Arts and Culture

The Council and the Arts

The Council works with the arts community, residents and visitors to the area and provide information and advice to groups and individuals working in partnership.

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Exhibitions and Venues

The Vale boasts a range of arts and entertainment venues that includes galleries, museums and theatres.

Exhibitions and venues across the Vale 

Art Central, Barry

Art Central is located in the heart of Barry inside Barry's Town Hall (entrance via the County Library). The space is a magnificent place to exhibit, visit and appreciate art. Admission to exhibitions is free.

Visit the Art Central pages, and see what's on at the gallery in the Town Hall, Barry.

Holocaust Memorial Exhibition

Blue Line 

24th January - 25th February 2012 

(children should be accompanied by an adult)

Conflict and war artists Nicola Tucker (Wales) and Maciej Hoffman (Poland) are thematically similar, but approach their work in very different ways. Exhibiting across Europe, this is their first full exhibition together in Wales. Tucker’s sculptural work is abstract, diverse and multifaceted, relating to her travels and her personal experiences of war while Hoffman’s series of large paintings with their striking imagery and texture, significantly impact on the viewer. Find out more. 

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