Posts Tagged ‘arts policy’

A good news day for the arts?

A good news day for the arts?

The Arts Council Wales of Wales recently announced their funding plans for the year ahead. Was is a good day for the arts in Wales as was suggested?

The arts are at the heart of society – big or otherwise

The arts are at the heart of society – big or otherwise

Squeezing arts funding in Wales will cause irrepairable damage. In times of austerity, the Welsh Assembly Government has a duty to at least maintain core funding

The idea made flesh: Birth of a National Theatre

The idea made flesh: Birth of a National Theatre

National Library? Check. National University? Tick. National Museum? You bet. National Theatre? At last

Oh! What a lovely store

Oh! What a lovely store

Many of Wales’s most important theatre venues are benefiting from public money, while others are in clear need. Without venues that are fit-for-purpose, the national threatre companies that took so long to establish will not be able to reach audiences