Ruthin Craft Centre
The Centre for the Applied Arts
What’s on Spring / Summer 2015
Fritz Maierhofer
FRITZ
MAIERHOFER
retrospective of jewellery
and objects – from MAK Vienna
18 April – 5 July 2015
Gallery 1 & 2
Fritz Maierhofer is one of the leading
Austrian jewellery and object artists
and this show includes jewellery and
sculptures from the 1970s until the
present day. With his avant-garde
understanding of jewellery, he creates
unique objects from acylic, gold, silver,
steel, tin, aluminium and the synthetic
material Corian. The artist, who revealed
a penchant for sculpture at an early age,
was influenced by England’s revolutionary
pop culture in the 1960s and 1970s.
The only UK showing of this exhibition.
Talk: Fritz Maierhofer
Saturday 18 April
11.00am. Gallery 1 & 2
FREE
FREE please book in advance
to avoid disappointment
Fritz Maierhofer is one of Austria’s
leading jewellery and object artists,
his work is in major collections
throughout the world. Ruthin Craft
Centre presents a selection of his
jewellery and sculptures from the
1960s to the present day, this is the
only UK showing of this exhibition.
With an avant-garde sensibility,
constant curiosity about the world
around him, and a passionate believer
in the messages the wearer sends
by wearing contemporary jewellery,
Fritz has created unique objects in
gold, silver, acrylic, glass, steel,
pewter, aluminium, and Corian for over
forty years. As an introduction to the
exhibition we are thrilled to announce
that Fritz Maierhofer will be here in
person in Ruthin to talk about this
unique and inspirational exhibition
exploring his creative journey.
Talks, Events & Workshops
To book call 01824 704774.
For the latest listings visit
www.ruthincraftcentre.org.uk
photography: courtesy of the artist
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dail behennah
Fieldwork: new work in willow and other materials
18 April – 5 July 2015
Gallery 3
FIELDWORK n. Practical work conducted by a researcher in
the natural environment, rather than in a laboratory or office.
Oxford Dictionary.
This exhibition is about journeys: firstly the process of leaving
a special place; secondly documenting walks there; and thirdly
a creative journey to find new materials and processes.
Dail Behennah
Fieldwork
A beautifully presented
book is available from
Ruthin Craft Centre.
ISBN: 978-1-905865-71-0
Call +44 (0)1824 704774
for more information
Talk: Dail Behennah
Saturday 18 April, 2.00pm, Gallery 3
FREE please call to book a place
FREE
Dail Behennah will talk about walking on the
North Pembrokeshire coast and the ways in
which landscape has informed her work.
Responses to the Nature Table.
2 day workshop with Dail Behennah
Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 May
10.00am – 4.30pm. £130 Lunch included
Working with wire and foil, participants will be
encouraged to work in an intuitive way to
make their personal responses to natural
objects. Basic metal-working and textile
techniques will be employed, without the use
of specialised tools or equipment. No prior
metal working experience is required.
Day 1: Begins with a stroll around Loggerheads
Country Park accompanied by the County
Archaeologist, Fiona Gale, and Dail Behennah.
The group will then return to Ruthin Craft Centre
in the afternoon, with an opportunity to take a
close look at Dail’s Nature Table in the exhibition,
followed by discussion and exercises. By the
end of the day we will have assembled our
own Nature Table to inspire the second day.
Day 2: This day will introduce people to
materials and skills that they might not have
used before. Participants will be encouraged
to make a series of small objects which will be
their individual responses to the Nature Table.
Nature Table – Get involved!
Suitable for all ages
Do you have a favourite object from nature?
To coincide with Dail Behennah’s nature table
in the exhibition, we would like you to help us
build a collection of natural objects for our
own nature table in Studio 3 and share your
experiences with us. An important part of a
nature table is identification and the question
of why is something in that place? Why did
you pick up that particular thing? What do
you like about it? Why does it look like this?
If you would like to donate an object for the
duration of Dail Behennah’s exhibition please get in
contact with our education officer Sioned Phillips.
[email protected]
photography: Jason Ingram
Learning Projects –
Laura Ellen Bacon at Loggerheads Country Park
As part of our ongoing
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
funded programme and
following the success of
Laura Ellen Bacon’s
large-scale willow installation
‘Inundation’ in Gallery 2 at
Ruthin Craft Centre last
summer, we have invited
Laura back to do another
site-specific project but
this time in collaboration
with Loggerheads
Country Park.
