Click on the venues on the map below to explore the wealth of artwork on display by our latest BA (Hons) Creative and Therapeutic Arts graduates from the University of South Wales.



Scroll down for more information about this year's pART of Pontypridd Art Trail.

To access the work using a QR code please point phone camera or QR scanning app at QR code

St Catherine's Church

Exhibits at St Catherine's Church by Morgan Powell and Sabrina Cresswell

St Catherine's Church

Exhibits at St Catherine's Church by Morgan Powell and Sabrina Cresswell

St Catherine's Church

Exhibits at St Catherine's Church by Morgan Powell and Sabrina Cresswell

Park - Bowls Pavillion

Exhibits in the park at the Bowls Pavillion by Anna Billes and Jan Tedstone

Park - Bowls Pavillion

Exhibits in the park at the Bowls Pavillion by Anna Billes and Jan Tedstone

Park - Bowls Pavillion

Exhibits in the park at the Bowls Pavillion by Anna Billes and Jan Tedstone

Pontypridd Museum

Exhibits at Pontypridd Museum by Anna Billes, Kelly Harvard Jones and Lauren Stalford

Pontypridd Museum

Exhibits at Pontypridd Museum by Anna Billes, Kelly Harvard Jones and Lauren Stalford

Pontypridd Museum

Exhibits at Pontypridd Museum by Anna Billes, Kelly Harvard Jones and Lauren Stalford

Empty Shop

Exhibit at an Empty Shop on Taff Street by Nick Bailey

Empty Shop

Exhibit at an Empty Shop on Taff Street by Nick Bailey

Empty Shop

Exhibit at an Empty Shop on Taff Street by Nick Bailey

The Market Quarter

Exhibits at The Market Quarter by Chloe Withers, Jackie Poultney, Megan Kessell and Megan Temple

The Market Quarter

Exhibits at The Market Quarter by Chloe Withers, Jackie Poultney, Megan Kessell and Megan Temple

The Market Quarter

Exhibits at The Market Quarter by Chloe Withers, Jackie Poultney, Megan Kessell and Megan Temple

Park - Bandstand

Exhibits in the park at the bandstand by Jade Alexandria and Leoni De Marco

Park - Bandstand

Exhibits in the park at the bandstand by Jade Alexandria and Leoni De Marco

Park - Bandstand

Exhibits in the park at the bandstand by Jade Alexandria and Leoni De Marco

Clwb y Bont

Exhibits at Clwb y Bont by Bryony Crabbe, Chloe Love, Elizabeth Davies and Maddy Tuck

Clwb y Bont

Exhibits at Clwb y Bont by Bryony Crabbe, Chloe Love, Elizabeth Davies and Maddy Tuck

Clwb y Bont

Exhibits at Clwb y Bont by Bryony Crabbe, Chloe Love, Elizabeth Davies and Maddy Tuck

Alleyway

Exhibits in the alleyway on Taff Street by Iona Crahart

Alleyway

Exhibits in the alleyway on Taff Street by Iona Crahart

Alleyway

Exhibits in the alleyway on Taff Street by Iona Crahart

We bring you the pART of Pontypridd Art Trail 2020 in the form of this exhibition website owing to the impact of Storm Dennis and Covid-19. Every challenge is an opportunity, and with thanks to Your Pontypridd Business Improvement District, Pontypridd Town Council, Website Sorted & Plaingraffic, we have a wealth of creative work on display by our latest graduates from the BA (Hons) Creative and Therapeutic Arts course at the University of South Wales, Treforest Campus. 



The students and course teaching team want to use this opportunity to honour and celebrate the wonderful relationships cultivated with venues, businesses and organisations across our town who have inspired the artwork that has been created.  As the Community Artists, Participatory Artists and Socially Engaged Arts Practitioners of the future, the students have translated their artwork into something which actively encourages online participation with the public. The exhibition not only showcases their work, but also provides a collection of resources and activities for you to be creative at home. Some of the work has already incorporated contributions from the public, and enables people to re-connect with others and the local sites and businesses they are perhaps missing during lockdown.

 

Students have been asked to consider accessibility and inclusivity at the heart of their practice, so this exhibition website content can range from photographs, to videos with captions, soundscapes, flip books / zines, activity sheets, creative wellbeing packages, guided meditation, recipes and even more! It is the most current and relevant way for our students to showcase their skills in this digital age, providing them with important tools and experience for future practice, with perhaps an even wider potential reach. 



I am sure you will all join us in wanting to wish them well as we launch them into their new careers in Art and Wellbeing.

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