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Academi

Target Group: N/A

Academi is the Welsh National Literature Promotion Agency and Society for authors. Academi can assist with the costs of encouraging creative writers to work in a whole range of youth & community organisations. Academi can help locate writers to work in Welsh, English and other languages of Wales.

Tel:

(029) 2047 2266

Email:

Website:

www.academi.org

Arts Council of Wales

Target Group: N/A

ACW works towards creating the climate and conditions that sustain and develop the artistic talents of the nation; that enable new ventures and new artists to flourish; and that produce a diverse range of artistic experiences that stimulate, provoke and inspire audiences and participants at home and abroad.

Tel:

0292036500

Website:

www.artswales.org.uk

Buzz Magazine

Target Group: 18-25

Buzz has been the essential free culture guide to South Wales for the last 16 years. Each month we let you know what's going on, no matter what you're into, with sections covering news, music, fashion, art, film, theatre, beauty, food, travel and sport. Our listings are unsurpassed and our quarterly guides cover student life, food and drink, festivals and the arts. If it's happening, it'll be on our pages.

Tel:

029 2023 6885

Email:

Website:

www.buzzmag.co.uk

Cardiff MAS Carnival/ SWICA

Target Group: N/A

We provide young people with an opportunity to get involved with all aspects of the Carnival including costume design and making, carnival street dance, African drumming and the Soca street band.

Tel:

02920382094

Email:

Website:

www.SWICA.co.uk

Cardiff Soundscene

Target Group: N/A

Soundscene offers young people a route into music through a number of paths. We run weekly music workshops which help young bands, DJs and MCs prepare and write their own material. We give many bands, DJs and MCs their first opportunities to perform live at our youth centre and record in our recording studio. We also offer a practice facility for young bands - we offer a discounted rate for bands that are of school age. Young bands can also play at our bi-monthly gigs which are held at Cathays Youth Centre. These gigs are mostly run and organised by young volunteers. Soundscene also offers a recording facility for young people to record their own material. The studio is also used as a training facility for young people.

Tel:

02920373144

Email:

Website:

www.soundsceneuk.com

Communities First Black & Minority Ethnic Communities Programme

Target Group: N/A

Communities First seeks to promote equality and diversity. It is about YOU having a voice and contributing to REAL change in YOUR area and on issues that affect YOU. A Partnership Group has been formed of community members and representatives from key voluntary and statutory organisations working in Cardiff. The aim of the Group is to represent the views of Cardiff's diverse minority ethnic communities. The involvement of young people in the Communities First process is vital. We facilitate a range of activities for young people such as the annual VOICES event, the football forum, and the Young People's partnership group. If you would like to get involved or find out more, please get in touch.

Tel:

02920873262

Email:

Website:

www.cardiff.gov.uk/communitiesfirst

Community Arts – Llanover Hall

Target Group: N/A

Hands-on Arts activities for people of all ages and abilities, plus a café, art gallery and theatre. For young people the programme includes informal drop-in classes in Art & Design, Ceramics, Mosaic, Black & White Photography, Youth Theatre, Dance, through to GCSE Art & Design, A Level Art & Design and A Level Drama. For people aged 16+ there are 10-week OCN accredited Computer Arts courses – including Photoshop and Website Design. See the Llanover Hall Guide for full details.

Tel:

02920631144

Email:

Website:

www.cardiff.gov.uk/llanover

Courses

• Photoshop, digital...

Community Music Wales

Target Group: N/A

We provide rock, pop, DJ and hip hop music workshops in various venues around the city, for example St David's Hall, Community Centres, Youth Clubs, Parks etc. Equipment is provided by Community Music Wales. We support unemployed musicians through the New Deal for Musicians and offer tutor training courses to enable skilled musicians to become community music tutors. Contact the office for specific dates, times and venues.

Tel:

02920838060

Email:

Website:

www.communitymusicwales.org.uk

Courses

• Noise Works – Playing,...

Creative Art & Craft Workshops - Craft in the Bay

Target Group: N/A

We provide creative art and craft workshops for young people. Activities including pottery, mosaics, sculpture, textiles and printmaking are available during school holidays and weekends for children and young people. Many weekend courses are available for young people over the age of sixteen. Workshops are generally one-day, although occasionally two or three day. All activities are run by professional artists and makers with experience in teaching young people and adults.

