Join the Createschool team for another Stop Motion Workshop and discover some new techniques that will help improve your own stop motion masterpieces. There is lots to learn, whether you are new to the world of Brick Flicks or a regular attendee who wants to brush up on your skills. We will take your favourite
This workshop combines the craft of classic "hand drawn" animating with modern technology. Participants work individually on concept art, plot structure and animating to create their very own unique short films which will then be collated and shared via Vimeo or YouTube. The course is primarily a practical one, with a very brief introduction to
Artzone Summer camps are planned and delivered by qualified and experienced art teachers, specialists in their fields of art. Our design team are developing four brand new creative and challenging portfolios of art, crafts, stories & games based on some very cool themes to rival last year's hugely successful summer art camp programme. Each portfolio
Get ready for trick or treating with Artzone this Halloween, sxploring the fun side of ghosts, ghouls, witches and warlocks. Book if you dare! Ages 5-7 and 8-12 years.
These workshops are designed for young children working together with their grown-up. Visual artist Beth O’Halloran will guide these fun and creative sessions. Together you will explore colour, shapes and storytelling in a fun, relaxed atmosphere. September 13.: Autumn globes. Let's make a leaf-globe which we can turn to watch the leaves fall. Using jars,
These workshops are designed for young children working together with their grown-up. Visual artist Beth O’Halloran will guide these fun and creative sessions. Together you will explore colour, shapes and storytelling in a fun, relaxed atmosphere. October 11: Pumpkin Fun. Today we'll be making tissue paper pumpkins we can hang in our windows to let
Join artist Marta Golubowska for this exciting workshop where children can experiment with making clay impressions, learning about the intricacies of low relief. The workshop is linked to Marta's exhibition which focuses on connection of a person to a place. Ages 6+
Eoin will show the students how to make puppets from a mix of natural materials, brown paper, rubber bands, plastic bottles and an array of other objects. Eoin will also teach some of the basic principles of puppetry and dram. Even though the workshop looks at character and action, we focus on creating "creatures" which
Get ready for trick or treating with Artzone this Halloween, sxploring the fun side of ghosts, ghouls, witches and warlocks. Book if you dare! Ages 5-7 and 8-12 years.
The workshop is a taster workshop for the younger audiences to try to fly like the birds they see in the show. We will teach how to get into the cocoon safely and then once you have the basics, we can teach you to spin, swing and fly. Then we'll open the cocoon and we
What colour is Thursday? What does excitement taste like? Join children’s author Debbie Thomas for some creative writing fun with the senses. Meet Martians, orang-utans and the odd smelly sock as you explore how to spice up your writing with some sensible nonsense. For readers, writers and word-lovers aged 8-12.
These workshops are designed for young children working together with their grown-up. Visual artist Beth O’Halloran will guide these fun and creative sessions. Together you will explore colour, shapes and storytelling in a fun, relaxed atmosphere. November 15: Hibernating Hedgehogs! Let's help the hedgehogs have a cosy sleep for winter. We'll make a clay hedgehog
This fun event will introduce children to the wonders of digital media and electronics. Participants will get a chance to invent their own game controllers, musical instruments, and digital drawing tools, using objects like carrots, play-dough, coins, even their own bodies. Children will explore the fundamentals of electronic circuitry and how simple tools and materials,
Are you a young reader? Looking for a new series to delve into? Feeling uninspired by your bookshelves at home? Do you need a prescription for an exciting new read? Then pop along to the Book Clinic! In 2017 CBI is bringing the Book Clinic nationwide, and we’re looking forward to returning to Riverbank Arts Centre! The
Join ceramic artist Isobel Egan for this creative and innovative workshop which will result in a unique porcelain snowflake for each participant. Following exercises to excite and inspire the imagination, children will roll, make, draw, score, mark, emboss images and learn how to apply colour to porcelain resulting in a beautiful porcelain snowflake for Christmas.
Join Stressed Out Steve for a fun-filled hour of stress, worry and consternation, where you will get to use art, drama and storytelling to explore the complex concepts of mood and emotion. We will try to find out about what moods are - how they feel... and what they might even look like. We will
These workshops are designed for young children working together with their grown-up. Visual artist Beth O’Halloran will guide these fun and creative sessions. Together you will explore colour, shapes and storytelling in a fun, relaxed atmosphere. Let's make our own free-standing Christmas trees to decorate the table on Christmas day. We will make 3-D Christmas
Join Stressed Out Steve for a fun-filled hour of stress, worry and consternation, where you will get to use art, drama and storytelling to explore the complex concepts of mood and emotion. We will try to find out about what moods are - how they feel... and what they might even look like. We will
Join Stressed Out Steve for a fun-filled hour of stress, worry and consternation, where you will get to use art, drama and storytelling to explore the complex concepts of mood and emotion. We will try to find out about what moods are - how they feel... and what they might even look like. We will
My aunt is an inventor. Guess what she came up with yesterday…’ We start with getting into imaginary time travelling machine and we move into the future to unknown world full of funny creatures and weird places.. The purpose of the workshop is to build simple puppet made of few elements that parents help to
David Fortune is The Speks’ illustrator and in these magical workshops he’ll teach children how to illustrate colourful characters and spek-tacular scenery from Glasses Island. David encourages children to have fun, be creative, and enjoy the artistic process - it’s all in the making! David is a qualified art teacher living in Bray with his
Join storyteller Simone Schuemmelfeder in this fun and gentle session for the very young and their parents. Let your baby enjoy Simone’s story-blanket with felt flaps to lift and funny animals to discover. And learn how to tell a relaxing bed-time story to your little one with sounds, movements and giggles. Story Cuddle is the
Join Paul Woods for a fun exploration of creativity during this Mini Art Camp. Over the course of two days the participants will explore various drawing and painting techniques, including charcoal, oil pastels, watercolours and acrylic painting on artist canvas. The workshop will focus on varied topics such as landscape and self-portraits.
