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did you hear the geese this morning,

over the old house,

did you hear the new scent

here in the old house,

did you hear the whispering,

those of you that listen here?

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can you see the crispy thin moon,

above the oak, can you see

the brittleness of it all?

 

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*adding words, to make a pattern,

adding dots in line,

adding nothing

making something

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studio artspace visit

white on white, the next venue,

with singing fridges,

labelled cupboards, teacups,

and wallpaper.

challenge then, to create an installation

by wednesday next ( laugh?)

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aberystwyth boat had sailed, too late to wave,

just a text then and watch the gulls on blue,

sun on the station, and phd company

for the  journey through the villages

a free ride

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today we start afresh

and chilly, the sun to warm,

at the gallery, body working,

mind a plotting and planning

*(notes)

" truth did not come into the world naked, but it came in types and images. one will not receive the truth in any other way."

* the singing stopped, she opened the freezer door and there, there it was, a little frozen landscape of japan

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Helfa Gelf yn trawsnewid bywyd artist!!

 

Mae’r Helfa Gelf, digwyddiad stiwdios agored fwyaf Gogledd Cymru yn digwydd eto eleni. Bydd 125 o stiwdios ar draws yr ardal yn agor eu drysau'r mis Medi hwn. Caiff y cyhoedd gyfle euraidd i ymweld ag artistiaid yn eu stiwdios a’u gwylio wrth eu gwaith, boed yn creu basgedi, crochenwaith a gemwaith neu’n ddarluniau a cherfluniau.

 

Mae’r prosiect, sydd nawr yn ei bumed flwyddyn, wedi cael effaith dirfawr ar y gymuned gelf leol.

 

Dywedodd Llinos Lanini, ffotograffydd o’r Wyddgrug wrthym:

 

 “Wedi degawd o weithio fel gweithiwr cymdeithasol yn Llundain a phymtheg mlynedd fel Therapydd teulu a pherthynas yn lleol, rwyf wedi dod yn ffotograffydd. Bu’r Helfa Gelf yn hwb enfawr i’m hyder gan gynnig ffordd i mi gyfarfod y cyhoedd sy’n fy ngweld fel ‘artist’, ac yn rhoi cyfle i mi drafod fy angerdd am ffotograffiaeth! Mae’r Helfa Gelf wedi fy helpu deimlo fel ‘artist’ gan fy nghyflwyno i artistiaid eraill a fy ngalluogi i ddysgu llawer iawn ganddynt.

 

Credaf i’r prosiect fod yn beiriant gwych i gynyddu fy nghyhoeddusrwydd. Rwyf wedi fy newis gan amryw o guraduron i fod yn rhan o arddangosfeydd yr Helfa Gelf mewn orielau ar hyd a lled Gogledd Cymru.

Hefyd mae’r deunydd marchnata a’r wefan yn werthfawr iawn i hyrwyddo fy ngwaith.

Enillais wobr y ffotograffydd yn seremoni ‘Artist Cymraeg y flwyddyn 2010’ ym mis Mehefin yn neuadd Dewi Sant, Caerdydd, a chyrhaeddais y rownd derfynol yn 2009.”

 

Amcan yr Helfa Gelf yw cefnogi artistiaid ac i godi ymwybyddiaeth o fewn y gymuned a thu hwnt am yr artistiaid ffantastig sy’n gweithio yn Ogledd Cymru. I weld mwy o waith Llinos dewch ar yr Helfa!

 

Mae’r Helfa Gelf yn rhedeg dros gyfnod o dri phenwythnos yn ystod mis Medi - 10ef-12fed, 17eg-19eg a’r 24in-26in yng Ngwynedd, Conwy, Sir Ddinbych a Fflint. Bydd y stiwdios yn agored rhwng 11yb - 5yh yn ddyddiol. Am wybodaeth bellach ynglŷn â’r digwyddiad, mapiau a gwybodaeth am yr artistiaid gweler y wefan.

 

.www.helfagelf.co.uk

 

 

Cyllidwyd y prosiect hwn drwy Gynllun Datblygu Gwledig Cymru 2007-2013 a gaiff ei ariannu gan Lywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru a’r Gronfa Amaethyddol Ewrop ar gyfer Datblygu Gwledig.

 

 

Am gyfweliadau cysylltwch â:

Llinos Lanini: llinos@lanini.co.uk

 

Delweddau: Llinos wrth ei gwaith (hawlfraint Llinos Lanini), Defaid y Groes(hawlfraint Llinos Lanini),img_1289 a Cymru, (hawlfraint Llinos Lanini)

 

Nodiadau i olygwyr:

 

Cychwynnwyd yr Helfa Gelf gan Wasanaethau Celf Conwy, ac erbyn hyn mae yn ei bumed flwyddyn ac yn digwydd yng Ngwynedd, Conwy, Sir Ddinbych a Fflint.

Cyllidir y digwyddiad gan Gyngor Celfyddydau Cymru, Cyngor Sir Conwy, Cyngor Sir Ddinbych, Cyngor Sir Fflint, Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru, Partneriaeth Wledig Conwy, Yr Undeb Ewropeaidd a Fforwm Celfyddydol Gwynedd.