Tel:

02920484611

Email:

Website:

www.makersguildinwales.org.uk

Diversions The Dance Company of Wales

Target Group: N/A

We are the National Dance Company of Wales and we offer a linked education programme offering talented young people access to excellence. Young dancers are encouraged to apply for our schemes which enable them to develop their creative and technical skills with guidance and support from our company of professionally trained dancers.

Tel:

02920635600

Email:

Website:

www.diversionsdance.co.uk

Drama Association of Wales

Target Group: N/A

We are the umbrella body for amateur theatre in Wales. Members include youth drama groups along with adult drama groups with youth sections attached, YFCs and High schools, all of whom make use of our drama lending library.

Tel:

02920452200

Email:

Website:

www.amdram.co.uk/daw

God Is In The TV

Target Group: All Ages

The UK's foremost independent online cultural zine, with opinion, community, reviews and interviews,
God Is In The TV Zine (or much more eloquently written, GIITTV) is for fans of music, movies, an television. Basically, if you consider yourself "artsy", "indie", or "edgy", you'll find something on this interesting site to help you pass the time. GIITTV presents its content in a way that's similar to Rolling Stone, with news, reviews, features, links, and a forum. There are several ways to browse around this relatively large community; you can search by keyword, or throughout the tabbed categories. If you're really into the new music scene, you can check out the "Demos" section of the site which features, logically, demos from new artists. The site's forum section features many active discussions across a variety of different topics. When you tire of browsing GIITTV, you can hit up the links section for a list of labels, promoters, and other online magazines for you to hit up.

Email:

Website:

www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk

India Dance Wales

Target Group: N/A

We provide Indian dance instruction through regular classes, workshops and performances.

Tel:

02920753002

Email:

Website:

www.indiadancewales.com

Kruger Magazine

Target Group: N/A

Kruger is a free quarterly music magazine that we started at the end of 2003. Every issue has a theme and a concept behind it, and we cover bands we’re really into, regardless of what kind of music they make. It doesn’t look like any other magazine available in the UK, and we think that it reads really well too. We’ve currently got a circulation of 25,000 copies per issue and you can find us in 20 cities across the country.

Email:

Website:

www.krugermagazine.com

Live Music Now

Target Group: N/A

A UK-Wide organisation, Live Music Now enables people of all ages to participate in music making. Young professional musicians deliver the concerts and workshops and over 300 performances take place each year throughout Wales.

Tel:

02920554040

Email:

Website:

www.livemusicnow.org

Music for Youth

Target Group: N/A

Music for Youth is an educational charity with a worldwide reputation for its work in music education. It provides free access to educational and performance opportunities for all kinds of groups of young musicians and audiences through a nationwide series of festivals and concerts.

Tel:

02088709624

Website:

www.mfy.org.uk

Nofit State Circus - Youth Circus & Circus Training

Target Group: N/A

We have been teaching and training the community for 15 years. In 2005 we opened a dedicated community circus training space. We provide training and classes in all aspects of contemporary (non animal) circus including tightrope, trapeze, rope, juggling, unicycling, stilts, clowning etc. There are two youth circus groups running for 8-11 years and 12-16 years and for 16-25 years. There are opportunities to join the adult groups. Come along and be trained by the UK's leading circus company.

Tel:

02920221330

Email:

Website:

www.nofitstate.com

Patuá Dance

Target Group: N/A

Patuá Dance is a multicultural Dance-Theatre Company committed to promoting the performing arts and making them accessible to everyone. Patuá has developed a unique theatrical language combining dance, music, theatre and storytelling. Patuá performs its street dance-theatre shows at indoor and open-air venues. Patuá's workshops increase participants' self-confidence and include individuals from a wide variety of cultures, backgrounds and abilities, whose cultural influences, abilities and experiences inspire the company's work. The workshops aim to develop an understanding and acceptance of a multicultural and multi-ability society, stimulating participants to know more about other cultures and their own.

Tel:

02920222189

Email:

Website:

www.patuadance.co.uk

ProMo Cymru

Target Group: N/A

ProMo-Cymru has developed a reputation of providing innovative development solutions. Its core purpose is the development of young people. To do this we use the principles and practices of Co-operative Development and the dynamics of the cultural industries to engage meaningfully with young people.

