Ffotogallery is the national development agency for photography in Wales.[1] It was established in 1978 and it currently is based in two locations. Main offices and many facilities are located in Chapter in the city of Cardiff, while its gallery is located in the Grade I listed Turner House in Penarth. As a national organisation, Ffotogallery’s view is outward looking, with an exhibition programme featuring artists from Wales and the rest of the world. Ffotogallery seeks to widen its impact and influence through touring exhibitions, collaborations with other organisations and galleries, print and online publishing and an extensive education and outreach programme.
Whilst photography remains at the heart of its artistic programmes, Ffotogallery works with a range of media, including film and video, digital media and installation. Through various exhibitions, publications, courses, educational projects and events Ffotogallery has sought to present the contemporary photographic image in a rich and widening context of critical and historical debate. Its newest development programme, Vision On, is exploring how artists and audiences engage with emergent technologies, creating new spaces for exhibition, learning and participation.
One of Ffotogallery’s major achievements has been to promote photography in a wide public sphere, making it more popular and accessible amongst audiences in Wales and at the same time nurturing new talent. Major Ffotogallery commissions made in and about Wales over the last three decades include The Valleys Project, A470 and Barrage. These have featured alongside important new work made in single artist projects such as Keith Arnatt, Josef Koudelka, Peter Finnemore, Willie Doherty, Peter Fraser, Wendy McMurdo, John Davies, Catherine Yass and Bedwyr Williams. Many works commissioned by Ffotogallery are now held in national collections in Wales, or have been acquired for British Council and Arts Council collections, reflecting both the development of photography in Wales, and key moments in the recent history of British and European photography. Its current director is David Drake (gallerist).
http://www.ffotogallery.org/about/organisation