COUNTRYWIDE: WHAT’S HAPPENING IN YOUR AREA?
DONEGAL POP UP FABLAB
Carndonagh Library Using digital design and tools including Laser Cutters, Vinyl Cutters & 3D Printers, you can learn how to design and build a wide range of products and realise your own inventions. This drop-in workshop will introduce participants to the concepts of basic designing and making, using laser and vinyl cut items that you can customise and personalise on the day. www.donegallibrary.ie
10:30am-2pm.
Times: LEITRIM ALTERNATIVE PLASTER CASTING
The Leitrim Design House pop up tent on The Dock plaza, St George’s Terrace, Carrick-on-Shannon. A drop in children’s workshop with Visual artist Kate Murtagh Sheridan (inset). Children get the chance to explore a unique way of plaster casting whilst letting their imaginations run riot and making their own plaster plaque from scratch. Participants investigate texture and pattern in their environment by pressing both found man-made and natural objects into clay that they then cast. https://www.facebook.com/TheLeitrimDesignHouse/
Times: 2am-4pm Ages 6yrs and upwards
CLARE MASK MAKING WITH SINÉAD
Cultúrlann Sweeney, O’Connell Street, Kilkee A hands on workshop that will see you create wonderful and exciting masks to wear or to scare people. Get creative and let your imagination run wild. Workshop offered by Sinéad Scullion. www.cultúrlannsweeney.ie
Times: 3pm - 4pm and 4.30pm - 5.30pm Ages 5-12 CORK CITY
REBEL STREETS ART FESTIVAL
Bishop Lucey Park, Grand Parade A new Street Art festival will take over Grand Parade. There will be giant art works, demonstrations, talks and workshops. Brought to the streets of Cork City by Cork Community Artlink in partnership with Creative Ireland, Cork City Council Arts Office, Cork Archives, Cork City Library and RAPID. https://www.facebook.com/CCArtLink/
Times: 12noon - 5pm
GALWAY CITY CRUINNIÚ AT THE ARTS CENTRE
Galway Arts Centre, 47 Dominick Street, Galway
Workshops, 10am – 3pm: Puppetry: Dave Donovan will lead a workshop in devising narrative using Bunraku puppets and black-out poetry. Age 13+
Theatre: Galway Youth Theatre will lead once-off taster workshop in acting & improvisation. Age 13+ Reading, 3pm – 4pm: Young people are invited to perform at a creative-writing open-mic.
Film, 4 – 6pm Screening of films made by young people submitted to Galway Arts Centre, followed by Captain Morten And The Spider Queen. This is the first ever feature film to be animated in stop-motion in Ireland. It is a co-production between Telegael (Ireland), Nukufilm (Estonia), Grid VFX (Belgium) and Calon (UK). Followed by a talk on the process of making this film.
Times: 10am-6pm Ages 13+
KILKENNY FAIRY HOUSE WORKSHOP
Castlecomer Library, Kilkenny Street, Castlecomer. Using recycled materials, children will be guided to experiment with different design ideas, and use their imagination to create their very own fairy houses. www.kilkennylibrary.ie Times: 10am-11am Ages 5-8
LAOIS CIRCUS SKILLS WORKSHOP
Fitzmaurice Place, Portlaoise Circus artist Maria Corcoran will give short introductions to juggling, hula hoop, balance, acrobatics and more. Circus is where sports meet arts and creativity and individualism is celebrated. https://www.facebook.com/creativelaois/ Times: 3-4pm. All ages
WESTMEATH CODER DUNGEON WORKSHOP
Clonmellon Community Centre, Teaching coding for young people, using Scratch, Lego WeDo and showcasing video editing. https://www.facebook.com/CoDuClonmellon/ Times: 3pm-6pm. All ages