Oriel Myrddin Gallery
Church Lane
Carmarthen
SA31 1LH
Tel +44 0 1267 222 775
Open 10am - 5pm Mon - Sat
Closed bank holidays
Free admission
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Education and activities
Oriel Myrddin Gallery organises a rich and varied programme of lectures, workshops, school visits, training for teachers and outreach activities in relation to our exhibitions programme. Please contact the education officer Mary Sikkel for details by calling the gallery or by email to msikkel@carmarthenshire.gov.uk.
Mae Oriel Myrddin Gallery yn trefnu rhaglen amrywiol a gwerth chweil o ddarlithoedd, gweithdai a gweithgareddau allgymorth sy'n gysylltiedig a'n rhaglen o arddangosfeydd. Rydym yn croeawu ymweliadau gan ysgolion, drwy drefniant. Cysylltwch a'r oriel i gael rhagor o fanylion.
Current Projects
Intergenerational Pilot Project
We are currently working together with engagecymru, the poet John Bilsborough, Argel and Tawelan Care Homes in Carmarthen and Yr 5 Crosshands School on an intergenerational pilot project which aims to build understanding across the generations through art, adding to the quality of life of older people, combatting social isolation and building self esteem.
Visit to 'A Winters Tale', the pupils from Crosshands acted as gallery guides to the residents of Argel and Tawelan Care Homes.
John Bilsborough
Princes Trust for Children and the Arts
With further funding from the Princes Trust for Children and the Arts poet Emily Hinshelwood and sculptor and art educator Lynne Bebb are working with three Carmarthenshire primary schools on a project combining art and poetry in relation to the show 'The Orchard' and 'A Winter's Tale'.
Story Books based on 'A Winter's Tale'
Collecting ideas for stories
Funding from the Princes Trust for Children and the Arts enabled Oriel Myrddin Gallery to work with sculptor Angharad Pearce Jones on an ambitious outreach project with four Carmarthenshire schools inspired by Tony Cragg's installation 'New Stones, Newton's Tones'. All four schools worked together with Angharad and the gallery education officer to construct permanent sculptures from recycled plastics for each school.
Angharad will continue to work with Maes yr Yrfa School in 2010.
'they’re
building something that requires individual and team effort, it
develops a very important life skill and helps them to be more
sensitive to each other’s needs. And they are so relaxed and comfortable, there is no pressure and no right or wrong.
It really is a wonderful learning experience' Teacher Cefneithin P.S.
Sculpture Maesyyrfa Secondary School
With funding from the Welsh Assembly Small Schools Fund the gallery has worked together with award winning Cardiff based animators Cinetig and four small schools to make a stop motion film using
recycled plastics. The final film is called 'Ffrwydro Lliwiau' 'Colour Explosion' and was premiered at Crosshands Cinema. It can also be seen via Oriel Myrddin's Facebook fans page.
In conjunction with the show 'Crafted' contemporary weaver Ainsley Hillard held a series of workshops in the gallery with a group from the local Women's Aid Refuge in which she introduced them to different techniques of weaving.
'A lovely location, inspiring. A really good experience, feeling part of the life of the gallery, great to be challenged to learn something new'
We have continued to build on our expertise in working with children in the Foundation Phase with a residency in Meidrim School with artist Helen Astley.
Forthcoming
Oriel Myrddin Gallery has been awarded a 'Reach the Heights' award by ACW to work with engage cymru and Aberystwyth Arts Centre on a pilot project to support volunteer placements which offer work experience to vulnerable and hard to reach teenagers. The project will take place during 2010 and 2011.
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