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  "description": "New festivities for photography in Wales",
  "path": "/newsletter-03-26/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-09T20:31:55.000Z",
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    "**EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS**",
    "www.theeyefestival.com",
    "@theeyefestival",
    "CHAOTIC",
    "**Marc Arkless**",
    "**Nate Davies**",
    "**Mohamed Hassan**",
    "**David Mayne**",
    "**Bartosz Nowicki**",
    "**Owen Pritchard**",
    "**Tamsin Stirling**",
    "Offline Journal Subscriber Plus",
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    "Buy CHAOTIC #1",
    "**Subscription**",
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  "textContent": "#### Hello again\n\nLast Thurday evening saw the launch of Ffotogallery's latest **FFOCWS** programme with a small introductory show of work by participants in the Ffotogallery Project Space in Cardiff (runs until 9 May).\n\nThe following evening had Jon Pountney launch his **VALLEYS** exhibition (with work from his crowdfunded but now sold-out photozine of the same name) in Newport's CLWB FFOTO gallery space (runs until 4 April).\n\nNewport will also be bringing more photography to the city in the form of the long-running **EYE International Photography Festival** - read and listen to more on that below.\n\nI'm currently very busy pulling together the next printed issue #015 of Offline Journal - the biggest to date! - and will be published in May. There are just five copies of the current 40-page 'COLLABORATE' issue #014 remaining - grab one at the reduced price of **just £10** + P&P.\n\nFor a comprehensive overview of exhibitions and events ongoing and announced to date, check Offline's regularly updated full **EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS** listings page. If you are aware of other photography shows or events in or relating to Wales, feel free to send me some info via the contact page.\n\n_Brian_\n\n* * *\n\n# **EYE FESTIVAL COMES TO NEWPORT**\n\n\n\n#### The EYE International Photography Festival, Wales' longest-running biannual photography event, will now be held in Newport starting May 2026.\n\nCreated in 2012 through a collaboration with photojournalist Glenn Edwards and Alan Hewson – then-Director of Aberystwyth Arts Centre, The EYE aims to continue bringing world-class professional photographers, workshops, and exhibitions over a weekend programme, to foster a hub for photography professionals, enthusiasts, and students alike.\n\nOpening on the evening on Friday 15 May at CLWB FFOTO, the EYE Festival runs through the following two days of that weekend in venues around Newport, and supported by Newport City Council.\n\nThe four guests for the professional speakers day on Saturday 16 May are now confirmed as (below clockwise from top left): **Siân Trenberth** , **Paul Stuart** , **Jaap Buitendijk** , and **Emily Garthwaite**.\n\nI spoke with Glenn Edwards, EYE Festival Director, briefly last night after receiving an advance Press Release on the event. Listen to our short conversation below where Glenn outlines a special opening exhibition and event at CLWB FFOTO and some background on each of the talented professional photographers who will be headlining the full day of guest talks on Saturday 16 May ...\n\nEYE Festival 2026 - Glenn Edwards\n\n0:00\n\n/390.421247\n\n1×\n\nKeep an eye on the EYE Festival Instagram feed and website for updates on ticket availability and programme developments.\n\n**The Eye International Photography Festival\n _Festival programme (so far) on website_**\nFriday 15 - Sunday 17 May 2026\n**Riverfront Theatre & Arts Centre, and various venues around Newport **\nwww.theeyefestival.com\n@theeyefestival\n\n* * *\n\n# **CHAOTIC DISCUSSIONS**\n\n#### Slightly delayed by events, the live online discussion component of Offline Journal's first CHAOTIC group publication project will kick off 8pm next Sunday 15 March.\n\nThe CHAOTIC project is an Offline Journal collaboration with a first cohort of photographers **Marc Arkless****,****Nate Davies****,****Mohamed Hassan****,****David Mayne****,****Bartosz Nowicki****,****Owen Pritchard****,** and******Tamsin Stirling****.