Digwyddir y prosiect mewn partneriaeth a’r Academi Frenhinol Gymreig, Galeri, Oriel Plas Glyn Y Weddw a Chastell Bodelwyddan.

 

Am yr Helfa Gelf:

 

Cychwynnodd yr Helfa Gelf yn wreiddiol yn 2006 yn Sir Conwy. Bob blwyddyn mae’r prosiect wedi lledaenu ar draws y Gogledd i Sir Ddinbych , Fflint ac yna Gwynedd. Mae’r cysyniad ‘stiwdio agored’ yn un sydd wedi profi’n fformiwla effeithiol i godi proffil a gwerthiant artistiaid lleol ac i ehangu cynulleidfa’r byd celf. Mae cynlluniau o’r fath wedi eu sefydlu ledled Gymru gyda’r rhai mwyaf sefydledig yn rhedeg ers dros ugain mlynedd. Mae’r digwyddiad ei hun wedi denu miloedd o ymwelwyr i’r ardal a degau o filoedd o bunnoedd mewn gwerthiant. Nawr yn ei bumed flwyddyn mae’r Helfa Gelf yn datblygu mewn i ddigwyddiad blynyddol sy’n helpu i ymestyn y tymor twristiaeth i mewn i’r Hydref, yn ogystal â rhoi Gogledd Cymru ar y map am ei sin gelf ffyniannus.

 

Trefnir yr Helfa Gelf gan bwyllgor gwirfoddol ynghyd a’r artistiaid sy’n cymryd rhan. Menter gydweithredol ydyw sy’n trawsgysylltu orielau a lleoliadau’r ardal mewn digwyddiad unigryw ar draws Gogledd Cymru.

 

Am fwy o wybodaeth ac archif o gyn gyfranogwyr ymwelwch a’r wefan www.helfagelf.co.uk 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRESS RELEASE

 

Date:  16^Th August 2010

 

Helfa Gelf / Art Trail helps local  artists !

 

Helfa Gelf /Art Trail, North Wales biggest Open studio event, is happening again this September, with 125 studios all over the region opening their doors.

Members of the public get to visit artists in their studios and watch them create their work be it baskets, pottery and jewellery or paintings and sculpture.

 

The project, now in its fifth year, has had a huge impact on the local arts community.

Llinos Lanini a photographer based in Mold told us:

 

“After a decade as a social worker in central London and fifteen years as a relationship and family therapist locally I have become a photographer.Helfa Gelf/Art Trail has been a great confidence booster for me by being a way to meet the public , who perceive me as an 'artist' and by giving me a chance to discuss my passion - photography! Helfa Gelf has helped me feel like an 'artist' by introducing me to other artists and allowing me to learn a great deal from them.

It been a very good vehicle for increased publicity for me . I have been selected by various curators to be part of the Helfa Gelf showcase exhibitions in galleries all over North Wales.

The literature and the website are also valued greatly to promote my work. In June, I won the Photographer's Award at the 'Welsh Artist of the Year 2010' at St. David's Hall in Cardiff and was also a finalist in 2009.”

 

 

Helfa Gelf/Art trail aims to support artists and to raise awareness in the community and beyond of the fantastic artists working North Wales. To see more of Llinos’s work come on the trail!

 

Helfa Gelf /Art Trail runs from the 10-12^th, 17-19^th and 24-26^th September in Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire and Flintshire.  Studios are open from 11am-5pm daily. For further details about the event, maps and information about the artists please visit our website.                                

 

.www.helfagelf.co.uk

 

This project has received funding through the Rural Development Plan for Wales 2007-2013 which is funded by the Welsh Assembly Government and the European Agricultural fund for Rural Development.

 

 

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Helfa Gelf yn brolio mwy o artistiaid a stiwdios nag erioed o’r blaen!

 

Mae Helfa Gelf, Gogledd Cymru wedi derbyn mwy o ymgeiswyr y flwyddyn hon nag erioed o’r blaen, yn dod a’r cyfanswm o artistiaid yn cymryd rhan i 171, gyda 125 o stiwdios yn agor eu drysau i’r cyhoedd ym mis Medi.

Y flwyddyn hon am y tro cyntaf, agorir drysau rhai stiwdios drwy’r flwyddyn (drwy apwyntiad), gan roi’r cyfle i’r cyhoedd ymweld â chymaint o artistiaid ac sy’n bosib.

 

Cyfle unigryw yw’r Helfa Gelf i ymwelwyr gael profi byd cyfrin yr artist a chael sgwrs am eu bywyd a’u gwaith. Y nod yw gwneud celf yn fwy croesawgar a chyraeddadwy i’r gymuned, ac i gael y cyhoedd yn rhan o’r broses greadigol. Bydd gweithdai galw i mewn yn cael eu cynnal mewn nifer o stiwdios gan gynnig cyfle i bawb gael blas ar wahanol gyfryngau creadigol yn amrywio o baentio, gludweithiau i sideru.

