Arddangosfa - Exhibition

If you have missed our exhibitions, no need to miss out completely! This page contains images, films, sound works, artists’ statements and feedback for our exhibitions and events at:

• Storiel (13.4.19 - 7.9.19)

• Amgueddfa Lechi Cymru Llanberis Slate Museum & Ysbyty Chwarel Quarry Hospital (17.7.19 - 7.1.20)

• Llyfrgell Blaenau Ffestiniog Library (18.9.19 - 29.10.19)

• Llechwedd Slate Caverns (24.9.19 - 2.11.19)

Please also see our events page.

Arddangosfa Storiel Exhibition 13.4.19 - 7.9.19

Click here to read the artists’ statement about the exhibition, including information about our process, and individual and collaborative pieces of work.

Several people have asked for the video to be online - so here it is!
Breuddwyd Merch y Chwarel: The Quarry Woman’s Dream.
Lindsey Colbourne 2019.

Mae'r ffilm hon, sydd tua'r un faint â phennod o gyfres gomedi, yn fath ar daith bersonol - efallai yn synfyfyr, yn freuddwyd o ddyheu - i ganfod fod fy lle wedi'i gyfryngu gan fath ar 'linach y cartref' a chwareli llechi Dyffryn Peris. Mae'n archwilio swyddogaeth merched ym mympwy amser, gofod ac arferion cymdeithasol, a'r berthynas rhwng lle, iaith a diwylliant.

This film, roughly the length of an episode of a sitcom, is of a personal journey – perhaps a daydream, perhaps an aspirational dream - to find my place mediated by a kind of ‘house geneology’ and the slate quarries of Dyffryn Peris. It explores the role of women within the vagaries of time, space and social norms, and the relationship between place, language and culture.

18.5.19 Bydd yr artistiad yn bresennol - The artists will be present

We welcomed about 30 visitors to our Storiel exhibition today, between 1 and 4pm. There was performance, chatting, tea and biscuits. Diolch y bawb wnaeth ddod! Click on an image to see a larger version.

23.5.19 Bydd Artistiaid yn Bresennol Eto/The Artists will be Present Again

Our second intervention at Storiel focussed on the Dressel Gridfan: Cataloguing the collection so far and preparing to open up the dresser to contributions from the public. There was, of course, tea and biscuits and fantastic conversations.

By the end of the exhibition, y Dresel Griddfan was seriously groaning under the weight of contributions: Diolch pawb!

Arddangosfa Amgueddfa Lechi Cymru National Slate Museum, Llanberis 17.7.19 - 7.1.20

Our second exhibition venue is now open, as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations at the Slate Museum in Llanberis. Open 10am - 4pm everyday. We also have a linked ‘satellite’ display in a glass cabinet at Ysbyty Chwarel Quarry Hospital (opening hours vary).

Here is a sneak preview (all pictures by Lindsey except one credit to FfotoNant, with three of us)

The exhibition includes two video pieces: Gwisg Mam (2 mins) by Lisa Hudson and Ysglafaethus (4 mins) by Lindsey Colbourne

Arddangosfa Llyfrgell Blaenau Ffestiniog Library 18.9.19 - 29.10.19

We loved our exhibition in the libary, nestled in the heart of Blaenau, with the houses and the quarries and mountains all around.

Here are some photos of the opening, the theme of which was blue, it seemed. Bright blue skies reflected inside the space. It felt like we had built a lovely Merched Chwarel family. Many thanks to Dafydd Gwyn for giving an impromptu opening speech.

Gwrandewch ar “Turlun Rhestr Hir: Mineral y Mis”
- Adroddiad o enwau 5000 o chwareli a chloddfeydd gogledd Cymru gan Rhys Trimble, gyda sain ychwanegol gan Sam Frankie Fox a Gweithdai Canu Chwarel Singing Slate.
Gan Lindsey Colbourne

Listen to “Longlist Landscape: Mineral of the Month”
- Recital of the 5000 names of the north Wales quarries and mines by Rhys Trimble, with additional sounds by Sam Frankie Fox and the Canu Chwarel Singing Slate Workshops.
By Lindsey Colbourne

Merched Chwarel @ Llechwedd Caverns, Blaenau Ffestiniog
24.9.19 - 2.11.19

This exhibition included many new works, in a completely different environment (the Old Bank and Dressing Shed): Women’s presence in Llechwedd for the first time, as well as works inviting us to consider contemporary Merched Chwarel around the world.

Yn cynnwys fideo ‘Chwilio ar y We Internet Search 24.7.19 “Quarry Women”: Y 100 Canlyniad Cytaf: The First 100 Results” gan Lindsey Colbourne.