Events
If YOU are in control of your life, who is controlling YOU?
09 Jun
To accompany the exhibition ‘YOU’, Bangor University’s Professor Guillame Thierry will give an interactive presentation on our perception of reality and the shortcomings of that perception. What you see is not what your eyes see but what you believe them…
Family Activity Drop-in Sessions
29 May
Children and their adults are invited to join workshops that explore ‘YOU’, our new exhibition that invites visitors to respond to artworks in surprising ways. Play, creativity and new perspectives create an exhibition that will challenge and intrigue the whole…
Walk, Talk, and People’s Choice Award
14 Apr
Join us on Sunday 14 April 2013 at 2pm for an informal gallery discussion on what makes a favourite, along with the announcement of the winner of the People’s Choice Award, chosen by you, the MOSTYN visitor. There’s a new…
FREE Drop-In Family Art Sessions
28 Mar
This event is related to the following exhibitions:
MOSTYN OPEN 18
18 Jan, 2013
to 14 Apr, 2013
28th March, 2-4pm Come and join the MOSTYN Learning team for a jam-packed afternoon of art activities, for children and their adults, based on our exciting new exhibition – the MOSTYN Open.
Artist Talking: Stuart Middleton
03 Mar - 03 Mar 2013
This event is related to the following exhibitions:
MOSTYN OPEN 18
18 Jan, 2013
to 14 Apr, 2013
Join us at 2pm when Stuart Middleton, Open 18 winner, will give a presentation on his practice and discuss his work with MOSTYN Curator, Adam Carr.
Write in the OPEN
24 Jan - 17 Feb 2013
24th January / 27th January / 17th February Put your writing on the wall during Conwy and Denbighshire’s Adult Learners’ Festival. Artist and writer Dee Rivaz leads workshops for all ages in response to the MOSTYN Open. In partnership with…
‘MOO’STYN NINJAS CHRISTMAS COW PARTY (FREE)
21 Dec
21/12/12 6pm – 8:30pm (for children and their adults) Join the Ninjas for an evening of all things Cows and Christmas! Including name the cow, cheese tasting, music and more! To book, contact Sioned Phillips on .(JavaScript must be enabled…
MOSTYN NINJAS CHRISTMAS DROP-IN SESSIONS (FREE)
15 Dec - 16 Dec 2012
2pm – 4pm Get involved in an afternoon of Christmas decoration making with the MOSTYN NInjas. Come along with your family and friends and enjoy some Crafty Christmas fun! Drop-in: no need to book in advance
TALK AND BOOK LAUNCH
13 Dec
7.15pm PLEASE NOTE THE SLIGHTLY LATER START TIME FROM THE 7PM ADVERTISED Join us for the launch of The Milky Way – the publication to accompany the exhibition by Radovn Kraguly.
Guided tours of ‘The Milky Way’ and ‘A Dairy Museum’
22 Nov - 05 Jan 2013
This event is related to the following exhibitions:
FERNANDO GARCIA-DORY: THE DAIRY MUSEUM
22 Sep, 2012
to 06 Jan, 2013
We are now offering free tours of the exhibitions at 2pm every Wednesday to Saturday. Tours are concise, informal and suitable for everyone. No booking required, but places are limited to 10 people per tour. If you are a group…
Join the BIG DRAW this half term
27 Oct - 04 Nov 2012
Big Draw Activities Half-term 27 Oct – 4th Nov 2012 for children and their adults Explore the Milky Way and investigate the secrets of the Dairy Museum through a range of drawing activities this half term. Designed to appeal to…
Discussion Day
21 Oct
This event is related to the following exhibitions:
RADOVAN KRAGULY: THE MILKY WAY (INTRODUCTION)
22 Sep, 2012
to 06 Jan, 2013
A day of discussions, relating to our current exhibitions.
