Visitor Information
Attractions
Galleries & Artist Studios
a.arttrail map
Alex Allpress
Venue no.8 Porthmawr
Open: 28 May(10am-4pm), 29 May(11am-4pm)and 30 May(10am-4pm)
Alex makes unique ceramic pieces for the home as well as sculptural pieces for the garden.
Angela Bowen
Venue no.14 Old Workhouse Gallery
Open: 28, 29 and 30 May (10am - 9pm)
Angela creates her own scenarios using old wallpapers, fabrics and props she has collected.
Annabelle Elletson
Art Trail Venue no. 9 Six at St Peter's
Open: 28 May(12-5), 29 May(12-5) and 30 May (11-4)
Annabelle will be exhibitng paintings and drawings in this group exhibition.
Antonia Spowers
Art Trail Venue no. 29
Open: 28, 29, 30 May 10am to 6pm
Antonia is exhibiting Sculpture in many different materials for both inside and outdoors. The pieces vary in scale.
Arts Alive Painting and Drawing Weekend
Venue no 7 Arts Alive
Course Dates: 28th - 29th May
Immerse yourself in the creative atmosphere of Arts Alive under the direction of established artists and tutors - Michael and Thomasin Toohie
Blue MacAskill
Venue no.8
Open:28 May(10am - 4pm), 29 May(11am - 4pm), 30 May(10am - 4pm)
Blue produces beautiful, unique sculpture and artworks. She is a contemporary photographer and printmaker.
Cadman Furniture
Venue no.20
Open: 28, 29 and 30 May (10am - 3pm)
Arthur and Rachel create bespoke handmade furniture using local timber. Please note access only from B4558 entrance to Estate.
Carol Charles
Venue no.14 Old Workhouse Gallery
Open 28 May: 10am - 9pm, 29 May: 10am - 9pm, 30 May: 10am - 9pm.
Carol explores colour, texture and the interplay of the 2 and 3 dimensional in her work.
Caroline Purvis
Venue no.5
Open 28 May: 10am - 4pm, 29 May: 10am - 4pm,30 May: 10am - 4pm
Watercolours of views, houses, gardens and chickens. A few folkart embroidered pictures will also be on display.
Carys Rodwell
Venue no.6
Open 28 May: 10am - 4pm, 29 May: 10am - 4pm, 30 May: 10am - 4pm
Carys makes fused glass pictures, bowls and platters, stained glass mirrors and hanging decorations.
Catharine Marr-Johnson
Catharine is exhibiting her sculptures in the oriel cric gallery, Crickhowell during April and May. Her studio will not be open during the art trail.
Christopher Davies
Venue no.8 Porthmawr Country House
Open:28 May: 10am - 4pm, 29 May: 11am - 4pm,
30 May: 10am - 4pm.
Christopher will be exhibiting dramatic Oil Paintings and Photography of Vapour Trails
Clare Whitehead
Art Trail Venue no. 31
Open: 28, 29, 30 May 10.00-5.00pm Llanthony Art Studio is a gallery and studio. Clare Whitehead will exhibit a selection of landscapes in watercolour, pastels and oils.
Editha Openshaw
Venue no.19
Open 28 May: 11am - 4.30pm, 29 May: 11am - 4.30pm,30 May: 11am - 4.30pm.
Editha is exhibiting original paintings, textiles, mixed media, printmaking and drawing.
Elvina Hill
Venue no.18
Open 28 May: 10am - 5pm, 29 May: 10am - 5pm,30 May: 10am - 5pm
Elvina Hill has a passion for art and photography, which has been nurtured by the beautiful Abergavenny countryside
Emma Rhydderch-Price
Venue no.22
Open 28 May: 10.30am - 3.30pm, 29 May: 1pm - 3.30pm,30 May: 10.30am - 3.30pm
The paintings have a diverse range of subject material, sometimes with historical references. Their landscape perspective often inspired after horseriding in the Black Mountains.
Gallery on the Usk Upstairs
Venue no.2
Open: 28 May: 10am - 5pm, 29 May: 11am - 4pm,
30 May: 10am - 5pm.
The gallery exhibits original paintings and limited edition prints. This exhibition will showcase printmakers.
