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Residencies

There has been a continuing programme of artists in residence in Carmarthenshire schools over the last 10 years. These residencies are jointly organised by the LEA and Oriel Myrddin, Carmarthen and run in conjunction with current exhibitions at the gallery.
In the summer term of 2005 the artists Tony Goble and Nina Morgans worked with Ysgol y Ddwylan, Ysgol Llansteffan, Ysgol Trimsaron, Ysgol Cefneithin and Ysgol Babanod Rhydamman. There were many positive outcomes for pupils and teachers in terms of gaining in confidence, deepening their understanding of techniques and important elements in art such as tone, line, colour and pattern and extending their use of the imagination.

This term there have been many residencies in schools within the county based on the work of the artist Joseph Albers.

Click here to see examples of Christina Scurr's residencies.

Big Arts Week 19th-23rd June 2006

Big Arts Week is taking place exclusively in Wales this year. It is a great opportunity for your school to have a volunteer artist from one of the many creative disciplines to work with your pupils. Big Arts Week expects that at least a quarter of all schools in Wales will be visited by artists willing to give talks, demonstrations and workshops or lead creative projects.
Registration closes on 1st April 2006
To find out more visit the website www.bigartsweek.com

Exhibitions in Oriel Myrddin, Carmarthen

Welsh Quilts - An exhibition of 10 exceptional Welsh quilts, selected from the collection of Jen Jones. Each quilt is a testimony to a personal and social history. An evocative exhibition, accompanied by a lecture series. 25th Feb - 1st April 2006

Cariad: Roger Cecil - In celebration of painting. A unique opportunity to see the work of Roger Cecil, who lives and works in Abertillary. This is an important retrospective for an artist who has been working in Wales for over 40 years.
8th April - 19th May 2006
Please contact Sarah JTombs, the part time education officer at the gallery for information about school visits and workshop session available to schools.
Phone: 01267 222 775 e.mail: sarahjtombs@carmarthenshire.gov.uk

Wanted! Images of pupils' Art work

As part of the Art section on the Amdro website we would like to have a 'Schoools Gallery' so please send in images of pupils work and details about any exciting or interesting projects and work taking place in art in your schools. Please make sure that if there are any photos with pupils in them that the school has secured parental permission for the photo to be used for the Amdro website.
Please send all images to Sophie Hadaway at shadaway@carmarthenshire.gov.uk