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Ruthin Craft Centre: The Centre for the Applied Arts

Ruthin Craft Centre is one of the United Kingdom’s leading centres for applied arts, housed in an award-winning contemporary building, located a few minutes from the historic town centre. Designed by Sergison Bates architects it has been widely recognised, winning the 2009 Dewi-Prys Thomas Prize, being shortlisted for the 2009 Art Fund Prize and highlighted as a 'Design Delight' by the Design Commission for Wales. It shows the best of national and international contemporary applied arts in its large galleries. There is a craft retail gallery, a vibrant education space with bookable craft workshops, resident artists, as well as an on-site restaurant Café R, and a free carpark. The centre is revenue funded by the Arts Council of Wales.