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EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS
CURRENT EXHIBITION
MINERSIMPRINT
1st March - 29th March
A collaboration between Swansea University and Swansea Print Workshop to celebrate the South Wales Miner’s Library 50th anniversary. Featuring work by Hilary Powell, produced by the Josef Herman Art Foundation Cymru.
COMING SOON
Folklore, Fairy Tales, Myths & Legends
7th - 28th June 2025
Double Vision
5th - 26th April
PAST EVENTS
A Brush With Reality
Simon Goss
1 - 22 February 2025
Figurative Art and Portraiture Landscape and Still Life Solo Exhibition.
1 - 22 February 2025
Figurative Art and Portraiture Landscape and Still Life Solo Exhibition.
Open 25
Competition
1st - 22nd February
We are thrilled to announce the opening of our 7th Annual Open Art Exhibition, once again hosted at our new venue in The Lofts and at Studio 40, Queen Street, Neath.
Our annual Open competition welcomes participants from near and far, showcasing a vibrant array of art and craft from artists and makers across Wales and beyond.
1st - 22nd February
We are thrilled to announce the opening of our 7th Annual Open Art Exhibition, once again hosted at our new venue in The Lofts and at Studio 40, Queen Street, Neath.
Our annual Open competition welcomes participants from near and far, showcasing a vibrant array of art and craft from artists and makers across Wales and beyond.
Young Artists 25
Competition
January 5 - 22
Our Young Artists annual exhibition is a free, open submission exhibition for students aged 4–15 studying in Wales. Artworks are judged by a panel of artists and arts professionals, with selected artworks displayed online and on-site at Queen Street Gallery.
January 5 - 22
Our Young Artists annual exhibition is a free, open submission exhibition for students aged 4–15 studying in Wales. Artworks are judged by a panel of artists and arts professionals, with selected artworks displayed online and on-site at Queen Street Gallery.
Winter 2024
Gallery Artists
7th - 28th December 2024
Our Anuual Winter/Christmas show, featuring the work of our talented gallery artists.
7th - 28th December 2024
Our Anuual Winter/Christmas show, featuring the work of our talented gallery artists.
Fast Food & Funfairs
Thomasin Toohie
7th - 28th December 2024
An exhibition of paintings and ceramics by Thomasin Toohie in our Cwtch Gallery
“I am a ceramicist and painter based in Hay on Wye.
My ceramics are made from white and red earthenware,fired three times and painted with coloured glazes and lustre.
My work is narrative and figurative and has a free form energy.I enjoy describing places I visit .Popular culture also interests me and I like to make the universal have a personal resonance. I treat the 3d shape as a canvas.
My paintings also have a sense of place.I am inspired by American Realism and some of my work is ‘Americymru.”I am a colourist reveling in the juxtaposition of hues.
I hope the paintings have a sense of mystery.”
7th - 28th December 2024
An exhibition of paintings and ceramics by Thomasin Toohie in our Cwtch Gallery
“I am a ceramicist and painter based in Hay on Wye.
My ceramics are made from white and red earthenware,fired three times and painted with coloured glazes and lustre.
My work is narrative and figurative and has a free form energy.I enjoy describing places I visit .Popular culture also interests me and I like to make the universal have a personal resonance. I treat the 3d shape as a canvas.
My paintings also have a sense of place.I am inspired by American Realism and some of my work is ‘Americymru.”I am a colourist reveling in the juxtaposition of hues.
I hope the paintings have a sense of mystery.”
Art of Independence
YesCymru
2nd - 30th November 2024
Queen Street Art Gallery hosted an ‘Art of Independence’ exhibition, on behalf of YesCymru Penybont ar Ogwr | Bridgend
This exhibition and competition invited artists and creatives to explore what nation building and self-determination means for them. How you feel we can make and remake Wales, Cymru, and develop and express new ideas, artistic expression to problem-solving and in addition innovation turning new and imaginative ideas into reality for a better Cymru.
2nd - 30th November 2024
Queen Street Art Gallery hosted an ‘Art of Independence’ exhibition, on behalf of YesCymru Penybont ar Ogwr | Bridgend
This exhibition and competition invited artists and creatives to explore what nation building and self-determination means for them. How you feel we can make and remake Wales, Cymru, and develop and express new ideas, artistic expression to problem-solving and in addition innovation turning new and imaginative ideas into reality for a better Cymru.
