Stage II / Llwyfan II

19 September–11 October / 19 Medi–11 Hydref

Opening night: Friday 19 September, 6pm – late

Noson agor: Dydd Gwener 19 Medi, 6pm – hwyr

Stage II is the second instalment of the touring group exhibition, Stage, initially exhibited at kingsgate project space. Curated by Liam O’Connor and James Moore with Abi Birkinshaw. Stage is formed of two main elements: Stages, and Actors. Stages are formed with large backdrops made from drawings, paintings, textiles, fabric hangings, and found materials. Actors are smaller works that exist directly on top of these stages. Stage adapts and changes in every space it is displayed, with stages being pierced and altered during the installation process. This process of constant damage and repair forms a central layer to the ever-shifting form of Stage. Participating artists contributed a collection of Stages and Actors, and both existing and new works will be introduced and changed through the show itself, keeping the exhibition in a constant state of flux. Works can be moved, added and removed. As a visitor and viewer, you are encouraged to move Actors across Stages, to create new installations and visual images.

Llwyfan II yw ail ran arddangosfa grŵp deithiol, Llwyfan, a arddangoswyd yn wreiddiol yn ngofod prosiect Kingsgate. Wedi'i guradu gan Liam O'Connor a James Moore. Mae Llwyfan wedi'i ffurfio o ddau brif elfen: Llwyfannau ac Actorion. Mae llwyfannau wedi'u ffurfio gyda chefndiroedd enfawr wedi'u creu o luniadau, paentiadau, tecstilau, ffabrig wedi'i drapio, a deunyddiau a geir. Mae’r actorion yn weithiau llai sy'n bodoli'n uniongyrchol ar y llwyfannau hyn. Mae'r llwyfan yn addasu ac yn newid ym mhob gofod caiff ei arddangos, gyda llwyfannau'n cael eu tyllu a'u newid yn ystod y broses osod. Mae'r broses hon o ddifrodi ac atgyweirio yn ffurfio haen ganolog i ffurf newidiol y Llwyfan. Cyfrannodd yr artistiaid a wnaeth cymryd ran gasgliad o Lwyfannau ac Actorion, a bydd gweithiau presennol a newydd yn cael eu cyflwyno a'u newid trwy'r sioe, gan gadw'r arddangosfa mewn cyflwr cyson o newid. Gellir symud, ychwanegu a thynnu gweithiau. Fel ymwelydd a gwyliwr, fe'ch anogir i symud yr Actorion ar draws y Llwyfannau, i greu gosodiadau a delweddau gweledol newydd. Bydd yr arddangosfa hefyd yn parhau i ffurfio Llwyfan III, yn MIRROR, Plymouth, 23 Hydref - Rhagfyr 2025.

The Exhibition will also continue to form Stage III, exhibiting in MIRROR, Plymouth, 23rd October - December 2025.

Artist Featured

John Abell Jo Berry Abi Birkinshaw Sarah Boulter Dave Brook Gordon Dalton Lara Davies Roslim Dew Tamara Dubnyckyj Elliott Flanagan Rebecca Gould Abigail Hampsey David Hancock Callum Harvey Beatrice Hasell-Mccosh Marielle Hehir Maggie James Gareth Kemp Dean Knight Iwan Lewis Daniel MacCarthy James Moore Ruth Murray Philip Nicol Mahali O’Hare Tom Pitt Chantal Powell Fiona G. Roberts Robin Tarbet Ruby Tingle Toby Ursell Casper White Ellie Young Sam Heath Billy Kang Frances Stanfield Bianca MacCall Aiden myers Lucia jones

BayArt Open 2025
18 April – 31 May
Opening night: Friday 18 April, 6pm – late
BayArt Gallery, 54B/C Bute Street, Cardiff CF10 5AF

BayArt presents the Open 2025—an exhibition bringing together 25 artists working across a range of disciplines. The show offers a snapshot of current exciting artists and their practices, with work selected through our open call.

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BayArt Agored 2025
18 Ebrill – 31 Mai
Noson agor: Dydd Gwener 18 Ebrill, 6pm – hwyr
Oriel BayArt, 54B/C Stryd Bute, Caerdydd CF10 5AF

Mae BayArt yn cyflwyno Open 2025 - arddangosfa sy’n dod â 25 artistiaid i’w gilydd, efo amrywiaeth o ddisgyblaethau. Mae’r sioe yn cynnig cipolwg at artistiaid cyffrous cyfredol a’u disgyblaethau, gyda gwaith wedi’i ddewis trwy ein galwad agored.

Isobel Shore - @isobelshore
Joe Warrior-Walker - @Joe_Warrior_Walker
Lou Adams - @__louadams
Morgan Dowdall - @mdoodlee’
Luke Skiffington - @luke_skiffington
Gawain Barnard - @gawainbarnard
Daniel Lazenby - @daniellazenby
Máire Kennan - drawingstarsinthedark
Adam Charlton - @blackmaggit
Sid Lloyd - @sid.lloyd.art
Luke Roberts - @lukerobertsart
Cecile Johnson Soliz - @cecilejohnsonsoliz
Siobhan McLaughlin - @siobhanmclaughlinstudio
Aneira Thomas - @artyaneira
Billy Kang - @prom_kang
Jingshan Ding - @shanshanshan_333_333
Tom Evans - @thomaswevans
Andrezza Vieira - @_andrezzavieira_
Mindy Lee - @mindylee.me
Tamara Dubnyckyj - @tamara_dubnyckyj
Gavrick Sawyer - @sawgavart
Nate Davies - @n_a__t___e
Solomon Charles-Kelly - @sck_iii
Edward Jones - @edwiredjones

#opencall2025 #BayArtOpen2025 #bayart

About us

BayArt is an artist-led gallery and studio complex located in Cardiff Bay, Wales. We facilitate the presentation of art exhibitions and events, as well as hosting artists in set residencies and associate studios. We aim to support the development of emerging to mid-career artists in Wales and further afield. 

BayArt is currently managed by Liam O'Connor (Director/ Curator) and comprehensive team. View our full team here

Our History

The building has been an artist-led space since the 1970s, initially run by the Association of Artists and Designers in Wales (AADW), established in the mid-1970s. One of its goals was to find and manage affordable studios for artists. Over time, AADW managed several buildings across Wales, including two old, rundown warehouses in Cardiff. In 1980, AADW acquired 54b/c Bute Street, quickly becoming a successful studio building.

When AADW ceased operations, the artists working at 54b/c Bute Street formed a group called Butetown Artists to continue using the space. By the 1990s however, the building's condition had severely deteriorated, with water damage making some floors unusable. Cardiff City Council agreed to become part owners with AADW and funded some repair work during this time.

In 1997, the building was in critical condition, and Butetown Artists faced a choice: leave or find a solution. They chose to stay and reconstituted as a company limited by guarantee, aiming to transform the building into a complex comprising of a series of studios and a public art gallery. Ownership of the building was transferred to Butetown Artists by Cardiff City Council and the trustees of AADW on the condition that it remain a public arts facility. Butetown Artist Studios opened in 1999 and BayArt Gallery opened publicly in 2002, managed by studio member Philip Nicol with an education program operated by Maggie James. 

In the same year, the company launched a capital project to repair and refurbish the building, completed in 2002. Funding came primarily from the ACW Lottery Fund, with additional contributions from Cardiff City Council, CADW, the Foundation for Sports and the Arts, and the now-disbanded Cardiff Bay Development Corporation.

Visit Us

54B/C Bute Street
Cardiff Bay CF10 5AF

Opening Hours
Wednesday and Saturday
12–5pm

Or by appointment