In the artist's research responding to the title of the 2024 Ffoto Cymru Festival ‘What You See Is What You Get’, the painting by Richard Wilson has become a metaphor for the question: Do we really get what we see? and how does an image speak to the truth?
An IWM 14-18 NOW Legacy Fund commission in partnership with Ffotogallery.
Late Night Opening & 10% discount in our shop
Roath Gallery Weekend returns from the 9th-11th May, bringing together celebrating the active, creative and inclusive identity of Roath over a culture-filled weekend!
Ffocws is part of Ffotogallery’s mission to support early-career visual artists in Wales, for those who have been through formal education, and those who have had other paths into photography.
Join us on the first Tuesday of every month in our beautiful gallery for a friendly chat over a hot cuppa and some cake. We will be open between 11am-1pm with staff on hand to greet you and tell you more about the exhibitions on show. Admission is free, so bring a friend and join us for this delightful morning of culture, community, and connection.
Join us for an artist talk with Holly Davey whose commissioned artwork, In Plain Sight (Miss Jenkins? - after Richard Wilson), is currently on display in the historic paintings gallery at National Museum Cardiff.
This artwork was commissioned by Ffotogallery as part of the inaugural Ffoto Cymru 2024 : Wales International Festival of Photography.
The centrepiece of Nationhood: Memory and Hope is The Necessity of Seeing - A major new collection of constructed images by Ethiopian photographer Aïda Muluneh. Shot through her surrealist lens at iconic locations in Bradford, Belfast, Cardiff and Glasgow, Muluneh’s new work reveals the overlooked stories, forgotten histories and quiet moments that shape who we are.
This Hayward Gallery touring exhibition, curated by Johny Pitts, emphasises the perspectives of practitioners who turn their gaze towards both their communities and outwards to the wider world, celebrating contemporary working class life, championing its diversity and beauty, whilst challenging perceptions of it.
Ffotogallery's bi-annual Photo Book Fair is taking place on Saturday 25th October!
More information coming soon.
