Guide to the Curriculum Cymreig -- Art
The following links aims to direct users to internet resources within Wales on the Web that may be of use to the teaching of the Curriculum Cymreig and to schools in general. Many websites include material that are created for use in schools or have facilities that cater for school visits. These websites have an education icon at the bottom of the resource description.
Websites without an education icon also contain valuable material. Even though they do not contain material created specifically for schools, they could well make a great contribution to the provision of the Curriculum Cymreig both in primary and secondary schools. It is especially useful for those looking for material relating to Wales that can be used in their teaching. This page also contain links to relevant sections of NGFL Cymru.
Visit our guides on Art for an overview of educational material relating to Art. The field is vast and includes visual art, modern art, public art, painting, printmaking, sculpture, land art, photography, animation, ceramics, ironwork, glass and textiles.
Links within Wales on the Web relating to Art include:
- Arts: all resources
For a wide range of art resources from Wales. - Artists
Wales on the Web contains a high number of artists websites. They range from your famous artist such as Kyffin Williams to your community artist. - Arists directories
For a number of databases and directories of Wales' artists and arts organisations such as ArtsWales included on the Arts Council for Wales website and Axis Web. - Arts: History, description, critical appraisal
Including websites of television programmes providing critical appraisal on art in Wales such as Croma and Sioe Gelf and the Arts and Entertainment section of BBC Wales website. - Arts: organisation and management
For your national and local Arts organisations in Wales. The section includes resources such as the Arts Council for Wales and of local organisations at Powys, Bridgend and Ogmore, Swansea, Carmarthenshire, Cardiff and Pembrokeshire. - Arts: Education
For websites created specifically for schools and young people. Websites of interest include Engage Cymru (provider of gallery education with a Wales focus), Axis Web or local initiatives such as Swansea Arts in Education. - Galleries and Arts Centres
Many Museums and Art Galleries exist in Wales, and a number of them have an online presence. Many of them also have educational facilities and workshops for schools and display the work of local artists. - Civic and Landscape Art
Including websites looking at urban and environmental design in Wales such as Artswork Wales, the national organisation for public art. - Sculpture
Including websites looking at sculpture, carvings and ceramics. - Paintings
Including websites on many of Wales' famous painters. - Drawing and decorative arts
Including websites of many on the decorative arts such as craft, textile arts and glassmakers. - Photography and computer art
Including websites on the more modern form of arts such as photography, animation and computer design.
Arts teaching material within NGFL Cymru
Recommended websites covering all aspects of Art in Wales include:
- BBC Wales: Arts is a collection of art features illustrating art in Wales throughout the ages. The site contains features on artists, interviews with individuals involved in the arts scene, competitions and individual success stories.
- Engage Cymru represents the Wales body of Engage members, responding to training and networking needs within gallery education with a Wales focus.
- Youth Arts Wales is a partnership between a number of Wales' national organisations who work in order to ensure that young people are provided opportunities and are able to participate in arts activities in Wales.