ARTCAMP7: MUSIC & VISUAL ART for 5-6 yrs
Monday 26th July - Friday 30th July, 11.00am - 2.30pm
First Steps in Music / Painters, Shakers and Melody MakersAge Group: 5-6 year olds
First Steps in Music: An engaging introduction to understanding the important elements of music, based on the principles advocated by composer and educationalist Zoltan Kodály. There will be lots of fun activities during the week with a concert on the final day for parents, family and friends. Participants will learn about different musical concepts - pitch, rhythm, melody, dynamics, tempo, character, form and style - in an enjoyable and stimulating way through a carefully chosen repertoire of songs and rhymes.
Painters, Shakers and Melody Makers: In this workshop you’ll be making all sorts of decorated sound making objects, from snake maracas to branch tambourines, and dolled-up drums to wind chimes. You’ll go away with some beautiful looking, and sounding, instruments of your own creation!
Facilitators: Edel McDonnell (music); Visual Art Team
Cost: €70
ARTCAMP 6: PARENT AND TODDLER MUSIC for 3-4 yrs
Monday 26th July - Friday 30th July, 10.00am-10.45am
Parent and Toddler First Steps in MusicAge Group: 3-4 year olds
Parent and Toddler First Steps in Music classes create a nurturing environment for parents and children (3 & 4 yrs) to develop a love of music-making together. They experience activities that will prepare the child for the development of accurate rhythmic and singing skills, and sensitivity to the expressive qualities in music - in an enjoyable and stimulating way through a carefully chosen repertoire of songs and rhymes. The workshops are built upon the principles advocated by Zoltán Kodály whose desire was to see music education built on a philosophy that music is for everyone.
Facilitator: Edel McDonnell
Cost: €25
ARTCAMP 5: DANCE & VISUAL ART for 9-11 yrs
Monday 19th July - Friday 23rd July, 11.00am - 2.30pm
Title: Dance Grooves / Where the Wild Things AreAge Group: 9-11 year olds
Dance Grooves participants will learn energetic moves, innovative dance routines and develop a range of performance skills under the guidance of professional dancer and choreographer Paula McGurrell. The classes are designed to improve body awareness, foster self confidence, co-ordination skills, limbering and muscle tone. By the end of the week, participants will learn complete routines comfortably at their own pace. Get those moves!
Where the Wild Things Are: In this specially designed mask-making workshops you’ll find out all about the fascinating world of masks: you’ll create a mask based on traditional African designs, basic animal masks, and then make a mask of your own design based on the characters of Maurice Sendak’s story Where the Wild Things Are. Our visual art team will be there to assist you, and you’ll have materials including papier mâché, paint, card, sticks, and fabric to work with.
Facilitators: Paula McGurrell (dance); Visual Art Team
Cost: €70
ARTCAMP 4: DANCE & VISUAL ART for 7-8 yrs
Monday 19th July - Friday 23rd July, 11.00am - 2.30pm
Discover Dance / Where the Wild Things AreAge Group: 7-8 year olds
Discover Dance: A workshop that encourages children to have fun through dance, with an emphasis on performance skills. Learn energetic moves and innovative dance routines comfortably at their own pace. The classes are designed to improve body awareness, foster self-confidence, coordination skills, limbering and muscle tone, under the guidance of professional dancer and choreographer Paula McGurrell
Where the Wild Things Are: In this specially designed mask-making workshops you’ll find out all about the fascinating world of masks: you’ll create a mask based on traditional African designs, basic animal masks, and then make a mask of your own design based on the characters of Maurice Sendak’s story Where the Wild Things Are. Our visual art team will be there to assist you, and you’ll have materials including papier mâché, paint, card, sticks, and fabric to work with.
Facilitators: Paula McGurrell (dance); Visual Art Team
Cost: €70
ARTCAMP 3: DRAMA & VISUAL ART for 5-6 yrs
Monday 12th July - Friday 16th July, 11.00am - 2.30pm
Let Yourself Go…/ Puppet LandAge Group: 5 - 6 year olds
Let Yourself Go…: Prepare to be brought on a memorable journey meeting and exploring colourful characters along the way. Through theatre games and exercises, mime and expression, movement and dance, improvisation and role play we will bring to life fairytales including “Jack and the Beanstalk”, “The Selfish Giant” and “The Mice Wedding”. A fun-filled interactive workshop where your imagination will be encouraged and nourished through the creative world of theatre.
Puppet Land: Make your gloves and socks come alive as you create your own puppet characters! You’ll learn how to stitch on eyes with our child-friendly sewing needles, and there will be lots of different materials at your disposal to create the puppet character of your choice. You’ll be guided by our visual art team who will assist you with your designs and give you some tips along the way. You’ll also create a box theatre in which your puppets can come alive, and paint the world in which your puppets live.
Facilitators: Catherine Simon (drama); Visual Art Team
Cost: €70
ARTCAMP 2: DRAMA & VISUAL ART for 7-9 yrs
Monday 12th July - Friday 16th July, 11.00am - 2.30pm
Explore, Invent, Create, Perform / Puppet ParadeAge Group: 7-9 year olds
Explore, Invent, Create, Perform: Learn the tricks of the trade when it comes to performance! Learn how to move on stage. Bring stories to life through role play and improvisation, creating all sorts of characters and picking up some acting skills along the way. We’ll explore legends and fairytales including “Fionn in Search of his Youth”, “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” and “The Tinder Box”. It’s going to be a fun-filled week of adventure!
Puppet Parade: A puppet making workshop designed for older children, during this workshop you’ll get to make at least four different styles of puppets, from hand puppets to shadow puppets, and marionettes to stick puppets. You’ll be very busy coming up with the types of characters you want to create, and our visual art team have lots of tips and advice to help you along the way.
Facilitators: Catherine Simon (drama); Visual Art Team
Cost: €70
ARTCAMP 1: DRAMA & VISUAL ART for 7-12 yrs
Monday 5th July - Friday 9th July, 10.00am - 2.30pm
Title: Jack and the BeanstalkAge Group: 7-12 year olds
Jack and the Beanstalk: Give your child the chance to explore their creative side in a week of drama (including drawing, painting and making sets), music and dance. This fun-filled week will culminate in a gigantically amusing musical stage show based on Roald Dahl’s Jack and the Beanstalk. No previous musical or acting experience is necessary, just participants who are full of beans! Jack, our hero and the friendly farm animals defy the Giant's phenomenal sniffing powers (and Jack's mother's murderous way with a vacuum-cleaner) to come out triumphantly rich and squeaky clean.
