Government urged to establish national music education service
Political thinktank says England needs a national music service akin to Wales' to ensure every pupil has access to high-qualit…
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Extended reality arts venue to open in Wales
Wales Millennium Centre has released details of its purpose-built extended reality arts venue, which is scheduled to open on 27 Au…
Arts Council of Wales begins review into funding process
Arts Council of Wales (ACW) has opened a consultation into the way it allocates its funding to arts organisations. Known as The In…
Inclusivity drive for independent music venues launches
Independent music venues will be encouraged to form a national network offering daytime programmes of music-based activities to en…
Wrexham to bid again for UK City of Culture
Wrexham will make another bid for the title of City of Culture in 2029 after recently losing out to Bradford for the 2025 title. M…
National Open Youth Orchestra to launch in Cardiff
The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, BBC National Orchestra of Wales and the National Open Youth Orchestra (NOYO) have an…
National Lottery: DCMS predicts £65m boost for good causes
Good causes set to benefit by at least £65m a year under new contractual arrangements due to begin in 2024.
Welsh Government sets culture and heritage anti-racism targets
Publicly funded organisations in Wales will be required to report diversity figures, lift barriers to cultural participation and m…
Welsh language youth theatre to relaunch
The Welsh Government is investing £1m over the next five years to support the relaunch of the Urdd’s national youth th…
Welsh government defends £4.25m purchase of farm for Green Man festival
Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford has defended the Welsh Government's decision to spend £4.25m on a piece of land for…
Welsh Government announces £750,000 for libraries and museums
More than £750,000 of funding will be provided to help local libraries and museums develop their facilities and services, th…
Wales’ national music plan gets green light
Wales’ first National Plan for Music Education sees funding for music provision trebled, to ensure all children get the…
‘We rise together’
In the third of our series profiling the shortlisted candidates for City of Culture 2025, Ian Bancroft reveals Wrexham as “o…
Cardiff Council leader pledges music festival
Cardiff Council Leader Huw Thomas says he will bring a new music festival to the city if he is reelected in May. The Labour counci…
Unsuccessful City of Culture teams ‘not disappointed’
The legacy of the competition goes beyond the title, those who missed out say.
Wales awards £4.2m in third CRF round
Seventy-one organisations have been awarded a share of £4.2m in the third round of the Culture Recovery Fund in Wales. It br…
Theatr Clwyd refurb gets Welsh Government backing
The Welsh Government is putting £22m towards a green redevelopment of Theatr Clwyd. The three year project for a more energy…
Manifesto for museums in Wales
Local museums in Wales need councils to invest in their culture strategies ahead of this year's election cycle, a manifesto sa…
ACW pursues strategy for Welsh language and arts
The Arts Council of Wales (ACW) is seeking views on the role of Welsh in the arts to form a new strategy. Stakeholders are being i…
Welsh theatre ‘can’t afford’ access for disabled actors
Disabled actors are unable to perform at Theatre Colwyn because Conwy County Council cannot afford a wheelchair lift. The council…
End of restrictions for Welsh venues
Venues in Wales no longer need to ask for Covid passes and legal requirements around the use of face coverings will expire Februar…
North Wales theatre set for £33m refurb
Theatre Clwyd in Mold is set to undergo a £33m refurbishment. Approved and funded by Flintshire County Council, Arts Council…
ACW diversity overhaul to reshape portfolio and leadership
Big changes are coming for Wales' arts funding body after critical reports highlighted gaps in its engagement with ethnic mino…
Wales to withdraw Covid pass from venues
The Welsh Government is set to reduce its Covid restrictions further. From Friday (February 18), a Covid pass will no longer be re…
