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Workers Gallery
@workersgallery.bsky.social
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Small but fierce artist-led studio, #gallery & workshop in S #Wales valleys. Est 2014.Resident artists Chris Williams & Gayle Rogers. #Art & Sport, Graphic Novels, #Photography & Sculpture. Cargo e-bike tours/delivery. Also 'Friends of the Workers Gallery'
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Artists and Photographers!

Friends of the Workers Gallery Winter Open Exhibition

It's hand in day! Don't forget to bring your entry form.

For timings, entry form and information follow links on poster.

99 Ynyshir Road, Ynyshir Rhondda Cynon Taf, CF39 0EN.

#art #photography #Wales #Rhondda
Poster for Friends of the Workers Gallery open art exhibition. Image is a landscape on a bight day. A hand appears to be holding an instant photo that shows the words Winter Open.
November 1, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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Our 11th birthday 🎂 is approaching - which means our annual insurance renewal is too 😱

So if you've been planning to join our Patreon Community www.patreon.com/artgayle or to buy an item from our shop www.workersgallery.co.uk/shop

Now would be a great time to do that!

Diolch! 🙂 Thanks! 👍
Facade of the Workers Gallery with shutter wrap of a photo of a streetscape of back lanes. A pink hoarding is above
October 14, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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Winter Open!
The Friends of the Workers Gallery call-out for your art🥳

Open is run by team of local volunteers

Free entry

Framed or unframed work

All submissions in person on drop-off days only

All artwork that meets criteria will be exhibited.

🚨See poster for links to the info you need🚨
Poster for Friends of the Workers Gallery open art exhibition. Image is a landscape on a bight day. A hand appears to be holding an instant photo that shows the words Winter Open.
October 13, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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Calling all artists and photographers!

Winter Open - call out from Friends of the Workers Gallery!

#callforartists #gallery
Poster for Friends of the Workers Gallery open art exhibition. Image is a landscape on a bight day. A hand appears to be holding an instant photo that shows the words Winter Open.
October 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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It's important to take time to enjoy & celebrate our capacity to be joyful, playful & thoughtful

Take time to do that with us, at the Workers

See From The Needle & From The Trees exhibitions Saturdays 10am-5pm or make a weekday appointment

www.workersgallery.co.uk

#wood #sculpture #textiles #art
Interior of a white walled gallery photographing a quilt with 4 leaves and curvy wood sculpture in a corner Hanging on a white wall is a colourful patchwork quilt with 3 large sunflowers. Poster for exhibition of sculptures called from the trees. Central photo is of a person rolling a spikey wood sculpture through a stream. Poster for From the Needle exhibition of quilts. Image along left edge is of a quilt with 4falling leaves in various colours.
September 19, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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Today! The Friends of the Workers Gallery will be at this community event Wednesday 27 September 10am - 1pm if you'd like to pop in - or up? to hear about their current group activities & what you'd like to see them do in the future!
September 17, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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Gorgeous textile art from Christine Bowen.

Her 'From the Needle' exhibition of quilts is the perfect partner celebrating nature to Chris Williams' 'From the Trees' sculpture show.

Open Saturdays 10am-5pm or contact for appointment www.workersgallery.co.uk/contact

#art #textile #Wales #TextileArt
Large quilt on wall made of colourful rectangle patchwork with 3 large sunflowers at bottom. Quilt on wall with design of a feathery leafed tree in a landscape depicted in mint greens and bronzes. Multicoloured blocked quilt in yellows, browns, oranges, whites and blacks. Poster for From the Needle by Christine Bowen with an image of a quilt that is a column of 4 large leaf motifs.
September 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Enjoy our new exhibitions by arranging an appointment or visit Saturdays 10am-5pm.

www.workersgallery.co.uk/whatsonvisit

#gallery #art #Wales
Poster for From The Needle by Christine Bowen - an exhibition of textile art. The left hand image column is various stitched leaf motifs. Poster for From The Trees by Chris Williams and exhibition at the Workers Gallery. Central image shows a figure in light blue t-shirt and grey trousers rolling a spikey wood sculpture through a stream.
September 1, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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GALLERY NEWS!

See you
Friday 5th September 6.45-8.45pm

for the launch of not 1 but 2 new exhibitions:

From The Trees by @masterwoodchip.bsky.social

&

From The Needle by @helyg.bsky.social

Chris will reflect on his 1 month long residency adventure at Welcome To Our Woods, Treherbert.
Poster for From The Trees and exhibition of sculptures created during an outdoors residency at Sausage Camp by Chris Williams. Launch event strap line in red. Photo of spikey wood sculpture being rolled through water by Chris in light blue t-shirt and grey trousers.
September 1, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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Thanks to all who visited Outsiders by @marcdavenant.bsky.social at the gallery & who requested/saw the boxed version at events.

