{"id":31553,"date":"2016-10-19T13:12:57","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T13:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=31553"},"modified":"2016-10-28T14:11:11","modified_gmt":"2016-10-28T14:11:11","slug":"cardiff-contemporary-returns-for-its-fourth-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/culture\/cardiff-contemporary-returns-for-its-fourth-edition","title":{"rendered":"Art Festival returns for its fourth year"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This piece is called love me or leave me alone by Heather and Ivan Morison, festival commissioners who will have their work displayed between 20th October \u2013 19th November.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

A wide range of artistic expression will be celebrated this month as the theme \u2018communication\u2019<\/em> is explored at\u00a0the Welsh Capital’s biennial festival of international contemporary arts<\/p>\n

The official launch of the Cardiff Contemporary Visual Arts Festival takes place on 21\u00a0October and will dig in to the theme of communication\u00a0<\/em>with artist commissions to ensure there will never be a dull moment for guests. Residences, open studios, talks, events, interventions, screenings and exhibitions will also take place where artists will communicate ideas globally as well as through space and time.<\/p>\n

Although most events will be held at The Angel Hotel, other\u00a0venues across Cardiff will be featured including artist led organisation g39. Launching the festival, they will be exhibiting part of the unique Artangel Collection<\/em> in Wales for the first time by featuring Mike Kelley\u2019s film of\u00a0Mobile Homestead.\u00a0<\/i>Chris Brown, co-director of g39 explained, \u201cWe have had quite a bit of involvement with the festival and put on an exhibition\u00a0programme that will form part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Angel Hotel, Cardiff Contemporary\u2019s main venue<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

The festival organised by Ruth Cayford, Festival Manager, is free and open to all members of the public and\u00a0aims to\u00a0attract a variety of of people to enjoy its range of creative celebration. Lauren Aldridge, festival assistant added, \u201cThere will be something for everyone to enjoy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cardiff Contemporary has been developed in partnership with Cardiff\u2019s visual art, design and architecture communities and is funded by Arts Council Wales and Cardiff Council. The Council\u00a0continues to develop international and local partnerships to encourage high profile visual arts activity and further develop cultural tourism.\u00a0Cardiff City Council Leader, Cllr Phil Bale has commented, \u201cWe are hoping that the artists featured in this year\u2019s festival inspire the city and world with the ideas that they are presenting in Cardiff.\u201d<\/p>\n

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