Art and regeneration in Haverfordwest
In the last week of May 2017, artist Janetka Platun returned to Haverfordwest for a week long visit to launch the artist booklet Searching for the Centre, created during her commission earlier in the year. In both English and Welsh versions the booklet is available from the Lab and as…
Saturday 21st January saw a unique event unfold in Haverfordwest. The art performance, ‘Where’s the Centre please?’, was devised by artist Janetka Platun as part of her work on our current commission ‘Searching for the Centre.’ Four women, wearing authentic 19th century Llangwm fisherwomen’s clothes, walked into the town from…
The Project At the start of my commission I walked each day around the town. I went wherever my interest took me. I found myself in empty churches, watched people quietly crossing the many bridges that span the river and became accustomed to the steady flow and heavy sound of…
On Wednesday 5 October Janetka Platun gave a talk at The Lab to introduce her previous work, as well as her ideas for the project so far. The talk was an opportunity to find out more about the project and to gain an insight into the work she has undertaken…
Our vision is that in ten years’ time the ancient port of Haverfordwest will have been re-imagined as a vibrant and distinctive market town, reconnected with its river, in full flow and charged by the creativity of its people.
