Ffotogallery


Ffotogallery is the national development agency for photography in Wales. It was established in 1978 and the main office, Library, bookshop and gallery are located in Turner House in Penarth, while also commissioning touring exhibitions nationally and internationally. Its current director is David Drake.

Background

Ffotogallery is a national organisation and has an exhibition programme featuring artists from Wales and the rest of the world. It features touring exhibitions, collaborations with other organisations and galleries, print and online publishing and an education and outreach programme. Ffotogallery also works with film and video, digital media and installation.
In 2003 they acquired the Turner House Gallery in Penarth from the National Museum of Wales and have subsequently used it for photography-based exhibitions.
Ffotogallery receives regular funding from the Arts Council of Wales, for example receiving £198,688 in 2015/16 and a similar amount in 2016/17.
They celebrated their 40th birthday in January 2018.

Diffusion: Cardiff International Festival of Photography

Ffotogallery organises Diffusion: Cardiff International Festival of Photography. The biannual festival was held in 2013, focusing on Europe, in 2015 when the title was "Looking for America" and in 2017 when under the theme 'Revolution.' The fourth instalment is due to take place in May 2019

Commissions

Major Ffotogallery commissions made in and about Wales over the last three decades include The Valleys Project, A470 and Barrage. These have featured alongside important new work made in single artist projects such as Keith Arnatt, Josef Koudelka, Peter Finnemore, Willie Doherty, Peter Fraser, Wendy McMurdo, John Davies, Catherine Yass and Bedwyr Williams. Many works commissioned by Ffotogallery are now held in national collections in Wales, or have been acquired for British Council and Arts Council collections.

Exhibitions

Some of the exhibitions Ffotogallery has hosted at Turner House include: