New: Autumn Workshops Announcement
- 6 days ago
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Updated: 5 days ago
Hi everyone,
We are delighted to announce the return of some of FREE workshops in Ranelagh Arts for the coming weeks:
September 17th – Soap Making Workshop
September 24th – Motanka Doll Making Workshop
October 1st – Collaborative Collage Making Workshop
October 8th – Photography Workshop
October 15th – Woodworking Workshop
More information will be shared closer to each Workshop regarding registration and times.
📅 Monday 17th of September
🧼 Organic Souvenir Soap-Making Workshop (Beginner-Friendly)
Join us for a relaxed, hands-on workshop where you’ll learn how to create your own organic souvenir soaps from scratch — no experience needed.
We’ll guide you step by step through:
✨ Choosing scents and botanicals
✨ Mixing and moulding
✨ Finishing your soaps so they look beautiful and gift-ready
All materials are provided. You’ll leave with your own set of handmade soaps plus simple tips you can easily repeat at home.
📅 Monday 24th of September
Join us for a special Motanka Doll Making Workshop, led by our Ukrainian friends who are skilled specialists in this beautiful traditional art form.
Motanka dolls are handmade symbols of protection, hope, and well-being, deeply rooted in Ukrainian culture. This relaxed, hands-on workshop is a lovely opportunity to learn about the tradition, get creative, and connect with others in a welcoming space. No previous experience is needed — all are welcome.
📅 Monday 1st of October
Collaborative collage-making workshop — a relaxed, creative space where you can play, explore, and use fragments and scraps of materials to tell your story through collage.
Collage is an easy and accessible way to express yourself, spark creativity, and enjoy the simple pleasure of making. During this session, you’ll create something meaningful to take home while connecting with others in a supportive and welcoming environment.
Alongside individual storytelling, we’ll also come together to reflect on our shared visions of the future. Using Futures Métissage, this workshop opens space for hope, imagination, and optimism, inviting new ways of thinking about what’s possible.
The session will be led by Justyna Doherty, artist and designer, whose practice focuses on Anticipatory Art Practice, bringing together Futures Literacy, agency, and hope.📸 @justyna_doherty
If you’d like, you’re very welcome to bring newspaper clippings or small scraps that feel meaningful to you.
Come as you are — let’s play, create, and imagine the future together.
📅 Monday 8th of October
Portrait Photography Workshop for Beginners is a fast-paced, 2-hour hands-on session focused on creating powerful portraits with minimal gear and real-world light.
You’ll learn what actually makes a portrait work — beyond camera settings — and how composition, lenses, exposure, and light shape mood and meaning. Through a mix of clear theory and practical shooting, you’ll explore everything from shallow-depth portraits to environmental and documentary-style images.
No studio. No complicated setups. Just sharp ideas, better seeing, and practical skills you can use immediately.
The workshop will be conducted by Nikita Kushch-Shevalev
📅 Monday 15th of October
Woodworking Workshop. Curious about woodworking, join us for a fun, hands-on introduction with Ihor Kapov!
We’ll start with a fascinating mini-lecture exploring the tools people used in the past and the incredible mechanisms they built. Then it’s time to get practical together we’ll create a small model house to take home
No experience needed. All welcome. Relaxed, inclusive environment
Come along to learn, chat, and enjoy making something with your hands. Let’s build, create, and have fun together!
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