Arts
Especially for culture vultures, a review of some of the websites for arts centres in Mid Wales. If you come across another player who deserves a leading role in this section, let us know and we'll add their website to the cast.
Aberystwyth Arts Centre
http://www.aber.ac.uk/artscentre/
As befits the main regional arts venue for Mid and West Wales and the largest arts centre in Wales, this website is comprehensive - detailing full listings of all the centre's shows and exhibitions. Useful information here includes how to book tickets, detail of courses and facilities available to the public, and how to get your work selected for one of the centre's four exhibition spaces. Very handy links to local, national and internatonal arts-oriented websites.
Craft-in-Wales
http://www.crafts-in-wales.co.uk/
This is the website for Valley Arts and Crafts, which is an organisation dedicated to quality, hand-made products produced in and around Montgomeryshire and with a membership of around 70 artists and craft workers. We are based at The Lake Vyrnwy Craft Centre, Llanwyddyn and as well as producing and selling our own products we run workshops and demonstrations. The website offers links to many crafts (jewellry, pottery, metalwork and so on) and then onto individual pages showing craftwork and contact info for artists and craft workers.
Suggested by Pam Parnell
Glasbury Arts
http://www.glasburyart.co.uk
Glasbury's first full season of live professional arts is now online. This website gives extensive and "at a glance" details on its diverse events and clear contact and booking information. In addition to the programme of performances, exhibitions, concerts and workshops, there is info for accommodation, eating out and local businesses too.
Llanfyllin Workhouse Gallery
http://llanfyllinworkhouse.org/facilities/gallery/
The gallery at Llanfyllin Workhouse opened in November 2008 and this website includes setails about the project, a calendar, contact details and facilities.
Suggested by Julia Phillips
Moat Stitching Barn
http://patchworkfabricwales.co.uk/default.aspx
A website about a Caersws-based quilter who has set up workshops on quilting and dressmaking etc by converting a barn.
Suggested by Pamela from Caersws
Newtown Music Theatre Society
http://www.newtownmts.co.uk
This is the website for the Newtown Music Theatre Society, a local performing company set up in 1979. It's not a big site (around half a dozen pages or so) but it tells you about the society's forthcoming musicals, how to book tickets and how to contact the organisation. It also lists details of other musicals being staged in the area.
Suggested by Paul Hill from Newtown
Pictoriana
http://pictoriana.co.uk/
Pictoriana is a Gallery, Craft and Gift Shop in New Quay , Mid-Wales, which exhibits photographs, paintings, art and craftwork by local artists. Their website has useful links to local artists, e.g. Robert Price, and has a diary of local events.
Suggested by Evelyn from Barkham
Theatr Brycheiniog
http://www.brycheiniog.co.uk
A lively website listing details of performances, exhibitions and other activities at Brecon's Theatr Brycheiniog which opened in 1997. Browse the dropdown menu for various categories of performance or click on Diary of Events for a single page listing. You can't book tickets online but you can choose your seat and find out how to book over the phone, by post or at a local Tourist Information Centre. You can also download the theatre restaurant's tempting menu.
Theatr Hafren
http://www.theatrhafren.co.uk
The website for Newtown's Theatr Hafren opens with a welcome message from administrator Sara Cullen and a taster of the centre's main events. Other pages give more comprehensive details about what's on in both the theatre and the gallery. There are also photos of the staff and information on how to book tickets.
Theatr Mwldan
http://www.mwldan.co.uk
Theatr Mwldan is a lively arts centre in the middle of Cardigan. Housed in a former slaughterhouse, the building underwent extensive renovation from 2002 - 2004. Its website was relaunched in 2006 and publishes a full programme about what's on at the centre - from theatre production to films, exhibitons and more.
The Tabernacle Museum of Modern Art
http://www.momawales.org.uk
Machynlleth's MOMA Wales website details the Tabernacle's recent history and provides all the news and information you'll need about current and upcoming events and exhibitions, including details of the summer music festival. It's worth browsing through the list of artists work the museum holds in its permanent collection, some of which you can see online. In all, over 30 digital reproductions on the site provide a good visual taster for contemporary Welsh art.
The Bleddfa Centre
www.bleddfacentre.com/
The Bleddfa Centre near Knighton has a small gallery, the Old School Room Gallery. This website has information about the centre as well as a programme of events taking place there.
Toko
www.tokocrafts.co.uk
Aberystwyth-based gallery Toko's website has pictures by and information about artists who have exhibited there. The website also has informationa about upcoming classes and useful links to artists' websites.
Wyeside Arts Centre
http://www.wyeside.co.uk
The Wyeside is a busy arts centre in the middle of Builth Wells, housing a theatre, a cinema, gallery space and a restaurant. Use the wesite to find out what's on in each space. You can't book tickets online but you can email or phone to reserve. The site also caries an interesting article on the history of the building - from its Victorian Market Hall origins, its heyday as a cinema to the birth of the present-day venue for the arts.
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