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Saturday 7 November in Belfast

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CHRISTMAS CALLIGRAPHY aw26

Island Arts Centre · Lisburn · Workshops & classes
Tutor: Rosie Parkes Discover how pointed nib calligraphy adds a personal and festive touch to cards, gifting, your Christmas table and more. Modern calligraphy, using a pointed nib and inks, allows for more freedom, creativity and individuality than formal classical scripts. Rosie from Ink Drops Calligraphy will guide you in letterforms, layout techniques and colour blending. You will learn to create stylish strokes with a dip pen that responds to your hand’s pressure - soon you will find your own rhythm and flair and have fun in the process. Generous resources will be provided, including beautiful sparking metallic inks, worksheets, different papers, gift tags and cards for you to experiment and troubleshoot with, along with inks, paints and different nibs to try. Perfect for beginners or anyone wishing to refresh their skills. All materials provided. Please be aware there may be ink splashes, you might want to bring an apron. Tutor: Rosie Parkes Date: Saturday 7 Nov Time: 10am-1pm Cost: £32 Discover how pointed nib calligraphy adds a personal and festive touch to cards, gifting, your Christmas table and more. Modern calligraphy, using a pointed nib and inks, allows for more freedom, creativity and individuality than formal classical scripts. Rosie from Ink Drops Calligraphy will guide you in letterforms, layout techniques and colour blending. You will learn to create stylish strokes with a dip pen that responds to your hand’s pressure - soon you will find your own rhythm and flair and have fun in the process. Generous resources will be provided, including beautiful sparking metallic inks, worksheets, different papers, gift tags and cards for you to experiment and troubleshoot with, along with inks, paints and different nibs to try. Perfect for beginners or anyone wishing to refresh their skills. All materials provided. Please be aware there may be ink splashes, you might want to bring an apron.
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Mindful Makes - Mandala with Aroona Murphy (One-Day Class)

The Duncairn · Workshops & classes
Saturday 7th November 10am - 12pm Cost: £18 Materials included Register Come along to a colour filled morning of Mandala painting; a relaxing and meditative art form where symmetric patterns are created using dots of paint of varying sizes, with designs built outward from a central point onto a surface, and this class, you can choose from a stone surface or canvas, whichever appeals to you most You will get to experiment with various dotting tools while learn how to layer the different sized paint dots, creating an intricate, personal and unique design. Posted in Classes & Workshops Tagged In-Centre Class
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Silver Jewellery Making: Earrings Workshop

The Crescent Arts Centre · South Belfast · Workshops & classes
Learn basic metalsmithing techniques and create silver jewellery. In this one day workshop you will make a unique pair of silver earrings. You will be encouraged to incorporate your own design ideas within the guided process and available materials. You will learn how to saw and shape silver, try simple soldering techniques, and receive some tips and tricks on how to finish the piece to a high standard. The workshop is intended for complete beginners, but if you already have experience in jewellery making, you will be able to advance or refresh your skills as well. All tools and materials are provided.
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Winter Wellness with Leasha Hogan Sold out

The Duncairn · Workshops & classes
Join us for this workshop where you will learn how to make easy herbal remedies using local plants and herbs to support yourself this winter. Guided by Community Herbalist Leasha Hogan of Grá Fiánta Herbal, participants will create their own herbal care pack to take home, which will include immune-boosting tonics, cold fighting teas, and other useful remedies for the winter months. All materials will be provided, but you may wish to bring a notepad and pen.
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Winter Wellness Workshop with Leasha Hogan (One-Day Class)

The Duncairn · Workshops & classes
Saturday 7th November 10am – 12pm Cost: £18 Materials included Register Join us for this workshop where you will learn how to make easy herbal remedies using local plants and herbs to support yourself this winter. Guided by Community Herbalist Leasha Hogan of Grá Fiánta Herbal, participants will create their own herbal care pack to take home, which will include immune-boosting tonics, cold fighting teas, and other useful remedies for the winter months. All materials will be provided, but you may wish to bring a notepad and pen. Posted in Classes & Workshops Tagged In-Centre Class
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CLAY CLUB aw26

