MYAH is a development of ‘My Square Mile’ that was initiated by the Design Commission for Wales to encourage the use of the local built environment as an educational resource. It has provided a focus for artist-residencies in primary schools.
Directed by Carolyn Davies and Lynne Bebb, the programme was first piloted in 33 primary schools in Swansea in 2005. In 2006, Sophie Hadaway joined the team to help support six schools across Wales. In the first year, the one-day residencies prompted explorations of the local area. In the second year, pupils and teachers worked with artists on residencies lasting five days, and an architect visited each school