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Anthem Music Fund Wales
Funders & Policy Makers, Arts Organisation Representative | Location: North East Wales, North West Wales, Mid Wales, South East Wales, South West Wales
Anthem’s vision is a Wales in which music can empower every young life. Music is a potent creative force for young people that feeds self-expression, personal development and wellbeing. Anthem enables access to music and nurtures diverse talent to take the next steps to musical careers.
Website | Email | 07966 450299
Will Tregaskes
Funders & Policy Makers, Arts Organisation Representative | Location: North East Wales, North West Wales, Mid Wales, South East Wales, South West Wales
Arts & Business Cymru promotes, enables, develops and sustains mutually beneficial partnerships between business and the arts. The Arts Development team works with our members across Wales to support skill development and income generation. Interested? Email us for a introduction to A&B Cymru
Mid Wales Arts Centre
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: Mid Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Performance Art, Participatory Art, Painting, Photography, Music, Dance, Illustration, Installation Art, Sculpture, Mixed Media, Audio Video, Spoken Word, Poetry, Ceramic
A highly successful Arts Centre, good access, in the middle of Wales. 3 large galleries, studios and pottery, sculpture trails and outdoor classroom. 9 regular clubs a week for the community, clay, tai chi, yoga, art talks plus workshops and events aimed at health, well being and art education.
Website | Email | 07970671819
Pen and Paper Theatre
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: Mid Wales, South East Wales, South West Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Performance Art, Participatory Art, Painting, Photography, Music, Theatre, Dance, Illustration, Installation Art, Sculpture, Mixed Media, Audio Video, Spoken Word, Poetry, Literature, Mosaic, Ceramic, Digital, Animation
We at Pen and Paper Theatre Co. believe “Creativity for Everyone and with Everyone!” Standing firmly behind our beliefs, we creatively liberate our communities to Explore, Express and Exceed through arts, performance and theatre.
Website | Email | 07751302705
Jordan Wilcox-Forse
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: South East Wales, South West Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Performance Art, Participatory Art, Theatre, Mixed Media, Audio Video, Spoken Word, Literature
A Creative Practioner Excited about Arts, Wellbeing and Education
Website | Email | 07751302705
Paul Midgley
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: Mid Wales, South East Wales, South West Wales
Area of Art: Participatory Art, Music, Mixed Media, Audio Video, Spoken Word, Digital
I have run Interactive Music workshops & events for over 25 years. Developed a large scale festival (over 50k attendance over a weekend) and won a Special Award for community development. I am keen to move to Wales and bring skills and experience. I am also a Wellbeing Mentor for a local council.
Website | Email | 07932 448627
Y Ty Celf - The Art House
Arts Organisation Representative | Location: South West Wales
Y Ty Celf is a CIC based in Llanelli, we are collective of 12 artists & our mission is to bring art to the heart of the community. A creative hub that houses a gallery, artist studio & workshop, providing a creative space for diverse groups i.e. Living with Dementia, MIND YP, POBL & our community.
Website | Email | 07854003327
Innerconnect
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: South West Wales
Area of Art: Performance Art, Participatory Art, Music, Dance, Digital
Inner Connect promotes health & well-being using ancient high-quality arts like Indian music, yoga, and meditation.The session has long-term health benefits and is designed to enrich diverse communities using the engagement of the participants. It involves body movements, body rhythms, music making.
Website | Email | 07585953530
Stephanie Cross
Arts Organisation Representative | Location: South West Wales
I am the Project Manager for The VC Gallery - an arts and mental health charity that provide arts workshops that support recovery from ill mental health and reduce isolation.My role focuses on the running of our two community hubs, working with artists to deliver services and applying for funds.
Website | Email | 07852718210
Operasonic
Operasonic inspires people to access, develop and share their creativity through music so that everyone living, working or arriving in our city knows they are welcome and valued We create opportunities for people to use their creative power to tell stories and open up music for self-expression.
Website | Email | 07785947823
Citrus Arts
Arts Organisation Representative | Location: South East Wales
A circus and outdoor arts company in Hopkinstown, Pontypridd. We run circus and aerial classes, community creative workshops, citizenship projects and stunning annual outdoor circus and arts spectaculars! We involve our community in everything we do.
