Newport – Page 2 – Kate Mercer

CHANGE OF TIME: The Night-Time Economy / Yr Economi Nôs – Preview night London

18 Jul 2016, Posted by kate_mercer in London, Newport, Night Time Economy, Out & About, S.J. Fowler, Work in progress

Heya everyone, Apologies for the 11th hour notice but due to unforeseen circumstances, tomorrows event - Preview of Nighttime Economy Exhibition at RichMix, London - will be starting half an hour earlier then originally planned. NOW AT 7PM. Hope you can still make it but no worries...

Thank you for coming – The Night-Time Economy at The Riverfront, Newport

09 May 2016, Posted by kate_mercer in Newport, Night Time Economy, Out & About, S.J. Fowler, Work in progress

Just a quick thank you to all who came to visit the exhibition of The Night-Time Economy at The Riverfront Theatre & Arts Centre in Newport last month. Steven and I were blown away with the support shown by all our local artists and supporters...

GB. Wales, Newport. A street scene on Cambrian Road © Kate Mercer (2015).

The Night-Time Economy / Yr Economi Nôs

14 Mar 2016, Posted by kate_mercer in Newport, Night Time Economy, Out & About, S.J. Fowler

Heya everyone! S.J. Fowler and I would like to invite you all to attend the opening night of The Night-Time Economy exhibition next month in Newport. More information about this event in English and Welsh follows below. Looking forward to seeing you there! K x The Night-Time Economy A...

GB. WALES, Cardiff. Rubicon Dance in Adamsdown. Taught by one of Rubicon Dance's own tutors, Kathleen Rylands, the Artsparks! are trying ballet. This is the first time some of the children have ever tried this type of dance before. A more formalised type of dance, Iselin teaches the children the five basic positions of ballet at the barre of the upstairs dance studio. © Kate Mercer (2016).

A Saturday with Artspark! and Rubicon Dance

03 Feb 2016, Posted by kate_mercer in Artspark!, Commercial, Out & About

Heya everyone, As promised, here are photos from Artspark! at Rubicon Dance. It was yet another inspirational session to be involved with this project, and I know everyone enjoyed finding out about another community organisation to be involved with in the future. In this particular session, the Artsparks!...

GB. WALES, Newport. Liberal Democrat Vince Cable, guest speaker for the evening event takes to the stage as part of the #LibDemFightback campaign. Author of the book 'After the Storm', Vince Cable discusses post-coallition politics, Conservative and Labour leadership and policies, as well as answering questions from guests and party members attending the event. 2016.

Vince Cable comes to Newport

20 Jan 2016, Posted by kate_mercer in In the news, Newport, Out & About

On Friday 15th January 2016, I had the pleasure of photographing the Liberal Democrats Fundraiser Dinner at the Lysaght Institute in Newport. Hosted by local Liberal Democrat candidate Paul Halliday (Newport East) the evening brought together in total of 60 guests, party members, local business owners...

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Come join me – find me on Facebook!

20 Jan 2016, Posted by kate_mercer in Out & About

Heya everyone, Just a quickie - fancy being sociable with me on Facebook? I've rejoined the realms of the Facebook pages, which you can find here: Facebook - Kate Mercer Photography Be sure you check you're 'liking' the right page to keep up to date with all...

G.B. Wales, Newport. Performers take to the stage in Warehouse 54. At the venues Open-Mic night where local musicians get the chance to perform live in front of an audience. This event attracts people from miles around to take part - Nia (on stage) came down from High Cross specifically to take part. © Kate Mercer (2016)

Players in the Night Time Economy

11 Jan 2016, Posted by kate_mercer in Newport, Night Time Economy, Out & About, Work in progress

Last week, I spent a fabulous night photographing at Newport’s Warehouse 54 and their open mic night. I’m pleased to say that myself, my fiancé and my friends all had a whale of a time - with performers playing a mix of covers and original written...

G.B. Wales, Pontypridd. Bethan Ryland of PiliPala Dance and Drama leads activity workshops at Ty Gwynno Care Home, Pontypridd © Kate Mercer (2015).

Need a photographer? Get in touch!

23 Dec 2015, Posted by kate_mercer in Commercial, Newport, Out & About

Afternoon folks, Whilst I'm still winding down for Christmas here at KMP-HQ so expect to see a number of posts from me today. One of the things I've been able to do is look back over work from the last couple of months, and wanted to share...

A helping hand – Call out for Hair stories

07 Aug 2015, Posted by kate_mercer in Hair Project, Inspiration, Work in progress

Heya folks Just a quick post from me today - this week I've been making the most of spare minutes and have been gathering peoples anecdotal stories about their hair. Some people already familiar with this project will now I've been gathering information on hair for quite...

So long The Project Space

20 Jul 2015, Posted by kate_mercer in Newport, Out & About

Morning all! So it was with a sad heart last week that after nearly 18 months, my time came to end at The Project Space in Newport, South Wales (GB). I've absolutely loved being involved with this project - artists working in their community is...

Reflections on a quiet Monday morning in the Port

18 May 2015, Posted by kate_mercer in Inspiration

Well hello folks! Just a quick post from me today - having taken a step back recently to focus on family and friends, today I find myself reflecting on recent work over coffee, Nick Drake and another rainy morning in Newport. Today's post is written as an...

Tides of Change: On the Riverbanks of Newport

02 Mar 2015, Posted by kate_mercer in Newport, Published

This week at The Project Space, we welcomed 2nd year BA (Hons) Photographic Art students from the University of South Wales to present Drift, a collective exhibition of visual artworks about the River Usk, connecting waterways, and its surrounding land. Integrating themselves within the local community, each...

Passion and reward

09 Feb 2015, Posted by kate_mercer in Inspiration, Out & About

Firstly - welcome to all reading this post and visiting my website! Secondly - apologies to those returning visitors for the long gap in-between posts my end. It's not been through lack of activity; if anything, I have been incredibly busy working on a number of...

Knitted headband and snood - designs by Jana Glosikova © Kate Mercer (2013 - 2014)

Work in progress – Knitwear with Jana Glosikova

03 Jan 2014, Posted by kate_mercer in Commercial, Newport, Out & About, Work in progress

New year and straight back to editing photos - my favourite! Today I'm working on photos done for Jana Glosikova, who is an aspiring designer, passionate about wool, specialising in crochet and knitwear. All these creations Jana has crafted herself sourcing the most luxurious wool made...

Newport’s Chartist Mural

19 Oct 2013, Posted by kate_mercer in In the news

So recently, as hopefully a lot of people have been reading about in the news, Newport public art schemes took an almighty punch recently with the destruction of the Chartist Mural in John Frost Square on Thursday 3rd October 2013. There's much debate as to the...

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