Amdan Cyfleuwr | About Conveyor
Mae Cyfleuwr yn fenter gelfyddydol grwydrol a phlatfform curadu wedi'i leoli yng Ngogledd Cymru. Mae’n canolbwyntio ar wella mynediad y cyhoedd i gelfyddyd a diwylliant drwy ffyrdd o weithio ar y cyd.
Ar gyfer Cyfleuwr, mae curadu yn ffordd o drefnu pobl i ddod at ei gilydd a chreu gofodau ar gyfer cyfnewid diwylliannol a dysgu o wahanol safbwyntiau.
Mae'r gwaith sy'n datblygu ar gyfer Gofod Glas wedi datblygu drwy sgwrsio â chymunedau, gan archwilio sut mae ein profiadau bywyd yn effeithio ar ein perthynas â dŵr croyw.
Conveyor is a nomadic arts initiative and curatorial platform based in North Wales. It is focused on improving public access to art and culture through collective ways of working.
For Conveyor, curating is a way to organise people to come together and create spaces for cultural exchange and learn from different perspectives.
The developing work for Gofod Glas has emerged through conversation with communities, exploring how our embodied lived experiences effect our relationship to freshwater.
Ymchwil | Research
Conveyor initiated its research for Gofod Glas through recognising the interrelationships between social and environmental challenges. This drew us towards people who face disabling barriers to accessing the landscape, young people who experience the immense weight of climate breakdown, and those who’ve been displaced from the waters of their homelands.
In addition to these conversations, Conveyor also worked with the Gofod Glas creative team to envision a learning methodology inspired by water, and its ability transport material through changing states.
Aelodau o Gyngor Ieuenctid Conwy yn cymryd rhan mewn gweithdy sgwrsio, yn ysgrifennu cwestiynau ar fap mawr o ddalgylch afon Conwy. Tynnwyd y llun gan Catherine Davies
Disgrifiad o'r Llun: Dogfennaeth o weithdy a gynhaliwyd yn RSPB Conwy, sy'n dangos detholiad o gardiau lliw yn cynrychioli lleoedd, pobl a dulliau creadigol a ddewiswyd gan yr artistiaid a'r staff sy'n ymwneud â Gofod Glas
Conveyor initiated its research for Gofod Glas through recognising the interrelationships between social and environmental concerns. This drew us towards people who face barriers to the accessing the landscape and young people who are psychologically impacted by climate breakdown.
In addition to these conversations, Conveyor also worked with the Gofod Glas creative team to envision a learning methodology inspired by water, and its ability transport material through changing states.
Image 1 (Top Left): Members of the Conwy Youth Council participating in a conversational workshop, writing questions on a large map of the Conwy river catchment. Image taken by Catherine Davies
Image 2 (Top right): Documentation of a workshop held at RSPB Conwy, which shows a selection of coloured cards representing places, people and creative approaches selected by the artists and staff involved in Gofod Glas
Mae'r Gogledd Gwydyr, sef oddeutu 3,377 o hectarau o dir yn Nyffryn Conwy rhwng Dolgarrog yn y gogledd a Dyffryn Lledr yn y de. Mae'r ardal o fewn dalgylch dwy afon, afon Crafnant ac afon Llugwy, ac yn rhannu ffin ag afon Lledr i'r de. I'r gogledd mae'r goedwig yn rhannu ffin ag Ardal Cadwraeth Arbennig Eryri. Mae yna lawer o safleoedd mwyngloddio (SoDdGA) sydd o ddiddordeb cadwraethol oherwydd eu casgliadau o blanhigion is a safleoedd ystlumod yn yr ardal hon o'r goedwig.
Mae gan Ogledd Gwydyr amrywiaeth eang o rywogaethau coed conwydd a llydanddail, ond conwydd yn bennaf (68%). Mae gan yr ardal hefyd leiniau helaeth o goetir hynafol a choed llydanddail (25%), y mae'r mwyafrif ohonynt wedi'u lleoli mewn dyffrynnoedd afonydd a'r rhannau mwyaf gweladwy o'r goedwig.
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Gwydyr North, approximately 3377 hectares of land in the Conwy Valley between Dolgarrog in the North and the Lledr Valley in the South. The area sits within the two river catchments of the Crafnant and the Llugwy and borders the Lledr river to the south. To the North the forest is bordered by the Eryri Special Area of Conservation. There are many mine sites (SSSI’s) which provide conservation interest of lower plant assemblages and bat sites in this area of the forest.
