Ruthin Craft Centre
The Centre for the Applied Arts

2017

Paper Flower Construction
with multimedia artist Ticky Lowe 16 August
Adult Workshop: ‘Islands’
with ceramicist Anne Gibbs 13 August
‘Landscapes’ with ceramicist Anne Gibbs
12 August

Wonderful Wire Flowers
10 August
Adult Workshop: Floral Felting
with Ticky Lowe 9 August
Metal Workshop with Andy Hazell
5 August

Turn a tin into something less
useful (but prettier) with Andy Hazell 6 August
Decorate the Courtyard and
connect the Centre with Lisa Carter 4 August
Create a Canvas
3 August

Adult plaster Diptych workshop
with ceramicist Kirsti Hannah Brown 30 July
Create a nature inspired plaster
cast with ceramicist Kirsti Hannah Brown 29 July
Tile Making Workshop
with Kirsti Hannah Brown 28 July

Make it Big: Make it Small
27 July
Gallery Talk: Anne Gibbs in conversation
with exhibition Curator Ceri Jones 22 July
Writing an Artist’s Statement
15 July

Raising the Bar Work Experience Opportunity
for ages 16–18 with designer / maker Helaina Sharpley 3 – 7 July
We engAGE, how to use digital
creativity with older people 29 & 30 June
Messy Play: MEET THE POTTER
28 June

Talk and Demonstrations
with Terry Bell-Hughes 25 June
Floral Deconstruction Residency
FREE Drop in Workshop sessions 18, 24 & 25 June, throughout the day
Petals and Claws: 1 day clay modelling
workshop with ceramicist Liz Ellis 18 June

Making Connections: May half-term activity
1 June
Messy Play: TEXTURE
17 May
Adult Masterclasses: Janet Bolton
2 day workshop 13 & 14 May

Talk and Demonstrations with Ceramicist
Eddie Curtis North Wales Potters event (NWP) 7 May
Storytelling by Fiona Collins and Dance
demonstrations by Black Veil Tribal 30 April
In conversation: Newfoundland
29 April

Adult clay workshop
with Kirsti Hannah Brown 23 April
In conversation: FORGE
29 April
Make, Build, Glaze and Fire Two part workshop:
with Potters Carla Pownall and Paul Lloyd 15 April & 16 April

Slip trailing clay workshops
with ceramicist Wendy Lawrence 18 April & 19 April
Craft Club for children aged 5–11
13 April
An afternoon of glazing pots
and Raku firing – 1 1/2 hour sessions 15 April & 16 April

Portfolio: Sketchbook and portfolio
development workshops 12 April
Portfolio: Sketchbook and portfolio
development workshops 11 April
Clay hand building workshops
with ceramicist Kirsti Hannah Brown 8 April

Make, Build, Glaze and Fire Two part workshop:
with Potters Carla Pownall and Paul Lloyd 9 April
‘The Nature of Craft’
Afternoon Talks 1 April
Michael Brennand-Wood 2 day workshop:
‘Grounds for Expression’ 25 & 26 March

CPD for Primary teachers
– Subject Art and Design 15 March
Mandy Coates 1 day workshop:
Make a willow fruit basket 12 March
Craft Club for 5–10 year olds
Musical instruments with Donna Jones 23 February

Making Connections: Messy Play with
Emma Jayne Holmes for parents and toddlers 8 March
MAKE Craft Workshops
Nerys Jones & Ticky Lowe 25 February
Master-class for 11–14 year olds
with Print-maker Rhi Moxon 21 February

MAKE Craft Workshops
Verity Pulford & Karen Williams 18 February
Two 1-day willow workshops
with Juliette Hamilton 4 February and 5 February
2-day Papier-mâché
workshop with Abigail Brown 11 and 12 February

2016

Hotfoot Jazzmen: Afternoon performances
at Ruthin Craft Centre for Christmas 3 & 10 December
Christmas wreath workshop
with local florist Kate Jordan 10 December
Alternative wreath making workshop
(family friendly) 10 December

Christmas themed activity
7 December
Hand crafted Christmas decoration
workshop (family friendly) 3 December
Draw it, Print it Masterclass
with Rachael Howard 26 & 27 November

‘Taste of Craft’ afternoon sessions
of making for people aged 60+ 30 September – 2 December
In conversation: Curator
Mary La Trobe-Bateman 3 December
Simeon Jones Bookbinder: Why not have
a go at making your own miniature book? 5 & 19 November

Micki Schloessingk: Talk and Demonstrations
13 November
Portfolio: Slow light – Pinhole photography
with artist Vivienne Rickman-Poole 25 October
‘Meaningful Communities’
CPD Training Seminar 9 November