Facilitators: Maura Flynn and Deirdre Gavin
Cost: €80
Vocal Workshop with Cara Robinson for 10-18 year olds
Saturday 5th June, 2.00pm-3.30pm, LOUGH LANNAGH VILLAGE, Castlebar Blues Festival 2010
For all those 10 – 18 year olds with an interest in singing. A soul, gospel and blues inspired vocal workshop with Cara Robinson. A superb singer and songwriter, with a very successful career as a solo artist and backing vocalist, her songs have being adopted by many artists including Corrine Bailey Rae. The workshop will comprise of learning harmonies, reviewing your pitch and open throat techniques. Participants will have a chance to sing together. Cara will also talk about her views on what singing is all about, where the voice comes from and plenty of advice on finding your range. Vocal Workshop with Cara Robinson takes place in Lough Lannagh Village. Cost per participant €10. Places are limited and booking is ESSENTIAL. To book call the Linenhall at 094 9023733
Castlebar Blues Festival website
VINTAGE PLUS ONE
Creative Movement and Dance Workshop for over 8s and over 60s!!
Grandparents, bring your grandchild (8yrs+) - or borrow one!!! - to this Intergenerational Creative Movement and Dance Session. It's an opportunity for you to share a fun energetic activity enjoyed by both age groups. Participants will explore and create movement and dance in a fun relaxed atmosphere accompanied by music from the 60's right up to the modern day. Both age groups will be challenged and will have an opportunity to create dance individually, in pairs and in groups, adapted as required. The workshop will be led by Catherine Donnelly an independent dance artist working in the West of Ireland who will use games, imagery and other stimuli to guide you - feet first!! - through the session. This is the final event in the Linenhall Arts Centre’s Bealtaine programme 2010.
VINTAGE PLUS ONE Creative Movement and Dance Workshop takes place on Saturday May 22nd from 11.30am-1.00pm. Wear loose easy-to-move-in clothing, comfortable footwear, and bring an open mind and sense of fun. Cost per pair (one grandparent and one child) €10. Places are limited and booking is ESSENTIAL. To book call the Linenhall at 094 9023733
BASKET MAKING WORKSHOP FOR ADULTS
Saturday 17th April 10.00am – 5.30pm
Create your own small round basket in one day, under the guidance of basket maker Mike Kreith. Participants will receive and introduction to basket making, a craft which was once widely practiced in Ireland. They will learn about the use of tools, terminology and preparation of willow. Hands-on work will involve making the base of the basket (splitting the base sticks, weaving the slath and preparing the weave), learning a number of weaving styles for weaving the sides of the basket, and finishing the basket with a border.Mike Kreith has many years experience making baskets and running basket making workshops. He has studied the craft with basket makers from all over the world, gaining experience in a wide variety of basket making techniques. His baskets have been exhibited world wide.
Basket Making Workshop for adults takes place on Saturday 17th April from 10.00am – 5.30pm (with a half hour lunch break). No previous experience required. Cost for the workshop is €65 per person. All materials provided. Places are limited and booking is ESSENTIAL.
CREATIVE MOVEMENT AND DANCE FOR OVER 60s
Six weeks beginning Tuesday March 23rd 11.00am-12.00noon
Does exactly what it says on the tin!! A one-hour weekly session of gentle movement and dance for older people in the community will run for 6 weeks from mid-March to end April. No previous experience required. If you fancy getting a little light exercise and learning some new moves this might just the ticket for you. The sessions will be lead by Roscommon-born dancer Catherine Donnelly, who has been running short to medium dance projects with various groups and organisations in the West for the last 10 years. The sessions will be relaxed and fun, accompanied by a mixture of music styles from Johnny Cash to Abba. Wear comfortable footwear.Creative Movement and Dance for Over 60s takes place over six Tuesday mornings commencing March 23rd from 11.00am-12.00noon. Places are limited and PRE-BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL. Cost for the full six sessions is €30, however participants are welcome to pay €5 on a weekly basis.
ALL ABOUT EASTER
Visual Art Workshops for 5-6 and 7-8 year olds with Katy Newman
Four Saturdays commencing 6th MarchGet ready for Easter and make a whole bunch of great things as you get into the holiday spirit! Finger puppets, pop-up puppets, beautiful spring flower cups and dough craft decorations, Easter cards and glitter globes, and Easter Egg piñatas and trick tubes to hide your Easter sweets... have fun using lots of different materials to make all these great things for yourself, your family and friends!
Katy Newman is a regular facilitator of visual art workshops at the Linenhall Arts Centre. She studied sculpture in Bath, England and has facilitated arts workshops for children throughout Mayo. She was a key member of the Linenhall’s community arts team and was central to the development of the Linenhall’s Visual Art Programme for Schools from 2003-2007. Katy has designed many exciting drop-in workshops for our RoolaBoola Children’s Arts Festival for several years now.
ALL ABOUT EASTER Visual Art Workshops for children take place over four Saturdays commencing March 6th (continuing March 13th, 20th and 27th). Workshop times are 11.00am-12.30pm for 5-6 year olds, and 1.00pm-2.30pm for 7-9s. Cost per head is €25. Places are limited and booking is ESSENTIAL.
RUSTIC FURNITURE MAKING WORKSHOP with Tommy Casby
Friday 19th-Sunday 21st February, 11.00am-3.00pm each day NOW BOOKED OUT
Create your own outdoor chairs. Using basic materials and hand tools you will make unique and inspired pieces of outdoor furniture. Under the guidance of artist and workshop facilitator Tommy Casby participants will learn to work with the natural strength and suppleness of hazel and willow wood to create beautiful chairs.Tommy Casby is a Claremorris-based artist with many years experience in arts workshop facilitation. He has worked with street theatre company Macnas and has held artist residencies at the Claremorris Open Exhibition, Mayo VEC Youth Office and Galway County Council Arts Office. He has also worked on the construction teams for the television series Ros na Rún and Killinaskully.
RUSTIC FURNITURE MAKING WORKSHOP will take place over three days from Friday 19th to Sunday 21st February, from 11.00am – 3.00pm each day. Participants should bring a hammer and saw with them. All other materials provided. No previous experience necessary. Cost for the workshop is €90 per person. Places are limited, and booking is ESSENTIAL. Booking and further information from the Linenhall.
THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE DRAMA WORKSHOPS FOR ADULTS
with Donna Ruane Wednesdays 8.00pm-9.30pm, commencing 27th January NOW BOOKED OUT
Here’s your chance to get your teeth into the work of one of Ireland’s leading contemporary playwrights in a very hands-on way! In a series of five informal, fun-filled workshops facilitator Donna Ruane, will guide you through Martin McDonagh’s play The Beauty Queen of Leenane. Participants will work with this script and do some role building work based on the characters in the piece. On the fourth night of the series you will attend London Classic Theatre’s performance of the play at the Linenhall, which will be analysed and critiqued on the final night. Actor, director and workshop facilitator Donna Ruane has many years of experience in the field of drama. She has acted both on film and on stage, and has facilitated numerous workshops at the Linenhall for both adults and children. She directs the acclaimed Castlebar based youth theatre group Do You Playhouse.
THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE DRAMA WORKSHOPS for adults take place over five Wednesday nights commencing January 27th from 8.00pm-9.30pm (continuing February 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th). Cost per head for the workshop series is €45 and includes admission to London Classic Theatre’s performance of The Beauty Queen of Leenane at the Linenhall. Places are limited, and booking is ESSENTIAL. Booking and further information from the Linenhall.
