{"id":45424,"date":"2019-11-22T15:21:41","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T15:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=45424"},"modified":"2019-11-22T15:21:41","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T15:21:41","slug":"local-artists-face-displacement-with-cardiff-bay-commercialisation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/local-artists-face-displacement-with-cardiff-bay-commercialisation","title":{"rendered":"Local artists could face displacement with further Cardiff Bay commercialisation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Norwegian Church&#8217;s potential privatisation has ignited a campaign to protect those who call it home.  <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/PetitionCardiffBay1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/PetitionCardiffBay1.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/PetitionCardiffBay1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/PetitionCardiffBay1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/PetitionCardiffBay1-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/PetitionCardiffBay1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/PetitionCardiffBay1.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/PetitionCardiffBay1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/PetitionCardiffBay1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/PetitionCardiffBay1-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Welsh Norwegian Society&#8217;s petition has garnered more than 6,000 signatures to keep the community safe. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"Body\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Local artists could face displacement following Cardiff Council\u2019s prospective plans to privatise Cardiff Bay\u2019s Norwegian Church.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"Body\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The potential commercialisation of has left small-time crafters fearing they could not only lose their upstairs gallery and weekend market space below, but another layer of their community. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"Body\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cSo much of the original Cardiff Bay has already gone private and been commercialised,\u201d said Cardiff artist Christine Williams, who has created hand-crafted paintings, embroidered cards and prints with pure beeswax for 20 years. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"Body\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cThis is one of the last bits of the Bay that persists, but if it goes private, it could be completely different. This landmark could be completely gutted, but I know there\u2019d be no more of this. There\u2019d be no more of us,\u201d Williams said. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"400\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/ChristineWilliamsNorwegianChurchArtist.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/ChristineWilliamsNorwegianChurchArtist.jpg 680w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/ChristineWilliamsNorwegianChurchArtist-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/ChristineWilliamsNorwegianChurchArtist-500x294.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/ChristineWilliamsNorwegianChurchArtist.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/ChristineWilliamsNorwegianChurchArtist.jpg 680w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/ChristineWilliamsNorwegianChurchArtist-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/ChristineWilliamsNorwegianChurchArtist-500x294.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Artist Christine Williams standing in front of her booth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"Body\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Williams and 12 other local artists use the church\u2019s upstairs Dahl Oriel Gallery to showcase works ranging from wax soaps and blown glass to embroidery and woodwork from Penderyn whiskey barrels. Yet the space is not merely for personal display. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"Body\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cI&#8217;ve always found it to be an inspiring space to exhibit but equally a place where visitors are able to spend some time discussing items with crafter&#8217;s in a building with a really interesting history,\u201d said Imants Grindulis, owner of ImmysWoodcraft. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"Body\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cBoth the products and the space have stories to tell and enhance our local connection,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"510\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/ImmysWoodcraftNorwegianChurch1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/ImmysWoodcraftNorwegianChurch1.jpg 680w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/ImmysWoodcraftNorwegianChurch1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/ImmysWoodcraftNorwegianChurch1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/ImmysWoodcraftNorwegianChurch1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/ImmysWoodcraftNorwegianChurch1-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/ImmysWoodcraftNorwegianChurch1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/ImmysWoodcraftNorwegianChurch1.jpg 680w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/ImmysWoodcraftNorwegianChurch1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/ImmysWoodcraftNorwegianChurch1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/ImmysWoodcraftNorwegianChurch1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/ImmysWoodcraftNorwegianChurch1-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Artist Imants Grindulis&#8217;s displayed woodwork. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"Body\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">In May of this year, Cardiff Council announced a list of buildings to lease for commercial potential. While recognising the community hub\u2019s importance, the council said the site\u2019s significant need of investment offered no other choice but to look to \u201cnew partnership arrangements,\u201d according to an article by WalesOnline.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"Body\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cI&#8217;m not aware of an alternative venue if the Norwegian Church is lost,\u201d said Mark Lewis, a Cardiff-based landscape photographer who has used the gallery for several years.&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"510\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/NorwegianChurchCardiffBay2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/NorwegianChurchCardiffBay2.jpg 680w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/NorwegianChurchCardiffBay2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/NorwegianChurchCardiffBay2-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/NorwegianChurchCardiffBay2-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/NorwegianChurchCardiffBay2-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/NorwegianChurchCardiffBay2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/NorwegianChurchCardiffBay2.jpg 680w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/NorwegianChurchCardiffBay2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/NorwegianChurchCardiffBay2-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/NorwegianChurchCardiffBay2-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/NorwegianChurchCardiffBay2-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The Norwegian Church sits on the far end of Cardiff Bay. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"Body\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">This month, the Welsh Norwegian Society introduced a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welshnorwegian.org\/petition\">petition<\/a> and accompanying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welshnorwegian.org\/statement-of-concern\">statement of concern<\/a> demanding the council drop all commercial plans so as to maintain the church for continued public use. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"Body\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The petition has garnered more than 6,000 signatures from people all over the world. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"Body\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cIt just doesn\u2019t seem fair,\u201d said Sara Herrick, a visitor to the gallery who signed the petition. \u201cThis is a great place for people to enjoy what they do. To force them out to make money, it\u2019s wrong.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"Body\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">If privatisation persists, Williams said heightened rents and commission costs will inevitably drive the craft workers from the premise, forcing them instead to rely on local art fairs and markets to sell their goods. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"510\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/ArtGalleryNorwegianChurch1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/ArtGalleryNorwegianChurch1.jpg 680w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/ArtGalleryNorwegianChurch1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/ArtGalleryNorwegianChurch1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/ArtGalleryNorwegianChurch1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/ArtGalleryNorwegianChurch1-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/ArtGalleryNorwegianChurch1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/ArtGalleryNorwegianChurch1.jpg 680w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/ArtGalleryNorwegianChurch1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/ArtGalleryNorwegianChurch1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/ArtGalleryNorwegianChurch1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/ArtGalleryNorwegianChurch1-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The artists take turns hosting the gallery booths every day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"Body\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">This isn&#8217;t Cardiff\u2019s only art community threatened with viable displacement. Butetown\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesustainablestudio.com\/\">Sustainable Studio<\/a>, a 30-member creative workspace for artisans and artists, was faced with a similarly indefinite future after the warehouse district in which it resides was earmarked for housing development earlier this year. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"Body\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cOur argument is that you have to create a space for people like us, a place for us to have affordable work space and get that value statement that is often overlooked with art,\u201d said studio co-founder Julia Harris. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"Body\" style=\"text-align: left\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">For Norwegian Church artists like Williams, the petition works in a comparable sentiment. Rather than a means of saving commissioning space, Williams argued the petition is saving a community. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"Body\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cYou don\u2019t make money when you make your own things, that\u2019s not why we artists do what we do. This not for us, it\u2019s for Cardiff,\u201d Williams said.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"487\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/BeesWaxPrintCardiffBay1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/BeesWaxPrintCardiffBay1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/BeesWaxPrintCardiffBay1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/BeesWaxPrintCardiffBay1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/BeesWaxPrintCardiffBay1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/BeesWaxPrintCardiffBay1-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"487\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/BeesWaxPrintCardiffBay1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/BeesWaxPrintCardiffBay1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/BeesWaxPrintCardiffBay1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/BeesWaxPrintCardiffBay1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/BeesWaxPrintCardiffBay1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/BeesWaxPrintCardiffBay1-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>A hand-drawn print from artist Christine Williams made out of beeswax.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"Body\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">From its construction in the mid-1800s, the Norwegian Church was built on the premise of a people\u2019s community. As thousands of Norwegian sailors hauled lumber overseas to Cardiff for the coal trade, loneliness encroached the new visitors. Together, the Welsh and Norwegian built the church as a countering method. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cGetting rid of [the church] will get rid of everything Cardiff&#8217;s been through,\u201d Williams said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">For now, Williams will continue selling beeswax landscapes upstairs and preparing for the forthcoming holiday orders. But the gallery\u2019s future depends on the petition\u2019s advancing traction and possible collaboration between the Welsh Norwegian Society and Cardiff Council. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"Body\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cI just hope to goodness they keep it, not for us, but for the city,\u201d Williams said. &#8220;People come in here, and they fall in love with what they see, how it makes them feel. There\u2019s something comforting about this place. It\u2019s why people sign this, to keep it alive.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local artists could face displacement in light of Cardiff Council\u2019s prospective plans to privatise more of Cardiff Bay. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":73,"featured_media":45455,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,14],"tags":[366],"coauthors":[672],"class_list":["post-45424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-culture","category-politics-social-justice","tag-norwegian-church"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Local artists could face 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