Mike Knowles
Penysarn
Glanaber is reached from Penysarn village. Follow the signs to Nebo and Pengorffwysfa. The house is the first drive on the left past the village school.
Mike Knowles draws and paints from the landscape surrounding his home, and also from the human figure, often in the life classes offered by Bangor University where he is currently Fine Art Consultant. He has held many exhibitions and has work in both private and public collections.
This year we have two artists working in the Hidden Gardens; Sarah Key derives inspiration from the flowers, foliage and plants while John Hedley is working on paintings and collages inspired by the trees in Coed Cadnant.
The Bridge/Y Bont is a new one-act opera from Edward Wright and Marian Bryfdir which explores the nuances of living with dementia for both the individual and those around them: the highs, the lows, and the many unlikely in-betweens.