ART PLAY Visual Art Workshops for 3-4 year olds
From Saturday 23rd Jan (for four weeks)
Art Play is an exciting and fun-packed series of art workshops for 3-4 year olds. Children get to make their own creative decisions and choose from a wide variety of materials, exploring colour and texture along the way. The workshops are under the direction of artist and teacher Lucy Hill. (For more information about Lucy see Terrific Twos above.) ART PLAY runs over four Saturdays commencing Saturday 23rd January with sessions at 1.00pm-2.00pm and 3.00pm-4.00pm. The fee for the full four sessions is €35 per child. All materials are provided. Places are limited and pre-booking is ESSENTIAL. Booking and further information from the Linenhall.
TERRIFIC TWOS Visual Art Playground for 2 year olds
From Friday 22nd Jan (for four weeks) and Saturday 23rd Jan (for four weeks)
Back by popular demand! A paint-and-make playground for 2-year olds to explore with a parent, guardian or teenage sibling, including painting, drawing, glue and glitter, sand art, collage, chalk and lots more, in a safe environment under the direction of artist and teacher Lucy Hill.Lucy Hill is a Newport based painter who studied painting in Cork, Dublin and Barcelona. Her work has been exhibited throughout the country and she has been the recipient of numerous awards, public art commissions and residencies. Lucy has a keen interest in visual art education for the very young, and over the last number of years she has been developing her ever-popular art workshops for two-year-olds here at the Linenhall Arts Centre. Her workshops exude an air of happy and calm playfulness in an environment where children are free to explore artistic materials as they please.
TERRIFIC TWOS runs over four weeks. There are two options to choose from:
Fridays 11.00am-12noon commencing Friday 22nd Jan or
Saturdays 11.00am-12.00pm commencing Saturday 23rd Jan
The fee for the full four sessions is €35 per child. All materials are provided. Places are limited and pre-booking is ESSENTIAL. Booking and further information from the Linenhall.
INTRODUCTION TO STAGE LIGHTING
with Oisín Herraghty Saturdays commencing 23rd January, 3.30pm-5.00pm
This workshop series offers participants an introduction to stage lighting, starting with the basic stage lights and gels. You’ll learn how to wash a stage in colour and get a basic introduction to lighting design. Oisín will guide you through the basics of lighting control from dimmer boards to intelligent lights. Throughout the workshops you’ll also be receiving tips on Health and Safety in relation to the stage lighting context. Lights are a huge part of every stage production. Prepare yourself for an insight into the world of a stage lighting technician.Oisín Herraghty has many years experience in stage lighting. He started at a young age with the simple but important task of "footing the ladder", and has since reached lofty heights of award winning Lighting Designer. His lighting credits include musicals, pantos and stage performances too numerous to mention and all the productions of DoYou Playhouse. He is a key member of staff at the Linenhall Arts Centre.
INTRODUCTION TO STAGE LIGHTING takes place over four Saturdays from 3.30pm to 5.00pm, on 23rd, 30th January, and 6th & 13th February. Cost for the four sessions is €35 per person. Places are limited, and booking is ESSENTIAL. Booking and further information from the Linenhall.
CRAFTMAKERS’ CHRISTMAS FAIR
Saturday 19th December, from 10.00am-6.00pm
The Craftmakers’ Christmas Fair brings together around 30 of the foremost exponents of a diverse selection of crafts from all over Ireland to present their distinctive wares for your delectation, delight and purchase. A range of top ceramics, woodcraft, leather work, jewellery, textiles, metalwork and more will be on show, with an opportunity to meet and buy direct from the makers themselves. The Craftmakers’ Christmas Fair is quickly becoming a firm favourite with people searching for top quality distinctive craft products. Looking for that special Christmas gift? Look no further!Craftmakers’ Christmas Fair takes place at the Linenhall Arts Centre on Saturday 19th December, from 10.00am-6.00pm. Mark it in your diary!
CHRISTMAS CARD DESIGN-AND-MAKE WORKSHOPS with Cathy Hack
Two Saturdays 5th & 12th December 11.00am-12.30pm (adults) 1.00pm-2.30pm (8-12yrs)
Ever thought to yourself “next year I’ll make my Christmas cards” or “I’d love to improve on my Christmas card designs”…? Well, here’s your chance! Join artist and Christmas card expert Cathy Hack for two hands-on and ideas filled workshops. During the workshops you will create an original design and make cards based on that design. All materials provided. Your own personalised, hand-made Christmas cards this year - fancy that!Cathy Hack is a Foxford based print-maker with vast experience in the design and delivery of visual arts workshops. She studied fine art in Norwich School of Art and has exhibited her work in a number of group exhibitions in Ireland. Here at the Linenhall we look forward with anticipation annually the arrival of her very special Christmas card!
Christmas Card Design and Make Workshops take place over two Saturdays commencing Saturday 5th December (continuing Saturday 12th December). All materials provided, however if participants have particular materials they would like to use they are welcome to bring them along. Cost per head for the workshops is €25. Places are limited, and booking is ESSENTIAL. Booking and further information from the Linenhall.
LECTURE SERIES: WHAT IS ART? Presented by Dr. John Mulloy
Four Wednesdays commencing 25th November, 8.00pm-9.30pm
This short series of talks by Dr. John Mulloy, Lecturer in Art History and Critical Theory at GMIT, looks at four different answers to this question throughout history, illustrated profusely with images from the time.WEEK 1 will open up the topic and explore the idea that art must imitate the real world through the Classical art of ancient Greece and Rome and the ideas of Plato and Aristotle. WEEK 2 will explore the shift from this Classical point of view to the Christian idea of art as a spiritual tool, a window to another world. This was reflected in Western art from about 300-1350AD and in the ideas of Christian thinkers of the time. WEEK 3 will look at the role of art during the Enlightenment, and how during the period c.1750-1850 art became a substitute for religion in the work of the Romantics and a new focus for philosophers like Kant and Hegel. WEEK 4 will look at the new questioning of the role and function of art that began in the 1960s, which continues to the present day. These talks aim to be both challenging and fun, and are aimed at a general audience and students alike.
WHAT IS ART? Lecture series takes place over four Wednesday nights from 25th November (continuing 2nd, 9th, 16th December). The fee for the series is €25. Booking is ESSENTIAL. Booking and further information from the Linenhall.
CONTEMPORARY DRAWING WORKSHOP for 15-19yrs
Drawing as a Contemporary Medium with Betty Gannon Four Wednesdays from 4.30pm-5.30pm, commencing 18th November
A drawing workshop which over 4 sessions explores the medium of graphite, and the different ways it is applied to paper. Using pencils ranging from 5H to 9B, where a 5H produces light, faint marks, and 9B produces black lustrous marks, and by combining these with vigorous, chaotic, ordered or delicate drawing techniques, an infinate array of possibilities can be achieved. This palette of possibilities can then be used to inform future drawings, or can be combined with other materials. (Leaving Cert art students may find this workshop particularly useful in portfolio preparation.)Betty Gannon is an artist whose recent practice is based in the medium of drawing. A graduate of GMIT in Fine Art, she has been represented at national open shows including COE and the RDS Student Awards, and recently had her first solo exhibition of drawings at the Linenhall Arts Centre.
