FRIDAY 20 OCTOBER
![Book Shop](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d213c_ba6575deb16940008ede9247b6459878~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1504,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/2d213c_ba6575deb16940008ede9247b6459878~mv2.jpg)
Canterbury Lofts Art Fair 10am - 6pm daily. FREE ENTRY
![Sara Bentley Exhibition](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d213c_91306d75a90e4bad8353682b2653849b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_822,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/2d213c_91306d75a90e4bad8353682b2653849b~mv2.jpg)
Queen Street Gallery Sara Bentley Exhibition on show in the Main gallery. Open 10am - 4pm FREE ENTRY
![Veronica Flynn Exhibition](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d213c_da30991491894b98a1905b63e5c4238e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_789,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/2d213c_da30991491894b98a1905b63e5c4238e~mv2.jpg)
Queen Street Gallery Veronica Flynn Exhibition on show in the Cwtch gallery. Open 10am - 4pm FREE ENTRY
![Art Fair](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d213c_77b69faa8850427c9f092b0919a697b0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1305,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/2d213c_77b69faa8850427c9f092b0919a697b0~mv2.jpg)
Canterbury Lofts, Queen St. Art Fair
![Local Artists Exhibition](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d213c_497a821583c845fa9cd8f33595f941ef~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_540,h_399,al_c,q_80,enc_avif,quality_auto/2d213c_497a821583c845fa9cd8f33595f941ef~mv2.jpg)
Orchard Street Community Centre, Neath Local artists exhibition 10am - 5pm daily. FREE ENTRY
![Neath Camera Club Exhibition](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d213c_0487a4988fcb440396d13eb025e0acdf~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_429,h_400,al_c,q_80,enc_avif,quality_auto/2d213c_0487a4988fcb440396d13eb025e0acdf~mv2.jpg)
The Clubhouse Bridge St, Neath SA11 1RP Neath Camera Club Exhibition Open 11am - 5pm
![Llangatwg School Exhibition](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d213c_78e4cff9698f4e1f98718be6ed43b97d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_118,h_189,al_c,q_80,enc_avif,quality_auto/2d213c_78e4cff9698f4e1f98718be6ed43b97d~mv2.jpg)
9.30am - 5pm Hybrid Art Cafe, Orchard Street. Art Exhibition Llangatwg Community School
![Will Roberts Exhibition](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d213c_ac58a3291f7f466e9ec19a1fa6de6db6~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_980,h_777,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/2d213c_ac58a3291f7f466e9ec19a1fa6de6db6~mv2.png)
11am - 3pm St David's Church Wil Roberts Exhibition FREE ENTRY
![Andrew Vicari Exhibition](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d213c_5bd5e54ed9874d2d900fe99baad05faa~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_980,h_1291,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/2d213c_5bd5e54ed9874d2d900fe99baad05faa~mv2.png)
11am – 3pm St Thomas Church Andrew Vicari Exhibition Open 11am – 3pm
![Alice in Wonderland Exhibition](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d213c_efdf2d40f7d045ec8c3d0b5c71f1f22a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_2315,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/2d213c_efdf2d40f7d045ec8c3d0b5c71f1f22a~mv2.jpg)
Queen Street Gallery, Neath. Alice in Wonderland Exhibition, adult entries. 10am - 4pm Free entry
![Josef Herman Exhibition](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d213c_6fcc527287f64545bccd29ccb413c374~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1089,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/2d213c_6fcc527287f64545bccd29ccb413c374~mv2.jpg)
Neath Town Hall Josef Herman Exhibition Open 11 - 5pm daily
![The Red Shoes Poster Exhibition](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d213c_4bfcdecb14e9447595e22cc1f11489d7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1106,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/2d213c_4bfcdecb14e9447595e22cc1f11489d7~mv2.jpg)
Neath Town Hall The Red Shoes Poster Exhibition Open 11 - 5pm daily Free Entry
![Bilingual Acryic Masterclass](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d213c_df2c750883a948928e9af1c33d2bcb41~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1305,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/2d213c_df2c750883a948928e9af1c33d2bcb41~mv2.jpg)
Neath Rugby Club, Gnoll Park Road, Neath Bilingual Acryic painting Masterclass with Bert Evans.. 11am - 4pm
![Craft Workshops](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d213c_144d9e89ff864b66a6dffa51ade35542~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1139,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/2d213c_144d9e89ff864b66a6dffa51ade35542~mv2.jpg)
Studio 40, Queen Street. Drop-in craft Workshops Collage and book art with Scot Keenan. 12 - 3pm.