Put on your snorkels and your fins for this fantastic story-workshop! We will dive deep into our imagination to conjure up stories from under the sea. With mysterious deep sea creatures, mermaids and sunken pirate ships, this workshop has everything to get young minds working. Who will be the hero of our story? A shark?
Rainbow all over the town We start with an introduction in a form of trip around the imaginary town created from cardboard and other upcycled materials. We will be looking at the museum, housing estate, school, etc. Each ‘station’ will have something to draw or paint on it and the children accompanied by parents will
Is water wet and how much sand is on a desert? Play time with tactile and sensory materials which children will be sticking onto a sticky board they can bring home.
Are you interested in making videos? Want to learn the tools to become the next YouTube star? This workshop is designed to introduce you to creative digital media. Taught by Creative Digital Media degree lecturers and students from Institute of Technology, Tallaght, this is a hands-on making workshop. You will explore what it takes to create your own short film,
This workshop will focus on Myths and Legends so come along and learn how to make an awesome set, write a great short story, fine tune your animation skills and then film the results. Bring along your favourite mini figure and they can be one of the stars. When finished the movies will be shared
This workshop combines the craft of classic “hand drawn” animating with modern technology. Participants work individually on concept art, plot structure and animating to create their very own unique short films which will then be collated and shared via Vimeo or YouTube. The course is primarily a practical one, with a very brief introduction to
Make the most of the school break and let the younger members of the family join the Artzone camp this Easter! Our teachers have designed some great Easter theme loaded portfolios of art, crafts, stories and games for both Junior (5-7 years) and Senior (8-12 years) Tuesday 3rd-Friday 6th April, 10am-2pm
25th April: Who lives on the bottom of the sea? During the workshop, children will be looking at different colourful creatures living in the sea and we will be making small aquariums with the favourite ones in them. Visual Feast for young children (1-3years old) led by artist Marta Golubowska from Fourhandsart. Inquiry and play
Join us this National Drawing Day on Saturday 19th May. We’ll have a drop-in workshop, 10am to 2pm, designed by visual artist Saidhbhín Gibson to inspire you to get drawing every day of the year! Drawing is fun, relaxing and useful and this workshop is a great opportunity to try your hand at it and
This intensive workshop will teach children paper cutting skills, how to draw in shapes and make their own designs using paper and scissors. Using the exhibition 'The Moon Belongs to Everyone' as inspiration, the group will work together to create a large cut paper scene which will be displayed in the foyer of the Riverbank
Visual Feast for young children (1-3years old) led by artist Marta Golubowska from Fourhandsart. Inquiry and play based workshop engaging all senses. Creating focused on playing with free parts far from commercially generated pre-cuts. Every workshop is based on a story, involves making and playing. 20th June: Who lives in the woods? This workshop invites
Artzone Summer camps are planned and delivered by qualified and experienced art teachers, specialists in their fields of art. Our design team are developing four brand new creative and challenging portfolios of art, crafts, stories & games based on some very cool themes to rival last year’s hugely successful summer art camp programme. Each portfolio
Join Jango Starr in an experiential workshop exploring the skills used in One Man Shoe. Explore the physicality and expression of the Clown, circus skills of juggling and balancing various objects and some quick to learn but fun visual Magic tricks. The aim of this fun and collaborative workshop is to give participants an introduction
Createschool present a multi discipline arts and crafts programme where kids learn to make art with mobile digital technology. This STEAM based programme will encourage them to nurture their creativity with a variety of activities including stop motion animation, digital music making, photography & video, coding, podcasting and more. Kids can follow their imagination, share
10am-11am - Family circus for parents and their children from 2yrs-6yrs. A gentle introduction to the aerial dance and circus skills for the youngest children and their parents. Join Fidget Feet dancers for a fun-filled morning of swinging, flying and spinning. €7 (adult+child) for one day workshop (1 adult per 1 child)
Monday 30th July- Friday 3rd August 11:30-2:30pm Childrens Aerial Camp 7-12 years €65 Monday -Friday
Ever wanted to give the silks a try? This workshop is for those who are new beginners. Be prepared to swing, spin, invert, and have fun! It’s best to bring a long sleeve layer, water, and wear leggings or sweats. Fidget Feet dancers offer a safe and fun environment for you to learn something new
Artzone Summer camps are planned and delivered by qualified and experienced art teachers, specialists in their fields of art. Our design team are developing four brand new creative and challenging portfolios of art, crafts, stories & games based on some very cool themes to rival last year’s hugely successful summer art camp programme. Each portfolio
Visual artist Marta Golubowska invites small children, along with their guardians, to a creative space where they can experiment, push boundaries, and make a mess - and bring something lovely home with them. In this hour-long workshop, the main emphasis is on the process and time spent together. It will be a gentle, fun atmosphere
Join Animator Rory Conway to discover the step-by-step process of designing a scene from one of Cartoon Saloon's Oscar nominated movies, and gain a fascinating insight into the movie making process. Rory is a layout and background artist for multiple-Oscar nominated studio Cartoon Saloon. A graduate of Ballyfermot College, Dublin, Rory holds a BA Hons
As part of The Great Work of Preserving, Fairland Collective presents a morning of making and eating. Join us to make corzetti pasta - an embossed pasta round originally made for Italian noble families during the middle ages. Open to all ages - children and adults welcome! (children must be supervised by a parent or
Createschool present a multi discipline arts and crafts programme where kids learn to make art with mobile digital technology. This STEAM based programme will encourage them to nurture their creativity with a variety of activities including stop motion animation, digital music making, photography & video, coding, podcasting and more. Kids can follow their imagination, share
