Workshops
The Creative Peninsula workshop programme is a series of engaging and interactive workshops designed to explore the processes used to create unique pieces of art and craft.
Unless otherwise stated all materials will be provided.
Showing 18 workshops
1:1 Throwing on a Potter's Wheel with Tracey Johnston
1 Aug 2025, 10:00am - 2:00pm
Castle Espie Wetland Centre
Get your hands dirty in this 30minute 1:1 introduction to throwing on the potter’s wheel at Castle Espie.
Artist Own Studio Workshop: Scandinavian Rya Weaving with Christine Casey
4 Aug 2025, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Kiri Cottage Crafts
Step into the rich world of Scandinavian textile heritage with this hands-on Rya weaving workshop with Christine Casey.
Capturing the Light with Pandora Butterfield
5 Aug 2025, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Ards Arts Centre
Learn how to capture the light in your acrylic or oil painting with Pandora.
Artist Own Studio Workshop: Soft Pastels and Mixed Media with Sara Brown
5 Aug 2025, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sara Brown
Pastel painting with Sara Brown, outdoors (weather permitting)
Wirework Copper Jewellery with Morag Chambers
5 Aug 2025, 6:30 - 9:00pm
Ards Arts Centre
Learn how to make jewellery, to your own design, using copper wire and beads.
Creative Cafe with Adele Pound: Bug Drawing
6 Aug 2025, 10:00am - 12:30pm
Castle Espie Wetland Centre
Join us for a Creative Cafe at Castle Espie Wetlands Centre where you will learn to draw bugs with Adele Pound!
Artist Own Studio Workshop: Soft Pastels and Mixed Media with Sara Brown
6 Aug 2025, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sara Brown
Pastel painting with Sara Brown, outdoors (weather permitting)
Rag Rugs on a Peg Loom with Christine Casey
6 Aug 2025, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Ards Arts Centre
Learn to create a rag rug on a peg loom with Christine Casey.
Forest Sculpture with Ellen Cunningham
6 Aug 2025, 7:00 - 9:00pm
Ards Arts Centre
Create a small ceramic forest sculpture entitled the Green Man.
Creative Cafe with Tracey Johnston: Plant Pot
7 Aug 2025, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Castle Espie Wetland Centre
Come along to this workshop at Castle Espie Wetlands Centre to make your own ceramic plant pot with Tracey!