Tel:

02920462222

Email:

Website:

www.promo-cymru.org

Re-Create (Cardiff & Vale Play Services Association)

Target Group: N/A

We operate a play resource centre and provide art, craft and scrap materials to play providers and the general public. The Play Development Worker provides support and help to open access play provision in Cardiff. We also provide scrap workshops and in the past have put on play sessions in parts of Cardiff and have provided workshops for children's festivals etc. We also provide work experience placements and voluntary work for school children and young people. The Cardiff Play Forum also provides workshops, meetings and information for workers involved in play.

Tel:

02920578100

Email:

Website:

www.re-create.co.uk

Rubicon Dance

Target Group: N/A

Rubicon Dance provides access to dance and movement classes for all ages from toddler to senior citizen. There is also an outreach programme in schools and other community venues.

Tel:

02920491477

Email:

Website:

www.rubicondance.co.uk

The Big Issue Cymru

Target Group: N/A

We provide opportunities for homeless persons to earn a legitimate income through selling our magazines. we also provide advice, support and referrals for accommodation, health, training and employment.

Tel:

(029) 2033 7793

Email:

Website:

www.bigissuecymru.co.uk

The Gate Arts Centre

Target Group: N/A

We provide evening classes, dance classes, theatre school and live entertainment.

Tel:

02920483344

Email:

Website:

www.thegate.org.uk

The Urdd

Target Group: N/A

The Urdd is an exciting, dynamic movement for children and young people. It organises a range of different activities across Wales. We have 16 development officers who work all over Wales to ensure that the Urdd offers a full programme of activties for children and young people.


The Urdd was established in 1922 to give children and young people the chance to learn and socialise through the medium of Welsh.
It gives the young people of Wales the chance to live vibrant lives through the medium of Welsh, learning at the same time to respect each other and people around the world.
The Urdd welcomes Welsh speakers and Welsh learners.

Tel:

02920635678

Email:

Website:

www.urdd.org

Theatr Iolo

Target Group: N/A

Theatr Iolo is a dynamic, professional company based in Cardiff. We create inspiring theatre for different age groups, specialising in theatre for young people. Employing talented professional actors we take the very best of live theatre to schools and venues across the UK and beyond.

Tel:

02920613782

Email:

Website:

www.theatriolo.com

Voluntary Community Service

Target Group: N/A

Voluntary Community Service came into being in 1964 and is the volunteer bureau serving the city of Cardiff.

The aims of VCS are to promote volunteering and support volunteers so that voluntary work proves a happy and rewarding experience for those engaged in it. VCS encourages volunteering by all sections of the community and supports a policy that everybody has something to offer and is able to become a valued volunteer.

The office is situated in the centre of Cardiff. There are over 350 voluntary organisations registered with the bureau offering volunteers experience in areas such as youth work, mental health, disability, older people, advice lines, environmental projects, administration and community work.

People who would like to become volunteers but are unable to visit the office due to disability or work commitments are offered the services of an Outreach Worker who will visit them at a time and place which is convenient to them.

All members of staff have personal experience of volunteering and are happy to talk to individuals who may be unsure where their particular interests lie.

Tel:

02920227625

Email:

Website:

www.volunteering-wales.net

Courses

• Millennium Volunteers

Welsh National Opera

Target Group: N/A

Welsh National Opera is Europe's busiest touring opera company and the largest provider of touring opera in the UK. WNO tours extensively throughout Wales, the UK and internationally, presenting over 120 main scale opera performances annually, performing to over 150,000 people.

At the heart of the company is WNO MAX . Unique to WNO, this initiative takes a diverse and integrated programme of performances and projects beyond the main stage. Through its education and outreach work, MAX aims to maximise the company's resources and create new opportunities for the ensemble and for the communities it reaches.

Tel:

029 2063 5030

Email:

Website:

www.wno.org.uk

Youth Performing Arts & Multimedia Project

Target Group: N/A

The Youth Performing Arts & Multimedia Project works with disengaged young people and those at risk of offending (in the 14-18 year old age range). The project takes referrals from schools and other agencies and offers young people the opportunity to re-engage through activities and training in the performing arts and multimedia. Participants are supported by volunteer mentors and are able to access taster sessions in a range of activities before choosing a longer term placement or course. Partners include Immtech, Grassroots, Soundscene, Expressions of a Young Kind, ProMo-Cymru, Rubicon Dance and Llanover Hall Arts Centre. This project is managed by Cardiff County Council Youth Service.

Tel:

02920374401

Email:

Courses

• OCN Level Introduction...