Darkroom & Camera Gear Clear-Out – Saturday 26th July
Time: 11am – 4pm (Drop-in anytime)
Location: Upstairs in the Gallery at Oriel Colwyn
Give Photography Gear a Second Life – and Help Rebuild Our Darkroom!
We're opening our gallery doors for a one-day-only clear-out event featuring a wide selection of pre-loved darkroom and camera gear. Over the years, we’ve been generously donated everything from vintage cameras to camera bags, enlargers, accessories, and other darkroom essentials. The donations have greatly helped us set up the darkroom — and now, we’re passing the surplus on to new homes!
This is a donation-based event, with all proceeds going directly towards the renovation and reopening of Oriel Colwyn’s community darkroom.
Why Now?
As well as hosting inspiring exhibitions, festivals, photography talks and events Oriel Colwyn is home to one of the only community darkrooms in North Wales. Sadly, the darkroom was closed during lockdown, but we’re working hard to restore and relaunch it as a creative space for photographers of all levels.
We want to keep the spirit of these donations alive by turning them into support for the next chapter of the darkroom’s story — and you can be part of it.
There are a few items we still need for the darkroom to complete the space, and your donations will go directly towards these.
What to Expect:
- A wide variety of analogue and digital photography gear
- Friendly, informal browsing in our upstairs gallery
- A chance to support a unique local resource for creatives
- No booking needed — just drop in between 11am and 4pm
- All purchases must be taken away on the day
Coming Soon...
Once the darkroom is back up and running, we’re planning to launch:
- Analogue photography workshops / courses
- Sustainable, eco-friendly darkroom sessions
- Beginner-friendly darkroom introductions
- Develop your own film
- Print from your own negatives
- Community-led creative projects
- A supportive space for both beginners and experienced creatives to practice analogue photography
- Darkroom space hire
* Please Note: our darkroom is presently only set up for Black and White developing/printing
Join us, grab some great gear, and help breathe life back into Colwyn Bay’s only community darkroom.
We can’t wait to welcome you.
As the darkroom prepares for re-opening, details of future workshops/courses will be available on our dedicated DARKROOM page