationship with War. Recorded in July 2014.

Writer Rachel Trezise discusses Cosmic Latte, her current collection of short fiction stories. Rachel won the Dylan Thomas Prize in 2006 and her first full length play, Tonypandemonium, was staged by National Theatre Wales in autumn 2013 and won ‘Best Production in the English Language’ at the Theatre Critics of Wales Awards in early 2014.

Dr Ceri Thomas presents the concluding part in a trilogy of talks spanning one hundred years in the history of visual culture in South Wales from 1910. Part Three was recorded in April 2014.

Swiss painter Andreas Rüthi, gave a talk about his work and the European tradition of still life painting in relation to modernism and more recent critical writing on still life, recorded in May 2014.

Dr Ceri Thomas presents the second in a trilogy of talks spanning one hundred years in the history of visual culture in South Wales from 1910. Part Two was recorded in March 2014.

The Glynn Vivian Art Gallery ‘Artist in Residence’ programme is an opportunity for the community to interact, exchange and engage with an artist and to offer artists an opportunity for reflection, research and collaboration. Zanne studied Fine Art in UWE, Bristol, gaining a Masters Degree at Bath Spa in 2013. Zanne explores the relationship between power, politics, history and memory, and considers the role of illusion, authenticity and the manipulation of perception. Her work often takes the form of sculptural assemblages or installations where items are continuously arranged, layered and edited.

Dr Ceri Thomas presented a trilogy of talks spanning one hundred years in the history of visual culture in South Wales from 1910. Part One was recorded in January 2014.

Welcome to Glynn Vivian Art Gallery's online audio channel "On Air". Over the coming months you will have the opportunity to listen to talks, discussions and conversations from the gallery's audio archive.