 

Mae ystod eang o artistiaid yn cymryd rhan y flwyddyn hon, gan amrywio o’r traddodiadol i’r cyfoes, o’r ffigurol i’r haniaethol a’r cysyniadol. Lleolir y stiwdios unigryw  ym mhob math o leoliadau, yn amrywio o stiwdios ac orielau wedi eu codi yn un swydd, i siediau gardd ac ystafelloedd cefn, yng nghanol cefn gwlad a chanol trefi prysur ar hyd a lled Gogledd Cymru.   

 

Dywedai Sabine Cockrill, cydlynydd prosiect Helfa Gelf: “ Rwyf wir yn credu bod rhywbeth at ddant pawb. Dros dri pen wythnos ym mis Medi cewch alw i mewn ar beintwyr, cerflunwyr, ffotograffwyr, seiri, crochenwyr, artistiaid tecstil, gwneuthurwyr gemwaith, gwneuthurwyr gwydr, gwehyddwyr basgedi, artistiaid digidol a llawer, llawer mwy, pob un gyda sgil tra unigryw eu hun.

 

Rhedai Helfa Gelf ar y 10fed-12ed, 17eg-19ed a’r 24in-26in o Fedi yng Ngwynedd, Conwy, Sir Ddinbych a Sir Fflint. Bydd stiwdios yn agored o 11yb - 5yh yn ddyddiol. Am fwy o wybodaeth am y digwyddiad, mapiau a gwybodaeth artistiaid ymwelwch â’n gwefan.

 

Mae’r prosiect wedi derbyn cyllid drwy’r Cynllun Datblygu Cefn Gwlad, Cymru 2007-2013, sydd wedi ei ariannu gan Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru a’r Gronfa Amaethyddol Ewropeaidd ar gyfer Datblygiad Cefn Gwlad.

 

www.helfagelf.co.uk

 

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Delweddau atodol:  delweddau/hawlfraint: Simon Proffitt, simon@greenlanddesign.org

 

Nodiadau ar gyfer golygyddiol:

 

Cafodd yr Helfa Gelf ei ddechrau gan Wasanaeth Celf Conwy ac erbyn hyn mae yn ei bumed flwyddyn yn cymryd rhan yng Ngwynedd, Conwy, Sir Ddinbych a Sir Fflint.

Caiff ei ariannu gan Gyngor Celfyddydau Cymru, Cyngor Sir Conwy, Cyngor Sir Fflint, Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru, Partneriaeth Cefn Gwlad Conwy, Uned Ewropeaidd a Fforwm Gelfyddydol Gwynedd.

Mae’n cymryd rhan mewn partneriaeth a’r Academi Frenhinol Gymreig, Galeri ac Oriel Plas Glyn y Weddw.

 

Am yr Helfa Gelf:

Dechreuodd Helfa Gelf yn gyntaf yn Sir Conwy yn 2006. Bob blwyddyn mae’r prosiect wedi ymestyn; i Ddinbych yn gyntaf, yna Sir Fflint  a nawr Gwynedd. Mae’r cysyniad o Stiwdio agored yn ddull profedig i gynyddu a chodi proffil a gwerthiant artistiaid lleol, ac ar gyfer cyflwyno celf i gynulleidfa ehangach. Ceir prosiectau o’r fath o amgylch y wlad; mae'r rhai mwyaf sefydledig yn rhedeg ers dros ugain mlynedd.

Mae’r digwyddiad ei hun wedi denu miloedd o ymwelwyr a chreu degau o filoedd o bunnoedd o werthiant i’r ardal. Nawr yn ei bumed flwyddyn, mae’r Helfa Gelf yn troi mewn i ddigwyddiad blynyddol sy’n helpu ehangu tymor y twristiaid i mewn i’r Hydref yn ogystal â rhoi Gogledd Cymru ar y map am ei sîn celfyddydol ffyniannus.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRESS RELEASE

Date: 2.8.2010

 

Helfa Gelf /Art trail boasts more artists studios than ever before!

 

Helfa Gelf/Art Trail, North Wales’ biggest Open Studio Event, has had an unprecedented number of applications this year, bringing the total number of artists taking part to 171, with 125 studios opening their doors to the public this September.

The project is also opening some studios by appointment throughout the year for the first time, giving the public a chance to visit as many of the artists as possible.

 

Helfa Gelf/Art Trail is a unique chance for visitors to experience the normally hidden world of the artist and get to chat to them about their work.  It aims to make art more accessible to the community and to get the public involved in the creative processes taking place. There will be drop-in workshops taking place in a number of the studios, so people can try their hand at anything from painting and collage to lace making.

 

There is a huge variety of artists taking part this year, ranging from the traditional to the contemporary, from the figurative to the abstract and conceptual. The unique studio spaces are located in every kind of venue, from purpose-built studios and galleries to garden sheds and back rooms, in wild countryside and busy towns all over North Wales.

