childrens and teens art classes

adults printmaking courses

 

children's and teens courses 2012 

Winter Classes

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Autumn Classes
age	course	day	start date	finish date	time	duration	price
5-7	Art & Craft	Monday	23rd Jan	26th March	4-5pm	8 weeks	85
8-12	Art	Monday	23rd Jan	26th March	6.30-8pm	8 weeks	€95
5-7	Art & Craft	Tuesday	31st Jan		4-5pm	8 weeks	85
8-12	Art	Wednesday	25th Jan	21st March	6.30-8pm	8 weeks	€95
8-12	Art	Friday	27th Jan	30th March	6.30-8pm	9 weeks	€105
8-12	Art	Saturday	28th Jan	31st March	2-3.30pm	8 weeks	€105

Children's classes take place in a beautiful, bright, airy gallery where exhibitions change regularly. The curriculum is wide and varied during the term. It encompasses drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture and clay work.  

All materials are provided and a 10% discount is available for a 2nd child from the same family. All children's courses are taught by a teacher and teaching assistant in place. 

Limerick Printmakers have a child protection policy in place in accordance with recommended guidelines. Please contact the studio for further details

Please note our classes are now held at our new gallery at 5a Sarsfield Street which can be found here.

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op adult courses 

Adult Printmaking Courses 2012 Adult courses are also available, details are listed below. They range from t-shirt and fabric printing, monoprinting and etching to life drawing and an introduction to painting and drawing.      Limerick Printmakers welcome any enquiries from individuals or groups with an interest in participating in courses or workshops.  Over the years Limerick Printmakers have held a number of printmaking workshops and art and craft workshops. They have been held not only in the studio but also in a variety of locations from schools to libraries and have all proved extremely successful. Weekends        Evenings        Summer Intensive

Weekends  Photo Etching Lithography  Mixed Media Print Mezzotint Silkscreen  Photography - Holga and Pin-hole   Evenings Life Drawing Introduction to Drawing and Printmaking Silkscreen Multi-Print Silkscreen   Summer Intensive Courses Monoprint, Drypoint & Collograph Silkscreen & Photo Silkscreen Etching & Photo Etching

