Past

Our view is outward looking, with an exhibition programme featuring artists from Wales and the rest of the world.

After the End of History : British Working Class Photography 1989 – 2024
Oct
3
to 13 Dec

After the End of History : British Working Class Photography 1989 – 2024

This Hayward Gallery touring exhibition, curated by Johny Pitts, emphasises the perspectives of practitioners who turn their gaze towards both their communities and outwards to the wider world, celebrating contemporary working class life, championing its diversity and beauty, whilst challenging perceptions of it.

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Feminist Library: Guest speakers - Eleanor Whiteman & Klara Sroka
Oct
8

Feminist Library: Guest speakers - Eleanor Whiteman & Klara Sroka

As a special event in our Feminist Library series, Eleanor Whiteman & Klara Sroka present ‘Know Your Place’.

At the beginning of the 19th century, Cyfarthfa Ironworks, owned by the Crawshay family was the largest in the world, and this year we are celebrating the bicentennial of the Crawshay’s home, Cyfarthfa Castle Museum and Art Gallery. ‘Know Your Place’, is a new art exhibition which has been developed to not only showcase this milestone, but to continue the vital discourse of nurturing contemporary Welsh Portraiture practice.

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Feminist Library: Marianne Mulvey & Grace Gelder
Oct
15

Feminist Library: Marianne Mulvey & Grace Gelder

The Feminist Library is back! Supported by the Paul Mellon Centre, this project invites leading academics, writers and artists to explore public understanding of and deeper engagement with photography and its value to society.

Libraries can be intimidating when we don't quite know what we are looking for; Marianne Mulvey and Grace Gelder invite you to cruise Ffotogallery's Feminist Photography Library as a way of finding kinship, community and sustenance for your own work.

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Photo Book Fair
Oct
25

Photo Book Fair

Ffotogallery's photobook fair returns on Saturday 25th October! This year, we are thrilled to announce that Mohamed Hassan will be launching his book, 'Our hidden room'. There will also be a wonderful selection of stallholders present on the day to buy from first hand.

More announcements soon.

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Feminist Library: Dr Durre Shahwar
Sept
3

Feminist Library: Dr Durre Shahwar

The Feminist Library is back! Supported by the Paul Mellon Centre, this project invites leading academics, writers and artists to explore public understanding of and deeper engagement with photography and its value to society.

Dr Durre Shahwar will lead an informal talk and workshop exploring how textual and visual autofictional methods can establish a 'visual language' used to portray counter narratives and storytelling.

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SGOR: MOSH
Aug
21

SGOR: MOSH

Through movement, sonic layering, and screen-based work, MOSH explores rupture, repetition, and the strange pleasure of disruption and breakdown—both bodily and virtual.

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Nationhood: Memory and Hope
Jul
26
to 4 Sept

Nationhood: Memory and Hope

The centrepiece of Nationhood: Memory and Hope is The Necessity of Seeing - A major new collection of constructed images by Ethiopian photographer Aïda Muluneh. Shot through her surrealist lens at iconic locations in Bradford, Belfast, Cardiff and Glasgow, Muluneh’s new work reveals the overlooked stories, forgotten histories and quiet moments that shape who we are.

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How You Dey?
Jul
10
to 23 Aug

How You Dey?

How You Dey : Derived from the Nigerian Pidgin greeting meaning "How are you?". ​ How You Dey is an immersive exhibition based on a series of creative well-being sessions led by artist Abike Ogunlokun, Nelly Ating, Paskaline Maiyo, and therapist Star Moyo for SSAP.

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Feminist Library - Guest Speaker : Clare Bottomley
Jul
10

Feminist Library - Guest Speaker : Clare Bottomley

The Feminist Library is back!

Clare Bottomley will facilitate a round table discussion exploring how growing a feminist library is not only about the materials it contains, but also about how we engage with those materials—and with each other—within the space, challenging what is traditionally included or excluded, and asking why.

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Tea & Cake
Jul
1

Tea & Cake

Join us on the first Tuesday of every month in our beautiful gallery for a friendly chat over a hot cuppa and some cake. We will be open between 11am-1pm with staff on hand to greet you and tell you more about the exhibitions on show. Admission is free, so bring a friend and join us for this delightful morning of culture, community, and connection.

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Artist Talk : Holly Davey in conversation with Bronwen Colquhoun and Adam Webster
Jun
19

Artist Talk : Holly Davey in conversation with Bronwen Colquhoun and Adam Webster

Join us for an artist talk with Holly Davey whose commissioned artwork, In Plain Sight (Miss Jenkins? - after Richard Wilson), is currently on display in the historic paintings gallery at National Museum Cardiff.

This artwork was commissioned by Ffotogallery as part of the inaugural Ffoto Cymru 2024 : Wales International Festival of Photography.

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Tea & Cake Tuesday
Jun
3

Tea & Cake Tuesday

Join us on the first Tuesday of every month in our beautiful gallery for a friendly chat over a hot cuppa and some cake. We will be open between 11am-1pm with staff on hand to greet you and tell you more about the exhibitions on show. Admission is free, so bring a friend and join us for this delightful morning of culture, community, and connection.

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Ffocws
May
30
to 12 Jul

Ffocws

Ffocws is part of Ffotogallery’s mission to support early-career visual artists in Wales, for those who have been through formal education, and those who have had other paths into photography.

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Roath Gallery Weekend
May
9
to 10 May

Roath Gallery Weekend

Late Night Opening & 10% discount in our shop

Roath Gallery Weekend returns from the 9th-11th May, bringing together celebrating the active, creative and inclusive identity of Roath over a culture-filled weekend!

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Tea & Cake Tuesday
May
6

Tea & Cake Tuesday

Join us on the first Tuesday of every month in our beautiful gallery for a friendly chat over a hot cuppa and some cake. We will be open between 11am-1pm with staff on hand to greet you and tell you more about the exhibitions on show. Admission is free, so bring a friend and join us for this delightful morning of culture, community, and connection.

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Sunprinting : Traces of Heritage - Cyanotype workshops with Audrey Albert
Apr
12

Sunprinting : Traces of Heritage - Cyanotype workshops with Audrey Albert

Join us with artist Audrey Albert for Sunprinting : Traces of Heritage, a hands-on cyanotype workshop inspired by the themes of identity, heritage, and home. Taking place alongside the powerful exhibition Belongers, this creative session offers an opportunity to explore personal and cultural connections through the unique art of sunprinting.

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