Penarth Arts & Crafts Ltd (Washington Gallery)

Cardiff’s leading contemporary art gallery by the sea

The Washington Gallery, housed in a refurbished art deco cinema located in the centre of Penarth, has become a focal point in this Victorian coastal town and now has an annual visitor rate of over 75,000 from the local and wider community.

As a not for profit organisation and registered charity, managed by Penarth Arts & Crafts Ltd, the Gallery strives to support and pro-actively promote Wales based contemporary art to all groups in the community through it’s constantly changing and stimulating free admission exhibitions. Committed to developing and promoting Welsh art and culture, the Washington mounts over 30 contemporary exhibitions each year, and has arranged sales for a diverse range of art by internationally renowned names alongside local artists and new emerging talents from all areas within Wales.

The Gallery also shows an extensive choice of exclusive jewellery, ceramics, glassware and textiles by local and national designers. Unique in its eclectic, wide-ranging programme of high quality Welsh contemporary art & craft; high profile painters such as John Selway and Ivor Davies exhibit alongside a new generation of well-recognised names such as Iwan Lewis, Dan Llywelyn Hall, Sue Williams & Chris Griffin.

The Washington Gallery and Penarth arts and Crafts Limited is behind the bid for the Penarth Pier Pavilion

• Washington Gallery
• The Gallery
• The Washington Gallery
• The charity behind the Penarth Pier Pavilion renovations
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• The Shop and Lower Gallery