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Comhairle Ceantair an Iúir, Mhúrn agus an Dúin
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council

Clár Geimhridh – Earraigh
na nEalaíon agus Cultúir
Arts & Culture Winter –
Spring Programme

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AGEING
ULSTER
ORCHESTRA
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agus Ard Mhacha Theas
Serving Down
and South Armagh
Clár Geimhridh - Earraigh na nEalaíon agus Cultúir Arts & Culture Winter - Spring Programme - Down Arts Centre
Welcome                                                     DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME January–April 2020

                                                                                   Seo chugaibh eagrán na bliana úir de chlár                           Welcome to the New Year,
                                                                                   Ealaíon, Cultúir agus Iarsmalainne de chuid                          new season edition of the Arts,
                                                                                   Chomhairle Ceantair an Iúir, Mhúrn agus                              Culture and Museum programme
                                                                                   an Dúin don séasúr nua. Sa bhroisiúr seo                             for Newry, Mourne and Down District
                                                                                   gheofar eolas faoi na beo-léirithe, ranganna,                        Council. This brochure contains live
                                                                                   ceardlanna, léachtanna, taispeántais, agus                           performances, classes, workshops,
                                                                                   imeachtaí ar leith a bheith ar siúl fud fad                          talks, exhibitions and special events
                                                                                   an cheantair ó Eanáir go hAibreán.                                   across the district from January – April.

                                                                                   Tá sé lán d'imeachtaí siamsaíochta atá                               It is packed full of entertainment
           An Comhairleoir                                                         oiriúnach don teaghlach ar fad le linn                               events for the entire family over the
           Searlaí Ó Cathasaigh                                                    míonna gheimhridh nó earraigh. Léiríonn                              winter/spring months. It highlights
           Cathaoirleach                                                           sé tiomantas na Comhairle dá chinntiú go                             the Council’s commitment to
                                                                                   gcuirfear ar fáil do chách atá ina chónaí,                           ensuring that we offer all who live,
           Chairperson,                                                            nó a n-oibríonn, nó a dtugann cuairt ar                              work and visit the district as many
           Councillor                                                              an cheantar an oiread sin deiseanna le plé                           opportunities as possible to engage
           Charlie Casey                                                           leis na healaíona agus leis an chultúr.                              with arts and culture.

                                                                                                                                                      Front cover image: Les Marguerites by Diane Lyness

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DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME January–April 2020                Performance

David Meade                                              Ronnie Greer
Catch Meade if You Can
                                                         Blues guitar legend, Ronnie        DATE:

                                                                                                                    Performance
                                                         Greer returns to Down Arts         Saturday 18 January
                                                         Centre with his powerhouse
Brand new show for 2020!           DATE:		                                                  TIME:
                                   Saturday 11 January
                                                         band, featuring some of the        8pm (bar available
Described across the world as
                                                         finest musicians in the country.   from 7pm)
“Jaw Dropping” and “Hilarious”,
                                   TIME:                 Expect a night of blues,
Northern Ireland’s record          8pm                                                      PRICE:
                                                         roots, and a little jazz-based
breaking Mind Reader Meade is                                                               £12 / £10 concession
                                                         music, played with style and
back on home soil to blow your     PRICE:
                                                         conviction by some of the
mind in his most interactive       £23                                                      VENUE:
                                                         best in the business.              Down Arts Centre
show yet. You simply have
                                   VENUE:
to see this show to believe                              “This is a magnificent band,
                                   Down Arts Centre
it. David is the first mentalist                         of world class.” Blues in
to win a million dollars in a                            Britain Magazine
Las Vegas casino, he’ll blow
                                                         “Greer, the doyen of Irish blues
your mind as he does the
                                                         guitar” allaboutjazz.com
impossible live on-stage.
This sell out show will be a
night to remember that your
whole family will enjoy.
Can YOU catch him out?

                                                                                                           2—3
Clár Geimhridh - Earraigh na nEalaíon agus Cultúir Arts & Culture Winter - Spring Programme - Down Arts Centre
Performance              DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME January–April 2020