Photo Etching Artist Suzannah O'Reilly teaches this intensive two day photo etching workshop. Participants learn how to transfer images, either hand drawn or photographic, onto metal plates which can then be inked and printed as an etching. This process produces beautiful images without the use of any chemicals.  Weekend.... Beginners/Refresher     Tutor Suzannah O'Reilly Time 10am to 5pm, 1 hour lunch   Duration     two days No. of places    6 Price €160 Course 1: 11th &12th February Course 2: 12th & 13th May Course 3: 6th & 7th October    top Lithography This stone lithography course is a good introduction to litho. Participants will focus on drawing on the stone using a variety of greasy materials such as crayons and tusche washes. They will then learn how to process the stone and will print their first edition. Weekend.... Beginners/Refresher       Tutor  Derek O' Sullivan Time    10am to 5pm, 1 hour lunch Duration     two days  No. of places     6 Price    €160 Course 1: 3rd & 4th March Course 2: 2nd & 3rd June Course 3: 1st & 2nd September top Mixed Media Print This course is designed for creating prints by combining a number of processes. Participants will use collograph, drypoint, monoprint, chine collé, collage and various etching processes to create finished pieces or simply just experiment. Weekend.... Beginners/Refresher       Tutor Alan Crowley Time    10am to 5pm, 1 hour lunch Duration    two days No. of places    6 Price €150 Course 1: 18th & 19th February Course 2: 19th & 20th May Course 3: 20th & 21st October  top Mezzotint  Mezzotint is a form of intaglio printmaking. One starts with a plate that has been rocked (roughened to hold ink) and draws back in (or smoothes down) the high-lighted tones of your image.We will be demonstrating how to prepare (or rock) a copper plate, how to draw an image on to the plate, and how to print and edition your mezzotint. On this course we will provide pre-rocked plates so your valuable time will only be spent on drawing and printing. Weekend.... Beginners/Refresher       Tutor Pamela Dunne Time    10am to 5pm, 1 hour lunch Duration    two days No. of places    6 Price €170 Course 1: 21st &22nd April Course 2: 15th &16th September   top Silkscreen   This silkscreen course will cover an introduction to photo stenciling and colour printmaking. Participants will also learn about the care and use of screens, materials and equipment and study a selection of work printed at the studios. Course   Beginners/Improvers            Time    10am to 5pm, 1 hour lunch Duration   two days No. of places    6 Price €150 Course 1: 25th & 26th February (Beginners)  Tutor: Pamela Dunne Course 2: 28th & 29th April                              Tutor: Derek O’ Sullivan Course 3: 8th & 9th September                         Tutor: Derek O’ Sullivan   top Holga and Pin-hole Camera Learn basic dark rooms skills of black and white analogue photography, film processing and developing and printing in a small and intimate group.  Weekend....Beginners/Refresher          Tutor   Dan Kenny Time 10am to 5pm, 1 hour lunch Duration     two days No. of places     8 Price   Course 1: 24th & 25th March Course 2: 26th & 27th May Course 3: 29th & 30th September      top Evening Courses Life Drawing This 10 week evening session is aimed at practising artists. These sessions are not taught. The life models are professional dancers so have a wonderful range of movement and ability to pose.  Time    7 to 8.30pm Day    Every Tuesday Evening Duration    10 weeks No. of places    10 Price course   €150 Course Start Dates Course 1: 31st January Course 2: 24th April Course :11th September top Intoduction to Drawing & Printmaking Improve your drawing skills, through line, tone and texture, then bring your imagery into the intaglio printmaking processes to explore the possibilities. Suitable for beginners or improvers. Course    Beginners/Improvers                      Tutor    Pamela Dunne Day    Every Friday Morning                  Time    10.30 - 12am Duration    10 weeks No. of places    10 Price course €180 Course start dates Course 1: 10th February Course 2: 14th September    top Silkscreen Evening Course    This silkscreen course will cover an introduction to photo stenciling and colour printmaking. Participants will also learn about the care and use of screens, materials and equipment and study a selection of work printed at the studios. Course   Beginners/Improvers            Tutor Emilie Doyle Day   Every Monday                  Time  7-9pm Duration    10 weeks No. of places    6 Price course €220 Course start dates Course 1: Monday 6th February Course 2: Monday 10th September top Silkscreen Multi-Print Evening Course     This silkscreen course will allow participants to create their own rang of t-shirts, bags, cards, posters and ceramics. Participants will use their own design and images and transfer them onto screens before applying these designs onto t-shirts etc. Participants will also learn about the care and use of screens, materials and equipment and view a selection of work printed at the studios. Course....Beginners/Refresher       Tutors  Emilie Doyle, Pamela Dunne, Gemma Dardis, Des MacMahon Day Every Wednesday Evening Time    7-9pm Duration 10 weeks  No. of places    6 Price   Course start dates Course 1: Wednesday 8th February Course 2: Wednesday 12th September top Intensive Summer Courses Monoprint, Drypoint & Collograph This week long intensive course will start with monoprint, looking at colour layering, while the drypoint element introduces mark making and the collograph element looks at the use of texture. Participants will gain an insight into these exciting intaglio processes while spending time in a working printmaking studio Course....Beginners/Refresher       Tutor   Time   10am-5pm 1 hour lunch Duration 5 Full Days  No. of places    6 Price  €300 Course date Monday 11th June - Friday 15th June top Etching and Photo Etching This copperplate-etching course covers an introduction to line and tone and the use of hard ground and aquatint. The course will then look at introducing photo etching where hand drawn, photographic or photocopied images can be transferred to the copper plate using Image-On. As this is a week long course participants will have ample time to make plates, ink and print and become accustomed to working in a print studio. Course....Beginners/Refresher       Tutor  Suzannah O' Reilly Time   10am-5pm 1 hour lunch Duration 5 Full Days  No. of places    6 Price  €300 Course date: Monday 9th - Friday13th July top Silkscreen and Photo silkscreen This silkscreen course will cover a variety of techniques such as reduction prints, a variety of stencils such as drawn, painted and paper, introduction to photo stenciling and colour printing. Participants will also learn about the care and use of screens, materials and equipment and study a selection of work printed at the studios. Course....Beginners/Refresher       Tutor  Derek O' Sullivan Time   10am-5pm 1 hour lunch Duration 5 Full Days  No. of places    6 Price  €300 Course date Monday 13th – Friday 17th August top