Is it the eleventh hour for the arts in Wales?
Authors(s), Creator(s) and Contributors: Heledd Fychan
Publication Date: 13/08/2025
Categories: Articles / Interviews
Introduction
Article by Heledd Fychan.
"That’s the question I’ve been asking myself as Plaid Cymru’s spokesperson for culture given the precarious situation facing the arts and culture sectors in Wales, and how a Plaid Cymru government would seek to reverse it. Being at the National Eisteddfod this week in Wrexham, one of the largest cultural festivals in Europe, I’ve seen all kinds of art forms of the highest quality enjoyed by all. It would be easy to forget that there was a crisis. Wales is undoubtedly culturally rich and there are many companies, individuals and organisations in Wales doing incredibly innovative work in so many different fields. But after over a decade of underinvestment and cuts from the Labour Welsh Government – a 17 per cent real terms reduction in revenue funding for culture and sport between 2014-15 and 2024-25 – culture and the arts have been treated as nice to haves for far too long."
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