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A World of Mystery: the life of Margaret Watts Hughes The name of Margaret Watts Hughes will not be familiar to many, but it certainly should be. A Dowlais born, child vocalist of great fame, who grew to be known across the country for her voice. Fascinated by sound she invented a way of making the human voice visible. To her there was an invisible world of mystery that sound revealed, and she was at the forefront of revealing that world. A selection of Margaret Watts Hughes Voice Figures, chosen by Heather, are currently on display in Room 8 from Cyfarthfa Castle Museum and Art Gallery Collection as part of the Out of this World exhibition. An IWM 14-18 NOW Legacy Fund commission in partnership with Glynn Vivian Art Gallery. Ni fydd enw Margaret Watts Hughes yn gyfarwydd i nifer ohonoch, ond, yn sicr, dylai’r enw fod yn un cyfarwydd iawn. Ganwyd y gantores, a ddaeth i’r amlwg pan oedd hi’n blentyn, yn Nowlais, a daeth yn adnabyddus ar draws y wlad am ei llais. Cafodd ei swyno gan sain, ac roedd hi’n arb

Rhodri Davies, Response To Spirit Mirror, Track 2 by Glynn Vivian Art Gallery - On Air

Rhodri Davies, Response To Spirit Mirror, Track 1 by Glynn Vivian Art Gallery - On Air

Rhodri Davies And Joan Jones, William Blake's Prophecy In Spirit Mirror by Glynn Vivian Art Gallery - On Air

Curator Gilly Fox guides us around the Hayward Gallery Touring Exhibition, 'Not Without My Ghosts, The Artist As Medium'. Fox talks about the varied work in the exhibition, ranging from the late 19th century to the present day, looking at how artists’ have engaged with séances, channelling, automatic writing and other paranormal investigations. Gilly Fox, Assistant Curator at Hayward Gallery Touring. Fox lectures on fine art, curating and photography courses across the UK. In 2016, Gilly Fox was selected for the Clore Leadership programme and launched her independent art consultancy, advising clients on commissioning artists and work for built environment. Mae’r curadur, Gilly Fox, yn ein tywys o gwmpas arddangosfa Hayward Gallery Touring, ‘Not Without My Ghosts, The Artist As Medium’. Mae Fox yn sôn am waith amrywiol yr arddangosfa sy’n dyddio o ddiwedd y 19eg ganrif hyd heddiw, gan edrych ar sut mae artistiaid wedi ymgysylltu â seansau, sianelu, ysgrifennu awtomatig ac ymchwiliadau goruwchnaturiol eraill

Artist Joan Jones performed ‘Gloomy Mayhill Walk’ as part of our Glynn Vivian Art Night: Supporting LGBT+ History Month in February 2020. Listen again to this captivating journey through the streets and pathways of Mayhill. Perfformiodd yr artist Joan Jones 'Gloomy Mayhill Walk' fel rhan o Noson Gelf Glynn Vivian: Cefnogi Ms Hanes LGBT+ ym mis Chwefror 2020. Gwrandewch unwaith eto ar y daith hudolus hon drwy strydoedd a llwybrau Mayhill.

The Victorians viewed sight as the ‘sovereign’ of the senses and considered its loss highly disabling. From the late eighteenth century onwards charitable institutions provided education and training for blind children. Wealthy philanthropists such as Richard Glynn Vivian supported blind people’s charities, but from the middle of the nineteenth century blind people became increasingly critical of charity and the attitudes of pity that underpinned it. This talk explores these arguments and their relevance to disability activism today. Glynn Vivian’s own sight declined in later life, and the talk also examines the experiences of people with visual impairments.

Bob Gelsthorpe is an artist, writer and co-director at Bit Studios. Faith is the key driving force in his practice-based research, which includes drawing, performance, photography, sculpture and curatorial projects. The work dictates the medium, as opposed to a medium focussed practice. Bob recorded this talk while he was our Artist in Residence during November 2015.

Artist, musician, collector, performer and designer Aled Simons joined Learning officer Tom Goddard to talk about his practice and time on his residency, recorded in July 2015.

In this episode Lecturer and artist Tiff Oben presents the first in a series of three talks, searching for the Masters, overlooked makers, objects and the obscure, in a personal response to the Glynn Vivian Collection. Recorded in September 2014

In this episode, join Emma Gifford Mead as she discusses her curatorial practice including highlights from her time at Oriel Davies, Parasol Unit, and the British Council, leading up to curating the Jeremy Deller exhibition at the British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, 2013. Recorded in March 2014

Joan Jones was our Artist in Residence from December to January 2015. In this episode, Joan and Learning officer Tom Goddard discuss Joan's influences, life and experiences during the residency.

This episode is an extract from Last year’s Wakelin award winner Clare Woods, who was recorded in September 2014 in conversation with Amanda Farr, director of Oriel Davies and selector of the award.

In Association with Swansea Remembers, Art historian and artist Barry Plummer, discussed the life of Augustus John, as part of a series of talks that looked at artists from the Glynn Vivian collection, and the complex relationship with War. Recorded in July 2014.

Writer Rachel Trezise discusses Cosmic Latte, her current collection of short fiction stories. Rachel won the Dylan Thomas Prize in 2006 and her first full length play, Tonypandemonium, was staged by National Theatre Wales in autumn 2013 and won ‘Best Production in the English Language’ at the Theatre Critics of Wales Awards in early 2014.

Dr Ceri Thomas presents the concluding part in a trilogy of talks spanning one hundred years in the history of visual culture in South Wales from 1910. Part Three was recorded in April 2014.

Swiss painter Andreas Rüthi, gave a talk about his work and the European tradition of still life painting in relation to modernism and more recent critical writing on still life, recorded in May 2014.

Dr Ceri Thomas presents the second in a trilogy of talks spanning one hundred years in the history of visual culture in South Wales from 1910. Part Two was recorded in March 2014.

The Glynn Vivian Art Gallery ‘Artist in Residence’ programme is an opportunity for the community to interact, exchange and engage with an artist and to offer artists an opportunity for reflection, research and collaboration. Zanne studied Fine Art in UWE, Bristol, gaining a Masters Degree at Bath Spa in 2013. Zanne explores the relationship between power, politics, history and memory, and considers the role of illusion, authenticity and the manipulation of perception. Her work often takes the form of sculptural assemblages or installations where items are continuously arranged, layered and edited.

Dr Ceri Thomas presented a trilogy of talks spanning one hundred years in the history of visual culture in South Wales from 1910. Part One was recorded in January 2014.