About the RCA

Constituted in 1881, the Royal Cambrian Academy is a centre for artistic excellence in Wales. It has over 100 artist members and aims to exhibit work by members of the Academy, to promote up and coming artists of quality, to mount historical exhibitions and offer a lively venue for education.

		Professor Maurice Cockrill RA, former President of the Royal Cambrian Academy said: "The Patronage of HRH The Prince of Wales signifies the growing stature of the Royal Cambrian Academy as a centre for artistic excellence.”

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Our History

The Royal Cambrian Academy has a rich and fascinating history which goes back to 1881, click here for more information and archive images.

Our Staff

A warm welcome is always guaranteed at the gallery, click here to meet our staff.

Opening Hours

If you plan to visit us, click here to check our opening hours. We are open six days a week and on most Bank Holidays.

Plan a Visit

If you're planning to visit us, click here for local transport information, bus, train, taxi and parking information.

Disability Access

Both floors and facilities in the gallery are accessible to our disabled visitors, click here for full information

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Patronage of Prince Charles

The Royal Cambrian Academy of Art is proud and delighted to announce that His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales accepted an invitation to become its Patron in 2008.

Abandoned Cottage on the Isle of Storma, HRH Prince Charles

The Royal Cambrian Academy

Both a group of artists and an art gallery.

The Royal Cambrian Academy has over 100 artist members. Its headquarters is a modern art gallery in Conwy, North Wales. The gallery holds 9 temporary exhibitions per year showing a wide variety of art from landscapes to abstracts, contemporary work to historical art.

Friends of the Royal Cambrian Academy

Click here for more information about the friends.