Arts programmes - British Council Wales

Supporting creativity and showcasing the best of Welsh Art

Working with partners and sponsors in Wales and overseas, we seek to promote the most innovative and creative output from Wales to the rest of the world.

We support opportunities for international collaboration and through facilitating the exchange of knowledge and ideas, we contribute to the ongoing development of the Welsh creative sector

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Writer's Chain

We have developed a programme of work on translation which, over the long term, will give readers in the UK access to the diversity of Indian writing in a multiplicity of languages and bring the breadth of contemporary UK writing to audiences in India.

Connections through Culture

Building lasting relationships between cultural organisations in the UK and China. The initiative offers support, information, advice, networking opportunities and development grants to cultural organisations in China and the UK.

CITYSCAPERS: CARDIFF CHIMERA 2020

Over 70 artists, designers, architects, urban planners and filmmakers converged in the Welsh capital between 27 March and 9 April 2009 for Cityscapers: Cardiff Chimera2020

Celebrating the Red Dragon

This exhibition is an important part of a series of cultural exchange programmes between Wales and China.

Welsh Arts Critics Programme

This exciting programme brings together writers and journalists from Wales with their counterparts in Washington, DC. Designed to develop coverage and critical discussion of Welsh arts.

Young Creative Entrepreneur Awards

The YCE programme recognises the centrality of creative entrepreneurs to the development of a sustainable and competitive creative economy, and the bridge they provide between artists and the markets, between creative talent and consumers.

UK Writer-in-Residence Program

The UK Writer-in-Residence Program is an ongoing initiative at major American universities. Some of the brightest emerging writers in Britain today make US campuses a home base for literary and educational activities.