IM)PERFECT MOVES
30 Sep
This event is related to the following exhibitions:
OTHER SPACES
16 Jun, 2012
to 07 Oct, 2012
SUNDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2PM AND 3PM Young gymnasts from Bangor Gymnastic Club have devised an intervention that explores Jo Longhurt’s images through a sequence of choreographed movements in the gallery space.
Conference
21 Sep - 23 Sep 2012
Giant Step 2 (The Centre of the Periphery & The Periphery of the Centre) Special new price for this weekend’s conference: £35 weekend / £20 one day Hosted by MOSTYN, this conference looks at the role of institutions within contemporary…
ARTIST WALKING
01 Sep
Artist Alison Lloyd will lead a circular walk around Llandudno, and surrounding high points with far-reaching views to Snowdonia, where the walk, the journey and the destination together form the art. • Meet at MOSTYN at 10:30am for 11:00am start.…
ARTIST IN CONVERSATION AND BOOK LAUNCH
26 Aug
Join us on Sunday, 26 August for an exclusive opportunity to hear the artist, Jo Longhurst, in conversation with writer and curator, Sara Knelman. We will also be celebrating the launch of Jo’s latest publication, Other Spaces. 2pm, free event.
Sea Wonders and Beach Finds
12 Aug
Environmental issues come to MOSTYN this August as Nia Jones, Marine Awareness Officer with the North Wales Wildlife Trust, presents an illustrated talk on the rich marine wildlife of north Wales.
MAKE YOUR MARK AT MOSTYN THIS SUMMER
01 Aug - 31 Aug 2012
A series of drop-in summer art activities for children and their adults is taking place Wednesday to Sunday afternoons (2 – 4pm) throughout August at MOSTYN.
Artist Talking: Carwyn Evans
13 Jul
Artists Talking: Carwyn Evans with Nia Roberts, Visual Arts Programme Manager at MOSTYN Join us at 3pm when Carwyn will discuss his work, with an opportunity for the audience to ask questions and contribute to the conversation.…
Artists Talking
17 Jun
Artists Talking: Alex Duncan and Gethin Wyn Jones With T Gwyn Williams 2pm FREE Join us at 2pm when the artists will discuss their work, with an opportunity for the audience to ask them questions and contribute to the conversation.…
From Seeing to Feeling: what does the human brain do when it looks at paintings?
27 May
This event is related to the following exhibitions:
MALI MORRIS - WORKS ON CANVAS AND PAPER
10 Mar, 2012
to 24 Jun, 2012
Talk by Jane Raymond PhD, Professor of Visual Cognition Psychology, Bangor University and University of Birmingham. Free event. Event starts at 2pm.
Artist Talk and book launch
13 May
Join us to celebrate Fred Langford Edwards book launch: apothecaries, archives, icons, … with a special talk by the artist at 2pm and tea/coffee to follow. Fred Langford Edwards will give an illustrated talk about his passion for research that…
My Farmacia
05 May
The Education Room will be open this Bank Holiday weekend for families and children. Feel free to drop by and draw your own medicine bottle to contribute to My Farmacia, an adaptation of Fred Langford Edwards’s Farmacia, in apothecaries, archives,…
Inspired Collecting
29 Apr
Inspired Collecting Talk by Bryony Bond Freelance Manchester based curator Bryony Bond presents an illustrated talk about how collecting remains an enduring source of inspiration for contemporary artists, drawing from her own personal experience of working on projects with Mark…
MISHA SHENGELIA AUCTION
15 Apr
EVENT CANCELLATION This event will no longer take place. Shengelia’s Royal Mail Series, 2002 – 2011, are available to buy from Mostyn Shop for a limited period.
