Plas Bodfa, Plas Bodfa, Beaumaris (Biwmares) (2026)

$What can archaeology reveal, and what questions remain? ▪️🔲🔳▫️Our Olion //\ Traces residency and commission with Heneb: ...$

23/10/2026

What can archaeology reveal, and what questions remain? ▪️🔲🔳▫️Our Olion //\ Traces residency and commission with Heneb: The Trust for Welsh Archaeology invites artists to engage with the material traces of the past. Archaeological evidence, buried histories, changing landscapes and the ways we interpret what has been left behind offer starting points for new creative research.

This is one of four artist residencies and commissions offered through Olion //\ Traces, bringing creative practitioners into dialogue with specialist organisations. We’re interested in exploratory approaches, unexpected connections and work that crosses disciplines.

Open to Wales-based artists and creative practitioners.

£1,500 artist fee + £300 materials budget, with additional support.
Deadline: 11 November 2026
Explore all four opportunities and apply: https://www.plasbodfa.com/projects/olion-traces . .
Beth all archaeoleg ei ddatgelu, a pha gwestiynau sy’n parhau? Mae ein cyfnod preswyl a chomisiwn Olion //\ Traces gyda Heneb: Ymddiriedolaeth Archaeoleg Cymru yn gwahodd artistiaid i ymgysylltu ag olion materol y gorffennol. Mae tystiolaeth archaeolegol, hanesion cudd, tirweddau sy’n newid a’r ffyrdd rydym yn dehongli’r hyn sydd wedi’i adael ar ôl yn cynnig mannau cychwyn ar gyfer ymchwil greadigol newydd.

Dyma un o bedwar cyfnod preswyl a chomisiwn celf a gynigir drwy Olion //\ Traces, gan ddod ag ymarferwyr creadigol i ddeialog â sefydliadau arbenigol. Mae gennym ddiddordeb mewn dulliau archwiliadol, cysylltiadau annisgwyl a gwaith sy’n croesi disgyblaethau.

Yn agored i artistiaid ac ymarferwyr creadigol sydd wedi’u lleoli yng Nghymru.

Ffi artist o £1,500 + cyllideb deunyddiau o £300, gyda chymorth ychwanegol.
Dyddiad cau: 11 Tachwedd 2026
Archwiliwch y pedwar cyfle a gwnewch gais: https://cy.plasbodfa.com/projects/olion-traces . .

22/10/2026

Our first river test! 💧Llangoed is the newest location to join Lab Dŵr, a citizen science initiative from North Wales Rivers Trust that brings communities together to monitor the health of their local rivers.

An enthusiastic group of local citizen scientists, brought together by Plas Bodfa Projects, has just completed our first monthly water quality test of the Afon Lleiniog!

We’re measuring water temperature, electrical conductivity, pH and total dissolved solids, contributing to a growing picture of river health across North Wales.

This is part of our new collaboration with North Wales Rivers Trust, one of four partner organisations in our Olion //\ Traces artist residency and commission programme. Applications are open until 11 November 2026.
https://www.plasbodfa.com/projects/olion-traces
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Ein prawf afon cyntaf!

Llangoed yw’r lleoliad diweddaraf i ymuno â Lab Dŵr, menter gwyddoniaeth dinasyddion gan Ymddiriedolaeth Afonydd Gogledd Cymru sy’n dod â chymunedau ynghyd i fonitro iechyd eu hafonydd lleol.

Mae grŵp brwdfrydig o wyddonwyr dinasyddion lleol, a ddaeth ynghyd drwy Plas Bodfa Projects, newydd gwblhau ein prawf ansawdd dŵr cyntaf yn Afon Lleiniog!

Rydym yn mesur tymheredd y dŵr, dargludedd trydanol, pH a chyfanswm y solidau toddedig, gan gyfrannu at ddarlun cynyddol o iechyd afonydd ledled Gogledd Cymru.

Mae hyn yn rhan o’n cydweithrediad newydd gydag Ymddiriedolaeth Afonydd Gogledd Cymru, un o bedwar sefydliad partner yn ein rhaglen cyfnodau preswyl a chomisiynau celf Olion //\ Traces. Mae ceisiadau ar agor tan 11 Tachwedd 2026.
https://cy.plasbodfa.com/projects/olion-traces . .

$Open Call 💧Our Olion //\ Traces collaboration with North Wales Rivers Trust brings artistic research into conversation w...$

21/10/2026

Open Call 💧Our Olion //\ Traces collaboration with North Wales Rivers Trust brings artistic research into conversation with the practical work of monitoring water quality, restoring river habitats and understanding the Afon Lleiniog within its wider landscape.

