EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS
Offline Journal's list of photography exhibitions and events in and bordering Wales, or further afield featuring a photographer from Wales.
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THREADS OF BELONGING
Mohamed Hassan
1 December 2025 - early 2026
Oriel Myrddin Gallery, Carmarthen SA31 1LH
www.orielmyrddingallery.co.uk
LIVES IN MOTION: Stories of Migration from the 11th Century to the Present Day
Various
20 March – 28 June 2026
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea SA1 5DZ
www.glynnvivian.co.uk
SEX WORK: A CULTURAL HISTORY
Various, including Julie Cook's 'OLYMPIA MOMENTS LTD'
Bundeskunsthalle, Bonn, Germany
2 April - 25 October 2026
www.bundeskunsthalle.de/en
CURATOR'S LENS: A Career in Collecting
Will Troughton
"...a very personal distillation of over one million fascinating photographs."
4 April - 5 September 2026
National Library of Wales (Upper Central Hall), Aberystwyth SY23 3BU
www.library.wales
THE MAKING OF TERRY
Paul Cooper
10 April – 31 July 2026
Colwyn Bay Library, Colwyn Bay LL29 7DH
www.orielcolwyn.org
UNDER A TURBULENT SKY
Fay Godwin
25 April - September 2026
Ffotogaleri y Gofeb, Machynlleth SY20 8AJ
www.ffotogaleriygofeb.co.uk
Jerwood Photoworks Awards 5
Roman Manfredi and Sayuri Ichida
7 May - 4 July 2026 (Public Preview: Thurs 7 May, 6 - 8pm)
Ffotogallery, Cardiff CF24 4EH
www.ffotogallery.org
PATTERNS
David Hurn
15 May - 12 June 2026
Clwb Ffoto, Newport Arcade, Newport NP20 1GD
@clwb_ffoto on Instagram
IN COMMON GROUND
Coleg Llandrillo BA Photography Show 2026
16 May – 6 June 2026
Oriel Colwyn, Colwyn Bay LL29 7RU
www.orielcolwyn.org
FFASIWN
Clémentine Schneidermann and Charlotte James
23 May 2026 - 4 April 2027
Museum Cardiff, Cardiff CF10 3NP
www.museum.wales
THE WAY I SEE IT
Various: @penarthlensfriends
1 - 20 June 2026
Penarth Pier Pavilion, Penarth CF64 3AU
www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk
In Plain Sight
Various - End of year Photography Exhibition
9am - 4pm. 3 - 5, 8 - 10 June 2026
Coleg y Cymoedd, Nantgarw CF15 7QY
@cycphotonantgarw
TANGERINE DREAMS: Rituals of Belonging in Contemporary British Life
Sophie Green
4 June - 6 September 2026
Martin Parr Foundation, Bristol BS4 3AR
www.martinparrfoundation.org
SHORT-LIST
Various - USW DocPhot Degree show
6-9pm. 11 June 2026
University of South Wales, Atrium, Cardiff
@docphotusw
A SORRY STATE
Jack Moyse
11 June - 1 August 2026
Ffotogallery, Cardiff CF24 4EH
www.ffotogallery.org
IMPRESSIONS OF AN ANCIENT LANDSCAPE
Pete Davis (photography) & Philip Huckin (paintings)
13 June - 19 September 2026
Museum Of Modern Art (MOMA), Machynlleth, SY20 8AJ
www.moma.cymru
BLITZ CLUB KIDS & HEAVEN - The 1980's New Romantics
Homer Sykes
13 June – 1 August 2026
Oriel Colwyn, Colwyn Bay LL29 7RU
www.orielcolwyn.org
BREXIT WALES, 10 YEARS ON
Glenn Edwards, Natasha Hirst, Rhodri Jones, and Bartosz Nowicki
23 June - 20 September 2026
Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth SY23 3DE
www.aberystwythartscentre.co.uk
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Support OfflineVarious - USW DocPhot Degree show
6 - 9pm. Thursday 11 June 2026
University of South Wales, Atrium, Cardiff CF24 2FN
@docphotusw
Waverley & Transporter Bridge Special Access Visit
Access to the new Visitor Centre before public opening (10 places)
4.30pm, Friday 12 June 2026
Newport Film Club
newportfilmlab.com
TALK PHOTO
Homer Sykes & Iain McKell
5pm, Saturday 13 June 2026 (doors open 4.30pm)
Oriel Colwyn, Colwyn Bay LL29 7RU
www.orielcolwyn.org
PHOTO WALK
Newport Wetlands
9am - 12pm, Sunday 21 June 2026
Newport Film Club
Visitor Centre, West Nash Road, Newport NP18 2BZ
newportfilmlab.com
FFOTO CYMRU
Various venues
1 -31 October 2026
Ffotogallery, Cardiff CF24 4EH
www.ffotogallery.org
An Evening with Bleak Fabulous
Clémentine Schneidermann and Charlotte James
7pm, Friday 16 October 2026
Museum Cardiff, Cardiff CF10 3NP
www.museum.wales to book tickets
BOP26 (BOOKS ON PHOTOGRAPHY 2026)
Photobook Festival (Free to attend)
Saturday 17 – Sunday 18 October 2026
Paintworks site, Bristol BS4 3EH
bopbristol.org
FFOTOGALLERY Photo Book Fair 2026
Various publication tables
12 - 5pm, Saturday 24 October 2026
Ffotogallery, Cardiff CF24 4EH
www.ffotogallery.org
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CHAOTIC #2
Open Call for second participant cohort
17 May - 30 June 2026
Offline Journal
www.offline.wales/chaotic/
Get Started With Photography: The Kings Trust
16-30yrs, not in full time education, employment or training.
Express interest by 10 June 2026
Ffotogallery
www.ffotogallery.org/opportunities
Find out more by emailing: walesoutreach@kingstrust.org.uk
Access Support Facilitator (6 places)
Ffoto Cymru 2026
Pay: £13.45/hour including attendance at training
Application deadline: 23:59pm on Monday 29 June 2026
Ffotogallery
www.ffotogallery.org/opportunities
The Eamonn McCabe Bursary
£3000 award: theme of ‘sporting endeavour’.
Deadline for Applications: 3 August 2026 (30 years or under)
Royal Photographic Society
rps.org/McCabe
Various Arts and Creative Industries related job postings
Arts Council Wales website
arts.wales/news-jobs-opportunities
