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  • Beginners / Refreshers Ceramics with Tracey Johnston

    Ards Arts Centre Town Hall, Conway Square, Newtownards, United Kingdom

    This 10 week course will be a structured introduction to working with clay and will suit a complete beginner or someone who wants to reengage with the making process. In this hands-on class, you will learn various hand-building methods including coiling and slab-building, as well as exploring various surface techniques including texture, patterning, oxidising and … Continue reading Beginners / Refreshers Ceramics with Tracey Johnston

    £185

  • Beginners Pottery Course

    Island Arts Centre The Island, Lisburn, United Kingdom

    A course designed for those new to pottery. Simple hand building skills and throwing on the potter’s wheel will be explored alongside an introduction to glazing.

    £168

  • Make a John Surlis Leitrim Chair

    Green Woodwork Ireland Workshop, Minnowburn Ballynahatty Rd, Belfast, Minnowburn

    The Leitrim Chair is a traditional Irish Hedge Chair last produced by John Surlis in the 1980s. John was a skilled carpenter who mastered a craft that had been in his family for 400 years, distinctly traceable for 6 generations. In this 4 day workshop, Stephen Ryan from Green Woodwork Ireland will teach participants the … Continue reading Make a John Surlis Leitrim Chair

    £450

  • Wellbeing and Clay Workshop

    Ards Arts Centre Town Hall, Conway Square, Newtownards, United Kingdom

    Reflecting the themes of Sandra Gordon’s exhibition The Body Remembers, participants will be guided through a mindful, hands-on experience using air-drying clay, inspired by ideas of resilience, healing, memory, and connection. Working with clay offers a calming and creative space to slow down so that participants can reflect and express themselves through making. Participants will … Continue reading Wellbeing and Clay Workshop

    £30

  • Trick or Treat Centrepiece Bowl

    Flowerfield Arts Centre 185 Coleraine Road, Portstewart, United Kingdom

    Create a charming pumpkin-shaped ceramic bowl with lid using hand-building techniques, a spooky seasonal centrepiece for Halloween treats which will be fired and ready for collection at a later date.

    £47

  • Experimental Sculpture Workshop

    Crescent Art Centre 2-4 University Rd, Belfast, United Kingdom

    This workshop will introduce individuals of all abilities to different elements of three-dimensional production, specialising in various craft-based techniques. With materials ranging from plaster to wax, clay to wire, students will be offered a unique opportunity to explore, develop and combine a diverse range of hand-making skills, helping them build creative knowledge in aspects of scale, … Continue reading Experimental Sculpture Workshop

    £68

  • Silver Stacking Rings Workshop with Diane Lyness

    Ards Arts Centre Town Hall, Conway Square, Newtownards, United Kingdom

    Create beautiful sterling silver stacking rings with goldsmith Diane Lyness.   Each participant will be taught traditional jewellery making techniques, such as piercing, soldering, rolling, annealing and polishing. Diane will guide you as you design and make your own unique piece of silver jewellery to take home. Lunch break 12.30pm – 1pm Please bring a … Continue reading Silver Stacking Rings Workshop with Diane Lyness

    £72

  • Mountmellick Lacework for Beginners

    Roe Valley Arts & Cultural Centre 24 Main Street, Limavady, United Kingdom

    Explore one of Ireland's finest embroidery traditions while learning the distinctive stitches that make Mountmellick work both elegant and enduring.

    £40

  • Beginner’s Embroidery with Nancy Moreland

    Island Arts Centre The Island, Lisburn, United Kingdom

    A gentle introduction to embroidery. Learn to prepare and hoop your fabric; thread and manage embroidery thread; core stitches and basic techniques.

    £45

  • Fused Glass Winter Landscape

    The Market Place Theatre & Arts Centre, Armagh 9 Market Street, Armagh

    Join expert glass artist Keith Sheppard for this colourful fused glass workshop to create a 24cm x 20cm freestanding curved glass landscape or two flat 24cm x 10cm glass landscapes. Working with different coloured glass, Keith will teach participants various design techniques, demonstrate the tools required for glass cutting and how to work safely and … Continue reading Fused Glass Winter Landscape

    £65

  • Silver Jewellery Making: Earrings Workshop

    Crescent Art Centre 2-4 University Rd, Belfast, United Kingdom

    Learn basic metalsmithing techniques and create silver jewellery. In this one day workshop you will make a unique pair of silver earrings. You will be encouraged to incorporate your own design ideas within the guided process and available materials. You will learn how to saw and shape silver, try simple soldering techniques, and receive some … Continue reading Silver Jewellery Making: Earrings Workshop

    £96

  • Ring in a Day

    Shannon McShane Studio Unit B5 Inspire Business Park, 16 Carrowreagh Road, Dundonald, Belfast, +447518944235, United Kingdom

    Shannon will demonstrate a few texturing techniques with hammers that you will have a go at before deciding which one you would like to incorporate into your ring. Copper will be provided to make your samples before making your silver ring(s). The aim of the workshop is for you to make one to three rings … Continue reading Ring in a Day

    £95