Our next event a lecture by Mary Husted, a story of art and family, on 1st September 2026, 7:30 pm, Park Road, Barry, CF62 6NX. £5 on the door (no card machine), FREE to members.
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Saturday 8th August and Sunday 9th August 2026 11am – 5pm Canonhill Artspace, Off Canon Street, Barry, Vale of Glamorgan CF62 7RH What3words///others.reader.labels The artists and makers of Canonhill Artspace studios are opening their doors to reveal their unique working environments. There will be a chance to meet the artists and discuss their work in a
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‘Augustus John, Sir William Orpen and the Beautiful German Spy’, an illustrated talk by Prof Tony Curtis, on Friday, 8 May 2026, at 7:30 pm, St Francis Millennium Hall. Free to members, £5 to non-members. All welcome.
Talk on William Hogarth, Tuesday, 3 February 2026, 7:30 pm, at St Francis Millennium Hall. Free to members, £5 to non-members. Join Art Central Friends at the talk for £10 for the year, then will be free for the whole season.
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Art Central Gallery, the Vale of Glamorgan’s prestigious art gallery, is hosting a very special exhibition: Shifting Perspectives – Life Can be Different. This is a powerful photography exhibition by female survivors of domestic abuse, supported by the Vale Domestic Abuse Services (Vale DAS). Monday 17 November 2025 – Saturday 10 January 2026
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Beryl Rhys Wilhelm, Universal Energy in Art, an exhibition of paintings. Show open from 20 September to 1 November 2025. The opening event is at Art Central Gallery, Barry, on Saturday 27 September, from 1-3pm. All are welcome to attend, and we look forward to seeing you in the gallery. Visit Art Central Gallery for
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Opening of a new exhibition, SuBCuLtUre by Redvers John, on Saturday, 2 August at 1 – 3 pm. See https://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/en/enjoying/Arts-and-Culture/Art-Central-Gallery.aspx. The exhibition runs from 02.08.2025 to 13.09.2025. The work consists of print, mixed media and paintings in collage compositions.
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We are delighted to invite you to the premiere of the 2025 film of the ‘Euro-Wales 92 Group’ which features the work of 12 artists and 6 of them talking on camera. It is on Saturday 9th August at St Francis Millennium Church Hall 7.00pm start. See below for details. 7 of the exhibitors either live
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Margaret Lindsay Williams, a noted portrait artist in the first half of the 20th century, is buried in Barry. Dr Jonathan Hicks researched her life and work and campaigned to get a monument set up and lectured to Art Central Friends as part of the campaign. The memorial has now been dedicated as shown in
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Glastonbarry Fringe event: A life drawing event with artist Carl Chapple on Thursday 29th May at Victoria Park Community Centre. Free but booking essential, please visit Eventbrite to get your tickets.
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