4 March 2026 , Plenary
Short Debate: How can Wales protect, enhance, and enshrine our world-leading cultural organisations for the enrichment of the people of Wales and beyond?
… that directly bore the national music service, and developed and mainstreamed those possibilities and probabilities. A strong National Youth Arts Wales , which provides Wales 's innovative national orchestral, band and choral opportunities, is also now delivering … showcase our offer internationally, that the national music service's innovative leadership and collaborative approach with National Youth Arts Wales , and alongside providers like Welsh National Opera, has marched through the schools of Wales , establishing first-experience programmes …
26 October 2022 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Challenges facing the creative industry workforce: Evidence session with arts and culture organisations
… think, from National Youth Arts Wales 's perspective, in terms of our current workforce, we're looking at—. In terms of addressing retention, we're trying to make sure that, while we can, we are continuing to pay … find cost-neutral ways of providing a better work-life balance, which is doable for organisations like National Youth Arts Wales because of our particular model, but I realise it would be very challenging if you run …
26 October 2022 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Challenges facing the creative industry workforce: Evidence session with arts and culture organisations
… where the work is. But I feel like the arts sector is—. I always say that National Youth Arts Wales is working with enlightened self-interest. We want a workforce that is diverse and fit for purpose, but … also thinking about who we, as National Youth Arts Wales , employ in the future. So, we're definitely a pathway to ourselves into the wider arts and cultural sector. I do think there is a bit …
26 October 2022 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Challenges facing the creative industry workforce: Evidence session with arts and culture organisations
… you very much for the opportunity to give evidence this morning. I think, just speaking from a National Youth Arts Wales perspective, we're a small organisation, but we do employ about 200 to 250 freelancers each year … and culture, and, in this case, I'm talking specifically about music, performing arts and visual arts . National Youth Arts Wales is concerned with the first two of those, and there's migration away, in the technical side …
4 March 2026 , Plenary
Short Debate: How can Wales protect, enhance, and enshrine our world-leading cultural organisations for the enrichment of the people of Wales and beyond?
… has launched, and that we celebrate and nurture such national treasures and its creative home with National Youth Arts Wales 's innovative leadership. It is about time that we celebrate our dedicated and hard-working national cultural organisations …
18 September 2024 , Plenary
Debate on Petition P-06-1455, 'Protect the junior departments of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama from closure'
… music service is working with key partners, including the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and National Youth Arts Wales , to identify and provide support and signposting for our talented young musicians. This work is focused …
31 January 2024 , Plenary
Debate on the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee Report, 'Behind the scenes: The creative industries workforce'
… also heard that the music, arts and culture sectors are struggling to retain staff because of pay. National Youth Arts Wales told us that trying to keep up with pay increases in the short term is requiring organisations …
25 May 2023 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Challenges facing the creative industry workforce: evidence session with Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism
… few months ago—said that the creative skills fund was focused more towards tv and production. National Youth Arts Wales said that there was a focus on film and television, and there isn't a similar route for …
26 October 2022 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Challenges facing the creative industry workforce: Evidence session with arts and culture organisations
… that we feel that we're doing the training—and when I say 'we' I mean National Youth Arts Wales and our partners—and then, this issue that we have at the minute about retention of the workforce …
26 October 2022 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Challenges facing the creative industry workforce: Evidence session with arts and culture organisations
… the problems, but we've still got to look at the other end and the longer term. National Youth Arts Wales runs a project called Professional Pathways in partnership with Theatr Clwyd and Wales Millennium Centre and that …
26 October 2022 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Challenges facing the creative industry workforce: Evidence session with arts and culture organisations
… not currently aware of any baseline information for Wales , but I can talk specifically about National Youth Arts Wales . According to an anonymous survey we did, about 14 per cent of our workforce, both freelance and otherwise, are …
26 October 2022 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Challenges facing the creative industry workforce: Evidence session with arts and culture organisations
Bore da. I'm Gillian Mitchell. I'm the chief executive of National Youth Arts Wales …
24 November 2021 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
One day inquiry on arts and creative industries
… although it's not in my gift, as a recipient of the culture recovery fund previously, National Youth Arts Wales would have unlikely survived the pandemic as a young organisation without the support of the Arts Council …
24 November 2021 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
One day inquiry on arts and creative industries
… often collaborate with other youth orchestras globally and within Europe. As well as that, many of the National Youth Arts Wales alumni, particularly in theatre and music, those kind of global household names and acting, are all alumni …
24 November 2021 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
One day inquiry on arts and creative industries
Bore da—good morning. I'm Gillian Mitchell, I'm the chief executive of National Youth Arts Wales …