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Saturday 11th & 25th March | 10:30am - 12pm | £10 Join tutor Daniel Coleman for these 2 Saturday sessions (11 and 25 March) where kids will create their own clay sculpture inspired by Armagh. Coinciding with Millennium Court’s celebration of all things Armagh, students will create a 3-D sculpture inspired by the Orchard County. … Continue reading Kids Armagh Sculpture

Parents and kids can get creative this mid-term making very special hanging pieces together. Design your own glass bird house and baby bird. You will assemble various types of opalescent and transparent coloured glass onto your baby bird and bird house. You will also cut and grind glass which will be demonstrated and taught during … Continue reading Family fusing: glass birdhouse and babybird

During this workshop with goldsmith Diane Lyness you will create a beautiful sterling silver ring. Choose between the designs of a Reef Knot, Twisted Rings, or Stacking Rings. Each participant will be taught traditional jewellery making techniques, such as piercing, soldering, rolling, annealing and polishing. Diane will work alongside you as you design and make … Continue reading Silver reef knot or twisted rings workshop

Stephen Ryan from Green Woodwork Ireland will teach you the skills needed to make your own piece of heirloom furniture to last generations, in the form of a traditional milking stool, otherwise known as a Creepie. This Two-day workshop encompasses the use of the shave horse and a variety of hand tools including the drawknife, … Continue reading Make a creepie milking stool

Contemporary designer and weaver Karolina Lisek from Little Tangle hosts a one-day tapestry weaving workshop exploring the art of hand weaving in a modern context. Karolina will teach the foundation skills of tapestry weaving with participants using her new larger sized frame looms. Participants will create an abstract wall hanging using a range of techniques … Continue reading Contemporary weaving: abstract wall hanging workshop

Coil build a family fruit bowl. All hands to the banding wheel as you spin your way to creating a family masterpiece. This workshop aims to provide interactive, creative fun for all the family. Enjoy getting stuck into wonderful tactile clay and experiment with shapes and forms in a sharing, welcoming environment. Please note, a family … Continue reading Family Pottery Workshop

Pollen Studio and Gallery are hosting an open day of creative art science workshops based on pollination in N.I. on Saturday 4 March, 11am - 4pm to celebrate the first week of Spring! Visitors will have the opportunity to explore the wet felting technique to create their own fluffy pollinators as a reminder of caring … Continue reading Pollinator Wet Felting Workshop

Join macramé artist Alison Pascoe for this in person series of workshops held in the ASTRL Fibres studio. Sharing the methods used in her own practice, Alison will guide you through the fundamental skills of macramé that you can use for future practice.  Each session will improve your skills, each project more challenging then the last. These … Continue reading Mastering The Art of Macramé – Session 1: A Pair of Macramé Coasters

Draw inspiration from the Celtic jewellery and Loughnashade trumpet found at the Navan complex of sites and learn the ancient skills of coppersmithing. Participants will have the  perfect opportunity to create their own personalised jewellery or gift loved ones an experience they won't forget. Please note: this is a half-day workshop followed by lunch, which … Continue reading Coppersmithing Jewellery Workshop

Join macramé artist Alison Pascoe for this in person series of workshops held in the ASTRL Fibres studio. Sharing the methods used in her own practice, Alison will guide you through the fundamental skills of macramé that you can use for future practice.  Each session will improve your skills, each project more challenging then the last. These … Continue reading Mastering The Art of Macramé – Session 2: A Macramé Plant Hanger