Creu Conwy
Our new Culture Strategy - Creu Conwy - provides a clear road map to achieving our aspirations for an inclusive and impactful cultural offer and for supporting post-Covid community renewal and wellbeing. Its vision is that ‘Culture creates the spark for economic growth, wellbeing and connection’. The strategy has a strong co-ordinating and leadership role for our cultural sector in Conwy
CCBC / Venue Cymru has an extensive track record of delivering large scale culture projects that create opportunities for the community and support the creative sector.
Projects
Family Arts Festival
A week long Family Arts Festival of free creative activities during October / November each year including puppet making, sensory story sessions, Lego cafe, acting workshops, dance sessions for families, film and animation workshops and more! The fun doesn't stop with the workshops... this year, we presented our own family music festival too!
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Providing high profile celebrations of youth creativity with a range of performance opportunities, workshops, talks and drop-in sessions with the best of local and national creative practitioners from Aardman, to West End Stars and renowned authors.
Young Storyteller of Wales
Held at Venue Cymru this festival includes professional storytellers from across Wales with fun, interactive workshops and a competition to find the best Young Storyteller.
Create & Create 2
Uses the arts to help those experiencing mental health difficulties (aged 17 -35) to find new ways of coping with challenges and providing peer-led support with creativity as a catalyst for change.
Creu Conwy Ifanc
Provides a creative arts pathway with a range of groups for young people aged 0 – 25 using the creative arts as a catalyst for skills, wellbeing and personal development. This programme provides free or low cost opportunities to those who would not normally access / participate in Cultural experiences.
- Young Critics - Ben Huxley - Literature Wales
- Young Fliers - (11) Watch | Facebook
Venue Cymru on Tour
Venue Cymru on Tour activities will include taking small scale Welsh language music and theatre performances into community settings such as libraries, schools and community centres.
Year round music development
Winter Sounds will feature a programme of bilingual headline / support act performances and a tier of co-produced supporting events organised by the Creu Conwy Town Teams which will showcase existing Welsh talent and grass roots music including mentoring and workshops.
Dim Byd Amdanom Ni Hebddom Ni
Aims to recruit creative facilitators to design and pilot more effective methods for recruiting and involving people from traditionally excluded communities as creative practitioners, participants, volunteers and audiences.
We are also working with the following projects
Open Doors
Bringing adventurous and playful creative programming to cultural venues across the county during Wales’ annual contribution to the European Heritage Days initiative, which invites heritage organisations, private owners, local authorities and others to open their doors or offer activities to the public free of charge during September.
Amdani! Conwy
Tripartite project with CVSC and DAC funded by Spirit of 2012 offers inclusive volunteering opportunities which build capacity, remove barriers and explore new approaches to cultural volunteering.
Our Venues
Conwy Culture Centre – Conwy County Borough Council’s new modern library and archive building set against the beautiful backdrop of the medieval town walls of Conwy. The Culture Centre also hosts free cultural events for the community, warm hubs, safe spaces and a sensory garden
Libraries – 5 flag ship libraries (Abergele, Colwyn Bay, Conwy, Llandudno and Llanrwst), supported by community and mobile libraries offering free cultural events for the community, warm hubs, safe spaces and learning experiences/opportunities
Oriel Colwyn - High-profile exhibition gallery, at Theatr Colwyn, devised and curated hand-in-hand with photographers have expanded their horizons and created new opportunities to share their work.
Theatr Colwyn - Theatr Colwyn is an historical theatre and cinema utilising the latest in technology to offer patrons a 21st Century entertainment experience with a traditional, friendly flavour.
Venue Cymru – in Llandudno is the second largest Arts venue in Wales and Conwy’s cultural hub
Creu Conwy – Cultural Strategy for Conwy County Borough 2021-2026
Creu Conwy – Cultural Strategy for Conwy County Borough 2021-2026 (conwyculture.com)
Sustainability Statement
Strategic Equality Plan 2020-24
Strategic Equality Plan 2020-2024 - Conwy County Borough Council
