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Arts for our Community Workshops

Come along to The Melville Centre on Saturday 18th June for an exciting series of FREE workshops, and then relax and enjoy delicious snacks and refreshments in our coffee-bar.   Many thanks to The Big Skill for providing funding (you can book your places directly on their website, link below).   Schedule:   *10.00 am - 11.30 am: Sketching Workshop with Alli Neal... So, you think you can’t draw... Think you can’t draw or want to draw better? Want to draw but don’t really know how to begin? This workshop is intended for anyone who has ever picked up a pencil [...]

Art Exhibition: : “In the Lines”, Julia Davenne

Julia grew up in Llantrisant, near Cardiff, and now has returned to South Wales - Abergavenny, after many years away in London and Norway.  She studied a B.A. degree at St Martins School of Art, and a postgraduate diploma at Royal Academy of Arts, Schools, London where she concentrated on composition.  After returning from living in Norway, Julia taught at Chelsea School of Art for 12 years before re-locating to the Brecon Beacons.   -----------------------------------   Living on the edge of the Brecon Beacons is to be on the doorstep of dramatic, wild and sometimes remote nature and the inspiration for [...]

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Poetry Upstairs – at The Melville

Welcome to Poetry Upstairs at The Melville on: TUESDAY 19th JULY  at 7pm until 9pm Doors open at 6:40pm  Entry £5 (cash on the door please, cards preferred for the bar)   Please contact us to register your place (you must book in advance), then pay on the door as usual. To register, email info@melvillecentre.org.uk and send your full name/s and telephone contact numbers, or call Emma on 01873 853167 We regret we may not be able to admit anyone who has not registered beforehand, as we need to know numbers ahead of the evening; please call ahead to check availability.   Three [...]

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POETRY UPSTAIRS- 27th September

Poetry Upstairs for: TUESDAY 27th September Don't miss this opportunity to join us - another three amazing poets to listen to and chat to... bar and doors open 6:30, performance begins 7pm.   Nicholas Murray is a freelance author and journalist based in Wales and London.  Born in Liverpool; the author of several literary biographies including lives of Franz Kafka, Aldous Huxley, Bruce Chatwin, Andrew Marvell and Matthew Arnold, five collections of poems, and two novels.  His biography of Matthew Arnold was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year in 1997 and his biography of Aldous Huxley was shortlisted [...]

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The Red Dress Project – a weekend of talks and presentations with Kirstie McLeod

We are thrilled that Kirstie MacLeod has accepted Emma Bevan's invitation to bring her amazing Project to the Melville Centre for the weekend of 8th and 9th, October 2022! You will have the opportunity to watch the film and listen to Kirstie's story, and ask questions - the film and talk will take place at 10:30am, and then at 1:00pm (please arrive 10 minutes before it begins). You will also have the opportunity to buy a copy of the crowd-funded Red Dress catalogue, or one of the postcards. * NB: Please pre-register for a seat as we have a limited number [...]

Poetry Upstairs

Melville Centre Cafe-Bar The Melville Centre, Pen-y-Pound, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom

"Poets are outsiders; activists, outlaws, revolutionaries unimpressed by a sanitized world" A local institution, Poetry Upstairs has been a staple of the Abergavenny Poetry Scene since 1992.  Thirty years on and the readings continue, open to all who wish to pass through or remain with one of the longest regularly running poetry reading series in Wales.  If you’ve never been…  do come along and be part of the The Abergavenny Poetry Scene

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Corinna Nicoll Exhibition

An exhibition of seascapes and street scenes that show the beauty in the ordinary.

Draw Off

Melville Centre Cafe-Bar The Melville Centre, Pen-y-Pound, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom

Sharpen your sharpies and get ready for some overhead projector fun - Come down and have a go in Aber’s first open mic for artists.

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