Island Arts Centre · Lisburn · Workshops & classes
Sat 19 Sept - 24 Oct | 7 Nov - 12 Dec | 2-4pm There's something satisfying about getting hands-on at the potter's wheel. Explore hand-building, coiling, slab techniques, and the creative possibilities of moulds, slips, glazes and more for all skill levels. Dates: Saturdays Block One: 19 Sept - 24 Oct | Block Two: 7 Nov - 12 Dec Time: 2-4pm Cost: £90 per block* There's something satisfying about getting hands-on at the potter's wheel. Explore hand-building, coiling, slab techniques, and the creative possibilities of moulds, slips, glazes and more for all skill levels. *Block One is now Fully Booked
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Until17 Nov

Welcome to the table

Belfast School of Art · Exhibitions · Culture · Unusual · Visual art · Workshops & classes
As part of Irish Design Week 2026 Welcome to the table is a participatory visual project and exhibition exploring belonging, third culture identity and cultural exchange through the lens of food, table settings, and shared meal rituals. You are invited to co-create table environments inspired by different cultures and ways of living, with each table becoming a visual expression of heritage, cultural traditions, rituals as well as contemporary habits. The project is rooted in the idea that identity is not only shaped by nationality but by lived experience, creativity, migration and memory and that it continues to evolve. Through designed tableware, surfaces, vessels and place settings, audiences are invited to experience different cultures. From creating centrepieces with natural materials to exploring zines and Tunisian cuisine, our workshops during Irish Design Week 2026 will turn ideas into objects and shared experiences, with the resulting tables and stories displayed at Belfast Central Library and Second Nature. Join us and develop ideas through making and exchange with contributions from designers, artists, researchers and food practitioners. What’s on: Hands-on design and making workshops exploring table settings, objects and natural materials Conversations about food, culture, creative health and who gathers around the table Food and Gathering focused sessions with BIA! Zine, Larder East and Carthago including a Tunisian tasting tray An exhibition of student product design, workshop creations and food stories Evening showcases for Late Night Art and Design After Dark Key information and schedule Thursday 5th November (Belfast Central Library & Second Nature) 18.00 onwards - In our Late Night Art Showcase ahead of Irish Design Week 2026, Belfast School of Art’s Foundation (Product Design) students have explored the eating experience through designing tableware in an exercise of reimagining traditional eating tools that enhance the users’ sensory involvement with food Monday 9th November Day One: Welcome to the table Session 1 (Art Shop at BSOA) 10.00-12.30 - An introduction with Belfast Design Week’s Christine James & Karishma Kusurkar and The Art Shop’s Celeste Owens. Belfast School of Art lecturers Dr. Pamela Whitaker and Dr. Adriana Ionascu, supported by Art Psychotherapy trainees Catherine Fitzmaurice and Michelle Eustace, explore who gathers around the table, intention, material objects, food, psychology, creative health and “glimmers.” Join them to create a centrepiece for a gathering space using natural materials. Session 2 (Belfast Central Library) 12.30-14.00 - A tour of Belfast Central Library - a vital third space in the community full of heritage, design and ideas for gathering Session 3 (Art Shop at BSOA) 14.00-16.00 - Join BIA! Zine for a very special session - “An Ode to the Meal that Changed My Life: A zine-making workshop inspired by your favourite foods. In this workshop, you are invited around our shared table to create a recipe zine. Through zine-making, collage, drawing, writing and storytelling, you will share the story of your favourite food, flavour, meal, or memory. Tuesday 10th November Day Two: Make, Eat, Gather Session 1 (Art Shop at BSOA) 10.00-12.30 - Hear from Larder>East’s Alli Steen on the significance of tables and public spaces and design your own gathering space Session 2 (Art Shop at BSOA) 12.30-14.00 - Discover Tunisian cuisine and culture from Carthago’s owner and head chef Sabeh Sendi and sample a Tunisian tasting tray Session 3 (Art Shop at BSOA) 14.00-16.00 - Develop a unique cultural space using found objects and repurposed materials Session 4 (Art Shop at BSOA) 16.00-17.00 - Install your work at Belfast Central Library Thursday 12th November 18.00 onwards - Design After Dark celebration at Belfast Central Library with full exhibition of work Accessibility information: Belfast School of Art Belfast Central Library Second Nature - The exhibition space is on the ground floor with easy access through the main entrance. Please be aware of building works in the area which may affect pavement access outside. If you have any specific accessibility queries or are joining with a larger group of 5+ people, please reach out to info@belfastdesignweek.com
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