‘Create’, funds the development and creation of high-quality arts experiences that engage with and connect to the public.
Theatre, dance, and the visual arts are represented in the successful applications, with projects receiving between £5,000 and £100,000.
Some of the projects are:
Nabod (to recognize or to know).
Porthaethwy based Welsh language youth theatre, Cwmni’r Fran Wen will be working with Gisda (a charity that provides support and opportunities to vulnerable young people between 16 and 25 years old) Cardboard Citizens (a theatre company that works with homeless people) and a team of freelance artists, to collaborate with a company of homeless young people on a new theatre project.
Operation Julie
Neath’s Theatr Na Nog are working with Aberystwyth Arts Centre on a brand-new musical play exploring the incredible, almost mythical story of Operation Julie: the name given to a 1970s police investigation into a major LSD-producing operation in west Wales.
Plethu a'r Arddorfa
Wales’s biggest youth organisation – Yr Urdd – have received funding for 5 community projects led by young people. The aim is to create an eco-friendly area at the annual Urdd Eisteddfod: a festival of literature, music and performing arts, and Europe’s largest youth festival.
Milky Peaks
Theatr Clwyd have received for a 7-venue, Welsh tour of ‘Milky Peaks’. Described as a “A fabulous Greek Chorus of draggy Celtic spirits, packed with original pop belters” Milky Peaks is a ferocious musical comedy with political edge based in a small Welsh town.
Shoulder to Shoulder
Shoulder to Shoulder is a short one-act community opera, composed by Swansea City Opera. The opera has been developed in partnership with Men’s Sheds and is inspired by stories of taking a positive approach to men’s mental health.
The (Future) Wales Coast Path
Artist Alison Neighbour will work on a visual arts project that responds to the urgent crisis of sea level rise and our shared responsibilities for the future. Working across art, science, technology and placemaking, it invites local communities in South Wales to creatively consider how we might adapt to living and working together.
A full list of successful applications can be found here: https://arts.wales/resources/create-round-2-recipients
Richard Nicholls, Director of Operations at Arts Council of Wales said:
"Our ‘Create’ fund is about providing opportunities for individuals and organisations to produce and present their best work, in partnership with the different communities of Wales. This can mean funding the production and presentation of work, the development of new ideas or supporting individuals to develop through training or business growth."
"‘Create’ also supports some of our priorities around giving people equal access to the arts, our commitment to diversity, the Welsh language, and in nurturing the amazing, creative talent we have in Wales."