Kinsale Pottery & Arts Centre

Kinsale Pottery and Arts Centre provides arts and crafts classes and courses for adults and children, plus parties and workshops for corporate and private groups.

We specialise in pottery, glass fusing, stained glass, jewellery-making, mosaic-making and other crafts. We run weekly morning and evening classes, weekend breaks, summer schools and tailor-made workshops for corporate groups and private parties. We can accommodate up to 20 people in one class and up to 50 in a group, or as few as two or three at a time. All our courses suit beginners, enthusiasts and professionals, using a wide range of facilities and techniques, and all dates, times and prices, along with detailed course descriptions can be found at www.kinsaleceramics.com.

Kinsale Pottery is situated just 20 minutes from Cork Airport, close to the centre of the beautiful historic harbour of Kinsale, famed for its restaurants and shops. The pottery is in the converted stables of the home farm for Ballinacurra House, and The Coach House Gallery, in the eaves of its coach house, which dates back to 1795, shows the work of Adrian Wistreich, Director of the Arts Centre, and other Irish artists.

Since 2001, we have provided classes and courses to suit all levels of skill and experience ranging from the complete beginner through to exhibitor standard and the school has become the largest and most established centre of its kind in Ireland. Kinsale is internationally renowned for its cuisine, its cosmopolitan style and the beauty of its harbour. There are many excellent pubs and restaurants in the town, as well as a wide range of art and craft shops. What better place to learn a craft, or take a break.

Teambuilding workshops

Kinsale Pottery and Arts Centre caters for corporate groups of between 4 and 50 people for sessions lasting anything from two hours upwards.

We offer a range of workshop options, and we can provide catering facilities and a reception space if you would like to stay for lunch or an after-class party.Alternatively, if you want to eat in Kinsale, there are several local restaurants which can cater for up to about 50 people in one sitting - ask for details.

You might choose to have all your staff in one class together, or for larger groups of 20 plus, to split into two or three groups, rotating through different classes over a day. Team Building workshops involve games, team art projects and full tuition, and typically last 3 hours.

Hen Parties

Kinsale Pottery and Arts Centre caters for hen parties of 6 plus, up to 20 in one room or 35 across two rooms.

Groups of 10 plus hens: 3-hour Pottery hen party @â‚¬30 per person: then each hen can opt to have everything you make fired and glazed for â‚¬20 (this includes one or two sculptures and a wheel-thrown pot. The artworks can be delivered to any Irish location for just â‚¬25, or better still, drop back to collect your work and save the money - and avoid courier breakages!For groups of 15 or more, the bride to be comes for free.

Kinsale Pottery offers hen parties of between 6 and 20 friends the experience and the pleasure of making clay sculptures, throwing on the wheel and working on group projects under the expert tuition of Adrian Wistreich.

We also cater for smaller hen parties of up to 12 people in jewellery-making, with Flicky Howe, so you could bring up to 32 friends and give them the choice of activities .

Jewellery-making costs â‚¬40 per person including materials and you take away several items of costume jewellery. In addition to the class session, we can offer a reception space and refreshments, by arrangement.

Courses in July

July 3rd 2-5pm: Drop in Pottery/ Jewellery-making
July 5th: Drop in pottery (2-5pm)
July 19th: Drop in pottery (2-5pm)
July 20th Drop in pottery (6.45-9.45pm)

Pottery
Have you ever fancied signing up to a pottery course but have been unsure whether you'd enjoy it? How about dipping your toe in the water with a drop-in class at Kinsale Pottery - no commitment to a whole term of classes, but the chance to try:

Throwing on the potter's wheel
coiling and pinch pebble sculpting
slip decoration
come back and glaze your own work or ask for it to be glazed for you

Jewellery-making
Learn to design, thread, knot and clasp necklaces and bracelets. Integrate beads, feathers and other costume jewellery materials to form your own earings, pendants, tiaras and corsages. This three-hour class is all fun!

July 11-15th: A wide range of workshops are running at Kinsale Pottery and Arts Centre in conjunction with Kinsale Arts Week. These include: Sculpting silver jewellery with precious metal clay, glass fusing, pottery drop-in sessions, arts and crafts for children, watercolours, life drawing and much more. Details are at: www.kinsaleartsweek.com under workshops.

July 7th to August 22nd: Frances Lambe Exhibition in The Coach House Gallery at Kinsale Pottery and Arts Centre. Frances will give a workshop on July 17th.

July 18-22nd: Childrens Arts and Crafts Summer Camp for Children aged 5-12 years (9.30-3.30 daily)

July 25-29th: Adults Ceramics Summer School (10-5pm daily)