Stuart Evans

This community project was created to celebrate 40 years of collecting at Ceredigion Museum.

A display of forty object from the museum collection was chosen by forty individuals who each wrote forty words about why they chose those objects. The people who contributed ranged from our local MP to a Friend of the Museum, a young archaeologist to a visiting police officer. One of the museum volunteers photographed each person with their object and also the object in isolation. The resulting text and images were published as a booklet. 

A sound project outlining the history and development of Aberystwyth harbour which resulted in a ‘sound station’ in the seafaring display at Ceredigion Museum. Working in collaboration with Nomad Media, recordings were made of  Aberystwyth male voice choir, Cor y Gors, three academic historians, William Troughton, Michael Freeman and Dr. Gerald Morgan , actress Sue Jones Davies and folk singer Lynne Denman. 

Part funded by the Hafod Trust:

A fine art print exhibition encouraging contemporary printmakers based in mid Wales to respond to the landscape series of prints made by John Warwick Smith of the Hafod Estate in 1790, commissioned by Thomas Johnes of Hafod. 

The exhibition included both the set of the original 15 print  (NLW) and the work of the Aberystwyth Printmakers. A catalogue of the exhibition was produced.

Boxed constructions exhibition at the National Library of Wales.

A gallery display of wall mounted constructions based on the idea of visual poems made with objects.  Working with poet Elin ap Hywel this collaboration was supported by the Arts Council of Wales. A catalogue was produced and sound recordings were made relating to the idea of collecting artefacts and stories. Installation work was undertaken with Richard Urbanski.  

Nine local community group took part in the creation of a series of mosaic murals which were based on the history of Aberystwyth Castle and town.

Each mosaic cost a thousand pounds and the funding for each came from a different charity or funder. Working with young and old, physically able and disabled this project culminated in a days celebration on the castle ruins at a grand unveiling. The mosaics are permanently fixed to the promenade walls below the castle and remain to this day.  

Two British Heritage Awards were given to this project. One for the visual interpretation and one for the inclusion of the social groups. 

USA residency at Green Mountain College, Vermont, part of the Welsh Heritage Festival. 2000

I was invited to the college as ‘artist in residence’ demonstrating printing techniques to students but also displaying my own works based on Welsh landscape. This exhibition related to the slate industry of Wales and was relevant to Vermont because numerous Welsh slate workers had emigrated to that region in the nineteenth century.  

My print work, including lino prints, etchings and lithographs have been shown in solo and joint exhibitions on an annual basis. Exhibitions have occurred in various galleries in Britain and abroad including India, China, Australia, New Zealand, Spain, and the USA.
Works are held in private and public collections.

Many of my print images have been used to make saleable products including postcards, greeting cards, table mats, mouse mats as well as decorating mugs, paper weights and other gift items. 
These all promote Ceredigion Museum and Wales.