Upcoming Workshop Events

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Silk painting Workshop workshop finished

Silk painting Workshop Saturday 20th January, 11am-4pm In this workshop participants will paint fabric dye on silk and experiment with a range of techniques. Silk Painting is quick, fun and easy to master. The finished pieces can be used as wall hangings or incorporated into cards. Cost: €50 – all materials provided. There will be a break of 1 hour for lunch).Booking essential as places limited

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Children’s Craft and Print with Elsa O’ Reilly workshop finished

Children’s Craft and Print with Elsa O’ Reilly Saturday 13th & Saturday 17th February Let your children express their imagination by exploring painted pebbles and then creating something from clay simple print making techniques, papercrafts and claymaking. Emphasis is on fun and creativity and making their very own work of art to take home. 11am- 1pm. Age 5-10yrs. €15 per child. Booking essential as places are limited

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Christmas Craft and Print Workshop workshop finished

Christmas craft and print workshop with Elsa O’Reilly Saturday 9th December, 11am-1pm + 2pm-4pm Make Christmas wrapping paper, cards and decorations with Elsa O’Reilly. Children will explore a variety of techniques, including print to make their seasonal works of art! Ages: 6-12 years old. Tickets: €15 per child. Places limited to avoid disappointment book in advance

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Modern Calligraphy for beginners Workshop workshop finished

Ballina Arts Centre welcomes back Eithna Joyce with this popular workshop on modern calligraphy for beginners. A fresh and contemporary approach to the age old skill of beautiful writing, this revived and reimagined style of calligraphy is proving popular with type-lovers the world over. During this workshop you will be introduced to the joys of writing with dip nib and ink by learning the basic techniques, letter forms and how to compose words and phrases

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Introduction to Still Life Drawing workshop finished

Introduction to Still Life Drawing Join artist Keira O’Toole in an introductory workshop to still life drawing. Still life drawing expands drawing practice and observational skills and allows the artist to explore shape, proportions, composition as well as texture, tone and colour. All levels welcome. 11am-2pm: €15, basic materials provided Booking essential as places limited

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Brick Flicks Stop Motion Lego Workshop workshop finished

Learn how to make your very own LEGO movie in this hands-on workshop with createschool.ie. Our Brick Flicks stop motion workshops make LEGO mini figures come alive! All you need to bring is your favourite LEGO character to cast as the star of your own legendary adventure. The workshop involves plenty of hands on learning, combined with some simple demonstrations. Participants work in small groups to plan and create a set for their short film, once the idea has been agreed they will then film and edit their awesome mini movie using iPads. The final masterpieces will then be available ...

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Blues Guitar workshop with Will Killeen. workshop finished

Blues Guitar workshop with Will Killeen. Will Killeen is a highly-acclaimed Irish acoustic Blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He has a totally unique style: Celtic roots mixed with American Blues. You can expect songs from early Blues standards through to Dylan classics delivered with inimitable percussive guitar and whirling vocals. He’s also considered to be one of the foremost slide guitar players in Europe today. Will is performing a concert on the evening of Saturday 30th September, at 8pm. Price for workshop: €10 Special price for workshop and concert: €20

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Creative Writing workshop with poet Bettina Peterseil. workshop finished

Creative Writing workshop with poet Bettina Peterseil. West of Ireland-based German poet Bettina John von Freyend-Peterseil. Bettina has lived for 32 years in the West of Ireland where she has built her home and has tended the land, been teaching, writing and creating collage work. Reading from her recent work “For Crying out loud-voice of an exile” this compilation of poetry speaks of exile and the human longing to belong. Price: €10. Booking essential

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Introduction to Life Drawing workshop finished

Introduction to Life Drawing This three hour long workshop by Artist Val McLoughlin enables the student to explore the observational drawing of the nude human form. A varied workshop with exercises that enable understanding of form and development of drawing skills and technique. This workshop is aimed at beginners but all levels also welcome. 10.30am-1.30pm: €15, basic materials provided Booking essential as places limited

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Childrens Workshop: Painted pebbles and Clay making workshop finished

Childrens Workshop: Painted pebbles and Clay making Let your kids express their creative side making painted pebbles and then creating something from clay. Emphasis is on fun and creativity and making their own work of art to take home. Age 5-10yrs 10.30am-1.30pm: €15 Booking essential as places limited