Website | Email | 07785947823
Onismo Muhlanga
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers, Researchers | Location: South East Wales, South West Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Performance Art, Participatory Art, Music, Theatre, Dance, Mixed Media, Audio Video, Spoken Word, Poetry, Digital
A Zimbabwean born creative and art curator based in Newport. My visual language is informed by my own journey, and interest for ritual and memory. My holistic creative approach combines youth work education with creative art media, poetic justice, visual representation & digital virtual performance.
Website | Email | 07879247137
Steve Swindon
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: North East Wales, North West Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Photography, Music, Illustration, Installation Art, Mixed Media, Audio Video, Spoken Word, Poetry, Literature, Digital, Animation
Priding itself on accessibility and inclusivity TAPE has been providing high-quality, inclusive. supportive, person-led opportunities since 2008. TAPE’s delivery offers people the chance to explore and develop their creativity.
Website | Email | 01492512109
Jon Dafydd-Kidd
Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care, Arts Organisation Representative | Location: South East Wales
Jon is a Theatre Maker, Head of PAWB (Participation) at Hijinx Theatre and Transformational Coach & NLP Practitioner. He is the International Rep for ASSITEJ UK, and an Executive Committee Member for ASSITEJ International, and ex-Chair of the International Inclusive Arts Network.
Catherine Nunn
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative | Location: Mid Wales
Area of Art: Music
We run sessions for individuals and groups who may be isolated in their communities, need to find common ground, or would benefit from the health and well-being properties that music has. We want to offer Music Anywhere to enhance people's lives, because we believe that music makes us better.
KIRAN Cymru
Health & Social Care, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers, Researchers | Location: South East Wales
KIRAN Cymru is a non-political and non-religious grassroots organisation in Wales promoting well-being by connecting people from diverse communities through different forms of arts. All of our activities are free and open to all. Our activities include workshops on Music, Drums, Arts, Theatre etc.
Website | Email | 07547254093
Lauren Heckler
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers, Local Authorities & Public Services, Researchers | Location: South East Wales, South West Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Performance Art, Participatory Art, Photography, Dance, Illustration, Installation Art, Sculpture, Mixed Media, Audio Video, Digital, Animation
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Hollie J Withers
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Local Authorities & Public Services | Location: Mid Wales, South East Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Performance Art, Participatory Art, Painting, Photography, Theatre, Illustration, Installation Art, Mixed Media, Audio Video, Digital, Animation
An experienced TV Art Director specialising in illustration, props & graphics. Links to Cardiff Uni Researchers. Experienced in organising comms & admin, & co-creating engaging teaching projects/products @YLab. I am interested in supporting communities, mental health & conservation through art
Website | Email | 07727871706
NoFit State Circus
Arts Organisation Representative | Location: South East Wales
NoFit State is the UK’s leading large-scale contemporary circus company. We produce Big Top touring productions, we deliver a significant sector development programme and through our creative community programme, we inspire people from some of the most deprived and marginalised communities.
Shaun Keddy
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: South East Wales
Area of Art: Music
Shaun is the founder of Wales Ukulele Project. The Wales Ukulele Project was founded to combat loneliness in Wales through the use of the ukulele. Bringing people together through music and an accessible instrument. Shaun aims to get ukuleles in libraries and schools to help support wellbeing.
Website | Email | 07747425035
Catrin Ann Rogers
Arts Organisation Representative | Location: South East Wales
I'm an arts communications consultant & PR and have worked with several arts organisations in Wales, large and small, for almost 15 years. I'm also a Counselling Skills student, currently studying for a Level 3 Counselling Certificate at Cardiff & Vale College.
Website | Email | 07812190264
Catrin Ann Rogers
Arts Organisation Representative | Location: South East Wales
I'm an arts communications consultant, and have worked in the sector in Wales (primarily theatre) for almost 15 years. I'm also a part-time counselling student, currently studying for Level 3 Counselling Skills.
Website | Email | 07812190264
Laura Rowan Bradshaw
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative | Location: South East Wales
Area of Art: Participatory Art, Music, Mixed Media, Audio Video
Trained at RWCMD as flautist, composer. Became interested in Community Arts. Trained via CMW 1992 and now use creativity for health wellbeing, participation etc. Recent outdoor commission with Green Spaces Dark Skies Gower. MD of Oasis One World Choir, Mind , Zoom, video resources: Cultural Cwtsh
Website | Email | 07910570824
The Body Hotel
Health & Social Care, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: South East Wales
Wales-based dance movement psychotherapy social enterprise focusing on movement as a tool for employee wellbeing. We aim to provide a safe-space for self care to those working in demanding professions, assisting their professional development and engaging with under-represented communities.
