24 HOURS OF CULTURE: What do you love to do in South East Wales?

The countdown is on to the 24 Hour Culture event, starting at noon on Friday 21 October, open right across South East Wales, to find out how and why people experience arts and culture in their everyday lives, over a given 24hour period. 

A short questionnaire will go live at ​www.24hourculture.wales and is set to shout about the events, venues, organised activities and clubs that respondents might have attended between noon on 21 October and noon on 22 October, right across the community. The survey also wants to hear about interests and hobbies that people undertake during that time, which might include reading a book or watching a film, listening to music, singing or writing poetry.

The initiative is commissioned by What Next? Cardiff and What Next? Valleys, a collective of key arts organisations and individuals in Wales. Over thirty wide-ranging partners are behind the event. The survey covers all arts and culture activities in ten areas, from Cardiff and Caerphilly to Merthyr Tydfil and Monmouthshire.

Leading figures involved in arts and culture across Wales are supporting the event too. Welsh actor Michael Sheen said “We can’t know who we are or who we want to be unless we can imagine it first. Art and culture is all about possibility. It’s how we process what it is to be human and alive. Every time I read a book, listen to music, watch a film or TV series I expand what is possible for myself. It’s not a luxury – it’s at the very heart of who we are.”

For updates, follow @24HrCulture on Twitter and see ​Facebook.com/24HourCulture​. The official website at ​www.24hourculture.wales also features a whole selection of events and activities taking place across South East Wales, for inspiration.

24 Hour Culture: Read, Watch, Dance, Make, Play, Sing – What do you do?