U.R.B.A.N Launch Photos

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What is U.R.B.A.N ?

U.R.B.A.N is Newports' new Arts and Exhibition space for practising professionals and the Arts community. In 2011 the 'Empty Shops Project' grew to become a great success, providing a creative outlet to many of the local artist and community groups through the use of workshops, local networking events, spaces to exhibit and overall helping to capture the spirit of Newport during the tough economic downturn.

U.R.B.A.N & SuperDragons II Official Launch

The SuperDragons are back!

BILL CHAMBERS at U.R.B.A.N

Bill Chambers

Exhibition of Prints and Assemblages 10^th Dec – 13^th Jan 2012

John Frost Square Newport

On Saturday December 17^th the Artist will be available to answer questions and will be running printmaking activities open to the public.

The exhibition at U.R.B.A.N Gallery and Art Space,

21-22 John Frost Square

is a first showing of works in progress from a project entitled Hidden Spaces Forgotten Places. The Project is being funded by The Arts Council of Wales Creative Wales Award with assistance from the Contemporary Textiles Course at Cardiff Metropolitan University and will centre on the urban environment of Newport City centre using new technologies to create a diverse range of artworks. It is due to culminate in an exhibition at The Riverfront Centre in the spring. The development of Bill Chambers’ work in printmaking has often relied in some way on his interest in architecture and new processes so this project is a natural progression of his work to date.

Photographer Sarah Hopkins: U.R.B.A.N Interview

With a great few weeks at the U.R.B.A.N gallery space. Sarah sat and chatted with us about some of the finer points of her work. If you missed her exhibition it will be available to see at the new City Council Information centre (old Railway station). The audio interview is just the start of some great U.R.B.A.N created news for you!

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Interview with Sarah Hopkins by URBANEWPORT

Sarah Hopkins Photography exhibition at U.R.B.A.N -21-22 John Frost Square

Unfamiliar Newport - “no such thing as ordinary”

An exhibition of colour and monochrome photographs of Newport, taken by Sarah Hopkins during 2011, that catalogue a series of images showing the City in a new (or rediscovered) light. 

It’s all too easy to miss what’s right under your nose, or above eye level – these photographs are witness to the fact that there’s no such thing as “ordinary” with even the smallest detail being worth a second look. 

Newport is variously described as “lively”, “gritty”, “downbeat” (Rough Guides) – these pictures prove the first two descriptions accurate, but definitely not the last – hope you enjoy them, and motivate you to find your own extra-ordinary details hidden across the City.

Exhibition will open Tuesday 15th November and run until Tuesday 6th December 2011.