[{"text_idx": "#000000", "text": "Bydd yr artistiaid yn gweithio gyda\u2019r Bartneriaeth a thrigolion y fro i dynnu cysylltiadau ar draws Cwm Aber (Abertridwr a Senghennydd) a dadlennu cyneddfau diwylliannol ac amgylcheddol yr ardal a sut y gallai\u2019r rhain fod o ragor o fudd i gymunedau."}, {"text_idx": "#000001", "text": "Gynt yn gymuned lofaol, mae gan Gwm Aber stori newydd i\u2019w hadrodd."}, {"text_idx": "#000002", "text": "Amcan y prosiect ydi canfod straeon cyfoes man a lle a\u2019u rhoi yn yr amlwg a chwilio sut y gall celfyddyd a gweithgaredd diwylliannol roi lle i gymunedau gysylltu a\u0302\u2019u bro mewn ffyrdd newydd sy\u2019n cyfoethogi bywyd pob dydd."}, {"text_idx": "#000003", "text": "Gewch chi wybod rhagor am y prosiect, cwrdd a\u0302\u2019r artist a chymryd rhan o roi tro am stondin wib \u2018Islifau \u2013 Ar Ein Rhiniog\u2019 yn Sgwa\u0302r Abertridwr o un tan chwech o\u2019r gloch ar 26 Awst neu yn Senghennydd y tu allan i Sonia\u2019s Plaice o un tan chwech o\u2019r gloch ar 27 Awst."}, {"text_idx": "#000004", "text": "Mae ALT-Architecture yn mapio ac yn rhoi yn yr amlwg fannau awyr agored yr ardal ac yn canfod cyfleoedd i ymyriadau celfyddydau a diwylliant eu hamlygu, eu gwella neu eu defnyddio er budd cymunedau\u2019r cyffiniau. Meddai ALT-Architecture,"}, {"text_idx": "#000005", "text": "Rydym yn cael y berthynas a\u2019r cysylltiad cymhleth rhwng pobl a thirweddau\u2019n gyfareddol, felly rydym wrth ein boddau o gael ein comisiynu i weithio gyda chymunedau Cwm Aber ar y prosiect cyfranogol hwn. Mae\u2019n wefr i ni feddwl am ein trochi ein hunain mewn sgyrsiau, chwilio a syniadau creadigol i ddeall a dehongli cyneddfau dihafal Cwm Aber. Gwelwn botensial aruthrol i\u2019r prosiect yma feithrin perthynas hir oes a sgyrsiau parhaol wedi\u2019u llunio o gwmpas cysylltiadau rhwng cenedlaethau, cyneddfau diwylliannol ac amgylcheddol, a gwell iechyd a lles."}, {"text_idx": "#000007", "text": "Rwy\u2019n llawn cyffro o fod yn chwilio\u2019r berthynas rhwng Menywod a Gwaith yng Nghwm Aber. Mae i\u2019r ddau gyfoeth o hanes ym me\u0302r esgyrn y cyffiniau ac mae\u2019n gyfaredd i mi weld sut maen nhw\u2019n eu hamlygu eu hunain heddiw, yn enwedig o gofio\u2019r deunaw mis aeth heibio. Rwy\u2019n gobeithio y gallwn wneud cyfiawnder a\u0302 menywod lleol a chychwyn ar y daith tuag at rywbeth sy\u2019n gyffrous, yn annisgwyl ac yn gwbl chwyldroadol."}, {"text_idx": "#000009", "text": "Bydd y cyfle yma\u2019n rhoi lle i mi chwilio tafodiaith ieithoedd brodorol, y gorffennol a\u2019r presennol, ar yr un pryd a\u0302 chwilio posibiliadau\u2019r dyfodol. Fy niddordeb yn iaith y dirwedd a\u2019r bobl fydd yn bwydo fy ymateb artistig, a fydd yn anrhydeddu\u2019r cyfan mae gan Abertridwr a Senghennydd i\u2019w gynnig i mi ar yr un pryd a\u0302 cheisio ailddychmygu ein dirnadaeth o fan a lle, ca\u0302n ac enaid."}, {"text_idx": "#000010", "text": "Mae\u2019r gweithgaredd yma\u2019n rhan o gyfnod cyntaf ymchwil a datblygu\u2019r hyn fydd, gobeithio, yn rhaglen fwy hirdymor o weithiau."}, {"text_idx": "#000012", "text": "Nid yn ddi-hid y mae rhoi cynigion grant fel hyn. Maen nhw\u2019n gofyn llawer o amser ac ymdrech. Mae gofyn iddyn nhw ddangos pwrpas clir ac uchelgeisiau cadarnhaol o ran eu hamcanion a\u2019u nodau. Mae Cwm Aber wedi cael hyd i grw\u0302p bach diddorol o artistiaid i\u2019w penodi, sy\u2019n barod ac yn fodlon treulio amser gyda ni i gyd. Gobeithio y deuant i wybod rhywbeth am ein hardal a\u2019n helpu i ddod o hyd i brosiect cymuned hirdymor y gall Cwm Aber elwa arno yn y dyfodol. Bellach rwy\u2019n edrych ymlaen at weld beth ddigwydd nesaf."