Ysgol y Celfyddydau Creadigol (Welsh) | |
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Other names | College of Art North Wales School of Art and Design |
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| Type | University art school |
| Established | 1927 (as an art school) |
Academic affiliation | Wrexham University |
| Location | , |
Building details | |
 Location in Wrexham city centre | |
| Former names | Wrexham Infirmary Wrexham Hospital and Dispensary |
| General information | |
| Type | Infirmary (1838–1926) Technical college (1927–1950s) Art school (1950s–present) |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical |
| Coordinates | 53°02′52″N 2°59′58″W / 53.04789°N 2.99958°W |
| Opened | 1838 |
| Client | Wrexham Infirmary (1838–1926) Denbighshire Technical College (1927–1975) North East Wales Institute of Higher Education (1975–2008) Wrexham (Glyndŵr) University (2008–present) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Edward Welch |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Former Wrexham Infirmary |
| Designated | 22 March 1990 Amended 31 January 1994 |
| Reference no. | 1804[1] |
The School of Creative Arts (SCA; Welsh: Ysgol y Celfyddydau Creadigol) is the art school of Wrexham University on Regent Street, in Wrexham, North Wales.
Situated in the former Wrexham Infirmary, a Grade II listed building built in 1838 to the designs of Edward Welch, the building operated as a hospital until 1926. The modern school houses a studio, workshop space and art shop in the building.
- ^ Cadw (22 March 1990). "Former Wrexham Infirmary (Grade II) (1804)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 7 July 2023.