What g39 does

g39 is an artist-run gallery and creative community based in Cardiff, Wales, founded in 1998 and operating from its Oxford Street premises since 2017. It became a registered charity in 2019 (Charity no. 1181492) and functions as a non-profit with approximately 11 employees. The organisation serves visual artists, general art audiences, and targeted communities including disabled/d/Deaf, neurodivergent, and Welsh-language speakers, delivering programming bilingually in Welsh and English throughout its services.

The gallery operates multiple product lines: a rotating exhibition programme for contemporary art, an artist residency and fellowship scheme (g39 Fellowship ONE through FOUR), a reference library of artist books and zines, workshops and training events, a retail shop selling publications and artworks, and a cinema programme hosting touring film screenings including the Film London Jarman Award. Technical infrastructure is intentionally lightweight, relying on standard third-party services — MailChimp for newsletters, Stripe for donations, and Eventbrite for ticketing — alongside a long-standing website dating from 2006 that the organisation acknowledges is outdated.

Revenue is generated through a hybrid model combining commercial activity (gallery shop sales at £3.00–£19.95 for publications and from £100 for art prints, ticketed events), voluntary income (donations), and grant funding from Arts Council Wales (as a National Portfolio Organisation), the Welsh Government, the National Lottery, and the British Council. The customer base spans visual artists seeking residencies and exhibition opportunities, general art audiences attending exhibitions and events, and special-interest communities accessing targeted programming. The organisation does not publicly disclose financial figures.

Name

g39

Legal name

g39

Website

https://g39.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

g39 is a Cardiff-based, artist-run gallery and registered charity (founded 1998) operating exhibitions, residencies, a library, workshops, a cinema programme, and a shop for visual artists, general audiences, and Welsh-language and disabled communities.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Cardiff

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Gallery Shop Sales: Sale of publications, artworks, prints, and merchandise through the g39 online shop. Items include exhibition catalogues, artist books, prints, and zines at various price points.
2. Workshop and Event Fees: Some workshops and events are ticketed (e.g., Art Book Review on Eventbrite). Many events are free but ticketed.
3. Donations: The organization accepts donations via Stripe and relies on public support as a registered charity.
4. Choose-Your-Price Publications: For some publications, g39 invites customers to nominate the price they pay rather than setting a fixed price, allowing support while enabling access.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

g39 is an artist-run gallery and creative community based in Cardiff, Wales. It runs a program of contemporary art exhibitions, artist residencies and fellowships, an in-house library of artist books and zines, a cinema screening program, and creative workshops for artists and the public. It also operates a shop selling publications, artworks and prints, and accepts donations as a registered charity.

Product overview

g39 is an artist-run gallery and creative community based in Cardiff, Wales. Established in 1998 and became a charity in 2019, it offers a unified program of exhibition spaces, artist residencies and fellowships, an extensive library collection of artist books and publications, workshops and training programs, cinema screenings, and an online shop. The organization serves as a bridge between communities, the public, and artists, supporting visual art practice through residencies, mentoring, exhibitions, and educational programs.

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Problem solved

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Products and services

• Exhibition Program A rotating program of contemporary art exhibitions featuring established and emerging artists, including solo shows, group exhibitions and touring exhibitions such as the Disability Arts Cymru 'Effaith' national touring exhibition. Open to the public Wednesday–Saturday at the Cardiff gallery.
• Artist Residencies & Fellowships The residency and fellowship program is documented as ongoing with multiple cohorts (ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR) of the g39 Fellowship. No single launch date is evidenced.
• g39 Library
• Workshops & Training
• g39 Shop
• Cinema Program

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Disability Arts CymrucoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Disability Arts Cymru National Touring Exhibition partnership. g39 is hosting the 'Effaith' exhibition (August-September 2026), showcasing disabled perspectives on the climate crisis. The exhibition tours to five Welsh galleries from February 2026 to March 2027. Partnership also includes commissions created for the Effaith project.
• Amgueddfa CymruminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of two commissions for the Effaith project was created in partnership with Amgueddfa Cymru (National Museum Wales).
• Corsydd Calon MônminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of two commissions for the Effaith project was created in partnership with Corsydd Calon Môn.
• Film LondoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership hosting the Film London Jarman Award touring programme. g39 has screened the Jarman Award multiple years (2018, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025), showcasing cutting-edge moving image artists.
• Jerwood FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJerwood UNITe programme partnership. g39 has hosted Jerwood Survey exhibitions (II and III in 2021 and 2024) and Jerwood UNITe residencies and open studios, supporting early career artists.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Mostyn: Llandudno-based contemporary art gallery in Wales presenting exhibitions, events and learning programmes. Comparable Welsh regional gallery with overlapping audience and Welsh-language programming considerations.
• Glynn Vivian Art Gallery: Swansea-based contemporary and historical art gallery. Comparable as a Welsh regional gallery serving overlapping audiences and touring partnerships, though operating with larger civic-scale resources.

Broad incumbents

• Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art: Large-scale contemporary art gallery in Gateshead with exhibitions, residencies and learning. Comparable in mission and programming mix but operates at materially greater scale and with bigger institutional funding.
• Tramway: Glasgow contemporary arts venue combining visual art exhibitions, residencies and performance. Comparable multi-disciplinary community-focused model, though with significantly larger scale and resources than g39.
• Camden Arts Centre: London gallery focused on contemporary art exhibitions, education and residencies. Comparable in its combined exhibition/learning mission and artist-development focus, though with broader reach and larger resources.
• ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts): London-based contemporary arts institution covering exhibitions, cinema, performance and talks. Comparable curatorial and screening-room programming but operates with substantially larger scale and footfall.
• Arnolfini: Bristol contemporary arts centre presenting visual art, performance, film and learning. Comparable as a regional UK contemporary arts institution with broader programming and larger scale than g39.

Direct peers

• Spike Island: Bristol-based artist-led contemporary art organisation offering studios, exhibitions, residencies and learning programmes. Closely mirrors g39's combination of residencies, exhibitions, and artist-development focus at a similar scale.
• Chapter Arts Centre: Cardiff-based community arts centre combining cinema, exhibitions, performance and artist support. Directly comparable given same city, similar scale, multi-disciplinary artist-led programming and bilingual Welsh context.
• Matt's Gallery: London-based artist-run gallery supporting established and emerging artists with exhibitions and residencies. Highly comparable small-scale artist-led model focused on contemporary visual art practice.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/g39cardiff
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/g39

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Investors

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Investments

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