 

Sabine Cockrill, Project Coordinator for Helfa Gelf/Art Trail says: “I really think there is something to suit everyone.  Over three weekends in September, you can call in on painters, sculptors, photographers, jewellery makers, woodworkers, potters, textile artists, glass makers, basket weavers, digital artists and many more, each one with a highly individual skill.”

 

Helfa Gelf /Art Trail runs from the 10-12^th, 17-19^th and 24-26^th September in Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire and Flintshire.  Studios are open from 11am-5pm daily. For further details about the event, maps and information about the artists please visit our website.                                

 

This project has received funding through the Rural Development Plan for Wales 2007-2013, which is funded by the Welsh Assembly Government and the European Agricultural fund for Rural Development.

 

www.helfagelf.co.uk

 

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Images attached:  images/copyright , Simon Proffitt,

simon@greenlanddesign.org

 

Notes for editors:

 

Helfa Gelf was initiated by Conwy Arts Service and now in its fifth year, takes place in  Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, and Flintshire .

It is funded by the Arts Council of Wales, Conwy County Borough Council, Flintshire County Council, Welsh Assembly Government, Conwy Rural Partnership , European Union and the Gwynedd Arts Forum.

It takes place in partnership with  The Royal Cambrian Academy , Galeri and Oriel Plas Glyn Y Weddw.

 

 

About Helfa Gelf:

 

Helfa Gelf originated in 2006 in Conwy County. With each subsequent year it has expanded first to Denbighshire, then Flintshire and now to Gwynedd. The open studio concept is a tried and tested formula for increasing the profile and sales of local artists and for bringing art to a wider audience. Similar schemes exist all over the country; the more established ones have been running for over twenty years.

The event itself has attracted thousands of visitors and tens of thousands of pounds worth of sales to the region. Now in its fifth year, Helfa Gelf /Art Trail is turning into an annual event that is helping to extend the tourist season into autumn as well as putting North Wales on the map for its thriving arts scene.

 

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DATGANIAD I’R WASG

 

Dyddiad : 16eg Awst 2010

 

Helfa Gelf yn trawsnewid bywyd artist!!

 

Mae’r Helfa Gelf, digwyddiad stiwdios agored fwyaf Gogledd Cymru yn digwydd eto eleni. Bydd 125 o stiwdios ar draws yr ardal yn agor eu drysau'r mis Medi hwn. Caiff y cyhoedd gyfle euraidd i ymweld ag artistiaid yn eu stiwdios a’u gwylio wrth eu gwaith, boed yn creu basgedi, crochenwaith a gemwaith neu’n ddarluniau a cherfluniau.

 

Mae’r prosiect, sydd nawr yn ei bumed flwyddyn, wedi cael effaith dirfawr ar y gymuned gelf leol.

Dywedodd Vivienne Rickman Poole, ffotograffydd syn’ trigo yn  Llanberis wrthym:

 

“Rhai blynyddoedd yn ôl fe wnes newid enfawr i’m gyrfa gan adael fy swydd fel athrawes gelf a symud dramor. Dychwelais yn ôl i Ogledd Cymru fel artist a chefais fy newis i fod yn rhan o Helfa Gelf. Er fy mod wedi dychwelyd i ardal gyfarwydd roeddwn yn datblygu gyrfa go wahanol yma, a rhoddodd yr Helfa Gelf lwyfan i mi arddangos fy ngwaith ac agorodd ddrws i fwy o gyfleoedd yn yr ardal.

 

Yn sgil Helfa Gelf 2009 a’r rhwydwaith o bobl yr wyf wedi eu cyfarfod drwy’r digwyddiad rwyf wedi cael llawer iawn o gyfleoedd i arddangos fy ngwaith ledled Cymru, ac mae’r gwaith yn dal i dyfu a datblygu.

 

Ar adegau gall Eryri fod yn le unig, yn enwedig wrth weithio ar eich pen eich hun, felly mae’n wych darganfod bod rhwydwaith o bobl greadigol yn tyfu allan yna! Mae’r curaduron a’r swyddogion addysg yn yr orielau lleol a chynghorau Sir wedi bod yn ardderchog am roi gwybod am unrhyw gyfleon gwaith, arddangos a hyfforddi sy’n codi.

 

Mae’r Helfa Gelf yn bendant wedi codi fy mhroffil fel artist. Adnabyddir fy ngwaith gan lawer o bobl oherwydd deunyddiau marchnata Helfa Gelf ac mae llawer o bobl wedi cysylltu â mi, yn enwedig eleni, fel canlyniad uniongyrchol o weld fy ngwaith ar wefan Helfa Gelf. Ni fuaswn yma yn cynnal fy hun fel artist llawn amser oni bai am y bobl rwyf wedi eu cyfarfod yn sgil Helfa Gelf a’r cyfleoedd maent wedi eu cyflwyno i mi.