Gary Ford
Venue no.3 The Dragon Inn
Open: 28 May: 10am - 5pm, 29 May: 10am - 5pm, 30 May: 10am - 5pm.
Gary will be exhibiting colourful original paintings and prints executed in his intricate style.
Geoff Powell
Venue no.28
Open May: 10am - 4pm, 29 May: 11am - 4pm,30 May: 10am - 4pm.
Geoff will exhibit his sculptures in steel and charcoal drawings.
Hannah Firmin
Venue no.9 Six at St Peter's
Open 28 May: 12am - 5pm, 29 May: 12am - 5pm,
30 May: 11am - 4pm.<
Hannah will be exhibiting handcoloured wood and linocut prints
Harriet Griffey
Venue no.24
Open 28 May: 10.30am - 5.30pm, 29 May: 10.30am - 5.30pm,30 May: 10.30am -5.30pm
Harriet will be showing a range of paintings in acrylic on canvas - mainly of animals.
Harry Chapman
Venue no.28
Open 28 May(11-5), 29 May(12-6)and 30 May(11-5)
Woodturning - large bowls, platters. Kitchenware - (treen) chopping boards, plates and bowls. All material used sourced from the Beacons
Harry Iles
Venue no.16
Open 28 May: 10am - 4.30pm, 29 May: 11am - 4.30pm,30 May: CLOSED.
Harry will exhibit his powerful sculptures in bronze, wood and stone.
Helga Prosser
Art Trail Venue no. 10
Open: 28, 29 and 30 May 10am to 7pm.
Helga creates welded, bronze and ceramic sculptures. She will also be exhibiting watercolour paintings and drawings.
Janet Foster
Janet's studio will not be open during the art trail weekend. She can however be visited by appointment only during other times.
Jantien Powell
Art Trail Venue no.17
Open: 28, 29, 30 May (10am-5pm)
Jantien offers courses from her studio and gallery where she paints local scenes focussing on rural images of the rugged Welsh countryside.
Jenny Joice
Venue no.27
Open 28 May: 10.30am - 7pm, 29 May: 10.30am - 7pm,30 May: 10.30am - 5pm.
Jenny's work reflects her love and apreciation for nature and the relationship between people and their pets.
Joanne Davies
Venue no.3 The Dragon Inn
Open: 28 May: 10am - 5pm, 29 May: 10am - 5pm,
30 May: 10am - 5pm.
Joanne creates distinct artwork in a vibrant colour range which she digitally reproduces.
Josephine Hughes
Venue no.26
Open 28 May: 10am - 5pm, 29 May: 10am - 5pm,
30 May: 10am - 5pm.
Josephine will exhibit rugs and wallhangings made using Punch Needle technique, as well as hand and machine embroidery
Kay Leverton
Art Trail Venue no.3 The Dragon Inn
Open: 28, 29, 30 May 10am - 5pm
Kay will exhibit original scraperboards and prints from these, as well as pastel paintings of narrative and figurative subjects.
Lee Wright
Venue no. 13
Open 28 May: 10am - 5pm, 29 May: 10am - 5pm, 30 May: 10am - 5pm
Lee produces Limited edition etching and collagraph prints.
Lucy Corbett
Venue no.9 Six at St Peter's
Open: 28 May(12-5), 29 May(12-5) and 30 May (11-4)
Classically trained and highly skilled, Lucy creates decorative art and oil paintings.
Lynne Allbutt
Venue no3 The Dragon Inn
Open: 28, 29 and 30 May (10am - 5pm)
Lynne's engraved slate pieces, inlcuding slate slabs,"chunks" and tiles will be on view. She will also be exhibiting at venue no9.
Mal Charles
Venue no.14 Old Workhouse Gallery
Open: 28,29 and 30 May (10am - 9pm)
Mal's work is about how we make images and paintings, how they communicate and how, above all, they make aesthetic meaning
Margaret Llewellyn-Jones
Art Trail Venue no. 11
Open: 28 May (10.30-4.30), 29 May (11.15-4.15) 30 May (10.30-4.30)Margaret will exhibit Colograph prints and other works in soft pastel/oil pastel/acrylics.
