Weekly Digest - 27/4/20
Welcome to the fifth edition of Ffotogallery’s weekly digest! Whilst our offices and gallery are closed, we’re still busy working from home to bring you the latest updates, including creative activities you can take part in at home, resources you can browse online, and we’ll be sharing what arts organisations further afield have on offer.
Competition Time
Congratulations to last week’s winner of our #petportrait photo competition, Lewis Cole (@mred1tor)! Thank you to everybody who has taken the time to send in their entries.
The new theme for this week’s competition is selfies. We want you to be as imaginative as possible when it comes to this theme, and we understand that not everyone likes to photograph themselves – so why not get creative and use reflections, shadows or even an object or a space that says a lot about you. Don’t be afraid to experiment!
How to enter:
Simply post your photo on Instagram, tag @ffotogallery, and use the hashtag #selfie. We’ll repost our favourites on our account, and the winning image will be featured in next week’s digest.
Don’t have Instagram? Don’t worry! You can email your photos to us on info@ffotogallery.org, just make sure you include the name of the person who took the photo.
You might also want to check out the following:
Online Gallery – Competition Entries
As promised, we’ve now set up an online gallery to showcase all of the entries we receive each week. These are available to view on our ‘Channel’ page, which is also where you’ll find the latest updates from Ffotogallery.
Artist-led activity packs
Firtsite have been working with various artists to create free downloadable activity packs for you to use at home. The latest pack includes offerings from Vanley Burke, Sarah Lucas and Cornelia Parker.
Photography for Well-being
Lee Aspland’s free e-book Photography for Well-Being is all about doing creative, mindful photography activities. Each photo activity has a common structure and they include features which work together to support your physical and mental well-being. Lee is currently artist in residence at Swansea Bay University Health Board.
Ffotogallery Platform
All of this week on @ffotogalleryplatform we’re delighted to have documentary and portrait photographer Leia Ankers sharing her project ‘Airsoft Wankers’.
Cardiff MADE – Terra
Cardiff MADE’s annual Spring Open Exhibition will be going ahead online from 30th, with selected works being showcased on social media and in a digital catalogue. Make sure you check out their website to get the latest.
Aesthetica Art Prize 2020
Aesthetica is looking for artists redefining the parameters of contemporary art. The Prize is open to multiple genres including photography, sculpture, installation, digital media, video, painting and more.
Support for artists and creative freelancers in the UK