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Wales considers creativity-focused curriculum

by Liz Hill

An arts-rich approach to teaching could be a ‘game-changer’ for education in Wales, according to a new report commissioned by the Welsh government and led by Arts Council Wales’ Chair Dai Smith.

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Open dialogue and the arts – What Next?

by Liz Hill

An open dialogue between arts practitioners, public funders and the public is vital in developing the arts for the benefit of the wider community, says Arts Professional Editor Liz Hill.

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A fair share – direct funding for individual artists from UK arts councils

by Dany Louise

The key finding of this study reveals that shockingly few individual artists apply for funding in their own right, and even fewer are successful. What this means is that there is little direct funding being given to artists to pursue and develop their own projects, under their own control – under 20% of available funding for the visual arts in England, 14% for Northern Ireland and around 18% for Scotland and Wales in 2009-2010.

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A new landscape for Wales

by a-n Editorial

In December 2010 the Arts Council of Wales announced its new portfolio of revenue clients. From 116 existing clients more than thirty were lost. Five months on we asked the sector what the impact has been and how the visual arts in Wales has reacted, and what England might anticipate following last month’s ACE announcements.

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A new landscape for Wales

by a-n Research

Short sector commentary on Arts Council Wales review of revenue-funded clients in December 2010. Included as an early effect of the 2008 “credit crunch” and the resulting “austerity” programme which resulted in significant changes to cultural policy and cuts to arts funding across the UK.

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Funding cuts for arts in Wales

by David Drake

It’s a peculiar sign of the times that the announcement by the Arts Council of Wales at their annual conference today of a 4% cut to the arts over three years was greeted by the audience of arts professionals with enthusiastic applause and pats on the back all round for securing such a good settlement from the Wales Assembly Government.

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Artists taking the lead

by a-n Editorial

From over 2,000 entries, 59 projects were shortlisted for Artists Taking the Lead. Artists get a

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Anthony Shapland
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Room to breathe

by Susan Jones

Sixteen professional artists from across the arts disciplines received a Creative Wales Award from The Arts Council of Wales (ACW) in March.

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Genio Malvedo
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Creative Wales

by a-n Editorial

Michael Cousin is one of five visual artists to receive a major Creative Wales award in the 2006/7 round.

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Future arts funding in Wales

by Susan Jones

The Arts Council of Wales has welcomed the proposed creation of a Strategy Board under the Chairmanship of the Minister.

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Arts, health and well-being debated

by Susan Jones

The Arts Council of is hosting a conference on Arts, Health and Well-being in Wales on 5 December with the overall aim of presenting and discussing a Draft Strategy for Arts, Health and Well-being.

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All change?

by Paul Stone

Following the recent questioning of the relationship between Arts Council England and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, in the light of the publication of the ACE Peer Review at the end of 2005 (see Comment in February a-n Magazine), challenges have been presented to the Scottish and Welsh arts councils that threaten to undermine their continued ‘arm’s length’ relationship with the Government.

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