g39 is home to Wales’ largest artist-run gallery and creative community for the visual arts. Established in Cardiff, g39 became a charity in 2019 and works as a bridge between communities, the public and artists. Artists are at the heart of g39’s activities. From residencies to training and mentoring, informal gatherings, or realising the most ambitious of exhibitions – our aim is to encourage and enable every person whose ambition it is to pursue a visual art practice.
Soft split the Stone
Preview 6 April 2023
18.00-21.008 April - 20 May 2023
Philippa Brown, Aled Simons, Tom Cardew, Alice Briggs, Rebecca Jagoe
The third group of the g39 Fellowship programme - Philippa Brown, Aled Simons,
Tom Cardew, Alice Briggs, Rebecca Jagoe - present a collection of new projects, ideas and proposals for works.
Soft split the Stone is an exhibition at g39 that brings their works together for the first time. The cynghanedd sounding title, connects them all in some way – from Philippa Brown’s portals inbetween worlds to the split bluestones of Aled Simon’s Legend Extension II; the lost islands and ghost tunnels of Tom Cardew’s filmwork that slips in and out of different timelines; Alice Briggs explores the archeology of family and place in Each of These Things Is True and Rebecca Jagoe, who looks at the language of stones to discuss illness and geological timescales.
Soft split the Stone is a pause, like any good exhibition should be. The work is not static, but shifting and changing in meaning and context. Below and above the crust of the earth – between the particles of sediment and the flow of lava, stone is not set.
ARTCARDIFF
It’s been a while!
Coming back to the streets of Cardiff this year the ARTCARDIFF map will gather everything that is happening in the visual arts for you in one handy RISO printed pink folded sheet. Soon it will be joined by a new website, artcardiff.com - featuring an interactive map and directories of studios, collectives and venues. Keep an eye on socials for more details - meanwhile DM us for shares.
The ARTCARDIFF map and website will help you find out what’s on and where in Cardiff - pick up a map in some of the listed venues, and keep an eye on socials for the announcement of a new website launched in 2023.
Organised by artists in Cardiff, this is an inclusive place - if you think you should be listed, then you should be!
It’s free to list, and free to pick up.
If you have an event or venue that you think should be listed, or if your favourite space isn’t on it - tell us that it should be! hello@artcardiff.com
more infoSupport
g39
There are lots of ways you can support g39 and our programme,
without it costing you anything.
We’ve joined easyfundraising. Basically, if you shop online but through their portal, they donate a % to us. From Screwfix to ebay, Ethical Superstore to durex you can do your bit. Or if you’re driving to Cardiff and are going to pay for parking, why not book our carpark on Justpark with us?
You can donate at any time too through our new Donorfy account, or tapping a card on the donation point at g39, or just dropping some coins in the donation boxes next time you visit. It’s always uncomfortable asking for donations when there are so many many things to support out there - but all of this helps keep our resources and support programmes free for those that need them.
Currently behind closed doors for install
If there are problems, let us know and we’ll try to fix them while we fundraise for a new one.
g39 is a registered charity, Reg no. 1181492, and we rely on a lot of different helping hands. If you want to support us, please donate, or you can help by visiting the market. We are always grateful for volunteer support too.
If you want to engage with us in Welsh you can switch from any page by clicking on the link above. If you're a learner, bydd newid rhwng y ddau yn ffordd dda o ymarfer - flipping between the two is a good way to practice. You can contact us in either English neu Gymraeg. Sign up to be kept up to date by post or email.
g39 Policy Documents / Dogfennau Polisi g39
These are the documents we operate by. We are working to get the latest versions of our key policies online in English and Welsh and available in other formats.
Currently,you can read our Strategic Equality Action Plan in English. Ac yn Gymraeg: Cynllun Gweithredu Cydraddoldeb Strategol
Access at g39
g39 is housed in a large open warehouse with all public spaces on the ground floors and with no indoor steps. The main entrance has no steps and the space is all on one level. There is a single low step at the side door.
There is a carpark at the front of the building with spaces for visitors. The gallery space, screening room and studios are all fully accessible to people in wheelchairs.
g39 does not have a hearing loop installed.
The exhibitions at g39 are varied and can often look and feel different to a traditional museum style gallery. The form of the artworks can be varied and unpredictable, it’s not uncommon for there to be loud or repetitive noises, and low light spaces. Please get in touch if you would like to know more about what to expect with any particular exhibitions or events that we are hosting.
At the rear of the building are studios. If people with access needs are selected for a residency/fellowship programme or are installing work for an exhibition, studio & workshop spaces can be adapted to meet their needs
In the winter the gallery space can get cold. At g39 we welcome service animals.
Image//Delwedd: Becca&Clare, You Are Invited, 2020
warp Library
Now we're open again the warp Library is open, a de-instututional resource for all. The collection mainly houses artist books, arts-related reference books, zines and pamphlets. These span from the socio-political to the experimental, from 60s avant-garde retrospectives to contemporary exhibition publications; and hopefully everything in between. This in an ever-developing, growing collection.