From water quality and river habitats to the movement of sediment, changing environments and the relationships between people and waterways, this collaboration offers many possible directions for creative enquiry.

This is one of four artist residencies and commissions offered through Olion //\ Traces, connecting artistic experimentation with specialist environmental knowledge.

Open to Wales-based artists and creative practitioners working across disciplines.

£1,500 artist fee + £300 materials budget, with additional support.
Deadline: 11 November 2026
Explore all four opportunities and apply: https://www.plasbodfa.com/projects/olion-traces . .
Mae ein cydweithrediad Olion //\ Traces gydag Ymddiriedolaeth Afonydd Gogledd Cymru yn dod ag ymchwil artistig i ddeialog â’r gwaith ymarferol o fonitro ansawdd dŵr, adfer cynefinoedd afonydd a deall Afon Lleiniog o fewn ei thirwedd ehangach.

O ansawdd dŵr a chynefinoedd afonydd i symudiad gwaddodion, amgylcheddau sy’n newid a’r cysylltiadau rhwng pobl a dyfrffyrdd, mae’r cydweithrediad hwn yn cynnig llawer o gyfeiriadau posibl ar gyfer ymholi creadigol.

Dyma un o bedwar cyfnod preswyl a chomisiwn celf a gynigir drwy Olion //\ Traces, gan gysylltu arbrofi artistig â gwybodaeth amgylcheddol arbenigol.

Yn agored i artistiaid ac ymarferwyr creadigol sydd wedi’u lleoli yng Nghymru ac sy’n gweithio ar draws disgyblaethau.

Ffi artist o £1,500 + cyllideb deunyddiau o £300, gyda chymorth ychwanegol.
Dyddiad cau: 11 Tachwedd 2026
Archwiliwch y pedwar cyfle a gwnewch gais: https://cy.plasbodfa.com/projects/olion-traces . .

20/10/2026

Lovely post from looking back on the work of who received the Red Squirrels Trust Wales commission and residency as part of the 2026 Aberlleiniog Sculpture Trail.

We are working with them again! See our website or the previous posts for the full open call information.

They write: . .
Dyfarnwyd comisiwn a thrigwyliaeth Ymddiriedolaeth
Gwiwerod Coch Cymru i Angharad Ffion Martin fel rhan o Lwybr Cerfluniau Aberlleiniog 2026. Dysgodd am ecosystemau cymhleth a chyd cysylltiedig ein hamgylchedd lleol – coetir Aberlleiniog ar Ynys Môn. Mae hi wedi creu cyfres o gerfluniau sy’n cyfuno golau a sain, ar ffurf anifeiliaid, gan ddefnyddio deunyddiau naturiol a gasglwyd o’r amgylchedd, wedi’u gorchuddio â dail sydd wedi’u cadw’n naturiol ac sy’n rhannol dryloyw.

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Angharad Ffion Martin was awarded the ‘Red Squirrels Trust Wales’ commission and residency as part of the Aberlleiniog Sculpture Trail 2026. She learned about the complex and intertwined ecosystems of our most local environment – the Aberlleiniog woodland on Ynys Môn. She has created a series of animal forms light and sound sculptures created from natural and foraged materials covered with semi-translucent naturally preserved leaves.

🎥: Magical Mammals

$Sharing landscapes with other species. Our Olion //\ Traces residency and commission with Red Squirrels Trust Wales invi...$

16/10/2026

Sharing landscapes with other species. Our Olion //\ Traces residency and commission with Red Squirrels Trust Wales invites artists to explore the relationships between wildlife, habitat, conservation and human activity.

Red squirrels are part of a much wider ecological story on Ynys Môn, opening up questions about coexistence, environmental change and how we understand and care for the places we share.

This is one of four artist residencies and commissions offered through Olion //\ Traces. We’re inviting creative approaches that bring fresh perspectives to the research and knowledge of our specialist partners.

Open to Wales-based artists and creative practitioners across disciplines.

£1,500 artist fee + £300 materials budget, with additional support.
Deadline: 11 November 2026
Explore all four opportunities and apply: https://www.plasbodfa.com/projects/olion-traces . .
Rhannu tirweddau â rhywogaethau eraill. Mae ein cyfnod preswyl a chomisiwn Olion //\ Traces gydag Ymddiriedolaeth Gwiwerod Coch Cymru yn gwahodd artistiaid i archwilio’r cysylltiadau rhwng bywyd gwyllt, cynefinoedd, cadwraeth a gweithgarwch dynol.

Mae gwiwerod coch yn rhan o stori ecolegol lawer ehangach ar Ynys Môn, gan agor cwestiynau am gydfodoli, newid amgylcheddol a sut rydym yn deall ac yn gofalu am y lleoedd rydym yn eu rhannu.