CONTEMPORARY DRAWING WORKSHOP for 15-19yrs takes place over four Wednesdays: Nov 18th, Nov 25th, Dec 2nd, Dec 9th, from 4.30pm-5.30pm. Cost for the four sessions is €35 per person. Places are limited, and booking is essential.
INTRODUCTION TO PRINT MAKING FOR OLDER TEENS & ADULTS With Marianne Heemskerk
Two Saturdays 12.00pm-4.00pm, commencing 14th November
Here’s a great chance to get an introduction to the medium of printmaking with an experienced printmaker. Discover techniques including drypoint etching and carborundum print in monochrome and a variety of colours. Bring along an idea of an image, and over the two days you’ll learn how to create your own prints based on that image. Suitable for art students preparing for Leaving Cert and adults with an interest in art; no previous printing experience required, just ideas and enthusiasm!Marianne Heemskerk is a printmaker and member of the Linenhall Arts Centre’s Community Arts Team. She studied art at the Instituut voor Kunstnijverheidsonderwijs in Amsterdam and the National College of Art and Design in Dublin. She has had numerous solo and group exhibitions and is one of the West of Ireland’s leading experts on printmaking.
Introduction to Print Making takes place over two Saturdays: 14th and 21st November, from 12.00pm - 4.00pm, with a short break around 2.00pm. Cost for the two sessions is €50 per person. Places are limited, and booking is essential.
ROOLABOOLA workshops
WORKSHOPS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Monday 19th - Monday 26th October
This year as ever we have a whole host of workshops for young people taking place during RoolaBoola! More details on the RoolaBoola page of this websiteAnd remember, booking is ESSENTIAL!
Schools booking opens on Wednesday 23rd September at 10.00am.
Public booking opens Tuesday 29th September at 10.00am.
RoolaBoola Box Office booking: Tel: 094 9028886
STOP MOTION Animation Workshops for 9-12 year olds
Four Saturdays 11.30am-1.30pm, commencing 26th September
Discover the magic of animation and make your own short ‘stop motion’ animated film on DVD!Stop motion is an animation technique used in many cartoons like Wallace and Gromit and Shaun the Sheep, in which movement is created through a series of small changes that are photographed and then played as a continuous sequence. Here’s your chance to give Stop Motion Animation a go. Join artist Vanessa Daws for a series of four workshops during which you will create your very own short animated film. You will get a taster of sand animation, drawing and cut-outs animation and clay animation. You will develop a storyboard for your film, build the characters and set and record the film. At the end of the workshops you’ll have a DVD with your film on it!
This series of STOP MOTION Animation Workshops takes place over four Saturdays commencing Saturday September 26th from 11.30am-1.30pm (continuing on Saturdays 3rd, 10th and 17th October). Cost per head for the workshop series is €50. Places are limited and booking is ESSENTIAL. Booking and further information from the Linenhall.
WRITE AWAY - INISHBOFIN CREATIVE WRITING SCHOOL FOR ADULTS
Monday 21st - Friday 25th September
Taking place on the inspirational island of Inishbofin, WRITE AWAY is an exciting opportunity to write in an encouraging environment under the popular guidance of Jean Tuomey. This workshop offers a guided, supportive writing environment. It is especially suitable for first-time writers or those who have not yet experienced the positive atmosphere of the writing group, however all levels are welcome. The only requisite is enthusiasm. The course is under the guidance of Jean Tuomey, a teacher with over 20 years experience and a passionate enthusiasm for creative writing. Jean has led many extremely successful writing projects for the Linenhall.WRITE AWAY takes place from 10.00am-1.00pm daily. Cost per head is €110. (NB. Accommodation is NOT included). Places are limited, and booking is ESSENTIAL. Booking and further information from the Linenhall.
ARTCAMP 6: MUSIC & VISUAL ART
Kindermusic / Art Play, 11.00am - 2.30pm, Monday 20th July - Friday 24th July
Age Group: 5-6 year oldsKindermusic: An engaging introduction to understanding the important elements of music, based on the Kodaly method. There will be lots of fun activities during the week with a concert on the final day for parents, family and friends. Participants will learn about different musical concepts - pitch, rhythm, melody, dynamics, tempo, character, form and style - in an enjoyable and stimulating way through a carefully chosen repertoire of songs and rhymes. Kindermusic is built upon the principles advocated by Zoltan Kodály a Hungarian composer and educationalist.
Art Play: Express your own creativity through visual art, making your own decisions and choosing from a wide variety of materials to explore colour and texture. The workshops are under the direction of artist Lucy Hill.
Facilitators: Edel McDonnell (Kindermusik), Lucy Hill
Cost: €80
ARTCAMP 5: DRAMA & VISUAL ART
Drama Works / The Sky’s the Limit 2, 11.00am - 2.30pm, Monday 13th July - Friday 17th July
Age Group: 7-9 year oldsDrama Works: This action packed course, aimed at young children, invites them explore their to the own creativity and imagination through the magic of Drama whilst attaining new skills, discovering hidden talents, making new friends and improving self confidence in a safe, relaxed, fun filled atmosphere. The course includes: Theatre Games & Exercises, Improvisation, Voice Work, Characters, Role Play, Stories, Movement, Having fun & much, much more!!! No experience required, but welcomed.
The Sky’s the Limit 2: A visual art workshop involving paint, 3-D construction, mask making, and a smidgen of book art for good measure. Participants will make their own model earth, complete with land and sea masses and mountain reliefs, paint the model as if seen through the eyes of an astronaut, create their own 3-D space ship, paint their own imaginary planet, create an alien mask, and finally make a passport for travel in space.
Facilitators: Catherine Simon (Drama), Marianne Heemskerk and Denise Clarke
Cost: €70
ARTCAMP 4: DRAMA & VISUAL ART
Drama Works / The Sky’s the Limit 1, 11.00am - 2.30pm, Monday 13th July - Friday 17th July
Age Group: 5-6 year oldsDrama Works: This action packed course, aimed at young children, invites them explore their to the own creativity and imagination through the magic of Drama whilst attaining new skills, discovering hidden talents, making new friends and improving self confidence in a safe, relaxed, fun filled atmosphere. The course includes: Theatre Games & Exercises, Improvisation, Voice Work, Characters, Role Play, Stories, Movement, Having fun & much, much more!!! No experience required, but welcomed.
The Sky’s the Limit 1: A visual art workshop involving paint, 3-D construction, mask making, and a smidgen of book art for good measure. Participants will paint earth as if seen through the eyes of an astronaut, create their own 3-D space ship, paint their own imaginary planet, create an alien mask, and finally make a passport for travel in space.
