the riverfront gallery
The Riverfront Gallery hosts a broad spectrum of diverse and exciting arts exhibitions throughout the year. We are proud to host exhibitions by professional and emerging artists, sculptors, community groups, and schools. From photography to film, textile to graphics, fine art to performance art, the gallery provides a perfect platform to showcase work to the hundreds of visitors who come into The Riverfront each week.
UPCOMING Exhibitions
Andrew Hardwick: In Ruins
Main Art Gallery
On display from Wed 2 Sept - Tues 29 Sept 2026
Meet The Artist: Sat 5 Sept 1pm & 3pm
'In Ruins' showcases mixed media paintings by Andrew Hardwick, whose studio is near the River Severn. Drawing on personal memories of a changing local landscape, his richly textured works capture a fleeting space between industrial decline and redevelopment, where nature briefly reclaims ruined sites before warehouses and tarmac take over.
Queer Joy: Photography & Stories by Kim Patridge
Upstairs Mezzanine Gallery
Launch: Friday 4 September at 7:30pm
On display throughout September
Queer Joy is a new portrait and storytelling exhibition by South Wales photographer Kim Partridge, celebrating the lives, identities and experiences of LGBTQIA+ people across Wales.
Created through a series of intimate portrait sessions and recorded conversations, the exhibition brings together striking black-and-white photography with the participants’ own words. Around 20 people were invited to talk openly about their queer identities, what it means to be part of the community in 2026, and where they find their queer joy.
Past Exhibitions
If you are interested in exhibiting in our gallery please email Sally-Anne Evans at sally-anne.evans@newportlive.co.uk or call 01633 656757.