October Newsletter
FFOCWS 2023
We warmly invite you to join us from 6pm on Thursday 23 November for the opening of Ffocws 2023. Be the first to see the work produced by the brilliantly talented photographers who have been selected to show their work in the exhibition.
Announced last month, the contributing artists include Alice Forde, Emma Spreadborough, Jean Chan, Mareah Ali, Katie Nia, Megan Morgan, Robin Chaddah-Duke, Shannon Maggie, Shaun Lowde and Viv Collis.
We are delighted to be working in partnership with Cardiff MADE and the Higgins Photography Initiative to include a further four more artists; Jack Moyse, Kaylee Francies, Ffion Denman and Tracy Patricia Harris.
Alongside the exhibition will be a programme of online artist talks - the details of which will be announced soon, so watch this space.
The exhibition continues until 12 January 2024, open Wednesday - Saturday, 12 - 5 pm. Please note: the gallery will be closed for the seasonal period from 17 December, and reopens on Wednesday 3 January 2024.
Pink Portraits Revisited
You have just a few more days to see our current pop-up exhibition! Pink Portraits Revisited is a series of portraits featuring the next generation of LGBTQ+ professionals working behind the camera, taken by Welsh photographer Dylan Lewis Thomas who was commissioned by Iris Prize in early 2023 with support from Ffotogallery, Cardiff University and University of South Wales.
Ffocws on @ffotogalleryplatform
With the Ffocws exhibition fast approaching, the selected artists will be taking over the @ffotogalleryplatform account during the next few weeks so you have the opportunity to get to know them and their practice before the opening night - make sure you are following the account to see some great projects by graduates from universities all around Wales!
Tea & Cake Tuesday
The next Tea and Cake Tuesday takes place on Tuesday 7th of November 2023. We will be open from 11am - 1pm with staff on hand to greet you and tell you more about the exhibitions and events coming up at Ffotogallery. This will be your last chance to see the Iris Pink Portraits Revisited exhibition, so make sure you don’t miss it!
Photovoice Webinar with Dr Deborah Chinn
Did you miss our latest online event? You can now watch a recording of the photovoice webinar hosted by Dr Deborah Chinn as part of the Feeling at Home exhibition and project here.
Bronze Arts Award with Oasis
We are delighted to share the achievements of a group of young refugees and asylum seekers from Oasis that we recently worked with to deliver the Bronze Level Arts Award Qualification. Over ten weeks during the summer, the group worked on a series of practical photography workshops, experienced the arts through visits to arts organisations, researched artists of their choice and presented Skillshare sessions on a chosen subject. They worked incredibly hard to complete their portfolios and all five young people who entered achieved their Bronze Arts Award Qualification and we are immensely proud of their success!
View our exhibitions online
Did you know you can still view previous exhibitions through our 360 degree virtual tours? You can access these on the individual exhibition pages on our website (via ‘What’s On’). Our latest is You & I by Jack Moyse - simply use your keyboard arrows to explore the space, and click on images and texts to enlarge.
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A Different View at studioMADE, Denbigh
The exhibition gives a platform to recent graduates’ ideas and emerging lines of enquiry. The artworks on display explore the relationship between materiality and place, raise questions around identity and self-image, confront social and political infrastructures, and communicate the subtleties and complexities of everyday experience. A Different View will run at studioMADE until Saturday 25th November 2023.
arts.wales/news-jobs-opportunities/different-view-studiomade
Artes Mundi 10
The Artes Mundi 10 exhibition is now open and for the first time takes place across multiple venues in Wales, including Chapter, Glyn Vivian, National Museum Cardiff, Mostyn and Oriel Davies.
Theatr Clwyd: Public Art Open Call
Theatr Clwyd are seeking expressions of interest from artists, theatre-makers and collaborative design teams to create public art which is inspirational and inclusive.
theatrclwyd.com/news/publicart-opencall
Fresh Eyes 2024 Open for Entries
FRESH EYES International is a worldwide open call, inviting photographers from across the globe to showcase their vision and expertise in their chosen photographic field. The selected photographers will be presented in an atmospheric softcover magazine.
fresheyesphoto.com