Website | Email | 07787034072
Nicola Edwards
Arts Organisation Representative | Location: South East Wales
I am the programme manager at Awen cultural Trust. We work to help people's well being by bringing cultural experiences to communities in Bridgend, Blaenau Gwent and Rhondda Cynon Taf. I am passionate about outreach work and also the power of bringing people together through artistic practices
Natasha Borton
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Researchers | Location: North East Wales
Area of Art: Performance Art, Participatory Art, Theatre, Spoken Word, Poetry, Literature, Other
A Community Artist, Activist and Advocate, I specialise in writing and performance as a spoken word artist, creative producer and facilitator. I particularly enjoy working through co-creation and providing accessible cultural experiences within communities.
Website | Email | 07938772092
COBRA Music Studios
Arts Organisation Representative | Location: South East Wales
Based in the Riverfront Theatre, COBRA Music Studios are a contemporary recording studio for traditional styles of music. We work predominantly with small ensembles and soloists at the studio, and are specialists in on-location recording, working with choirs, brass bands and orchestral ensembles.
Website | Email | 07555436644
Ticky Lowe, Making Sense Community Interest Company
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: North East Wales, North West Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Participatory Art, Painting, Installation Art, Sculpture, Mixed Media
A creative, sensory and playful approach to delivering workshops for the very young and their grown ups, people living with dementia and care staff, people with learning disabilities and support staff. We work with arts and cultural venues to create interactive, sensory workshops and resources.
Website | Email | 07717756385
Simon Morris
Arts Organisation Representative | Location: North East Wales, North West Wales, Mid Wales, South East Wales, South West Wales
I have worked in senior arts development roles within creative organisations for 23+ years and I'm passionate about their value to support positive change in their communities. I've also had spells working as a freelance visual artist myself and as a lecturer at various universities and colleges.
Website | Email | 07790388561
Laura Reynolds
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative | Location: South West Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Participatory Art, Painting, Illustration, Installation Art, Mixed Media, Literature, Mosaic, Ceramic, Other
Freelance visual artist working with communities, education, individuals and businesses in the South Wales area and across the UK. Founder director of AMCO. (Applied Artists + Makers Co) grassroots community arts and virtual studios pilot project for Mother Artists.
Website | Email | 07857339351
RAW-i Studios
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: North East Wales, North West Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Painting, Mixed Media, Spoken Word, Poetry
RAW-i can provide:- Art workshops for all ages (in person and virtually) Community Art Commissions Teaching Arts Award, all levels (in person and virtually) Masterclasses and consultancy in blended learning and remote education Google and Prezi Certified Trainer Mental Health First Aider
Website | Email | 07447496555
Tracy Jones & The Denbigh Workshop
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: North East Wales, North West Wales
Area of Art: Performance Art, Participatory Art, Theatre, Spoken Word, Poetry, Literature
Tracy trained LIPA, is an Actor with 20 years of performing experience, and creative practitioner. The Denbigh Workshop is a Community Arts Charity to work with people of all ages in Wales creating bespoke training, workshops, projects & productions. We Act, Teach, Perform & Educate.
Website | Email | 07940937848
Volcano Theatre Company
Arts Organisation Representative | Location: South West Wales
Volcano is an energetic, responsive arts company that moves quickly to make things happen, inspiring others and setting big ideas in motion collaborating with local communities to enable and encourage community participation in the arts whilst developing key life skills.
Website | Email | 01792 464790
Emily Wilkinson
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: North East Wales, North West Wales, Mid Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Performance Art, Participatory Art, Painting, Dance, Illustration, Installation Art, Mixed Media, Audio Video, Spoken Word, Poetry, Literature, Digital
I am a multimedia artist and wellness practitioner based in Llangollen, As a creative I blend art forms, make experiences and courses with communities and groups. I work on arts and wellbeing projects, and teach yoga and movement.