 

Cefais fy synnu gan y nifer o ymwelwyr ddaeth i’m gweld y llynedd. Dychwelodd nifer o bobl droeon dros y cyfnod o dri phenwythnos, ac yn sgìl hyn rwyf wedi gwneud amryw o ffrindiau da. Teithiodd rhai ar draws Gogledd Cymru i ymweld, a chefais fy argymell i deulu a ffrindiau gan eraill. Eleni byddaf wedi fy lleoli yn yr Amgueddfa Lechi yn Llanberis. Mae llawer o fy ngwaith diweddar wedi ei selio yn y chwareli a choedwigoedd o amgylch yr amgueddfa lechi, felly roedd yn teimlo’n iawn i mi gael fy stiwdio Helfa Gelf yno. Edrychaf ymlaen at gyfarfod ymwelwyr ‘lenni, ac rwy’n gobeithio y bydd pawb yn hoffi fy ngwaith newydd!”

 

Mae’r Helfa Gelf yn rhedeg dros gyfnod o dri phenwythnos yn ystod mis Medi - 10ef-12fed, 17eg-19eg a’r 24in-26in yng Ngwynedd, Conwy, Sir Ddinbych a Fflint. Bydd y stiwdios yn agored rhwng 11yb - 5yh yn ddyddiol. Am wybodaeth bellach ynglŷn â’r digwyddiad, mapiau a gwybodaeth am yr artistiaid gweler y wefan.

 

.www.helfagelf.co.uk

 

 

Cyllidwyd y prosiect hwn drwy Gynllun Datblygu Gwledig Cymru 2007-2013 a gaiff ei ariannu gan Lywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru a’r Gronfa Amaethyddol Ewrop ar gyfer Datblygu Gwledig.

 

 

Am gyfweliadau cysylltwch â:

Vivienne Rickmann-Poole:viviennerickmanpoole@me.com

 

Delweddau: Vivienne wrth ei gwaith! (hawlfraint Vivienne Rickmann -Poole)

 

Nodiadau i olygwyr:

 

Cychwynnwyd yr Helfa Gelf gan Wasanaethau Celf Conwy, ac erbyn hyn mae yn ei bumed flwyddyn ac yn digwydd yng Ngwynedd, Conwy, Sir Ddinbych a Fflint.

Cyllidir y digwyddiad gan Gyngor Celfyddydau Cymru, Cyngor Sir Conwy, Cyngor Sir Ddinbych, Cyngor Sir Fflint, Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru, Partneriaeth Wledig Conwy, Yr Undeb Ewropeaidd a Fforwm Celfyddydol Gwynedd.

Digwyddir y prosiect mewn partneriaeth a’r Academi Frenhinol Gymreig, Galeri, Oriel Plas Glyn Y Weddw a Chastell Bodelwyddan.

 

Am yr Helfa Gelf:

 

Cychwynnodd yr Helfa Gelf yn wreiddiol yn 2006 yn Sir Conwy. Bob blwyddyn mae’r prosiect wedi lledaenu ar draws y Gogledd i Sir Ddinbych , Fflint ac yna Gwynedd. Mae’r cysyniad ‘stiwdio agored’ yn un sydd wedi profi’n fformiwla effeithiol i godi proffil a gwerthiant artistiaid lleol ac i ehangu cynulleidfa’r byd celf. Mae cynlluniau o’r fath wedi eu sefydlu ledled Gymru gyda’r rhai mwyaf sefydledig yn rhedeg ers dros ugain mlynedd. Mae’r digwyddiad ei hun wedi denu miloedd o ymwelwyr i’r ardal a degau o filoedd o bunnoedd mewn gwerthiant. Nawr yn ei bumed flwyddyn mae’r Helfa Gelf yn datblygu mewn i ddigwyddiad blynyddol sy’n helpu i ymestyn y tymor twristiaeth i mewn i’r Hydref, yn ogystal â rhoi Gogledd Cymru ar y map am ei sin gelf ffyniannus.

 

Trefnir yr Helfa Gelf gan bwyllgor gwirfoddol ynghyd a’r artistiaid sy’n cymryd rhan. Menter gydweithredol ydyw sy’n trawsgysylltu orielau a lleoliadau’r ardal mewn digwyddiad unigryw ar draws Gogledd Cymru.

 

Am fwy o wybodaeth ac archif o gyn gyfranogwyr ymwelwch a’r wefan www.helfagelf.co.uk 

 

 

 

PRESS RELEASE

 

Date:  16^Th August 2010

 

Helfa Gelf / Art Trail changes artists’ life!!

 

Helfa Gelf /Art Trail, North Wales biggest Open studio event, is happening again this September, with 125 studios all over the region opening their doors.

Members of the public get to visit artists in their studios and watch them create their work be it baskets, pottery and jewellery or paintings and sculpture.

 

The project, now in its fifth year, has had a huge impact on the local arts community.

Vivienne Rickmann-Poole a photographer based in Llanberis told us:

“I made a huge career change several years ago, leaving my job as an art teacher and moved overseas. I returned to North Wales as an artist and was selected for Helfa Gelf, although I had returned to a familiar area I was forging a different career here and Helfa Gelf gave me a great platform to showcase my work and a spring board to further opportunities in the local area.

