SUMMER CAMPS 2023
5-12 Year olds
4 x 4 day weeks (Tue- Fri) available
Have fun, make friends, and create through a wide range of engaging art activities including Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, Ceramics, Animation, T-Shirt Design, Kids Jewellery and more. Our summer camps, for 5-12 year olds, are above all fun, instructive and encouraging. Activities are led by experienced and qualified Art teachers with time out for games and snacks.
For working parents, that are travelling a distance to bring children to a camp, there are several quiet spaces available within our studios complete with internet connection and tea and coffee making facilities. Work here while your child is at camp. Working space is bookable in advance at time of booking.
There are 4 camps available Tuesday – Friday, 10am-2pm.
Week 1: 18th – 21st July
Week 2: 25th – 28th July
Week 3: 1st – 4th August
Week 4: 8th – 11th August
Camps can be booked individually, €150 per camp. €30 deposit on booking with balance of €120 payable on the first day at registration. The links below will take you to the relevant booking page
Please note our ‘Deposits, Missed Days and Missed Classes Refund Policy’ below.
Kids and Teens Summer 2023
Parent and Child Arts and Crafts Class
2 Saturdays in June
Tutor Denise Corbett
Following the success of our spring Parent and Child Classes we have added a further event to our Summer Programme. Join your child in all the fun of creating great artwork at LSA. The class will be packed with activities such as drawing, painting, t-shirt design, clay work, kids jewellery, and more. You can now enjoy doing these activities together, and see for yourself why art is fun at LSA.
Note. A single booking with deposit of €30 covers one adult and the one or more children that are coming along. A separate booking is not required for each child.
Parent & Child, 2 x Sat’s Jun 17th & 24th Total €50 (incudes both days)1 parent/child +€15 per additional child. €30 deposit on booking
Leitrim School of Art (LSA)
Deposits, Missed Days and Missed Classes Refund Policy from December 2022 (Revised April 2023)
(a) Due to substantial increases in business costs LSA cannot offer discounts, refunds, or alternative places on future events for missed classes within class blocks, or missed days within workshops and camps
(b) A request for a refund of a deposit may be considered if the refund request is received by LSA at least 10 days before the start of the event.
(c) A request to transfer a deposit to another event may be considered if the request to transfer is received by LSA at least 10 days before the start of the originally booked event.
(d) Requests for refunds or transfer of deposits must be notified to LSA by email to michael@leitrimartschool.ie
(e) Requests for refunds will be responded to by LSA within 3 days of the request being notified to us.
(f) Your statutory rights as a consumer are not affected and LSA will “make good” on its obligations to consumers for failure to provide classes or workshop and camp days (e.g., event cancellation).
(g) Booking of an event at LSA, through Eventbrite or otherwise, constitutes your acceptance of this policy.
ARTS AND CRAFTS SUMMER 2023
3d Printed Ceramics Workshop
In Partnership with Creative Heartlands
Facilitators Denise Corbett and Stuart Lawn
In partnership with Creative Heartlands 3D Printed Ceramics Workshop at our Drumshanbo Studios on June 16th.
This one day workshop is aimed at ceramic artists who wish to get experience in 3D Printing with Clay. The workshop is facilitated by Denise Corbett with Stuart Lawn. Participants will get to see the 3D Ceramic Printing process and get to experiment with using simple 3D CAD software to create their own designs to 3D Print in clay.
The workshop will focus on the design forms and types of clay that are suitable for 3D Printing and the aim is to inspire existing ceramicists to consider using these new digital fabrication tools to expand and augment their existing artistic practices.
Places are limited to 8 participants
3d Printed Ceramics Workshop June 16th 10am, €35 payable on booking (non refundable)
ARTS AND CRAFTS SUMMER 2023
Willow Basket Weaving
With Kate Burrows
Three Dates Available
Willow Basketry is an ancient skill that has been around since at least 8000 BC. It is a skill that our ancestors would have passed down to their children and their children’s children, with willow baskets being used throughout Ireland for any number of tasks. They are the original eco, reusable shopping bag well before plastics came into being.
