News / Newyddion

#artsnewydd – Promoting the arts in Newport

02 Jul 2020, Posted by kate_mercer in #artsnewydd, Community, Inspiration, Newport, Out & About, Social Media, Wales

In January 2020, #artsnewydd launched across social media platforms TWITTER and INSTAGRAM to help promote the arts in Newport. #artsnewydd came from the Newport CAN (Newport Community Artists Network) partnership with the desire to promote, profile and increase accessibility to the city's creative community. The hashtag...

#blacklivesmatter – Becoming anti-racist

05 Jun 2020, Posted by kate_mercer in Community, In the news, Newport, Out & About, PHRAME Collective, Social Media, Wales, Women

It's fairly safe to say that much of the world has watched aghast at the violence and injustice of events in America this week - at the murder of George Floyd, the denial of responsibility, lack of accountability as well as the absolute brutality and...

Diolch yn fawr iawn – Arts Council of Wales

29 May 2020, Posted by kate_mercer in Community, Funded projects, In the news, Newport, Wales

First and foremost, I need to say a huge diolch yn fawr iawn to the Arts Council of Wales who have awarded me one of their emergency grants via their Urgent Response Fund for Individuals. Like so many in the arts, I seem to have fallen...

I’m Thinking Of You – A Virtual Postcard Project

26 May 2020, Posted by kate_mercer in Community, Mental Health, Newport, Out & About, Published, Wales

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#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek 2020

19 May 2020, Posted by kate_mercer in Community, In the news, Mental Health, Newport, Uncategorized, Wales

Raise your flag 'This too shall pass' - 2017-2018 © Kate Mercer - https://katemercer.co.uk This week sees the UK marking Mental Health awareness week (18th - 24th May 2020), and during these exceptional times, I felt the need to signpost towards just some of the organisations,...

Update – Print sale for Wales Arts Review

24 Apr 2020, Posted by kate_mercer in Cardiff, Community, Fundraising, In the news, Newport, Out & About, Wales

Love and death changes all things – 2020 Wales Arts Review - Emergency Fundraiser for artists & freelancers impacted by COVID-19 On 27th - 29th March, Wales Arts Review held a digital arts festival to raise emergency funds for artists and freelancers whose income has been impacted...

Wales Arts Review – Digithon: The Online Fundraising Arts Festival

29 Mar 2020, Posted by kate_mercer in Community, In the news

Wales Arts Review #Digithon - https://www.walesartsreview.org/digithon-programme We are truly living in extraordinary times. In a matter of weeks it appears as though the world has been turned upside down due to the global Coronavirus outbreak. In response to this, Wales Arts Review has launched a digital...

#PHRAMEPHOTOJAM

13 May 2019, Posted by kate_mercer in Cardiff, Community, Newport, Out & About, Photo Jam, PHRAME Collective

This Friday The Gate is the final day of AS WE SEE IT by PHRAME Collective (last chance to see it friends, if you've been meaning to make it down for ages...

Diolch am ddod – Thank you for coming

03 May 2019, Posted by kate_mercer in Cardiff, DIFFUSION 2019, Ffotogallery, Newport, Out & About, PHRAME Collective, Women

Diolch am ddod to all who came to #diffusion2019 - Cardiff's International Festival of Photography over April this year. I am truly proud to have been a part of it, to have shown GLEAN made in collaboration with Dai Howell as part of ’As...

LAUNCH EVENT – PHRAME Collective

05 Mar 2019, Posted by kate_mercer in Community, DIFFUSION 2019, Inspiration, PHRAME Collective, Women

PHRAME Launch event on Facebook In April, PHRAME launches at The Gate as part of Diffusion Festival 2019. It is not a group of only women - it is a group of people supporting people across genders, nationality, ethnicity and backgrounds, raising each other up, sharing...

DIFFUSION 2019

20 Feb 2019, Posted by kate_mercer in Cardiff, Community, DIFFUSION 2019, Ffotogallery, In the news, Newport, Out & About, PHRAME Collective, Women, Work in progress

On Thursday 14th February 2019 (for all those ffoto-lovers out there) saw the launch of SOUND + VISION - the 4th installment of DIFFUSION : Cardiff's International Photography Festival. Organised by Ffotogallery, this event features the work of : Alina Kisina / Brian David...

Stepping back in to the room

13 Feb 2019, Posted by kate_mercer in Out & About, Social Media

Tomorrow sees some HUGE news about to drop which I can not wait to share with the world - so this evening's post will be brief! 2018 ultimately proved to be my 'annus horribilis' - ending up with the need to take some personal time...

UNIT(e) 2018 at g39, Cardiff

30 Jun 2018, Posted by kate_mercer in Cardiff, Community, Newport, Out & About, Work in progress

Heya everyone, Really excited to confirm I'll be collaborating with Dai Howell as part of g39 Cardiff's UNITe Summer School 2018 programme. Running from July to September, g39 takes a break from it's regular exhibition programme to turn into a busy artist studio complex and hub for...

Hello world – it’s been a while

28 Jun 2018, Posted by kate_mercer in Cardiff, Community, Ffotogallery, In the news, Newport, Out & About, Work in progress

Hello world - it's been a while - and I'm sorry if you thought I'd ran away. The truth is to some extent I did. Not out of choice but out of necessity. Call it a strategic retreat if you will, for both positive and negative...

Photographing People – Autumn Enrollment open now

21 Jul 2017, Posted by kate_mercer in Cardiff, Community, Ffotogallery, Out & About

Heya everyone, A quick heads up to plant the seed...