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Saturday 14 November in Belfast

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Etching and Aquatint with Karen Daye -Hutchinson

Belfast Print Workshop · Workshops & classes · Beginners welcome
Designed for beginners and those with some experience. During this course you will be given a hands-on introduction to etching on Copper. You will be shown how to make your own prints using a variety of techniques under the guidance of your experienced tutor. Etching is a medium with a long and varied history and can produce prints with great detail, richness and texture. The aim of this course is to give you an idea of the possibilities of the medium and a thorough introduction to working with hard and soft grounds (line, pattern and texture) as well as Aquatints (tones). What you will achieve by the end: You will leave with a small edition of etchings and a foundation on how to create editions of your image to share with others or adding to the growth of your printmaking and artistic practice.
£140Tickets & info
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FESTIVE NAPKINS aw26

Island Arts Centre · Lisburn · Workshops & classes
Tutor: Jenna Lorimer Learn how to handprint your own unique decorative pattern on to four Irish linen napkins. A creative and experimental morning of block printing your own set of Christmas-themed napkins. Join Jenna from Sychar's Well Our workshop will begin with participants learning about pattern making; you will spend some time experimenting with Jenna's own handcut Christmas-themed blocks to create your own unique pattern. After learning printing techniques and test printing on paper, you will hand print your own unique pattern on a set of four fine linen napkins which you can take home and treasure- but importantly, which can be used every year at festive meals. On booking, please indicate whether you would prefer to print on white napkins or on natural-coloured napkins. This workshop is suitable for complete beginners. Please note - as we will be working with textile ink that an old apron/clothes is advised. Tutor: Jenna Lorimer Date: Saturday 14 Nov Time: 10am-1.30pm Cost: £46 Learn how to handprint your own unique decorative pattern on to four Irish linen napkins. A creative and experimental morning of block printing your own set of Christmas-themed napkins. Join Jenna from Sychar's Well Our workshop will begin with participants learning about pattern making; you will spend some time experimenting with Jenna's own handcut Christmas-themed blocks to create your own unique pattern. After learning printing techniques and test printing on paper, you will hand print your own unique pattern on a set of four fine linen napkins which you can take home and treasure - but importantly, which can be used every year at festive meals. On booking, please indicate whether you would prefer to print on white napkins or on natural-coloured napkins. This workshop is suitable for complete beginners. Please note - as we will be working with textile ink that an old apron/clothes is advised.
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GLASS FESTIVE DECORATIONS aw26

Island Arts Centre · Lisburn · Workshops & classes
Tutor: Keith Sheppard Introduction to the art of glass fusing - make unique decorations for home or gifting. Try something different and enjoy this introduction to glass fusing, while making lovely, individual decorations for your home or gifting. You can choose to make up to three pieces - designs to follow include a star, snowman, tree, bauble and robin, or you can design your own (with Keith’s approval that it will work). Various techniques will be demonstrated, and you will be guided along the way with your creations. You will learn about art glass, the tools required, and how to cut and handle glass safely and with confidence. Tutor: Keith Sheppard Date: Saturday 14 Nov Time: 10am-3pm Cost: £70 Introduction to the art of glass fusing - make unique decorations for home or gifting. Try something different and enjoy this introduction to glass fusing, while making lovely, individual decorations for your home or gifting. You can choose to make up to three pieces - designs to follow include a star, snowman, tree, bauble and robin, or you can design your own (with Keith’s approval that it will work). Various techniques will be demonstrated, and you will be guided along the way with your creations. You will learn about art glass, the tools required, and how to cut and handle glass safely and with confidence.
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Redwork Christmas Decoration with Lorna Watson

Eikon Exhibition Centre · Lisburn · Workshops & classes
During this workshop with tutor Lorna Watson, visitors will be taken step by step through the process to complete the redwork embroidery on this Christmas felt decoration. Guidance will be provided on the options to assemble the stitched piece and attach the felt backing ready to adorn the Christmas tree and become a special family treasure to pass down for years to come. All materials and full instructions will be provided in your workshop kit. Children 12+ welcome (accompanied by an adult)
£22.50Tickets & info
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THROWING FOR TEENS aw26

Island Arts Centre · Lisburn · Workshops & classes
Sat 14 Nov | 10.30am-1pm Ages: 13+ Get creative at the ISLAND’s very own pottery studio. With encouraging guidance, you will try your hand at creating forms to build your experience and confidence, and have fun! Date: Saturday 14 Nov Time: 10.30am-1pm Ages: 13+ Cost: £25 Get creative at the ISLAND’s very own pottery studio. With encouraging guidance, you will try your hand at creating forms to build your experience and confidence, and have fun!
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Colour Theory for Kids

The Crescent Arts Centre · South Belfast · Workshops & classes
Join Artist Leah Davis in exploring colour theory! A workshop for kids to learn all things colour and have the opportunity to mix colours from just the three basic primary colours. The session will encourage kids to think of colour, encouraging mark making using different tools to create a fun and enjoyable paint mixing session. Kids will have access to paint and other materials in the session, making room for thinking and also creative play. Please note a parent / guardian must be present and remain in the room with the child during the workshop (£8 covers one child + one adult) Meet the tutor Leah Davis is a Belfast born and based Artist. Since graduating from Belfast School Of art in 2021 with Ba (Hons) Fine art, Leah has exhibited in numerous locations alongside other artists as well as being chosen for prestigious commissions. Working primarily in oils, Leah has a distinctive painting style combining a unique understanding of colour with a broad knowledge and study of the human form. Leah’s work often welcomes a captivating combination of a mastery of tone with elements of drawing along with pro active use of negative space that suggests a looseness and element of movement to many pieces.
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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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