Facilitators: Catherine Simon (Drama), Marianne Heemskerk and Denise Clarke
Cost: €70
ARTCAMP 3: MUSIC & VISUAL ART
Global Drums / My Menagerie, 11.00am - 2.30pm, Monday 6th July - Friday 10th July
Age Group: 9-10 year oldsGlobal Drums: Don’t miss this fantastic rhythm workshop! Embark on a week-long journey around the world of drums from Africa, Cuba and Brazil to Ireland. Everyone will receive and instrument and learn to play some high-energy pieces. Funky, cool and fun. No experience necessary. All instruments provided.
My Menagerie: Create your own animal figures, real and imagined, using paper, glue, masking tape and paint, in this fun art workshop. Then create a comfortable home for them to live in using a variety of exciting materials.
Facilitators: Peter Crann, Denise Clarke and Marianne Heemskerk
Cost: €70
ARTCAMP 2: MUSIC & VISUAL ART
A World of Drums / My Menagerie, 11.00am - 2.30pm, Monday 6th July - Friday 10th July
Age Group: 7-8 year oldsA World of Drums: Join Peter Crann for a rhythm workshop that brings you around the world of drums and drumming styles. Learn to play some high-energy percussion pieces based on rhythms form Africa, Cuba, and Brazil. Get the beat! No experience necessary. All instruments provided.
My Menagerie: Create your own animal figures, real and imagined, using paper, glue, masking tape and paint, in this fun art workshop. Then create a comfortable home for them to live in using a variety of exciting materials.
Facilitators: Peter Crann, Denise Clarke and Marianne Heemskerk
Cost: €70
FESTIVAL-GOERS: PIMP YOUR WELLIES!
Saturday 4th July 12.00pm-1.30pm
A chance for festival goers to funk up their wellies! A must for all festival trend-setters. Rain or shine, wellies are the festival-goers footwear of choice. Come along to the Linenhall and get into a festival groove. Participants must bring their own Wellington boots to the workshop. Tip of the day: when acquiring your wellies, have a good think about the potential of that particular boot! (- colour, etc.)Pimp Your Wellies takes place on Saturday 4th July from 12.00pm-1.30pm. Cost per head is €10. All materials provided (except the wellies!). Places are limited, and booking is ESSENTIAL. Booking and further information from the Linenhall.
ARTCAMP 1: DRAMA & VISUAL ART
Cinderella, 10.00am - 2.30pm Monday 29th June - Friday 3rd July
Age Group: 7-12 year oldsGive your child the chance to explore their creative side in a week of drama (including drawing, painting and making sets), music and dance. This fun-filled week will culminate in a glittering and galloping musical stage show based on Roald Dahl’s Cinderella. No previous musical or acting experience is necessary, just plenty of enthusiasm and a sprinkle of mischief! Cindy defies her ugly sisters, meets a magic fairy and lands a dance with the prince at the palace ball. So far, so good - but far from being the perfect gentleman the prince turns out to be a perfect beast and chops the heads off Cindy's meddling sisters. The magic fairy grants Cindy one more wish, but what or WHO will she choose?
Facilitators: Maura O’Dwyer and Deirdre Gavin
Cost: €80
BEALTAINE DANCE WORKSHOP with Jean Parker
Friday 15th May, from 11.00am-2.00pm
Learn and enjoy some gentle and easy-to-learn folk/group dances, danced to a range of world music. Shimmy to lively music from Syria; clap and sway in a joyful rhythmic Israeli wedding dance; celebrate planting grain the Croatian way; spiral to a graceful French shepherds’ dance; dance to the stirring harmonies of a Georgian male voice choir. The styles of dancing encountered will not demand a high degree of athleticism, or a specific dance partner; rather, they are all dances that people can join in with and enjoy straight away with no previous experience.Jean Parker is a qualified teacher and trainer with over 25 years experience of teaching and community work with adults and children of all ages. She has been enjoying dance for eleven years and teaching workshops and classes for many of these.
The Bealtaine Dance Workshop will take place on Friday 15th May from 11.00am to 2.00pm with a half an hour break. The fee for the workshop is €20. All participants are advised to bring a bottle of water with them.
Places are limited and pre-booking is ESSENTIAL. Booking and further information from the Linenhall 094 9023733
This workshop takes place as part of the national programme for Bealtaine, celebrating creativity in older age.
WRITING FROM FRIEL
Creative Writing Workshops for Adults with Jean Tuomey On Wednesdays commencing 29th April (for five weeks), from 7.30pm-9.30pm
Would you like a literary focus for your writing? To mark Brian Friel’s 80th birthday the Linenhall is offering a writing course in his honour. Each week scenes from Friel’s Dancing at Lughnasa will be read. This will be followed by relaxation exercises and writing from themes emerging. No previous knowledge of the play or special interest in drama are needed… just a willingness and interest in giving it a go. PLEASE NOTE: This is not a drama course, it is a writing one, providing space for expression. You will be requested to bring your own copy of the play to the classes.The course is under the guidance of Jean Tuomey who was a secondary teacher 23 years, and has a passionate enthusiasm for creative writing. Jean has been facilitating creative writing groups for eight years and has led many extremely successful writing projects at the Linenhall.
Writing from Friel runs over five Wednesday evenings commencing April 29th from 7.30pm-9.30pm (continuing May 6th, 13th, 20th and June 3rd). Please note there will be no class on April 27th. The fee for the full five sessions is €50. Places are limited and pre-booking is ESSENTIAL. Booking and further information from the Linenhall.
Drum/Percussion Workshop for 10-18 year olds, Castlebar Blues Festival
Saturday May 30th, 3.00pm - 5.00pm
Noel Bridgeman is rated as one of the top and most experienced drummers in Ireland. having played worldwide with many artists over the years, Van Morrison, Mary Black and the Waterboys included. He will present an interactive and exciting workshop involving drums, congas and other percussion instruments and will talk about drums and rhythm in a tribal and musical context! A great chance to work with one of the greats.Adm: 10 euro
Vocal Workshop with Cara Robinson for 10-18 year olds, Castlebar Blues Festival
Saturday 30th May, 2.00pm - 3.30pm, VENUE: LOUGH LANNAGH VILLAGE
A soul, gospel and blues inspired vocal workshop by Cara Robinson. A superb singer and songwriter, with a very successful career as a solo artist and backing vocalist, her songs have been adopted by many artists including Corrine Bailey Rae. the workshop will comprise of learning harmonies, reviewing your pitch and open throat techniques. participants will have a chance to all sing together. Cara will also talk about her views on what singing is all about, where the voice comes from and plenty of advice on finding your range.Adm: 10 euro
Guitar Demonstration with Mike Burke for 10-18 year olds, Castlebar Blues Festival
Saturday 30th May, 4.15pm - 5.30pm VENUE: LOUGH LANNAGH VILLAGE
A demonstration of acoustic guitar-playing techniques (finger style, flat picking, raftime, slide, different types of tuning and pedal effects) by Mike Burke, UK, guitar player supreme of "So Long Angel". Mike will play a selection of songs sung by Fran McGillivray, and after each song he will demonstrate how he achieved a particular technique or sound / phrasing (45 mins). There will be time to ask questions (30 mins) about specific parts of the demonstration. Acoustic blues, with country, folk and Celtic influences.Adm: 10 euro
BEALTAINE DANCE WORKSHOP with Jean Parker
Friday 15th May, from 11.00am-2.00pm
Learn and enjoy some gentle and easy-to-learn folk/group dances, danced to a range of world music. Shimmy to lively music from Syria; clap and sway in a joyful rhythmic Israeli wedding dance; celebrate planting grain the Croatian way; spiral to a graceful French shepherds’ dance; dance to the stirring harmonies of a Georgian male voice choir. The styles of dancing encountered will not demand a high degree of athleticism, or a specific dance partner; rather, they are all dances that people can join in with and enjoy straight away with no previous experience.Jean Parker is a qualified teacher and trainer with over 25 years experience of teaching and community work with adults and children of all ages. She has been enjoying dance for eleven years and teaching workshops and classes for many of these.
