The Valleys Project - Now Online
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Michael, Mathew, Lisa and Kimberley, playing upstairs at home - Gurnos Estate, Merthyr (December 1985) © Francesca Odell / Ffotogallery
We’re delighted to announce that The Valleys Project archive is now online! You can browse the entire collection - free of charge - from the comfort of your home!
The Valleys Project is a collection of over 450 prints by 10 photographers, creating an extraordinary portrait of life in South Wales during a period of rapid social and industrial change. Ffotogallery originally established the Valleys Project in 1984, as a unique undertaking to document what has to be one of the most beautiful industrialised landscapes of Northern Europe. Over five exhibitions dating from 1984-1990, it brought together the work of photographers resident in Wales and from further afield, to create a contemporary visual record and social commentary encompassing a broad geographical spread of the South Wales Valleys.
Thanks to the generous funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, we’ve had the opportunity to digitise our archive and we’re slowly getting everything online bit by bit. View the online catalogue here:
Since its inception over 45 years ago, Ffotogallery has been at the forefront of developing a contemporary photographic culture in Wales through our commissioning and presentation of new work in exhibitions and at international festivals and events, through extensive print and online publishing, our support for emerging photographic and lens-based artists, and our pioneering education and outreach work that offers opportunities for creative participation for a wide cross-section of the community.
The archive and our specialist photographic library are available to visit Wednesday - Friday, 11 am - 4 pm by appointment only.
Contact us to arrange your visit or find out more.
Contact Our Archive Project Officer : chloe@ffotogallery.org
