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Ikon and Glynn Vivian Art Gallery in partnership with Mission Gallery, Swansea, present a new exhibition by Bedwyr Williams (b. 1974, St Asaph, Wales), his most comprehensive show to date.

The Glynn Vivian Art Gallery’s offsite events programme continues this Friday 30 March at 1pm, at the YMCA, Swansea, with debut film screening of three new short films, commissioned to commemorate the gallery and the collection.

This Saturday 25 February, at 3.30pm, Glynn Vivian Offsite Activities presents live music at the YMCA Kingsway, as Swansea band Thistledown kick off our first Free:30 Session of 2012.

Swansea based artist Fern Thomas has been invited to show her video work Divination (Near Qi Ming Temple, Xiamen), 2011 at The Curator's Egg, Altera Pars, Anthony Reynolds Gallery, London.

The landmark Vetch field in Sandfields, at the heart of Swansea city centre, has been transformed into an urban utopia, as part of a socially engaged artwork created in association with the Wales Cultural Olympiad projects.

This weekend, artists in Swansea will be coming together to celebrate the 1,000,049th international anniversary of Art’s Birthday.

A SWANSEA gallery expert who’s made art more accessible to thousands of people across South Wales has been named one of the UK’s top art educators.

ART fans across the city can browse thousands of the Glynn Vivian’s paintings, sculptures and ceramics with the click of a mouse at Swansea Civic Centre.

Visitors to Swansea have been enjoying a selection of new and exciting public art works across the city over the last week.

The Glynn Vivian Art Gallery summer exhibitions are drawing to a close but there is still time to catch them before they end on Sunday 4 September.

Two budding movie-makers say a short film they made thanks to the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery's ongoing community engagement programme has helped turned their lives around.

Author and Swansea University Lecturer, A.J. Bilton, will be at the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery this Friday 13 May, to read from his debut novel, The Sleepwalkers Ball, and to talk about the influences and inspiration behind his writing.

This Friday 6 May, at 1pm, join recently appointed Artistic Director of Artes Mundi, Ben Borthwick, at the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery as he talks about the past, present and future of one of the world’s most important international art prizes.

The Glynn Vivian has announced extended showing times for Ffilm 3, the contemporary film and video exhibition currently on display at the art gallery on Alexandra Road.

Acclaimed Welsh artist Holly Davey will be visiting the Glynn Vivian on Friday 25 February, at 1pm, as part of the ongoing programme of free talks organised by the Swansea art gallery.

Ffilm 2 is the second of three exciting seasons of exhibitions at Glynn Vivian, presenting a wide range of recent film and video in various spaces across the gallery.

Artists and artist groups from Swansea will be gathering at the Glynn Vivian from 1pm this Friday 14 January, as the gallery begins the annual celebrations for Art’s Birthday.

Youngsters aged four to six will get the chance to get creative this January, as the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery begins its new series of free art classes for 2011.

This Friday 10 December at 7pm, the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery will be showing Ffilm 1, the first of 3 exciting seasons of exhibitions presenting a wide range of recent film and video from well known and emerging artists from Wales and the UK.

The Glynn Vivian will host another free lunchtime talk this Friday 26 November with arts professionals from Axis, the online resource for contemporary art for Wales and the UK.

EXPERTS from one of the world's top animation companies have visited Swansea to help local schoolchildren contribute to a movie being made next year.

This Friday 19 November, at 1pm, the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery invites Welsh artist Sean Edwards to talk about his new film Maelfa, as the lunchtime series of free events continues.

The Glynn Vivian Art Gallery has commissioned six Welsh artists to consider the past, present and future of the art gallery in a new collaboration, The Book Project.

Acclaimed Welsh writer Rachel Trezise will be visiting the Glynn Vivian this week, as the art gallery continues with its’ series of free alternative events at the attraction on Alexandra Road.

This Friday 28 May at 3.30pm, the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery presents performance artist Chowchoo Papillon as the free live music Free:30 Sessions get underway this month.

A GROUP of Gowerton schoolchildren have been transported back to the Second World War with a talk at the city's Glynn Vivian Art Gallery.

Youngsters will be given chance to get creative this June, as the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery is planning free art and craft workshops for children of all ages.

The Glynn Vivian Art Gallery has now launched its free activities programme for May and June to accompany the new exhibitions which opened at the beginning of May.

Acclaimed Welsh author Niall Griffiths will be visiting the Glynn Vivian this spring, to give a one-off talk and book reading as part of the art gallery’s continued series of alternative events, talks and performances.

Welsh singer songwriter Al Lewis will be performing the at the Glynn Vivian this Friday 19 March, as the Art Gallery continues with its series of live music events in the Free:30 Sessions.

There’s plenty to discover and enjoy this spring as the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery launches its new free events programme for March and April.

A Swansea Art Gallery is appealing to the local community this week by organising a series of free events and activities for the half term holidays.

Staff at Swansea's Glynn Vivian Art Gallery have been working with Engage Cymru and mosaic artist Maureen O'Kane to give older people in the community the chance to learn some creative new skills.

This Friday 29 January at 1pm, join eclectic artist Peter Liversidge at the Glynn Vivian as he discusses his aspirational and often unusual projects.

The Glynn Vivian is set to stage another free music gig this Friday 22 January as the Free:30 Sessions return with the all female, vocal folk trio Barefoot Dance of the Sea.

ART experts at Swansea's Glynn Vivian Art Gallery have helped students with severe learning difficulties to develop their creative skills.

CHOIRS will soon be singing seasonal carols around a sparkling 20-foot Christmas tree at Swansea's Glynn Vivian Art Gallery.

AN ACCLAIMED local film maker is coming home to screen his hit budget movie in Swansea and talk to fans.

This half term, the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery in Alexandra Road is putting on a selection of very different art and storytelling workshops.

Ever wondered where Goths go on their summer holidays? Well this Friday the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery in Alexandra Road has the answer.

TEMPERATURES are dipping and the nights are drawing in but Welsh superstar Cerys Matthews is among the attractions set to light up Swansea's cultural scene this autumn.

HARD-UP students have been given a boost by Swansea's Glynn Vivian Art Gallery.

CHILDREN are being urged to be quick on the draw for a celebration of the best in art in Swansea this month.

As Swansea celebrates it’s 40th year of City status, the Glynn Vivian along with the Swansea Festival of Music and the Arts have been working together to bring two cutting edge Swansea artists to the city’s art gallery.

SWANSEA Museum is still very much open for business despite ongoing works at the attraction.

From September, the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery will be launching new art workshops for children of all ages.

Swansea’s museums and galleries are just waiting to be discovered and a new a new brochure tells how.

The Glynn Vivian Art Gallery is open this Friday night, to showcase the diverse wealth of artistic talent that the City and County of Swansea has to offer.

Bryan Illsley is a well-established artist, whose diverse practice includes painting, print, sculpture in metal or ceramic, and also jewellery.

The Swansea Open is an annual art competition open to anyone who lives and works in the City & County of Swansea.