Gallery to close for major refurbishment

Our local art gallery, Oriel Davies will be closing from mid-September until Spring 2025 as part of a £1m refurbishment.

The gallery is set to recieve almost £1m from the Arts Council of Wales to improve the gallery's infrastructure, security, environmental controls and replace the aging roof.

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The gallery is also set to become a partner in the National Contemporary Art Gallery for Wales which is a network of nine galleries across Wales and will hold collections of contemporary art held by Amgueddfa Cymru and the National Library of Wales belong to everyone in Wales.

Announcing the news, the gallery said:

"This investment will enable us to bring works from the National Collections to Newtown to display alongside contemporary visual art."

"We will continue our work in the community during this time"

"We would love you to come and show your support in our current Consultation Station in the gallery or please compete our survey online."

"On behalf of director Steffan Jones-Hughes and the team, we want to say a massive thank you to all the artists, makers, coffeemakers, coffee drinkers, dog walkers, art lovers, gift buyers, Newtown communities and businesses for supporting the gallery!"

"We thank you also for your support and patience at this time for the gallery and we look forward to continuing to work with you to share and communicate this exciting news."

The online consultation can be completed here.