Ballina Arts Centre Events

Events for 29 Apr 2017

20:00

Girlhood: Orla Sloyan exhibition finished

Throughout March and April, Ballina Arts Centre will present Girlhood, an exhibition by Mayo artist Orla Sloyan. Girlhood is the collaborate results of a photographic project between the photographer and the Maughan family that documents the family’s special and intimate occaisions from 2007 to 2016. The Maughans are members of the travelling community living in Castlebar town. The project began as a study on Irish identity and cultural diversity and has since evolved into a multidimensional body of work that has revealed a personal intimate story of cherished family milestones. Whilst the images offer the viewer with an opportunity to ...

10:00

Printmaking Workshop for adults workshop finished

Printmaking Workshop for adults Saturday 22nd, 29th April, and 6th May. This three-day series of printmaking workshops for adults is aimed at beginners and the more experienced. Participants will – under the guidance of Marianne Heemskerk – be working with techniques of drypoint and carborundum on aluminium plates, and monoprinting; working from their own designs; and experimenting with print techniques and colour. No previous experience required. These are full-day workshops. Marianne Heemskerk is a locally-based visual artist. Originally from Holland, Marianne has been living in Ireland for many years and has extensive experience in the practice and teaching of printmaking. She ...