Llais y Lle (‘the voice of place’) is intended to support creative individuals to work with particular communities to develop the use and widen the ownership of the Welsh language.
The fund is available for individuals, or a group of people, who are passionate about the Welsh language and who have experience of working creatively with communities through the medium of Welsh. Applicants will be asked to consider submitting projects which have at their heart the Welsh language and work with communities.
The fund will be open for applications between 11 January 2023 and 8 February 2023. Members of the decision panel are Welsh-speaking and the Arts Council of Wales encourages applicants to submit their application in Welsh. Details of how to apply can be found here.
The Arts Council of Wales’ Welsh Language Enabler will be holding information sessions about the fund on 16 January 2023 at 2pm and 6pm. You can book a place here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/489381592517
Llais y Lle was made possible thanks to the generosity of National Lottery players.
The fund has been designed with the Welsh Arts Consortium to strengthen the relationships of the creative Welsh-language community. We encourage applications from creative individuals who know communities and their needs and who are aware of the opportunities to grow the Welsh language with their collaboration. There is a lot of creative work already going on in our communities and a lot of individuals who would not consider themselves as artists are doing that work. We will welcome requests from those creative individuals as well as from experienced artists. We will collect, share and learn throughout the the scheme and use that information to make further plans. It is a unique and exciting opportunity. We encourage people to give it a go.
Einir Sion, Welsh Language Enabler, Arts Council of Wales.