Professional Development Day
9 November
Family friendly workshop
Come and have a go! 22 October
HALLOWEEN Craft Clubs
for 5-11 year olds 26 October

Creative workshop for practitioners: applied arts
led by Dena Bagi of the British Ceramics Biennial 18 October
“Wrap it up” Activity inspired by the
current exhibition ‘Making in Colour’ 19 October
In conversation: Metalsmith Simone ten Hompel
and Curator Amanda Game 1 October

2-day metal workshop with Andy Hazell:
Making shiny things out of the humble biscuit tin 15 & 16 October
Pencil in Sundays with
artist Jane McCormack 4, 11, 18 & 25 September 2016
Simeon Jones: Meet the maker – Sundays
4, 11, 18 and 25 September

Simeon Jones: Why not have a go
at making your own miniature book? 3, 10, 17 and 24 September
Ruth Pybus & David Brown:
Come and have a go 3 & 10 September
Ruth Pybus & David Brown: Meet the makers
2 – 11 September

Let’s Think About Curating…
with textile curator June Hill 10 September
Helfa Gelf Professional Development
Day for artists and makers 7 September
Artist Story 4: Helaina Sharpley
Craft Clubs for children aged 5 – 11 25 August

Artist Story 4: Helaina Sharpley
Family Workshop: Garden flowers 27 August
Portfolio
young people’s art school 2016 1 – 23 August
Artist Story 3: Rachael Howard
Craft Clubs for children aged 5 – 11 18 August

Artist Story 4: Helaina Sharpley
26 & 28 August
Artist Story 2: Debbie Smyth
Guerrilla table-top threadiffiti 12, 13 & 14 August
2-day master-class workshop
with Julia Griffiths Jones 20 & 21 August

Artist Story 3: Rachael Howard
Meet the artist at work and have a go! 19, 20 & 21 August
Artist Story 2: Debbie Smyth
Artist Talks 12, 13 & 14 August
Artist Story 2: Debbie Smyth
Master-class for 11–14 year olds 11 August

Textile workshop with Jennifer Collier
17 July
Artist Story 1: Seán Vicary
4 – 7 August
Julia Griffiths Jones
gallery walk and talk 16 July

Artist Quiltmaker:
Pauline Burbidge 3 day workshop 24, 25 & 26 June
Creating marks and shapes
through drawing and print 1 June
Evening talk by Pauline Burbidge
23 June

Printing on found surfaces
3 & 4 June
‘Marketing for Creatives’
with The Design Trust 29 April
Gallery Talk: Pauline Burbidge
23 April

Gallery Talk: Telling
Tales with Anna Noël 23 April
Gallery walk and talk
with Mandy Coates 8 April
Mandy Coates afternoon
taster workshop 8 April

Book Launch and Talk
with author Peter Lord 19 March
Portfolio: Young people’s
art school for 14–18 year olds 5 April
1-day workshop Mandy Coates
Conical baskets 13 March

Janet Bolton 2-day workshop
27 & 28 February
Easter holidays
7 April
February half-term
17 & 18 February

Mentorship Surgeries for
Ceramicists and Potters 26 February
Gallery talk: David Jones
and Jill Piercy in conversation 6 February
1-day workshop Mandy Coates
Plant pot covers / planters 12 March

The Colour of Craft
Afternoon Talk 5 March
Philip Eglin: Talk and Demonstration
‘Making the Magic out of the Mundane’ 31 January

2015

Christmas Wreath Workshop
12 December
Gallery Talk: Wallace Sewell
28 November
Gallery Talk: Rhian Hâf and
Chris Bird-Jones in conversation 28 November

Christmas Decoration Craft Club
Workshops Family friendly events 5 & 12 December
Talk and Demonstrations with Susan O’Byrne
8 November
Karen Williams
1–day Master-class 14 November

Workshops with David Setter in Studio 5
14 – 28 November
1-day Master-class with Susan O’Byrne
7 November
BLINC Digital Festival: Another
chance to see the digital festival 31 October

BLINC Digital Festival: Family workshop
31 October
BLINC Digital Festival: Talk and
Demonstrations with Wendy Dawson 31 October
The Big Draw: Every afternoon
over a period of 5 days 24 – 28 October

BLINC Digital Festival: Lantern Workshop
30 October
Halloween Craft Clubs
for 5 – 11 year olds 29 October
Portfolio: Art School for
young people aged 14–18 26 & 27 October

BLINC Digital Festival: Official launch
of the digital festival 30 October
Wallpaper Weekend Workshop
with Hugh Dunford Wood 10 & 11 October
Rachel Kelly Craft Workshops
17 & 18 October

