The Braid - Ballymena Town Hall & Museum Arts Centre

Jewellery Making Course - Beginners

Dates:

Monday 6^th September

Monday 20^th September

Monday 4^th October

Monday 18^th October

Times: 6.30 – 9.30pm

Cost: £55

Tutor: Pauline Matthew

Are you interested in making your own jewellery? Or perhaps you have bits and pieces of jewellery that you’d like to be able to repair.... If so, this class is for you! You will learn about a wide range of jewellery components and how to use them to construct your own unique pieces. With a huge number of gorgeous beads on offer, you will make several items over this three-week course. You do not need any previous experience to attend this class. Typically you will make a number of necklaces, bracelets and pairs of earrings as well as bag charms, key chains, brooches, pins and mobile phone charms. You will also have the opportunity to explore repairs and re-use of broken jewellery.

Jewellery Making Course - Advanced

Dates:

Monday 1^st November

Monday 15^th November

Monday 29^th November

Monday 6^th December

Times: 6.30 – 9.30pm

Cost: £55

Tutor: Pauline Matthew

If you have completed the Beginners Jewellery course, or the Full Day Beginners course, or if you have some jewellery making experience and want to learn more, then this course can offer you the opportunity to explore new materials and work on combining the components and materials you have used previously in more complex designs. You will be encouraged to try out new ways of using the materials, including bead weaving, wire work and chain-maille. You will make several pieces of jewellery including woven necklaces and bracelets, charm bracelets, wire wrapped earrings and pendants, wire-worked bracelets and pins as well as construction of jewellery components. There will also be an opportunity to look at jewellery repairs. 

Pastel Painting

Dates:

Tuesday 7^th September – Tuesday 30^th November

(No Class Tuesday 26^th October)

Times: 7 – 9pm

Cost: £50

Tutor: Greg Moore

For beginners and those with some experience, a great class covering technique, materials and subjects to paint. Come along to this pastel painting Class where you will look at learning and improving pastel painting techniques. The tutor will help students to produce better paintings and above all enjoy themselves 

Ballroom Dance Class

Dates: Tuesday 14^th September – Tuesday 7^th December

(No Class Tuesday 26^th October)

Times: 7.30 – 8.30pm - Beginners

            8.30 – 9.30pm - Advanced

Cost: £50

Tutor: Debbie Worsley

This class will teach the skills involved in creating those ‘strictly come dancing’ style of moves! Taught by championship teachers with over thirty years of experience participants will improve their skills in the Cha Cha, Jive, Waltz, Quickstep, Foxtrot and more! No dance partner needed! Everyone welcome.

Watercolour Painting

Dates:

Thursday 9^th September – Thursday 2^nd December

(No Class Thursday 28^th October)

Times: 2 – 4pm

Cost: £50

Tutor: Greg Moore

For beginners and those with some experience, a great class covering technique, materials and subjects to paint. Come along to this watercolour painting Class where you will look at learning and improving watercolour-painting techniques. The tutor will help students to produce better paintings and above all enjoy themselves.

Floral Art Class

Dates:

Saturday 6^th November – Saturday 11^th December

Times: 10am – 12.30pm

Cost:

£65 (+ an additional £10 each week for materials)

Tutor: Julianne McCormick

Do you love flowers? Well then this is the course for you! Come along and learn about seasonal flowers, conditioning and maintaining flowers and foliage. You will learn simple but effective and stylish flower arranging techniques which you will be able to take home every week and display pride of place in your home or give them to someone as a gift and make them smile! 

Adult Workshops

Expressive Painting

Date: Saturday 4^th September

Time: 10am – 4pm (lunch 12.30 – 1.30pm)

Cost: £20 (includes all materials)

Tutor: Zoë Gaston

Expressive Painting Class for Adults featuring a days workshop of creative painting in Acrylics and Mixed Media, Life Drawing/ Still Life and Expressionist themes.

