Our view is outward looking, with an exhibition programme featuring artists from Wales and the rest of the world.
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.
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.
Ffotogallery 1-2-1's August // *BOOKING REQUIRED*
Looking for support or advice on your creative practice? Do you have a practical question we might be able to help with? Or do you need a bit of direction on what to do next? Book in a 1-2-1 with the Ffotogallery team.
Feminist Library - Guest Speaker : 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.
Ffotogallery 1-2-1's September // *BOOKING REQUIRED*
Looking for support or advice on your creative practice? Do you have a practical question we might be able to help with? Or do you need a bit of direction on what to do next? Book in a 1-2-1 with the Ffotogallery team.
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.
Ffotogallery 1-2-1's October // *BOOKING REQUIRED*
Looking for support or advice on your creative practice? Do you have a practical question we might be able to help with? Or do you need a bit of direction on what to do next? Book in a 1-2-1 with the Ffotogallery team.
Feminist Library - Guest Speaker : 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.
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.
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.
Ffotogallery 1-2-1's *BOOKING REQUIRED*
Looking for support or advice on your creative practice? Do you have a practical question we might be able to help with? Or do you need a bit of direction on what to do next? Book in a 1-2-1 with the Ffotogallery team.
ESSENCE / SUBSTANCE : A Workshop with Lucy Beckett
SOLD OUT
Join us for a hands-on experimental workshop with Ffocws 2024 artist Lucy Beckett, exploring the technique behind her body of work ESSENCE / SUBSTANCE.
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.
Ffocws Walk & Talk
Join the artists in this year's Ffocws exhibition for an informal walk and talk through their work at Ffotogallery.
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.
Ffotogallery 1-2-1s *BOOKING REQUIRED*
Looking for support or advice on your creative practice? Do you have a practical question we might be able to help with? Or do you need a bit of direction on what to do next? Book in a 1-2-1 with the Ffotogallery team.
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.
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.
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!
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.
Almost Nothing But Blue Ground - A Performance Lecture with Matthew Benington and Tom Pope
The performance lecture of Matthew Benington and Tom Pope, bringing to life an archive of research on Anna Atkins, particularly her relationship to Botany, Jamaica and Ferring.
Belongers : Chagossian Identity Explored – Artists in Conversation
Join us on for an inspiring afternoon of dialogue with the artist and contributors behind Belongers : Chagossian Identity Explored. Audrey Albert, Chrisyl Wong-Hang-Sun, Ellianne Baptiste, and Charlie Bird come together to discuss the themes and stories that shape this powerful exhibition.
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.
Creative Clear Out
We’ve been having a clear out! Many frames available - some in their original packaging. Pay What You Can - Suggested donation of £1 per frame.
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.
Tea & Cake Tuesday: Belongers: First Look
Join us for a special Tea & Cake Tuesday at Ffotogallery, where we’ll explore Belongers, from photographer Audrey Albert.
Audrey Albert: Belongers
An IWM 14-18 NOW Legacy Fund commission in partnership with Ffotogallery.
Festive Evening at Ffotogallery
As Marian Delyth's exhibition Darnau | Fragments comes to a close and the gallery wraps up for 2024, we would be delighted to for you all to join us in celebrating the past year at Ffotogallery.
Marian Delyth Walk & Talk
We warmly invite you to join us on Saturday 23 November for a walk and talk around our current exhibition Darnau | Fragments with photographer Marian Delyth.
Feminist Library: Dr Natasha Hirst
Dr Natasha Hirst will lead a discussion on disability representation in photography and how images shape narratives about minoritised communities.
Feminist Library: Dr Alix Beeston
Featuring an informal talk and a creative writing workshop, this session will give participants an opportunity to explore and practise feminist ways of seeing, thinking, and writing about photographs.
Feminist Library: Foto Féminas
Foto Féminas artists Luiza Konz, Julieta Anaut and Lorena Marchetti will be discussing their practice and their experience in the Foto Féminas collective.
Darnau | Fragments
Darnau | Fragments is a major solo survey exhibition of the work of Marian Delyth, celebrating the launch of the 2024 Ffoto Cymru festival this October.
FFOTO CYMRU 24
The first Ffoto Cymru: Wales International Festival of Photography opens in venues across Wales in October 2024.
Holly Davey: In Plain Sight (Miss Jenkins? - after Richard Wilson)
In the artist's research responding to the title of the 2024 Ffoto Cymru Festival ‘What You See Is What You Get’, the painting by Richard Wilson has become a metaphor for the question: Do we really get what we see? and how does an image speak to the truth?
Sustainable Vision: Arts & Culture Confronting Climate Change
This is a pivotal moment for our sector to come together, share ideas, and forge partnerships that will shape a sustainable future for Wales.
Panel Discussion: Art as Activism in a Climate Emergency
In what is bound to be a fascinating evening, our panellists will be discussing how art practice can be employed as an effective agent for activism to address the current climate emergency.
The World Without Us
The World Without Us brings together a group of artists inspiring us to look more closely at our relationship with the natural environment and the climate crisis gripping our planet.
Alteration
Presented here are ongoing personal investigations by Nelly Ating, Ariella Aïsha Azoulay, Audrey Albert and Ffion Denman that consider the role galleries and institutions can play in the public dialogue and interpretation of history.