Website | Email | 07540246541
Tanio
Arts Organisation Representative | Location: South East Wales
At Tanio (meaning ‘to spark’ or ‘ignite’ in Welsh) we are an organisation committed to providing access to a range of creative activities and interventions to different communities. Our work aims to develop skills, confidence and self-esteem through creative practices and community work.
Website | Email | 01656 729246
April Heade
Arts Organisation Representative | Location: South East Wales
I am a Producer in the Programmes & Engagement department of Welsh National Opera with a specific focus on our growing arts and health programme.
Emma M Price Co Director at Studio Response
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative | Location: North East Wales, North West Wales, Mid Wales, South East Wales, South West Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Performance Art, Participatory Art, Painting, Photography, Music, Theatre, Illustration, Installation Art, Sculpture, Mixed Media, Audio Video, Spoken Word, Poetry, Literature, Digital, Animation, Other
At Studio Response we believe that artists can positively enrich the quality of our public spaces especially in healthcare settings. We curate and commission integrated arts programme that creatively engage with people, place and culture to promote health and well-being in their environment.
Website | Email | 7713150166
Daniel KilBride
Area of Art: Participatory Art, Music, Mixed Media, Other
As well as a traditional musician from Wales, I'm the Director of Trac Cymru, Wales' national development body for our traditional arts. We specialise in growing participation in our songs, dances, tunes and customs for amateurs and professionals working in both English and Cymraeg all over Wales.
Ffotogallery
Arts Organisation Representative | Location: South East Wales
Since its formation in 1978, Ffotogallery has been at the forefront of new developments in photography and lens-based media in Wales and beyond, encouraging public understanding of and deeper engagement with photography and its value to society.
Website | Email | 02920341667
Kira Withers-Jones
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative | Location: South East Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Participatory Art
After many years working as a textile artist and arts facilitator Kira is now Service User Engagement Officer for Inside Out Cymru, a charity that provides creativity for wellbeing sessions in South East Wales. She still teaches and creates her own work on a part-time basis.
Website | Email | 07973539026
Radiate Arts CIC
Arts Organisation Representative | Location: Mid Wales
Based at Llyn Clywedog, in the beautiful setting of the Cambrian Mountains, Radiate Arts are passionate about arts and creativity for health and wellbeing. We connect with artists and organisations to offer community arts, health and educational programmes, social prescribing and outdoor arts.
Website | Email | 07860 609991
Jain Boon
Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: South East Wales
Area of Art: Participatory Art, Theatre
Jain is an award-winning ACE Aware and Trauma Informed theatre professional with over 30 years’ experience of co-producing theatre and art that places people’s experience of adversity and trauma, centre stage, with the aim of reducing stigma and isolation.
heulwen bond
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: South East Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Participatory Art, Painting, Photography, Theatre, Literature
through my design training, have developed in many areas. window display,visual merchandising and interior design. im an avid photographer and have a part time sewingalterations service home based. im very interested in all art and art therapy
Website | Email | 07977462693
CARAD Community Arts Rhayader And District
CARAD, (Community Arts Rhayader And District,) is an independent charity working in the field of arts and heritage. CARAD runs Rhayader Museum and Gallery.
Website | Email | 01597810561
PuppetSoup
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative | Location: North East Wales, North West Wales, Mid Wales, South East Wales, South West Wales
Area of Art: Performance Art, Participatory Art, Theatre, Installation Art, Other
PuppetSoup is a five star multi award winning Wales based theatre company that creates ‘Puppetry. For everyone’. We offer shows and workshops and also run community events and projects. We collaborated with the NHS to make the Award Winning 'Fix Freddie!' and hope to make new partnerships
Website | Email | 07528576068
The Stormz Community For Musical Arts
Arts Organisation Representative | Location: South East Wales
Area of Art: Music
Our vision is that through the Power of Music we can create a community that is richly fulfilling for its members. A place where music, friends and memories are made. A Community that builds self-esteem, reduces isolation and has a profoundly positive effect on Wellbeing.
Website | Email | 0330 2290955
Lance Phillips
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: South West Wales
Area of Art: Participatory Art, Photography, Theatre, Mixed Media, Audio Video, Digital
We specialise in immersive digital storytelling with neuro-diverse content creators underpinned by our values of social inclusion, wellbeing, environmental sustainability, and co-creation.
