Events
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TIR CWIAR

Sign Language (BSL) tour! T aith Iaith Arwyddion Prydain (IAP)!

We are thrilled to share that we’ll be hosting a British Sign Language (BSL) tour of our exhibition Tir Cwiar on March 15th with the incredibly talented artist, Emily Rose! 🎨✨

Rydym wrth ein bodd yn rhannu y byddwn yn cynnal taith Iaith Arwyddion Prydain (IAP) o'n harddangosfa Tir Cwiar ar Fawrth 15fed gyda'r artist hynod dalentog, Emily Rose! 🎨✨

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TIR CWIAR

On Your Face are excited to announce our upcoming exhibition for the Queering Wales, Connecting People project! 🎉 🎉 🎉

“Tir Cwiar” celebrates the vitality and resilience of the queer community in Wales, nurtured by land and collective identity. Through the intersecting perspectives of 10 artists, the exhibition delves into themes of liminality, connection, and belonging.

The exhibition will be opening at Elysium Gallery in Swansea on Friday the 7th of February 2025 until the 22nd of March 2025.

This exhibition was made possible through funding from the Arts Council of Wales.

Illustration: @renwolfe.studio

Mae On Your Face yn gyffrous i gyhoeddi arddangosfa sydd i ddod ar gyfer ein prosiect Creu Cymru Cwiar, Cysylltu Pobl! 🎉 🎉 🎉

Mae “Tir Cwiar” yn dathlu’r bywiogrwydd a gwydnwch y gymuned cwiar yng Nghymru, sy’n cael ei meithrin gan y tir a hunaniaeth gyfunol. Trwy bersbectif croestoriad o 10 artist, mae’r arddangosfa’n cloddio mewn i themâu o’r trothwyol, cysylltiad â pherthyn.

Bydd yr arddangosfa’n agor at Oriel Elysium yn Abertawe ar Ddydd Gwener yr 7fed o Chwefror 2025 tan yr 22ain o Fawrth 2025.

Gwnaed yr arddangosfa hon yn bosibl trwy gyllid gan Gyngor Celfyddydau Cymru.

Darluniad: @renwolfe.studio


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‘Gettin' Hairy with Art & Gender’ with Morgan Dowdall

Wednesday,February 26th
18:00-19:30
90-120 mins
Age: 18+

In this artist talk Morgan Dowdall explores the importance of hair, both its removal and growth, as a tool for trans-self actualisation.

Hair, in all its forms, has long been a battleground for enforcing and defying gender norms. It's a canvas upon which societal expectations and personal rebellion are both painted. I’m interested in the interplay and contradictions of hair, from the revered and celebrated hair at the crown of our heads, down to the ‘monstrous’ hair between our legs or at the bottom of our drains.

‘Mynd yn flewog efo Celf & Rhywedd’ gyda Morgan Dowdall

Dydd Mercher, Chwefror 26ain
18:00-19:30
90-120 munud
Oedran: 18+ oed

Yn y sgwrs hon ag artist, bydd Morgan Dowdall yn archwilio pwysigrwydd gwallt, drwy ei dorri neu ei dyfu, fel ffordd o alluogi pobl draws i gyrraedd eu llawn botensial.

Mae gwallt o bob math yn bwnc y mae pobl yn teimlo'n gryf yn ei gylch wrth orfodi a herio normau o ran rhywedd. Mae gwallt yn rhywbeth sy'n symbolaidd o ddisgwyliadau cymdeithasol a gwrthryfel personol. Mae diddordeb gen i yn y ffordd y mae gwallt yn cael effaith arnom, o'r gwallt rydym yn ei edmygu a'i barchu ar ein pennau, i'r gwallt angenfilaidd rhwng ein coesau neu ar waelod ein draeniau.

Queering Wales, Connecting People!

New year, new projects!

We are so excited to announce we have been awarded a grant by the Arts Council of Wales!!

For the duration of a year we will be running online talks and workshops showcasing queer artists of Wales with an end of the project exhibition and event! We are so Chuffed.

We have also partnered with some local groups to bring queer creative networking events!!!

Keep your eyes peeled to find out more about our paid opportunities and our events.

Creu Cymru Cwiar, Cysylltu pobl!

Rydym mor gyffrous i gyhoeddi ein bod wedi derbyn grant gan Gyngor Celfyddydau Cymru!!

Dros y flwyddyn yma byddwn yn cynnal sgyrsiau a gweithdai ar-lein yn arddangos artistiaid cwiar Cymru gydag arddangosfa a digwyddiad i bennu’r prosiect! Rydym mor falch.

Rydym hefyd wedi partneru gyda rhai grwpiau lleol i ddod â digwyddiadau rhwydweithio creadigol cwiar!!

Gwylia mas er mwyn ddarganfod mwy am ein cyfleoedd cyflogedig a’n digwyddiadau!!

Llun: Collage digidol o ddelweddau gan bobl greadigol OYF

@renwolfe.studio @deadpaisley @iamoberonwhite @annabellehamptonart @africa.olle @petros @uglypumpkinseed

Our first Event!

22nd and 23rd of January, 2022.

Our first event at the Nurture Centre @nurturesnook @nurturemagu in Carmarthen was a success!

On Saturday we had a night filled with poetry, music, and art! We started with the opening of our exhibition and followed with an open mic in which many queer creatives delighted us with poetry, storytelling, and live music by Ivor Woods and Mr. Bewlay!

On Sunday we had a full day with workshops, talks, and a screening of shorts and audio-visual works by LGBTQ+ artists of Wales.

Amongst the artists who led workshops and gave talks we had: Anna Coviello, Joshua Jones, Coco, and Alun Davies.

Noson Cwîr

11th of June 2022
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We collaborated with @carmarthenshirelgbtq @alz_blaidd to organise a night of music and drag.
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From On Your Face artists, performing that evening we had:
Generation Feral (@genferalmusic) and TELGATE (@telgateuk )


With Drag acts by king Justin drag @justin.drag and Scarlet Fever @itsscarletfeve, and an amazing closing of the night with DJ Cai 

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‘Queer Reflections’

at the Glynn Vivian Gallery Sunday 22 May 2022 - Sunday 6 November 2022

Led by artist Fox Irving, and supported by the team at Glynn Vivian, On Your Face are celebrating queerness in all its forms; using a restricted collection that is, on the whole, largely heteronormative and blind to the lives of LGBTQ+ people and others. Through the group’s interactions with each other and the artworks in the Glynn Vivian’s collection, the artists have playfully explored and synthesised new narratives of what it means to be gay/lesbian, queer, and/or neurodivergent in Wales today.

Each member of the collective selected artworks from Glynn Vivian that they had a natural affinity with when exploring their own queer identity. Their reflections on these selected artworks challenge the current narrative behind that art, and open up a world of contemporary queer Welsh narratives.

Taking space and changing the industry.

An LGBTQ+ panel of creatives, organisers and activists.
13th of September 

An online conversation with LGBTQ+ artists and entrepreneurs of Wales whose research, passion and direct action plays on representation and reclaiming spaces.
For more information on the speakers, follow the link in bio.

This event was hosted and funded by @glynnvivian as part of our collaboration for our ongoing “Queer reflections” workshops and events.

Screening and Q&A

17th of September


5 queer audio-visual artists and filmmakers from OYF showed their work, followed by a Q&A.

This event was hosted and funded by @glynnvivian as part of our collaboration for our ongoing “Queer reflections” workshops and events.