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Contribute to our Zine and Anthology!
Call for Contributions: Online Zine and Pontypridd Green Week Anthology To celebrate Pontypridd Green Week we are thrilled to announce the upcoming first edition of our new online zine, in line with the theme of Humans as Nature this issue is dedicated to exploring and … mwy…Contribute to our Zine and Anthology!
Inspiring Inclusion at YMa
We celebrated International Women’s Day at YMa with a “Hop-tŷ”, an experimental pop-up that gave us an opportunity to talk about this year’s IWD hashtag, #InspireInclusion and collected ideas for Artis Community to develop further in the building/community. One of the ideas that came up … mwy…Inspiring Inclusion at YMa
Cyfiawnder
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Artist
This year I made a resolution to explore my creative side with more intent. Dipping my toe into an alien industry has been met with equal acceptance and disdain. I leaned in to the welcome embrace but am still reeling from the sucker punch. I’m … mwy…Artist
Celtic Bardic Beirdds at Yma
Join Rufus Mufasa for this FREE /AM DDIM event with the amazing BRAGOD Bragod perform and interpret ancient and contemporary Welsh music and poetry for international audiences – the earliest British poems from the 6th century, through medieval bardic praise poetry, to ritual and popular … mwy…Celtic Bardic Beirdds at Yma
Lullaby for Mother
Review by Dan Townsend I attended the performance of “LULLABY FOR MOTHER” at the Soar Theatre in Merthyr Tydfil on October 6th, and it was a captivating experience. This multimedia dance piece, an extension of the earlier Gravida Project, funded by ACW in 2018, created … mwy…Lullaby for Mother
Komorebi
Jamie B reflects on his Pontypridd Green Week experience.
Yasmin Williams
Bando’r Beirdd had such a lush atmosphere, it was incredible to be connecting with artists from across Wales in the pub ‘round the corner from me! After meeting them at Bando’r Beirdd, Rufus and Tasha brought me along with them to see the mega cool … mwy…Yasmin Williams
Artist in Residence Natasha Borton
I was really inspired by how Ponty is so unapologetically itself. Bando’r Beirdd interviews the Pontypridd Green Week artist Natasha Borton… What’s your favourite memory of Pontypridd? My favourite memory was walking down the high street on the Saturday of Ponty Green Week, the sun … mwy…Artist in Residence Natasha Borton