Wales

Arts projects will be integral to a series of initiatives involving local communities and aiming to improve quality of life in Wales.

A new five-year strategy abandons artform emphasis and sets out to enable creative professionals to work at their best and connect with the whole of Wales.

It is becoming increasingly less likely that culture and arts services will be able to play a meaningful part in delivering the Government’s ambition of tackling poverty and promoting social justice, the Welsh Local Government Association has warned.

The trend for closing arts services is continuing, with over a third of local authorities in England and Wales left with no arts officer.

ACW’s new five-year strategy rejects single artform strategies, defines the obligations of National companies and pledges to recognise the role of activity that straddles the subsidised and commercial sectors.

An arts-rich approach to teaching could be a “game-changer” for education in Wales, according to a new report.