CREATIVE WORKSHOPS TO GET YOUR JUICES FLOWING: DUBLIN
FROM TUFTING AND SCREEN PRINTING TO POTTERY AND HANDS-ON CRAFTS, DUBLIN'S CREATIVE SCENE OFFERS PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN A NEW SKILL WHILE MAKING SOMETHING UNIQUE. CREATE A CUSTOM RUG AT Dublin Tufting, PULL YOUR OWN PRINT AT JANDO, OR GET HANDS-ON WITH CLAY AT Throwing Shapes. WHETHER YOU'RE A COMPLETE BEGINNER OR AN EXPERIENCED MAKER, THESE FIVE WORKSHOPS PROVIDE THE PERFECT WAY TO DISCOVER DUBLIN'S THRIVING CREATIVE COMMUNITY.
jando screenprinting
JANDO'S SCREEN PRINTING WORKSHOP OFFERS A HANDS-ON INTRODUCTION TO ONE OF FASHION'S MOST VERSATILE CREATIVE TECHNIQUES. GUIDED BY EXPERIENCED TUTORS, PARTICIPANTS LEARN THE COMPLETE SCREEN PRINTING PROCESS, FROM PREPARING ARTWORK TO PULLING THEIR OWN PRINTS ON PAPER OR FABRIC.
WHETHER YOU'RE AN ASPIRING FASHION DESIGNER, CREATIVE, OR COMPLETE BEGINNER, THE WORKSHOP PROVIDES A PRACTICAL FOUNDATION IN TEXTILE PRINTING, EQUIPPING YOU WITH A VALUABLE SKILL THAT CAN BE APPLIED TO GARMENT DESIGN, CUSTOM APPAREL, AND INDEPENDENT BRAND DEVELOPMENT.
SILVER WORKS RING MAKIng
SILVER WORKS INVITES PARTICIPANTS TO EXPLORE THE ART OF CONTEMPORARY JEWELLERY MAKING THROUGH ITS IMMERSIVE RING MAKING WORKSHOP. FROM SAWING AND SOLDERING TO SHAPING AND POLISHING, EACH SESSION OFFERS A PRACTICAL INSIGHT INTO THE CRAFTSMANSHIP BEHIND HANDMADE SILVER JEWELLERY. PERFECT FOR CREATIVES LOOKING TO EXPAND THEIR SKILL SET, THE WORKSHOP ENCOURAGES AN APPRECIATION FOR MATERIALS, DETAIL, AND PRECISION—KEY ELEMENTS THAT TRANSLATE ACROSS FASHION, ACCESSORY DESIGN, AND OTHER CREATIVE DISCIPLINES.
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TUFTING DUBLIN BEGINNERS WORKSHOP
FOR JUST €80, TUFTING DUBLIN'S BEGINNER WORKSHOP OFFERS A FUN AND ACCESSIBLE INTRODUCTION TO THE ART OF RUG MAKING. OVER THE COURSE OF THE SESSION, PARTICIPANTS ARE GUIDED THROUGH THE ENTIRE TUFTING PROCESS—FROM TRANSFERRING A DESIGN TO USING A TUFTING GUN, SELECTING YARNS, AND FINISHING THEIR PIECE TO TAKE HOME. IT'S AN IDEAL EXPERIENCE FOR ANYONE LOOKING TO EXPLORE TEXTILE DESIGN IN A HANDS-ON WAY, WHETHER YOU'RE INTERESTED IN CREATING A STATEMENT PIECE FOR YOUR INTERIOR OR GAINING CREATIVE INSPIRATION THAT CAN TRANSLATE INTO FASHION, SURFACE DESIGN, AND MATERIAL EXPERIMENTATION.
CREATE AND SIP
Create and Sip is Ireland's first dedicated art café, now open permanently above Johnny Rush's at 65 South William Street, Dublin 2.
Born from sold out pop up workshops, it's a bright, beginner friendly space open Wednesday to Sunday where you book a 2 hour session for €35 and choose your craft. Options include oil pastel drawing, watercolour painting, air dry clay modelling, tile painting, friendship bracelet and beaded jewellery making, and texture art, all with a complimentary tea or drink included and no experience needed. It's positioned as creative self care over scrolling, perfect for date nights, friend catch ups or a solo reset.
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POTTERY PAINTING DUBLIN
Pottery painting in Dublin is centered around Dublin Pottery Painting at 2 Queen Street in Smithfield. It's a hands on, BYOB studio where you pick from 15+ bisque pieces like mugs, vases and teapots and get a 2 hour session with 12 colours, stencils and artist help included. All sessions are built to be relaxing, fun and social in their brand new city centre studio.
You book your seat from €5 and pay for your piece on arrival, then paint, leave it to be glazed and kiln fired, and collect it a couple of weeks later. There are daily drop ins plus themed nights like Father Ted, Shrek, Twilight, Gilmore Girls and Pride, kids painting, and baby print sessions, making it a go to for dates, birthdays and friend hangs.
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