Set Dancing – An Introduction to…

Date: Saturday 25^th September:

Time: 10am – 12.30

Cost: £10

Tutor: James Barron

Where there is music there are feet tapping, and a desire to dance. The two feed off each other and create a union that may be unique to a particular country, area or county. Set Dancing is a form of social dance that reflects the music and dance of this part of Europe. It originated in Europe and the form of the dance was brought back by from the Napoleonic wars and then local musicians provided the tunes for the dancers. The dances evolve and continue to, the revival of Sets from as far away as Australia & America where an Antrim Square Set & Lough Neagh Set have become increasingly popular. This will be an opportunity to introduce this form of dance to you.

Candle Making

Date: Saturday 16^th October

Time: 10am – 4pm (lunch 12.30 – 1.30pm)

Cost: £20 (includes all materials)

Tutor: Pauline Matthews

In this one day workshop you will learn how to: roll, shape and decorate beeswax sheet candles, decorate pillar candles, create gel candles in luscious jewel colours, make scented paraffin wax tin candles, design beautifully decorated tins and holders and create moulded beeswax candles. No previous experience required!

Card Making

Date: Saturday 20^th November

Time: 10am – 4pm (lunch 12.30 – 1.30pm)

Cost: £20 (includes all materials)

Tutor: Heather Burgess

Heather from Rag Button will demonstrate her techniques and share her ideas to provide you with the skills and enthusiasm to create a range of hand made cards.  Helping you to get ahead in the run up to Christmas or for any occasion and by heat embossing, die cutting and stitching you will be able to create unique embellishments for your cards.

Christmas Crafts

Date: Saturday 11^th December

Time: 10am – 4pm (lunch 12.30 – 1.30pm)

Cost: £20 (includes all materials)

Tutor: Pauline Matthews

With Christmas just around the corner, this fun and festive workshop will give you a chance to make some extra special gifts and some unique decorations for your home. At the end of the day you can expect to be going away with a least 6 of the following (and lots of ideas for other projects!) – tree toppers; decorated baubles; cards; decorations – angels, elves, snowflakes, jewels, parcels, stars; table centrepiece; wreathes and garlands; special gift wrapping techniques.

Children's Workshops

Drama Workshop

Date: Saturday 11^th September

Time: 10.30am - 2.30pm (half an hour for lunch which will be taken within the class)

Ages: 8 – 11 Years

Cost: £15

Tutor: Aisling Groves Mc Keown

Paper Craft – Animals

Date: Saturday 2^nd October

Time: 10.30 – 11.30am

Ages: 8 – 11 Years

Cost: £10

Tutor: Catherine Hegarty

Create a range of 3d Animals from paper, or even designing creatures from your own imagination.

Felt Finger Puppets

Date: Saturday 2^nd October

Time: 12noon – 1pm

Ages: 8 – 11 Years

Cost: £10

Tutor: Catherine Hegarty

Using cutting and glueing, colourful felt finger puppets can be made to your own unique design and characteristics.

Wooden Bird Feeder Design

Date: Saturday 2^nd October

Time: 2 – 3pm

Ages: 8 – 11 Years

Cost: £10

Tutor: Catherine Hegarty

Use paint to decorate wooden bird feeders with a range of stylised designs from your own creativity that can be kept for years.

Halloween Crafts

Date: Saturday 30^th October

Time: 10am – 12noon

Ages: 7 – 11 Years

Cost: £15

Tutor: Louise O’ Boyle

Come along to this spooktacular session where you will create Halloween themed Art Works to scare your family and friends!

Jungle Jingle

Date: Saturday 27^th November

Time: 10.30am – 11.30am

Ages: 5 – 7 Years (participant must be accompanied by parent/carer)

Cost: £12

Tutor: Musicworks NI

Proving it’s never too early to start your musical career, let your children take part in this exciting music, art and movement workshop inspired by the animals and noises of the jungle – all cheeky monkeys welcome!