October 24th – March 1st 2026
We’re delighted to participate in Artes Mundi 11 (AM11), the UK’s leading biennial exhibition and international contemporary art prize. This marks our first involvement, joining with four other major contemporary art venues across Wales.
At Aberystwyth, we will present solo exhibitions by two of the six shortlisted artists, Anawana Haloba and Sawangwongse Yawnghwe, comprising a selection of new and existing works of sculptural installation with sound and large-scale paintings respectively.
Solo exhibitions at other partner venues for AM11 are: Sancintya Mohini Simpson at Chapter, Cardiff; Kameelah Janan Rasheed at Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea; and Jumana Emil Abboud and Antonio Paucar at Mostyn, Llandudno.
A group exhibition featuring all six artists will take place at National Museum Cardiff, the central hub of the project. This will reflect the core themes of each artist’s practice and the exhibition as a whole – stories centred on traditions, migration, displacement and exile through histories of colonialism, conflict and consequent environmental legacies.
The winner of the £40,000 Artes Mundi 11 Prize and the recipient of the Derek Williams Trust Artes Mundi Purchase Prize will be announced in January 2026 during the exhibition.
