Workshop cost: $2,150
Level of experience: All levels
Material fee: n/a
Dates to remember:
Registration: Now Open
Booking forms and fee must be received by: 30th January 2026
Final payment due: 30th May 2026
Arrival: 6th July 2026
Departure: 14th July 2026
Class: from 7th - 13th July 2026
Immersed in this unique environment,delve into the real unseen.
This is a painting workshop focused, not on a particular technique, but on exploring the world of abstraction. Ballycastle and the surrounding rural area is steeped in history, mythology and natural wonder. An immersed experience of it all enriches creativity. Abstraction, as a form, allows for the expression of a myriad of situations and energies. To step into this unknown territory we will gather sensory information, loosen up the hand and get inspiration flowing.
The requirements are curiosity and openness to experimentation. It is especially useful for those in transition, those facing a creative block, anyone who would like to expand horizons or those, like me, truly passionate about abstraction!
Daily morning group sessions will address and answer big and small questions we have about making work. The aim of the weeklong immersion is to create a situation in which you gather precious internal resources, prompted by the working environment and experimental atmosphere, and possibly unearth the impetus for a lifetime of work.
The week will consist of trips out into the extraordinary coastal areas, copious time in studio, communal dinners and morning group meetings. The resulting work can take any form; painting on paper, notebook work, and drawing will be encouraged as starting points.
Please contact Nuala Clarke with any questions on the class directly on email, nualaclarke@gmail.com.
To check availability for this workshop please complete and submit the form found in link below.
All other queries, please contact Úna Forde on, unaforde.baf@gmail.com.
