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| 'Radical' vision for arts awaited | 'Radical' vision for arts awaited |
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| A report which aims to revolutionise the arts in Wales will be published later. | A report which aims to revolutionise the arts in Wales will be published later. |
| It was commissioned after the assembly government was forced to halt plans to overhaul arts funding. | It was commissioned after the assembly government was forced to halt plans to overhaul arts funding. |
| Opposition AMs forced Culture Minister Alun Pugh to postpone plans to fund Wales' six biggest bodies directly and not via the Arts Council of Wales. | Opposition AMs forced Culture Minister Alun Pugh to postpone plans to fund Wales' six biggest bodies directly and not via the Arts Council of Wales. |
| It is expected the report will call for changes, with the aim of offering abetter service for the whole of Wales. | |
| Elan Closs Stephens, the chair of the review said it would offer a "fresh, radical, practical" approach. | Elan Closs Stephens, the chair of the review said it would offer a "fresh, radical, practical" approach. |
| In 2004, the assembly government announced it would take over many of the duties of a number of Wales' unelected culture, sport and countryside bodies - known as quangos - including the Arts Council of Wales (ACW). | In 2004, the assembly government announced it would take over many of the duties of a number of Wales' unelected culture, sport and countryside bodies - known as quangos - including the Arts Council of Wales (ACW). |
| There is an opportunity here for Wales to provide its own distinctive contribution Elan Closs Stephens | There is an opportunity here for Wales to provide its own distinctive contribution Elan Closs Stephens |
| As part of the changes, the assembly government planned to take away from the arts council the direct funding of six organisations - Welsh National Opera, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Diversions dance group, Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Academy and the National Theatre of Wales. | As part of the changes, the assembly government planned to take away from the arts council the direct funding of six organisations - Welsh National Opera, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Diversions dance group, Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Academy and the National Theatre of Wales. |
| But opposition parties argued this would breach the principle of "arms-length" funding of the arts - separating the politicians who hold the purse strings from the artists who receive the money - and could lead to political interference. | But opposition parties argued this would breach the principle of "arms-length" funding of the arts - separating the politicians who hold the purse strings from the artists who receive the money - and could lead to political interference. |
| The Stephens Review, which will be presented to Mr Pugh on Wednesday, considered ACW's role, relationship with government and the way arts bodies are funded in an international context. | The Stephens Review, which will be presented to Mr Pugh on Wednesday, considered ACW's role, relationship with government and the way arts bodies are funded in an international context. |
| 'Real change' | 'Real change' |
| Ms Stephens said it followed a "period of instability" for the arts in Wales. | Ms Stephens said it followed a "period of instability" for the arts in Wales. |
| She said: "There is an opportunity here for Wales to provide its own distinctive contribution to an international search for best practice in funding the arts. | She said: "There is an opportunity here for Wales to provide its own distinctive contribution to an international search for best practice in funding the arts. |
| She added: "We believe that the proposals in the report offer a fresh, radical, practical and effective channel for delivering real change." | She added: "We believe that the proposals in the report offer a fresh, radical, practical and effective channel for delivering real change." |
| The review looked at arts funding in other countries, including Australia, Germany and the Netherlands, as well as other countries in the UK, and will be debated in the assembly on 06 December. | The review looked at arts funding in other countries, including Australia, Germany and the Netherlands, as well as other countries in the UK, and will be debated in the assembly on 06 December. |