Following on the tail of proposals in Scotland and Wales that would drastically curtail the powers of the arts councils there comes news of a review in Northern Ireland. Under threat is the UK’s ‘arm’s length’ principle of arts funding […]
The creativity of artists living in Wales is marked by Arts Council Wales’ annual Creative Wales Awards. With over £215,000 offered to nineteen artists across all artforms, these awards provide valuable ‘time out’ to review current practice and research new […]
Arts Council of Wales proposals for distribution of project funding from the National Lottery and Welsh Assembly have been put out for consultation. The new proposals arise from a priority within the council’s corporate plan for 2004-2007 to “streamline and […]
Increased speculation and worry is mounting in the arts in Wales that more cultural quangos will be brought under the direct control of the Welsh Assembly following the announcement that three of the biggest are to be scrapped. First Minister […]