Dyma un o bedwar cyfnod preswyl a chomisiwn celf a gynigir drwy Olion //\ Traces. Rydym yn gwahodd dulliau creadigol sy’n dod â safbwyntiau newydd i ymchwil a gwybodaeth ein partneriaid arbenigol.
Yn agored i artistiaid ac ymarferwyr creadigol sydd wedi’u lleoli yng Nghymru ac sy’n gweithio ar draws disgyblaethau.

Ffi artist o £1,500 + cyllideb deunyddiau o £300, gyda chymorth ychwanegol.

Dyddiad cau: 11 Tachwedd 2026
Archwiliwch y pedwar cyfle a gwnewch gais: https://cy.plasbodfa.com/projects/olion-traces . . 

$Aberlleiniog Sculpture Trail 2027 — Open Call!Alongside our four Olion //\ Traces residencies and commissions, we’re inv...$

14/10/2026

Aberlleiniog Sculpture Trail 2027 — Open Call!

Alongside our four Olion //\ Traces residencies and commissions, we’re inviting proposals for the wider Aberlleiniog Sculpture Trail, taking place on 20 & 21 March 2027.

This open call is for everyone! Artists, makers, craftspeople, environmentalists, creative groups, students and anyone with an idea they’d like to explore.

We’re interested in sculpture, installations, performances, sound, workshops, walks, participatory projects and unexpected approaches. Proposals can be for new work, existing work or something adapted specifically for the Trail.

The Trail unfolds across the woodlands, river, historic castle surroundings, Lleiniog beach and Llangoed Village Hall. We’re looking forward to seeing what you might bring to these places.

→ Application deadline: 12 January 2027

→ Open to all ages, backgrounds and experience levels, wherever you’re based.

Full details and application form:
www.plasbodfa.com/projects/aberlleiniog-sculpture-trail
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Llwybr Cerfluniau Aberlleiniog 2027 — Galwad Agored!

Ochr yn ochr â’n pedwar cyfnod preswyl a chomisiwn Olion //\ Traces, rydym yn gwahodd cynigion ar gyfer Llwybr Cerfluniau Aberlleiniog ehangach, a gynhelir ar 20 a 21 Mawrth 2027.

Mae’r alwad agored hon i bawb! Artistiaid, gwneuthurwyr, crefftwyr, amgylcheddwyr, grwpiau creadigol, myfyrwyr ac unrhyw un sydd â syniad yr hoffent ei archwilio.

Mae gennym ddiddordeb mewn cerfluniau, gosodiadau, perfformiadau, sain, gweithdai, teithiau cerdded, prosiectau cyfranogol a dulliau annisgwyl. Gall cynigion fod ar gyfer gwaith newydd, gwaith sydd eisoes yn bodoli neu rywbeth wedi’i addasu’n benodol ar gyfer y Llwybr.

Mae’r Llwybr yn ymestyn drwy’r coetiroedd, ar hyd yr afon, o amgylch y castell hanesyddol, ar Draeth Lleiniog ac yn Neuadd Bentref Llangoed. Edrychwn ymlaen at weld beth allech chi ei gyfrannu at y lleoedd hyn.

→ Dyddiad cau ceisiadau: 12 Ionawr 2027

→ Yn agored i bobl o bob oed, cefndir a lefel profiad, ble bynnag rydych chi’n byw.

Manylion llawn a ffurflen gais:
cy.plasbodfa.com/projects/aberlleiniog-sculpture-trail . .

12/10/2026

Lovely to see Melissa Pasut, who has performed and exhibited at Plas Bodfa many times over the years, taking part in this fascinating event at Storiel in Bangor!

Butoh Gogledd Cymru / Butoh North Wales brings together talks, film and live performance exploring the extraordinary Japanese dance form, its connections to North Wales and the work of pioneering dancer Mitsuyo Uesugi.

Featuring Melissa Pasut and Mai Burns, as part of Rebellious Bodies Festival.

Saturday 24 October | Storiel, Bangor
Free entry
Tickets Via Storiel's eventbrite page.

$Olion //\ Traces - Open Call - New art emerging from landscape, history, ecology and deep time.- Cymraeg yn y capsiwn ne...$

07/10/2026

Olion //\ Traces - Open Call - New art emerging from landscape, history, ecology and deep time.

- Cymraeg yn y capsiwn nesaf -

We’re looking for curious individuals and collaborators to take part in four paid artist residencies and commissions, working alongside organisations with deep knowledge of our local landscapes.

