ART HISTORY KID’S POP-UP WORKSHOP | YAYOI KUSAMA
Saturday 21 September | 11am-1pm
FREE but booking is essential. Please contact our Box Office on 028 7776 0650 to book.
Tutor: Linda Mulholland
Hosted in partnership with the National Art History Festival. In this workshop your child will discover the vibrant polka dot imagery of the contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama. Each child will create their own polka dot painting on canvas using Kusama as an influence.
SQUISHMALLOWS MIXED MEDIA HALLOWEEN WORKSHOP
ART WORKSHOP for 6-10 yrs | Tuesday 29 October | 11am-1pm
Cost: £12 | Tutor: Linda Mulholland
Your favourite little guys, but let’s make it Halloween! Come along and design and paint your own super spooky ‘Squishmallow’ character! Young artists will delight in crafting their own mixed media masterpieces using a variety of fun materials.
SAMHAIN ANIMAL SPIRITS MASK-MAKING WORKSHOP
Tuesday 29 October | 1.30-3pm | Cost: £12 | Tutor: Linda Mulholland
Did you know that the practice of dressing up for Halloween harks back to the ancient Celts? Every Samhain, Celtic Druids would dress in animal skins to confuse and ward off the returning spirits when the veil was thin on Halloween. Now’s your chance to reignite this ancient tradition by creating your very own animal spirit mask! All materials provided.
KUMIHIMO FRIENDSHIP BRACELETS WORKSHOP
Tuesday 29 October | 11am-1pm | Cost: £12 | Tutor: Lorna Shannon
Learn the Japanese art of Kumihimo to create a colourful and unique bracelet to keep or to give to a friend. This simple weaving technique is easily learnt, and your choice of colours will make each bracelet and individual treasure. All materials and equipment supplied. Suitable for 7+
CHILDREN’S POTTERY TASTER WORKSHOP
Wednesday 30 October | 11am-1pm | Cost: £20 | Tutor: Jane McCluskey
Come and get creative with clay in this fun children’s taster workshop. Designed for beginners this class will be a fun creative environment to get crafty using a range of clay techniques. Jane will fire and glaze your decorations to be collected at a later date. Suitable for 7+
ROE VALLEY MAGICAL CHRISTMAS WORKSHOP EXPERIENCE
Saturday 30 November
Session1 | 2-3pm
Session 2 | 3-4pm
Cost: £15 | Tutor: Louise Conaghan
Join Mary Claus, 'the first lady' of Christmas, for a magical workshop! Meet the very woman who makes it all happen! Enjoy storytelling, create reindeer food, craft paper wreaths, make a festive tree decoration and write your Christmas letter to Mr and Mrs Claus. Come join us for a special festive experience at Roe Valley Arts and Cultural Centre.
THE SNOWMAN SNOWGLOBE WORKSHOP
Saturday 21 December | 11am-12.30pm | Cost: £12 | Tutor: Linda Mulholland
Using a recycled jar your child will make a glittering Christmas snowman snowglobe. Great to give as a gift to relatives, a fond handmade decoration you can bring out year after year or just as a fun festive activity. All materials will be provided. Suitable for 4 +
Creative Kids Activity Pack
Get Creative at home and let your imagination loose with our Creative Kids Activity Pack! The pack has been created by different local artists with fun art activities they think you'll enjoy. You can use your activity pack alone or with your family for hours of creative fun. Simply download and print off the pack to get started.
Inside the pack you will find lots of different creative activities including:
- Scratch Art
- Funny Eyes Craft
- Dance and Movement Activity
- Peg Pals Craft
- The Emperors New Clothes Colouring-in
- Create your own Spring Flowers Craft
- Make your own Shadow Puppets
Thank you to our wonderful artists who created the fab art ideas for the pack including, Natasha Duddy, Karen Torley and Tonya Sheina Batts!
Share your creativity with us and send in pictures of anything you make to esther.alleyne@casuewaycoastandglens.gov.uk and we'll share them on our social media pages!
