Vaccine passport extended to Welsh theatres and cinemas
The Senedd has voted to make Covid vaccine passports a condition of entry to theatres and cinemas in Wales from Monday (Novem…
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Online opera course to take students ‘behind the scenes’
A new online initiative for opera lovers from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama (RWCMD) aims to shed light on the…
City of Culture 2025 a ‘springboard’ regardless of longlist
The challenge now for some of the latecomers will be completing years' worth of planning in weeks.
‘Re-veiling’ commemorates the truth of statues
We often don’t notice statues of people, but they are part of our cultural history. Who are they? Why are they there? And wh…
Swansea Council opens £50k Cultural Fund
Swansea Council has opened a £50,000 Cultural Fund to help its local arts and culture sector bounce back from…
Covid-19 crushed Swansea’s City of Culture plan
Swansea Council says the pandemic changed its plans to enter the UK City of Culture 2025 contest. The city bid for the title…
Police investigate Theatr Ardudwy reopening
North Wales Police are investigating the planned reopening of Theatre Ardudwy in Harlech after workers alleged being emp…
Wales’ arts funders ‘shouldn’t force white-led organisations to diversify’
A report commissioned by the Arts Council of Wales says it is entrenched in white supremacy and has ignored calls for change….
City of Culture 2025 contest attracts explosion of interest
Adding a seventh city to the longlist of bidders who will receive funding would allow more places to "complete their jou…
Wales to establish National Music Service in schools
The Welsh Government says it will deliver the long-awaited scheme to “make sure that lack of money will no longer be a…
Theatre to deliver council’s music services in groundbreaking deal
Permanent employment for 17 more musicians and a wider programme of music activity will stem from the transfer of Flintshire Music…
£10.7m arts and culture funding for Wales
New bids for funding won't be accepted as the Welsh Government prioritises existing applications.
Welsh Recovery funding throws a lifeline to 95% of applicants
Organisations put forward “a strong case for support”, leading to a total of £20m in allocations.
Welsh freelancers’ fund closed in an hour
High demand for the first come, first served fund forced its early closure, to the panic of those who missed out.
Wales to launch £7m freelancer fund
A final tranche of Welsh Government emergency funding will be reserved for up to 12,800 creatives – but the Culture Minister…
‘Cultural contract’ to be condition of Welsh emergency funding
The Welsh Government will require organisations to commit to fair pay rates, but has not responded to calls for a universal basic…
On equal footing
The experience of running participatory work online has led Theatr Clwyd to rethink the whole concept of ‘reach’. Let&…
Welsh Culture and Race Taskforce launched
The collective seeks to influence decision makers and put race at the forefront of the sector’s recovery, but the Arts Counc…
Arts and health partners in a post-Covid world
Delivering arts and health services digitally can extend access for some, but others are excluded. Nesta Lloyd-Jones looks at the…
Announcement of reopening brings little cheer to music and theatre
Although museums and galleries in England and Scotland can prepare to reopen, the performing arts remain in lockdown and fea…
‘Equality, diversity and social justice’ must follow the crisis, says Arts Council
The sector is “on its knees”, the Arts Council of Wales tells a Senedd committee, and invites the arts community to co…
Digital delivery at the forefront of Wales’ drive to embed arts in schools
Funding for creativity has been renewed in the run-up to a new cross-disciplinary curriculum in Wales that will see Expressive Art…
Covid-19: Funders reveal plans for the survival of the sector
£11m for Scotland, £7m for Wales and £1m for Northern Ireland as their arts councils announce plans to support o…
Arts Council of Wales: ‘Don’t tell us you’re underfunded’
Welsh arts organisations have been told to model for a 10% funding cut amid the council’s drive to reach new audiences.
