Saturday 11 October 2025 - Sunday 12 October 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Swansea Arts Weekend is a FREE vibrant two-day celebration of creativity, culture, and community, set in the heart of Swansea City Centre.
Taking place on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 October, the festival will transform the city into a hub of inspiration, bringing together music, visual arts, and live performance for all to enjoy.
Take a look at what’s on at Glynn Vivian Art Gallery.
Free, everyone welcome
Tigers and Dragons: Paint Your Face!
Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 October, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Artist Rhiannon Morgan will be painting ‘Tigers & Dragons’ on children’s faces, in response to the exhibition Tigers & Dragons: India and Wales in Britain! Part of Swansea Arts Weekend 2025.
Drop in. No booking required
Ren Wolfe’s Rahh! Tigers and Dragons: Costume and Dress Up
Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 October
Workshop times: 10:30 am – 12:30 pm and 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Join artist Ren Wolfe to create whimsical costumes and playful dress-up in an imaginary set in response to the exhibition Tigers & Dragons: India and Wales in Britain!
Booking essential
Drop in Crafts – puppet making
Saturday 11 October 2025, 11:30 am – 2:30 pm
Make your very own mini puppet and use it to play in Ren Wolfe’s imagined role-play set.
Drop in. No booking required
Gallery Tour with Dr Zehra Jumabhoy
Saturday 11 October 2025, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Join us for a special guided tour of Tigers & Dragons: India and Wales in Britain with exhibition Co-curator, Dr Zehra Jumabhoy.
Booking essential
Nazma Botanica, Welsh-Asian / Asian-Welsh: Hyphenated Identities
Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 October 2025, 1:00 pm – 1:15 pm
Swansea based artist Nazma Botanica will do a live-art performance using the rituals of preparing traditional cultural foods (chapatis and Welsh cakes), to open up Welsh and Asian culture to the possibilities of parallels and exchanges between the two.
No booking required
Supported by the Culture & Tourism Anchor at Swansea Council and funded by the UK Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund.
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