Welsh National Opera chorus to continue industrial action
Welsh National Opera (WNO) chorus members have voted unanimously in favour of further action short of strike as negotiations with…
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Welsh government unveils extra £4.4m for arts, culture and publishing
The Welsh government has announced an additional £4.4m to support the arts, culture and publishing sectors in 2025-2026. The extr…
Opera company calls council grant ‘a lifeline’
Mid Wales Opera (MWO) has credited an arts transition and resilience grant from Powys County Council with saving the company from…
Welsh Culture Minister refutes claims of ‘crisis’ in the country’s arts sector
The Welsh government’s culture committee has said it has “significant concerns” about whether Wales’ Culture Minister Jack…
Cardiff University to axe 400 academic staff and close its music course
Cardiff University has announced plans to cut 400 academic staff jobs and close a number of courses entirely, including music. The…
Welsh government urged to introduce ‘preventative’ spending for culture
Welsh government budgets should include a “preventative” category of spending that recognises the value of culture in improving ph…
Michael Sheen to lead new national theatre for Wales
A new national theatre for Wales will be established by actor Michael Sheen following the closure of National Theatre of Wales las…
Welsh arts workers facing ‘unsustainable pressure’
The Welsh performing arts sector has reached a “critical tipping point” as ongoing funding cuts place “unsustainable pressur…
Pilot scheme to encourage ‘risk taking’ music promoters launches
A new funding programme designed to mitigate the financial risk associated with promoting grassroots music events has launched in…
National Theatre Wales ‘ceases to exist’ as company adopts new model after grant cut
National Theatre Wales (NTW) will no longer exist in its current form following the loss of its core funding from Arts Council Wal…
Who leads the UK’s arts councils?
After a year of change across the government and arts councils of the UK, here’s a handy, end-of-year round up of the current chai…
Cardiff’s National Museum hit by ‘major flooding’ – again
The National Museum in Cardiff has been hit by flooding again due to recent heavy rain, a hearing of the Welsh Senedd’s culture co…
Welsh arts budget rise won’t heal sector’s ‘gaping wound’
Arts organisations in Wales have tentatively welcomed the country’s draft budget for the next financial year as a positive first s…
Welsh arts get ‘disappointing’ uplift in ‘optimistic budget’
The Welsh government has allocated the culture sector an additional £6m in its draft budget proposal for 2025-2026, following an…
Welsh council offers artists affordable studios to rent
A project run by a town council in Wales has given artists the opportunity to rent affordable studios. Penarth Council’s West Ho…
Anthem Music Fund Wales appoints new chair
EMYR AFAN has been announced as the new chair of Anthem Music Fund Wales, succeeding DAVID ALSTON, who established the charity in…
Arts Council Wales to receive £1m new funding
That Welsh government has announced that arts and cultural organisations will receive £1m in new funding in this financial year,…
Papertrail Theatre announces new co-leadership model
Papertrail Theatre has unveiled a new co-leadership model with JONNY COTSEN appointed as co-creative director to work alongside fo…
Economic value of creative industries in Wales rises
The economic value of the creative industries in Wales came to £1.52bn in 2023, statistics published by the Welsh government show…
Arts Council of Wales shares plan for climate action
Arts Council of Wales (ACW) has published its first plan for climate justice and the arts. The plan sets the vision of arts playin…
Welsh National Opera chorus strike postponed again following talks progress
The union representing chorus members of Welsh National Opera (WNO) has said that while they have made enough progress in talks ov…
Millennium Centre launches digital-first performance venue
Wales Millennium Centre (WMC) has unveiled plans for a digital-first performance venue as well as facilities for production, rehea…
Chief executive announced for Welsh castle redevelopment
JESS MAHONEY has been appointed chief executive of the Cyfarthfa Foundation, a charitable organisation aiming to revamp Cyfarthfa…
Welsh government grants additional funding for the arts
Arts Council Wales (ACW) has announced that it has been granted funding from the Welsh government to protect jobs and strengthen r…