The Bealtaine Dance Workshop will take place on Friday 15th May from 11.00am to 2.00pm with a half an hour break. The fee for the workshop is €20. All participants are advised to bring a bottle of water with them.
Places are limited and pre-booking is ESSENTIAL. Booking and further information from the Linenhall 094 9023733
This workshop takes place as part of the national programme for Bealtaine, celebrating creativity in older age.
WRITING FROM FRIEL
Creative Writing Workshops for Adults with Jean Tuomey On Wednesdays commencing 29th April (for five weeks), from 7.30pm-9.30pm
Would you like a literary focus for your writing? To mark Brian Friel’s 80th birthday the Linenhall is offering a writing course in his honour. Each week scenes from Friel’s Dancing at Lughnasa will be read. This will be followed by relaxation exercises and writing from themes emerging. No previous knowledge of the play or special interest in drama are needed… just a willingness and interest in giving it a go. PLEASE NOTE: This is not a drama course, it is a writing one, providing space for expression. You will be requested to bring your own copy of the play to the classes.The course is under the guidance of Jean Tuomey who was a secondary teacher 23 years, and has a passionate enthusiasm for creative writing. Jean has been facilitating creative writing groups for eight years and has led many extremely successful writing projects at the Linenhall.
Writing from Friel runs over five Wednesday evenings commencing April 29th from 7.30pm-9.30pm (continuing May 6th, 13th, 20th and June 3rd). Please note there will be no class on April 27th. The fee for the full five sessions is €50. Places are limited and pre-booking is ESSENTIAL. Booking and further information from the Linenhall.
PAINT LIKE THE ANCIENTS
Visual Art Workshops for 7-9 year-olds & 10-12 year-olds with Katy Newman
How did Cavemen, Egyptians, Aborigines and Renaissance artists paint in times gone by? Here’s your chance to find out in an exploratory and very hands-on workshop. Grind berries and moss to make paint, and then apply your paint onto stone using your hands and sticks as cavemen may once have done! Learn all about Egyptian hieroglyphs and have great fun creating your own hieroglyphs and symbols to spell your name, then mix powder paint and use gold acrylic to paint your results. In Aborigine culture they paint sacred animals. Mix natural ingredients into a coloured goo which can be used as paint and then paint an animal onto board using sticks, feathers and your fingers. In the final week, explore the Renaissance era and learn how painting has evolved. You will mix egg white with paint and using paint brushes paint a portrait onto plaster board. Get ready to get stuck in!Katy Newman is a regular facilitator of visual art workshops at the Linenhall Arts Centre. She studied sculpture in Bath, England and has facilitated arts workshops for children throughout Mayo. She was a key member of the Linenhall’s community arts team and was central to the development of the Linenhall’s Visual Art Programme for Schools from 2003-2007. Katy has designed many exciting drop-in workshops for our RoolaBoola Children’s Arts Festival for several years now.
Paint like the Ancients Visual Art Workshops for Children take place over four Saturdays commencing Saturday 25th April (continuing May 2nd, 9th and 16th): 7-9 yrs from 11.30pm-1.00pm; 10-12 yrs from 2.00pm-3.30pm.
Cost per head is €30. All materials provided. Places are limited and booking is ESSENTIAL. Participants are advised to wear comfortable, old clothing. Booking and further information from the Linenhall.
EASTER VISUAL ART WORKSHOPS
Visual Art Workshops for 5-6 year-olds & 7-9 year-olds with Katy Newman
Get creative after school over the four weeks leading in to your Easter holidays. Experiment with fun-fur, felt, salt-dough, paint, card, tissue and a variety of other materials to create everything from finger puppets to Easter decorations, cards and baskets. Have a go at art processes including printing, collage and weaving. And have fun!Katy Newman is a regular facilitator of visual art workshops at the Linenhall Arts Centre. She studied Sculpture in Bath, England and has facilitated arts workshops for children throughout Mayo. Katy was a key member of the Linenhall’s community arts team and was central to the development of the Linenhall’s Visual Art Programme for Schools from 2003-2007. Katy has designed many exciting drop-in workshops for our RoolaBoola Children’s Arts Festival for several years now.
EASTER VISUAL ART WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN take place over four weeks.
5-6 yrs: Thursdays 12th, 19th & 26th March & 2nd April, from 4.00pm–5.30pm
7-9 yrs: Fridays 13th, 20th & 27th March & 3rd April, from 4.00pm-5.30pm
Cost per head is €30. All materials provided. Places are limited and booking is ESSENTIAL. Participants are advised to wear comfortable, old clothing. Booking and further information from the Linenhall.
SPECIAL MOMENTS AT THE LINENHALL STORYBOOK WORKSHOPS FOR ADULTS
Storybook Workshops with Jane Dunn Two Saturdays, 28th March and 4th April, from 11.00am-4.30pm
Create a mixed media book on the theme ‘The Linenhall Arts Centre in My Life’ focusing on your special moments at the Linenhall Arts Centre. Your book can be filled with a range of interesting materials including writing, painting, collage, photos, textiles, and might include subjects such as memories of shows, friends you have met here, exhibitions you particularly liked, experiences and so on. You will be guided through the whole process by artist Jane Dunn. This workshop series is aimed at people with an interest in mixed media visual art and who have also experienced special moments in their lives at the Linenhall Arts Centre. Participants will also have the opportunity to display their creations at an informal event to celebrate the workshops on the evening of Tuesday 7th April at 6.00pm in the Linenhall Café.Jane Dunn is a sculptor and painter with extensive experience in arts workshop facilitation. She holds a degree in Fine Art from the University of Hertfordshire, England and her work has been exhibited in several solo and group exhibitions. She has also contributed to a number of publications including the Linenhall Arts Centre’s Time to Write (2004), and University of Missouri’s The Art of the Book (2000).
Special Moments at the Linenhall Storybook Workshop will take place over two Saturdays, March 28th and 4th April, from 11.00am to 4.30pm. Cost per head for the workshop series is €10. Places are limited, and booking is ESSENTIAL. Booking and further information from the Linenhall.
