Aur Gold at Canfas

July 2, 2026

Gold at Oriel Canfas, Cardigan⁠
August 1 – September 13 2026 ⁠


Hello,

I hope this finds you very well? 

This summer, three major cultural organisations come together to celebrate Welsh creativity, making and cultural heritage in the heart of Cardigan, West Wales.⁠

To mark the return of the National Eisteddfod to West Wales, Craft Festival Wales presents Aur/Gold, a landmark exhibition created in partnership with the National Eisteddfod and Oriel Canfas.⁠

Aur/Gold celebrates past Gold Medal winners from Y Lle Celf, bringing together some of the most acclaimed makers and artists working in Wales today. The exhibition coincides with the National Eisteddfod at Y Garreg Las, just outside Cardigan, and continues through to the closing weekend of Craft Festival Wales at Cardigan Castle.⁠

Curated by artist Suzi Park and myself, Aur/Gold showcases exceptional talent across ceramics, metal, textiles, silver, glass and fine art, highlighting the extraordinary legacy of Y Lle Celf and the enduring importance of Welsh craft and fine art.⁠

The exhibition also forms part of celebrations marking the 850th anniversary of the first recorded Eisteddfod, held at Cardigan Castle in 1176 by Lord Rhys, making this a particularly significant cultural moment for the town and for Wales.⁠

See you in Cardigan. 

Best wishes,
Sarah James MBE

Craft Festival is made possible with funding from Visit Wales and Arts Council of Wales. ⁠

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Aur yn Oriel Canfas, Aberteifi⁠
Awst 1 – Medi 13 2026 ⁠

Helo! 

Dwy’n gobeithio bod chi’n dda?

Yr haf hwn, mae tri sefydliad diwylliannol blaenllaw yn dod at ei gilydd i ddathlu creadigrwydd, gwneud, a threftadaeth ddiwylliannol Cymru yng nghanol Aberteifi.⁠

I ddathlu dychweliad yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol i Orllewin Cymru, mae Gŵyl Grefft Cymru’n cyflwyno Aur/Gold, sef arddangosfa carreg filltir a drefnwyd mewn partneriaeth â’r Eisteddfod Genedlaethol ac Oriel Canfas.⁠

Bydd Aur/Gold yn agor ar ddydd Sadwrn 1af Awst yn Oriel Canfas, ac mae’n dathlu cyn-enillwyr Medal Aur yn Y Lle Celf, gan ddod â rhai o’r gwneuthurwyr a’r artistiaid cyfoes mwyaf clodfawr yng Nghymru at ei gilydd. Mae’r arddangosfa’n cyd-daro â’r Eisteddfod Genedlaethol yn Y Garreg Las, y tu allan i Aberteifi, a bydd yn parhau tan ddiwedd penwythnos Gŵyl Grefft Cymru yng Nghastell Aberteifi.⁠

Curadwyd Aur/Gold gan yr artist Suzi Park a fy hun, ac mae’n arddangos doniau eithriadol ym maes cerameg, metel, tecstilau, arian a gwydr, gan amlygu etifeddiaeth eithriadol Y Lle Celf a phwysigrwydd parhaus crefft a chelfyddyd gain yng Nghymru.⁠

Mae’r arddangosfa hefyd yn rhan o’r dathliadau sy’n dynodi 850 mlynedd ers yr Eisteddfod gyntaf ar gofnod, a gynhaliwyd yng Nghastell Aberteifi yn 1176 gan yr Arglwydd Rhys. Mae hon felly yn ennyd ddiwylliannol tra arwyddocaol i’r dref ac i Gymru.⁠

Wele chi yn Aberteifi.

Cofion Gorau, 
Sarah James MBE

Mae Gŵyl Grefft yn bosibl diolch i gyllid gan Croeso Cymru a Chyngor Celfyddydau Cymru.

BWCIWCH EICH TOCYNNAU GWYL NAWR I ARBED ARIAN 

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