GS Artists Swansea

30/09/2026

4 Days to go! Grab your raffle ticket now! https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/9to90-creative-community

🎨 A free Swansea creative club that's become a lifeline for its members is raising money to keep the project going - with a raffle featuring prizes donated by some of Britain's biggest artists.

🖌️ 9to90 Creative Community has run free painting, pottery, sewing and printmaking sessions during the day on Swansea's High Street since 2018, welcoming a mixed-ability, intergenerational group who have come to think of it as a second family.

👩‍🎨 The group was founded by Swansea artist Jane Simpson, who also founded GS Artists on the High Street. Her own sculptures have been shown at the Serpentine Gallery and are held in the Saatchi Collection.

🏆 Jane has persuaded fellow artists including Sir Peter Blake, Gary Hume and Rachel Whiteread to donate work to the raffle, with first prize a selection of prints worth more than £5,000.

💬 "I don't think it would be an exaggeration for me to say that 9to90 means the world to me," Jane said. "The group that has developed is like a family. They constantly surprise me at how hard they work and how committed they are to creativity."

🎨 The group operates an open-door policy with no experience needed, and people are welcome to come along even if it's just for a cup of tea and a chat. Its upcoming creative sessions can be found on Facebook and Eventbrite.

🎟️ A £10 donation to the Crowdfunder gets one raffle ticket, or three for £20. Tap the link in the comments to enter 👇

Source: 9to90 Creative Community / Crowdfunder

21/09/2026

✨Open Call: New Commissions✨

Elysium Gallery, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, GS Artists, Mission Gallery, Swansea Museum and Volcano invite proposals for new commissions that respond to the themes of British Art Show 10 (BAS10) through innovative and ambitious artistic practices.

We are seeking artists from Wales working across performance, sound, movement, technology, film screenings, and interdisciplinary approaches to create new time-based works that will animate public spaces and engage audiences throughout the city. These artworks will be displayed as a series of live events at intervals during the exhibition run.

Application Deadline: Friday 23 October 2026

Presentation of work: February to May 2027

These commissions will form part of a city-wide programme of talks, workshops and events, which will activate the city centre and offer opportunities for artists to create responses to the core exhibition.

For more information, please follow this link:
https://www.glynnvivian.co.uk/open-call-new-commissions/

✨Galwad agored: Comisiynau newydd✨

Mae Oriel Elysium, Oriel Gelf Glynn Vivian, GS Artists, Oriel Mission, Amgueddfa Abertawe a Theatr Volcano yn gwahodd cynigion ar gyfer comisiynau newydd sy'n ymateb i themâu British Art Show 10 (BAS10) drwy arferion artistig arloesol ac uchelgeisiol.

Rydym yn chwilio am artistiaid o Gymru sy'n gweithio ar draws meysydd perfformio, sain, symudiad, technoleg, dangosiadau ffilm, a dulliau rhyngddisgyblaethol i greu celfweithiau newydd sy'n seiliedig ar amser a fydd yn bywiogi mannau cyhoeddus ac yn ennyn diddordeb cynulleidfaoedd ledled y ddinas. Bydd y celfweithiau hyn yn cael eu harddangos yn fyw ar gyfnodau penodol fel rhan o'r arddangosfa.

Dyddiad cau ar gyfer cyflwyno cais: Dydd Gwener 23 Hydref 2026

Cyflwyno'r gwaith: Chwefror i Mai 2027

Bydd y comisiynau hyn yn rhan o sgyrsiau, gweithdai a digwyddiadau ledled y ddinas a fydd yn bywiogi canol y ddinas ac yn cynnig cyfleoedd i artistiaid greu ymatebion i'r arddangosfa graidd.

I gael rhagor o wybodaeth, dilynwch y ddolen hon:
https://www.glynnvivian.co.uk/galwad-agored-comisiynau-newydd/?lang=cy

📸The Buffet event part of gludafael/holdfast exhibition, Glynn Vivian. Photo, Polly Thomas 2024

Mission Gallery Oriel Elysium Gallery Swansea Museum GS Artists Swansea Volcano Swansea Council Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru | Arts Council of Wales Creative Swansea

21/09/2026

🎨 A free Swansea creative club that's become a lifeline for its members is raising money to keep the project going - with a raffle featuring prizes donated by some of Britain's biggest artists.

🖌️ 9to90 Creative Community has run free painting, pottery, sewing and printmaking sessions during the day on Swansea's High Street since 2018, welcoming a mixed-ability, intergenerational group who have come to think of it as a second family.

👩‍🎨 The group was founded by Swansea artist Jane Simpson, who also founded GS Artists on the High Street. Her own sculptures have been shown at the Serpentine Gallery and are held in the Saatchi Collection.

🏆 Jane has persuaded fellow artists including Sir Peter Blake, Gary Hume and Rachel Whiteread to donate work to the raffle, with first prize a selection of prints worth more than £5,000.