Private/Public
Paul Rees
2nd - 30th November
This exhibition of paintings is based on two themes related to the ‘theatrical’:
One is of actors in preparation in their (often quiet) private backstage world - before stepping onto an exposed ‘public’ stage - where they will perform to the public.
And then there is the ‘public’ face of theatre: audiences arriving; theatre stewards in the auditorium, attending to customers taking their seats; and the anticipation from seated patrons waiting for ‘curtain up’.
Both actors and audience are, in their own ways, ‘on show’ - albeit with different mindsets - one, to entertain… and the other, to be entertained.
2nd - 30th November
This exhibition of paintings is based on two themes related to the ‘theatrical’:
One is of actors in preparation in their (often quiet) private backstage world - before stepping onto an exposed ‘public’ stage - where they will perform to the public.
And then there is the ‘public’ face of theatre: audiences arriving; theatre stewards in the auditorium, attending to customers taking their seats; and the anticipation from seated patrons waiting for ‘curtain up’.
Both actors and audience are, in their own ways, ‘on show’ - albeit with different mindsets - one, to entertain… and the other, to be entertained.
On Reflection
Mike Jones
5th - 25th October
Mike’s work has been exhibited widely throughout Wales, in London and Stow on the Wold, The Royal Academy Summer Show 2015 and is held in private collections across the world.
Examples of his work are held in The National Library of Wales.
5th - 25th October
Mike’s work has been exhibited widely throughout Wales, in London and Stow on the Wold, The Royal Academy Summer Show 2015 and is held in private collections across the world.
Examples of his work are held in The National Library of Wales.
The Wizard of Oz
Neath Arts Festival
5th - 19th October 2024
Neath Arts Festival is returning this October with many wonderful events being held all over town!
We invited artists of all ages to create art based on The Wizard of Oz and magical shoes inpsired by 'Home'. We had great success last year with our ‘Alice in Wonderland’ exhibition and want to continue that this year with ‘The Wizard of Oz’.
We’ve had amazing, creative and magical entries, it’s an exciting and whimsical show!
5th - 19th October 2024
Neath Arts Festival is returning this October with many wonderful events being held all over town!
We invited artists of all ages to create art based on The Wizard of Oz and magical shoes inpsired by 'Home'. We had great success last year with our ‘Alice in Wonderland’ exhibition and want to continue that this year with ‘The Wizard of Oz’.
We’ve had amazing, creative and magical entries, it’s an exciting and whimsical show!
Unfinished
Susan Roberts
September 7th - 28th 2024
Susan Roberts M.A. is a sculptor and painter who has been showing work around Wales and various parts of the world for many years. These include Austria, Germany, America and Australia. But this is her first show in Neath despite the fact that she has close ties with the town. Her husband’s family are from Neath so she has been a regular visitor over the years. She grew up in the Far East, Canada and America but has lived in Wales for the last 40 years. She taught life drawing and portraiture in Cardiff for many years, whilst continuing her own practice in sculpture, and bringing up her family of 5 children with her husband.
Her work is mainly about what it is to be a woman. Her sculptures express emotions through their twisting forms and their tactile surface texture. Smooth and rough surfaces invite us to touch or sometimes repel us. Her works are often about the ageing progress, feelings, emotions and the stresses and strains on the body. She works in many mediums such as plaster, iron, bronze, alabaster, and stone.
Susan also produces pairs of sculptures in order to talk about human relationships. She deals with universal themes such as innocence, desire, fear, and hope through body shape and language.
Whilst mainly a sculptor, Susan also paints, often producing large works of single figures and figures linked by a theme. She uses photography, makes films and creates ceramics.
September 7th - 28th 2024
Susan Roberts M.A. is a sculptor and painter who has been showing work around Wales and various parts of the world for many years. These include Austria, Germany, America and Australia. But this is her first show in Neath despite the fact that she has close ties with the town. Her husband’s family are from Neath so she has been a regular visitor over the years. She grew up in the Far East, Canada and America but has lived in Wales for the last 40 years. She taught life drawing and portraiture in Cardiff for many years, whilst continuing her own practice in sculpture, and bringing up her family of 5 children with her husband.