We'll be continuing to share the work with local community groups & those unable to reach the gallery & their carers.

www.workersgallery.co.uk/whatsonvisit
Poster for Outsiders exhibition by Marc Davenant - subtitled Journeys through homelessness. Image centrally is a photo of a portrait photo on a dark surface next to spent cigarettes and coffee cup reflected.
August 31, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Last day to see Outsiders by Marc Davenant @marcdavenant.bsky.social
up the Workers
Saturday 30th August 10am-5pm

#photography #homelessness
#Wales #gallery
Poster for Outsiders exhibition by Marc Davenant - subtitled Journeys through homelessness. Image centrally is a photo of a portrait photo on a dark surface next to spent cigarettes and coffee cup reflected.
August 30, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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😍Week in pics-up the Workers

Friends of the Workers-Meet & Make Friends Group (for those living with #dementia, their family, friends & carers) making keyrings with Jan!

Gayle progressing with her #football history graphic novel in progress.

Chris #camera spotting in Merthyr's Cyfarthfa Castle
3 bright coloured bead keyrings saying Cymru, Cariad & Yma o Hyd Photo of table top with beads and cups of tea on, during craft session. Lined page of notebook with several black ink drawings of heads in a cartoon style. Interior if museum with large plate antique box camera being looked at by figure with mid brown t-shirt and shorts blonde hair.
August 22, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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Cheerful #art post alert!

Thanks @davidmayne2.bsky.social for being a great sport (& model) at the #gallery yesterday.

2 young artists popped in & created these wonderful portraits of & for David!

We've a space for #artists of all ages to pop in & get creative

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#drawing
Person (called David Mayne) holding up two drawn portraits of him made by young visitors to the gallery. One is on a clip board - both are on white A4 paper. David is smiling and has short cropped hair and beard and sunglasses on He is smiling. His portraits look like him and are super cool. Drawn portrait in cartoon style of a person with short red/brown/grey hair and beard with dark sunglasses. Drawn portrait in cartoon style of a person with short red/brown/grey hair and beard with dark sunglasses.
August 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Carthen Bench
Welsh Handmade Furniture by @masterwoodchip.bsky.social

Locally sourced chestnut with a distinct carthen design. Destined to be an heirloom piece. 90cm long.

Collect in person from the gallery or delivered within a 50 mile radius. Live further away? contact us for a delivery cost.
Close up photo of long chunky wooden bench at an angle to show bench top geometric pattern. Photo of long chunky wooden bench with bench top showing a geometric pattern.
August 14, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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You can browse original art and reproduction prints by Welsh artist Kevin Sinnott in person at the Workers Gallery and a selection of items on line at www.workersgallery.co.uk/shop

We also exhibit handmade furniture, drawings and paintings by other artists here in Wales.

#art #gallery #wales
Painting of two figures floating in a black sky with blue flecks. The top figure has a yellow top and mid brown trousers. The figure below is only visible from the waist up and wears a white sleeveless petticoat. Details of a poster print of figures in the street awhinappear to be from a circus troop just arrived in a village. There are trunks in the foreground and a pot head in the background. Poster laying flat on floor. It depicts a painting of two figures running past the corner of a terraced street
August 6, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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Outsiders by @marcdavenant.bsky.social continues at the Workers Gallery until the end of August.

It's a powerful exhibition

Entry is free & we're open Saturdays 10am-5pm but if you'd like to visit at another time - get in touch via www.workersgallery.co.uk/contact

#photography #Wales #gallery
Poster with an off-white uneven textured background with Outsiders depicted in a black stencil design attop. Below is a photographic image depicting a head shot photo in grey scale of a person with a large beard. The portrait is on dark grey surface with cigarette stubs scattered around and a disposable coffee cup partially. as Moc visible at top right. The image is fel the latent and partially reflected below. WORKERS GALLERY 1 June to 31 August Poster design by Marc Davenant
August 6, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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Just a reminder -
This evening's event has been cancelled.

Check out @thewallich.bsky.social for an alternative event running in Cardiff later this month.

