Resources
Links to various artist resources, Wales-related websites, organisations, and fellow artists.
Local Art Partners
- Cottage Harmony Framing Company – Complete picture framing service based in Blaenporth (Cardigan), Ceredigion.
- Ken Bromley Art Supplies – For all your painting and fine art material needs.
- Aberystwyth Arts Centre – One of the largest contemporary arts complexes in Wales, featuring fine art galleries and print studios.
- The Wildlife Art Society International (TWASI) – A premier global society dedicated to promoting wildlife art creation, exhibition, and nature conservation.
National Galleries & Art Organisations
- National Museum Cardiff – Home to Wales’s national art collection, including world-class Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings.
- The National Library of Wales – Based in Aberystwyth; houses an extensive historical archive of Welsh landscape art, maps, and portrait prints.
- Art UK – The official digital showcase for every public art collection in the UK, highlighting artworks across Welsh municipal buildings.
- The Arts Council of Wales – Supporting, funding, and developing the arts across Wales.
- The National Gallery – Houses the UK's national collection of Western European paintings from the 13th to the 19th centuries.
- Tate Galleries – British and international modern art across four major UK locations.
- ArtGallery.co.uk – A digital platform showcasing original art from both established and emerging British talent.
- The Saatchi Gallery – An innovative London contemporary art forum focusing on largely unseen emerging artists.
- The British Museum – A vast collection of world art, history, and ancient artefacts.
- The Royal Academy of Arts – Independent London institution celebrating contemporary art exhibitions and debate.
- V&A Museum – The world's leading institution dedicated to art, design, and performance.
International Museums & Research Centres
- MoMA – The Museum of Modern Art in New York, dedicated to modern and contemporary art.
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art – One of the world's largest art museums, spanning 5,000 years of global culture.
- The Getty – Global arts organisation and cultural campus based in Los Angeles.
- The Guggenheim – Preserving and interpreting modern art through international museum collaborations.
- The Clark Art Institute – Dual-mission institution acting as both an art museum and a research centre.
Featured Artists & Local Interest
- Oriel y Parc Gallery – Landscape gallery and visitor centre in St Davids that regularly exhibits touring collections from the National Museum of Wales.
- Kaz Rankin Art – Excellent New Zealand wildlife artist working in pastel, oils, and scratchboard.
- Melanie & Nicholas Pet Portraits – Professional artists creating realistic pet portraits in oils and pencil with an interactive online client workflow.
- Julie Palmer (Julie's Pet Portraits) – TV-commissioned portrait artist (B.A. Hons) specialising in the depiction of companion animals in traditional pastel.
- Gwynfor Roberts – Welsh landscape artist focusing on scenes from the Rhymney Valley.
- The Elenydd Wilderness Hostels – Isolated and stunning accommodation options in the mid-Wales Cambrian Mountains.