 

I have had lots of opportunities through Helfa Gelf 2009 to exhibit throughout Wales, and through the people I have met and continue to meet the work keeps on growing.

 

Sometimes Snowdonia is a lonely place, especially when you are working on your own, it's been great to know that there is growing network of fellow creative people out there. The curators and education officers of the local art galleries and counties have been great at passing exhibiting, work and training opportunities on. 

 

It has definitely raised my profile as an artist. Lots of people recognise my work from Helfa Gelf marketing materials and lots of people, particularly this year, have contacted me as a direct result of seeing my work on the Helfa Gelf website. Without the people I have met through being involved in Helfa Gelf and the opportunities they have given me I would not be here supporting myself as an artist full-time.

 

I was surprised by quite how many visitors I had last year. Lots of people came back several times over the three weekends and I have made many good friends from the visitors. Some people travelled from right across North Wales to visit and others recommended me to friends and family. This year I will be based at The National Slate Museum in Llanberis. Much of my recent work has been based in the quarries and woods around the Quarry Museum so it seemed fitting that I run Helfa Gelf from there. I am looking forward to meeting this year’s visitors and hope that they like my new work!”

                                                          -Continues-

 

 

Helfa Gelf /Art Trail runs from the 10-12^th, 17-19^th and 24-26^th September in Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire and Flintshire.  Studios are open from 11am-5pm daily. For further details about the event, maps and information about the artists please visit our website.                                

 

.www.helfagelf.co.uk

 

This project has received funding through the Rural Development Plan for Wales 2007-2013 which is funded by the Welsh Assembly Government and the European Agricultural fund for Rural Development.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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For Interviews please contact:

Vivienne Rickmann-Poole:viviennerickmanpoole@me.com

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Helfa Gelf yn trawsnewid bywyd artist!!

 

Mae’r Helfa Gelf, digwyddiad stiwdios agored fwyaf Gogledd Cymru yn digwydd eto eleni. Bydd 125 o stiwdios ar draws yr ardal yn agor eu drysau'r mis Medi hwn. Caiff y cyhoedd gyfle euraidd i ymweld ag artistiaid yn eu stiwdios a’u gwylio wrth eu gwaith, boed yn creu basgedi, crochenwaith a gemwaith neu’n ddarluniau a cherfluniau.

 

Mae’r prosiect, sydd nawr yn ei bumed flwyddyn, wedi cael effaith dirfawr ar y gymuned gelf leol.

Dywedodd Lisa Carter, arlunydd a mam i dri o Lanefydd, Conwy wrthym:

 

“Mae’r Helfa Gelf wedi gwneud newid mawr i fy ngyrfa. Wedi symud yma o Lundain dechreuais arlunio eto, ond roedd hi’n anodd datblygu cysylltiadau a rhwydweithio. Roedd ffrind i mi sy’n artist yn rhan o Helfa Gelf a bu’r prosiect yn help mawr iddi  hi, felly meddyliais y buaswn i yn ei drio.

 

Yn ogystal â chael llawer o ymwelwyr a gwerthu gwerth miloedd o bunnoedd o waith dros y blynyddoedd o gymryd rhan, daeth curaduron i fy stiwdio ‘llynedd a chynnig sioe unigol i mi yn Oriel Ffin y Parc, Llanrwst a gwerthodd yn hynod o dda.

 

Mae’r Helfa Gelf wedi codi fy mhroffil fel artist yn bendant a hefyd wedi bod yn gymorth enfawr i fy natblygiad proffesiynol, yn ogystal â fy nghyflwyno i gyd artistiaid, curaduron a chyllidwyr.”

 

Mae’r Helfa Gelf yn rhedeg dros gyfnod o dri phenwythnos yn ystod mis Medi - 10ef-12fed, 17eg-19eg a’r 24in-26in yng Ngwynedd, Conwy, Sir Ddinbych a Fflint. Bydd y stiwdios yn agored rhwng 11yb - 5yh yn ddyddiol. Am wybodaeth bellach ynglŷn â’r digwyddiad, mapiau a gwybodaeth am yr artistiaid gweler y wefan.

 

.www.helfagelf.co.uk

 

 

Cyllidwyd y prosiect hwn drwy Gynllun Datblygu Gwledig Cymru 2007-2013 a gaiff ei ariannu gan Lywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru a’r Gronfa Amaethyddol Ewrop ar gyfer Datblygu Gwledig.

 

 

Am gyfweliadau cysylltwch â:

Lisa Carter : lisacartergdr@aol.com

 

Delweddau: [xxxx.jpg - ‘Pennawd y llun’, enw’r ffotograffydd a pherchennog yr hawlfraint.]

 

Nodiadau i olygwyr:

 

Cychwynnwyd yr Helfa Gelf gan Wasanaethau Celf Conwy, ac erbyn hyn mae yn ei bumed flwyddyn ac yn digwydd yng Ngwynedd, Conwy, Sir Ddinbych a Fflint.

