2016 and we are upgrading again. After spending quite a bit of time talking with our network, testing various ideas, we are now ready to explore how we can evolve the site to support the arts in Wales. If you want to be involved, be kept up to date, then please do sign up for our newsletters which we will be relaunching very soon.
The Vision
Since the first iteration built back in 2005, there is little left of the original content but the intention remains the same – to champion talent of Wales and I would love you to join me.
As I said originally, if you have never been in a room full of creative minds all talking at once buzzing with inspiration, ideas, thoughts, funny stories and lamentable tales – then you haven’t lived. The energy is amazing, the ideas – incredible and the enthusiasm is awesome.
But how often – with our busy lives and geographic restrictions can we indulge in such luxuries? For most – rarely. So this site has been designed to go some way towards creating a virtual meeting place where creative individuals can congregate, share their thoughts, passions, inspirations ideas and wisdom.. It has been designed so that it can grow organically according to the needs and wants of the arts community in and around Wales.
Through online content, virtual events, workshops, talks and exhibitions I seek to make an impact on the Arts community by enabling people who share a similar passion for what we do to come together.
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Entrepreneurial Arts Network
My intention is to focus on sharing experience and expertise for developing entrepreneurial arts businesses which aim to create commercially focused arts enterprises without compromising the artistic integrity of their creativity. Later this year, I will be looking at setting up an Entrepreneurial Arts Network for artists and creatives seeking to connect with other like-minded people. My belief is that there are many ways of capitalising on talent, exploring the numerous avenues for reaching new customers across the globe. With consistent income, we become empowered to create sustainable businesses that continue to feed those things that bring us inspiration allowing us to explore the depth and breadth of our art.
An arts community that will grow according to the needs and wishes of a group of creative people who all share a common desire to follow their inspirations, support and enjoy the arts, and benefit from mutually beneficial activities – not forgetting of course that we all share an interest in this fabulous region of the world – Wales.
Who is www.arts-wales.co.uk for?
Artists, arts appreciators, arts practitioners and arts professionals. It is also for business services and supplies, arts suppliers etc who all provide valuable services for the arts community. In fact this site is for anyone who has a passion for art in all its forms, for Wales for all that it offers and for the ingenious people who come up with the most incredible ways of expressing who they are.
Georgina Lester
Artist, Designer and Marketing Consultant
Founder of www.Arts-Wales.co.uk
Would you like to be included on our Arts Wales Arts Map?
I thought that it would be rather wonderful to map the arts in Wales. Artists, creators, designers, arts groups, organisations, practitioners, suppliers, galleries, exhibition spaces, theatres, gardens ….. and so on – why not let them be added here so that the world can see just how rich and diverse the creative culture is here. If you would like to be included then please add your details using this form. People with valid connections to Wales only please.
