Life drawing: new perspectives with artist Kiera O’Toole Sat 14th Nov, 11am - 4pm, €55 Discount available on two or more masterclasses
By drawing the life model with wearable sculptural props, music and movement, participants will explore diverse techniques, processes, concepts and subject matter to explore formal ideas of drawing practices: tone, negative/positive space, light & shade, composition and measurement. Through spontaneity, perception and empathy, students will create works that are expressive and meaningful and will develop students’ ability to evaluate their mark making lexicon. This masterclass is ideal for beginners or those with experience who wish to develop and expand their practice in new refreshing ways. Kiera O’Toole studied Fine Art at Dublin Institute of Technology graduating in 2000 and completed an Masters of Philosophy (Fine Art) in Newcastle University, Australia in 2013.
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Róisín Loughrey: Introduction to Documentary Making Friday 20th and Saturday 21st Nov Friday 7- 9pm and Saturday- 10-4pm, €55 Discount available on two or more masterclasses Are you interested in Documentary Film making? The Dock will be holding an exciting two day Creative Documentary Making Course with multi-award-winning documentary filmmaker and artist Róisín Loughrey on November 20th and 21st. This course is designed for adult beginners with an interest in making their own documentary films. It will cover the theory and the practical principles of making a short creative documentary. Participants will take a look at examples of creative documentary and learn the basic skills to conceive, plan and produce their own short documentary film.
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Image credit: Harriet by Mary Ronayne
Masterclasses, talks & SEMINARS
Sat 31st Oct, 4pm - 6pm, Free Admission Join us in discussion about music, sound and art. The integration of audio and visual elements is as common an approach to art-making for Composers as it is for Artists. And by extension the work of composers is increasingly been shown within gallery contexts. Our current exhibition brings to our galleries composer Jonathan Nangle and visual artists Mark Garry and Karl Burke whose work incorporates a strong sonic component. Advance booking is required as seating limited.
Life drawing sessions Sat 12th, 26th Sept / 10th, 24th Oct / 7th, 21st Nov / 5th, 19th Dec, 11am - 4pm €20 members / €24 non-members Our regular self guided life drawing sessions will now take place every second Saturday from 11am until 4pm with an hour break. Advance booking online required. The long day will cost €20, with a drop-in price option of €24.
Oil Painting with Laura Gallagher
Mark Garry, Karl Burke and Jonathan Nangle: Music & Sound Art – Talk/Tour
Karl Burke and Mark Garry: Listening Club @ The Dock Fri 6th Nov, 7pm - 8.30pm, Free Admission
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Box- Office: Tue 13th Oct - Tue 8th Dec, 7pm 9pm 071 965 0828 Open from 10am - 6pm, Monday €110 for 9 weeks to Saturday Feel like re-igniting your passion for painting? If you wish to improve your existing painting skills why not try this 9 week oil painting class. Working on your own individual projects of your choice, you will explore the versatility of oil paint and expand your observational skills. You’ll develop techniques to help you gain confidence in handling paint, juxtaposing colour and reproducing form. Laura Gallagher is a professional Visual Artist who specialises in oil painting.
Programming Music for mobile platforms with Jonathan Nangle Fri 30th Oct, 11am - 4pm, Ages 14 - 25,
€15
Participants do not need any prior computer programming or music background to take part. You will be guided through the steps to build a sampling sequencer. After building and testing the software, participants, will transfer this to mobile platforms (iPhone/Android or tablets). Now you can create unique rhythmic sequences from everyday sounds and objects. The workshop is led by exhibiting composer Jonathan Nangle, who has an extensive career as a composer and teaches at The Royal Irish Academy.
The Listening Club is an event for music fans. Calling all lovers of sound including musicians, composers, visual artists to come together to listen and share music. The Dock welcomes the Listening Club to our galleries. The Listening Club will be led by artists Karl Burke and Mark Garry. This is a great opportunity to meet up and chat about sounds. Advance booking is required as seating is limited.
Painting from Life – Water-based Medium with artist Mary Ronayne Sat 7th Nov, 11am - 4.30pm, €55 Special bundle rate available: discount available on two or more masterclasses This workshop is designed for those interested in working with waterbased materials - watercolour paint, pencils, Inktense etc. There are currently an abundance of water-based mediums available to artists. You will explore the expressive capabilities possible by working quickly and confidently from a clothed life model. This workshop is for artists interested in developing skill and new approaches to portraiture. Designed to free-up ideas and approaches it is an opportunity to allow drips or ‘mistakes’ to be an important part of the piece. The day will start with some quick poses and then work on a longer piece. Mary Ronayne studied fine art at DIT, Dublin, art history at Cardiff University, and later an MA in Art in the Contemporary World at NCAD and is a full time art and design teacher with the City of Dublin ETB.