Workshops led by internationally renowned artists who are Fellows of The Ballinglen Arts Foundation.
Draw, paint, make prints or photograph in rural Ireland along the rugged landscape of North Mayo and find new ways to explore your personal vision. Ballinglen is situated 6 kilometres from Downpatrick Head and the iconic Dún Briste sea stack and almost 8 kilometres from he remarkable neolithic site at Céide Fields which contains the oldest known stone-walled fields in the world. All classes are led by internationally recognised Ballinglen Fellows who know the area intimately and take you to the best places to work plein air and explore the beauty of this mythical country. Return to your workspace and capture the experience on canvas or paper with guidance. We invite you to leave your everyday behind and immerse yourself in an enriching, creative experience in this beautiful place and learn a new technique to expand your practise. Our reputation is renowned as artists have been coming here for over 30 years.
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Upcoming Workshops
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Encaustic and Abstraction
Workshop with Joanna Kidney 5 - 13 April 2024Workshop cost: $2250. Level of experience: Whilst some experience with the medium is necessary, the course caters for a mixed level of experience through plenty of one to... -
Photographic Woodblock Print
Workshop with Katsutoshi Yuasa 19 - 27 April 2024Workshop cost: $2,100 Deposit: $500 Level of experience: n/a Woodblock printing is the oldest known printing technique in the world. A woodblock is carved with carving knives and printed on... -
Contemporary Printmaking
Workshop with Catherine Farish 3 - 11 May 2024Workshop cost: $2100. Level of experience: open to students of all levels Material fee: a small fee will apply Dates to remember : Registration: Open now Booking forms and fee... -
Painting/drawing in Ireland: Landscape Workshop
Workshop with Andrew Wykes 16 - 24 May 2024Workshop cost: $2100. Level of experience: mainly intended for intermediate painters or those with some experience and the desire to develop further Materials: This workshop is open to artists working... -
Abstraction
Workshop with Nuala Clarke 30 May - 7 June 2024Immersed in this unique environment, delve into the real unseen. Workshop cost: $2100. Level of experience: Material fee: n/a Dates to remember : Registration: Open 10th June 2023 Booking forms... -
Plein Air Master Class - FULL
Workshop with Professors Randall Exon & Jeffrey Reed 14 - 27 June 2024WORKSHOP FULL Workshop cost: $3900. Level of experience: Material fee: n/a Dates to remember : Registration: Full Booking forms and fee must be received by: 1st December 2023 Final payment... -
Watercolour Monotype with Phil Sanders
- more than a process, more than a material Printmaking Workshop 6 - 14 August 2024Workshop cost: $2,250 Level of experience:open to artists with no printmaking experience to advanced printmakers Material fee: a small fee will apply Dates to remember: Registration: Open now Booking forms... -
Going Deeper: A Cold Wax Workshop for Advanced Abstract Painters
Workshop with Rebecca Crowell 16 - 24 August 2024Workshop cost: $2250. FULL Level of experience: Advanced Material fee: approximately $100. Dates to remember Registration: Open 25th May 2023 Booking forms and fee must be received by: 28th... -
Abstract Experiments in Oil and Cold Wax Mixed Media
Workshop with Sara Post 28 August - 5 September 2024Workshop cost: $2,200 Level of experience: All levels Material fee: TBD Dates to remember: Registration: Open now Booking forms and fee must be received by: May 1st 2024 Final payment... -
Abstracting Ireland through Paint
Workshop with Amy Metier 12 - 20 September 2024Move the wrong stone, the ocean pours in. – Dermot Healy Workshop Cost: $2,100 Level of experience: Some prior painting experience Material fee: N/A Dates to remember : Registration:... -
Bold Territory: Experimental Drawing
Workshop with Jeffrey Hirst 23 - 29 September 2024Workshop cost: $1,700. Level of experience: open to students of all levels Material fee: tbd, there will be a small materials and field trip fee Dates to remember : Registration:... -
Expanded Approaches Towards Printmaking
Workshop with Jeffrey Hirst 3 - 11 October 2024Workshop cost: $2,100. Level of experience: open to artists with no printmaking experience to advanced printmakers Material fee: tbd Dates to remember : Registration: Open now Booking forms and fee... -
Materiality in Painting
Nicki Heenan 15 - 23 October 2024Workshop cost: $2,000 Level of experience: open to every level of experience Material fee: a small fee will apply Dates to remember: Registration: Open now Booking forms and fee must...
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Past Workshops
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Stitched-Resist Dyeing with Plant Dye Extracts: an ecological conjunction of intention and chance
Workshop with Joan Morris 30 June - 8 July 2022Workshop cost: $2000. Level of experience: open to “slow” textile lovers, artists, stitchers, dyers and makers at all levels of experience Material fee: $100. payable to instructor Dates to remember... -
Lineage Into Paint
Workshop with Catherine Kehoe 20 - 27 July 2022Workshop cost: $1500. Level of experience: Material fee: a small fee will apply Dates to remember : Registration: CLOSED Booking forms and fee must be received by: 1st May... -
Landscape Painting: The Quick Study
Workshop with Peter Schroth & Josette Urso 1 - 9 August 2022Workshop cost: $1900. Level of experience: Material fee: Gamsol (odorless mineral spirits) and paper can be purchased at the Foundation when you arrive. There will be a small materials... -
Cold Wax Advanced Workshop - FULL
Workshop with Jerry McLaughlin 7 - 15 April 2023WORKSHOP FULL Workshop cost: $2200. Level of experience: advanced Material fee: approximately $100. Dates to remember Registration: CLOSED Booking forms and fee must be received by: 28th January 2023... -
Pochoir Reimagined: Stencil-based Printmaking Applications
Workshop with Claudia R. Fieo 12 - 20 August 2022Workshop cost: $1900. Level of experience: open to students of all levels Material fee: will be determined once the number of participants is confirmed Dates to remember : Registration: CLOSED... -
En Plein Aire 2.0
A series of five workshops and talks celebrating the grand tradition of outdoor landscape painting updated for 2021. 3 July - 28 August 2021Sunday Artist Talks - Noon. General Audience. Free. (links to talks below) July 3rd Workshop. A TIMELESS SPACE with Maria Levinge. Maria will invite you to assess the light and... -
Painting with a Model
Workshop with Alex Kanevsky 26 - 29 May 2023WORKSHOP FULL Workshop cost: $800. Level of experience: Material fee: n/a Dates to remember Registration: CLOSED Booking forms and fee must be received by: 28th February 2023 Final payment due:... -
Collograph Printmaking - FULL
Two-day Workshop with Catherine Farish 14 - 15 August 2023WORKSHOP FULL Workshop cost: $150. Level of experience: open to students of all levels Material fee: a small fee will apply Dates to remember : Registration: CLOSED Booking forms and... -
Contemporary Printmaking
Workshop with Catherine Farish 3 - 11 May 2024Workshop cost: $2100. Level of experience: open to students of all levels Material fee: a small fee will apply Dates to remember : Registration: Open now Booking forms and fee...
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