Arts Connection - Cyswllt Celf

Arts Connection – Cyswllt Celf is an independent participatory arts registered charity and have provided high quality participatory arts projects in a wide range of artistic mediums since 1994. Our work with schools, children, youth, people with learning disabilities and the wider community offers increased involvement and participation and a welcoming bilingual doorway into the arts.

Our mission is to inspire people to participate in the arts, enhancing their creativity and wellbeing and our goals are:

PARTICIPATION – widen opportunities for people to engage and participate in the arts

DIVERSITY – promote inclusivity and diversity in the arts

SUSTAINABILITY – build a more sustainable, viable and resilient organisation 

Benefits of Participatory Arts

The participatory arts are of great value to people and society. They have a role to play in creating resilient and compassionate individuals and communities. Participating in the arts can help create:

• A prosperous Wales by providing employment and volunteering opportunities, providing training for stakeholders and supporting participants to develop a range of transferable skills. Participating in the arts can support routes into employment and enhance local tourism and the local economy
• A resilient Wales through raising environmental awareness and connecting people with nature through our Creative Programmes
• A healthier Wales through enhancing people’s health and wellbeing
• A more equal Wales through supporting lifelong learning and supporting people to improve their confidence and self-esteem
• A Wales of cohesive communities through social inclusion and bringing different communities together, sustaining and promoting community identity and celebrating diversity and awareness of other cultures
• A Wales of vibrant culture and thriving Welsh language through inspiring individual creativity and self-expression
• A globally responsible Wales through raising awareness of global concerns through our Creative Programmes and thinking about how we consume resources