Her work is mainly about what it is to be a woman. Her sculptures express emotions through their twisting forms and their tactile surface texture. Smooth and rough surfaces invite us to touch or sometimes repel us. Her works are often about the ageing progress, feelings, emotions and the stresses and strains on the body. She works in many mediums such as plaster, iron, bronze, alabaster, and stone.
Susan also produces pairs of sculptures in order to talk about human relationships. She deals with universal themes such as innocence, desire, fear, and hope through body shape and language.
Whilst mainly a sculptor, Susan also paints, often producing large works of single figures and figures linked by a theme. She uses photography, makes films and creates ceramics.
Food for Thought
MailArt 2024
7th - 28th September 2024
Our second MailArt show, this time based around the theme 'Food for Thought'.
We were delighted to recieve so many entries from artists all over the world!
7th - 28th September 2024
Our second MailArt show, this time based around the theme 'Food for Thought'.
We were delighted to recieve so many entries from artists all over the world!
The Planter's Daughter
Marissa Weatherhead
3rd - 31st August
This series of paintings has evolved over several years working and reworking images inspired by the garden I planted. The paintings seek to evoke an atmospheric and expressionistic response to the garden but are not a literal interpretation of it.
The garden has long been an inspiration to artists and the Garden of Eden is no exception. As stated in the book of Genesis it “was planted by Lord God” and has been depicted in many ways as a place of paradise, beauty and abundance.
Gardens today are increasingly important for helping maintain wildlife and we are more aware of the health benefits of being in a garden and interacting with nature. The garden I planted is maturing and a constant source of enjoyment and wonder. It was very overgrown a few years ago and has taken a lot of love and care to allow new plants to flourish. It still requires a huge amount of attention and nurturing, it is not clipped and manicured, just maintained enough to allow space for plants to flourish and for me to wander through it or work on my paintings in it.
All the paintings in this exhibition have either started or found resolution physically in my garden. They are colourful and textured, inspired by the ongoing change of foliage and colourful blooms. they observe the change from darks to light the shapes and forms that are made in the garden from the leaves, bushes and garden furniture Due to the constant change found in a garden I have reworked the images several times with different areas of focus and attention, adding layer upon layer to find a resolution that has an emotional and expressionistic response which I feel and hope reflects the happiness and beauty my garden gives me.
3rd - 31st August
This series of paintings has evolved over several years working and reworking images inspired by the garden I planted. The paintings seek to evoke an atmospheric and expressionistic response to the garden but are not a literal interpretation of it.
The garden has long been an inspiration to artists and the Garden of Eden is no exception. As stated in the book of Genesis it “was planted by Lord God” and has been depicted in many ways as a place of paradise, beauty and abundance.
Gardens today are increasingly important for helping maintain wildlife and we are more aware of the health benefits of being in a garden and interacting with nature. The garden I planted is maturing and a constant source of enjoyment and wonder. It was very overgrown a few years ago and has taken a lot of love and care to allow new plants to flourish. It still requires a huge amount of attention and nurturing, it is not clipped and manicured, just maintained enough to allow space for plants to flourish and for me to wander through it or work on my paintings in it.
All the paintings in this exhibition have either started or found resolution physically in my garden. They are colourful and textured, inspired by the ongoing change of foliage and colourful blooms. they observe the change from darks to light the shapes and forms that are made in the garden from the leaves, bushes and garden furniture Due to the constant change found in a garden I have reworked the images several times with different areas of focus and attention, adding layer upon layer to find a resolution that has an emotional and expressionistic response which I feel and hope reflects the happiness and beauty my garden gives me.
Art of Experimenting
Christine Moore
3rd - 31st August 2024
My interest in art has been a lifelong passion going back to my early childhood, where I always doodled, drew and painted on any surface I could. I have fond memories of drawing with chalk on the local pavements and the backs of my wardrobes!
I have a few long-standing personal passions that influence my art, the countryside, Welsh culture, heritage and language.
I have always loved the countryside and being outdoors I did manage to complete a HND in Landscape Science at Pencoed Agricultural College in the 1990’s and subsequently completed six years of OU courses in sciences and ecology. I realise this passion daily with my large wild garden, with fruit trees and bushes that feed the local bird population. It is a yearly cat and mouse with the cherries, window twitching daily, I see them ripening, bowl in the ready…. trying to harvest before the blackbirds, I always fail!