In the exhilarating setting of
Loggerheads, Laura Ellen Bacon
worked with different groups of
young people from Young Carers,
Ysgol Maes Hyfryd, Ysgol Plas
Cefndy and Loggerheads Young
Rangers to build and construct
large scale sculptural pieces made
out of various living willow (some
locally sourced by Mandy Coates
from Moelfre) that can be enjoyed
by the public visitors to
Loggerheads for some time.
Curves, knots and the expressive
properties of material itself (willow)
were the main features of this
project. Laura Ellen Bacon
demonstrated how to connect
willow strands together, using
curves and knots to create
voluminous, full bodied works that
people can pass between and
peer through and in time the willow
will grow naturally and the
sculptures will appear to look like
boulders but curiously lightweight.
The project will conclude with
a celebratory exhibition display
at Ruthin Craft Centre in Studio
3 from May onwards, which
documents the journey of the
making and process of the
sculptures at Loggerheads
through film and photography
created by IdleFire Productions.
BARRY
STEDMAN
Retail Gallery
Showcase Exhibition
Ruthin Craft Centre
18 April – 5 July 2015
‘Inspired by mark making and
painting, I take a relaxed and direct
approach to making vessels. I aim
to create a sense of drama that is
fresh and exciting, exploring vibrant
colour compositions and exploiting
the gestural qualities of fluid brush
marks and soft clay.
Most of my work is made with red
earthenware clay, and is usually
wheel thrown and altered or
constructed from soft slabs and
then painted with coloured slips,
stains, oxides and glaze’.
All works are available to purchase.
For more information please call
01824 704774.
Collectorplan is an interest-free* credit service
to help you buy contemporary art and craft
in Wales. *APR 0% representative.
Find out more at: www.artscouncilofwales.org.uk
photography: Ian Skelton
Cathy Miles Half-Term
Workshop
Looking at nature for inspiration
with wirework artist Cathy Miles
Saturday 30 May
10.30am – 12.30pm
& 1.30pm – 3.30pm
Suitable for children aged 7 – 14
£5.00 please book in advance
Taking inspiration from a collection
of natural forms, line drawings will be
created to inform a wire sculpture.
The workshop will explore how to
‘draw’ in wire creating structure
and detail in different gauges
of metal.
Talks, Events & Workshops
To book call 01824 704774.
For the latest listings visit
www.ruthincraftcentre.org.uk
Cathy Miles
Cathy Miles
Master-class
Master-classes this Spring for adults:
1 day workshop with Cathy Miles
(Wirework)
Sunday 31 May, 10.30am – 4.30pm
£55 light lunch included. Suitable for all abilities
Taking inspiration from the everyday and
common bird life, Cathy creates sculptural
illustrations using wire and found materials.
She works on a variety of scale creating
sculptures as tiny as a honey bee to as
tall as a Tool Shed.
Create a sculptural bird using wire and found
materials. Wire will be used to ‘draw’ the
creature three-dimensionally and character
will be added through the use of colourful
everyday materials.
Cathy Miles
Michael Brennand-Wood
Workshops
Each 1 day workshop is £80 or enrol
on both workshops for a discounted
price of £140 (light lunch included)
Michael Brennand-Wood is internationally
regarded as one of the most innovative and
inspiring artists working in textiles. He has
persistently worked within contested areas
of textile practice, embroidery, pattern,
lace and floral imagery.
Workshop 1: Architecture of Ideas
Saturday 20 June. 10.30am – 4.30pm
£80 light lunch included
Intermediate – Advanced
The Architecture of Ideas is a one-day workshop,
with a specific focus on how ideas are built.
We construct with materials but equally we
can construct a concept. The aim of this
workshop is to empower participants to
evolve personal, creative strategies to the
origination and development of ideas.
Workshop 2: Restored and Remixed
Sunday 21 June. 10.30am – 4.30pm
£80 light lunch included
Intermediate – Advanced
Restored and Remixed will investigate how
imagery is changed and re-contextualized
by the addition of new information to the
core artifact. Decisions may well be shaped
by the participants desire to reinvent from a
transgressive or loving perspective. Whether
to destroy, alter or substantiate the original
intention and meaning of a work is a
potentially interesting point of departure.
Michael Brennand-Wood
Forever Changes
A beautifully presented
200 page book is available
from Ruthin Craft Centre.
ISBN: 978-1-905865-48-2
Call +44 (0)1824 704774
for more information
Michael Brennand-Wood
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Bella Leonard
Exploring ‘materials’ but with a difference
Arts and Business and Jones Bros Civil Engineering company, Ruthin
This season Ruthin Craft
Centre will be working in
collaboration with Jones
Bros Civil Engineering to
run a project which explores
areas of mutual interest
within the engineering
industry and the arts such
as materials, environment
and community engagement.