Mali Morris - Works on Canvas and Paper
11 Mar
This event is related to the following exhibitions:
MALI MORRIS - WORKS ON CANVAS AND PAPER
10 Mar, 2012
to 24 Jun, 2012
Exhibition launch and artist talk Join us to mark the official opening of the exhibition and an opportunity to hear Mali Morris talk about her work. 11am, Free
With Humorous Intent (Symposium)
03 Mar - 04 Mar 2012
With Humorous Intent A two-day symposium interrogating the deployment of humour within contemporary art practices. Organised by Lee Campbell, PhD researcher, in conjunction with Politicized Practice Research Group, Loughborough University School of the Arts in cooperation with Mostyn. To coincide…
BEDWYR WILLIAMS - TALK AND PERFORMANCE
02 Mar
This event is related to the following exhibitions:
HA HA ROAD
03 Dec, 2011
to 11 Mar, 2012
2 March 2012 7pm £5 / £3 students. Booking is essential as places are limited. To book call Mostyn Shop (debit/credit card) 01492 868191 or call by in person. To coincide with his inclusion in the Ha Ha Road exhibition…
ANTHONY D’OFFAY AND AMY DICKSON IN CONVERSATION
25 Feb
This event is related to the following exhibitions:
ANSELM KIEFER - ARTIST ROOMS ON TOUR WITH THE ART FUND
03 Dec, 2011
to 11 Mar, 2012
25/02/2012 2PM FREE To celebrate the Anselm Kiefer ARTIST ROOMS exhibition Mostyn presents a unique illustrated conversation between Anthony d’Offay, the founder of ARTIST ROOMS and Amy Dickson, the Collection’s Managing Curator. This is an un-missable opportunity to hear first…
FROM THE RUINS
04 Feb
This event is related to the following exhibitions:
ANSELM KIEFER - ARTIST ROOMS ON TOUR WITH THE ART FUND
03 Dec, 2011
to 11 Mar, 2012
04/02/2012 2pm FREE ADMISSION Iwan Bala and Osi Rhys Osmond, both artists and writers, discuss land, memory and history in Kiefer’s work and how this relates to contemporary art in Wales.
ETCHINGS FOR PRIMO LEVI - TALK
28 Jan
This event is related to the following exhibitions:
ETCHINGS FOR PRIMO LEVI by JANE JOSEPH
19 Jan, 2012
to 11 Mar, 2012
ETCHINGS FOR PRIMO LEVI – TALK 2PM 28/01/2012 FREE Join us to mark the opening of Etchings for Primo Levi by Jane Joseph and hear Jane in conversation with Emma Hill, Director of the Eagle Gallery, London. Together they will…
LUNCHTIME TALK - SHELTER
13 Jan
This event is related to the following exhibitions:
SHELTER
03 Dec, 2011
to 15 Jan, 2012
13 JANUARY, 1PM Join Anders Pleass, Mostyn’s Head of Exhibitions for an informal talk on the Shelter exhibition. Lasts approx. half an hour Image: Contribution by Peter Finnemore
CHRISTMAS OPENING HOURS
23 Dec
Mostyn will be closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day and New Year’s Day All other days we will be open as usual – 10.30am – 5.00pm daily Season’s Greetings from all at Mostyn Cyfarchion y Tymor oddi wrth bawb…
LATE NIGHT OPENING WITH FILM BY FISCHLI + WEISS
22 Dec
Join us for late night Christmas opening at Mostyn with a film screening at 6.30pm of Der Rechte Weg (The Right Way) by Swiss artists Peter Fischli and David Weiss. First screened in 1983 Der Rechte Weg was the second…
LUNCHTIME TALK
16 Dec
16 DECEMBER 2011, 1PM Mostyn Director, Alfredo Cramerotti, will give an informal lunchtime talk on the Ha Ha Road exhibition.
ARTISTS TALKING
10 Dec - 10 Dec 2011
Gareth Griffith will talk about his exhibition – Shelter/ Lloches. 2PM
LUNCHTIME TALK - BRUEGEL BOOGIE VOOGIE
09 Dec
This event is related to the following exhibitions:
BRUEGEL BOOGIE VOOGIE
19 Nov, 2011
to 26 Feb, 2012
1pm Friday 9th December 2011 Martin Barlow will give an informal lunchtime talk on Misha Shengelia and the Bruegel Boogie Voogie exhibition.
