LONDON.- The Prince of Wales, President of The Prince’s Foundation for Children & the Arts, accompanied by The Duchess of Cornwall, introduced The Duchess of Cambridge to the work of his educational Charity at a special project visit today. Their Royal…
National Museum Wales Purchases Painting by Howard Hodgkin for the Nation
WALES.- Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales has acquired one of Howard Hodgkin’s most spectacular original prints, entitled Venice, Evening, 1995 thanks to funding grants from the Nerys Johnson Contemporary Art Fund and the Derek Williams…
First Monographic Exhibition in France by Bethan Huws at Centre International d’Art et du Paysage
ILE DE VASSIVIERE.- From March 13 to June 19 2011, Bethan Huws, who has been living and working in Paris for the past twenty years, will be showing her first monographic exhibition in France, Black and White Animals, at the Centre international d’art e…
Art in Focus on Drawings and Etchings by Augustus John at National Museum Cardiff
CARDIFF.- The work of one of Wales’ most renowned artists, Augustus John, is celebrated in a new exhibition Lyrical Lines: Drawings and Etchings by Augustus John (1878-1961) at National Museum Cardiff until 5 June 2011. This display, of over fifty…
Art in Focus on Drawings and Etchings by Augustus John at National Museum Cardiff
CARDIFF.- The work of one of Wales’ most renowned artists, Augustus John, is celebrated in a new exhibition Lyrical Lines: Drawings and Etchings by Augustus John (1878-1961) at National Museum Cardiff until 5 June 2011. This display, of over fifty…
National Museum Cardiff Announces Exhibition of Ancient Rock Carvings from Dazu, China
WALES.- Visitors to National Museum Cardiff in the New Year will have an exclusive opportunity to see a unique exhibition of ancient rock carvings from China – sculptures which have never before been seen outside China. From Steep Hillsides: Ancient Ro…
Young Designer-Silversmith Award 2010 Recognised at National Museum Cardiff
CARDIFF.- Ben Ryan – the 16th winner of an annual competition run by the Goldsmiths’ Company, which focuses on young silversmithing students in Britain today – was faced with a brief of producing a presentation dish for a specific species of …
Richard Deacon at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Strasbourg
STRASBOURG.- Born in Wales in 1949, Richard Deacon is internationally recognized as one of contemporary sculpture’s most influential figures. He quickly emerged as an exceptional fabricator of forms, the creator of an artistic universe fluidly emb…