National Youth Arts Wales and The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music are excited to announce a new partnership to support music education in Wales.

Each year on our residencies, we celebrate our musicians who display the most promise and dedication. The recipients of each award is decided by the sectional tutors during the residencies.

We are delighted to announce our exceptionally talented cohort of 2024 members across the National Youth Brass Band, Orchestra and Choir of Wales will be touring throughout Wales this summer, showcasing their skill and commitment in a series of awe-inspiring public concerts.

On 31 August, National Youth Orchestra of Wales will perform a relaxed concert, designed to be inclusive and welcoming for all ages and access needs.

In this guide, you can find out more about what to expect, and what we’ll have in place on the day to help you enjoy the concert.

National Youth Theatre of Wales is excited to launch its 2024 membership offer with Professional Pathways, run in partnership with Theatr Clwyd and in association with Wales Millennium Centre, with this unique opportunity to engage in an intensive day of workshops led by industry professionals.

During Mental Health Week 2024, we are highlighting the crisis in teenage mental health in Wales, and the significant role that arts participation could play in addressing this.

On Earth Day 2024, we are excited to launch the Change Makers - a new youth collective that supports young creatives to influence the future of the arts throughout Wales. It will nurture the next generation of arts leaders, with a focus on environmental, cultural and social issues.

At the end of March, extraordinary music filled the air as over 20 young musicians from throughout Wales came together at Rockfield Studios, Monmouth for the “Music Futures” residency week.

The National Youth Arts Wales (NYAW) staff team kicked off 2024 with a renewed approach to supporting d/Deaf and disabled young performers throughout Wales., Over four days, the whole staff team worked with inclusive arts specialists Taking Flight to develop their ability to support, connect and engage with D/deaf and disabled young people.

Three leading dance organisations have marked a significant milestone in Welsh arts through the signing of a memorandum of understanding, in a bid to support the growth of dance in Wales.

Theatr Clwyd and National Youth Theatre of Wales have been working together for 6 years providing unique opportunities for young people across Wales and this year will be no exception.

National Youth Arts Wales is delighted to announce that three senior members of the National Youth Brass Band of Wales (NYBBW) have been selected to represent Wales in the annual European Youth Brass Band (EYBB) this year.  

As we approach the end of 2023, and we bid adieu to the final notes and dance steps of this extraordinary season, we wanted to reflect on our work this year, filled with creativity, community, and countless moments of inspiration.

A renewed partnership has been announced between BBC National Orchestra of Wales (BBC NOW) and National Youth Arts Wales (NYAW) to provide orchestral and choral opportunities and professional career pathways for young people throughout Wales.

Are you the future of Welsh dance? Applications to be a NYDW 2024 member are now open!

NYAW's Board have appointed three new young trustees, as part of their commitment to embedding youth voice within its daily work.

Over 330 musicians have applied, from the widest ever range of backgrounds and geographies.

Launching this month, “Assemble” will see National Youth Arts Wales (NYAW) working in partnership with National Youth Theatre of Great Britain in South Wales.

From April 2024, National Youth Arts Wales will receive an increase in revenue funding, as part of Arts Council of Wales’s Investment Review process.

Following a three-day intensive residency at the Wales Millennium Centre in September, our Hard Cor participants will soon be performing at the Llais festival on 13 October.

Renowned Spanish choreographer Mario Bermúdez will create a new work specially for National Youth Dance Wales’s 2023 company, to be premiered in Newport in November.

Evan will start his role with National Youth Arts Wales in October 2023. Evan, a Welsh-speaker born in Cardiff, has previously worked as CEO of Live Music Now and, most recently, CEO of the Royal Photographic Society.

Each year on our residencies, we celebrate our musicians who display the most promise and dedication. The recipients of each award is decided by the sectional tutors during the residencies.

This summer, over 230 young actors, musicians, and singers aged 16-22 will be performing in concerts and productions across Wales.

Many young performers can find they struggle with performance anxiety, particularly since the Covid-19 pandemic. As it’s Mental Health Awareness Week, and the theme this year is Anxiety, we wanted to share our favourite factsheets to help you perform with confidence, and resources to direct you to the right support.