**\n\nCHAOTIC #1 spreads by ****Tamsin Stirling**** (left) and ****Owen Pritchard**** (right)\n\nThis first session of four will welcome project participants **Tamsin Stirling** and **Owen Pritchard** who will each outline their featured project and update on current status, before taking questions and feedback from an online audience who have supported and explored the publication. Dates for the remaining online sessions over coming weeks will be shared here on www.offline.wales.\n\nAudience invitations will be emailed in advance to Offline Journal Subscriber Plus supporters with an active subscription to the printed bundle of this first CHAOTIC #1 publication (sent to them last September) and the next Offline Journal issue #015 (coming their way in May). Invites for this first session will also go out to those who purchased a copy of CHAOTIC #1 from the Offline online store, and anyone ordering a copy before midday Saturday 14 March 2026.\n\n**We hope you can join us with some feedback and questions!**\n\nA4 full colour with 48-pages plus 28-page mono text inserts, CHAOTIC #1 has thread-sewn binding and forms one half of the CHAOTIC project; with live online discussion sessions with the seven photographers forming the concluding half.\n\n## New projects in-progress by\nseven photographers, shared in print and then discussed with audiences online\n\nA4, 48-pages plus 28-page mono text inserts\n\nBuy CHAOTIC #1\n\n**There are a small number of copies of CHAOTIC #1 remaining from the limited print run for a reduced price of £16.00 + P &P from now until midday Saturday 14 March 2026, before it reverts back to its £19.00 price. Sales go towards production costs of the next CHAOTIC issue, to be published in late 2026 with work by a new cohort of photographers.**\n\n**Or get CHAOTIC #1 now and the upcoming Offline Journal #015 in May PLUS member access to the Offline Journal Newsletters and website content with a printed bundle****Subscription****(two bundles available).**\n\n* * *\n\n# **Offline Journal****catalog****x 3 offer**\n\n#### Get these three special exhibition catalogs for just £16.00!\n\nI have just five sets available for anyone who missed out on any of the following...\n\n**catalog 002: Great Little Tin Sheds of Wales** _by Pete Davis_\n\n**catalog 005: Port Talbot UFO Investigation Club** _by Roo Lewis_\n\n**catalog 006: Cwm Eigiau: The Wall Without Foundation** _by Aled Rhys Hughes_\n\nWith three more **catalog** publications coming from Offline Journal in 2026, these would make a great start to your collection of these unique photography catalogs, produced to accompany smaller exhibitions of photographs around Wales, and save £12 + P&P if purchased individually! _(Available as singles on the Offline Journal_ _online store_ _)._\n\n**Use the button below to bag yourself a bargain at just £16 + £3 P &P.\nFirst come, first served until the five sets of three catalogs disappear on the special offer button link below!**\n\nGrab this 3 catalog bundle\n\nSpreads from the latest 32-page exhibition ****catalog 006**** that accompanied the ****Cwm Eigiau**** exhibition (click to enlarge)\n\nIn advance of Aled Rhys Hughes' talk yesterday (Saturday 7 March), marking the closing of his exhibition in Machynlleth, he recorded a new audio clip as part of the ongoing Ffoton '**ONE IMAGE** ' series of stories behind photographs, describing one of his favourite images from the **Cwm Eigiau** project and now available on Ffoton's YouTube channel.\n\n* * *\n\n## Exhibitions & Events\n\nOffline Journal maintains an extensive listings page with all photography-related exhibitions, events and opportunies we're aware of throughout and bordering Wales, and those where a photographer from Wales is involved.\n\nView exhibition & events\n\n## Sign up for Offline Journal\n\nA document of contemporary photography in, from and of Wales. Published each May and online with monthly email Newsletter.\n\nSubscribe\n\nEmail sent! Check your inbox to complete your signup.\n\nNo spam. Unsubscribe anytime.\n\n* * *\n\n#### Exclusive subscriber content follows below but first, a quick reminder...\n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "Newsletter 03/26",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-09T20:31:56.222Z"
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