Ruthin Craft Centre
The Centre for the Applied Arts

2019

May Half Term: Mark your place!
with Mai Thomas 30 May
Hey Clay! Weekend Primmy Chorley
inspired Ceramics workshop with Ceri Wright 18 May
Workshop 2: Appliqué and Simple Stitch
with Primmy Chorley and Jessie Chorley 12 May

Workshop 1: Stitching Stories
with Primmy Chorley and Jessie Chorley 11 May
Craft Club: Easter: ‘Felted Stories’
with Ticky Lowe 25 April
Portfolio Workshop for 14–18 year olds
17 April

Gallery talk and reading: Charlotte Hodes
and Dr Deryn Rees-Jones 31 March
Family Craft Club: Unusual Objects
Kate Haywood inspired workshop with Lisa Carter 30 March
Adult Masterclass
16 March

Enameling Taster Workshops
9 March
Textile Folk Art
2 March
Vintage / Recycled Cottage Garden
3 March

Craft Club: Half Term: ‘Making your Mark’
with Emma-Jayne Holmes 28 February
Collect 2019
Saatchi Gallery, London 28 February – 3 March 2019
Treasured Objects – Kate Haywood
inspired workshop with Ceri Wright 16 February

Eleri Mills Talk
5 January
Wire Workshop with Julia Griffiths Jones
1 day Masterclass – Spoons & Utensils 26 January
Talk and demonstration
by David and Margaret Frith 19 January

2018

Christmas Decoration Craft Clubs
Handcrafted decorations with Rhian Hâf 8 December
Messy Play – for parents and toddlers with
artists Emma-Jayne Holmes and Donna Jones 12 September – 5 December
Helfa Gelf Event
Approaches to Curation at Ruthin Craft Centre 6 December

Adult Masterclass: Create a Sterling
Silver Bauble with Miranda Meilleur 1 December
Adult Master-classes: Beautifully imperfect
Boro Textiles with Zoë Hillyard 1-day Master-class 10 November
Adult Master-classes: Laura Thomas –
‘Threads’ 2-day Weaving Master-class 24 and 25 November

‘101 Ruthin Poppies’
3 November, 1.00pm – 3.00pm
Craft Club: Forest + Found
1 November
Adult Master-classes: Kate Barlow –
1-day Embroidery Master-class 27 October

Taste of Craft Programme
for people aged 60+ 28 September – 26 October 2018
1 day Workshop with Eleri Mills
Mark Making and Landscape 15 or 16 September
Open Doors 2018 at Ruthin Craft Centre
Make your mark on Ruthin town with Christine Mills Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 September

Craft Club – Week 5
30 August
Helfa Gelf Residencies throughout
September at Ruthin Craft Centre 6 – 30 September
Is it Wood? – Thomas Hanson –
Wood Carving 1 September

Laura Ellen Bacon – Inundation
Louise Tucker – ‘Weave invasion’ 24 August: 1.30pm – 3.30pm
NEW Portfolio Tasters – FOR 11–14 YEAR OLDS
1 – 29 August
Craft Club – Week 4
23 August

Portfolio – block 3: Miranda Meilleur
3 dimensional sculpture – FOR 14–18 YEAR OLDS 20 & 21 August
Ryan Hall and Ceri Rimmer –
‘Best in Show’ – Roll up, Roll up! 18 August
Craft Club – Week 3
16 August

Reggie’s Roller Palace – Olivia Brown
and Ceri Rimmer – ‘All about Dogs’ 17 August
Portfolio – block 2: Jennifer Barker, Brian Duffy
& Verity Pulford – Glass – FOR 14–18 YEAR OLDS 13 & 14 August
The Wonderful World of Rodney Peppé –
Mai Thomas and Luned Rhys Parri 10 & 11 August

Portfolio – block 1: Tom Hanson
Woodcarving – FOR 14–18 YEAR OLDS 30 & 31 July
Smile – Nerys Jones and Eleri Jones
3 and 4 August
Ceramic Wales 2018 pre-event
at Ruthin Craft Centre 8 July

