Our Supporters

WAHWN is funded by:

Arts Council of Wales

The Arts Council of Wales (ACW) is the funding and development organisation for the arts in Wales. They are an independent charity established by Royal Charter in 1994 whose members are appointed by the Welsh Government. They also distribute National Lottery funding and raise additional money from public and private sector sources.

In September 2017 The Arts Council of Wales published its 5 year Corporate Plan setting out two overriding priorities:-

Promoting Equalities as the foundation of a clear commitment to reach more widely and deeply into all communities across Wales
Strengthening the Capability and Resilience of the sector, enabling creative talent to thrive

View the Arts Council of Wales Corporate Plan 2018-2023

In 2024 WAHWN became an Arts Council Wales Multi Year Funded Organisation.

Baring Foundation

We are grateful to the Baring Foundation for their investment and support for our 2 – year How Ya Doing? Artist wellbeing programme and our Weave conference.

The Baring Foundation is an independent foundation which protects and advances human rights and promotes inclusion. They believe in the role of a strong, independent civil society nationally and internationally. They use their resources to enable civil society to work with people experiencing discrimination and disadvantage and to act strategically to tackle the root causes of injustice and inequality.

Values

Collaboration: we seek to build positive, purposeful partnerships with grant recipients, grantmakers and others in order to work together for socially just change.

Creativity and flexibility: we use our funds to strengthen civil society, responding creatively, flexibly and pragmatically.

National Lottery Communities Fund

We are grateful to the National Lottery Communities Fund for supporting our pan Wales Creative Health Market Places through Awards for All Wales fund.

Thanks to National Lottery players, NLCF plan to distribute at least £4 billion of funding by 2030. Supporting projects that will create resilient communities that are more inclusive and environmentally sustainable. Projects that will strengthen society and improve lives across the UK.

About Us