SPECIAL MOMENTS AT THE LINENHALL CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS
Creative Writing Workshops with Jean Tuomey Four Mondays commencing 9th March, from 7.30pm-9.00pm
A workshop series in which participants will have a chance to be creative with their pens/keyboards, and use their experiences at the Linenhall Arts Centre as their inspiration. The workshops will offer an encouraging atmosphere in which to write freely. There will be lots of triggers on hand to inspire participants. Informality will be an important aspect of the workshops, making it suitable for first-time writers as well as those who have some writing experience under their belts. Participants will also have the opportunity to read from what they have written at an informal event to celebrate the workshops on the evening of Tuesday 7th April at 6.00pm in the Linenhall Café.The course is under the guidance of Jean Tuomey who was a secondary teacher 23 years, and has a passionate enthusiasm for creative writing. Jean has been facilitating creative writing groups for eight years and has led many extremely successful writing projects at the Linenhall.
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Special Moments at the Linenhall Creative Writing Workshop will take place over four Mondays commencing 9th March (continuing 16th, 23rd, 30th March), from 7.30pm to 9.00pm. Cost per head for the workshop series is €10. Places are limited, and booking is ESSENTIAL. Booking and further information from the Linenhall.
TERRIFIC TWOS Visual Art playground for 2 year olds
From Friday 13th Feb (for four weeks) And Saturday 14th Feb (for four weeks)
Back by popular demand! A paint-and-make playground for 2-year olds to explore with a parent, guardian or teenage sibling, including painting, drawing, glue and glitter, sand art, collage, chalk and lots more, in a safe environment under the direction of artist and teacher Lucy Hill.Lucy Hill is a Newport based painter who studied painting in Cork, Dublin and Barcelona. Her work has been exhibited throughout the country including solo shows at the Linenhall Arts Centre, the Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Dublin, Triskel Art Gallery Cork among others. She has been the recipient of numerous awards and several public art commissions as well as residencies at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre and the Irish Museum of Modern Art. Lucy has a keen interest in visual art education for the very young, and over the last number of years she has been developing her ever-popular art workshops for two-year-olds here at the Linenhall Arts Centre. Her workshops exude an air of happy and calm playfulness in an environment where children are free to explore artistic materials as they please.
Terrific Twos runs over four weeks. There are two options to choose from: Fridays 10.30am-11.30am commencing Friday 13th February or
Saturdays 11.00am-12.00pm commencing Saturday 14th February.
The fee for the full four sessions is €35 per child. All materials are provided. Places are limited and pre-booking is ESSENTIAL. Booking and further information from the Linenhall.
ART PLAY, Visual Art workshops for 3-4 year olds
From Saturday 14th February (for four weeks)
Art Play is an exciting fun-packed series of art workshops for 3-4 year olds. Children get to make their own creative decisions and choose from a wide variety of materials, exploring colour and texture along the way. The workshops are under the direction of artist and teacher Lucy Hill. For more information about the facilitator see above.Lucy Hill is a Newport based painter who studied painting in Cork, Dublin and Barcelona. Her work has been exhibited throughout the country including solo shows at the Linenhall Arts Centre, the Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Dublin, Triskel Art Gallery Cork among others. She has been the recipient of numerous awards and several public art commissions as well as residencies at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre and the Irish Museum of Modern Art. Lucy has a keen interest in visual art education for the very young, and over the last number of years she has been developing her ever-popular art workshops for two-year-olds here at the Linenhall Arts Centre. Her workshops exude an air of happy and calm playfulness in an environment where children are free to explore artistic materials as they please.
Art Play runs over four Saturdays commencing on Saturday 14th February with sessions at 12.45pm-1.45pm and 2.30pm-3.30pm. The fee for the full four sessions is €35 per child. All materials are provided. Places are limited and pre-booking is ESSENTIAL. Booking and further information from the Linenhall.
BALLROOM DANCING CLASSES FOR THE OVER 60s
Six weeks starting Friday 20th February, 11.00am-12.30pm
Fancy a twirl around the boards at the Linenhall Arts Centre? Here’s your chance to learn some dancing skills or polish up the ones you already have. Join us for six Friday morning workshops with Ballroom dance expert Sean Casey. Both beginners and more experienced dancers welcome – all abilities will be catered to. The classes will focus on the waltz, jive, quickstep, foxtrot and tango. Particularly suitable for all those who have fond memories of Castlebar’s town hall dance hall!Sean Casey is an All Ireland Ballroom Dance Champion, and dance teacher. He has extensive experience teaching dance to a wide range of age groups and abilities and is a member of the British Association of Teachers of Dancing.
Ballroom Dancing Classes for the Over 60s take place over six Friday mornings commencing February 20th from 11.00am-12.30pm (continuing February 27th, March 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th). Cost per head for the full workshop series is €25. Places are limited , and booking is ESSENTIAL. Booking and further information from the Linenhall.
Supported by Go for Life, The National Programme for Sport and Physical Activity for Older People
PAINTING WORKSHOP FOR YOUNG TEENS with Gráinne O’Reilly
Four afternoons 4.30-5.30pm, Wednesdays commencing 21st January
Are you aged 13-15 years? Fancy creating a large-scale painting over four weeks? Here’s your chance. Over four weeks you will plan your painting, paint it using techniques and methods used by professional artists, and finally add the finishing touches. Each participant will decide on the content, subject matter and style of their painting. Maybe you’re into Surrealism, or perhaps you’re new to painting, and want to develop your own painting style? Artist and workshop facilitator Gráinne O’Reilly will be on hand every step of the way to guide and help you.Gráinne O’Reilly is one of Mayo’s most prolific painters. She studied Fine Art at Sligo Institute of Technology and her work has been exhibited throughout the country, including solo shows at the Linenhall Arts Centre and Westport’s Custom House Studios. She has extensive experience in designing and facilitating visual art workshops. She’s also laid back and good craic.
PAINTING WORKSHOP FOR 13-15 year olds takes place over four Wednesday afternoons commencing January 21st from 4.30-5.30pm (continuing January 28th, February 4th & 11th). Cost per head for the workshop series is €25. Places are limited, and booking is ESSENTIAL. Booking and further information from the Linenhall.
Christmas Workshops for Children with Katy Newman
Four Saturdays from November 22nd
Christmas is coming and the goose is getting quite anxious! Are you prepared? Calling children aged 5+. Join Katy and her lovely assistant Holly making gifts for your family!Age 5-7 years, 11.00am-12.30pm
You’ll have fun using lots of different materials to print your own cards and envelopes to give to family and friends. Still counting the days until Christmas? Make your own 3D advent calendar and decorate it with all the things you love about Christmas. Christmas will go off with a bang with some of your very own hand-made crackers and finally decorate the tree with lovely hanging snowmen, Santas and angels.
Age 8-10 years, 1.00pm-2.30pm
You’ll be learning how to make different types of cards from 2D printed cards to pop-up 3D cards. Count down the days until Christmas on you own 3D tree advent calendar, then let the party go off with a bang with home-made crackers, bangers included! Don’t forget to think of jokes to write in them! Finally, make lots of decorations for the tree, we’ve a sack full of glitter, fake snow sequins and all the materials you need for a sparkly Christmas all you need is your imaginations.