              Beatles: The Studio Years Live                           The Fureys
              The Beatles stopped playing       DATE:                  After three previous sell-out      DATE:
Performance

              shows in 1966, entering what’s    Friday 24 January      concerts, legends of Irish         Friday 7 February
              known as ‘The Studio Years’.                             music and song, The Fureys -
                                                TIME:                  renowned for their hit songs,      TIME:
              These were some of their most
                                                8pm (bar available                                        8pm (bar available
              creative years, during which                             ‘I Will Love You’, ‘When You
                                                from 7pm)                                                 from 7pm)
              time they released iconic                                Were Sweet 16’, ‘The Green
              albums such as ‘Sgt. Pepper’s     PRICE:                 Fields of France’, ‘Red Rose       PRICE:
              Lonely Hearts Club Band’,         £12 / £10 concession   Café’, ‘Steal Away’ and more,      £25
              ‘The White Album’,’ Abbey Road’                          return to Down Arts Centre.
              and ‘Let It Be’. Notable songs    VENUE:                                                    VENUE:
                                                Down Arts Centre
                                                                       The Fureys have been               Down Arts Centre
              like ‘All You Need is Love’,                             entertaining audiences
              ‘Hey Jude’, ‘Here Comes the                              worldwide for 42 years.            PRESENTED BY:
              Sun’, ‘While My Guitar Gently                            Audiences that have included       Joe McCadden
              Weeps’ and ‘Lucy in the Sky                              former Australian Prime
              with Diamonds’ sit alongside                             Minister, John Howard, former
              some hidden gems.                                        Irish President, Mary McAleese
                                                                       and the late Pope John Paul,
              This nine piece ensemble
                                                                       while Tony Blair has publicly
              from Belfast (fronted by Donal
                                                                       stated his favourite peace song
              Scullion), takes you on a                                of all time is the Fureys’, ‘Green
              journey through the music                                Fields of France’. President
              from this exciting period in                             Michael D Higgins also
              the history of one of the                                attended their last concert
              biggest bands of all time.                               in the National Concert Hall.
              Beautiful orchestrations,
              soaring harmonies are                                    Expect a great night of music,
              passionately performed by                                song and stories.
              multi-instrumentalists.
Clár Geimhridh - Earraigh na nEalaíon agus Cultúir Arts & Culture Winter - Spring Programme - Down Arts Centre
DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME January–April 2020                   Performance

Jake O’Kane: Walking the Line                           Micky Bartlett – Love it!
Jake O’Kane’s new show          DATE:		                 Following a sell-out show at        DATE:

                                                                                                                     Performance
sees Northern Ireland’s most    Saturday 15 February    The Ulster Hall and his third       Friday 21 February
popular comic once again                                tour of Australia, Micky Bartlett
                                TIME:                                                       TIME:
cast his caustic eye over the   8pm (bar available
                                                        is going on tour with his smash     8pm (bar available
events of the last year. As     from 7pm)               hit show ‘Love It!’.                from 7pm)
always, nothing and no-one
                                PRICE:                  A regular feature on BBC NI         PRICE:
are beyond attack as Jake
                                £22.50                  (The Blame Game, Monumental)        £14
continues his sixth year of
                                                        with appearances on BBC
sell-out tours.
                                VENUE:                  Scotland and BBC Radio 4,           VENUE:
Jake’s show is a heady mix      The Great Hall,         Lurgan man, Micky Bartlett          Down Arts Centre
                                Downshire Estate
of video, photos and general                            might just be able to move out
                                                                                            PRESENTED BY:
mayhem as he picks apart our    PRESENTED BY:           of his mum’s house...and he’s       Shine
dysfunctional society, ably     David Hull Promotions   only 32.
supported by the talented                                                                   GUIDANCE:
                                GUIDANCE:               Divulging more hilarious
Terry McHugh.
                                                        secrets that most people
If you’ve already seen Jake                             wouldn’t tell their priest,
perform, you’ll be back for                             Micky takes you through the
more; if you’ve yet to catch                            journey of his own head. Strap
him live, don’t wait too long                           in, you’re going to love it!
to book as his shows sell-out
extremely quickly.

                                                                                                            4—5
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Performance              DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME January–April 2020

              Seefin                                                   Neil Delamere: End of Watch
              Seefin is a string trio who       DATE:		                Fresh from a sell-out tour,       DATE:
Performance

              compose inventive, unexpected     Saturday 22 February   star of BBC’s the Blame Game,     Sunday 1 March
              blends of music, with a unique                           Fighting Talk and the Newsquiz,   and Sunday 8 March
                                                TIME:
              feel that’s infused with the                             Neil Delamere returns to
                                                8pm (bar available                                       TIME:
              influences and rich colours       from 7pm)
                                                                       Down Arts Centre with a           8pm (bar available
              of Irish and European styles.                            brand-new show.                   from 7pm)
                                                PRICE:
              With glimmers of classical,                              Time waits for no man,
                                               £12 / £10 concession                                      PRICE:
              traditional and an improvisatory                         especially one trying to buy      £22.50
              feel of jazz, Seefin create a    VENUE:                  a watch. Things always get
              music without boundaries.        Down Arts Centre        complicated.                      VENUE:
                                                                                                         Down Arts Centre
              Informed by land and                                     “You’ll be hard pressed to
              seascapes encountered on their                           find a more gifted comic at       PRESENTED BY:
              wanderings, their music elicits                          the Fringe.” *****                The Lisa Richards
              the freedom to linger and savour                         The Scotsman                      Agency
              open spaces and isolation. The
                                                                       “One lean, mean, comedy,          GUIDANCE:
              group features the distinctive
                                                                       killing machine.” *****
              musical talents of Brendan
                                                                       The Herald
              Popplestone (guitar and vocals),
              Sherry Robinson (cello) and
              Niall Lynch (violin).

