Gallery Tours for Schools

VISUAL is delighted to present gallery tours for both primary and secondary schools. Tours are limited to one class at a time with a maximum number of 36 students. Teachers are required to remain with tours at all times.

Tours are €2 per student and must be booked in advance. Please call our booking office on 059 917 2400 to secure your class place. There is limited availability so tours will be offered one class per school, until all schools are booked, where spare capacity allows, schools can be offered a second tour for another class.

Gallery Tours for Adults

Gallery tours for the general public are available on Sundays. For groups of ten or more advance booking is required, please contact the box office well in advance of your visit. .

For individuals and small groups tours take place every Sunday at 2.30pm & 3.30pm. Tours last 30 minutes. .

Week day tours can be availed of by special arrangement, please contact the booking office 059 917 2400 for further information.

Parent and Toddler Group

This Group is for Parents, Guardians Childminders and pre-schoool age children. Why not come along and avail of an opportunity for your children to socialise and play with other children and for parents to chat to each other, share information, advice and support.

The VISUAL Parent and Toddlergroup will also offer art activities which will be facilitated by an artist. This group will take place on Wednesday mornings at 11am starting January 18th. If you would like to come along please contact the booking office on 059 917 2400 to register your interest.

Cost is €3 per family

Expandance Workshop for over 50's

Come dance with expandance! Alicia Christofi-Walshe, a founding member of expandance, is back for another series of dance classes for people over the age of 50. These popular classes encourage, inspire, and motivate people to get dancing! Classes emphasize maintaining flexibility, strength, balance, and co-ordination all in a social and relaxed environment. Learn new social dances and be part of new contemporary choreography. Come along to meet new people and make new dances! www.expandance.blogspot.com

Beginning Wednesday 8th February, 11am - 1pm Price: €5.00 per session.

Portfolio Course

This 8 week course has been designed to assist those preparing a portfolio for third level studies in Art and Design. The course is prepared and facilitated by practicing artists and third level art educators. It includes modules on life drawing, painting, sculpture, print and notebook studies. The course is open to all those preparing for entrance into art college in 2012 and 2013. Please note that the early submission dates for some colleges may coincide with this course for 2012 entries. A detailed list of materials will be given when booking at the Box Office (05991 72400)

Limited spaces available for this course, please book early to avoid disappointment!

Beginning Sat 7th Jan Cost:€130 (materials not included)

Schools Art Writing Competition

In 2012 we will be running an art writing competition in conjunction with second level schools. The competition asks students to describe their trip to one or all of our exhibitions in 500 words. The winning entry will receive a National Book Token and have their entry published on our new website.

Watch this space for guidelines on the competition.

Macbeth (Schools Shows)

Ireland's award winning theatre company Second Age: is back with a production of one of Shakespeare's greatest and bloodiest of plays, MACBETH.

Directed by David Horan (Dancing at Lughnasa), whose last production with Second Age was described by the Irish Times as 'The Best Show in Town', this Macbeth is an arresting and heady take on one of the greatest tragedies of all time.
DATES: Wed 1st to Fri 3rd Feb (limited availability remains)
TIME: 1pm
SCHOOL GROUP RATE: €18 per student

*PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS LIMITED AVAILABILITY FOR THESE SHOWS

Barnstorm Theatre Company presents A Murder of Crows by Mike Kenny, in collaboration with Barnstorm Theatre Company. A Murder of Crows is a dynamic and theatrically exciting work for children aged 8 and over, based on the classic tale of Hansel and Gretel. The play explores themes of famine, family loyalties and personal growth. Six actors weave a gothic story of two children's journey from abandonment and fear to ultimate survival, seen from the quirky perspective of a chorus of raucous and garrulous crows, whose boisterous antics will delight children!

DATES: Wed 1st to Fri 3rd Feb (limited availability remains)
TIME: 1pm
TICKETS: €10
School & Groups rates available, please call the box office on 059 9172400.

WORKSHOP: From Drawing To Print with Mary Cullen

Following the success of lastt years's creative print classes, Mary Cullen has devised a new class From Drawing To Print

Over 3 sessions, drawing elements will be explored in order to create a single-plate print on an etching press. The format of the workshop will be a step-by-step exploration of texture, light/shade and composition using drawing and printing materials. The workshops are suitable for those starting out or with prior experience of drawing/print who wish to explore drawing techniques and have the opportunity to experience printmaking using a zinc/perspex plate on an etching press.

This workshop will be run over three Tuesday evenings on 6th, 13th and 20th March (6.30pm to 8.30pm)
Price: €65
Places are limited, please book early through the Box Office to avoid disappointment.