💬 "I don't think it would be an exaggeration for me to say that 9to90 means the world to me," Jane said. "The group that has developed is like a family. They constantly surprise me at how hard they work and how committed they are to creativity."

🎨 The group operates an open-door policy with no experience needed, and people are welcome to come along even if it's just for a cup of tea and a chat. Its upcoming creative sessions can be found on Facebook and Eventbrite.

🎟️ A £10 donation to the Crowdfunder gets one raffle ticket, or three for £20. Tap the link in the comments to enter 👇

Source: 9to90 Creative Community / Crowdfunder

15/08/2026

Saturday 15th August, why not pop into our Summer Craft Fair! Handmade items by our 9to90 family. Free entry and donations for refreshments AND craft workshops!
The National Lottery Community Fund/ Cronfa Gymunedol y Loteri Genedlaethol9to90 Creative CommunityGS Artists Swansea Weixin LiuPatrice HutchingsNyrhtak Enna Relssurt ❤️

29/07/2026

On Saturday August 15th, we are hosting a Summer Craft Fair, by our very own 9to90 Creative Community ! FREE ENTRY, donations for refreshments and craft workshops ongoing during the day!
⏰ 11am- 3pm
🏢217 High Street, Swansea, SA1 1PE.
any questions, email us on [email protected]

25/06/2026

GS Artists founded 9to90 Creative Community 8 years ago in a response to who asked us to host a community exhibition and handle it with the respect and care that it deserved - with good lighting, professional framing and hanging.

9to90 started as a series of workshops in the autumn, devised so that participants could create entries for an annual competition and exhibition. As part of this, we introduced the now legendary ‘Paint a Portrait’ competition, and over the years the artists of Swansea have immortalised the likes of Michael Sheen; Catherine Zeta Jones, Bonnie Tyler, Rhys Ifans, Rob Brydon …..

Responding to feedback we took the workshops to weekly events in 2022, and over the last years the group has grown in strength and identity. We've collaborated with a number of organisations local to ourselves as well as hosted Craft Fairs as well as attended others with a strong 9to90 presence.

It's fair to say that 9to90 has become the heartbeat of GS Artists and so moving forward we really feel that it will be at the centre of all of our activities. We are introducing some new sessions and dedicating our space to this Community group..

We’re looking for feedback & will be hosting a number of crafting events, posting a link to a survey in our bio and also launching a very exciting fundraising raffle - with the opportunity to win a coveted ‘Galerie Simpson Artists Selection Box’ - (No. 1 in the edition)

With huge thanks to all that have helped us reach thus far and those who are supporting our future 🙏

Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru TNL Community Fund

04/06/2026

HIRE US !! Just wanted to flag up that our venue GS Artists on Swansea High Street is available for hire; for one off events or more regular use. We would favour not-for-profit organisations, charities, artist groups or similar.
We can offer use of equipment, seating and tables, and some installation support if needed. The rates are factored to cover costs, so reasonable. Just send us an email with any enquiries- [email protected]

Like a lot of organisations at the moment, we are struggling with funding and hate waste so keen that the venue is used, but we treasure our space and would want it to be used well.
GS Artists is project funded, which is always a tight rope as most grants are for production and not core costs.
We have managed with several income streams, including artworks for sale, but over the last nine months these streams have pretty much dried up.

We will be advertising some of our especially produced artworks for sale soon, meanwhile if we know any great grant writers out there please shout! 🙏

29/04/2026

Open Today- ‘A Sorry State’
Come and see the works created collaboratively by working very closely with the wondrous team of aka Jack Moyse & Menna Buss ❤️

Refreshments on offer & all visitors are invited to contribute to the exhibition, by writing your own message to the Welfare State & hanging it up, plus you can create a pennant to add to the growing display.

Show continues till May 2nd, open 12-4pm.

With continued thanks to our funders
Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru | Arts Council of Wales The National Lottery Community Fund/ Cronfa Gymunedol y Loteri Genedlaethol

19/04/2026

Gs Artists & the 9to90 Creative Community want to send a massive thank you to Jack Moyse & Menna Buss,
Over the last few months, the 9to90 have been very fortunate to be working with artists Jack and Menna. The results of this kind, calm interaction with the group are up at the Gallery now. Through a series of sessions working with a variety of textile methods the group were encouraged to talk about their own experiences of the Welfare State. All their experiences were treated with respect & their words used in the resulting textiles at their discretion,
Come & see the results! All visitors are invited to be part of the exhibition by contributing via messages on labels or small pennants, the craft table will be up with the usual free refreshments.

The gallery is open Wednesday to Saturday 12- 4 pm until May 2nd.
We can also open by appointment if you email us at [email protected]

With thanks to Arts Wales & The National Lottery Community Fund for their support.