You might be an artist, maker or creative practitioner, working in any form or discipline. You don’t need to arrive with a fully resolved idea. What matters is curiosity about place, a willingness to research and experiment, and an interest in learning from and collaborating with others.

Working with
- GeoMôn UNESCO Global Geopark GeoMôn - Anglesey Geopark / Geoparc Ynys Môn
- Heneb: the Trust for Welsh Archaeology Heneb: The Trust for Welsh Archaeology
- Red Squirrels Trust Wales
- North Wales Rivers Trust North Wales Rivers Trust
North Wales Rivers Trustecialist knowledge, places, research and people — digging deeper into geology, archaeology, ecology, conservation, water, landscape and deep time.

The process is as important as the finished work. Each residency will lead to a new commissioned work for the 2027 Aberlleiniog Sculpture Trail. Llwybr Cerfluniau AberlleiLlwybr Cerfluniau Aberlleiniog Sculpture Trailfee + £300 materials budget

Open to individuals and collaborative groups based in Wales, at any stage of their practice.

Deadline: 11 November 2026, midnight

Initiated and produced by Plas Bodfa Projects, with support from the Arts Council of Wales.
Plas Bodfa Cyngor CelfyddyPlas Bodfa
Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymruions: www.plasbodfa.com/projects
Link in bio . .

Olion //\ Traces - Galwad Agored - Celf newydd yn dod i’r amlwg o dirwedd, hanes, ecoleg ac amser dwfn.

- English in the previous caption -

Rydym yn chwilio am unigolion a grwpiau chwilfrydig i gymryd rhan mewn pedwar cyfnod preswyl a chomisiwn â thâl, gan weithio ochr yn ochr â sefydliadau sydd â gwybodaeth ddofn am ein tirweddau lleol.

Gallech fod yn artist, gwneuthurwr neu ymarferydd creadigol, yn gweithio mewn unrhyw ffurf neu ddisgyblaeth. Nid oes angen syniad cwbl ddatblygedig arnoch. Yr hyn sy’n bwysig yw chwilfrydedd am le, parodrwydd i ymchwilio ac arbrofi, a diddordeb mewn dys

02/10/2026

Another season comes to an end in the wildflower meadow at Plas Bodfa. Each year we let the meadow grow, flower and set seed before cutting and baling it.

Removing the cuttings is an important part of the process, gradually creating the conditions for a wider variety of wildflowers to thrive. It’s a slow project — one we’ve been learning from and adapting since 2018.

Diolch Glyn and Gethyn for the skilful work with the tractors!

See the story here : www.plasbodfa.com/explore/wildflower-meadow

This summer’s drought certainly left its mark: the whole meadow produced just two bales! (We’ve gotten 5 or 6 in past years) . .

11/06/2026

Llongyfarchiadau Norman on your recent feature in CVAN North West. Wonderful to revisit your installation in the sunken garden way back in 2022 :) read on…..

Every month we feature the work of a North West based artist. This month it is Norman Payne

Norman is a sculptor currently living and working in Preston, Lancashire.

Originally from Southampton, he moved to the north in 1992 to study at UCLan where he was awarded a BA in Fine Art with first class honours in 1995. In 1999, he completed an MA in the History and Theory of Art, writing his thesis on the origins and purpose of art - an area that continues to inform his current artistic practice.

At this time, he exhibited across the North West in exhibitions such as ‘Visionfest 6’, Hebden Bridge Arts Festival and ‘Missing Pages’ a year-long site-specific exhibition that toured 7 Lancashire libraries.
After a 20 year break of raising a family he returned to his artistic practice in 2019, exhibiting in the Warrington Contemporary Open.

Since then, he has been commissioned by ‘Something’s Brewing’ and ‘Curious Minds NW’ during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 to make the ‘Preston People’s Portable Plague Stone’. In 2020 he also became a studio holder at Preston’s Birley Studios and he regularly exhibits in their annual members’ show.

In 2022 he was commissioned by ‘Corridor 8’ to contribute to the publication ‘Northern Formations’ collaborating with Bolton-based artist Shonagh Short. Also in 2022, he produced a site-specific sculpture for the exhibition ‘Bodfa Continuum-the possibilities of time’ at Plas Bodfa on Anglesey. A video piece of which you can watch here.

In September 2025 Norman was part of a collaboration between Birley Studios and the Harris Museum and Art Gallery. The resulting exhibition ‘Artist Led’ featured the work of 6 Birley artists who exhibited their work alongside and in response to pieces in the Harris’ collection when the refurbished museum and gallery opened.

Credits:
Scholar Stones II
Fragment of an Inscribed Door Frame
Transmitter (2025)
Charm (2024)
An Act of Sheer Folly (2022)

All work and photography by Norman Payne.

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