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New exhibition to celebrate 40 years of BayArt’s studio space and gallery

An exhibition celebrating 40 years of BayArt’s studio space and gallery for the Butetown Artists Studio Group opens this week.
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‘If one person buys my zine, it was a success!’: A creative lockdown for a South Wales artist

Local photographer Gavin Smith discusses how he turned the lull of lockdown into a creative project with his new zines
Rev Sarah Jones

My gender change made me stronger to overcome hardships in lockdown

The resilient Rev Sarah Jones is utilising technology to ensure Cardiff’s central church survives the pandemic
Derek Bainton sitting on a stool painting a street in Grangetown, Cardiff, at night

How lockdown helped bring one Cardiff painter’s work to a new audience

After leaving his academic job last year, lockdown gave local painter and illustrator Derek Bainton the chance to work on passion projects.
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Tin Shed Theatre launches event trilogy, proving that three is the magic number

Bringing strangers together, putting live shows back into public space and unearthing an urban myth is the aim of Tin Shed Theatre’s Happenus series Tin...

How full-size house murals are fast becoming Cardiff’s newest art trend

Cardiff residents use their house fronts as creative canvases over the pandemic

‘A day before the opening night, they banned social gatherings above six’

Freelance journalist Peter Wolinski puts ‘normal people’ in the spotlight for his first-ever exhibition of portraits taken during lockdown
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Get behind-the-scenes gossip from Cardiff bartenders in The Friday Night Handover podcast

Tune in to enjoy a fun Friday night following the extended Welsh lockdown and 6pm curfew that came into effect on Friday

Community quilt created by local artist is showcased at Swansea protest exhibition

Catherine Lewis made a community quilt to promote the Save the Northern Meadows campaign which has been put on display at a Swansea art gallery

New Theatre releases Christmas cards to raise funds for the iconic building

The Cardiff theatre received overwhelming support and sold out in less than a week, showing the audience is still present after a difficult year
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