Jones Bros wishes to
collaborate with the craft centre
and local schools to find ways
to re-use and recycle their
‘waste’ materials, to show
their commitment to the
environment and community.
Throughout May and June
Ruthin Craft Centre will deliver
an engaging programme for
local schools in Ruthin and the
surrounding area working with
textile artist Bella Leonard who
creates sculptural work out of
everyday materials to develop
their understanding of the value
and the importance of their
environment through the
recycled materials provided.
The workshops will be
accompanied by a Professional
Learning Pack which will link to
the theme of recycled materials
and the environment based
on Jones Bros engineering
innovation and design. The
Learning Pack will create a
valuable cross curricular
resource which can then be
continued to be used in schools
throughout Denbighshire.
The project will also include a
Professional Development Day
at RCC to provide Jones Bros
administrative staff with an
opportunity to familiarise
themselves with the materials
used within their workplace
to develop deeper staff
commitment and motivation.
This master-class will be led
by renowned artist Michael
Brennand-Wood.
The artwork and resources
created during these sessions
will be on display at Ruthin Craft
Centre project space in the
courtyard as part of our launch
for our new programme this
summer What is Craft?
The project has been made
possible by the sponsorship of
Jones Bros and Arts and Business
Cymru’s CultureStep investment
Ruthin Music Festival Events
at Ruthin Craft Centre
Coming Soon!
Drop-in activity for all the family to enjoy!
Workshop: Saturday 27 June, 11.30am – 3.30pm.
Performance: Sunday 28 June, 2.30pm
Ruthin Craft Centre
11 July – 20 September 2015
Cherry Head Productions returns to the Ruthin
Craft Centre with music and fabric in town!
This summer the company are exploring the
Spy Hole stories that are scattered around the
town’s Art Trail. Kicking off Ruthin Music Festival
with a Sunday performance at the Craft Centre,
this – the first of four performances over the
summer – will use the company’s musical skills,
and play with the eye icon used to highlight the
spy holes around the Art Trail. There will also be
an open craft making and musical workshop
on Saturday June 27th with the company.
Jewellery exhibition looking at pieces
made from ‘non precious’ materials
by 25 international makers.
Not Too Precious
For more information about this
event please visit our website
Felieke van der Leest
What is Craft?
Who does it?
Why do they do it?
Why does it matter?
What is Craft? Our forthcoming programme
looking at the nature of craft and its
relation to everyday living.
Over the next two years through
4 different seasons we will look at:
Materials
Decoration
Process
Function
and explore the question... What is Craft?
Ceri Rimmer
10/11
ARTIST STUDIO’S
Visiting information
Here at Ruthin Craft Centre we have
three on-site Artist Studio’s to explore.
Textiles and fabrics by Cefyn Burgess,
Stoneware ceramic sculpture by
Neil Dalrymple and Jewellery
by Mirage Jewellery.
With three galleries showing
the best in national and
international contemporary
applied art, on-site makers
studios, café and retail gallery
– visit Ruthin Craft Centre.
Come and visit the studios today
for some original gift ideas.
Please contact the makers individually
for their opening times.
Café R Restaurant
Visit Café R Restaurant with its
courtyard terrace for seasonal
homemade fayre, morning and
afternoon snacks and a lunch
menu. If you’re planning a group
visit, why not reserve a table?
To book call 01824 703571.
Retail Gallery
Offering contemporary work
for sale from some of the
country’s leading makers.
Browse and purchase from
a broad selection of jewellery,
ceramics, glass, metalwork,
textiles, books, stationery
and unique gifts.
Collectorplan, the Arts Council
of Wales’ interest free credit
scheme, is available on most
purchases in the gallery.
Cefyn Burgess, Artist Studio 1
www.cefynburgess.co.uk
Eleri Mills
Ruthin Craft Centre
The Centre for the Applied Arts
Park Road, Ruthin
Denbighshire LL15 1BB
Tel: +44 (0)1824 704774
Neil Dalrymple, Artist Studio 4
www.neildalrymple.com
Open daily 10.00am – 5.30pm
FREE Admission
FREE On-site parking
Visit our website for
exhibition information
www.ruthincraftcentre.org.uk
Mirage Jewellery, Artist Studio 6
www.mirage-jewellery.co.uk
Collectorplan is an interestfree* credit service to help
you buy contemporary art
and craft in Wales.
*APR 0% representative
Find out more at:
www.artscouncilofwales.org.uk
BOOKING INFORMATION 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.
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