The Workhouse Gallery

The Workhouse Gallery opened in November 2008 with support from the Bodfach Trust and a tremendous amount of hard work from volunteers to transform the former Mens Day Room into a bright and airy gallery space that can accomodate our main exhibition programme downstairs and houses a permanent collection of works for sale by local artists and crafts people upstairs.

The Main gallery offers a rolling programme of exhibitions by both local and international artists. Artists interested in exhibiting in this space need to apply in the first instance with a written proposal and outline for their exhibition to the Gallery Manager Jason Doignie.

The Workhouse Gallery, The Workhouse, Y Dolydd, Llanfyllin, Powys, SY22 5LD.

 

During exhibitions the gallery is normally open to the public From 10:00am - 4:00pm

Thursdays - Saturdays unless otherwise stated.

A recent addition to the gallery is the educational workshop space where we plan to offer a variety of workshops in different techniques from ceramics and textiles to art created from recycled objects.

We are tremendously grateful to Annie Horner for her generous donation of a Kiln and ceramics workshop equipment that has enabled us to equip this space.

We have an exciting programme of exhibitions coming up in the next few months:

June in The Main Gallery:

People And Places

An exhibition by five local photographers curated by local photographer Cordelia Weedon.

Exhibiting artists:

Cordelia Weedon, Karen & Mark Prust, Ingrid Maugham and Charlie Spacey.

Opening Pre-view Thursday 11th June  6:30 - 9:00pm.

Through their individual work the five photographers bring different viewpoints to places in the 
landscape, and with portraits of people capture the essence of the 
local community.

 

Photograph by Karen Prust.

 

August in The Main Gallery

 

FIRST EDITION : The Art Of The book

A group exhibition of printworks and artists books by 16 internationally renowned artists, curated by local print maker Bob Guy.

Open Pre-view Saturday 1st August  2:00 - 5:00pm.

Peter Meilleur is a Canadian born poet , book and video artist who will be performing at the exhibition opening on Sat 1st August.
 
artistsbooksonline is an artist-run website which brings together a diverse range of artists who make one-off or small limited editions (max 50 copies) of books. 

The websites of individual artists can be reached through links from artistsbooksonline by clicking here

 
Image - Copper Portfolio by Bob Guy

George Miller is a long established bookbinder and  co-founder of Hedge Sparrow Press (2003), printer and author. Jessie Miller, his daughter, has served her apprenticeship with her father and now makes and prints her own range of cards and notebooks. Hedge Sparrow Press have worked with a number of the participating artists including exhibition curator Bob Guy.

To visit Hedge Sparrow Press click here

Participating Artists :

FRANS BAAKE (Netherlands)
ROS BLACKMORE
ANGELA DAVIES
CAROLINA DIAZ
ANGELA GARDNER  (Australia)
BOB GUY
NOELLE GRIFFITHS
LOUISE LEVERGNEUX (Canada)
LISE MELHORN-BOE
PETER MEILLEUR (Canada/Wales)
GEORGE & JESSIE MILLER
ANDREW MORRISON
HANNAH MORRISON
GRAHAM SMITH
CATRIONA STAMP
FRANCINE ISAACS.
 

 September in The Main Gallery

 

Interventions Wales 2009

The return of the International Artists Cultural Exchange Residency.

This year five professional artists from Denmark will be visiting Llanfyllin to take part in Interventions Wales and work alongside five local artists to creat temporary artistic interventions that have been inspired by The Workhouse and the wider Llanfyllin area.

Interventions Wales 2009 is co-organised by Tom Gilhespy, Nick Lloyd and Ruth Carter with support from Powys County Council Chance to Create and Glasu.

 

Image by Kai Kaljo (Interventions Walestonia 2008)

Participating artists from Denmark :

JETTE ELLGAARD KRISTENSEN (video & Photography)
KAREN THATSUM (multimedia)
MORTEN TILLITZ (sculpture & installation)
KLAVS WEISS (objects & prints)
KAREN HAVSKOV JENSEN (Sculpture)

Participating artists from Wales :

TOM GILHESPY (sculpture & installation)

NICK LLOYD (sculpture)

AMY STERLY (sculpture)

MELISSA HINKIN (sculpture)

RUTH CARTER (film, video, sound)

Past Exhibitions in the Gallery:

Borderlands Glass

An exhibition of glass art by the group of  five artists that make up Marcher Glass.

The exhibition showed a variety of glass pieces highlighting the very different techniques used by these artists to create work ranging from domestic lighting and kitchenware to large scale wall hangings and jewellery.

Exhibiting artists were:

Phillipa Hughes, Anne Collins, Rachael Montgomery, Johann Brussel and Wolfe Brussel.

 

The Next Generation Art Exhibition

We gave 100 local young people aged between 7-18, a blank canvas to create a new piece of work for this exhibition, which was a great opportunity to see a unique collection of work from truly inspirational minds, and who knows maybe the chance of finding The Next Big Thing.

All the canvases were for sale for a nominal donation of £5. All monies raised will go to towards a summer program of activities and events for children and young people.

Thank you to Llanfyllin Primary School, Llanfechain Primary school, Llanfyllin High school and Arts Connection Cyswllt Celf for their assistance and to all the young people who have taken part.

                                          

Gallery Education Programme.

Art club workshops co-ordinated by Arts Connection Cyswllt Celf took place at The Workhouse Gallery during half term as part of our community educational programme funded by Powys County Council Community Support Enablement Fund.

Silk Painting Workshop with Sally Duckers:

The silk painting workshop led by artist Sally Duckers was a tremendous success with 19 young people busily creating their own designs on silk. Parents also got involved in learning the techniques and sharing in the fun.

                                        
 
Drama and Movement Workshop with Helen Young:

Drama and movement workshop leader, Helen Young, worked with six young people to devise a short performance piece based around the idea of visiting a gallery.