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Saturday 21 November in Belfast

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Saturday 21 November 12 listings

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10:00

LEATHER PET COLLARS aw26

Island Arts Centre · Lisburn · Workshops & classes
Tutor: Enda Kenny Dates: Sat 21 Nov Transform vegetable tanned leather into a unique pet collar complete with a personalised stamped name and decorations. Tutor: Enda Kenny Dates: Saturday 21 Nov Time: 10am-1pm Cost: £48 Transform vegetable tanned leather into a unique pet collar complete with a personalised stamped name and decorations.
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10:00

Poetry & the Sea

The Crescent Arts Centre · South Belfast · Workshops & classes
The sea has been a source of inspiration for writers in Ireland for centuries. This workshop will explore how poets have been immersed in the sea in their poetry, considering the open sea and coastlines, sea birds and underwater animals, voyaging and migration. We will also consider how this is changing in the context of climate change. The workshop will closely read poems by established writers as well as perform our own explorations through generative writing prompts. This workshop is open to all levels and, while its focus will be on poetry, is open to all genres. About the Tutor Stephen de Búrca is a writer from Galway. He completed his doctorate at the Seamus Heaney Centre , Queen’s University Belfast. He received the inaugural Poetry Ireland Gerald Dawe Poetry Bursary and the Ireland Chair of Poetry Travel Award in 2026. Stephen’s work has featured in Poetry Ireland Review , The Irish Times , PN Review , Banshee , The Stinging Fly , Propel Magazine , and elsewhere. His first poetry collection, Atlantic Fret , was published by The Gallery Press in May 2026.
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10:00

WATERCOLOUR DAY aw26

Island Arts Centre · Lisburn · Workshops & classes
Tutor: Trisha Campbell Through demos and exploration, in a supportive environment, learn or hone skills in essential watercolour techniques. Suitable for beginners and improvers. Please bring painting materials. Tutor: Trisha Campbell Date: Saturday 21 Nov Time: 10am-4pm Cost: £35 Through demos and exploration, in a supportive environment, learn or hone skills in essential watercolour techniques. Suitable for beginners and improvers. Please bring painting materials.
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11:00

Family Workshop: Christmas Card Making 11-12

Golden Thread Gallery · Workshops & classes
Make and decorate your own Christmas card using Gelli Plate printing in the Golden Thread Gallery Hub. Come along to a Golden Thread Gallery Family Workshop in our Community and Engagement Hub. Our Family Workshops take place on the first and third Saturday morning of the month. In each family workshop, we create a new artwork inspired by one of our exhibitions or a seasonal holiday! In our next workshop, experiment with Gelli Plate printing to make and decorate your own Christmas card using tree and snowflake motifs! Feels too early to think about Christmas? Use or bring along some fallen leaves to create an autumnal relief print design for your card. In this session, we’ll be using water-based inks for printing and have aprons available to protect your clothes. Workshops are facilitated by Isabel and volunteers. Please note: although workshops are free, places must be booked via our Eventbrite page here . We ask parents / carers to please supervise children during the workshops and for parents to book for the number of people attending the workshop including children and adults. Please note: if you can no longer attend, please cancel your space to allow another family to attend on Eventbrite or by emailing info@gtgallery.co.uk. Accessibility Workshops take place in our Hub on the ground floor of the gallery, with step-free ramp access. There is a wheelchair-accessible bathroom on the ground floor. Golden Thread Gallery is supported by:
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12:30

Teens Drawing and Painting

The Crescent Arts Centre · South Belfast · Workshops & classes
Join artist Leah Davis for a fun and expressive workshop exploring drawing and painting. Designed for young people aged 16–18 with an interest in the arts, this session offers a supportive space to experiment, develop skills, and freely express creative ideas. The workshop will begin with engaging activities that introduce the basic principles of drawing and painting in an accessible and enjoyable way. As the session progresses, participants will be guided to create their own finished artwork, with support and encouragement throughout, to take home at the end of the day. Materials are included in the price, though participants are also welcome to bring their own images, materials, or ideas to work from , making the experience personal and tailored to their individual interests. 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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