}, {"text_idx": "#000014", "text": "Rydym yn falch o fod yn gweithio gyda\u2019n partneriaid yr haf yma i gael gwybod rhagor am y bobl yn ein cymuned. Mae\u2019n gyfle gwych i bawb fod ynghlwm hyd yn oed os nad ydych yn meddwl eich bod yn ymddiddori yn y Celfyddydau, fe allech gael eich synnu."}, {"text_idx": "#000018", "text": "Mae\u2019r prosiect yn gyfle tan gamp i bwyso a mesur y cwbl sydd gan Gwm Aber i\u2019w gynnig ac i chwilio sut y gall gweithgaredd yn y celfyddydau a diwylliannol gyfoethogi fwy fyth gyneddfau diwylliannol ac amgylcheddol yr ardal ac effeithio\u2019n gadarnhaol ar fywydau pob dydd pobl. Mae hyn yn arbennig o bwysig o gofio\u2019r argyfwng newid hinsawdd ac argyfwng iechyd meddwl mwyfwy gwledydd Prydain, a ninnau\u2019n dod allan o\u2019r cyfnod clo a Brexit ac yn gwneud ein gorau i ddod o hyd i ffyrdd newydd o fyw\u2019n gynaliadwy mewn byd sy\u2019n prysur newid."}, {"text_idx": "#000019", "text": "Cofiwch ddod i gysylltiad os carech gael gwybod rhagor neu ddod yn rhan o\u2019r prosiect drwy e-bostio "}, {"text_idx": "#000020", "text": "Cyllidir y prosiect gan gronfa grant Cysylltu a Ffynnu Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru er mwyn datblygu cynigion cydweithredol rhwng cyrff, unigolion a phobl broffesiynol greadigol. Rhoddwyd cyllid dros ben a chefnogaeth mewn da yn garedig gan Gyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Caerffili a\u2019r Rhwydwaith Lles Integredig (IWNGwent), sy\u2019n awyddus i gefnogi cyfleoedd lles cymunedol sy\u2019n deillio o bob cwr o\u2019r prosiect."}, {"text_idx": "#000021", "text": "The artists will work with the Partnership and local residents to draw out connections across the Aber Valley (Abertridwr and Senghenydd) and reveal the area\u2019s cultural and environmental assets and how these may further benefit communities."}, {"text_idx": "#000022", "text": "A former coal mining community, the Aber Valley has a fresh story to tell."}, {"text_idx": "#000023", "text": "The project aims to identify and make visible contemporary narratives of place and explore how art and cultural activity may enable communities to connect with their locale in new ways that enhance everyday life."}, {"text_idx": "#000024", "text": "You can find out more about the project, meet the artist and take part by visiting the \u2018Undercurrents \u2013 On Our Doorstep\u2019 pop up stall in Abertridwr Square from 1 \u2013 6pm on 26 August or in Senghenydd outside Sonia\u2019s Plaice from 1 \u2013 6pm on 27 August."}, {"text_idx": "#000025", "text": "ALT-Architecture is mapping and making visible the area\u2019s outdoor spaces and identifying opportunities for arts and cultural-led interventions to highlight, enhance or make use of them for the benefit of local communities. ALT-Architecture said,"}, {"text_idx": "#000026", "text": "We are fascinated by the complex connection and relationship between people and landscapes, so we are delighted to have been commissioned to work with the communities of the Aber Valley on this participatory project. We are excited about immersing ourselves in conversations, exploration and creative ideas to understand and interpret the unique qualities of the Aber Valley. We see huge potential for this project to establish a long-lasting relationship and ongoing dialogues shaped around intergenerational connections, cultural and environmental assets, and enhanced health and wellbeing."