ACW temporarily closes two funding streams for review

Arts Council Wales has announced it is pausing two funding schemes targeted at educators and learners for review.

The Go and See and Have a Go funds will close at 12pm on 3 October and reopen on 4 November.

Go and See offers grants up to £1,000 to enable teachers in Welsh state-maintained schools to take learners to see high-quality art in venues across Wales.

Meanwhile, Have a Go aims to facilitate hands-on activities or workshops that focus on the expressive arts with grants of up to £1,500 to state-maintained schools, pupil referral units and arts and cultural organisations in Wales.

In announcing the change, ACW said: "Our popular grants for schools, artists, and arts organisations help support access to high-quality arts activity for learners and teachers and have had a huge impact across Wales.

"We are reviewing both our Go and See and Have a Go grants, and they will be temporarily closed from 12pm on 3 October.

"Please be assured that both schemes will reopen again on Monday 4 November 2024."