WELCOME.
We are an educational charity, founded in 1871 by the Victorian art and social critic, John Ruskin, devoted to the arts, crafts and the rural economy. We have Companions (members) around the world who span a wide range of interests and expertise while sharing values and concerns that were so eloquently expressed by Ruskin and remain relevant today, perhaps best summed up in one of his most resonant statements, 'There is no wealth but life'. We encourage connection and collaboration between our members, and host and present events, collaborations and projects in the UK and internationally; we publish books which you can buy from our online bookshop.
We own and hold in trust for the public benefit a 100 acre land-holding in the Wyre Forest, called Ruskin Land, and the Ruskin art collection in Sheffield, now cared for and displayed by Sheffield Museums and visited for free by more than 100,000 people every year. We are proud to be the founding partners of The Big Draw and the John Ruskin Prize. In 2020, the Guild, inspired in part by Ruskin's prescient understanding that industrial pollution was damaging the environment, joined Culture Declares in declaring a climate emergency.
Watch the beautiful short film 'No Wealth But Life?' which reflects on the Guild's former projects in the Wyre Forest and in Sheffield.
WATCH HERE