Clary Saddler Forget-Me-Not-Productions
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers, Researchers | Location: South East Wales
Area of Art: Performance Art, Participatory Art, Music, Theatre, Dance, Mixed Media, Audio Video, Spoken Word, Poetry, Literature, Digital, Animation
Forget-Me-Not-Productions is a reputable, high quality, inclusive arts and assistive technology organisation based in Wales. We develop high quality inclusive arts projects and education & reminiscence workshops across the UK. We specialise in working with people with complex physical disabilities.
Website | Email | 07977383007
PuppetSoup
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: North East Wales, North West Wales, Mid Wales, South East Wales, South West Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Performance Art, Participatory Art, Theatre, Installation Art, Mixed Media, Other
PuppetSoup is a five star multi award winning Wales based theatre company that creates ‘Puppetry. For everyone’. We offer shows and workshops and also run community events and projects. We collaborated with the NHS to make the Award Winning 'Fix Freddie!' and are hope to make new partnerships
Website | Email | 07528576068
ruby maddock
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: South West Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Participatory Art, Mixed Media, Spoken Word
Education and community arts programme coordinator. Currently working for Tate in the community partnerships and regeneration team.
cARTrefu - Age Cymru
Health & Social Care, Arts Organisation Representative | Location: North East Wales, North West Wales, Mid Wales, South East Wales, South West Wales
cARTrefu is Age Cymru’s flagship arts in care homes project that has been running since 2015, with funding from Baring Foundation and Arts Council Wales. The aim of the project is to improve the provision of creative activity in care homes and develop artist’s skills in running these sessions.
Louise Richards
Arts Organisation Representative | Location: South East Wales
Louise Richards is Community Participation Manager, Literature Wales. Her focus is on social inclusion - working with under-represented and marginalised groups to discover, address and give voice to community concerns through creative writing activity.
Stephanie Roberts
Arts Organisation Representative, Researchers | Location: South East Wales, South West Wales
I work with the art collections at National Museum Cardiff. Our work around health and wellbeing is close to my heart, especially after experiencing chronic illness myself. Formerly Paintings in Hospitals co-ordinator for south Wales, I am now studying a doctorate in Health Studies at Cardiff.
Mark Smith
I run an arts and media social enterprise 'Sixty Six / Ninety Nine' that has a primary focus on suicide prevention and awareness. I'm currently working with the Mental Health Foundation and Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB. (May 2020) I'm the co-founder of the Welsh Mental Health Arts Festival.
Celf-Able
Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: Mid Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Participatory Art, Painting, Photography, Installation Art, Mixed Media, Mosaic, Ceramic
Celf-Able is an inclusive art group run by disabled artists in Powys. We are disabled- and artist-led, but open to all ages and abilities, artists and people who just want to have a go at art. We meet in Newtown, Machynlleth, Welshpool, Llanfair Caereinion and Caersws.
Website | Email | 01938 810058
Lara Ward
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative | Location: South East Wales
Area of Art: Dance
I'm an older people's project worker and practitioner for Motion Control Dance, in Barry and across the Vale of Glamorgan. We are currently delivering movement sessions in Care Homes and Day Centres, focused on improving health and well-being and increasing participation levels and mobility.
Website | Email | 07545 562524
Aimee's Friday Art Group
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative | Location: North West Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Painting, Illustration, Sculpture, Mixed Media
16/01/15 was the first ever Aimee’s Friday art group held at The Artisans Collective in Prestatyn. Our aim is to bring people together, share ideas, techniques, socialise, make arts/crafts, have fun & enhance lives through art.The group is open to anyone regardless of artistic ability or experience
Website | Email | 07541039703
Bryn Jones
Health & Social Care, Arts Organisation Representative | Location: Mid Wales
I spent 13 yrs working with the arts in Mental Health in Aberystwyth and over 10 yrs working for the Arts Council of Wales including leading on the Arts and Health strategy development. For the past 10yrs I’ve worked within community development in Penparcau and Aberystwyth securing major funding.
Vicky Guise
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative | Location: South East Wales
Area of Art: Music
Vicky is a music therapist, musician and music teacher based in Cardiff. She is the chair and co-founder of Harmoni Cymru CIC, bringing live music and music therapy to hospitals and care settings in South Wales.
ArtWorks Cymru
Arts Organisation Representative | Location: North West Wales, Mid Wales, South East Wales, South West Wales
ArtWorks Cymru is a partnership of Welsh organisations who are developing practice, supporting training and career development, and advocating for participatory arts in Wales. ArtWorks Cymru is project funded and creates programs of work led by different partners to further its aims.
