#26: October '21 events update
Photography events around Wales during October 2021
Northern EYE Festival
The Northern EYE Photography Festival delivered yet again this past weekend in Colwyn Bay with a fantastic line-up of guest speakers and a very enthusiastic audience of attendees.
It was very encouraging to see so many people attend the event and, as with both EYE festivals in Wales, be so friendly and join in with social events like the ‘everybody welcome’ Curry night!
As part of the Fringe exhibitions staged around the town of Colwyn Bay, photographer and festival guest speaker Jack Lowe spent days installing several large multi-sheet posters of Lifeboat Station crews from his ongoing Lifeboat Station Project - featured in the latest issue #007 of Offline Journal.
The fantastic effort by Oriel Colwyn curator and Northern EYE Festival director Paul Sampson has to be applauded - he organises the festival every two years with no staff and just a few local volunteers to help put up the fringe exhibitions around the town.
If you missed the Northern EYE Festival - there is still time to book a ticket for this coming weekend’s EYE International Photography Festival in Aberystwyth. As with the Northern EYE, you have the choice this year to attend in person or watch the guest speaker weekend via a live stream.
Support these small but very fantastic photography in Wales!
New Offline FOLIO exhibition posters
Offline has been collaborating with several smaller photography galleries around Wales to produce FOLIO Exhibition Posters for selected exhibitions.
The latest is The Expressive Land to accompany the exhibition of the same name by photographer Pete Davis now showing at Ffotogaleri y Gofeb in Machynlleth, Mid Wales. See exhibition dates in the listing below.
Each Offline FOLIO poster is A2 size folded to A4 and printed full colour.
You can secure a copy of The Expressive Land through a Subscriber+ 2-issue subscription to Offline Journal - www.offline.wales/subscribe
Swaps - the mini version in HAY-on-Wye
In addition to the larger Swaps exhibition opening 23 October in National Museum Cardiff showing David Hurn’s swaps with other Magnum members and nominees, the photographer has also been collaborating with Thru The Lens Gallery in Hay-on-Wye. ‘Photographed: Inspired, Swapped & Bought’ runs 7 October - 13 November 2021 and will reveal other photographs Hurn swapped with not just photographers but also artists - receiving paintings and ceramics etc in return.
I’m delighted to have been asked by the gallery to design the exhibition poster (top), and also collaborate with the photographer and gallery to produce an exclusive new A2-size FOLIO exhibition poster (above) to accompany the show - copies of which will be available direct from the gallery, and from Offline at a later date.
There will be an opening event at the gallery from 6pm on Friday 15 October, with David Hurn attending. All welcome.
Diffusion 2021 Zine Fair
11am - 1pm, Saturday 30 October 2021
Westgate Hotel, Newport
An opportunity to sell and swap photography Zines if you’re in South Wales.
Other than a single post on Instagram, very little information appears to be available, but ‘creatives’ are being sought by Ffotogallery to participate in a Zine fair as part of the current Diffusion Festival. Those interested should email: technical@ffotogallery.org
BOP 21 - Bristol Photobook Festival
Friday 22 - Sun 24 October 2021
Paintworks, Bristol
Temptation beckons!
Following the excellent first event in 2019, Books on Photography (BOP) returns as part of the current Bristol Photo Festival… “bringing together a wide-ranging group of photobook publishers, booksellers and photographers from across Europe”.
There is also a series of photographer talks and book signings scheduled. More information on what promises to be a very interesting and inspiring photobook event just over the bridge can be found here
Follow @BOP_bristol on Instagram for updated information.
Photography Exhibitions around Wales
(if you’re aware of any others showing now or coming up around Wales in the next few months, please leave a comment or email me).
BLACK COUNTRY DADA
Brian Griffin
1 October - 31 January 2022
Oriel Colwyn, Colwyn Bay
www.orielcolwyn.org
SELF WORTH
Various
1 - 30 October 2021
The Workers Gallery, Ynyshir
www.workersgallery.co.uk
ONE
Al Brydon & Joseph Wright
21 August - 10 October 2021
Tilt & Shift, Llanrwst
www.tiltandshiftphotography.co.uk
THE EXPRESSIVE LAND
Pete Davis
26 May - 18 October 2021
Ffotogaleri y Gofeb, Machynlleth
www.ffotogaleriygofeb.co.uk
PHOTOGRAPHED:
INSPIRED, SWAPPED & BOUGHT
David Hurn
7 October - 13 November
Thru The Lens Gallery, Hay-on-Wye
www.thruthelens.photography
THIS OTHER EDEN
Jon Roberts
13 October - 13 November 2021
Found Gallery, Brecon
www.foundgallery.co.uk
DAVID HURN: SWAPS
David Hurn / Various
23 October - 27 March 2022
National Museum Wales, Cardiff
www.museum.wales
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Photography Festivals in Wales
All taking place in the month of October 2021. Check websites for full festival programmes and news updates.
Diffusion Festival / South Wales
1 - 31 October 2021, Cardiff & Newport locations
Full exhibitions and events listings on the festival website
www.diffusionfestival.org
The Northern EYE Festival / North Wales (Fringe exhibitions)
1 - 31 October 2021, Colwyn Bay & Oriel Colwyn
Following a very successful Speaker weekend, Fringe exhibitions continue in the town.
northerneyefestival.co.uk
The EYE Festival / Mid Wales (Tickets available!)
16 - 17 October 2021 (Sat - Sun), Aberystwyth Arts Centre
Speaker programme announced. Expect real location and online streaming.
www.theeyefestival.com