MATERIAL OPEN CALL FOR CREATIVES
Wood from Beech Tree Available for Collection
Following the successful Coed / Coexist symposium in September 2024, creative practitioners who have links to Pen Llŷn and the wider Gwynedd area are invited to collect wood from a beautiful beech tree that fell at Plas Glyn-y-Weddw earlier this year and take part in the next phase of the Coed / Coexist project. This tree and its wood are central to the Coed Coexist project, symbolically and physically.
© 2025 Gareth Jenkins Photography, Plas Glyn-y-Weddw. All rights reserved.
How to Get Involved
Creative practitioners are invited to work with and respond to this particular beech tree as well as to consider how we might better coexist with trees, woodland and forests more widely and deeply, particularly within the community of Pen Llŷn.
Options for Working with the Wood
- Create new work for the Coed Coexist Exhibition (May 2026): Practitioners may develop self-funded work using this wood for an exhibition May - July 2026 at Plas Glyn-y-Weddw (with opportunities to sell work). Details about submitting work for this exhibition will be shared closer to the date.
Commissioned Works: We are also working to secure funding for four major new commissions to be presented alongside the Coed/ Coexist exhibition May - July 2026. Artists interested in proposing larger-scale works / projects are invited to submit a proposal by 28 March 2025. Each selected artist will receive funding to develop a body of work for the exhibition. Full details about these commissions and how to apply will be available from Monday 2 December 2024, on www.oriel.org.uk For questions and information, please email Alex Boyd Jones, Curator, at alex@oriel.org.uk from 2 December 2024.
Photo courtesy of John Egan, Making Little
Material Available
The following wood is available on a first-come, first-served basis:
-Planks: 25-75mm thick, up to 4m long
-Logs: 300mm wide, up to 500mm long
-Canopy branches
-Wood chippings
-Sawdust
Collection Details
This open call is ongoing until all wood is collected. To schedule a collection date and time, please email John Egan at john@makinglittle.co.uk.
Photo courtesy of Jo Alexander
Social Media and Project Promotion
During collection, we may ask you to capture a brief photo, video, or voice note if you are comfortable, sharing what you might explore creatively with the material. You can specify your preferred format for this documentation.
We would also love to receive images and videos of your creative journey with the wood, which will help promote the project, support funding applications, and could be shared with the public during the exhibition. Please send images/videos with brief descriptions to Zoe Lewthwaite at zoe@oriel.org.uk.
We look forward to seeing how this unique material inspires you!
Junko Mori, John Egan, and the Plas Glyn-y-Weddw Team
Coed / Coexist Founders