Oriel Myrddin – In the Frame
Happy New Year from Oriel Myrddin Gallery!
Here’s what we’ve been up to and what we’ve got coming up at the gallery over the next few months:
What we’ve been… doing in our Christmas holidays!
We treated ourselves to a few packets of sweet peas from Grace Alexander during our show ‘Y Bwrdd’ and they have been potted up ready to plant out in the Spring. If you have somewhere undercover, sweet peas can be planted and overwintered ready for the warmer weather. We’re really excited about the ‘nimbus’ variety. We’ll let you know how they’re doing in the Spring! We love seeing where pieces bought at the gallery end up, here are some lovely photos of the fabulous dried flower wreaths by Leila Robinson in their new homes, bringing a little colour inside during the cold winter months.
What we’ve been… to see:
Over the Christmas break our Education and Research Officer Emma went to London to see the Olafur Eliasson ‘In Real Life’ exhibition at Tate Modern. A fantastic reminder of the effects of climate change alongside interactive pieces.
What we’ve been… buying:
We love a good cup of tea here at Oriel Myrddin, usually accompanied by a sneaky biscuit, and Tea Traders have a fantastic range to liven up your tea time. As a refreshing treat we enjoy Rooibos Kalahari or for a reminder that summer is on its way try Pai Mu Tan with Peach and Apricot. They taste even better out of one of our Jessica Thorn mugs available in the shop!
What we’ve been… reading:
Book club is fast approaching, our Gallery Assistant Rachel has been reading ‘One moonlit night’ by Caradog Pritchard. Prepare yourself for a shocking end, this book will certainly have a lasting impact!
What we’re… looking forward to:
Our exhibition Trelar/Trailer by Gareth Griffith opened on the 11th of January and we have a fantastic programme of events to accompany it. Here are all the dates for your diary:
Saturday 18 January – Wednesday 26 February
CARTrefu Cube
The cARTrefu Cube showcases the work produced in Age Cymru’s flagship arts in care homes project in association with artists living and working in Wales. In this piece, cARTrefu artist Elizabeth Stonhold explores the frustration felt by an elderly resident who can’t comprehend his routine and how the freedom and self-expression of mark making with paint helped bring staff and residents together for regular shared creative activities.
Free
Thursday 27 Feb, 5 March, 12 March, 19 March, 26 March 10:30am – 3pm
Oriel Myrddin Art School with Steve Wilson
The Carmarthen School of Art opened in 1892 the building now houses Oriel Myrddin Gallery and we invite you to join us as we revive its Art School heritage for this five-week long course. Steve will focus on the tradition of still life, how to plan and organise an image with initial sketches and develop your composition. All levels welcome. Learn and develop skills in a relaxed and supportive atmosphere. Including tea and biscuits, please bring your own lunch
£120 per person
Booking essential – please book via Eventbrite
Saturday 29 February 2pm – 5pm
Cerdd(ed)
Join experimental poet Rhys Trimble for a bilingual poetry walk on the day of Carmarthen’s St David’s Day parade. Explore Carmarthen collecting sounds and words to create poems inspired by Gareth Griffith’s sculptures of collected objects and memories. Part of Carmarthen’s Welsh Week and open to Welsh learners.
£25
Booking essential please book via Eventbrite
Thursday 5 March 6pm – 7.30pm
Oriel Myrddin Book Club: One Moonlit Night by Caradog Pritchard
Alongside our first exhibition of the new year – Trelar // Trailer by Gareth Griffith, we will be reading Caradog Pritchard’s One Moonlit Night. A profoundly sad but at times darkly comical telling of rural life in a Welsh mining town set against the backdrop of the First World War.
Free, everyone is welcome
Saturday 7 March 10am – 5pm
Build a Go Cart
Discover the art of the go-cart with artist Mark Folds. Learn the principles and techniques involved by making a go-cart collaboratively with the group using reused and recycled materials. The go-cart produced will be displayed as part of Gareth Griffith’s exhibition Trelar/Trailer.
£60 for one adult and one child
£40 One adult only
Suitable for 8+, children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult
Booking essential please book via Eventbrite
Wednesday 11 March 11am – 12 noon and 2pm – 3pm
Gallery Talk: Curating the un-curatable and still making it work
Oriel Davies Gallery Director Steffan Jones-Hughes discusses the working process and art of Gareth Griffith
Free
Saturday 14 March 10am – 4pm
Enamelling with Julia Griffiths Jones
Join us and Julia Griffiths Jones in her studio for an exclusive enamelling workshop. Watch Eisteddfod winning artist Julia at work before using blank ready ‘gripped’ metal squares to explore and experiment with different techniques and colours. Then use your new-found skills to transform plain enamel kitchenware into bespoke and personalised pieces. All the work you create is fired in the kiln throughout and ready for you to take home at the end of the day. The workshop fee includes all the materials, lunch and refreshments.
£100 per person
16+
Booking essential please book via Eventbrite
11 January – 21 March
Featured Maker: Rachel Larkins
Our Featured Maker from January to March 2020 is Dorset based maker Rachel Larkins. We will be showing a small collection of Rachel’s hand illustrated automata.