‘Flamboyant Recycling’
Drop-in workshop with Andy Hazell 26 May
Craft Club with artist Francesca Neal
31 May, 10.30am – 12.30pm or 1.30pm – 3.30pm
‘Taste of Craft’ Programme for people aged 60+
11 May – 15 June

Creative drop-in workshop with Lisa Carter
Workshop 2: Banner Making 27 May 2018
Craft Counts: Messy Play with
Emma-Jayne Holmes for parents and toddlers 23 May
Craft Counts: Messy Play with
Emma-Jayne Holmes for parents and toddlers 25 April

Afternoon talk with Dr Melanie Miller
Essential Femininity? Craft, Art and the Women’s Movement 29 April 2018
A jar full of buttons… Practical drop-in
workshops with Ceramicist Ceri Wright 5 & 6 May
Simeon Jones
Bookbinding Masterclass 21 and 22 April

Creative drop-in workshop with Lisa Carter
Workshop 1: Making our future shared 13 May 2018
Morning talk with Dr Elizabeth Goring
Wearing the Colours: jewellery and the women’s suffrage movement 27 May 2018
Janet Bolton 2 Day
Textiles Masterclass 14 and 15 April

In conversation: Justine Allison and Alex McErlain
14 April
‘Squirrels and Hares’
Adult felt masterclass with Ruth Packham 8 April
‘Drawing with Wool’ with Ruth Packham
7 April

‘Paper Heroes’
4 April
‘Joyous Craft Club’
29 March
‘Spring Parade’ with Kate Jordan
2 April

‘Chicken and Egg – which will you
make first?’ with Mai Thomas 1 April
‘Joyful Collages’ with Tara Dean
30 March
Portfolio Development Workshop for
Art and Design Students aged 14–18yrs 28 March

‘Warp and Weft’ with Laura Thomas
24 and 25 March
Exhibition Gallery Talk – ‘A Darker Thread’
with curator and exhibitor Laura Thomas 24 March
Artist talk followed by a question
and answer session with Jilly Edwards 16 March

Adult Tapestry Workshops with Jilly Edwards
17 and 18 March
Gallery Talk: Made for the Table
with Georgia Powell, Goldsmiths’ Company 15 March
‘Dressing the Table’
for all the family (big or small) 17 February

‘Knives, forks, spoons and chopsticks
– Tools at the table’ 15 February
‘Wonderful Weaves’
for all the family (big or small) 11 February
Adult Willow Workshops
with Juliette Hamilton 9 & 10 February

2017

‘Making Diary Covers’ with Emma-Jayne Holmes
16 December
Messy Play
Emma Jayne Holmes and Donna Jones 13 December
‘Craft Capture’
9 December

‘Set in Stone’
10 December
‘Festive Wreaths’ Bookable workshop with Kate Jordan
3 December
‘Festive cards and wrap’ with Donna Jones
2 December

‘Flight of Fancy’ Glass with Verity Pulford
Adult 1 day workshop 26 November
Adult Willow Workshops
with Juliette Hamilton 17 and 18 November
Willow with Mandy Coates
Adult 1 day workshop 12 November

Messy Play
Sara-Jane Harper and Emma Jayne Holmes 8 November
‘In Reflection’ with Tara Dean
4 November
‘Releasing Creativity’ with Jane Perryman
Adult 1 day workshop 11 November

Craft Club for children
aged 5–11 with Lisa Carter 2 November
‘Extend the light’
28 October
‘Bridge the courtyard’ with Lisa Carter
3 November

Karen Williams: Adult jewellery workshop
Textured Bangle 14 October
Dr. Nigel Hurlstone:
‘Deviant’ Embroidery' 21 October and 22 October
Trade, Art, Design and Craft Fairs:
How do I grow my creative business? Craft Fairs Explained 1 November