Apologies for any inconvenience.
Poster for cancelled event called Outsiders Stories from the Margins by The Wallich at the Workers Gallery. Image of a head and shoulders of a man facing the viewer with a wooden hoodie pulled over his head.
August 6, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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NOW ON

Outsiders #photography exhibition by Marc Davenant @marcdavenant.bsky.social at the Workers #Gallery

Open Saturdays 10am-5pm or visit by appointment.
We are also hosting a special event in collaboration with @thewallich.bsky.social in August-see poster for details.

www.workersgallery.co.uk
Poster for outsiders photography exhibition by Marc Davenant. Image shows portrait of man with longish hair and beard lying on dark grey surface with spent cigarettes and half drunk takeaway coffee. Poster for Outsiders Stories from the Margins event at the Workers Gallery with The Wallich. Black & white photo depicts head & shoulders of Stephen in dark jacket with lighter coloured wool hoodie. Photo by Marc Davenant
July 31, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Join us and get creative!

Rhondda Drawn and Read

Comics workshop!

This Saturday 26th July
12-4pm

😁Family fun up the Workers😁

www.workersgallery.co.uk

#comics #Rhondda
Poster in a cartoon panel style for workshops for Rhondda Drawn and Read. Colourful panels are behind white thought bubbles, exclamations and speech bubbles.
July 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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We had a lovely launch of Rhondda Drawn and Read on Saturday.

Missed it? Never fear we're back at the Workers on Saturday 26th July for another creative family fun session 12 noon - 4pm

Join our comics workshop with resident artist Gayle Rogers and tell us your memories, aspirations & stories!
Poster in a classis comic page style with bright colours and cartoon icons including speech and thinking bubbles. The heading is Rhondda Drawn and Read in 3D style white drawing.
July 21, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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Meet & Make Friends

This Wednesday 23rd July 12-2pm

A welcoming space where those living with dementia and their family, friends and carers come together to be creative or just for a bit of socialising.

Next dates Wed 20 August & 24 September

Led by volunteers & Friends of the Workers Gallery.
Alt Text: Mid blue, white and bright yellow poster for the Meet and Make Friends for those living with dementia and their family friends and carers. Two speech bubbles at the top contain the group's title & cartoon style drawings of heads and various creative activities. Two more speech bubbles below have the dates. Below that is the venue dates.
July 21, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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We'll be hosting the launch of the Friends of Wattstown Memorial Park's #Rhondda Drawn and Read community comics workshop on Saturday 19th July 😀✍️✒️📚

It will coincide with the fabulous @smallpressday.bsky.social day!

Free entry #zine & #comics swop and social
+ creative #art workshops with Gayle
Poster for Rhondda Drawn and Read comics project in a comic style panel full of white speech and thought bubbles over a brightly coloured background Poster for Small Press Day at the Workers Gallery in pinks and whites. Main figure is turning to look at the flying books and pencils behind them.
July 13, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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Did you know resident #artist Gayle Rogers was commissioned to create a panel for the Welsh Women's Cup by Football Association Wales?

Here's a throwback to one of the initial design ideas.

We hope you're enjoying celebrating & watching women's #football & Euros #weuros

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www.gaylerogersart.com
July 7, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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Saturdays
10am-5pm
We're open & a warm welcome awaits you!

See Outsiders by @marcdavenant.bsky.social

Get jigsawing - we aim to complete a 500er each week.

Find out more about Rhondda Drawn and Read community comics project of & for this valley.

#Rhondda #jigsaw #photography #gallery #art
Poster with an off-white uneven textured background with Outsiders depicted in a black stencil design at top. Below is a photographic image depicting a head shot photo in grey scale of a person with a large beard. The portrait is on dark grey surface with cigarette stubs scattered around and a disposable coffee cup partially. as Moc visible at top right. The image is partially reflected below. WORKERS GALLERY 1 June to 31 August Poster design by Marc Davenant Photo of part of a jigsaw showing a tythe barn and wildlife and flora around it. Poster for Rhondda Drawn and Read in a comic panel style in bright colours. White speech, exclamation and thought bubbles contain black text.
July 5, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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🙂 Register for free 🙂
#zine makers 📚
graphic novelists ✒️
#comics creators✏️
small pressers✍️

Get social & share, swop & sell your latest creations!

Lovers of all of the above welcome too!

Browse our graphic novel library & join in a community workshop.

www.workersgallery.co.uk/whatsonvisit
Poster in pinks and white with white and black lettering headed Small Press Day Saturday 19th July. Drawn cartoon style image in pinks of a figure looking over their shoulder at the flying books and pencils behind them.
July 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM