"Contemporary Temporary Artspace at g39 aims to profile the best British contemporary visual art with an emphasis on Welsh and Wales-based artists and to increase public awareness and understanding of contemporary work".

contemporary temporary artspace is an artist-run initiative providing exhibiting opportunities for unestablished artists and recent graduates. Operating from its base gallery g39, it was set up in 1998 with a cash kick-start from the Arts Council of Wales, the support of local businesses and most of all, the hard labour and determination of Cardiff based artists. By 2003 CTA has brought the work of 206 artists (138 of whom are Welsh or Wales based) in 37 shows to 37,500 people using both dedicated exhibiting spaces such as g39 and temporary venues, profiling the best British contemporary visual art, with an emphasis on installation, photography, video and sculpture.

CTA has been able to extend and continue the running of g39, its dedicated permanent exhibiting space, following a Lottery award from the Arts Council of Wales. By operating from both a permanent and temporary showing spaces, CTA has a continuous identity while simultaneously creating more spontaneous exhibiting possibilities these have included disused shop units, warehouses, billboards and information screens. This gives artists the choice to work with the clean, neutral atmosphere of a conventional white cube or in site-specific situations and disused spaces as fits their working practice. Far from being a limit on the artwork, working site-specifically lends a fresh angle to the production and exhibition of artwork. This in turn changes perceptions of parts of the urban fabric and contributes to the regeneration of derelict, underused or depressed areas of the city.

Based in the centre of Wales' capital city, g39 is ideally placed to act as a conduit for the introduction of interesting work from elsewhere in Wales and further afield. It provides a much-needed link in the Cardiff artscene as an independent intermediary space which has flexibility and sense of experimentation; something that larger, more established spaces cannot so readily maintain. This flexibility is essential for producing experimental work.

This is a unique venture in Wales which is geared towards opportunities for artists, regardless of training or track record - solely on the quality of work and dedication to the project.