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Black and white photo of 4 women in 1924 with hats and winter jackets, holding a large open book.

Our news01.03.2024

‘Piecing Peace Together’ on St David’s day and beyond.

Wales Arts International & Academi Heddwch encourage a creative response to the 1924 Welsh Women's Peace Petition with textile artist Bethan M. Hughes.

Arts news28.02.2024

Pethau Bychain (‘Small Things’) 2024

Gobaith a Goleuni (‘Hope and Light’) by Ani Glass

A group of children and adults dancing on a stage with a black background.

Our news22.02.2024

Cultural Bridge announces the 20 awarded projects for UK and Germany collaborations 2024-2025

Hijinx and Dyffryn Dyfodol CIC are amongst the recipients of this UK-Germany collaboration fund.

3 large screens of blue and green landscape photography, in a very dark room.

Arts news21.02.2024

Congratulations to Taloi Havini on winning the Artes Mundi 10 Prize

3 musicians playing instruments on a dark stage with yellow and red stage lights.

Arts news25.01.2024

Wales to thank Showcase Scotland and Celtic Connections at final event

Colourful graphic of Manchester skyline on a turquoise background with the Emmeline Pankhurst statue.

Arts news25.01.2024

Applications open for WOMEX 24 - the Worldwide Music Expo

Poster Taigh Ty Teach

Arts news23.01.2024

Taigh/Tŷ/Teach

Author:Theatr Bara Caws

Lady in black top with purple hair, arms outstretched and eyes closed. Out in nature with green fields and blue sky.

Arts news05.01.2024

'Breathing on Borrowed Time', a collaboration between Cheryl Beer and Ruth Fabby MBE

Two women holding hands towards each other in front of a black background

Our news27.11.2023

Sustaining international cultural exchange

Lady with red beret, wearing a welsh flag, singing into a microphone with young singers in red Urdu shirts in the background.

Our news20.10.2023

Merci – Diolch – Thank you – Trugarez

Art gallery with paintings hung on the wall

Our news13.10.2023

Artists selected for the second edition of Magnetic, the Franco-UK initiative of artists’ residencies

Magnetic is a network of 8 residencies in France and the United Kingdom launched in 2022 under the umbrella of Fluxus Art Projects.

Large group of young dancers in brightly coloured clothing, leaning backwards

Our news13.10.2023

Making a song and a dance on the streets of Marseille

Opera Singer & broadcaster Shân Cothi and community-rooted youth-led group Jukebox Collective to perform ahead of Quarter Finals

Artwork of black outline figure jumping for rugby ball on red background with the text 'Allez les Rouges!'

Our news06.10.2023

Allez les Rouges!

A series of Welsh englynion by poet Mererid Hopwood

Man in red Wales top and black cap, with microphone, holding hand up to the sky, in front of audience.

Arts news14.09.2023

Wales in France 2023: The artists

White 'Wales in France' text and white logos on red, black and grey Melin Trygwnt background

Arts news07.09.2023

Wales in France Culture Programme 2023

A celebration of the arts, languages, sports and song.

Paris at sunset with the word 'Paris' in white as an overlay.

Arts news06.09.2023

Wales in France 2023: Paris