Website | Email | 07966450299
Celf-Able
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative | Location: Mid Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Participatory Art, Painting, Photography, Mixed Media, Mosaic, Ceramic
Disabled-led inclusive art group in Montgomeryshire.
Website | Email | 01938 810058
Laura Oliver
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative | Location: Mid Wales
Area of Art: Theatre
Creative Learning Coordinator at Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 1st class honors BA in Performance Studies from Aberystwyth University LAMDA Tutor
Robert Aitken
Health & Social Care, Arts Organisation Representative | Location: North East Wales, North West Wales, Mid Wales, South East Wales, South West Wales
Area of Art: Music
Music in Hospitals & Care is a charity that uses professional musicians to sing and play for people in healthcare, to improve their quality of life
Website | Email | 02920 391415
Peak - Art in the Black Mountains
Arts Organisation Representative | Location: Mid Wales, South East Wales
Peak works creatively with professional artists and communities, responding to our unique rural location and environment. Peak's overarching goal is to offer opportunities for children and young people. Our targeted writing and visual arts and health activities support positive health and wellbeing.
Website | Email | 01873811579
Guy O'Donnell
National Dance Company Wales creates extraordinary and inclusive dance which engages and resonates with audiences; we work with the best dancers and choreographers from across Wales and the world to make dance for stages large and small, in unusual spaces and online.
Website | Email | 07305534981
Celf o Gwmpas
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: Mid Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Participatory Art, Painting, Installation Art, Sculpture, Spoken Word, Mosaic, Animation
Our purpose is: 'Creating social inclusion, inspiring artistic ambition & providing a recourse for the wider community'. We: Run arts & health projects for socially excluded groups; support, train & mentor artists, especially outsider & artists w/ disabilities & provide space & network for artists
Website | Email | 01597 822777
Tanya Dower (Music Now)
Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care, Arts Organisation Representative | Location: South East Wales
Area of Art: Performance Art, Participatory Art, Music, Installation Art
MUSIC NOW use music and sound as a therapeutic vehicle for exploring creativity to enhance learning, manage health, and live longer happier lives! And we have FUN! Whether individual, group or organisation, we can design and deliver tailor made lessons and sessions with participants of all ages.
Website | Email | 07463580558
Suzanne Griffiths-Rees
Funders & Policy Makers, Arts Organisation Representative | Location: South West Wales
I am a Development Officer at the Arts Council of Wales with a background in music. I sit on the Arts and Health Programme Development Group within the Arts Council.
Forget-me-not Chorus
Arts Organisation Representative | Location: South East Wales
The Forget-me-not Chorus is testament to the potential of song, music and shared creativity to enrich and enhance people’s lives. A charity for people with dementia & their families, we have created nine choirs who gather weekly across communities, care homes and hospitals in Cardiff & Newport
Website | Email | 02922362064
Clare Charles
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative | Location: South East Wales
I co-run several artist projects including Arcade Campfa, madeinroath and Yellow Back Books, as well as making my own work. In autumn 2019 Arcade Campfa will be working on a new project with Gail Howard and Llandough hospital, resulting in an exhibition across both venues.
Carol Downes
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: North East Wales, North West Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Participatory Art, Painting, Illustration, Mixed Media, Other
I am a Community Art Tutor and Artist/Crafter/Designer. I enjoy colour and texture in my work, and I love to inspire others to get creative. My specialism is Batiking, mixed up with freestyle stitching and layering. I enjoy working collaboratively, and coming up with the unexpected.
HAUL Arts in Health
Health & Social Care, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: Mid Wales
Long established group using the arts to improve health care settings, and delivering participatory arts projects for hospital staff and all kinds of health groups, including a well received social prescribing programme - see Facebook
Avant Cymru
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: South East Wales
Area of Art: Performance Art, Painting, Music, Theatre, Dance, Spoken Word
Avant Cymru are a forward thinking theatre company from the south Wales valleys. We create relevant, distinctive theatre, performances, experiences and educational opportunities many of which are based on improving health and well being.
