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Public and community engagement

At the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, our vision is to change lives and bring people together through art and music. 

Building stronger relationships with communities across Wales is central to the work we do. Drawing on the talents and creativity of our students, we’re always developing new projects with a wide range of community partners. 

We want to celebrate all the ways that we’re different and create an environment where everyone can thrive. We’re also keen to learn more about the barriers to studying or attending live performances – and how we can work to remove them. 

There are so many ways for communities to experience all that RWCMD has to offer.

Campus visits

Community groups can book a guided tour explore our campus and get a behind-the-scenes look at a life at music and drama conservatoire. We also support potential students and educational organisations to make RWCMD a place of study, supporting prospective students from underrepresented backgrounds to find their place here at the College. 

To request a tour, please get in touch with our Communities Engagement Partner, Guy O'Donnell.

Get in touch with Guy O'Donnell

A selection of our community projects and residencies

Several of these opportunities form part of our Woolcott Residency Programme, which are made possible by the generous support of the Anthony G Woolcott Charitable Trust.

Talks, workshops and campus tours for schools and colleges

Useful links

Explore our instrument days and production workshops

We offer a nurturing, creative space for young people to explore and develop their individual talents and skills needed to fulfil their full potential.

Our schools and colleges offer

Working with over 100 schools, colleges, community organisations and charities each year, we deliver a diverse range of bespoke workshops, performances and curriculum-based projects for children and young people.

Good Vibrations Chorus

Join our Parkinson's Community Choir

Explore our instrument days and production workshops

We offer a nurturing, creative space for young people to explore and develop their individual talents and skills needed to fulfil their full potential.

Our schools and colleges offer

Working with over 100 schools, colleges, community organisations and charities each year, we deliver a diverse range of bespoke workshops, performances and curriculum-based projects for children and young people.

Good Vibrations Chorus

Join our Parkinson's Community Choir

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Overview

Working with partners across Wales, Open RWCMD aims to widen access to creative experiences, support the next generation of artists and technicians, and strengthen Wales’s cultural life.

Children and young people

We offer a nurturing, creative space for young people to explore and develop their individual talents and skills needed to fulfil their full potential.

Schools and colleges

Working with over 100 schools, colleges, community organisations and charities each year, we deliver a diverse range of bespoke workshops, performances and curriculum-based projects for children and young people.

National Talent Pathway

The National Talent Pathway (NTP) is an emerging approach focused on supporting young people in Wales to explore their potential in music.

Regional partnership centres

We are continually developing our work with the under-18s to ensure we offer the best way for young people across Wales to explore the performing and creative arts, and their associated careers, in an inspiring environment.

Our partners

Partnership working is at the heart of Open RWCMD, building on the strong creative networks already in place across Wales