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Abigail’s Arts Award 2025

You bring the talent – We’ll bring the support!

In memory of Abigail Goswell, who sadly died from secondary breast cancer in 2020, the Goswell family each year fund bursaries of £500 each which are awarded to two young people who can demonstrate their talent, commitment and innovation to pursue a career in visual or performing arts.

 

Who is eligible?

• You must be between 16 and 25 year old

• Live in Pembrokeshire

• Keen to pursue a career in visual or performing arts.

 

Closing date for applications:  
21st March 2025

 

The shortlisted applicants will perform at the Live Auditions at Theatr Gwaun on Saturday 3rd May 2025 at 3:00pm.

 

If you’ve got a passion for the arts, live in Pembrokeshire and are aged 16-25 then we can help you fulfil your dreams!

WHO WE ARE

Abigail’s Arts Award is a bursary fund provided by Theatr Gwaun that aims to help young people in Pembrokeshire start a career in the arts. We launched in March 2022 with funding from the Goswell family as a way to honour the legacy of Abigail Goswell who passed away in 2020 from breast cancer.

WHAT WE OFFER

We have two annual grants of £500 that can be spent on anything that helps a young person pursue their dreams of studying the arts. It might be tuition fees, travel to auditions, artistic materials or activities.

WHO’S ELIGIBLE

Anyone who’s aged 16-25, lives in Pembrokeshire and wants to pursue the creative or performing arts. Whether their passion is photography, dance, acting, writing, or cinematography we want to support it. From accordion playing to the Xylophone, we don’t discriminate – we just want to hear from you!

HOW TO APPLY

If you’ve got a dream and you just need a bit of help to make it in the arts then fill out an application form today.

Applications reopening in early 2025.

 

 

 

 

Or maybe you know someone with a passion for ballet, videography, performance art or acting. Let them know and help them on the road to success! 

“Keep dreaming and never give up” Abigail Goswell 2019.

 

Highlights from Saturday 4th May 2024
Last year for the first time we gave our shortlisted applicants the chance to show their talent in public – at Abigail’s Auditions 2024!

The pictures above show our winners Carys Wood (bottom row, left) and Lewis Harrison (bottom row, centre); runner-up Tarish Matthews (top row, left and bottom row, right); our other finalists Ffion Thomas (middle row, left) and Emily Sky (middle row, centre); last year’s winner Dylan Swales (middle row, right); MC Emma Goswell (top row, centre); surprise guest Owain Wyn Evans (top row, right); and Richard Goswell presenting the awards (top row, left; bottom row, centre and right).

 

‘Aww wicked. Thank you for having me. Was an amazing experience. Thank you so much’.  Lewis Harrison.

‘Thanks for the lovely opportunity yesterday, it was a lovely event, and thanks so much for the extremely generous bursary. I will put it to very good use’. Carys Wood.

‘Just wanna say a huge thank you, was a fab experience filled with so much talent’. Tarish Matthews.

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