Galeri Caernarfon

Galeri Caernarfon is a not-for-profit creative enterprise and arts centre in Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales. It opened officially in April 2005 and is operated by Galeri Caernarfon Cyf, a community development trust originally known as Cwmni Tref Caernarfon Cyf. The centre is located at Doc Victoria (Victoria Dock) in Caernarfon and serves as a focal point for Welsh-language and community arts in north-west Wales. The Galeri building contains a theatre and cinema with 394 seats, an art gallery, two large rehearsal studios and three smaller rehearsal studios, as well as space for 24 office units, meeting rooms and a café bar. The theatre can seat 394 people, or be used for standing events for 300, or in cabaret style for up to 150. There are six dedicated wheelchair spaces in the front row, with six additional spaces in the balcony. Between 400 and 500 events are organised each year, with over 40,000 tickets sold. On 21 September 2018 a new cinema with 119 seats was opened at Galeri; the actor Rhys Ifans came to open the new cinema officially. The centre also runs community projects, creative opportunities, a shop, and a range of audience and access policies. It is a registered not-for-profit organisation and relies on a mix of ticket sales, grants, sponsorship and donations. Galeri Caernarfon is a key cultural venue in the town, offering a year-round programme of film, theatre, music, comedy and community events, much of it in the Welsh language. Its website and communications are bilingual, reflecting its role in Welsh cultural life.

Galeri Caernarfon was developed by Cwmni Tref Caernarfon Cyf, a not-for-profit community enterprise that acts as a development trust. The building of Galeri was the trust's largest project at the time. Construction began in 2004 by contractors Watkin Jones and cost £7.5 million to build. The centre opened officially in April 2005. The Galeri building was designed to include a theatre and cinema with 394 seats, an art gallery, two large rehearsal studios and three smaller rehearsal studios, as well as space for 24 office units, meeting rooms and a café bar. Between 400 and 500 events are organised each year, with over 40,000 tickets sold. On 21 September 2018 a new cinema with 119 seats was opened at Galeri; the actor Rhys Ifans came to open the new cinema officially. By 2018 the operating company had been renamed Galeri Caernarfon Cyf. The centre has continued to operate as a community arts venue, offering a bilingual programme and a range of audience policies, including temporary changes introduced in response to anti-social behaviour, requiring children under 16 to be accompanied by a responsible adult at 7pm screenings.

• 2018

  A new 119-seat cinema opens on 21 September, officially opened by actor Rhys Ifans.

• 2018

  The operating company is renamed Galeri Caernarfon Cyf.

• 2005

  Galeri opens officially in April.

• 2004

  Construction of Galeri begins by contractors Watkin Jones.

Not-for-profit community arts centre and creative enterprise serving Caernarfon and north-west Wales, with a strong Welsh-language and community focus.

• Theatre and cinema

  394-seat theatre and cinema; can be used for standing events for 300 or cabaret style for up to 150.

• Art gallery

  On-site art gallery hosting exhibitions.

• Rehearsal studios

  Two large rehearsal studios and three smaller rehearsal studios.

• Office units

  Space for 24 office units.

• Café Bar

  On-site café bar.

• Galeri Shop

  On-site shop.

1. 1Galeri Caernarfon official websitegalericaernarfon.com
2. 2Galeri Caernarfon - Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Galeri Caernarfon - Wikipedia (Welsh)cy.wikipedia.org