Galway Arts Centre Education Courses

Writing creatively helps us to unleash our imaginations and to tap into the unique creative voice that lies within each of us. Not only does creative writing enable us to produce works of art that entertain and inspire, it also develops our thinking and helps us to move with confidence in the world.

This workshop is facilitated by Isabel Corfe. Isabel is currently a PhD candidate in the Department of English at National University of Ireland, Galway. She has tutored writing in the university since 2011 and has taught creative writing to children there since 2015.

Writing creatively helps us to unleash our imaginations and to tap into the unique creative voice that lies within each of us. Not only does creative writing enable us to produce works of art that entertain and inspire, it also develops our thinking and helps us to move with confidence in the world.

This workshop is facilitated by Isabel Corfe. Isabel is currently a PhD candidate in the Department of English at National University of Ireland, Galway. She has tutored writing in the university since 2011 and has taught creative writing to children there since 2015.

Writing creatively helps us to unleash our imaginations and to tap into the unique creative voice that lies within each of us. Not only does creative writing enable us to produce works of art that entertain and inspire, it also develops our thinking and helps us to move with confidence in the world.

 This workshop is facilitated by Isabel Corfe. Isabel is currently a PhD candidate in the Department of English at National University of Ireland, Galway. She has tutored writing in the university since 2011 and has taught creative writing to children there since 2015.

This three-day intensive workshop with Brian Smyth, artist and tutor from the Angel Academy of Art, Florence, Italy, provides an excellent introduction to classical portrait painting, and  demonstrates many of the key principles and techniques currently being taught at the realist painting academies in Florence and elsewhere.  
 Working with a limited colour palette, based on the Zorn palette system, Brian will teach you a step-by-step process to painting expressive and realistic portraits.

Classical drawing and painting are not so much individual styles but rather an approach to drawing and painting that favours order, beauty, harmony and completeness. They follow principles that emerged from ancient classical civilizations and rely on methods and techniques that render subject matter in a realistic style.

This 2-day workshop introduces you to drawing the classical portrait in pencil and charcoal, covering all of the technical and aesthetic aspects of portrait drawing, from the structure and anatomy of facial features to achieving likeness and creating expression.

Tutor Adrian Cooke of Classical Art Atelier comes from a family of visual artists who influenced and mentored him through his formative years. Largely self-taught, he has also studied part-time with Vetruvian Fine Art Studio in Chicago and with Brian Smyth of the Angel Academy of Art, Florence. 

NEW YEAR POETRY WORKSHOPS AT GALWAY ARTS CENTRE/THURSDAY

Starting in May, Galway Arts Centre is offering an Advanced Poetry Workshop on Thursday afternoons, facilitated by poet Kevin Higgins,

Starting in May, Galway Arts Centre is offering aspiring poets a Friday afternoon Poetry Workshop facilitated by poet Kevin Higgins. The Workshop is open to everyone, from complete beginners to those who have been writing for some time.

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Starting in May, Galway Arts Centre is offering aspiring poets an evening Poetry Workshop facilitated by poet Kevin Higgins. The Workshop is open to both complete beginners as well as those who've been writing for some time.

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Starting in May, Galway Arts Centre presents a daytime class for all those beginner and continuing creative writing students out there, facilitated by Susan Millar DuMars. Susan Millar DuMars writes both poetry and fiction.

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Take the first steps toward an exciting career as a professional writer or a rewarding hobby in this highly enjoyable but focussed one day course. Participants are introduced to poetry and short fiction and throughout the day will learn techniques of craft, complete writing exercises and benefit from class discussion of their work. Includes post-course editorial feedback. Suitable for beginners and also those with some writing experience.