Gwydyr North has a diverse range of tree species both conifer and broadleaf, but is predominantly conifer (68%). It also has extensive areas of Ancient Woodland and broadleaves (25%), the majority of which are located in the river valleys and the most visible parts of the forest.
Source: Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru | Natural Resources Wales & Platfform Amgylcheddol Cymru | Environment Platform Wales
“According to data collected by Surfers Against Sewage, yesterday’s discharge from the Llanrwst outflow was the 61st this year. The longest was an event lasting 10 hours and 15 minutes on the afternoon of March 12.”
Locally, the discharge site is known as the “dump pool” and “sh** swim Gowers”, according to residents.”
Source: Daily Post, 2 May 2026
Waterside drawing circle
In late 2024, Conveyor connected with international artistic collaboration The Rural School of Economics to develop approaches of working with the rural. During the research visit, Conveyor learned about their approach to trans-local working and using En Plein Air Drawing as a method of understanding immediate and non-linguistic connection to the landscape to challenge hegemonic assumptions around urban and rural culture.
Using DIY methods to create charcoal with locally harvested willow charcoal, we ran an outdoor drawing workshop as part of a Dro Dŵr between Llyn Crafnant and Llyn Geirionydd. The session supported participants take a break from the walk and observe sights and sounds whilst building awareness of the limited material resources we used, and the time and labour involved in its production.
In late 2024, Conveyor connected with international artistic collaboration The Rural School of Economics to develop approaches of working with the rural. During the research visit, Conveyor learned about their approach to trans-local working and using En Plein Air Drawing as a method of immediate and non-verbal connection to the landscape and sharing rural perspectives.
Using DIY methods to create charcoal with locally harvested willow, Conveyor ran an outdoor drawing workshop as part of a Dro Dŵr between Llyn Crafnant and Llyn Geirionydd. The session enabled participants take a break from the walk and observe sights and sounds whilst at the same time, building awareness of the limited material resources available, and honouring the labour of its production.
Preswyliad Fflôtian Residency
What do we learn about the valley and the river through the imaginations of the children who belong to it?
In late 2025 - early 2026, Conveyor established a winter residency in Llanrwst Library where we collaborated with young people living in the heart of the Conwy Valley.
Throughout the residency, we listened to their the lived experiences of the young people to understand how their daily lives are shaped by living beside the Afon Conwy.
Through collage, storytelling and animation these deep connections with the river were pooled into a new collaborative work exploring grief and hope.
What do we learn about the valley and the river through the imaginations of the children who belong to it?
In late 2025 - early 2026, Conveyor established a winter residency in Llanrwst Library. There we collaborated with young people living in the heart of the Conwy Valley, listening to their the lived experiences to better understand how their daily lives are shaped by living beside the Afon Conwy.
Through collage, storytelling and animation we pooled together their deep connection to the river, alongside references to films books that inspired them to produce a new collaborative moving image work exploring grief and hope titled Y Gang Coed.
Y Gang Coed (2026)
Conveyor would like to sincerely thank Chloe, Briallen, Elsi, Erin and Johnathan for lending their voices to the project. This work would not have been possible without the support of the team at Llanrwst Library and all the young people who were a part of the works development during the Fflôtian Residency.
Credits:
Story: David Cleary and the young people of Llanrwst
Animation: Elly Strigner
Sound recording: Iwan Williams
Editing: David Cleary & Elly Strigner
Voice actors: Briallen, Chloe, Elsi, Erin and Johnathan
Conveyor would like to sincerely thank Chloe, Briallen, Elsi, Erin and Johnathan for lending their voices to the project. This work would not have been possible without the support of the team at Llanrwst Library and all the young people who were a part of the works development during the Fflôtian Residency.
Credits:
Story: David Cleary and the young people of Llanrwst
Animation: Elly Strigner
Sound recording: Iwan Williams
Editing: David Cleary & Elly Strigner
Voice actors: Briallen, Chloe, Elsi, Erin and Johnathan
Monsters in the water:
A text for adults - from children and the river
Conveyor curator David Cleary has written a reflective text looking back at two years of working with communities and artists on Gofod Glas.
The text explores grief as an integral part of the communities of the Conwy Valley’s relationship to freshwater, and proposes a future where children’s voices are the driving force for environmental justice.
Read the full PDF version of the text here.
Conveyor curator David Cleary has written a reflective text looking back at two years of working with communities and artists on Gofod Glas.
The text explores grief as an integral part of the communities of the Conwy Valley’s relationship to freshwater, and proposes a future where children’s voices are the driving force for environmental justice.
Read the full PDF version of the text here.