- Artangel presents Come As You Really Are by Hetain Patel opens in Croydon this summer Come As You Really Are is a major new commission by Artangel and award-winning artist Hetain Patel. The exhibition features thousands of objects created or collected by hobbyists across the UK shown alongside a new artist film.
- Heather Phillipson’s major new commission to open Summer 2024 in SwanseaIn July 2024, Swansea Council’s Glynn Vivian Art Gallery will open a new exhibition, ‘Out of this World’, by Turner Prize nominated artist Heather Phillipson. An IWM 14-18 NOW Legacy Fund commission in partnership with Glynn Vivian Art Gallery.
- Anthony Shapland, Wakelin Award Selection 2021, Cinzia MutigliThe Wakelin Award is administered by the Friends of the Glynn Vivian and results in a work of fine art or craft being purchased for the Gallery collection. In 2021, the work was selected by artist, writer and curator Anthony Shapland, who is also a previous recipient of the award.
- Queering Wales, Connecting people! A series of online workshops and talks by On Your Face Collective in partnership with Glynn VivianOver the course of one year, On Your Face, in partnership with Glynn Vivian, will be running monthly online workshops and talks led by queer creatives.
- Glynn Vivian launches new digital guide to enrich art gallery visits Glynn Vivian has launched a new, digital guide on Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and cultural app created by Bloomberg Philanthropies. The Bloomberg Connects app, available for download from Google Play or the App Store, makes Glynn Vivian accessible for either onsite or offsite visits through photo, audio and video features offering insights into exhibitions, collections, and programme.
- Inside The Russian Doll: The stories behind the portraitsThe Russian Doll is Kristel Trow’s most intimate work to date, a series of new black and white photographic portraits of women who have experienced adversity in their lives. Multi award-winning writer and filmmaker, Will Millard, has also documented Kristel Trow’s journey to creating the work.
- Brangwyn’s British Empire PanelsSir Frank Brangwyn, R.A. (1867 – 1956) was one of Britain’s most prolific and versatile artists. The Brangwyn Panels, comprising 16 monumental paintings, are popularly considered his most significant achievement.
- Gallery named in new national contemporary art gallery for WalesSwansea Council’s Glynn Vivian Art Gallery has been announced as one of nine network galleries in the national contemporary art gallery for Wales – a dispersed model aiming to bring Wales’ national contemporary art collection to communities across the country, free to all.
- Artes Mundi 10, Presenting Partner: Bagri Foundation – Taloi Havini wins tenth anniversary Artes Mundi PrizeWith presenting partner the Bagri Foundation, Artes Mundi, the UK’s leading biennial exhibition and international contemporary art prize, has announced Taloi Havini (born Bougainville, Nakas/Hakö tribe; lives and works in Australia) as the winner of the Artes Mundi 10 (AM10) prize, with an award sum of £40,000.
- Glynn Vivian Art Gallery and Artangel invite public to take part in largest ever exhibition of the nation’s hobbiesMembers of the public are invited to take part in ‘The Hobby Cave’, the largest ever exhibition of the UK’s hobbies.
- Glynn Vivian is delighted to announce the return of Swansea Open in February 2024The Swansea Open is an annual art competition open to anyone who lives or works in the City & County of Swansea (SA1-SA9) and is a celebration of art and craft from artists and makers throughout the city.
- Tigers & Dragons: India and Wales in BritainIf India was the Jewel in the Imperial Crown, could we argue that Wales was England’s first colony? How should Britain deal with its colonial past – internal and external?
- New opportunity – Glynn Vivian Associate ArtistGlynn Vivian Art Gallery is looking for a new Associate Artist to research and deliver a series of workshops for people living with a disability.
- Wakelin Award 2022: Ingrid MurphyGlynn Vivian Art Gallery is delighted to announce the Wakelin Award recipient for 2022. The annual award is given to an artist living and working in Wales, whose work is purchased for the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery’s Permanent Collection, and will be on display at the Gallery in spring 2023.