Even though my art is always influenced by the flowers, trees, birds and bees that surround me, painting people has always been my preference.
I have used oils for years and I have recently started to experiment with gold leaf, my love affair with shiny metal goes back to my childhood, as the daughter of a scrap merchant, copper, bronze and gold were never far from my grasp for as long as I can remember. We even had a pot of mercury under the kitchen sink! and I was fascinated by the way mercury separates into little balls that danced across the floor! Today I still wear too much gold I am sure! I love Klimt and Russian icons…
3rd - 31st August 2024
My interest in art has been a lifelong passion going back to my early childhood, where I always doodled, drew and painted on any surface I could. I have fond memories of drawing with chalk on the local pavements and the backs of my wardrobes!
I have a few long-standing personal passions that influence my art, the countryside, Welsh culture, heritage and language.
I have always loved the countryside and being outdoors I did manage to complete a HND in Landscape Science at Pencoed Agricultural College in the 1990’s and subsequently completed six years of OU courses in sciences and ecology. I realise this passion daily with my large wild garden, with fruit trees and bushes that feed the local bird population. It is a yearly cat and mouse with the cherries, window twitching daily, I see them ripening, bowl in the ready…. trying to harvest before the blackbirds, I always fail!
Even though my art is always influenced by the flowers, trees, birds and bees that surround me, painting people has always been my preference.
I have used oils for years and I have recently started to experiment with gold leaf, my love affair with shiny metal goes back to my childhood, as the daughter of a scrap merchant, copper, bronze and gold were never far from my grasp for as long as I can remember. We even had a pot of mercury under the kitchen sink! and I was fascinated by the way mercury separates into little balls that danced across the floor! Today I still wear too much gold I am sure! I love Klimt and Russian icons…
Summer 2024
Gallery Artists
3rd - 31st August 2024
A changing exhibition of work by our gallery artists including original paintings, prints, sculpture and ceramics.
3rd - 31st August 2024
A changing exhibition of work by our gallery artists including original paintings, prints, sculpture and ceramics.
Follow the Light
Maureen Carlson
22nd - 27th July 2024
A retrospective exhibition featuring a selection of still life paintings by Maureen Carlson.
Her influencers have varied over the years from Freud to Colin Davidson and Jonathan Yeo.
She uses acrylic and oil paints, charcoal, graphite and pastels mostly in her work which would be described as representational. She works mostly from photographs that she has taken of people and plants, and recently fruit and vegetables for still life paintings.
In contemporary art still life subjects continue to prove popular, particularly in painting and photography. As with the artists of the past, the portrayal of everyday items is often loaded with symbolism or conceptual content. Maureen Carlson's Photorealist paintings revived the vanitas genre for a new generation by incorporating objects from contemporary life.
22nd - 27th July 2024
A retrospective exhibition featuring a selection of still life paintings by Maureen Carlson.
Her influencers have varied over the years from Freud to Colin Davidson and Jonathan Yeo.
She uses acrylic and oil paints, charcoal, graphite and pastels mostly in her work which would be described as representational. She works mostly from photographs that she has taken of people and plants, and recently fruit and vegetables for still life paintings.
In contemporary art still life subjects continue to prove popular, particularly in painting and photography. As with the artists of the past, the portrayal of everyday items is often loaded with symbolism or conceptual content. Maureen Carlson's Photorealist paintings revived the vanitas genre for a new generation by incorporating objects from contemporary life.
Blooming Lovely!
Gallery Artists
22nd June - 27th July 2024
This summer we present our ‘Blooming Lovely’ exhibition in reality!
Our first show with this title was a virtual online affair, in an attempt to cheer us all up during lockdown. This time we are showing over 70 beautiful pieces of Art work in the gallery. They are all very different, depicting a huge array of flowers in all their glory!
Flowers have held a fascination for mankind for millennia, and given the popularity of The Chelsea Flower show, TV gardening programmes, and visits to Garden Centres, suffice it to say that almost everyone loves flowers! They are a joy to behold, bring cheerful smiles on happy occasions, and fragrant solace at times of sadness.
We love flowers, and our colourful show really is blooming lovely, don’t miss it!
