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Unknown. United. Time. Discovery. Brave. Slow-moti

Unknown. United. Time. Discovery. Brave. Slow-motion. Open.

A series of words and a statement prompted by free writing, mapping and question exercises with a group of young people in our workshop led by @beccaandclareareartists
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Some of the questions we offered up and asked Zoom about this time, and didn't answer:
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-What have you learned about yourself during lockdown?
-Did you break the rules at all?
-How has it altered your experience of looking at the sky?
-How do you feel when you wake up?
-Is there anything you've managed to do that you've wanted to do for ages?
-Are there any voices you've heard too much or too little?
-Have you discovered anything new in your local area?
-What happens next?
-Who's checking in on you?
-Have you made any unnecessary purchases?
-Do you think some things will always stay changed?
-How often have you washed your hair?
-Have you fallen out with any friends or family?
-What happens next?
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#peak #peakwales #workshops #sustainability #community #communities #art #writing #creativewriting

#Repost @jonpountney We worked with Jon for the @a

#Repost @jonpountney
We worked with Jon for the @afoodfestival back in 2017. If you check out his feed you'll see he's been sharing his project over the last number of days. So lovely to reflect on this series of work from the Llanthony Valley. We look forward to revisiting when it's possible...
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Looking back at a project from 2017, commissioned by @peakcymru and shown in the @afoodfestival . Thinking about it, it’s had a very pivotal role in the work I’ve made since. It centred around the Llanthony Valley, particularly a farm called Treveddw, but also a nearby Pick Your Own farm, and other very notable landmarks like the Priory. I spent a lot of time with Edith James, who had lived in the area for all of her life, and was given access to her family archive, some of which you will see here. #Wales #llanthony #llanthonypriory #abergavenny #contemporaryart #contemporaryphotography #onthegrid #documentaryphotography #bjp #thentherewasus #fineartphotography #artphotography

This Autumn, we’re launching the Season II progr

This Autumn, we’re launching the Season II programme of Hinterlands Cymru, Ahoi! What Grows Here?, and we want you involved.
We invite you to help us create a pumpkin trail along the Monmouthshire & Brecon canal, between #Newport and #Brecon. 🎃 #PwmpenTrail
We have seeds ready to share including climbing Trombonchino (great for smaller spaces) and Black Futsu Pumpkin. If you'd like to have a go, DM us and we will post you out seeds. Instructions are included in the seed packet! Please share with enthusiastic growers.

Ry’n ni’n eich gwahodd i gyd-greu llwybr pwmpen gyda ni ar hyd Camlas Brycheiniog a Sir Fynwy, i’w lansio yn yr Hydref fel rhan o’n rhaglen Ahoi. Cysylltwch i dderbyn hadau! 🌻 #PwmpenTrail .
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Ahoi! What grows here? is led by artists @_owengriffiths and #EllaGibbs and is supported by @celfcymruarts
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📸 GRAFT, National Waterfront Museum, Swansea, courtesy of Owen Griffiths
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#peak #peakcymru #peakwales #opportunities #communities #youngpeople #sustainability #charity #growing #foodproduction #wales #food #horticulture

Our anti-racist statement ---- LINK IN BIO https:

Our anti-racist statement ----
LINK IN BIO

https://mailchi.mp/ddf78ce49762/peakjune2020-3269562?e=%5BUNIQID%5D

Red valerian / padstow’s pride framing our entra

Red valerian / padstow’s pride framing our entrance at Peak this morning. They're also known as ‘cherry noses’, ‘pretty betsy’ and ‘kiss-me-quick’, does anyone know the Welsh name? We were thinking it might be Cynffon y cabwllt. The butterflies and bees love them. We feel a gardening project coming on....
A lovely surprise for an essential maintenance visit!
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#garden #peak #flowers #building #community #crickhowell #wales #welsh #charity #flower #garden #wildflower #valerian

'Other people give me energy to make' - our virtua

'Other people give me energy to make' - our virtual studio visit this morning took us south to Swansea to visit @darlun_y_dydd @esyllt_angharad . We asked big questions - what is the role of an artist in these current times? Esyllt spoke about using her art practice as activism with her fellow Glasgow School of Art MLitt peers and what might come out of this time - a collective, different ways of working and collaborating. Studio space is being missed by all including Esyllt's studio neighbour who misses the sounds her drawings make. .
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We talked about the immediacy, the joy and the versatility of drawing and painting. What does it mean to 'make a mark' on something - domestic life or the landscape? Rural landscape can often seem so vast and overwhelming.
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We discussed language - the relationship between language, land, and Esyllt's practice. We heard about how themes from her degree in Welsh and Philosophy appear in her work. .
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You can follow @darlun_y_dydd to see Esyllt's drawing each day - it was fantastic to share this morning with her to gain a deeper and intimate look into her public sketchbook. Diolch o galon, Esyllt.
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#peak #peakcymru #peakwales #opportunities #communities #rural #landscape #blackmountains #wales #welsh #language #landjustice

The Old School, Brecon Road, Crickhowell, Powys NP8 1DG
Yr Hen Ysgol, Ffordd Aberhonddu, Crughwyel, Powys NP8 1DG
+44(0)1873 811579 · info@peak.cymru · www.peak.cymru

Peak is the working name of Peak - Art in the Black Mountains Ltd / Peak fel enw i Peak - Art in the Black Mountains Ltd
Registered charity No. / Rhif elusen gofrestredig 1011599
Company Limited by Guarantee / Cwmni Cyfyngedig drwy Warant 2692770