15 modern paintings tell the Easter story in shops, pubs and cafes across the Vale of Glamorgan
FROM THE 7th MARCH Experience these amazing 15 paintings by contemporary artist Mark Cazalet in shops, cafes and pubs in Penarth, Cowbridge and Llantwit Major. Venues listed below. They tell the Easter story in our modern day Britain.
The paintings are called West London Stations Of The Cross. In remarkable detail they show everyday contemporary scenes of the trial, sentencing, public journey and execution in the Easter story. Every one of the 15 paintings is hanging in a different shop, pub or café. Visit and view these pictures for free until 22nd March…
… in Cowbridge:
- THE BEAR HOTEL (website) – painting: Simon of Cyrene
- DUKE OF WELLINGTON (website) – painting: Sentenced
- HOLY CROSS CHURCH (website) – painting: Falls
- THE HORSE & GROOM (website) – painting: Pieta
- VALE OF GLAMORGAN INN (website) – painting: Nailed
… in Penarth:
- SID’S BAR & RESTAURANT (website) – painting: Veronica
- THE BUSY TEAPOT (website) – painting: Takes Cross
- OCHO LOUNGE (website) – painting: Entombed
- CAFE 64 (website) – painting: Falls 2
- WINDSOR RESTAURANT & TEA ROOMS (website) – painting: Women Weep
- FOXY’S DELI(website) – painting: Crucified
… and in Llantwit Major:
- CAFE VELO (website) – painting: Meets mother
- FILCO SUPERMARKET (website) – painting: Falls 3
- ST ILLTUD’S CHURCH (website) – painting: Stripped
- OLD WHITE HART (website) – painting: Emmaus
See all 15 paintings together from Sunday 24 March – Monday 1 April in Llantwit Major at St Illtud’s Church… a stunning place to visit with amazing collections of Celtic Crosses. Admission is always free.
(detail from Emmaus, Wormwood Scrubs, NW10 – The White Hart, Llantwit Major)
MORE ABOUT THE EASTER PAINTINGS… read the artist’s detailed descriptions of each of these paintings and their West London locations here… The West London Stations of The Cross
All fifteen paintings will be displayed together in St Illtud’s Church, Llantwit Major 24 March – 1 April. Free entry. All welcome.
ABOUT THE ARTIST – The artist, Mark Cazalet said, “I felt it was essential to enact the drama within a walking radius of my Ladbroke Grove home.” London-based Mark attended Chelsea and Falmouth Colleges of Art before being awarded scholarships in Paris and at MS University Baroda, West India. His large-scale glass and painted works for many ecclesiastical settings include Worcester, Manchester, and Chelmsford Cathedrals. The West London Stations of the Cross were painted in 1998 and 1999 for a special exhibition in the Diocese of Bury St Edmonds in Lent 2000.
MORE EASTER PROJECTS… discover other Easter projects that we’re running this year here… Easter in the Vale of Glamorgan
THIS PROJECT – is the initiative of the New Library in Llantwit Major, working with St Illtud’s Church, Llantwit and Holy Cross Church, Cowbridge. The paintings are loaned by Elizabeth and John Gibbs. We’re very grateful.
DID YOU SEE… that we brought real camels to Brecon on Christmas Eve for the town’s live nativity? The town took to the streets. Pictures of the spectacle here… Brecon Live Nativity.
(Camels on the streets of Brecon in the 2023 Live Nativity)
Thanks for reading about this Vale of Glamorgan Easter story paintings project. Enjoy your journeys.
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