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Strategic review calls for action to reimagine, rebuild and reinvest in Dance in Wales

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Two people standing in a workshop — Manon Awst and Dylan Huw in the studio in Caernarfon. Photo: Dewi Tannatt Lloyd

Our news15.07.2025

Project led by Manon Awst and Dylan Huw selected to represent Cymru yn Fenis/Wales in Venice 2026

Arts Council of Wales is pleased to announce that Manon Awst and Dylan Huw are to lead the project put forward to represent Wales in Venice as a collateral event at the 61st International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia

Person playing an electronic music instrument with a choir in the background — Llwch a Llechi (Dust and Slate) - a performance by Gwen Sion, BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Cor y Penrhyn which received Create funding. Photo: Polly Thomas

Our news09.07.2025

Arts Council of Wales to restructure National Lottery arts fund in response to arts sector feedback

Our news08.07.2025

Arts Council of Wales undergoes restructure to strengthen sector support

The Arts Council of Wales (ACW) is undergoing an organisational restructure to enhance its support for the arts sector.

Dancers strike a pose on stage under blue lighting — The Night is Darkest Just Before The Dawn 2024 production | National Youth Dance Wales | Choreographer: Yukiko Masui ©Sian Trenberth Photography

Our news02.07.2025

Strategic review calls for action to reimagine, rebuild and reinvest in Dance in Wales

A comprehensive review of dance in Wales has revealed a sector that’s at a pivotal moment in time, one in need of strategic and financial support, while simultaneously providing a roadmap for renewal.

Image of Jess Fishlock in full Welsh kit pained on a pitch

Our news26.06.2025

One Jess. A Thousand Dreams.

Cardiff Pitch Becomes Powerful Tribute to Jess Fishlock And The Power of Representation, In First of Its Kind In Europe.

Opportunities26.06.2025

Pilot project to support Wales’ cultural institutions through the ‘Bydi Cymraeg’

Arts organisations are invited to apply for the pilot project ‘Bydi Cymraeg’.

Our news25.06.2025

Explore, Experiment, Extend: Creative Learning Cymru announce new programme

Arts Council of Wales shares new content of the Creative Learning Cymru programme for the next three years.

Musicians play to a dancing crowd in a festively lit tent, with string lights and a warm, communal atmosphere. — Welsh ceilidh supergroup TwmpDaith performing at the Eisteddfod’s Tŷ Gwerin, the home of music and folk traditions on the Maes. Credit Aled Llywelyn EGC

Our news25.06.2025

Major review highlights opportunities to strengthen traditional music in Wales

A wide-ranging strategic review, commissioned by Arts Council of Wales, sheds new light on the current state of the traditional music sector in Wales and sets out a roadmap to support its growth and sustainability.