Kinsale Pottery and Art School provides arts and crafts courses for adults and children, specialising in pottery, art, drawing and painting, glass fusing and stained glass, bronze casting, jewellery-making, silk painting and mosaic-making. We run weekly morning and evening classes, weekend breaks, summer schools and tailor-made workshops for corporate groups and private parties.
We can accommodate up to 20 people in one class and up to 40 in a group, or as few as two or three at a time. Half or full day sessions for groups are available in 1, 2 or 3 classes to include:
* Pottery, Drawing, Mosaic-making, Jewellery-making, Art for children
* Incentive weekend breaks
* Team-building workshops
* Fun days out, hen parties, childrens' arty parties
* No experience or art skills required
All our courses suit beginners, enthusiasts and professionals, using a wide range of facilities and techniques. The pottery includes electric and raku kilns, stoneware and earthenware clays, and we teach throwing, hand-building and all varieties of glazing.
Kinsale Pottery is situated just 20 minutes from Cork Airport, close to the centre of the beautiful historic harbour of Kinsale, famed for its restaurants and shops. The pottery is in the converted stables of the home farm for Ballinacurra House, and the gallery is in the eaves of its coach house, which dates back to 1795.
Since 2001, we have provided classes and courses to suit all levels of skill and experience ranging from the complete beginner through to exhibitor standard and the school has become the largest and most established centre of its kind in Ireland. We stock a wide selection of clays and glazes, our pottery courses cover the full range of ceramics and sculpting techniques.
Area Activities
Kinsale is internationally renowned for its cuisine, its cosmopolitan style and the beauty of its harbour. There are many excellent pubs and restaurants in the town, as well as a wide range of art and craft shops. What better place to learn a craft, or take a break.