Jewellery workshop with Angela Evans
3 October
Ruthin Art Trail Promenade Performance
27 September
Studio Events with
Jeweller Karen Williams 3 & 10 October

Bethan Hughes Drop-in workshop
at St Peters Church, Ruthin 26 September
Gallery talk with Julie Blyfield
26 September
Bella May Leonard Open studio
event and demonstrations 28 August

Bethan Hughes Artist Talk
27 September
An afternoon workshop with Julie Blyfield
27 September
Felieke van der Leest 1-day
Jewellery and Textiles workshop 19 September

Bella May Leonard Craft Club
for children aged 5 – 11 years old 27 August
Bella May Leonard
Family Drop-in event: 29 & 30 August
Portfolio Summer Art School 2015
Block 4: Buddug Humphreys 24 & 25 August

Study Afternoon: Not Too Precious
20 September
Portfolio Summer Art School 2015
27 July – 25 August 2015
Robert Race Studio event
and drop-in activity 23 August

Robert Race Studio event
and drop-in activity 21 August
Catrin Howell Drop in
session Making in Clay 16 August
Portfolio Summer Art School 2015
Block 3: Anne Gibbs 17 & 18 August

Robert Race Studio event
and drop-in activity 22 August
Back by popular demand: Mandy
Coates 1-day Willow Structures workshop 22 August
James Hunting 2-day Embroidery workshop
15 & 16 August

Catrin Howell Open studio event
14 August
Catrin Howell Master-Class
for 11 – 14 year olds 12 August
Catrin Howell Craft Club for
children aged 5 – 11 years old 13 August

Robert Race Studio event
20 August
Portfolio Summer Art School 2015
Block 2: Zoe Robertson 3 & 4 August
Andy Hazell Drop-in session
6 & 7 August

Ruthin Art Trail
22 (workshop) & 23 July (performance)
Andy Hazell Demonstrations
9 August
Andy Hazell Artist Talk
8 August

Portfolio Summer Art School 2015
Block 1: Elly Strigner 27 & 28 July
Ruthin Art Trail
29 (workshop) & 30 July (performance)
Cathy Miles Half-Term Workshop
30 May

Michael Brennand-Wood: Workshop 1
Architecture of Ideas 20 June
Cathy Miles Master-class
1 day workshop (Wirework) 31 May
Ruthin Music Festival Events
at Ruthin Craft Centre 27 & 28 June

May half term at Ruthin Craft Centre
25 – 30 May
Michael Brennand-Wood: Workshop 2
Restored and Remixed 21 June
Art of Nature: Nature Table
– Get involved!

Gallery talk with Curators Elizabeth Goring
and Gregory Parsons 11 July
Family Event
What is Design? 11 April
Responses to the Nature Table
2 day workshop with Dail Behennah 16 & 17 May

Be inspired! Tara Dean and Lisa Carter
in residence at Ruthin Craft Centre 3 April
Talk: Dail Behennah
18 April
Talk: Fritz Maierhofer
18 April

‘Design your dream house’ with Designer
and Maker Hannah Wardle (Drws Y Coed) 9 April
Printing Master-Class Workshop
for ages 11 – 14 year olds 8 April
Shaping the Everyday
Soap box 21 & 22 February

Craft Club for children aged 6 – 11 years
Simon Carroll inspired workshops 19 February
Simon Carroll Talks
and Panel Discussion 22 March
Get involved! Tara Dean and Lisa Carter
in residence at Ruthin Craft Centre 4, 5 & 6 April

Mandy Coates
1 day Master-class 14 March
Mentorship Surgeries
17 February
Talk: Pamela Rawnsley
Retrospective 21 March

Crochet Master-Class
Workshop with Alana Tyson 31 January
Delight in the Everyday
Delight Exchange 7 February
Walter Keeler:
Talk and Demonstration 25 January

In conversation: Ceri Jones
and Carole-Anne Davies 7 February
Craft and Concept
Textiles Sunday 8 March
Design Trust:
Patricia Van den Akker 23 January

2014

Christmas Family Events
at Ruthin Craft Centre 13 & 20 December
Christmas Family Events:
Jewellers Angela Evans and Hannah Coates 13 December
Christmas Family Events:
Jeweller Karen Williams 20 December

Walter Keeler:
Walk and Talk 7 December
Catch up with Julie Arkell
at Studio 5 17 & 24 October
Walk & Talk with
Julie Arkell, Gallery 3 1 November

