Gwynedd artist wins prestigious National Eisteddfod scholarship

Nation.Cymru Staff A multi-disciplinary artist from Gwynedd will receive a prestigious art scholarship at the National Eisteddfod this year. The New Artist Scholarship will be awarded to Cushla Rose Luxton, from Deiniolen near Caernarfon, on the opening day of the festival at Y Lle Gelf, the Eisteddod’s art exhibition.

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