Age 10+ years, 3.00pm-4.30pm
Want to make fun, professional looking cards for friends and family? We’ll teach you lots of fun techniques! Make some beautiful earrings and necklaces for mum, granny, aunty or sis, or maybe there’s a surfer dude in your family who’d love some original home-made jewellery. It’s not just for girls! You’ll be making crackers of all sizes, complete with jokes, silly hats and bangers! Hide your jewellery inside as a novel way of wrapping your present. Finally, bring the outside in and get to grips with natural materials when we use holly, ivy, bark, berries and a dash of fake snow to create yule-log centrepieces for the mantle or table.
Katy Newman is a regular facilitator of visual art workshops at the Linenhall Arts Centre. She studied sculpture in Bath, England and has facilitated arts workshops for children throughout Mayo. She was a key member of the Linenhall’s community arts team and was central to the development of the Linenhall’s Visual Art Programme for Schools from 2003-2007. Katy has designed many exciting drop-in workshops for our RoolaBoola Children’s Arts Festival for several years now.
CHRISTMAS WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN take place over four Saturdays commencing November 22nd (continuing November 29th, December 6th and 13th). Cost per head is €25. Places are limited and booking is ESSENTIAL. Participants are advised to wear comfortable, old clothing. Booking and further information from the Linenhall.
Puppet Making Workshop for 7-12 year olds with Suse Reibisch
Saturday November 15th, 12.30pm-2.30pm
Get creative and make your own rod puppet with moveable mouth! Design your puppet on paper and learn to work with a variety of materials including polystyrene and various fabrics. Then bring your puppet to life, and let the character introduce itself. The workshop will take place in a fun and relaxed environment in the Linenhall’s Community Arts room.Suse Reibisch is a puppeteer, designer and model maker. She holds a degree in Modelmaking for Design and Media from the Bournemouth Arts Institute and has studied marionette construction with Czech puppet master Miroslav Trejtnar. She has worked with theatre companies (including The Abbey), television companies (RTE) and architectural firms. This is her first workshop at the Linenhall Arts Centre and we’re excited to be including her in our programme.
PUPPET MAKING WORKSHOP FOR 7-12 YEAR OLDS takes place on Saturday November 15th from 12.30pm – 2.30pm. Cost per head is €12. Places are limited and booking is ESSENTIAL. Participants are advised to wear comfortable, old clothing. Booking and further information from the Linenhall.
Introduction to Painting for Adults
With Gráinne O’Reilly. 8.00-10.00pm, for six weeks commencing 5th November
Ever thought you would like to try your hand at painting? Here’s your chance; a relaxed series of workshops with step by step instruction from how to mix colour to the direction of the brush stroke. The workshops will include instruction in drawing, painting, colour and technique and participants will have the chance to work on landscapes, still-lifes or their own individual pieces. The workshops will focus on the use of acrylic paints and all materials will be provided.Gráinne O’Reilly is one of Mayo’s most prolific painters. She studied fine art at Sligo Institute of Technology and her work has been exhibited throughout the country, including solo shows at the Linenhall Arts Centre and Westport’s Custom House Studios. She has extensive experience in designing and facilitating visual art workshops.
INTRODUCTION TO PAINTING FOR ADULTS takes place over six Wednesday nights commencing November 5th from 8.00-10.00pm (continuing November 12th, 19th, 26th and December 3rd and 10th). Cost per head for the workshop series is €80. Places are limited, and booking is ESSENTIAL. Booking and further information from the Linenhall.
Lunchtime Art Talk
Deirdre Walsh Wednesday 8th October @ 1.00pm
A talk by artist Deirdre Walsh about her own work, presented in the context of the current exhibition in the Linenhall Gallery, Discovered Moments. Deirdre’s work is based on direct observation informed by Impressionism’s concerns with light. This promises to be a fascinating insight into the Mayo artist’s work.All are welcome. The talk takes place in the Linenhall Arts Centre Gallery, duration approximately 50 minutes.
Adm.: free
Calling all over 65s who like to dance!
The Linenhall Arts Centre is exploring the possibility of running a series of dance workshops for over 65 year-olds in Spring 2009. In order to ensure that these workshops meet your needs/wishes we would now like to hear from you. What sort of dance would you like us to focus on: Old-time Waltzes; Ballroom Dance; Swing; Salsa; Set Dancing; Sean Nós Dance; or any other suggestionsr? What length of a workshop would suit you? We are hoping to run the workshops on a Friday morning in the Linenhall’s theatre space… is this a suitable time? Have you any other suggestions?
You can let us know by sending us a letter for the attention of: Orla Henihan, Linenhall Arts Centre, Linenhall St, Castlebar, Co Mayo, or by phoning Orla at 094 9023733.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Lunchtime Art Talk
Ann O’Mahony - Reading Women’s Art: A Web of Multiple Meanings - Wednesday 24th September @ 1.00pm
A talk by Ann O’Mahony presented in conjunction with the current exhibition, Female Artists of the Twentieth Century from the Niland Collection. Ann is currently engaged in research for a D.Phil Thesis in Art History and Critical Theory at the Galway Mayo Institute of Technology.Adm.: free
Womens storybook workshop
with Jane Dunn - Two Saturdays, 11.00am-4.30pm, 20th and 27th September
Create a mixed media book on a subject or a story from your life which is special to you. Your book can be filled with a range of interesting materials including writing, painting, collage, photos, sewing, knitting, and might include subjects such as memories, children, health issues, work, pets, love, diaries, journeys, gardening and so on. You will be guided through the whole process by artist Jane Dunn.Jane Dunn is a sculptor and painter with extensive experience in arts workshop facilitation. She holds a degree in Fine Art from the University of Hertfordshire, England and her work has been exhibited in several solo and group exhibitions. She has also contributed to a number of publications including the Linenhall Arts Centre’s Time to Write, 2004, and University of Missouri’s The Art of the Book 2000.
WOMEN’S STORYBOOK WORKSHOP will take place over two Saturdays commencing September 20th from 11.00am to 4.30pm (continuing September 27th). Cost per head for the workshop series is €40. Places are limited, and booking is ESSENTIAL. Booking and further information from the Linenhall.
Introduction to Drama for adults
with Donna Ruane - Wednesdays 8.00pm-10.00pm, commencing 10th September
Try your hand at drama in this series of informal, fun-filled workshops. Facilitated by Donna Ruane, this workshop series will help you bring your imagination to life. Actor, director and workshop facilitator Donna Ruane has years of experience in the field of drama. She has acted both on film and on stage, and has facilitated numerous workshops at the Linenhall for both adults and children. She also directs the acclaimed Castlebar based youth theatre group Do You Playhouse.Introduction to Drama Workshops take place over six Wednesday nights commencing September 10th from 8.00pm-10.00pm (continuing September 17th, 24th, October 1st, 8th, 15th). Cost per head for the workshop series is €40. Places are limited, and booking is ESSENTIAL. Booking and further information from the Linenhall.