Cyllidir y digwyddiad gan Gyngor Celfyddydau Cymru, Cyngor Sir Conwy, Cyngor Sir Ddinbych, Cyngor Sir Fflint, Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru, Partneriaeth Wledig Conwy, Yr Undeb Ewropeaidd a Fforwm Celfyddydol Gwynedd.

Digwyddir y prosiect mewn partneriaeth a’r Academi Frenhinol Gymreig, Galeri, Oriel Plas Glyn Y Weddw a Chastell Bodelwyddan.

 

Am yr Helfa Gelf:

 

Cychwynnodd yr Helfa Gelf yn wreiddiol yn 2006 yn Sir Conwy. Bob blwyddyn mae’r prosiect wedi lledaenu ar draws y Gogledd i Sir Ddinbych , Fflint ac yna Gwynedd. Mae’r cysyniad ‘stiwdio agored’ yn un sydd wedi profi’n fformiwla effeithiol i godi proffil a gwerthiant artistiaid lleol ac i ehangu cynulleidfa’r byd celf. Mae cynlluniau o’r fath wedi eu sefydlu ledled Gymru gyda’r rhai mwyaf sefydledig yn rhedeg ers dros ugain mlynedd. Mae’r digwyddiad ei hun wedi denu miloedd o ymwelwyr i’r ardal a degau o filoedd o bunnoedd mewn gwerthiant. Nawr yn ei bumed flwyddyn mae’r Helfa Gelf yn datblygu mewn i ddigwyddiad blynyddol sy’n helpu i ymestyn y tymor twristiaeth i mewn i’r Hydref, yn ogystal â rhoi Gogledd Cymru ar y map am ei sin gelf ffyniannus.

 

Trefnir yr Helfa Gelf gan bwyllgor gwirfoddol ynghyd a’r artistiaid sy’n cymryd rhan. Menter gydweithredol ydyw sy’n trawsgysylltu orielau a lleoliadau’r ardal mewn digwyddiad unigryw ar draws Gogledd Cymru.

 

Am fwy o wybodaeth ac archif o gyn gyfranogwyr ymwelwch a’r wefan www.helfagelf.co.uk 

 

 

 

 

 

PRESS RELEASE

 

Date:  16^Th August 2010

 

Helfa Gelf / Art Trail changes artists’ life!!

 

Helfa Gelf /Art Trail, North Wales biggest Open studio event, is happening again this September, with 125 studios all over the region opening their doors.

Members of the public get to visit artists in their studios and watch them create their work be it baskets, pottery and jewellery or paintings and sculpture.

 

The project, now in its fifth year, has had a huge impact on the local arts community.

Lisa Carter, a painter and mum of 3 from Llannefydd , Conwy, told us:

“Helfa Gelf /Art Trail has made a massive difference to my career. Having moved up here from London I started painting again, but was finding it hard to get contacts. Another artist friend of mine was in Helfa Gelf and it made a huge difference to her, so I thought I would give it a try.

 

As well as having lots of visitors and selling 1000’s of pounds worth of work in the years I have taken part, some curators came to my studio last year and I was offered a solo show at Oriel Ffin y Parc in Llanrwst, which sold incredibly well .

 

Helfa Gelf /Art Trail has definitely raised my profile as an artists and has aided my professional development immensely, as well as introducing me to fellow artists, curators and funders.”

 

Helfa Gelf /Art Trail runs from the 10-12^th, 17-19^th and 24-26^th September in Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire and Flintshire.  Studios are open from 11am-5pm daily. For further details about the event, maps and information about the artists please visit our website.                                

 

.www.helfagelf.co.uk

 

This project has received funding through the Rural Development Plan for Wales 2007-2013 which is funded by the Welsh Assembly Government and the European Agricultural fund for Rural Development.

 

 

 

ENDS

 

 

 

 

For Interviews please contact:

Lisa Carter : lisacartergdr@aol.com

 

Images attached:

 

Notes for editors:

Helfa Gelf was initiated by Conwy Arts Service and now in its fourth year,takes place in  Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, and Flintshire .

It is funded by the Arts Council of Wales, Conwy County Borough Council, Denbighshire County Council, Flintshire County Council, Welsh Assembly Government, Conwy Rural Partnership , European Union and the Gwynedd Arts Forum.

It takes place in partnership with  The Royal Cambrian Academy , Galeri and Oriel Plas Glyn Y Weddw and Bodelwyddan Castle.

 

 

About Helfa Gelf:

 

Helfa Gelf originated in 2006 in Conwy County. With each subsequent year it has expanded first to Denbighshire, then Flintshire and to Gwynedd. The open studio concept is a tried and tested formula for increasing the profile and sales of local artists and for bringing art to a wider audience. Similar schemes exist all over the country; the more established ones have been running for over twenty years.

The event itself has attracted thousands of visitors and tens of thousands of pounds worth of sales to the region. Now in its fifth year, Helfa Gelf /Art Trail is turning into an annual event that is helping to extend the tourist season into autumn as well as putting North Wales on the map for its thriving arts scene.

 

Helfa Gelf is organized by a voluntary committee and the artists themselves. It is a truly collaborative venture linking the galleries and venues in the region in a unique pan-North Wales event.

 

For further information and archives of previous participants please visit www.helfagelf.co.uk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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codes and reasons,

can be read upside in,

or inside up,

whatever is written,

is bled.

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harlech exhibition for helfa gelf,

all hung yesterday, in harmony,

a family of art

concerned on the future

SAVE THEATRE HARLECH.

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curators from Gallery 43

select power houses

for Cleobury Mortimer

wales in shropshire now.

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the evening saw

a small gathering of art and poetry

we three.

and one came laughing from

the harvest houses

done the best days work, he.

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late evening writing writing

pasting sending.

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today, another day of

codes and reasons

 

*(notes)

'the rain of one afternoon' bala exhibition extended ..........................

* translations free to family and friends

* this blog is bilingual ( deleted)

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Draw a Musician 2

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Garth Olwg Lifelong Learning Centre

Thursday October 21st

Times 7pm - 8.30pm

£3 to attend

 

draw, paint, sketch, musicians whilst they play

01443 219589

http:/ /www.campwsgartholwg.org.uk

 

Easels will be available

 

 

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the golden month, the autumn

swallows flying near and low

tartan dressing gown on,

windows fuzzed, and chilly feet.

no slippers in this house.

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yesterday, full on working,

writing, wrapping work,

preparing for studio visits,

new gallery owners,

new customers.

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a day of unreasonable thoughts,

perhaps they will stay this time,

perhaps he will come back,

perhaps people will understand,

perhaps not.

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today then?

hanging exhibition with friends,

selecting work for Ludlow,

with friends,

talking, with friends.

 

*(notes) level headed i was until the call came.

instant rattling, usual muddling. I am silenced.

but we need to tell....

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September News
Altar Piece, Three' has been purchased for the Tabernacle Art Collection, MOMA Wales.

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‘The Empty Chair’ is in the MOMA, New York, Collection'’

LA County Museum of Art Research Library,

& & Fluxes Museum, Mount Vernon, Ohio

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My work is now represented by Ovenden Contemporary arts promotion agency based in Ely, Cambridgeshire and Ffin y Parc, Llanrwst

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During September my work will be at the following venues-

Helfa Gelf, Open Studio @ Tynllan , Llanelltyd

September 2010 opening times:

all days 11am - 5pm in September

11 Saturday

12 Sunday

18 Saturday

19 Sunday

25 Saturday

26 Sunday

Late Friday opening:

10 Friday

17 Friday

24 Friday

and helfa Gelf Exhibition @ Theatre Harlech during September

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A giant pride of 100 individually decorated, life-size lion sculptures, will be taking up residence in and around the World Heritage City of Bath from May to October 2010 in a colourful cultural event to raise funds for local charities and bring a smile to the faces of residents and visitors alike.

The organizers have confirmed that ‘Llewelyn’ painted by Sonja Benskin Mesher RCA from, Llanelltyd, near Dolgellau, is the only artist from Wales to be involved in the project.

Llewellyn is now installed outside Bath Abbey

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‘The Rain of One Afternoon’ Solo Exhibition

Canolfan Cywain, Bala . 3 July – September 2010

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New Art Originals. Hanbury Street, London

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Candid Arts, London

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Royal Cambrian Academy, Summer Show. 3 July – 13 September

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International Drawing Competition Wroclaw. ‘The Touring Exhibition’ Poland

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‘Signs of our Times’ Mobius, Massachusets, USA September 14 – 19

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‘The Fiction Project’ Brooklyn Art Library,201 Richards St #16,Brooklyn, NY 11231

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‘A Book About Death’ RHG Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska, from 31 July

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Shelter Cymru Auction. Royal Cambrian Academy. 20 September 7.30 pm

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Tros Gynnal , Cardiff Central Library and The Atrium, 6 September onward.

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‘World at Play’ Auction. St Donat’s Art Centre, Atlantic Cillege, Vale of Glamorgan.

17 September, viewing from 5.00 pm.

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‘Coast’ Locus Arts

Horsebridge Arts Centre, Horsebridge, Kent. 15 – 28 September

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Lines and Strata

Theatre Mwdlan, Cardigan August 21 – September 30

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Arts & Business Wales, Cardiff

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Waterfront Gallery, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire

 

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here i am.

back home with the swallows.

back home with ideas.

back home to sleep.

and so i did like a child,

arms up.

tired from the celebrations.

 

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days of trains, ice cream,

running, laughing, stories.

liitle one, hugging and kissing, sticky, painty happy.

birthday cake, and railway children.

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and the day of watching him paint

ah why do we lose that ability?

days of watching him listen, think

ah why do we forget that ability,

days of sunshine, and love,

and i will not forget this,

all this.

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we are back to work today

all of us,

me to the studio,

for customers visits,

and exhibition preparation,

and watching the swallows

toe the line, my line,

first time for 5 years  or so.

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try the new painting

with hands like him,

try the new thinking,

with love, like him.

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moving on then,

music playing............................

 

*(notes)

we must stand fast,

the train must be stopped.

 

 

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