The tutor for these workshops is award winning Kate Burrows, who after training in Somerset some 9 years ago, has continued to increase her basket making skills and knowledge, alongside teaching many people this heritage craft.
Congratulations to Kate on winning the Micro Category (up to 10 employees), of The Irish Business Design Challenge 2023. The Award is for eligible businesses that have added value, repurposed products, developed eco-friendly processes, improved efficiency, and solved societal/environmental problems through sustainable design.
Our Summer willow basket weaving programme has 3 workshops available. The workshops have different outcomes meaning a variety of weaved basket that you can make, take home and treasure for a lifetime.
Frame Basket
These lovely little Frame Baskets are ideal, for example a nut collecting basket, or for collecting eggs. You will learn a different method to the normal basket weaving and will take home a lovely little willow basket.
This class is a one-day workshop that will last about 4 hours, throughout which Kate will teach you to make your very own Frame Basket, and will cover all the basics. At the end of the day, you will be able to take your basket home, which you can treasure for a lifetime.
One Day Willow Basket Weaving, (Frame Basket) Sun 9th July 2023, 11am-3 pm (appx) Total Cost €95, €30 deposit , balance €65 payable on day.
Basic Basket
This beginners class is a one day workshop that will last about 4 hours, over the course of which Kate will teach you to make your very own willow basket and will cover all the basics. At the end of the day you will be able to take your basket home, that you can treasure for a lifetime.
All materials are Supplied
Please note the ‘Deposit and Missed Classes Refund Policy’ below
One Day Willow Basket Weaving, Sat 29th July 2023, 10:30am-2:30pm (appx), Total Cost €90, €30 deposit balance €60 payable on day.
ASYMMETRIC BASKET
This Asymmetric Basket Workshop adds a twist to the normal basket style, the handle is a piece of wood, for example, a piece of driftwood or another lovely natural piece of wood. You can bring in your piece of wood and we will show you how to incorporate it into your creation. Don’t worry if you don’t have anything suitable, we will supply something for you.
This class is a one-day workshop that will last about 5 hours, throughout which Kate will teach you to make your very own Asymmetric Willow Basket, and will cover all the basics. At the end of the day, you will be able to take your basket home, which you can treasure for a lifetime.
All materials are Supplied
One Day Willow Basket Weaving, (Asymmetric Basket), Sun 20th Aug 2023, 11am-4 pm, Total Cost €95, €30 deposit , balance €65 payable on day.
Saturday Stained Glass Workshops – SUMMER 2023
With Glass Artist Emer O’Donnell
3 Dates available.
Stained glass artist Emer O’Donnell will lead these one day 6 hour workshops. Stained glass is an exciting and vibrant artform which can claim to be one of the oldest crafts in the world. This is a practical hand on workshop where you will learn stained glass techniques in the sociable relaxed setting of our Drumshanbo studio . You will leave with one or two pieces of your stained glass work on the day.
One day Stained Glass Workshop. Choice of 3 Saturday dates available- 17th June. 15th July and 5th August. all at 10 am-4 pm, Total Cost €130 per workshop day , €30 deposit on booking, balance €100 payable on day.
Ceramic Classes Summer 2023
5 Friday Evenings starts May 26th
Tutor Denise Corbett
This Friday evening 5 session ceramics class will provide an opportunity to learn clay techniques including pinching, coiling, slabbing, hand building, modelling, slip casting, and glazing. You will create a number of pieces to take home.
All materials are provided.
Our regular Ceramics programme including weekday classes will resume in September. This Friday evening class will run as normal finishing on 23rd June.
Ceramic Class, 5 Friday evenings, 7:30-9:30 pm Starts May 26th Total Price €150 (€30 deposit on booking (balance €120 payable at first class).
LANGUAGE ARTS, AND MODERN LANGUAGES. SUMMER 2023
Italian for Beginners,
5 x Wednesdays Evenings
This 5 session Wednesday course, suitable for absolute beginners, is an introduction to the Italian language and culture taught in an enjoyable and communicative way.
