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Arts Criticism, BBC, BBC Review Show, Wales, Wales Arts Review, Welsh Art, Welsh Culture -

This Friday, 6 April, Wales Arts Review editor and Parthian author Gary Raymond is premiering a new show on BBC Radio Wales called The Review Show. The programme will take an in-depth look at a multitude of Welsh culture, including film, theatre, literature, and art. 

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art, Events, history, painting, Peter Lord, Shani Rhys James, social history, talks, Tour, Wales, Welsh art -

After a successful debut at the Hay Winter Weekend 2017, Wales Book of the Year 2017 (Non-Fiction) winner Peter Lord is touring his new show 'A History of Welsh Art in 12 or 13 Pictures' across Wales in 2018. See him at the following venues and festivals: 8 April: Melville Centre, Abergavenny 11.30am, £8 6 June: Llansteffan Festival 27 June: Treorchy Arts Festival 13-15 July: Gwyl Arall 27 August: Presteigne Festival With many more to be announced. If you are interested in booking Peter for this talk which can be performed in Welsh, English or bilingually please contact susie@parthianbooks.com Buy The...

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Author of the Month, Fiction, Library of Wales, Short Stories, Wales -

With Selected Stories, Rhys Davies further proves his indelible impact on Welsh literature, writing working class fiction about the Rhondda Valley, his home, seldom deemed worthy of literary attention before he came along.

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Brexit, Non-fiction, Politics, Wales -

On Tuesday, Dec. 12, Masters will be launching 'Nothing has Changed' at the ITV studios in Cardiff. If you are interested in attending this event, Parthian has ten tickets available, please contact Maria Zygogianni at maria.zygog@gmail.com.

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Book Launch, Books, Photography, Wales, Welsh Art -

The Being Human Festival wrapped up another successful year Saturday, Nov. 25 with Bernard Mitchell's launch of 'Pieces of a Jigsaw: Portraits of Artists and Writers of Wales'. The Glynn Vivian Art Gallery held a packed room to hear Bernard's anecdotes about the great Welsh writers and artists he photographed, including Ceri Richards and Daniel Jones.  The event was a celebration of Bernard as much as it was of Welsh art and writing, with his son giving the introduction, his daughter snapping photos, and his grandson videotaping. Professor Gwyn Thomas of Swansea University, shared about the importance of Bernard's work against the...

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