“I WOULD LIKE MORE LIGHT SHED ON MUSIC OF BLACK ORIGIN IN WALES AND MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CREATIVES LIKE MYSELF SO WE DON’T FEEL LIKE THE ONLY WAY TO GET A CAREER IN THIS INDUSTRY IS FIRSTLY TO MOVE TO LONDON.”; “THERE IS A LACK OF OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP ARTISTS TAKE THE TRANSITION TO MAKE IT AS A PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN” - MACE “I BELIEVE THAT WALES IS SUFFERING FROM A ‘BRAIN DRAIN’. IN A SIMILAR VEIN TO AFRICA, MANY YOUNG CREATIVES WHO COULD BE CATALYSTS AND POSITIVE DRIVING FORCES FOR CHANGE TO THE ARTS IN WALES SIMPLY DECIDE TO LEAVE DUE TO A LACK OF OPPORTUNITIES.”; “THE WELSH ARTS SCENE HAS SO MUCH POTENTIAL BUT WE MUST ALL MAKE IT A PRIORITY TO MAKE THIS A PLACE IN WHICH PEOPLE CAN PROSPER, SUCCEED AND BECOME FINANCIALLY SECURE THROUGH THE ARTS” - ANDREW
“I DID NOT FEEL GROWING UP IN WALES, THAT I HAD MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO PROGRESS IN THE CREATIVE FIELDS I WAS INTERESTED IN, AND THAT IF THERE WERE ANY, IT WAS ELITIST AND EXCLUSIONARY. I WAS MADE TO FEEL THAT THE ONLY REASON I WAS EVER OFTEN BEING GIVEN AN
“THERE ARE NOT MANY ON-GOING SUPPORT SYSTEMS IN WALES THAT ENCOURAGE HOMEGROWN ARTISTS. WE SHOULDN’T HAVE TO FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO MOVE TO A DIFFERENT COUNTY TO GET SUPPORT AND BE ABLE TO MAKE A LIVING OFF DOING WHAT WE LOVE.” - JORDAN
OPPORTUNITY WAS TOKENISM.” - ASHA
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