No previous knowledge of Italian is required and students are typically able to understand, speak and write simple texts within a few weeks.
The course is certified and students can follow up with the Intermediate course.
Italy has never been closer to Connaught as it is now, with many flights from Knock to Milan for €9.99. This is the time to learn a new language and take that longed for trip to Italy.
With our Italian Conversational for Beginners course you can now learn to order a meal, write, read and speak basic Italian within five weeks. Tutor Nicola has a Degree in Italian, but as she says herself, she found it very difficult to learn from an Italian speaker. ‘They spoke too fast for me,’ she said. ‘I felt completely inept and thought there was no way I was ever going to pick up the language.’ However, Nicola has structured a class where she teaches her students to learn the simple phrases needed to get you through a holiday or weekend away in Italy. ‘I teach my students how to speak Italian in a fun way, that is, without having to delve through verbs and adjectives. That is something we can do in the more extensive course, but in Basic Italian, you just need to get through the ordinary day vocabulary.
At the end of the course Nicola said you will be able to ‘read a menu in Italian, order in Italian, ask directions, engage with Italian people in shops etc and also learn about Italian culture – including tips on your trip to Italy.’ Nicola has travelled extensively in Italy and has also written novels set there.’
Italian for Beginners 6 Wednesday evenings 7-9pm, starts 31st May, Total €135: €30 deposit on booking, balance €105 payable on the first day.
Italian Intermediate Level
5 x Tuesday Evenings
This 5-session Tuesday Evening course is suitable for those that have completed our Italian for Beginners course and for those that already have basic Italian language skills. In our Italian courses language and culture are taught in an enjoyable and communicative way.
Some basic knowledge of Italian is required and throughout the 5 week period students typically note an increase in their confidence in understanding and speaking the language.
The course is certified and students are able to follow up and share their progress with their peers through future courses at LSA and informal contact with their peers.
Italy has never been closer to Connaught as it is now, with many flights from Knock to Milan for €9.99. This is the time to learn a new language and take that longed for trip to Italy.
Italian, Intermediate Level, 5 Tuesday Evenings starts May 30th, Total €135: €30 deposit on booking, balance €105 payable on the first day.
Creative Writing, Adults – SUMMER 2023
With Nicola Kearns,
5 Thursday Evenings
Dreamed of writing a novel?
Writing short stories for magazines?
Start with nothing and watch your words flow.
Let Nicola Kearns, an International and Best-selling Author & Creative Writing coach, show you how to get that story finished and printed, in a magazine, or even begin the first chapter of your own novel.
Our Creative Writing Workshop is for people who have not written since they left school, or for experienced writers – who need to feel inspired again or wish to write something completely different than their usual genre, for example going from fiction writing, to poetry or writing their memoirs.
Creative writing is all about getting the ideas in your head down on paper, simply getting your thoughts out. If you leave the course with one word on paper, that is okay. If you leave with a notebook full of writing, that is okay.
Writing can be emotional. It is hard enough to put our thoughts into words at times, never mind write them down. We all have a unique story, whether it is fictional or factual.
What is Creative Writing?
Creative writing is anything where the purpose is to express thoughts, feelings and emotions rather than to simply convey information.
Types of creative writing include:
• Poetry.
• Plays.
• Movie and television scripts.
• Fiction (novels, novellas, and short stories)
• Songs.
• Speeches.
• Memoirs.
• Personal essays.
Your spelling ability does not matter here. All that matters is your will to write – be inspired, fire your imagination, and to work through the process of composing your work in manageable stages under Nicola’s experienced guidance.
The words you write while you are here, nobody has ever written before. That is creative writing. It could be the beginning of a whole new chapter in your own life.
Below is a review of Nicola’s coaching skills from Leitrim writer Seamus O’Rourke
Creative Writing, 5 Thursday evenings starts June 1st, Total €135: €30 deposit on booking, balance €105 payable on the first day.
