Adult Local Arts

As well as working with children and young people, we have always worked with adults in our Local Arts programme, and have a wide range of projects working with adults and older people across many communities.

All the latest Adult Local Arts news from Valley and Vale Community Arts:


January 20th, 2012 Mental Health Matters Photo Workshop Mental Health Matters Workshop Blog We all suffer from mental strain at some point in our lives whether through the day-to-day stresses of our jobs or something more profound like the loss of a loved one...
November 12th, 2011 Parc Prison Mural Project 2010 HMP Parc Music Blog At HMP Parc everyone was very polite to me, from the prison officers to the inmates. Yes, understandably there was very high security (I had to provide proof of ID, leave certain items locked in a secure area etc) and all for good reasons so I did not mind at all.
November 9th, 2011 Yami Rowdy Leading Dance Workshop Yami Rowdy Dance Workshop We hosted workshops throughout Bridgend and Cardiff in October 2011, spreading the funk bug to all who participated. We chose to open up the age categories this time round, allowing younger dancers to take part. Having such a range of ages and abilities enabled a friendly, carefree atmosphere.
October 31st, 2011 Wellbeing Conference Drama at ESIS Wellbeing Conference 2 We were invited to host a workshop at the Wellbeing Conference for Primary and Secondary teachers in South Wales on 13th and 14th October 2011.
October 24th, 2011 Porthcawl Pavilion Art Club Porthcawl Pavilion Art Club Blog Over the last few years, Tim Smith and I have been working in sunny Porthcawl,... We created paintings, pottery, mosaics, montages and lots, lots more, indoors and outdoors with two fab groups, one group made up of children and the other of adults.
October 17th, 2011 Trinity Church Dance Session 30 Inspirational Stories – A Moment to Remember I was facilitating a dance project for Asylum Seekers and Refugees at Trinity Church in Cardiff, getting down and funky with the All Women Drop In session at Trinity Church, teaching them social dances and partner work.
September 26th, 2011 Asylum Seeker Dance Cardiff Refugee and Asylum Seeker Dance Project Blog Teaching Refugees and Asylum Seekers each week at Trinity Church in Cardiff has been the highlight of my Thursdays!
August 22nd, 2011 Light Through Trees 30 Inspirational Stories – Lifelines This case study explores the therapeutic benefit for individuals involved in a Community Arts project, and explores a project with young people in the Juvenile Unit in HMP Parc, who I saw once a month for two and a half hours...
August 19th, 2011 The Raven in the Trees - the battle Forest Arts Weekend Photo Gallery Valley and Vale Community Arts hosted a family weekend filled with outdoor creativity and local folklore. The families had great fun making fires, creating puppets, building dens, organising a battle, celebrating a wedding and diving into a cauldron!
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