22nd June - 27th July 2024
This summer we present our ‘Blooming Lovely’ exhibition in reality!
Our first show with this title was a virtual online affair, in an attempt to cheer us all up during lockdown. This time we are showing over 70 beautiful pieces of Art work in the gallery. They are all very different, depicting a huge array of flowers in all their glory!
Flowers have held a fascination for mankind for millennia, and given the popularity of The Chelsea Flower show, TV gardening programmes, and visits to Garden Centres, suffice it to say that almost everyone loves flowers! They are a joy to behold, bring cheerful smiles on happy occasions, and fragrant solace at times of sadness.
We love flowers, and our colourful show really is blooming lovely, don’t miss it!
Mynydd i’r Môr
Colin Davies, David Williams and Sandra Wintle
22nd June - 27th July 2024
This exhibition is a celebration of the Welsh Landscape by Colin Davies, Sandra Wintle and David Williams. It brings together a collection of paintings inspired by the dramatic scenery of both land and sea.
‘Mynydd i’r Môr’ (‘Mountain to the Sea’) is the result of a collaboration by three artists with a mutual appreciation of the other’s work, but each possessing their own unique way of interpreting a personal connection with their surroundings. Whilst media, styles and techniques vary, each uses an expressive, fluid style to create a vibrant depiction of the rugged beauty of the Welsh coastline and mountains. The work on show is inspired by their own experience of a place and the images it generates in the imagination. It is hoped that this exhibition will evoke memories and emotions, both past and present, that are important to all of us.
22nd June - 27th July 2024
This exhibition is a celebration of the Welsh Landscape by Colin Davies, Sandra Wintle and David Williams. It brings together a collection of paintings inspired by the dramatic scenery of both land and sea.
‘Mynydd i’r Môr’ (‘Mountain to the Sea’) is the result of a collaboration by three artists with a mutual appreciation of the other’s work, but each possessing their own unique way of interpreting a personal connection with their surroundings. Whilst media, styles and techniques vary, each uses an expressive, fluid style to create a vibrant depiction of the rugged beauty of the Welsh coastline and mountains. The work on show is inspired by their own experience of a place and the images it generates in the imagination. It is hoped that this exhibition will evoke memories and emotions, both past and present, that are important to all of us.
Remembering the Past: Creating the Future
International Textile Exhibition
17th May - 15th June 2024
Remembering the Past: Creating the Future.
Studio 40 and Queen Street Gallery are proud to present our first International Textile Exhibition!
We are delighted to have had such a huge response to our global call for submissions, and will be showcasing the work of 71 artists representing twelve countries!
Chile, Eire, Finland, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sri Lanka, U.K. and U.S.A!
This comprehensive show features 89 pieces of work, exhibiting an incredible variety of contemporary textile art, in various mediums and techniques, all of which communicate to us the individual artist’s skill and ideas. The emotions, the imagination, and the capabilities of each participant is expressed in the creations displayed in this presentation, which promises to be an exciting and inspiring exhibition.
17th May - 15th June 2024
Remembering the Past: Creating the Future.
Studio 40 and Queen Street Gallery are proud to present our first International Textile Exhibition!
We are delighted to have had such a huge response to our global call for submissions, and will be showcasing the work of 71 artists representing twelve countries!
Chile, Eire, Finland, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sri Lanka, U.K. and U.S.A!
This comprehensive show features 89 pieces of work, exhibiting an incredible variety of contemporary textile art, in various mediums and techniques, all of which communicate to us the individual artist’s skill and ideas. The emotions, the imagination, and the capabilities of each participant is expressed in the creations displayed in this presentation, which promises to be an exciting and inspiring exhibition.
Diwydiant
Gallery Artists
6th - 27th April
This diverse exhibition features a variety of artworks encompassing different mediums, formats, and styles, all cantered around the theme of Industry. Included in the showcase are pieces showcasing Industrial photography and paintings, as well as a collection of posters from the South Wales Miners’ Strike of 1984/5 kindly provided by South Wales Miners’ Libary.
Additionally, the exhibition will showcase a series of banners paying tribute to local industrialist David Thomas, whose impact played a significant role in the inception of the Industrial Revolution in the United States.
