August News

Bethan Ash
Aug 12
2 min read

Summer Exhibition 2025

Our annual Summer Exhibition is now on display and will be until August 30th.

We've got work from by our wonderful gallery artists throughout the years.

We are also delighted to be showing ceramic work from South Wales Potters alongside our exhibition and in our Cwtch gallery we will be displaying work from artist Gorden Lees on behalf of St David's Church, Neath. Proceeds from the sale of these artworks will go to St David's Church.

Secret Postcard Art Auction

For Carers UK's 60th anniversary, Carers Wales is putting on a secret art auction featuring artists from across Wales, the UK and further afield.

The secret nature of the auction means you have the potential to acquire art from top contemporary artists and emerging stars.

The art, celebrating the theme 'Who cares - We Care', will be on public display at the Queen Street Gallery in Neath from the 6 September to the 27 September.

The auction will begin online on Thursday 11 September and will culminate on Sunday 21 September.

If you are interested in being informed when the auction is, please click here.

Call for Art inspired by 'Under Milk Wood' by Dylan Thomas

Under Milk Wood by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas began as a radio drama in 1954 before being adapted into a stage pay which first premiered in New York City. In 1972 a film adaptation was released starring Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor.

Set in Llareggub, a fictional Welsh seaside village, Under Milk Wood follows the lives, dreams and desires of the inhabitants of the village such as Captain Cat.

We are inviting artists of all ages to create art based on this wonderful story and to submit it for our very own Under Milk Wood exhibition. We had great success last year with our ‘Wizard of Oz exhibition’ as well as the year before with ‘Alice in Wonderland’ and we want to continue that this year. Art can be of any medium or style, traditional painting and illustration, print, ceramic & sculpture, textiles, collage, digital. We are open to everyone!

With many great and unique characters and settings to work with, we encourage participants to explore the story of Under Milk Wood and let your imagination run wild!

Have fun working with these wonderful stories and characters!

THE DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES

1st September 2025