Criw Celf West
2015-2023
Criw Celf Primary (for school years 5 & 6), Criw Celf Secondary (for school years 7 & 8) Portfolio (for school years 9-11) & Raising the Bar (for school years 12 & 13) are a part of the pan Wales Criw Celf project; a programme to develop artistically talented children and young people.
Mission Gallery delivered Criw Celf West annually for children in Swansea, Neath and Port Talbot. Students who successfully enrolled on this project took part in 5 master classes- taking place on a Saturday or Sunday. Each led by a professional artist with the opportunity to use high-end, specialist equipment. The programme also included trips to other galleries, studios, museums, and universities. As a celebration of the participants' hard work, students had an exhibition at the end of the annual project in our main space at Mission Gallery.
The project was funded by the Arts Council of Wales and supported by Swansea College of Art (University of Wales Trinity Saint David) and Gower College Swansea.
“Most of the children we work with will never experience a gallery or see the work of an artist outside of school. Children who have taken part in Criw Celf with you have experienced a transformation, not just in their Art work, but in their confidence and outlook on life”- LizTucker, Cadle Primary teacher
Criw Celf West 2023 Evaluation
Mission’s focus through Criw Celf 2023 was to build for the future, concentrating on three key strands of activity; youth programme development, school consultations and core Criw Celf programming.The three strands each had their own individual focus and allowed for exploring future possibilities, whilst ensuring new students have the opportunity to participate in masterclasses.The youth programme was be artist facilitated and young person lead, and ran from March 2023- June 2023.Young people recruited by Mission Gallery (who were also previous Raising the Bar alumni) worked alongside and mentored young people from EYST’s after school drop-in group (ages ranged from 8-16). School consultations in the form of creative R&D sessions, which supported new curriculum requirements were developed with Ysgol Gymraeg Ystalyfera Bro Dur, Birchgrove Comprehensive and Seaview Primary.These two strands are essential to our future working with young people.We also provided a series of weekend masterclasses and trips for our Criw Celf 2023 cohort.To ensure we maintain the creative skill building and artistic collaborations that has made previous years of Criw Celf such a success.All strands featured in our 2023 exhibition
WanderLand | A celebration of creative journeys
