Arts Alive Wales: Art & Craft Classes, Projects & More in Crickhowell, Powys, Wales, UK

Arts Alive Wales: Enriching lives through the arts. Arts Alive Wales is an educational arts charity based in Crickhowell, Powys. We are driven by a passion for using the arts to engage, inspire and enhance the quality of life of people in our local rural communities. Read more We work across Mid and South East Wales with professional artists to provide opportunities for active and meaningful participation in the arts, particularly for adults and children whose lives are challenging.

Mae Arts Alive Wales yn sefydliad celf annibynnol a leolir yng nghefn gwlad De Powys. Rydym yn darparu cyfleoedd i gyfranogi mewn amrywiaeth eang o weithgareddau celf o ansawdd uchel. Darllenwch fwy I ni, mae’r broses o greu rhywbeth gyda’n gilydd cyn bwysiced â’r gwaith gorffenedig. Rydym yn cyflogi talentau a sgiliau ein hymarferwyr creadigol i sicrhau’r profiad gorau - a’r mwyaf hwyliog - i gyfranogwyr o bob oed.

• Arts Alive Wales

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  Arts Alive Wales, studio & offices. The Old School, Brecon Road, Crickhowell, Powys, NP8 1DG. Photo Credit: Nathan Morgan

• Studio Available for Hire

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  Our light and airy studio in Crickhowell is available for hire. Perfect for workshops, meeting and parties. Click the image or go to 'About Us' for more information. Photo Credit: Nathan Morgan

• Creative Projects for Children & Families

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  We deliver creative projects for children and families, inspired by the natural environment of the Black Mountains and surrounding countryside.

• Abergavenny Food Festival Installations

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  We have the honour of creating the iconic art installations for The Market Hall, Abergavenny Food Festival each year. Photo Credit: Toril Brancher

• Creative courses run by artists and makers

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  A Basket-Making course at the studio. Professional artists and makers run all our creative courses. Photo Credit: Toril Brancher

• Community Arts in South Powys, Monmouthshire and the Borders

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  We deliver community arts projects throughout South Powys, Monmouthshire and the borders, with a focus on arts in health and the environment. Maendu Well project, Brecon. 2011.

• Abergavenny Food Festival Installations

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  Volunteers and designers Bettina Reeves and Susan McComb, creating art installations for Abergavenny Food Festival. Photo Credit: Toril Brancher

• Face to Face

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  A series of photographic images resulting from a two-year project between artist, Toril Brancher, and young people in Abergavenny. Photo Credit: Toril Brancher

• Woollen Line Project

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  We’re delighted to support artist Pip Woolf and The Woollen Line project. Pen Trumau, the Black Mountains

• Creative Skills Projects for Adults

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  Mask Making & Drama. A Creative Skills project for adults, as a route to improved health and well-being in their lives. Photo Credit: Toril Brancher

• Exhibiting & Fundraising

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  Useful & Beautiful - An exhibition and fundraising sale, supported by our generous Friends and Patrons, held at Porthmawr Country House, Crickhowell, 2012. Photo Credit: Toril Brancher.

• Shadow Screen Composition

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  A creative workshop for pre-school children and their parents or carers at the Arts Alive building. The workshops focus on materials, light, sound and texture emphasising creativity and exploration.