}, {"text_idx": "#000028", "text": "I\u2019m so excited to be exploring the relationship between Women & Work in the Aber Valley. There is such a deep and rich history to both in the local area and I\u2019m fascinated to see how they manifest themselves today, particularly in light of the last 18 months. My hope is that we can do justice to local women and start the journey towards something that is exciting, unexpected and completely radical."}, {"text_idx": "#000029", "text": "There is a significant Welsh-speaking community in the Aber Valley but limited opportunities to engage with arts and culture in and through the Welsh language. Rufus Mufasa is working with the partnership to explore and develop an innovative art intervention that will address this need. Rufus Mufasa said,"}, {"text_idx": "#000030", "text": "This opportunity will allow me to explore the dialect of indigenous languages, of the past and present, while exploring the possibilities of the future. My interest in the language of the landscape and the people will inform my artistic response, and honouring all that Senghenydd informs me with will be shape-shifting of our understanding of place, song and soul."}, {"text_idx": "#000031", "text": "This activity forms part of an initial research & development phase of what is hoped will be a longer-term programme of works."}, {"text_idx": "#000033", "text": "Grant bids like this aren\u2019t given willi-nilly. They take a lot of time and effort. They need to show clear purpose and positive ambitions in their aims and objectives. The Aber Valley have found an interesting little group of artist appointments ready and willing to spend some time with all of us. Hopefully they\u2019ll get to know something of our area and help us find a long-term community project that the Aber Valley can benefit from in the future. I\u2019m looking forward to seeing what happens next now."}, {"text_idx": "#000035", "text": "We are pleased to be working with our partners this summer to find out more about the people in our community. It is a great opportunity for everyone to get involved even if you don\u2019t think you are interested in the Arts, you may be surprised."}, {"text_idx": "#000037", "text": "\u2019On Our Doorstep\u2019 has helped us develop in depth connections with the Aber Valley that has brought individuals and organisations together in much more interesting and innovative ways than we envisaged when starting out. The artists have excelled in getting local people engaged in 3 key themes, developed with the people of the Aber Valley, that creativity is helping unlock."}, {"text_idx": "#000039", "text": "The project is a great opportunity to take stock of all that the Aber Valley has to offer and to explore how arts and cultural activity may further enhance the area\u2019s cultural and environmental assets and impact positively on people\u2019s everyday lives. This is especially important in light of the climate change emergency and the UK\u2019s growing mental health crisis, and as we emerge from lockdown and Brexit and try to find new ways to live sustainably in a rapidly changing world."}, {"text_idx": "#000040", "text": "Please get in touch if you would like to find out more or get involved in the project by emailing ."}, {"text_idx": "#000041", "text": "The project is funded by an Arts Council of Wales\u2019 Connect & Flourish grant fund for the development of collaborative proposals between organisations, individuals and creative professionals. Additional funding and in-kind support have been kindly given by Caerphilly County Borough Council and the Integrated Wellbeing Network (IWNGwent), which is keen to support community wellbeing opportunities that emanate from across the project."}]