Workshop
Saturday 30 March
10.30am – 12.30pm or 1.30pm – 3.30pm
Family Craft Club: Unusual Objects
£5 bookable sessions for children aged 5–11 and their accompanying adult (who will also take part)
Design and assemble your own artwork from a variety of components, inspired by Kate Haywood’s poetic works. In this workshop we will playfully rethink and explore our relationship with everyday objects and peculiar ones from the past through scale, colour, shape and texture to make exciting new forms.
Please call to book as spaces are limited. ALL CHILDREN MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT.
Talk
Sunday 31 March
2.30pm
FREE no need to book
Gallery talk and reading: Charlotte Hodes
At the closing of the exhibition ‘After the Taking of Tea and other works’ the Artist Charlotte Hodes will give a walk and talk tour of her work; and afterward a reading by Poet Dr Deryn Rees-Jones from the Book ‘and you, Helen’ on which Charlotte and Deryn collaborated.
Workshops
Messy Play
A brand new season of CRAFT inspired Messy Play – FREE bookable sessions with Ticky Lowe and Donna Jones.
Come along with your toddler to an assisted viewing of our exhibitions followed by a Messy Play session in the education room.
10.00am – 11.30am
Wednesday 13 March – ‘Play with Clay’ – EXPIRED
Wednesday 3 April – ‘Paint Kitchen’
Wednesday 8 May – ‘Under Your Feet’
Wednesday 5 June – ‘Cosy Spaces’
Wednesday 3 July – ‘Paint Angels’
Please call to book as spaces are limited.
Workshop
Thursday 25 April
10.30am – 12.30pm
£5 please call to book a place
Craft Club: Easter: ‘Felted Stories’
Bookable Craft Club for children aged 5–11
Inspired by the Exhibition of Primmy Chorley’s work create your own Primmy style colourful and textured tale of your home, family and pets using felted wool and stitch.
All children must be accompanied by an adult.
Workshop
Wednesday 17 April
11.00am – 4.00pm
£15 please call to book a place
Portfolio Workshop for 14–18 year olds
With Andrew Hooper Programme Leader for Graphic Design from the University of Chester
Bring your own portfolio and sketchbooks to this workshop with Andrew, Programme Leader at the University of Chester. The day will explore, review and develop your portfolio and through a creative activity will help to make it unique to you.
Part of the ACW funded Criw Celf Pathway programme.
Workshop
Saturday 11 May
10.30am – 4.30pm
£125 Lunch included
Workshop 1: Stitching Stories
Using words or a poem as your inspiration to make a stitched keepsake or memento. Please bring your own fabric scraps that you are emotionally attached to. A piece of an old dress or cloth with its own history special to you, any special tucked away treasure that you would like to sew on – old lace, an old button. Bring suitable sewing threads needles and sharp scissors and old wool or rag for stuffing if you want to make your piece three dimensional.
Bookings for these workshops will only be taken from 11.00am on Tuesday 19 February 2019 by telephone on 01824 704774. No bookings or reservations can be made before this date, and places are strictly limited to one place per person. A minimum of 50% deposit must be paid at the time of booking
Workshop
Sunday 12 May
10.30am – 4.30pm
£125 Lunch included
Workshop 2: Appliqué and Simple Stitch
Using simple stitches and working directly onto the cloth to create a story picture. Please bring a piece of old woollen blanket or suitable cloth for the background, or an old piece of linen sheet, and your own personal fabric scraps that have special memories or meaning for you. A piece of an old quilt or your mums old wartime dress or a baby gown. Also bring suitable sewing threads, needles and sharp scissors.
Please note the majority of materials are available for free in the Education Room but please bring your own treasured fabric, buttons or threads to make your work a personal memento.
Bookings for these workshops will only be taken from 11.00am on Tuesday 19 February 2019 by telephone on 01824 704774. No bookings or reservations can be made before this date, and places are strictly limited to one place per person. A minimum of 50% deposit must be paid at the time of booking
Booking Information
To book your place please call 01824 704774
Come and learn at Ruthin Craft Centre with wonderful, knowledgeable tutors in a relaxed learning atmosphere.
With lunches available from Café R with courtyard terrace and plenty of free on-site parking – it really is a wonderful environment to meet like-minded people and study. Courses are non-residential however excellent accommodation abounds in Ruthin and nearby. View the Visit Wales website for details. www.visitwales.co.uk
Unless otherwise stated, all talks, events and workshops must be
booked in advance. Fees are required to be paid in full at the time
of booking. Cancellation of a place by a course member does not
automatically qualify for a refund. Some courses may be altered
or cancelled if there are insufficient enrolments.