Ceramics artist Anna Donovan uses clay to tell stories through figurative sculptures. This curious exhibition will feature ceramic and mixed media sculptures playing with imagery inspired by a variety of mythological creatures combined with familiar carnival and circus tropes. Characters will have evolved from clowns, mermen, acrobats, strong men, and bearded ladies, to create a … Continue reading ‘Curious Carnival’
Ceramic Artist Fiona Shannon will guide you through designing and making your Christmas gingerbread house which you can use for your festive table. Designed for beginners, this class will be a fun creative environment to get crafty using a range of clay techniques. Your gingerbread house will be fired to be collected at a later … Continue reading Ceramic Gingerbread House Workshop
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 Workshop
Stop by for a lovely evening and an opportunity to browse for crafts, art and other seasonal gifts handmade by local artisans. Admission is £5 and all proceeds go in the aid of Air Ambulance N.I.
One of the most popular festive markets on the North Coast returns! The Christmas Craft Market opens on Saturday 11 November from 10am-4pm and continues until Thursday 21 December. In the Christmas Craft Market visitors will find unique, handmade presents - from pottery and fashion accessories to jewellery and glass homeware, beautiful artwork, artisan food … Continue reading Christmas Craft Market
Join in for a festive workshop making multiple Christmas decorations. Each participant will be given a sheet of porcelain to make beautiful fine porcelain decorations impressed with lace or textured rollers and personalised with letter stamps to make each one individual! Each child that attends this class needs to be accompanied by a parent for … Continue reading Kids Christmas Decorations
Participants will use a jeweller's pierce saw to create a beautiful brass ornament, and choose from a selection of designs that are beginner-friendly. If time allows, they'll also be able to add additional texture and personalised stamping to their ornament and their choice of eco-friendly ribbons to finish it all off. This is a small … Continue reading Pierce-Sawn Brass Ornaments
Join local ceramicists Rebecca Killen and Laureanne Kootstra (The Clay Project) for a Christmas workshop exploring the creative process of slip casting to make a pair of Christmas baubles. During this workshop you will have the opportunity to work with porcelain casting slip, a selection of plaster moulds and coloured porcelain. You will also learn … Continue reading Slip Casting Christmas Baubles Workshop
Join us at Tetto at The Bullitt Hotel, Belfast for Tales of Glass celebrating the “tales of folks” and the folktales surrounding glassmaking in Tyrone. Hear from Gary and Ciara Currie - the founders of Tyrone Crafted Glass - who’ll share the history of Tyrone Crystal, their story of setting up a new glass design venture as … Continue reading Tales of Glass
Come along to the Tyrone Glass Experience Open Studio, for a guided glass tour and workshop at their new studio space in Dungannon. This experience gives you the opportunity to get to know glass-making up close - from the stories behind glass objects - including their treasured glass sword - to the origins of glassmaking … Continue reading The Tyrone Glass Experience: Open Studio
Ever wanted to turn your junk mail and scrap paper into something beautiful and handmade? This 2-hour workshop will go through the basics of paper making using a mould and deckle and participants will get to try their hand at the craft with plenty of hints and tips from Dee to assist. No experience needed. … Continue reading Intro to Papermaking
Gel plate printing is a unique, fun and creative way to create artworks. During the course of this workshop, participants will explore a variety of ways to use the Gel plate to create their own designs. Using inks and paint along with a range of Italian printing papers, fabrics , found objects and foliage, they … Continue reading Gel Plate Printing and Collage