Website | Email | 07834402953
Bethan Ryland Pili Pala Arts Wales
Arts Organisation Representative | Location: South East Wales
I am director of Pili Pala Arts Wales, which specialises in delivering high quality arts sessions to all ages, individuals, schools and communities. I am also PhD candidate at Liverpool Hope University, lecture at USW and Newman University and work part -time for Caerphilly arts service.
Jess Courtney
Arts Organisation Representative, Local Authorities & Public Services | Location: South East Wales
I am the Visitor Experience Manager for Tredegar House, a National Trust property in SE Wales. Tredegar House is a place shaped by our local community. The house, its surrounding gardens and parkland stand proudly at the heart of Newport’s heritage.
Sue EL Davies
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: South West Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Performance Art, Participatory Art, Painting, Photography, Music, Theatre, Dance, Illustration, Installation Art, Sculpture, Mixed Media, Audio Video, Spoken Word, Poetry, Literature, Mosaic, Ceramic, Digital, Animation
Highly experienced cultural sector professional. Expertise: creative programming, delivery of events, activities, exhibition development, partnership development and programming, formal learning, lifelong learning, strategic arts management, fundraising, interpretation, project management, evalua
Martin Sotelano
Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: South East Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Painting, Photography, Dance, Mixed Media, Audio Video, Digital
The Old Post office Art and Therapy Centre was established here in the Welsh Valleys so that Art, Culture and the Healing Arts can be readily available in solid ways that can be created by and given back to the community. Our desire is to create new exciting artistic experiences.
Website | Email | 01495793529
Hafren, The Entertainment Venue
Arts Organisation Representative | Location: Mid Wales
We are a mid scale theatre in Newtown, Mid Wales with an active community engagement programme.
Website | Email | 01686614232
Inside Out Cymru
Arts Organisation Representative | Location: South East Wales
Inside Out Cymru is an Arts and Mental Health charity delivering arts workshops and activities across Gwent. We work to break down barriers to opportunities and to encourage access to the arts and creative expression to promote mental health and well-being.
Website | Email | 07588871843
Age Cymru / Gwanwyn
Age Cymru is the largest charity working with and for older people in Wales. Our vision is to create an age friendly Wales. Gwanwyn is a month-long national festival held across Wales in May each year celebrating creativity in older age.
Website | Email | 02920 431576
Literature Wales
Arts Organisation Representative | Location: North East Wales, North West Wales, Mid Wales, South East Wales, South West Wales
Literature Wales’ role is to facilitate and stimulate literature programmes and events throughout Wales, and promote the best of our literatures internationally. We also develop and support the writers of Wales at every stage of their literary journey.
Website | Email | 02920 472266
Pip Lewis
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: South West Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Participatory Art, Painting, Photography, Illustration, Installation Art, Sculpture, Mixed Media, Mosaic, Ceramic, Digital, Animation
Pip Lewis is a Director of spacetocreate, a visual arts organisation and is a practicing visual artist. Holding a Post-graduate diploma in Art Psychotherapy and BA Hons in Fine Art from Reading University, Pip has extensive experience as a trainer and educator and worked as a clinical supervisor. Arts, health and wellbeing projects have been taken a priority in her work please see website www.spacetocreate.org for documentation of this work. In 2022 Pip delivered two online art sessions for Hywel Dda UHB Creative Collective for NHS Staff, and is currently delivering an Arts and Wellbeing project in conjunction with Hywel Dda UHB Community Neurorehabilitation Service.
Website | Email | 07879335253
Heather Louise Chandler
Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care, Arts Organisation Representative | Location: North East Wales, North West Wales, Mid Wales, South East Wales, South West Wales
Live Music Now is the UK’s leading musicians’ development and outreach charity. We provide exceptional live music experiences to people with limited access to the arts, due to disability, illness or social disadvantage.
Website | Email | 02920488654
Alex Staples - Arts Project Manager, Arts for Health and Wellbeing
Health & Social Care, Arts Organisation Representative, Local Authorities & Public Services | Location: South East Wales
We know the benefits of arts in health, and work to incorporate it into healthcare in Cardiff and the Vale. Using art to improve quality of care and wellbeing for all is key to the evolution of modern healthcare. We offer a holistic approach to our patients, improving their overall outcomes.
Website | Email | 07557671698
Bethan Page
Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: Mid Wales
As an experienced freelance arts consultant I have devised and managed creative projects with a wide range of communities and diverse sectors. Working in collaboration and in partnership is key to the success of these projects, along with involving participants in every aspect of the work.
