Today SATURDAY, JULY 4th, 2020, should have been our LIT on the LAWN event in the FESTIVAL MARQUEE @ THE PRIORY HOTEL in Caerleon but, along with all the other Festival events, it has been postponed until 2021….. ….but that does not stop us reading…….! For example there is our local author, SAM ADAMS […]
THE CAERLEON FESTIVAL Since 2003 the month of July would normally be Festival Time, a 10+day programme of the arts and entertainment. Sadly in 2020 that is not to be. Detailed plans remain on the drawing board. However, we would like to offer some reassurance that all is not lost. When it is safe to do […]
We asked schools to pass on to us examples of artwork being carried out at home during these unprecedented times and many did. Here is work from PONTHIR CHURCH in WALES PRIMARY SCHOOL pupils – some inspired by the work of the Welsh artist, RHIANNON ROBERTS and her use of vibrant colours and busy Welsh […]
During this very hot week, a group of senior volunteer Caerleon Festival stalwarts gave our wild flower meadow a bit of attention. Over two sweltering days they cut and cleared pathways around the wildflower borders, sculptures and seating, so that visitors could walk through the meadow and enjoy the wild flowers close up. A list […]
The Caerleon Festival invited the Art Dept. staff of the Caerleon Comprehensive School and/or the students themselves to send in work that is being carried out at home during this period of isolation from friends, school and other social activities. The Festival has been overwhelmed by the extraordinary talent shown in the work that has, […]
Some of the WORK coming from CAERLEON PRIMARY SCHOOLS Throughout Wales, along with the rest of the UK, children are being taught at home, producing some exciting and interesting artwork. We asked to see some of the pictures being done in and around Caerleon and for young people (or their parents/guardians) to send photos of the […]
Regular supporters of Celf Caerleon Arts and Caerleon Civic Society may recall that the 2017 Festival commemorated the 80th anniversary of a group of child refugees from Bilbao, Northern Spain, arriving in Caerleon. An animated film has been commercially produced to mark these momentous events in 1937 and to ensure that the children themselves have […]
THE CAERLEON FESTIVAL IS POSTPONED. Celf Caerleon Arts is committed to safeguarding the health and safety of all. The coronavirus pandemic has caused us to review our plans for 2020 in the context of evolving circumstances. Taking into account – the danger of transmission to people of all ages; the vulnerability of people aged 70+ […]