- Artworks from the Glynn Vivian Collection go on display at 10 Downing StreetTen artworks from the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery Permanent Collection have been selected to go on display in 10 Downing Street, as part of the ‘Number 10 Museums in Residence’ project, an initiative of the Government Art Collection.
- His Dark Materials – A world-exclusive exhibition comes to Swansea this December.The Glynn Vivian Art Gallery in Swansea is delighted to present, in partnership with Bad Wolf, a look behind-the-scenes of BBC and HBO’s multi-award-winning, His Dark Materials.
- Share your memories of Swansea College of Art: Celebrating 200 years of University of Trinity St David – Swansea College of ArtThis is a project to celebrate 200 years of University of Trinity St David and Swansea College of Art. Glynn Vivian Art Gallery and GS Artists are putting together a celebration of art schools. This multi-faceted project will include workshops, talks, exhibitions, audio archive, and commissioned texts.
- Contemporary Art Society Acquisition: Carlos Bunga’s Sculptures Gifted to Glynn Vivian Art GalleryGlynn Vivian has recently received two new sculptural works by artist Carlos Bunga, for the Gallery’s permanent Collection, following his major exhibition, Terra Ferma, in 2021.
- Imperial War Museum (IWM) 14-18 NOW Legacy FundWould you be interested in working in partnership with Imperial War Museums (IWM) on a new art commission to explore the impacts of conflict from the First World War to the present day?
- Disabled artists take over 30 Museums and Galleries across the UK to celebrate the joy of Dada “It’s such a crazy idea!”To mark the 102nd anniversary of the 1st Dada International Exhibition in Berlin, 31 d/Deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent artists will stage Dada inspired interventions in 30 museums and galleries across Britain and Northern Ireland on the same day on 2 July 2022.
- Glynn Vivian Art Gallery announced as a partner for Imperial War Museums’ £2.5m art commissioning programmeSwansea Council’s Glynn Vivian Art Gallery has become part of a major new Imperial War Museums (IWM) arts initiative aiming to highlight the enduring messages for our times of the legacies of conflict since World War I.
- Celebrating International Women’s Day 2022Join us this March as we celebrate International Women’s Day 2022 (IWD) by looking at some of the incredible work by women currently on display at the Glynn Vivian.
- Gallery selected for Esmée Fairbairn Collections FundWe’re delighted to announce Swansea Council’s Glynn Vivian Art Gallery has been selected as one of the recipients of the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund, 2021.
- Glynn Vivian becomes first UK Art Gallery of SanctuarySwansea Council’s Glynn Vivian Art Gallery has become the first in the UK to be awarded the accolade Art Gallery of Sanctuary.
- Terra Ferma – PerformancesGlynn Vivian Art Gallery has commissioned a special series of performances as part of Carlos Bunga’s exhibition Terra Ferma.
- Swansea Open 2021 – call for entriesGlynn Vivian is pleased to announce the return of the annual celebration of art and craft by artists and …
- Exciting new project announcement with artist, Fox Irvinghis summer, we begin a project working with artist Fox Irving and the surrounding area LGBTQ+ community in Swansea to co-curate a collection of objects, stories and artefacts in response to the Glynn Vivian collection.
- Art Night MarathonThis year, to celebrate the Festival online programme, Art Night are screening all broadcast works across one evening on Thursday 15th July.
- Connections Through Culture: India-WalesWe are delighted to announce that Glynn Vivian Art Gallery and Science Gallery Bengalaru have been awarded a grant from British Council Wales for Connections Through Culture: India-Wales.
- Sunflowers to fill Glynn Vivian Art Gallery & the National Waterfront Museum this summerSwansea residents are helping to mark the launch of Land Dialogues, a new project by artist Owen Griffiths and community groups which will reimagine the Glynn Vivian’s garden as a civic green space. Community partner organisations in the city have been asked to grow sunflowers at home and bring one seedling back to the gallery to be part of the new garden