Workshop
Sunday Family Drop-in Workshop
| Location |
Shaw Room
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|---|---|
| Admission |
Free |
Join artist Sarah Ward to design your own 3D gallery, thinking about how a house can become a space to display and share art.
Get creative in this drop-in family workshop inspired by Mary Swanzy’s painting of Sarah Purser on the steps of her home, Mespil House, where she regularly exhibited art. Join artist Sarah Ward to design your own 3D gallery, thinking about how a house can become a space to display and share art.
This workshop is part of the Open House Junior Festival.
Sunday Family Drop-in is a weekly inclusive, accessible, intergenerational workshop. Devised to support creative engagement for children of all ages and abilities, these sessions are led by an invited artist and supported by the Education Team.
- Free, no booking required. Stay for as long (or as little) as you like.
- Families with children of all ages welcome.
- All materials provided.
- Languages spoken: Irish, English.
- As activities are rooted in creative expression, with visual cues, models and examples, children of all nationalities can participate fully.
Tá cainteoir Gaeilge ar fáil más fearr leat an cheardlann a dhéanamh trí Ghaeilge – There is an Irish speaker available if you prefer to do the workshop through Irish.
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