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Welsh applied art represented at SOFA New York
Laura Chamberlain
The work of two of Wales' most eminent artists will be exhibited in New York this weekend. Ruthin Craft Centre will present ceramic works by Walter Keeler and Eleri Mills' textile and fibre art at the Sculpture Objects and Functional Art Fair (SOFA) in Manhattan, from this Friday 20 April unti...
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Store offers entertainment for Wrexham shoppers
Laura Chamberlain
A new pop-up shop with a difference opens in Wrexham next week: rather than tinned or packaged goods, the commodities on offer at Store are live performances. Michikazu Matsune and David Subal during a performance of Store in Bangor. Photo: Dewi Glyn Jones After being invited into the sh...
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Titian's Diana and Actaeon to go on show in Cardiff
Laura Chamberlain
If you've ever wondered what 拢50 million could buy you in terms of a Renaissance masterpiece then a trip to the National Museum in Cardiff could be on the cards. Titian's Diana and Actaeon is currently on tour from the National Gallery and will be displayed in Cardiff from Thursday 19 April to Sunday 17 June 2012. To mark the arrival of the 16th century Renaissance masterpiece the museum will remain open until 7.30pm on Thursday 19 April for people who are eager to get a glimpse of the painting. Titian's Diana and Actaeon, 1556-59. Oil on canvas: 184.5 x 202.2. Bought jointly by the National Gallery and National Galleries of Scotland with contributions from The Scottish Government, the National Heritage Memorial Fund, The Monument Trust, The Art Fund and through public appeal, 2008 Diana and Actaeon is one of six large-scale mythologies by Titian inspired by the work of the poet Ovid, and were created for King Philip II of Spain. The painting is jointly owned by the National Galleries of Scotland and the National Gallery, London. It was acquired for the nation in 2009 for 拢50 million, which was made possible with the generous contributions from private and public donors. Last month one of its companions, Diana and Callisto, was secured for the nation for 拢45m. Anne Pritchard, the assistant curator of historic art at National Museum Wales, said: "We are delighted to be hosting such an important and beautiful painting here in Cardiff. It is a true masterpiece! "Titian's Diana and Actaeon is probably the UK's most significant public purchase of art in recent years and it's a unique opportunity for people to come and see it up close. It will be a fine complement to the historic art collection during its stay here at National Museum Cardiff."
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Laugharne Weekend 2012 begins
Laura Chamberlain
One of Wales' most intimate literary events begins tomorrow as the Laugharne Weekend returns for its sixth year. The annual event takes place in the "timeless, mild, beguiling island of a town" that was home to Dylan Thomas during the 1930s and 40s. It was in Laugharne that the author's rela...
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Hay Literature Festival 2012 line-up revealed
Laura Chamberlain
The full line-up for the 2012 Hay Literature Festival, which runs from 31 May to 10 June, has been announced. Big name highlights at the 10-day festival festival include veteran American actor, singer and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte and Booker Prize winner Hilary Mantel, who will pre...
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Cardiff Before Cardiff exhibition
Laura Chamberlain
A new photography exhibition born out of a chance discovery of intriguing archive documentary photos from the 1980s opens this week at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff. Cardiff-based photographer Jon Pountney is the man behind the Cardiff Before Cardiff exhibition, and the much longer-ru...
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Museum brings Captain Scott's Terra Nova back to Cardiff
Joe Goodden
Senior web producer, 成人论坛 Wales
A painting depicting Captain Scott's ship, the SS Terra Nova, leaving Cardiff Docks on its ill-fated Antarctic expedition on 15 June 1910, has been bought at auction by The Cardiff Story museum. The painting, by Richard Short, an accomplished painter who settled in Cardiff after retiring from...
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Anthony Hopkins' Oscar win, 20 years on
Laura Chamberlain
Twenty years ago Anthony Hopkins scooped one of the most prestigious accolades that Hollywood has to bestow, the Academy Award for best actor. Hopkins won the gong on 30 March 1992 for his role as the brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic murderer Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs...
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National Library of Wales' oil painting collection goes online
Laura Chamberlain
The National Library of Wales' entire collection of oil paintings has gone online for the entire population to enjoy as part of the Your Paintings project. Ivor Davies, Branwen 1999. Oil on canvas 122 x 183cm 漏 Ivor Davies, courtesy of The National Library of Wales Over 1,950 oil pain...
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Children's literature festival planned for 2013
Laura Chamberlain
Children's author Jacqueline Wilson has signed up to take part in the inaugural Cardiff Children's Literature Festival, which takes place between Wednesday 20 March and Sunday 24 March 2013. Jacqueline Wilson. Photo: Grant Squibb The event is being organised by Literature Wales, Cardiff ...
