We bring you the pART of Pontypridd Art Trail 2022. We will have a wealth of creative work on display by our latest graduates from the BA (Hons) Creative and Therapeutic Arts course at the University of South Wales, Treforest Campus in Pontypridd. 



The students and course teaching team want to use this opportunity to honour and celebrate the wonderful relationships cultivated with venues, businesses and organisations across our town who have inspired the artwork that has been created.  As the Community Artists, Participatory Artists and Socially Engaged Arts Practitioners of the future, the students have translated their artwork into something which actively encourages participation with the public. The exhibition not only showcases their work, but also provides a collection of resources and activities for you to be creative at home. Some of the work has already incorporated contributions from the public, and enables people to re-connect with others and the local sites and businesses they are perhaps missing during lockdown.

 

Students have been asked to consider accessibility and inclusivity at the heart of their practice, so this exhibition website content can range from photographs, to videos with captions, soundscapes, flip books / zines, activity sheets, creative wellbeing packages, guided meditation, recipes and even more! It is the most current and relevant way for our students to showcase their skills in this digital age, providing them with important tools and experience for future practice, with perhaps an even wider potential reach. 



I am sure you will all join us in wanting to wish them well as we launch them into their new careers in Art and Wellbeing.