‘A Stitch in Time’ Paper Vessel
3D paper sculptures with Jennifer Collier 8 October
Karen Williams: Adult jewellery workshop
Stacking Rings 15 October
‘Bag for Life’ Stitching with paper
3D paper sculptures with Jennifer Collier 7 October

‘Wearable Felt’ with Ticky Lowe
Adult 1 day workshop 1 October
Dance, Movement & Art Culture Club
25 September
Helfa Gelf: Veronica Calarco
Open Studio / Drop in Sessions 9 & 10 and 16 & 17 September

Plant; Emboss; Cast; Print
31 August
Birds, Birds, Birds!
Clay workshop with Susan O’Byrne 18 August
Studio Ceramics & Modern Design
VALUATION DAY 3 September

Two day Adult Masterclass:
Family Tree Animal Portraits with Susan O’Byrne 19 August and 20 August
Throw a Pot
27 and 28 August
Flower Casting
24 August

Model in Miniature
26 August
Adult Workshop: ‘Islands’
with ceramicist Anne Gibbs 13 August
‘Landscapes’ with ceramicist Anne Gibbs
12 August

Paper Flower Construction
with multimedia artist Ticky Lowe 16 August
Adult Workshop: Floral Felting
with Ticky Lowe 9 August
Portfolio: Young People’s
Summer Art School 2017 31 July – 22 August

Flora Frame with
wire artist Helaina Sharpley Friday 11 August
Turn a tin into something less
useful (but prettier) with Andy Hazell 6 August
Wonderful Wire Flowers
10 August

Create a Canvas
3 August
Decorate the Courtyard and
connect the Centre with Lisa Carter 4 August
Tile Making Workshop
with Kirsti Hannah Brown 28 July

Adult plaster Diptych workshop
with ceramicist Kirsti Hannah Brown 30 July
Metal Workshop with Andy Hazell
5 August
Create a nature inspired plaster
cast with ceramicist Kirsti Hannah Brown 29 July

Make it Big: Make it Small
27 July
Gallery Talk: Anne Gibbs in conversation
with exhibition Curator Ceri Jones 22 July
Messy Play: MEET THE POTTER
28 June

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
Floral Deconstruction Residency
FREE Drop in Workshop sessions 18, 24 & 25 June, throughout the day

Adult Masterclasses: Janet Bolton
2 day workshop 13 & 14 May
Writing an Artist’s Statement
15 July
Talk and Demonstrations
with Terry Bell-Hughes 25 June

Talk and Demonstrations with Ceramicist
Eddie Curtis North Wales Potters event (NWP) 7 May
Messy Play: TEXTURE
17 May
Making Connections: May half-term activity
1 June

Adult clay workshop
with Kirsti Hannah Brown 23 April
Petals and Claws: 1 day clay modelling
workshop with ceramicist Liz Ellis 18 June
Slip trailing clay workshops
with ceramicist Wendy Lawrence 18 April & 19 April

In conversation: Newfoundland
29 April
Craft Club for children aged 5–11
13 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
Portfolio: Sketchbook and portfolio
development workshops 11 April
An afternoon of glazing pots
and Raku firing – 1 1/2 hour sessions 15 April & 16 April

Storytelling by Fiona Collins and Dance
demonstrations by Black Veil Tribal 30 April
Make, Build, Glaze and Fire Two part workshop:
with Potters Carla Pownall and Paul Lloyd 9 April
Portfolio: Sketchbook and portfolio
development workshops 12 April

‘The Nature of Craft’
Afternoon Talks 1 April
CPD for Primary teachers
– Subject Art and Design 15 March
Michael Brennand-Wood 2 day workshop:
‘Grounds for Expression’ 25 & 26 March

Making Connections: Messy Play with
Emma Jayne Holmes for parents and toddlers 8 March
Clay hand building workshops
with ceramicist Kirsti Hannah Brown 8 April
MAKE Craft Workshops
Nerys Jones & Ticky Lowe 25 February

Master-class for 11–14 year olds
with Print-maker Rhi Moxon 21 February
Mandy Coates 1 day workshop:
Make a willow fruit basket 12 March
2-day Papier-mâché
workshop with Abigail Brown 11 and 12 February

