The latest exhibition at Hay Castle (free to enter, once you have your ticket to go upstairs) is a collection of art by Welsh artists. I had a good chat with the lady who was volunteering to look after the exhibition, and she said that this was a private collection of art from a retired art gallery owner from Cardiff, so all the work there was his own personal taste.
He has very varied taste - from traditional portraits and landscapes to abstracts, and by a wide variety of artists. Some are famous, like Gwen John and Augustus John, and Sir Kyffin Williams, and some were artists I hadn't heard of, like Harry Holland, who painted the portrait of the black girl which is on the posters for the exhibition, and Jack Jones, whose picture reminded me of Lowry.
I did enjoy seeing the paintings up close, and since this is a private collection, who knows when they'll be available for public viewing again.
Meanwhile, downstairs the Quilting group was meeting. They meet most Saturdays from 11am to 1pm, and they're making quilts for refugees. I think this grew out of the big quilt that was made with the help of refugees, who provided decorated squares for a big quilt, which was later exhibited to raise money for the refugee charity.
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