In Conversation: Jo Marsh
and Jeanette Orrell 23 November
In Conversation: Curator Louise Taylor
and Artist/Jeweller David Poston 6 December
In conversation: Mary La Trobe-Bateman
and Dail Behennah 30 November

1-day Master-Class workshop
with Jeweller Angela Evans 2 November
Open Doors Weekend at Nant Clwyd y Dre,
Ruthin Library, Ruthin Gaol, St Peters Church 27 – 28 September
Autumn Half-Term week with Juile Arkell
Master-class for 11–15 year olds 29 October

Open Studio Event
Project Space A & B 19 October
A Halloween inspired Fun Day
for all the family to enjoy! 26 October
An afternoon with Juile Arkell
and Primmy Chorley 1 November

Curators Talk: Mary La Trobe-Bateman
27 September
Jane McCormack: Painter
Open Doors at Ruthin Library 27 & 28 September
Ant Dickinson: Sound Designer
Open Doors at Ruthin Library 27 & 28 September

2-day Master class with Julie Arkell
To Stitch Workshop 18 & 19 October
North Wales Potters
Open Doors at Ruthin Gaol 27 & 28 September
Simeon Jones: Bookbinder
Open Doors at Nantclwyd y Dre 27 & 28 September

Heather Burnley: Sculptor / Puppeteer
Open Doors at St Peter’s Church 27 & 28 September
Jeanette Orrell: Artist & Sculptor
Open Doors at Nantclwyd y Dre 27 & 28 September
Helfa Gelf Residencies throughout
September at Ruthin Craft Centre 6 – 28 September

Adult: 1 day Masterclass
with Mandy Coates 26 August
Helen Melvin: Felt-Maker
Making Insights at Ruthin Craft Centre 29 – 31 August
Adult: 2 day Masterclass
with Helen Melvin 2 & 3 September

Teeny Tiny Books
with Becky Adams 21 August
Mandy Coates: Basket Maker
Making Insights at Ruthin Craft Centre 23 – 25 August
Rhian Haf: Glass Maker
Making Insights at Ruthin Craft Centre 16 – 17 August

Laura Ellen Bacon in Conversation
with Sara Roberts 28 August
The River of Time
27 & 28 June
Ceri Rimmer: Performer / Costumière & Henry Horrell: Musician
Making Insights at Ruthin Craft Centre 27 – 29 June

Glass Fusing with Rhian Hâf
14 August
Rhian Hâf in conversation
16 August
Glass, Light and Shadow
Rhian Hâf 13 August

Katie Scarlett-Howard: Ceramicist
Making Insights at Ruthin Craft Centre 8 – 10 August
The River of Time
8 June
Angela Evans: Jeweller
Making Insights at Ruthin Craft Centre 1 – 3 August

Tara Dean: Printmaker
Making Insights at Ruthin Craft Centre 11 – 13 July
Making Insights
& Open Doors Weekend 27 June –28 September
Walk and Talk: Artist Val Jackson
and Curator Melanie Miller 11 May

Talk and Demonstration
by Laura Ellen Bacon 26 & 27 July
Lost keys
Drop-in workshop 25 April
Portfolio
22 July – 20 August

Precious jewels
Inspired by Kevin Coates exhibition 17 April
Nerys Jones: Textile Maker
Making Insights at Ruthin Craft Centre 4 – 6 July
Clay Figures workshop with
ceramicist Katie Scarlett-Howard 23 & 24 April

The Fabrication of Blodeuwedd
2 day drop-in workshop 29 & 30 May
‘Figuratively Speaking’
17 May
Adult drop-in session:
‘All things curious’ 26 & 27 April

Professional development
day for artists and makers 21 March
‘Figurative Drawing’
with artist Jane McCormack 18 May – 1 June
In conversation: Claire Curneen
and Catherine Roche 13 April

In Conversation: Dr. Kevin Coates
and Professor Christopher Cook 12 April
Simeon Jones
2 day Bookbinding workshop 26 & 27 April
Master-class – Bookbinding
with Simeon Jones 16 April

Talk: Maisie Broadhead
8 March
Laura Ellen Bacon
2 day workshop 1 & 2 March
Walk and Talk: Curator Melanie Miller
and Caren Garfen 12 April

Fold, Cut, Rip, Scrunch
Paper Workshop 26 February
Open studio Events at Ruthin Craft Centre
Sean Harris 9 February – 16 March
Professional Development Day
for Artists and Makers 8 February

Portfolio development programme
for art and design students aged 14 to 18 25 January – 16 February
Master-class with animation
artist Elly Strigner 27 February
Colour Marks and Surfaces in Felting
Jeanette Appleton 2 day workshop 5 & 6 April

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