FINE ART PROGRAMME SUMMER 2023
Ink and Watercolour Workshop
2 Saturdays 10th & 17th June
Tutor Peter McSweeney
This 10 hour Inks and Watercolour Class, suitable for Beginners, is held in our well-equipped Drumshanbo studios over 2 consecutive Saturdays.
Artists have been painting in watercolour for centuries, yet this traditional medium can be one of the most exciting to use.
Experienced Artist and Tutor Peter McSweeney will introduce you to Inks and Watercolours starting with washes. This is the basis for all watercolour backgrounds.
Day 1: Introduction to watercolour, still life in inks.
Day 2 : Landscape in Watercolour
Inks and Watercolour Beginners, 2 Sat’s10th & 17th June 10am-3pm, Total €155: €30 deposit on booking, balance €125 payable on the first day
Painting for Beginners
2 Saturday Workshop, 8th & 15th July
Tutor Peter McSweeney
Our Painting Workshop for Beginners is held in our new dedicated Fine Art Studio in Drumshanbo Enterprise Centre. This is a 10-hour workshop over 2 Saturdays.
Experienced Artist and Tutor Peter McSweeney will guide you through the workshop, helping and encouraging you to develop your own interests and style at a pace that suits you.
Day 1 Painting a still life:
Introduction to colour, drawing, and underpainting. painting the background. adding the first details Adding Texture and detail.
Day 2 Introduction to Landscape Painting:
Drawing and Underpainting, painting the sky and clouds, midground and foreground.
Painting Workshop for Beginners, 2 Saturdays July8th and 15th, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, Total €155 (Includes both Saturdays): €30 deposit on booking, balance €120 payable on the first day
Pastels for Beginners
2 Saturday Workshop, 12th & 19th August
Tutor Peter McSweeney
This 10 hour Pastels Workshop, suitable for Beginners, is held in our well-equipped Drumshanbo studios over 2 consecutive Saturdays.
Pastels resemble the wax crayons or chalk so familiar to children, but far more sophisticated, containing more pigment and being much more flexible, Oil pastels are for anyone who enjoys a abroad approach whereas the chalk pastels allow for thinner crisper line.
Experienced Artist and Tutor Peter McSweeney will teach you a range of techniques starting with a still life and progressing to a landscape on the second week.
Please note the ‘Deposits, Missed Days and Missed Classes Refund Policy’ below
Pastels for Beginners, 2 Saturdays 12th & 19th Aug 10am-3pm, Total €155: €30 deposit on booking, balance €125 payable on the first day
Leitrim School of Art (LSA)
Deposits, Missed Days and Missed Classes Refund Policy from December 2022 (Revised April 2023)
(a) Due to substantial increases in business costs LSA cannot offer discounts, refunds, or alternative places on future events for missed classes within class blocks, or missed days within workshops and camps
(b) A request for a refund of a deposit may be considered if the refund request is received by LSA at least 10 days before the start of the event.
(c) A request to transfer a deposit to another event may be considered if the request to transfer is received by LSA at least 10 days before the start of the originally booked event.
(d) Requests for refunds or transfer of deposits must be notified to LSA by email to michael@leitrimartschool.ie
(e) Requests for refunds will be responded to by LSA within 3 days of the request being notified to us.
(f) Your statutory rights as a consumer are not affected and LSA will “make good” on its obligations to consumers for failure to provide classes or workshop and camp days (e.g., event cancellation).
(g) Booking of an event at LSA, through Eventbrite or otherwise, constitutes your acceptance of this policy.
Visual Art Disciplines
- Observational drawing
- Life drawing
- Portraiture drawing
- Painting
- Sculpture
- Pottery and ceramics
- Printmaking
- Photography including digital editing
- Adobe Photoshop
- Animation
- Web Design
- Graphic Design
- Fashion Design
- Architecture Design
- Interior Design
- Jewellery Design
- Product Design
- Mixed Media
- Batik
- Felt Making
- Silk Painting
- Weaving
- Card making
- Prop design
- Stage Design
- Mural Design
- Art Therapy
- Art History