Third Floor Gallery

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Former photo gallery in Cardiff, Wales

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::summary Former photo gallery in Cardiff, Wales ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Third_Floor_Gallery,_Bute_Street,Cardiff(2011).jpg" caption="Opening night of ''The North'' by [[John Bulmer]], 2011"] ::

Third Floor Gallery was an independent charitable photography gallery in Cardiff Bay, Wales that operated from 2010 to 2016. It predominantly featured documentary photography, often premiering new work with the direct involvement of the photographers.

Third Floor Gallery was set up and initially run by photographers Maciej Dakowicz and Joni Karanka, and later photographer Bartosz Nowickii, with help from volunteers. It continued to be self-run with volunteer staff and was self-financed through various grassroots sources. It was noted for its use of social networking for engaging with visitors and volunteers at a time when that was not common place for galleries.

Photographers that exhibited at Third Floor Gallery include Martin Parr, David Hurn, Tom Wood, Chris Steele-Perkins, Larry Fink, Mark Cohen, John Bulmer, Rob Hornstra, Simon Roberts, Peter Dench, Ewen Spencer, Ken Grant and Vanessa Winship.

Description

In January 2010 founding trustees photographers Maciej Dakowicz and Joni Karanka invested £1000 each to cover a quarter of the lease and the service charges for a loft in Bute Street, Cardiff Bay. Third Floor Gallery opened on 12 February 2010 with an exhibition by Peter Dench. From the beginning volunteers helped sustain the gallery with donations of money, and with help hanging exhibitions and staffing. Within the first year of operation, Bartosz Nowicki joined as third trustee and they received charitable status.

The gallery continued to be self-run and self-financed. Rather than being grant funded, it was financed through a variety of grassroots sources: financial donations from visitors; some of those involved in running it auctioned off their own photographs; donations were solicited via requests through social networking services; and the photographer whose exhibition was showing donated an object from or related to that exhibition that was auctioned off.

It was noted for its use of social networking for engaging with visitors and volunteers at a time when that was not common place for galleries.

In March 2012 the gallery expanded to a second floor with an additional gallery, digital darkroom, and dedicated space for community usage. It closed in 2016.

Awards

  • 2011 Epic Award (Wales) from Voluntary Arts Network (VAN), for the best voluntary arts groups in the UK and Ireland

Exhibitions

References

References

  1. "Third Floor Gallery Trust register at the Charity Commission".
  2. Karen Price. (16 July 2010). "Photographer giving rivers a modern twist". Wales Online.
  3. Waldram, Hannah. (11 February 2011). "Third Floor Gallery: A year in pictures". [[The Guardian]].
  4. "About The Gallery".
  5. Waldram, Hannah. (15 February 2010). "New gallery opens in Cardiff". The Guardian.
  6. (2010). "Third Way". Incisive Financial Publishing Limited.
  7. Chris Steele-Perkins. "For Love of the Game". Third Floor Gallery.
  8. Joni Karanka. (2 June 2010). "For Love of the Game".
  9. ""Behind the Curtains" by Tomas Van Houtryve". Third Floor Gallery.
  10. Love in a cold climate. ''[[Sunday Times]]'', 7 February 2010.
  11. "New gallery opens in city".
  12. Laurent, Olivier. (27 October 2011). "Third Floor Gallery unveils expansion plans". British Journal of Photography.
  13. "Welcome to the Epic Awards 2011".
  14. "Muse – Jocelyn Bain Hogg at Third Floor Gallery, Cardiff Bay." ''[[Western Mail (Wales). Western Mail]]'', 23 April 2010.
  15. [http://www.thirdfloorgallery.com/portfolio-item/ffotocardiff/ Ffotocardiff], Third Floor Gallery. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  16. link. (7 July 2011 ", artcardiff.com, 2 June 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2013.)
  17. "Photographer giving rivers a modern twist." ''[[Western Mail (Wales). Western Mail]]'', 16 July 2010.
  18. ""Paradise Rivers" by Carolyn Drake". Third Floor Gallery.
  19. Coomes, Phil. (4 October 2010). "Street Photography Now". [[BBC News]].
  20. "[http://www.in-public.com/news/2010/10/3rdfloor Street photography now at the Third Floor Gallery] {{Webarchive. link. (1 April 2016 ", [[In-Public]], 5 October 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2013.)
  21. (18 November 2010). "Passing Time by David Hurn at the Third Floor Gallery".
  22. "A Collection – Laura Pannack". Visit Cardiff.
  23. ""Views from Sochi" by Rob Hornstra". Third Floor Gallery.
  24. "[http://www.culture24.org.uk/art/photography%20%26%20film/art355710 The North: John Bulmer's shots capture a moment in time at Third Floor Gallery Cardiff]", [[Culture24]], 6 May 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  25. ""The North" by John Bulmer". Third Floor Gallery.
  26. Tomas Van Houtryve. "Behind the Curtains". Third Floor Gallery.
  27. ""Teenagers" by Ewen Spencer". Third Floor Gallery.
  28. ""We English" by Simon Roberts". Third Floor Gallery.
  29. BBC News South East Wales. (13 October 2012). "Cardiff After Dark nightlife photos to go on show".
  30. Estrin, James. (7 December 2012). "Bright Flash, Small City". [[The New York Times]].
  31. "[http://www.thirdfloorgallery.com/portfolio-item/y-tir-newydd-the-new-land-by-gareth-phillips/ 22 September 2013 – 20 October 2013, 3rd floor]", Third Floor Gallery. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  32. "[http://www.thirdfloorgallery.com/portfolio-item/close-to-you-by-jacob-aue-sobol/ 14 December 2013 – 26 January 2014, 3rd floor]", Third Floor Gallery. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  33. "[http://www.thirdfloorgallery.com/portfolio-item/shift-ukraine-in-crisis/ Saturday May 3 – Sunday June 29, 2014] {{Webarchive. link. (10 March 2015 ", Third Floor Gallery. Retrieved 6 July 2014.)
  34. "[http://viiphoto.com/event/shift-ukraine-crisis/ Exhibitions: Shift: Ukraine in Crisis]", [[VII Photo Agency]]. 29 September 2014.
  35. "[http://www.thirdfloorgallery.com/flock-by-ken-grant/ “FLOCK” by Ken Grant]", Third Floor Gallery. Retrieved 4 July 2014. {{Webarchive. link. (7 July 2014)
  36. "[http://www.thirdfloorgallery.com/tableaux-vivant-alexandra-boulat/ Tableaux Vivant – Alexandra Boulat]", Third Floor Gallery. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  37. "[http://www.thirdfloorgallery.com/swell-mateusz-sarello/ Swell – Mateusz Sarello]", Third Floor Gallery. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  38. "Exhibition Opening: Peter Jones – Welsh Farming Community". Third Floor Gallery.
  39. "Third Floor Gallery". Ffotogallery.

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