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Latest Projects & Exhibitions

HIGSON, Anna, Moment © Anna Higson / Plas Glyn-y-Weddw
Project
CHARLES, Geoff © Geoff Charles Estate / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru - The National Library of Wales
Exhibition
Exhibition
Mary Lloyd Jones: Layers

The National Library of Wales

25.07.2026 - 10.04.2027

ADONIS, Isabel, Two Girls and a Turkey Red Quilt © Isabel Adonis / National Library of Wales
Exhibition
Isabel Adonis

Storiel

18.04.2026 - 20.06.2026

CELF brings the national collection of contemporary art to communities across Wales. We are a partnership network that draws on local interest and stories to foster pathways for engaging with Wales’ art collection.

Our Partners

  1. Aberystwyth Arts Centre Gallery
  2. Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
  3. Arts Council of Wales (national partner)
  4. Glynn Vivian Art Gallery
  5. Mostyn
  6. Newport Museum and Art Gallery
  7. Oriel Davies Gallery
  8. Oriel Myrddin Gallery
  9. Plas Glyn-y-Weddw
  10. Ruthin Craft Centre
  11. Storiel
  12. The National Library of Wales

Our Partners

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Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum
JONES GRIFFITHS, Philip
© Philip Jones Griffiths / Magnum Photos / Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
National Library of Wales
Dewis, Adeola
© Dewis, Adeola/The National Library of Wales
Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum
JOHNSON, Nerys
© Nerys Johnson Estate/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
National Library of Wales
Samuel, Mfikela Jean
© Samuel, Mfikela Jean/The National Library of Wales
Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum
MARKOSIAN, Diana
© Diana Markosian/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum
FINNEMORE, Peter
© Peter Finnemore/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum
AKOMFRAH, John
© Smoking Dogs Films, All Rights Reserved. DACS 2025/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum
RODNEY, Donald Gladstone
© Donald Gladstone Rodney/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum
RIBEIRA Lua
© Lua Ribeira / Magnum Photos / Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum
REGO, Paula
Paupers Press
©Ostrich Arts Ltd/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum
SEARLE, Berni
© Berni Searle/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum
HEPWORTH, Barbara
© Bowness/Barbara Hepworth/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum
PACHPUTE, Prabhakar
© Courtesy of the artist and Experimenter, Kolkata/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
National Library of Wales
Pugh, Tim
© Pugh, Tim/The National Library of Wales

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USA. Arizona. Sun City. Outdoor group fitness early in the morning in the retirement Sun City. Ages range from 60 to a 94 year old who had run a 50 secs hundred meters in the Senior Olympics. The sense of fun and community was very infectious. 1980 © David Hurn/MAGNUM PHOTOS
Biography
David Hurn (1934-)

Mari Griffith

21 July 2026

Clémentine Schneidermann It's Called Fashion (Look It Up), Merthyr (2016). From the project ‘It’s Called Ffasiwn’ made with Charlotte James © Clémentine Schneidermann and Charlotte James
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Natalie Chapman

17 July 2026

LEWIS, Jack, Bards of Wales © Jack Lewis
Bards of Wales

Jack Lewis

16 July 2026

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