Arts Unite - An arts project with children and young people exploring diversity and inclusion with a focus on disability, race, gender identity. The project was funded by the Welsh Government Community Cohesion Programme.

Credu opened a conversation around LGBTQ & Trans at an Engage to Change event in late 2020. A focus group was formed made up of professionals, Volunteers, Parents and young people with an interest in addressing the challenges and gaining an understanding of what we could do to support the LGBTQ & trans community in Powys. 

Some information sharing and personal experience started our focus group and then some action was identified to look at a way of using the Arts to hear the voices of representatives of the LGBTQ and Trans experience in Powys. 

Arts Connection seamlessly offered Credu an opportunity to do some creative writing workshops around Hate crime and Difference and we extended our interest group to also explore race.

An Outreach worker, Dux, led on bringing the sessions together over zoom with Martin Daws as the artist steering the sessions. 

This has been a powerful project of hearing the voices of Young Carers, families and friends who are part of the LGBTQ+ community or wanted to explore hate crime with race. If you are interested in hearing about the challenges of being different in rural Mid-Wales come and listen.

1. Arts Unite With Zhi & Taylor

Download the lyrics or buy the album here -artsconnection.org.uk/learning-by-art

The 38 track CD of Welsh Nursery Rhymes called ‘Jac y Do’ was the result of a project run with pupils from 9 different schools in the local area – Dyffryn Banw, Llanfihangel, Llanfair Caereinion, Llanerfyl, Llanfyllin, Llanrhaeadr, Pontrobert, Pennant and Efyrnwy. The project was led by Arfon Gwilym and the CD recorded and mixed by Tony Skeggs. We delivered the project in partnership with TRAC.

Jac-y-Do

Boneddwr Mawr o'r Bala

Mynd Drot Drot

Daw Hyfryd Fis

Oes Gafr Eto

Dau Gi Bach

Ble'r Ei Di?

Gwenni Aeth I Ffair Pwllheli

Ton Ton Ton

Y Broga Bach

Os Gwelwch Chi'n Dda Ga'i Grempog?

Hen Fenyw Fach Cydweli

Y Deryn Bach Syw

Bachgen Bach o Dincer

Robin Goch

Download the lyrics or buy the album here -https://artsconnection.org.uk/learning-by-art

The 38 track CD of Welsh Nursery Rhymes called ‘Jac y Do’ was the result of a project run with pupils from 9 different schools in the local area – Dyffryn Banw, Llanfihangel, Llanfair Caereinion, Llanerfyl, Llanfyllin, Llanrhaeadr, Pontrobert, Pennant and Efyrnwy. The project was led by Arfon Gwilym and the CD recorded and mixed by Tony Skeggs. We delivered the project in partnership with TRAC.

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