Pauline Down
Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: South East Wales
Area of Art: Music, Theatre, Other
Pauline Down is a singer & composer who currently leads choirs in South Wales and singing workshops and holidays internationally. She pioneered an award winning arts in health training programme in North Wales and has many years experience of leading arts in health trainings, projects and workshops.
Website | Email | 07952752823
Claire Cressey
Arts Organisation Representative | Location: North East Wales, North West Wales, Mid Wales, South East Wales, South West Wales
Claire Cressey, Head of Theatres and Creative Wellbeing, Awen Cultural Trust, with over 25 years specialising in bringing outstanding live music and multi arts opportunities to community audiences and socially excluded groups of all ages. Awen’s aim is to ‘make people’s lives better’, working in partnership to deliver a diverse range of projects, performances and workshops promoting community cohesion alongside physical and mental wellbeing, supporting those most at risk of social exclusion, isolation and disadvantage. Working within arts and health Awen’s creative wellbeing work seeks to make significant, lasting social impact on communities, groups and individuals, where feasible also connecting them back to their cultural venues as accessible, creative hubs for the locality.
Tŷ Pawb
Arts Organisation Representative, Local Authorities & Public Services | Location: North East Wales
Tŷ Pawb is a cultural community resource, bringing together arts and markets within the same footprint. We present a contemporary programme of welcoming and inclusive exhibitions, socially engaged projects and live performance.
Website | Email | 01978 292093
Theatrau Sir Gâr / Carmarthenshire Theatres
Arts Organisation Representative, Local Authorities & Public Services | Location: South West Wales
Theatrau Sir Gâr offers the people of Carmarthenshire and beyond a variety of live theatre performances and productions, and a programme of participatory activity which focusses on wellbeing and social inclusion, including dementia friendly events, and creative activities for older people.
Website | Email | 0345 2263510
Eleanor Shaw
Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care, Arts Organisation Representative | Location: South West Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Performance Art, Participatory Art, Painting, Photography, Music, Theatre, Dance, Illustration, Installation Art, Sculpture, Mixed Media, Audio Video, Spoken Word, Poetry, Literature, Digital
PeopleSpeakUp is a social arts and well-being enterprise based in The Ffwrnes Fach, Ffwrnes Theatre, Llanelli. We work with communities to find their stories through artistic and personal exploration on speak up projects through visual arts, storytelling, creative writing & The Spoken word.
Website | Email | 07972651920
Yvonne Murphy & Omidaze Productions
Creative Practitioners, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: South East Wales, South West Wales
Area of Art: Performance Art, Participatory Art, Theatre
Yvonne Murphy is a theatre director, creative producer and creative practitioner with nearly 30 years experience of using drama and theatre to create positive social change. An ACW Creative Agent, Yvonne also runs Omidaze Productions which creates bespoke training, workshops, projects & productions.
Website | Email | 07949626538
Arts Connection - Cyswllt Celf
Arts Organisation Representative | Location: North West Wales, Mid Wales
Arts Connection is a participatory arts charity based in Llanfyllin, Mid Wales. We work in North Powys, Wrexham and the border communities. We are revenue funded by the Arts Council of Wales and have provided high quality participatory arts projects in a wide range of artistic mediums since 1994.
Website | Email | 01691648929
Angela Rogers
Arts Organisation Representative | Location: South West Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Participatory Art, Photography, Illustration, Installation Art, Mixed Media, Audio Video, Ceramic
Executive Director of WAHWN, supporting arts and health professionals to embed the arts within healthcare systems in Wales. https://wahwn.cymru
Website | Email | 07773856079
Alex Bowen
Creative Practitioners, Health & Social Care, Arts Organisation Representative, Educators & Trainers | Location: Mid Wales, South East Wales, South West Wales
Area of Art: Visual Art, Performance Art, Participatory Art, Painting, Photography, Music, Theatre, Dance, Installation Art, Sculpture, Mixed Media, Audio Video, Spoken Word, Mosaic, Ceramic, Digital, Animation
Strategic development, co-ordination and networking skills combined with a person-centred and proactive approach. Supportive and agile organisational and project manager. Proven track record in financial/ budget management and fundraising, with success in securing a wide range of funding streams.
Website | Email | 07368422907