north wales
-
Join the Helfa Gelf - North Wales' Biggest Open Studio Event
Helfa Gelf, or in English, 'Art Trail' runs every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in September throughout the counties of Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham. Artists Studios are open from 11am-5pm daily so there's ample opportunity to visit and experience the sights and sounds of the their own creative processes...
-
Autumn 2011 Exhibition of New Work & Auction at Alison Gallery
An Exhibition of new work by Alison Bradley opens from 10th September 2011 - 30th October 2011, with a preview taking place on the afternoon of 10th September. Jon Davies, of the Alison Gallery...
-
Arts Festival comes again to the beautiful Snowdonian village of Betws-y-Coed
From the 7-9 October this year, the idyllic village of Betws-y-Coed, set in the foothills of Snowdonia National Park will once again play host to the Snowdonia Arts Festival. The Snowdonia Arts Festival(SAF) developed from the 2009 Betws-y-Coed Arts Festival...
-
Reggie’s Roller Palace to Roll up at Ruthin Craft Centre in September
From 16 September to 6 November 2011, Ruthin Craft Centre in the hills of North Wales will play host to Reggie’s Roller Palace by Olivia Brown. Reggie’s Roller Palace is Olivia's latest installation featuring over 100 handmade ceramic dogs with the backdrop of a vintage roller-skating rink. Olivia graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University in 1999 with a first class honours...
-
Royal Hold-Up for Yale College Signature Glove Designs
A bit of creative “handiwork” is set to become a right Royal success for Yale College’s BTEC ND Art & Design second year Fashion & Textile students when they receive the go-ahead for their glove designs this week by a company who have been busy making gloves for cavalry for the Royal Wedding. In March this year, Tim Penn Managing Director of [Signature Gloves](http://www.signature-leather...
-
Interview: Laurence Crossman-Emms
I recently met Laurence when he came into the KinchPrint studio with his partner in a new business venture to discuss all matters printing. Laurence and his business partner strike me as an intrepid duo who I now know as, 'little and large'. Laurence is a man of certain stature, mixed with a good sense of humour, of course due to client confidentiality I can't spill the beans. In passing thou...
-
Interview: Darren Azzopardi
Darren is the owner of Flintshire based web design, development and management company, Your Personal Website Manager. Prior to forming his own company Darren was web developer at LCR Hallcrest. I caught up with Darren a few days ago, he's given me a very candid insight into his flexible world of freelance and how his creative talent has given him the ability to...
-
Dig DIGS for gigs and help a community Deliver Inspiring Genuine Sound to their community
The people behind DIGS are hoping to organise amazing nights of music for the communities of Colwyn Bay at an affordable price. Colwyn Bay is in the process of a huge regeneration project which focuses on making Colwyn Bay a town to be proud of. and DIGS hope to be part of that by showcasing artists from North Wales and beyond -delivering fantastic nig...
-
Ymuno Festival - Little festival, Big heart comes to Abergele, North Wales
Bryn Ffanigl Ganol Farm is hosting Ymuno Festival on the 1st - 3rd of July 2011, near Abergele, in beautiful North Wales. Ymuno Festival is all about like-minded communities meshing and melting together, having a big knees up and enjoying some great connections, chilled vibe, quality food and fantastic music. In Welsh, ymuno essentially means to join in, b...
-
Interview: Alan Jones of Mako Creative
I recently grabbed some time with Alan Jones, Director of Mako Creative to find out more about him and his colourful career. Alan was born in Wrexham, he's a local boy and has always had the pleasure of being able to work locally. From an early age he wanted to do something with his obvious talent and has always enjoyed using it for both for business and pleasure...