HA HA ROAD - CURATOR’S TALK
03 Dec
DECEMBER 3RD, 2PM One of the exhibition’s curators, Dave Ball, will discuss the Ha Ha Road exhibition and the ideas behind it.
FROM LAGOS TO LLANDUDNO
08 Sep
This event is related to the following exhibitions:
ROMUALD HAZOUMÈ
23 Jul, 2011
to 04 Sep, 2011
08/09/2011 7PM FREE A talk by Martin Barlow, Mostyn’s Director, on a decade of showing exhibitions by contemporary African artists at the gallery.
lunchtime talk
27 May
This event is related to the following exhibitions:
MOSTYN OPEN 2011
21 May, 2011
to 09 Jul, 2011
Anders Pleass, Mostyn’s Head of Exhibitions, will give an informal lunchtime talk about the Mostyn OPEN 2011 and his role as one of the selectors. 1PM ADMISSION FREE
Blue Remix - Yann Marussich
13 May
Mysterious blue liquid oozes as blood might, eminating from Swiss artist Yann Marrusich’s body as though a surreal by-product of his body’s inner processes. At once spectacle, performance and installation, Blue Remix takes us on a gradual and intimate journey…
Writing and sketching workshop Personal Landscapes
29 Apr
This event is related to the following exhibitions:
JAMES MORRIS: A LANDSCAPE OF WALES
26 Mar, 2011
to 07 May, 2011
An opportunity for writers and artists to base themselves in the education room at Oriel Mostyn for an informal, self directed workshop exploring the town, pier, beach and current James Morris exhibition: A landscape of Wales. In this exhibition, ‘James…
JAMES MORRIS
16 Apr
This event is related to the following exhibitions:
JAMES MORRIS: A LANDSCAPE OF WALES
26 Mar, 2011
to 07 May, 2011
ARTIST TALKING: James Morris will talk about his photographs in the exhibition A Landscape of Wales in galleries 1,2 & 3. 2PM. ADMISSION FREE.
Marged Pendrell
26 Mar
This event is related to the following exhibitions:
CUSTODIAN: MARGED PENDRELL
05 Mar, 2011
to 25 Jun, 2011
ARTIST TALKING: Marged Pendrell will talk about her exhibition Custodian in gallery 5. 3PM. ADMISSION FREE
Marged Pendrell
26 Mar
This event is related to the following exhibitions:
CUSTODIAN: MARGED PENDRELL
05 Mar, 2011
to 25 Jun, 2011
STUDIO VISIT: For a fascinating insight into Marged Pendrell’s work, please join us for a studio visit. Meet at front desk 10 am. Transport provided with limited places available on a first-come-first-served basis. Admission free. To book a place contact…
ANTHONY D’OFFAY
05 Mar
This event is related to the following exhibitions:
Alex Katz
20 Nov, 2010
to 12 Mar, 2011
Join us for a unique opportunity to hear Anthony d’Offay, founder of ARTIST ROOMS, talk about the inspired partnership he established in 2008, of which the Alex Katz exhibition in part. 2PM ADMISSION FREE
Russell roberts: The silent village
26 Feb
This event is related to the following exhibitions:
The Silent Village
22 Jan, 2011
to 12 Mar, 2011
Russell Roberts, curator of The Silent Village, will talk about the exhibition in galleries 1&2. 2PM. ADMISSION FREE.
Alex katz: Emrys williams & Merlin James
19 Feb
This event is related to the following exhibitions:
Alex Katz
20 Nov, 2010
to 12 Mar, 2011
ARTIST TALKING: Emrys Williams & Merlin James discuss the influence of Alex Katz, currently showing in gallery 3. 2PM. ADMISSION FREE
MY FAVOURITE BUILDING IN LLANDUDNO Art competition
09 Feb
Richard Baddeley & Company is sponsoring an art competition for 7 to 18 year olds! Applicants will create 2D works and follow the theme ‘My favourite building in Llandudno’; the winning artworks will then be exhibited in Mostyn. For full…