Martin Preece
Art Trail Venue no. 22
Open: 28 May(10.30-3.30), 29 May (1-3.30) and 30 May(10.30-3.30)
Martin uses watercolours to create landscapes which reflect the beauty of the Welsh landscape.
Melanie Estelle Davies
Venue no.8 Porthmawr Country House
Open: 28 May: 10am - 4pm, 29 May: 11am - 4pm,
30 May: 10am - 4pm.
Melanie will be exhibiting large mixed media paintings on canvas
Morgan Llewellyn
Art Trail Venue no. 12
Open: 28 May(10.30-5, 29 May(11.30-5)and 30 May(10.30-5pm)
Morgan exhibits watercolours and oils. He paints landscapes including Venice and accepts commissions for portraits.
Niel Bally
Short courses in painting and drawing in fully equipped, large and naturally lit studio in the foothills of the Black Mountains.
Nigel Forster
Venue no.25
Open 28 May: 10am - 8pm, 29 May: 10am - 8pm, 30 May: 10am - 8pm
Nigel produces Photographic prints (framed and mounted) of the Brecon Beacons, Pembrokeshire and other places in Wales and the UK
Oriel CRiC Gallery
ArtTrail Venue no.1
A wonderful fully accessible art & craft gallery upstairs in the Crickhowell Resource & Information Centre. Open daily between 10am and 5pm.
Patricia Davies
Venue no.3 The Dragon Inn
Open: 28 May: 10am - 5pm, 29 May: 10am - 5pm,
30 May: 10am - 5pm.<
Patricia will be exhibiting acrylic and mixed media paintings on box canvas 90cm x 90cm
Paul Townend
Venue no.8
Open 28 May: 10am - 4pm, 29 May: 11am - 4pm, 30 May: 10am - 4pm.
Paul draws on his interest in Philosophy and Psychology while working in inks, gouache and acrylics.
Penny Turnbull
Venue no. 15
Open 28 May: 10am - 4pm, 29 May: 11am - 4pm, 30 May: 10am - 4pm.
Penny makes textile and mixed media jewellery, collagraphs, textile pictures, bowls and vessels and bespoke memory bags.
Peter Seabourne
Venue no.9 Six at StPeter's
Open 28 May: 12am - 5pm, 29 May: 12am - 5pm,30 May: 11am - 4pm.
Peter will be exhibiting figurative work in oils at St Peter's Church.
Philippine Sowerby
Art Trail Venue no. 21
Open: 28 May (1pm to 6pm), 29 May (2pm-6pm)and 30 May (11.00am to 5.30pm)Philippine creates Sculpture and Jigsaw puzzles in local hardwood.
Pip Woolf
Art Trail Venue no. 23
Open: 28 May (Closed), 29 May(2pm-6pm)and 30 May-(2pm-6pm). Pip's current work is related to an ongoing landscape drawing in the Black Mountains.
Robert Rattray
Venue no.9 Six at St Peter's
Open 28 May: 12am - 5pm, 29 May: 12am - 5pm,30 May: 11am - 4pm.
Portraits and animal pieces in sculpture and watercolour drawings provide the backbone of Robert's work.
Sue and Emily James (Llynfi Textiles)
Venue no.30
Open 28 May: 10.30am - 5pm, 29 May: 10.30am - 5pm,30 May: 10.30am - 5pm
Original,handmade knit- and dress-wear using British wool, Welsh flannel and other natural fibre fabrics and yarns
Teena Hughes
Venue no. 14 Old Workhouse Gallery
Open 28 May: 10am - 9pm,29 May: 10am - 9pm,30 May: 10am - 9pm.
Teena works as a fine artist and photographer. She likes to think of her work as visual poetry.
Tim Rossiter
Art Trail Venue no. 4
Open: 28, 29 and 30 May 10am-7pm
Tim creates his figurative images in oil and occassionally watercolour. Themes are taken from poetry, music, mythology and the landscape.
Timothy Walker
Venue no.14
Open 28 May: 10am - 9pm, 29 May: 10am - 9pm, 30 May: 10am - 9pm
Timothy Walker is participating in this group exhibition of painting, mixed media and sculpture
