Marlen Komorowski and Steffan Donnelly present research showing the impact of Covid-19 on Wales’ cultural freelancers, and outline a sustainable way to recovery
Mae the welsh agenda yn gylchgrawn Saesneg sydd yn cael ei hariannu gan Gyngor Llyfrau Cymru. Mae erthyglau’r cylchgrawn yn Saesneg ond mae’r tudalennau am waith y Sefydliad Materion Cymraeg ar gael yn ddwyieithog.
Welsh Stories, Welsh Talents: What’s Next for Welsh Film?
Noreen Blanluet talks to Matt Redd (writer) and Ryan Andrew Hooper (director) about their film The Toll (2021) and about the film industry in Wales.
Culture is ordinary – sure, but so’s apathy: On Raymond Williams’s Radicalism
Merlin Gable explores the legacy of Raymond Williams’s radical vision for our society – and asks what we should remember him for.
Book Review: Easy Meat
Polly Winn reviews Rachel Trezise’s ‘Easy Meat’ (Parthian), a day in the life of a typical Valleys boy on 23 June 2016 – when the UK voted to leave the EU.
Picturing Our Past: Telling the Story of Welsh Film
BAFTA Cymru winner Colin Thomas introduces a new app which explores the rich – but often forgotten – history of Welsh film.
Redefining Resilience: Part 2
In the second part of their article about resilience and the arts, Sadia Pineda Hameed and Beau W Beakhouse suggest ways the industry can move forward.
Redefining Resilience: Part 1
In the first of a two part article, Sadia Pineda Hameed and Beau W Beakhouse outline the problem with the arts in Wales.
Opera in the Time of Pandemic
Merlin Gable talks to the new General Director of Welsh National Opera, Aidan Lang, and finds him excited at the potential for reexamining the role of performing arts in difficult times.
Puddle Jump: Stories for Families
Alan Humphreys describes how Valleys Kids have adapted to the pandemic and why creative opportunities for children are critical to their emotional development.