Beginners Pottery Course
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
12 events found.
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Island Arts Centre The Island, Lisburn, United Kingdom
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From the Far Wide to the Near Shore Exhibition
Ards Arts Centre Town Hall, Conway Square, Newtownards, United KingdomA series of strange objects and works on paper conjure imagined places and lives. Combining found, made, and fabricated elements from shoreline wanderings and imaginative meanders; Stuart’s work reflects a deep relationship with landscape and material culture. Stuart Cairns is an Irish artist exploring liminal environments—hinterlands, tidelines, and fringe spaces—through walking, photography, drawing, and collecting. … Continue reading From the Far Wide to the Near Shore Exhibition
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The Body Remembers Exhibition
Ards Arts Centre Town Hall, Conway Square, Newtownards, United KingdomThe Body Remembers is a solo exhibition exploring memory, trauma, and embodiment through porcelain clay and thread. Drawing on personal experiences of brain surgery and mental health, it examines how the body retains experience. Combining fragile porcelain with thread, the work creates sculptural and immersive installations that invite reflection, empathy, and connection. Interconnected pieces explore … Continue reading The Body Remembers Exhibition
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Silversmithing techniques
Ards Arts Centre Town Hall, Conway Square, Newtownards, United KingdomLearn the skills of Silversmithing and make your own silver jewellery with Diane Lyness over 10 weeks of classes. You will learn a variety of jewellery techniques including soldering, piercing, shaping, texturing metal and polishing. During the term, participants will work through the design and creation of a piece or pieces of jewellery. If you … Continue reading Silversmithing techniques
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Wool felt sea swimmers workshop
Roe Valley Arts & Cultural Centre 24 Main Street, Limavady, United KingdomJoin tutor Carolyn Faith at Roe Valley Arts Centre for a wool felting workshop that celebrates the joy of wild swimming. Participants will make needle-felted figure inspired by life at the water's edge - a creative workshop full of colour, character and texture.
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Mug and coaster hand-building workshop
Flowerfield Arts Centre 185 Coleraine Road, Portstewart, United KingdomJoin Fiona Shannon at Flowerfield Arts Centre for a hand-building workshop: participants will make a coordinating pair of comfort mugs and coasters, featuring tactile botanical impressions inspired by cosy seasonal rituals and slow sipping. Works will be fired and ready for collection at a later date.
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Make a John Surlis Leitrim Chair
Green Woodwork Ireland Workshop, Minnowburn Ballynahatty Rd, Belfast, MinnowburnThe 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
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Lampshade Making with Linda O’Kane
Crescent Art Centre 2-4 University Rd, Belfast, United KingdomLearn how to make a 20cm drum lampshade for a small lamp or as a pendant light. Once the technique is learned you will be armed with the knowledge to tackle larger or more complex shades. This workshop includes a kit and a piece of fabric or paper to complete your shade, in a choice … Continue reading Lampshade Making with Linda O’Kane
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Hand Stitched Amulet
Crescent Art Centre 2-4 University Rd, Belfast, United KingdomJoin us to make a hand stitched amulet inspired by Antonia Rossi (Antomoon). Enjoy a couple of hours hand-stitching a beautiful pouch to wear around your neck from fabric and beads. All materials will be provided but please bring your own scissors.
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Wellbeing and Clay Workshop
Ards Arts Centre Town Hall, Conway Square, Newtownards, United KingdomReflecting 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
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Experimental Sculpture Workshop
Crescent Art Centre 2-4 University Rd, Belfast, United KingdomThis 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
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Silver Stacking Rings Workshop with Diane Lyness
Ards Arts Centre Town Hall, Conway Square, Newtownards, United KingdomCreate 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 packed … Continue reading Silver Stacking Rings Workshop with Diane Lyness
£72