Arts Council of Wales announces drastic funding changes

Mid-Wales Opera is one of the biggest organisations to have its funding cut.

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Arts Council of Wales has announced big changes to its funding as part of its 2023 Investment Review process.

81 creative organisations have been offered conditional multi-year grants, totalling £29.6 million in funding from the Welsh government and the National Lottery, after a record number of applications.

Loss of funding

While some music organisations will receive funding for the first time, other longstanding recipients have seen a complete cut.

Mid-Wales Opera, which received £107,056 last year, is one organsiation to lose all of its funding. In a statement, it revealed that it is ‘deeply disappointed’, adding that ‘this will be a hammer blow for the young artists who gain invaluable career development opportunities from working with us'.