Gold Medal (National Eisteddfod of Wales)
The Gold Medal of the National Eisteddfod of Wales is awarded annually in three categories for excellence in Fine Art, Architecture, or Craft and Design.
Y Lle Celf at the 2010 Eisteddfod in the basement of a steelworks in Blaenau Gwent
National Eisteddfod of Wales
The National Eisteddfod of Wales is the largest of several eisteddfodau that are held annually, mostly in Wales. Its eight days of competitions and performances are considered the largest music and poetry festival in Europe. Competitors typically number 6,000 or more, and overall attendance generally exceeds 100,000 visitors, the highest recently being 118,000 attending the 2022 festival. The 2018 Eisteddfod was held in Cardiff Bay with a fence-free 'Maes'. In 2020, the event was held virtually under the name AmGen; events were held over a one-week period.
National Eisteddfod Logo
A view of the Pafiliwn (Pavilion) for the 2003 National Eisteddfod, held at Meifod, Powys
An advertisement for the Grand National Eisteddfod at Caernarvon, 1877
The chairing ceremony of the 1958 National Eisteddfod; the victorious poet was T. Llew Jones