Galway Arts Centre Education Courses

This 8-week course is designed for students who wish to develop their skills in drawing and painting. It will include the process of paint, collage, colour theory, still life, landscape, portraiture and mixed media. The course is open to both Beginners and those with some experience; each student will work at their own pace with individualised tuition. The class would be particularly valuable to students who wish to build a portfolio for Third Level.

Digital Photography for Beginners by artist Louise Manifold is a 10 week evening course for adults. The course is intended to provide a general introduction to photography and is suitable for both absolute beginners and people with a little basic photographic knowledge wishing to develop their potential as photographers.

Have you ever wanted to write short stories or even try a novel? Have you dreamt of seeing your play on stage, your film on screen, or even stunning audiences with your poetry?   This innovative new course  introduces participants to the craft of creative writing while working in a range of genres such as sci-fi, crime, horror and realism. We will share work, exchange feedback and discuss routes to publication. Suitable for those seeking a rewarding pastime or as an introduction to an exciting professional  career as a creative writer.

Happy Harmonies, world songs, improvisations. On the 17th, 31st August & 7th September 2019 there will be Introductory workshops ahead of the Autuumn term to see if the Ad Hoc Choir is for you. There will be a special price of €7. These workshops are for everyone who would like to try singing in a group, and no experience is needed. Drop in welcome.

The Ad Hoc Choir - Voice Workshops

Happy Harmonies, world songs, improvisations. Begin a journey of discovery into the mystery of the human voice.
Singing is a natural birthright.
 Drop in welcome.

Starting in September, Galway Arts Centre is offering aspiring poets this 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. Each week Kevin will give participants a poetry writing exercise for the following week and will offer each participant constructive suggestions as to how her or his poem can become the best possible poem it can be.

Starting in September, Galway Arts Centre is offering aspiring poets an Advanced Poetry Workshop facilitated by poet Kevin Higgins. Each week Kevin will give participants a poetry writing exercise for the following week and will offer each participant constructive suggestions as to how her or his poem can become the best possible poem it can be.

Starting in September, 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. Each week Kevin will give participants a poetry writing exercise for the following week and will offer each participant constructive suggestions as to how her or his poem can become the best possible poem it can be.

Starting in September, Galway Arts Centre presents a daytime class for all those beginner and continuing creative writing students out there, facilitated by Susan Millar DuMars. The class is suitable for both beginning and continuing creative writing students, working in either poetry or fiction.

Mosaic Workshop with Aidan Byrne

This one-day Mosaic workshop is designed to suit complete beginners and people with previous experience in Mosaic and other crafts. Over the course of the day participants will go through all the processes involved in making a mosaic from start to finish. Each participant makes their own personalised mosaic and brings it home at the end of the workshop.

Aidan Byrne (BA hons.) Fine Art is a visual artist and art facilitator based at Belmont Mill Artist Studios in Co Offaly. Aidan studied Sculpture at GMIT, graduating in 2011.

For more details please go to: Mosaics at the Mill

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