About The EYE Festival
“the best photography festival in the UK”
The idea for The Eye Festival came to Welsh photojournalist Glenn Edwards while covering The International Ceramics Festival, a biennial event at Aberystwyth Arts Centre. In 2009 he approached the then Director Alan Hewson without success but after a subsequent conversation in 2011, the pair decided to create what is now one of the UK's biggest photographic gatherings. The initial promise to bring the worlds best to Wales has been kept with work from all over the world shown and spoken about.
The success of the festival is due to the hard work of Aberystwyth staff and the many volunteers, partners and friends that help spread the word to keep the promise of bringing global image-making in all its photographic genres to Wales. Success breeds success and Oriel Colwyn is now home to The Northern Eye giving Wales an annual international photography festival in Aberystwyth and Colwyn Bay.
Find out more about the Aberystwyth Arts Centre here.
The EYE 2021 Itinerary
Saturday 16 October / Sadwrn 16 Hydref
10.15am – 11.15am Lalage Snow
11.15am - 11.30am Q&A / C&A
11.45am – 12.45pm Vanley Burke
12.45pm - 1.00pm Q&A / C&A
1pm – 4pm Time for lunch, portfolio reviews, workshops, exhibitions & fresh sea air!
Amser cinio, adolygu portffolios, gweithdai, arddangosfeydd ac awyr iach y môr!
4pm – 5pm Laura El-Tantawy
5pm - 5.15pm Q&A / C&A
6 – 7.30pm Film: Koudelka Shooting Holy Land
Sunday 17 October / Sul 17 Hydref
10.15am – 11.15am Nicola Muirhead
11.15am - 11.30am Q&A / C&A
11.45am – 12.45pm Dafydd Jones
12.45pm - 1.00pm Q&A / C&A
1pm – 2.15pm Time for lunch, portfolio reviews, workshops & exhibitions
Amser cinio, adolygu portffolios, gweithdai ac arddangosfeydd
2.15pm – 3.15pm Mary Turner
3.15 – 3.30pm Q&A / C&A
3.30 – 4.15pm Open Forum Chaired by Sophie Batterbury
Fforwm Agored
4.15pm – 4.30pm Festival Closing Remarks
Sylwadau ar derfyn yr ŴylMary TurnerMary Turner
Sponsorship Opportunities
Now in it's fifth year, The EYE International Photography Festival is gaining momentum to be one of the largest independent photography festivals in the UK, attracting audiences spanning aspiring students to recognised professional photographers from around the globe.
Sponsor a Speaker - £500.00
Sponsor Event package - £1500.00
Partner with The EYE Festival
In 2017 The EYE International Photography Festival was delighted to form a new partnership with the Oriel Colwyn gallery in Colwyn Bay by launching The Northern EYE International Photography Festival - giving Wales an annual platform for world-renowned practitioners. Look out for information on the next Northern EYE Festival in 2019 here and on the website www.northerneyefestival.co.uk
We have also built relationships with several independent photography galleries throughout Wales and will keep you informed on this website of their exhibitions and activities. If you have photography interests and would like to get involved with the EYE Festival, please contact us here