6th - 27th April
This diverse exhibition features a variety of artworks encompassing different mediums, formats, and styles, all cantered around the theme of Industry. Included in the showcase are pieces showcasing Industrial photography and paintings, as well as a collection of posters from the South Wales Miners’ Strike of 1984/5 kindly provided by South Wales Miners’ Libary.
Additionally, the exhibition will showcase a series of banners paying tribute to local industrialist David Thomas, whose impact played a significant role in the inception of the Industrial Revolution in the United States.
Velleys Re-told
Creative Hub
6th - 27th April 2024
Twenty artists from Merthyr have partnered with the National Museum of Wales to produce a captivating exhibition showcasing over fifty new and colourful artworks that reinterpret the history of the South Wales Valleys. This innovative fusion of traditional and contemporary art is not only thought-provoking but also inclusive, demonstrating the abundance of creativity in our surroundings and the transformative impact of collaboration.
6th - 27th April 2024
Twenty artists from Merthyr have partnered with the National Museum of Wales to produce a captivating exhibition showcasing over fifty new and colourful artworks that reinterpret the history of the South Wales Valleys. This innovative fusion of traditional and contemporary art is not only thought-provoking but also inclusive, demonstrating the abundance of creativity in our surroundings and the transformative impact of collaboration.
About Time
The Welsh Group
March 2nd - 30th 2024
This show brings together artists who make work about time explicitly, or who explore variations on a theme or subject over time, often over many decades.
Paul Edwards’ self-portraits trace changes across a lifetime of working in the studio, a ‘mirror to the world’. Jennifer Allen makes work that is introspective and seeks to make sense of the self. Dilys Jackson makes structures that take as subject pollens that existed in the world before humans, before art and over millennia. Pip Woolf makes work that explores our place on the planet focussing on a combination of practical, physical, emotional, political and philosophical questions. Philip Watkins paints images of the urban environment, he paints ‘in between places’ the kind of place you move through on the way to somewhere else.
March 2nd - 30th 2024
This show brings together artists who make work about time explicitly, or who explore variations on a theme or subject over time, often over many decades.
Paul Edwards’ self-portraits trace changes across a lifetime of working in the studio, a ‘mirror to the world’. Jennifer Allen makes work that is introspective and seeks to make sense of the self. Dilys Jackson makes structures that take as subject pollens that existed in the world before humans, before art and over millennia. Pip Woolf makes work that explores our place on the planet focussing on a combination of practical, physical, emotional, political and philosophical questions. Philip Watkins paints images of the urban environment, he paints ‘in between places’ the kind of place you move through on the way to somewhere else.
SIDE BY SIDE
Bert & Brenda Evans
2nd - 27th March 2024
While they have showcased their art together numerous times in mixed shows, this show marks their second joint exhibition at Queen Street Gallery.
2nd - 27th March 2024
While they have showcased their art together numerous times in mixed shows, this show marks their second joint exhibition at Queen Street Gallery.
Water, Pigment and Light
Heather Littlejohns
3 - 24 February
Heather Littlejohns is a watercolour artist from Mumbles, with a teaching background, whose subject matter and inspiration are taken from the natural beauty of the Gower coastline and its surrounding countryside. She walks daily, often sketching as she goes, sometimes painting in situ, but more often returning to her studio at home to paint.
3 - 24 February
Heather Littlejohns is a watercolour artist from Mumbles, with a teaching background, whose subject matter and inspiration are taken from the natural beauty of the Gower coastline and its surrounding countryside. She walks daily, often sketching as she goes, sometimes painting in situ, but more often returning to her studio at home to paint.
OPEN 24
6th Annual Open Art
Exhibition.
Our annual Open competition is open to anyone and is a celebration of art and craft from artists and makers throughout Wales and beyond.
Exhibition.
Our annual Open competition is open to anyone and is a celebration of art and craft from artists and makers throughout Wales and beyond.
Illuminate
Art Textiles: Made in Britain
6th January - 17th February 2024
The Art Textiles: Made in Britain group of artists, will be showing their latest travelling exhibition in the Lofts in January and February - textile enthusiasts do not miss this show!
6th January - 17th February 2024
The Art Textiles: Made in Britain group of artists, will be showing their latest travelling exhibition in the Lofts in January and February - textile enthusiasts do not miss this show!
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