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LightBox – Camera Obscura
Lightbox is our FREE monthly photography workshop for young people aged between 12 and 16. In our workshop this month we went back to the very basics of photography and created our own home made Camera Obscura using only card, tape, foil and tracing paper! The first type of camera ever invented was called a camera obscura, which is Latin for ‘dark room’ and at first, that’s exactly what it was – a dark room with a tiny hole that allowed a narrow beam of light to enter. This beam produced or projected a ‘real...
read moreDave Brown at the ‘Booshathon’
Visiting the Mighty Boosh-a-thon today Dave Brown chats with and meets the audience supporting AfriKids. Dave talked magically about the Mighty Boosh, answered questions and had a few secret tales to share with fans. Moving up to the Tough Crowd exhibition Dave held an impromptu signing session and posed for photos whilst chatting with eager Boosh devotees. Many thanks to all who came long and a massive thanks to Dave for travelling for hours and hours and hours on the rail network to be here with us today. Have a safe journey back Dave! ...
read moreEdge Hill University
Si Barber – The Big Society – Update ‘The Big Society’ continues… If you did not manage to catch Si Barber’s show here at Oriel Colwyn last year, it will be showing at Edge Hill University Arts Centre in Ormskirk between 18th November and 13th December 2013. Keep up with Si’s work at www.sibarber.co.uk or his blog at http://sibarberphotographer.blogspot.co.uk/ All here at Oriel Colwyn wish Si another successful, thought provoking show. Click below for more info: ...
read moreRPS Contemporary Photography
The Royal Photographic Society have published their Summer Contemporary Photography review. We are really proud to have our earlier Shifting Sands exhibition by Steven Clarke as the main cover with a review of the show written by John K Walton on a five page spread inside. John K Walton is the IKERBASQUE Research Professor, Instituto Valentin de Foronda, University of Basque Country UPV/EHU, Vitoria – Gasteiz, Spain. (more info) Download RPS Shifting Sands article (PDF)...
read moreLost Shark – Print Giveaway Day 17
ARTIST PRINT GIVEAWAY! – DAY 17 Every day for the duration of the ‘Memories of a Lost Shark’ exhibition we have been giving away signed artist working prints. Today is the last day of the exhibition and to mark this we have one last very special giveaway. James has kindly donated prints throughout the show and today we have a selection of prints from Cuba, New York and some working/planning shots from the exhibition. This final print bundle includes various 7×5 prints, colour A4 prints and dominating the bundle an A2...
read moreLost Shark – Print Giveaway Day 16
ARTIST PRINT GIVEAWAY! – DAY 16 Every day for the duration of the ‘Memories of a Lost Shark’ exhibition a signed artist working print will be given away – check Facebook, Twitter and orielcolwyn.org for details. Todays print – (12 x 8 print) – Dominoes [Dominôs] To enter todays competition all you need to do is ‘LIKE’ us over on www.facebook.com/OrielColwynGallery AND one of today’s posts there. Competition closes tonight (20/06/13) at 10pm – winner announced at 10:30pm Good luck...
read morePhotographers Talk – James Clifford Kent
Wednesday 19th June 2013 Photographers talk with James Clifford Kent. Photographer James Clifford Kent speaks about his current ‘Memories of a Lost Shark’ exhibition showing at Oriel Colwyn. Hear the stories behind the images, about his motivation, vision and the relationship of text supplied by celebrated Cuban writer and art critic Edmundo Desnoes to the exhibited images. We are again proud to be able to offer this event FREE of charge but we do need to limit this to only 25 tickets – Please consider this when ordering....
read moreLost Shark – Print Giveaway Day 15
ARTIST PRINT GIVEAWAY! – DAY 15 Every day for the duration of the ‘Memories of a Lost Shark’ exhibition a signed artist working print will be given away – check Facebook, Twitter and orielcolwyn.org for details. Today’s prize is an 8×12 print, entitled Rinky: Portrait of a Dog [Rinky: Portread o Gi] To enter today’s competition all you need to do is to hop on over to Twitter and FOLLOW @OrielColwyn – and tweet us using the Hashtag #RinkyDog Competition closes tonight (19/06/13) at 10pm...
read moreLost Shark – Print Giveaway Day 14
ARTIST PRINT GIVEAWAY! – DAY 14 Every day for the duration of the ‘Memories of a Lost Shark’ exhibition a signed artist working print will be given away – check Facebook, Twitter and orielcolwyn.org for details. Todays print – (12 x 8 print) – Window Display [Arddangosfa Ffenestr] To enter todays competition all you need to do is ‘LIKE’ both www.facebook.com/OrielColwynGallery on Facebook AND one of today’s posts. Competition closes tonight (18/06/13) at 10pm – winner announced at...
read moreLost Shark – Print Giveaway Day 13
ARTIST PRINT GIVEAWAY! – DAY 13 Every day for the duration of the ‘Memories of a Lost Shark’ exhibition a signed artist working print will be given away – check Facebook, Twitter and orielcolwyn.org for details. Todays print is a little special, the portrait of Edmundo Desnoes himself – The Old Man and the Typewriter [Yr Hen Ŵr a’r Teipiadur] To enter today’s competition all you need to do is to hop on over to Twitter and FOLLOW @OrielColwyn – and tweet us using the Hashtag #EdmundoShark ...
read moreLost Shark – Print Giveaway Day 12
ARTIST PRINT GIVEAWAY! – DAY 12 Every day for the duration of the ‘Memories of a Lost Shark’ exhibition a signed artist working print will be given away – check Facebook, Twitter and orielcolwyn.org for details. Todays print – The Bicycle Repair Man [Y Dyn Trwsio Beiciau] {landscape version} – To enter todays competition all you need to do is ‘LIKE’ both www.facebook.com/OrielColwynGallery on Facebook AND one of today’s posts. Competition closes tonight (15/06/13) at 10pm – winner...
read moreLost Shark – Print Giveaway Day 11
ARTIST PRINT GIVEAWAY! – DAY 11 Every day for the duration of the ‘Memories of a Lost Shark’ exhibition a signed artist working print will be given away – check Facebook, Twitter and orielcolwyn.org for details. Todays print – [unreleased work print] – To enter today’s competition all you need to do is to hop on over to Twitter and FOLLOW @OrielColwyn – then tweet us using the Hashtag #LostShark11 Competition closes tonight (14/06/13) at 10pm – winner announced at 10:30pm Good luck...
read moreLost Shark – Print Giveaway Day 10
ARTIST PRINT GIVEAWAY! – DAY 10 Every day for the duration of the ‘Memories of a Lost Shark’ exhibition a signed artist working print will be given away – check Facebook, Twitter and orielcolwyn.org for details. [Unreleased Work Print] To enter todays competition all you need to do is ‘LIKE’ both www.facebook.com/OrielColwynGallery on Facebook AND one of today’s posts. Competition closes tonight (13/06/13) at 10pm – winner announced at 10:30pm Good luck everyone! UPDATE: Winner announced! – Sophie...
read moreLost Shark – Print Giveaway Day 9
ARTIST PRINT GIVEAWAY! – DAY 9 Every day for the duration of the ‘Memories of a Lost Shark’ exhibition a signed artist working print will be given away – check Facebook, Twitter and orielcolwyn.org for details. Todays print – [unreleased work print] – To enter today’s competition all you need to do is to hop on over to Twitter and FOLLOW @OrielColwyn – then tweet us using the Hashtag #LostShark9 Competition closes tonight (12/06/13) at 10pm – winner announced at 10:30pm Good luck...
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