Caerleon Arts Festival
caerleon art festival welsh gwyl celf caerllion yearly art literature entertainment event town caerleon near newport wale held july setting week period main weekend hosting headline event festival concluded july festival founded dr russell rhys local gp born llanelli part welsh émigrés london friend dylan thomas later joined gwent county council befriended late newport west mp paul flynn dr rhys resided mynde later went acquire site nowffwrrm opposite home ffwrrm today garden square restaurant small business artist courtyard garden decorated statuary sculpture bought commissioned dr rhys onwards order create centre art caerleon collection curated went become inspiration art festival dr rhys acquired old stable building site present ffwrwm art centre site remains cultural centre today set th century garden site includes celtic art craft store sculpture garden independent restaurant number small business started caerleon festival inspired hayonwye responsible commissioning sculptural work wood worker invited far china expense paid required preserve work village today caerleon nearby area surrounded mythicalstyled wood sculpture depicting idea arthurian knight round table welsh mabinogion today work many welsh artist ed harrison present day festival continues tradition art craft sculpture set dr rhys expands include music literature dance entertainment regularly invite musician country perform recent development festival seen expansion music event staged venue including caerleon town hall st cadocs church openair roman amphitheatre host annual shakespeare play big free weekend alongside river usk two full day free live music dance three stage hanbury quay th century bell inn marquee festival field marquee diverse range performer featured including folk idie rock choir celtic international dance literature lawn festival fringe literary festival held garden priory hotel offer literary discussion reading entertainment hosted around july year prior art festival event supported local caerleon festival charity member well wide range local business including literature wale abp cadw sainsburys celtic manor resort brain brewery welsh government welsh art art united kingdom culture wale caerleon caerleon festival homepage caerleon art twitter caerleon literature society twitter host literature lawn caerleonnet art page