MAKE Craft Workshops
Verity Pulford & Karen Williams 18 February
Two 1-day willow workshops
with Juliette Hamilton 4 February and 5 February
Craft Club for 5–10 year olds
Musical instruments with Donna Jones 23 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
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
Alternative wreath making workshop
(family friendly) 10 December

‘Taste of Craft’ afternoon sessions
of making for people aged 60+ 30 September – 2 December
Portfolio: Slow light – Pinhole photography
with artist Vivienne Rickman-Poole 25 October
Simeon Jones Bookbinder: Why not have
a go at making your own miniature book? 5 & 19 November

In conversation: Curator
Mary La Trobe-Bateman 3 December
‘Meaningful Communities’
CPD Training Seminar 9 November
Simeon Jones: Meet the maker – Sundays
4, 11, 18 and 25 September

Creative workshop for practitioners: applied arts
led by Dena Bagi of the British Ceramics Biennial 18 October
Micki Schloessingk: Talk and Demonstrations
13 November
Let’s Think About Curating…
with textile curator June Hill 10 September

Simeon Jones: Why not have a go
at making your own miniature book? 3, 10, 17 and 24 September
Family friendly workshop
Come and have a go! 22 October
Helfa Gelf Professional Development
Day for artists and makers 7 September

In conversation: Metalsmith Simone ten Hompel
and Curator Amanda Game 1 October
Professional Development Day
9 November
Artist Story 4: Helaina Sharpley
Craft Clubs for children aged 5 – 11 25 August

Ruth Pybus & David Brown: Meet the makers
2 – 11 September
“Wrap it up” Activity inspired by the
current exhibition ‘Making in Colour’ 19 October
2-day metal workshop with Andy Hazell:
Making shiny things out of the humble biscuit tin 15 & 16 October

Portfolio
young people’s art school 2016 1 – 23 August
HALLOWEEN Craft Clubs
for 5-11 year olds 26 October
Ruth Pybus & David Brown:
Come and have a go 3 & 10 September

Artist Story 2: Debbie Smyth
Guerrilla table-top threadiffiti 12, 13 & 14 August
Artist Story 3: Rachael Howard
Meet the artist at work and have a go! 19, 20 & 21 August
2-day master-class workshop
with Julia Griffiths Jones 20 & 21 August

Artist Story 2: Debbie Smyth
Artist Talks 12, 13 & 14 August
Artist Story 4: Helaina Sharpley
Family Workshop: Garden flowers 27 August
Artist Story 2: Debbie Smyth
Master-class for 11–14 year olds 11 August

Artist Story 3: Rachael Howard
Craft Clubs for children aged 5 – 11 18 August
Pencil in Sundays with
artist Jane McCormack 4, 11, 18 & 25 September 2016
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
Mandy Coates afternoon
taster workshop 8 April
‘Marketing for Creatives’
with The Design Trust 29 April

Textile workshop with Jennifer Collier
17 July
Easter holidays
7 April
Book Launch and Talk
with author Peter Lord 19 March

Gallery Talk: Pauline Burbidge
23 April
1-day workshop Mandy Coates
Conical baskets 13 March
Mentorship Surgeries for
Ceramicists and Potters 26 February

Portfolio: Young people’s
art school for 14–18 year olds 5 April
Printing on found surfaces
3 & 4 June
Gallery walk and talk
with Mandy Coates 8 April

Gallery Talk: Telling
Tales with Anna Noël 23 April
The Colour of Craft
Afternoon Talk 5 March
Gallery talk: David Jones
and Jill Piercy in conversation 6 February

February half-term
17 & 18 February
1-day workshop Mandy Coates
Plant pot covers / planters 12 March
Janet Bolton 2-day workshop
27 & 28 February

Artist Story 4: Helaina Sharpley
26 & 28 August
Philip Eglin: Talk and Demonstration
‘Making the Magic out of the Mundane’ 31 January

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