Following an international search, 11 creators from Wales, England, Italy, Iran and the United States have become Founding Citizens of the global, borderless micronation.
Around 150 people applied, but the organisers also explored independent work, social platforms and creative communities worldwide.
They sought people whose values connected with Bron Yr Aur’s commitment to creativity, sustainability and well-being.
Although the chosen creators work in very different disciplines, they share a belief that creativity can connect people, challenge established ideas, provide nourishment and inspire communities across cultural and geographical borders.
Their arrival takes Bron Yr Aur beyond its first 50 Founding Citizens. Its eventual goal is to welcome 100 before making a formal declaration of independence.
Rooted in Wales but open to the world, Bron Yr Aur Micronation is exploring whether countries and communities can be built around participation, inclusivity and peace. Creativity is not regarded as an optional extra, but as an essential part of nation-building.
This approach is being developed through the Ministry of Culture, Heritage & Creative Well-being, established by Chief Visionary Boohai and Ambassador of Culture Heledd Wyn.
Wyn, a Welsh filmmaker, director, visual artist and Future Wales Fellow, has written the micronation’s draft Culture Policy and Cultural Manifesto. It argues that culture should be lived rather than merely consumed, that imagination is a civic necessity and that small nations can dream of large futures.
“Culture is understood as a bridge between peoples and not a border between them,” the manifesto declares.
The Founding Creative Collective includes Grammy-winning Appalachian musician Chance McCoy; experimental electronic artist NÓWNØIS; former Duran Duran vocalist and multidisciplinary artist Andy Wickett; writer Maya Jordon; sustainable creative practitioner Daisy Buckle; and Iranian visual artist and photographer Kazem Ostadali.
They are joined by songwriter Eddy Dyer, whose 2026 album Bron Yr Aur Dagda was recorded at the house itself; furniture restoration artist Grace Carrol; Italian-born visual artist Siro Carraro; Welsh singer and multi-instrumentalist Alys Hardy; and Philadelphia musician and musical healer Raji Malik.
“We didn’t want to simply put out an application form and choose from whoever came to us,” said Chief Visionary Boohai. “We went looking; we explored the work of people around the world because creativity has this extraordinary ability to travel across borders, cultures and languages.”
Find out more at www.bronyraur.com.
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