Effaith Launch: Disability Arts Cymru National Touring Exhibition (2025–26)
arts.wales, New Bremen, OH, United States
Launch:
Friday 6 February, 6pm, Galeri Caernarfon
Effaith is an exhibition showcasing disabled perspectives on one of the most urgent issues of our time: the climate crisis. Following an open call, selected disabled, d/Deaf and neurodivergent artists have responded to themes of nature, landscape and climate justice through the lens of disability.
The exhibition also showcases two commissions created as part of the Effaith project, one in partnership with Amgueddfa Cymru and one in partnership with Corsydd Calon Môn.
The commission with Amgueddfa Cymru is supported through CELF, the national contemporary art gallery of Wales initiative that fosters pathways for communities to engage with Wales’ art collection. This commission created an opportunity for the artist to respond to the Effaith theme and the National Collection, with potential for acquisition of the artwork by Amgueddfa Cymru. Kathryn Ashill was awarded this commission and has created work exploring the disabled body and its relationship to natural bodies of water.
Corsydd Calon Môn’s commission opportunity highlights both the uniqueness and vulnerability of the Anglesey fens. Corsydd Calon Môn is a collaborative project that aims to secure the future of the Anglesey Fens and celebrate their rich history. The project raises awareness of the importance of the fens for both people and nature, with this rare habitat playing a vital role in fighting climate change. Catherine Taylor Parry was awarded the commission and has created work responding to the richness of the environment and reflecting on the fen as a natural record of time.
From February 2026 to March 2027, Effaith will tour across Wales to five leading galleries: Galeri, Caernarfon; Tŷ Pawb, Wrexham; g39 Cardiff; The Riverfront, Newport; and Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth. The exhibition opens at Galeri, Caernarfon with a launch event on Friday 6 February.
Selected artists
Adele Vye
Alison Robertson
Bev Bell Hughes
Beverly Marmont-Hill
Catherine Taylor Parry
Catrin Gwilym
Cerian Lloyd
Cheryl Beer
Dea Neile-Hopton
Durre Shahwar
Eileen Harrisson
Emma Frayne-Ford
Grant Lambie
Jane Campbell
Jamie Lawrence
Jill Powell
Linda and Bethany Sutton
Polly Hill
Rhowan Alleyne on behalf of Ceredigion Animation Club
Rohan Powell
Sally Pearce
Tracey McMaster
Exhibition selectors
Bethany Handley, Writer / Poet / Disability Activist, Wales
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Friday 6 February, 6pm, Galeri Caernarfon
Effaith is an exhibition showcasing disabled perspectives on one of the most urgent issues of our time: the climate crisis. Following an open call, selected disabled, d/Deaf and neurodivergent artists have responded to themes of nature, landscape and climate justice through the lens of disability.
The exhibition also showcases two commissions created as part of the Effaith project, one in partnership with Amgueddfa Cymru and one in partnership with Corsydd Calon Môn.
The commission with Amgueddfa Cymru is supported through CELF, the national contemporary art gallery of Wales initiative that fosters pathways for communities to engage with Wales’ art collection. This commission created an opportunity for the artist to respond to the Effaith theme and the National Collection, with potential for acquisition of the artwork by Amgueddfa Cymru. Kathryn Ashill was awarded this commission and has created work exploring the disabled body and its relationship to natural bodies of water.
Corsydd Calon Môn’s commission opportunity highlights both the uniqueness and vulnerability of the Anglesey fens. Corsydd Calon Môn is a collaborative project that aims to secure the future of the Anglesey Fens and celebrate their rich history. The project raises awareness of the importance of the fens for both people and nature, with this rare habitat playing a vital role in fighting climate change. Catherine Taylor Parry was awarded the commission and has created work responding to the richness of the environment and reflecting on the fen as a natural record of time.
From February 2026 to March 2027, Effaith will tour across Wales to five leading galleries: Galeri, Caernarfon; Tŷ Pawb, Wrexham; g39 Cardiff; The Riverfront, Newport; and Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth. The exhibition opens at Galeri, Caernarfon with a launch event on Friday 6 February.
Selected artists
Adele Vye
Alison Robertson
Bev Bell Hughes
Beverly Marmont-Hill
Catherine Taylor Parry
Catrin Gwilym
Cerian Lloyd
Cheryl Beer
Dea Neile-Hopton
Durre Shahwar
Eileen Harrisson
Emma Frayne-Ford
Grant Lambie
Jane Campbell
Jamie Lawrence
Jill Powell
Linda and Bethany Sutton
Polly Hill
Rhowan Alleyne on behalf of Ceredigion Animation Club
Rohan Powell
Sally Pearce
Tracey McMaster
Exhibition selectors
Bethany Handley, Writer / Poet / Disability Activist, Wales
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