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Discover a range of articles and videos perfect for that 5-minute browse or take a deep dive into a variety of subjects connected to contemporary art. From in-focus articles and videos about artists and artworks, to exhibition highlights, creative responses and information about different projects, take a look at contributions from across Wales.
Cynfas is your space to find contributions, discussions, and points of view on contemporary art.
FLANAGAN, Barry, Small Nijinsky Hare © Artist Estate / Bridgeman
New British Sculpture of the 1980s
Jennifer Dudley, Art Collections Management and Access Curator – Amgueddfa Cymru
20 November 2023
Jennifer Dudley, Art Collections Management and Access Curator – Amgueddfa Cymru
20 November 2023
The Rainbow, TURNER, J.M.W., © Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
Art in Hospitals: Working with Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Sara Treble-Parry and Steph Roberts
15 September 2023
Sara Treble-Parry and Steph Roberts
15 September 2023
7 Quick Questions with Chloe Jones from the Demystifying Acquisitions Group
Chloe Jones
31 July 2023
Chloe Jones
31 July 2023
Demystifying Acquisitions: label writing, conservation and going against the grain – a look behind the curtain
Abraham Makanjuola
28 July 2023
Abraham Makanjuola
28 July 2023
Learning Article
The Chester Play of the Deluge - David Jones from sketch to print
Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
12 April 2023
Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
12 April 2023
Escape, REGO, Paula, © Ostrich Arts Ltd/Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
Brutally Honest: The Female Genital Mutilation Series by Paula Rego
Melissa Munro, Senior Curator: Derek Williams Collection
12 February 2023
Melissa Munro, Senior Curator: Derek Williams Collection
12 February 2023
The Rules of Art? A discussion with artist Caroline Walker
Carys Tudor, Digital Curator – Art, Amgueddfa Cymru
12 February 2023
Carys Tudor, Digital Curator – Art, Amgueddfa Cymru
12 February 2023
Cynfas Issues
Issue 10: Fashion
Issue 9: Sustainability
Historical attitudes towards cut flowers and making sustainable choices today
Lowri Kirkham
25 July 2022
Lowri Kirkham
25 July 2022
Issue 8: Making New Work – Artists Respond to the Now
Editor's notes
Making New Work: Artists Respond to the Now
Amgueddfa Cymru and Arts Council of Wales
20 December 2021
Amgueddfa Cymru and Arts Council of Wales
20 December 2021
Issue 7: Power, Money and Visual Culture
The Writing on the Wall: Marginalised Communities and Graffiti as Resistance
Georgia Day
24 November 2021
Georgia Day
24 November 2021
Issue 6: Art and Music
Issue 5: Cynefin/Habitat
Issue 4: Queer Looking
Issue 3: Art, Food and the Environment
Issue 2: Arts in Health
Issue 1: Black Lives Matter
Editor's notes
Black Lives Matter: Moving from Black History to Black bodies, the politics projected onto them and the memories they hold.
Umulkhayr Mohamed
13 October 2020
Umulkhayr Mohamed
13 October 2020
Liquid Gold: looking at the liquidity of meaning and merit ascribed to gold across time and cultures
Sharon Kostini & Maoa Eliam
13 October 2020
Sharon Kostini & Maoa Eliam
13 October 2020
Reimagining Ndidi Ekubia’s The Punchbowl and ladle as an allegory for identity, hope and change
Korkor Kanor
13 October 2020
Korkor Kanor
13 October 2020
