The Turner House

06/10/2026

🎨 Annual Open Exhibition Call out🎨

Artists of all ages and abilities are invited to submit work for the Turner House Open Exhibition 2026...

This year’s theme is TRANSPARENCY... interpret it however you like. We’re looking for bold, thoughtful and imaginative responses.

📅 Deadline: Friday 23 October, 11pm

👉 Apply here: www.turnerhouse.wales/open26/

Exhibition will run: 27 November 2026 – 10 January 2027



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🎨 Galwad am Arddangosfa Agored Flynyddol 🎨

Gwahoddir artistiaid o bob oed a gallu i gyflwyno gwaith ar gyfer Arddangosfa Agored Tŷ Turner 2026...

Thema eleni yw TRYLOYWDER... dehonglwch hi yn eich ffordd eich hun. Rydym yn chwilio am ymatebion beiddgar, ystyriol a dychmygus.

📅 Dyddiad cau: Dydd Gwener 23 Hydref, 11pm

👉 Gwnewch gais yma:
www.turnerhouse.wales/open26/

Bydd yr arddangosfa ar agor: 27 Tachwedd 2026 – 10 Ionawr 2027

Artists of all ages and abilities are warmly invited to submit work for inclusion in our annual Open Exhibition at Turner House. For 2026, we invite you to respond to the theme of ‘Transparency’.

02/10/2026

New Exhibition

Francesca Odell:
Coping With and Enjoying Life
Photographs from South Wales 1983-5

Curated by Sam McGuire and Chloe Davies as part of Ffoto Cymru 2026

Public Preview
Saturday 3 October
18.00-20.00
All welcome

Exhibition runs from 04.10.26 - 08.11.26

The Turner House gallery is open Thursday to Sunday, 10.00-16.30

Related events:

Curators Talk
With Chloe Davies and Sam McGuire
Thursday 22 October
18.00-19.30
The Turner House, Penarth

Feminist Library: Women, Sociability and the Camera
With Sam McGuire
Wednesday 28 October
12.30-14.30
The Turner House, Penarth

For further information and to reserve a free place please go to eventbrite.co.uk

Both events are organised by Ffotogallery and will take place at The Turner House, Penarth.

Ffoto Cymru
Ffotogallery

13/09/2026

South Wales Improvisers - Saturday 19 September

Always a pleasure to announce that the South Wales Improvisers will be back in the gallery ...

Come and listen to the SWI responding with sonic art to our current exhibition.

Saturday 19 September
14.00-16.00
Free admission
Open to all

Jacky Cheetham: 'trapped in a coffin with nothing to do' runs until Sunday 20 September



Shift
Jacky Cheetham

04/09/2026

THIS OTHER EDEN: A HISTORY OF ART IN THE BRITISH ISLES

Join art historian Morgan Haigh for a fascinating five-week journey through British art, architecture and culture—from the Celts and Saxons to Turner, Constable and the modern world.

📍 The Turner House, Penarth
📅 Wednesdays, 30 Sept–28 Oct 2026

🎟️ Book your tickets now!

Tickets are now available for This Other Eden - A History of Art in the British Isles c.500 - 2026 at The Turner House, Penarth on Wednesday 30th September 2026. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!

07/08/2026

CASTLE

"A failed ostentatious Castle structure created by the neo-industrialist 'Smed', built in 1986, that overlooks the village of Heldham, Angelshireland. The character appears somewhat miserable due to being in charge of overseeing the chaotic surrounding grounds, workers, community, and itself."

Jacky Cheetham
'trapped inside a coffin with nothing to do....'
06.08.26 - 20.09.26

Free Entry

Jacky Cheetham

06/08/2026

Jacky Cheetham
trapped in a coffin with nothing to do ...

Evening Reception
Thursday 13 August
18.00-20.00

All welcome!

Exhibition runs from Thursday 6 August until Sunday 20 September

visit us on turnerhouse.wales

06/08/2026

New Exhibition

Jacky Cheetham
'trapped in a coffin with nothing to do ...."

Thursday 6 August - Sunday 20 September

'trapped in a coffin with nothing to do...' presents visions of future hometowns, families, loves, demons and pals.

The interactive installation centres on a forgotten puppet show set in and around ruined Castle grounds.

Throughout the exhibition, audiences are invited to reactivate a family of worn out and broken puppets, becoming the puppeteer.

Evening Reception: Thursday 13 August
18.00-20.00
All welcome

Check out our website - turnerhouse.wales- for further information

31/07/2026

We are excited to host Richard Bowers’ new audio visual installation:

‘Black Narcissus’

A hypnotic installation of sound, light and moving image inspired by the iconic bell scene from Powell and Pressburger’s 1947 film Black Narcissus.

Wednesday 5 – Sunday 9 August 2026

Penarth Cemetery Chapel
Castle Avenue, CF64 3QY

Opening hours
Daily: 10am – 5pm
Thursday late opening: 10am – 8pm

Free entry
Free admission

More information:
https://www.richardbowers.co.uk/vl8.htm

22/07/2026

Trapped in a coffin with nothing to do…  an installation by Jacky Cheetham .

Open 6th Aug - 20th Sept 2026
Evening reception - 13th August 6 - 8pm

Through puppetry and community participation, this exhibition presents visions of future hometowns, families, loves, demons and pals.
The interactive installation centres on a forgotten puppet show set in and around ruined castle grounds in the fictional town of Heldham, Angelshireland, in the year 2066.

The show has been abandoned following a mass puppeteer revolt, with several characters attempting to break up with the production’s main character, the Castle. Throughout the exhibition, audiences are invited to reactivate a family of worn out and broken puppets, becoming the puppeteer.

Alongside the trapped in a coffin with nothing to do… installation, Cheetham will present the first UK screening of his new tv show project, Many Bad Things (2026).>>

09/07/2026

New Exhibition!

Turning Tides: painting en plein air
Sandra Arthur and Pauline Williams
Thursday 9 - Sunday 26 July

Evening reception:
Thursday 16 July 18.00-20.00.
All welcome.

For related workshops and events please go to:
ticketsource.com/pauline-williams

Please note: The Turner House Gallery will be closed until 14.00 hours on Saturday 18 July due to a private hire.

Visit turnerhouse.wales and The Turner House for further information and updates.