News & Announcements

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International PEACE day 21st September 2026

To mark PEACE day the Dinas Powys Art Group created a display of individual pieces inspired by the theme of peace for our annual exhibition.

Below are also some further links to themes of PEACE.

https://www.un.org/en/observances/international-day-peace

https://peaceoneday.org/Main/

https://cymru.global/our-work/temple-of-peace/

https://www.visitbradford.com/things-to-do/the-peace-museum-p1620801

https://www.uwtsd.ac.uk/about/our-institutes/institute-education-and-humanities/global-humanity-peace-institute

Our own resident artist Glyn Pooley: Current Work

Annual Art Exhibition & Festival 2026

We are pleased to announce our annual art exhibition & festival in Dinas Powys. To be held on Saturday & Sunday 19th & 20th September 2026 at the Parish Hall & Village Green.

Dinas Powys Art Group Annual Exhibition & Festival 2026

Dinas Powys Art Scene Continues to Thrive.

Dinas Powys Art Group is proud to announce its fourth annual Art Festival on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th September 2026 from 10am to 4pm.

The weekend festival offers a broad spectrum of art for the whole community to engage with, plus a social space to meet friends for refreshments and our popular homemade cakes!

The Village Square in the centre of Dinas Powys will again be the setting for “TAKE PART IN ART”. Following the success of the CommuniTREE in 2024 and the DINAS BUNTING last year, we are delighted to invite you to create “A PORTRAIT”. This is going to be a fun opportunity for everyone, from beginners to more experienced artists, to make a portrait of themselves, a friend or family member. You can use your fingers, brushes, crayons, pencils, twigs - whatever you like. All materials will be supplied and it’s free. We cannot wait to see your wonderful creations and see how many smiles you can put on people’s faces.

The highlight of the Art Festival is the annual painting exhibition in Dinas Powys Parish Hall (CF64 4AF) where over 150 original artworks, curated by local professional artist, Mr Glyn Pooley, will be on display. Additionally, to mark International Day of Peace on 21 st September there will be a display of paintings inspired by the theme of PEACE. We will be raising money for our chosen charities,namely Dinas Powys Voluntary Concern and the Dinas Powys Parish Hall New Roof fund .

We look forward to sharing and creating art with you on the 19th and 20th September.

What better way to spend a few leisurely hours over a weekend, admiring original artwork, getting involved with friends and family in “TAKE PART in ART” and treating yourself to a piece of mouthwatering homemade cake!

Art Exhibition at the Dinas Powys Parish Hall, Britway Road, CF64 4AL
'Take Part in Art' Event at The Square, Station Road, Dinas Powys CF64 4DE

Details of all the festival events can be found at:

https://www.dinaspowysartgroup.org.uk/,

https://www.facebook.com/dinaspowysartgroup/ and #dinaspowysartgroup

Mexican Embassy Exhibition -'Day of the Dead' 2025

We are thrilled to announce that our 'Mexican Squares' artwork - created by our members has been accepted by the Mexican Embassy's Day of the Dead 2025 Exhibition in London.

Our artwork is a collaborative piece. Members each painted a (21cm x 21cm) square piece inspired by both their own perception and experiences of Mexico, and a 'History of Art' talk on Mexico by our resident artist Glyn Pooley.

Each artist was free to interpret the resonance of their experiences and what they had learned around the symbols and power of Mexican culture.

The piece has also been exhibited at the Turner House Gallery, Penarth.

Exhibitions of Work by our members

Turner House Exhibition, Penarth

We are delighted to announce that several of our members - Anne Gill, Kathryn Coleman, Tina Simmons-Roe, Isobel Davies (ex-member) have had their paintings accepted for the Turner House (Penarth) Open Exhibition 2025 (4th September to 19th October 2025) celebrating the many ways people come together through community, nature, protest, festivals, shared identity or something more personal.