![Poetry Reading](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d213c_c1f790ae79d844c09544ccdaf2696ac0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_653,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/2d213c_c1f790ae79d844c09544ccdaf2696ac0~mv2.jpg)
Cafe 46, Queen Street. Daily Poetry reading at Cafe 46. 12.30 pm
![Kirsten Tanner](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d213c_a48f438b05fe4c0c802418d1df5569ad~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_980,h_1291,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/2d213c_a48f438b05fe4c0c802418d1df5569ad~mv2.png)
2pm St Davids Church, Neath Using a medium of fresh and dried flowers, Kirsten will demonstrate how to create a seasonal and sustainable large urn arrangement using locally grown flowers and no floral foam.
![Christine Purkis Reading](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d213c_03a92469cbb8425982db3c41989396fe~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1470,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/2d213c_03a92469cbb8425982db3c41989396fe~mv2.jpg)
2pm The Mayor's Parlour, Town Hall Christine Purkis Reading - Betrayal and Jane Evans – based on true Welsh stories. 2pm FREE Admission
![Judith Barrow](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d213c_19efde1b1fdf40de94a32b06bede62d8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1504,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/2d213c_19efde1b1fdf40de94a32b06bede62d8~mv2.jpg)
3pm The Mayor's Parlour, Town Hall In Conversation - Judith Barrow and Kathy Briggs FREE Admission
![Kathy Briggs](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d213c_9d8f9fd4e4a7478b97fa232557285990~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1504,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/2d213c_9d8f9fd4e4a7478b97fa232557285990~mv2.jpg)
3pm The Mayor's Parlour, Town Hall In Conversation - Judith Barrow and Kathy Briggs FREE Admission
![John - Alun Davies](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d213c_6a253948b6924ce2a420ac72ad79b41b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1460,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/2d213c_6a253948b6924ce2a420ac72ad79b41b~mv2.jpg)
4pm. The Mayor's Parlour, Town Hall Pwy yw Moses John - Alun Davies. In this Welsh-language event, author Alun Davies discusses reading and writing detective novels. Free entry
![Andrew Teilo](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d213c_80162afa92e344a6a6fc918424459376~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1470,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/2d213c_80162afa92e344a6a6fc918424459376~mv2.jpg)
5pm The Mayor's Parlour, Town Hall Undydd - Andrew Teilo
![Rhian Edwards and Eric Ngalle](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d213c_bedf42e55fad4d4a9c5823df15e4fa61~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_280,h_300,al_c,q_80,enc_avif,quality_auto/2d213c_bedf42e55fad4d4a9c5823df15e4fa61~mv2.jpg)
6pm. The Mayor's Parlour, Town Hall. Vibrant, dazzling, inspiring: Rhian Edwards and Eric Ngalle Charles are two of the most accomplished performers on the poetry scene.
![Julie Brominicks](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d213c_b0664091911047c3b17b6e482e4a9d6d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_368,h_603,al_c,q_80,enc_avif,quality_auto/2d213c_b0664091911047c3b17b6e482e4a9d6d~mv2.jpg)
7pm. The Mayor's Parlour, Town Hall The Edge of Cymru is the story of Julie Brominicks’ walk around Wales along the Coastal Path and Offa’s Dyke. As her walk unwinds, the history of Wales is also unwound, from the twenty-first century back to pre-human times
![Horatio Clare and Niale Giffiths](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2d213c_e623cc22675448c3870673f1a33c469f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_655,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/2d213c_e623cc22675448c3870673f1a33c469f~mv2.jpg)
8pm Novelist and twice winner of Wales Book of the Year Niall Griffiths joins non-fiction author Horatio Clare (recipient of the Somerset Maugham Award and Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year) for readings and lively discussion of the concerns they share in their writings about injustice, the environment, masculinity, and mental health.
The Neath Art and Literature Festival is taking place from the 18th to 22nd October, 2023. Entry to the festival as a whole is free of charge, but individual events (e.g., Masterclasses, Workshops, Talks and Performances) generally require the purchase of tickets. You can buy tickets for any of the individual events, each with its own price, via the Queen Street Gallery premises in Queen Street Neath or through website. The gallery is staffed by volunteers we are open 10.00 am to 4pm, Tuesday to Saturday or buy online.