Welsh National Opera appoints new chair
MEDWIN HUGHES will lead the board of Welsh National Opera, taking up the post in autumn when current chair YVETTE VAUGHA…
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Welsh minister defends inclusive culture priorities amid ‘dystopian agenda’ claims
The Welsh Minister for Culture has defended the launch of new cultural priorities for Wales amid criticism from opposition parties…
Welsh National Opera musicians accept deal after part-time proposals dropped
Musicians from the Welsh National Opera (WNO) orchestra have said that they are putting a year of industrial action behind them af…
New members appointed to Arts Council of Wales
The Arts Council of Wales has announced eight new members to its voluntary governing council. The new members are senior lecturer…
Welsh government invests in new arts centre
The Welsh government has awarded £780,000 to Swansea Council to help turn a long-term vacant building into a new arts and culture…
Arts Council Wales announces immediate funding increases
Arts organisations that receive multi-year support from Arts Council Wales (ACW) will receive an additional 3.5% in funding for th…
Sheen’s Welsh National Theatre reveals chief executive
SHARON GILBURD has been named as the chief executive of the new Welsh National Theatre company, joining artistic director MICHAEL…
WNO chorus votes to renew industrial action
Equity members of the Welsh National Opera’s (WNO) chorus have voted to renew their mandate for industrial action in a dispute o…
Arts Council Wales to consider funding shake-up for large-scale theatre
A review into support for English language theatre in Wales has proposed changes to the way large-scale productions in the country…
Visitor attraction numbers draw closer to pre-pandemic levels
Visitor numbers to the UK’s leading attractions reached 157.2 million in 2024, according to figures published by the Association…
Welsh National Opera chorus to continue industrial action
Welsh National Opera (WNO) chorus members have voted unanimously in favour of further action short of strike as negotiations with…
Welsh government unveils extra £4.4m for arts, culture and publishing
The Welsh government has announced an additional £4.4m to support the arts, culture and publishing sectors in 2025-2026. The extr…
Opera company calls council grant ‘a lifeline’
Mid Wales Opera (MWO) has credited an arts transition and resilience grant from Powys County Council with saving the company from…
Welsh Culture Minister refutes claims of ‘crisis’ in the country’s arts sector
The Welsh government’s culture committee has said it has “significant concerns” about whether Wales’ Culture Minister Jack…
Cardiff University to axe 400 academic staff and close its music course
Cardiff University has announced plans to cut 400 academic staff jobs and close a number of courses entirely, including music. The…
Welsh government urged to introduce ‘preventative’ spending for culture
Welsh government budgets should include a “preventative” category of spending that recognises the value of culture in improving ph…
Michael Sheen to lead new national theatre for Wales
A new national theatre for Wales will be established by actor Michael Sheen following the closure of National Theatre of Wales las…
Welsh arts workers facing ‘unsustainable pressure’
The Welsh performing arts sector has reached a “critical tipping point” as ongoing funding cuts place “unsustainable pressur…
Pilot scheme to encourage ‘risk taking’ music promoters launches
A new funding programme designed to mitigate the financial risk associated with promoting grassroots music events has launched in…
National Theatre Wales ‘ceases to exist’ as company adopts new model after grant cut
National Theatre Wales (NTW) will no longer exist in its current form following the loss of its core funding from Arts Council Wal…
Who leads the UK’s arts councils?
After a year of change across the government and arts councils of the UK, here’s a handy, end-of-year round up of the current chai…
Cardiff’s National Museum hit by ‘major flooding’ – again
The National Museum in Cardiff has been hit by flooding again due to recent heavy rain, a hearing of the Welsh Senedd’s culture co…
Welsh arts budget rise won’t heal sector’s ‘gaping wound’
Arts organisations in Wales have tentatively welcomed the country’s draft budget for the next financial year as a positive first s…
Welsh arts get ‘disappointing’ uplift in ‘optimistic budget’
The Welsh government has allocated the culture sector an additional £6m in its draft budget proposal for 2025-2026, following an…
