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Aberystwyth Arts Centre

This is a great place to enjoy films, shows and exhibitions, but also just to meet friends and relax in one of the bars or cafés. It's a really inviting, people-friendly place and the café has possibly some of the best views in town.

Visitors vary from individuals and families coming to enjoy the events to schoolkids on visits, and the students and university staff who stop here for a break between lectures or to take exams in the Great Hall. Refurbishment and expansion has greatly increased the facilities available, and the centre now includes a theatre, studio theatre, hall, cinema, arts workshops, caf�s and exhibition galleries.

A range of high-quality local and touring productions are staged at the centre, along with great music from pop to classical and dance and literary events. The cosy little cinema shows a range of films from major new releases to independent productions that you won't find screened anywhere else for miles. Annual Summer Shows and Christmas Pantomimes are Aberystwyth institutions.

The two main galleries, along with the Ceramic Gallery and the Café Gallery hold regular exhibitions of a very high standard, including touring exhibitions of national importance and the best of Welsh art and craft.

There's also a great shop filled with brilliant and fun craft pieces and more. Whether you like the cutting-edge housewares, the cool knick-knacks and gadgets or the huge collection of CD albums, you'll find it very easy to spend a lot of money here! You'll also find the University's own bookshop here.

A range of workshops are also held, including courses on pottery, screen printing, drawing, painting and a range of other crafts for adults and children. There are also a number of courses in music, dance, drama and literature.

In the run-up to Christmas, the centre is crammed with craft stalls as part of the Christmas Craft Fayre. It's another Aberystwyth tradition and always worth a browse - Christmas wouldn't be the same without it!

The Arts Centre also stages the annual MusicFest and bi-annual International Ceramics Festival.

Aberystwyth Arts Centre is on the University's Penglais Campus - about a 20 minute walk up Penglais Hill or a short bus ride from the town centre.

Telephone (01970) 622882
Box Office (01970) 623232 (Mon-Sat)
www.aberystwythartscentre.co.uk

This page updated 26-Jan-2008