                TO BOOK CALL:
                028 4461 0747
Clár Geimhridh - Earraigh na nEalaíon agus Cultúir Arts & Culture Winter - Spring Programme - Down Arts Centre
DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME January–April 2020                  Performance

Dream, Sleep, Connect                                      Ruby!
A bold new comedy by                DATE:		                Following on from its critically    DATE:

                                                                                                                        Performance
c21 Theatre Company about           Friday 6 March         acclaimed sell out run last year,   Friday 13 March
disconnection in the digital                               Little Willow Productions is
                                    TIME:                                                      TIME:
world – Dream, Sleep,               8pm (bar available
                                                           proud to return with ‘Ruby!’,       8pm (bar available
Connect takes a timely ‘swipe’      from 7pm)              a play written by Michael           from 7pm)
at online dating and appoholics.                           Cameron and featuring Libby
                                    PRICE:                 Smyth as Ruby Murray.               PRICE:
Chris is working on a               £12 / £10 concession                                       £15
technological solution for the                             Belfast born Ruby Murray
Irish border under the beady        VENUE:                 was one of the most popular         VENUE:
eye of his boss, Lucy, when he      Down Arts Centre       singing stars in the world in       Down Arts Centre
realises he has no one to invite                           the 1950s, becoming the only
                                    PRESENTED BY:                                              PRESENTED BY:
to the office do. He joins Tinder   c21 Theatre Company    recording artist in history         Little Willow
only to find he’s met his match                            to have five songs in the Top       Productions
in more ways than one…                                     Twenty in the same week.
                                                           Behind the triumphs however,        GUIDANCE:
But before long, Chris begins
                                                           a darker story was unfolding in
to ask the ultimate question:
                                                           Ruby’s life. This intimate drama
Who is watching who?
                                                           enthralled audiences on its
Written by Rosemary Jenkinson                              debut run.
and directed by Stephen Kelly.
                                                           Please note the play
                                                           contains strong language
                                                           and adult themes.

                                                                                                               6—7
Clár Geimhridh - Earraigh na nEalaíon agus Cultúir Arts & Culture Winter - Spring Programme - Down Arts Centre
Performance              DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME January–April 2020

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                                                                           DO
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              Kieran Goss & Annie Kinsella                              Give My Head Peace Live
              Veteran Irish songwriter,         DATE:		                 The Gang are back! After last       DATE:
Performance

              Kieran Goss and singer, Annie     Saturday 14 March       year’s completely sold out tour,    Saturday 21 March
              Kinsella released their debut                             Ulster’s two most dysfunctional
                                                TIME:                                                       TIME:
              duo album, ‘Oh, the Starlings’    8pm (bar available      families return to the stage with   8pm (bar available
              on 1st March 2019.                from 7pm)               a brand-new show. It will have      from 7pm)
                                                                        your favourite characters, mad
              Goss has long been considered     PRICE:                  plots, lots of jokes, up-to-the-    PRICE:
              one of Ireland’s greatest         £22.50                                                      £22.50
                                                                        minute topical satire and
              songwriters. Together with
                                                VENUE:
                                                                        superb stand-up comedy
              Annie Kinsella, who has joined                                                                VENUE:
                                                Down Arts Centre        from Tim McGarry.                   Down Arts Centre
              him on stage on his recent
              tours, they have enchanted                                A firm favourite with local
                                                PRESENTED BY:                                               PRESENTED BY:
              audiences with their live         David Hull Promotions   audiences. If you haven’t been      David Hull Promotions
              performances and won rave                                 before find out why audiences
              reviews.                                                  come back year after year.
              With songs, stories and                                   Don’t miss it!
              harmonies that transport the
              listener to another world, this                           Show contains adult references.
              is music from the heart, for                              Responsibility for allowing
              the heart.                                                under 12s to view lies with the
                                                                        accompanying adult.
              A show to make you laugh and
              cry - A show to move you with
              its honest beauty - A show not
              to be missed!
Clár Geimhridh - Earraigh na nEalaíon agus Cultúir Arts & Culture Winter - Spring Programme - Down Arts Centre
DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME January–April 2020                Performance

Mrs Jones’ Diary                                        In the Name of the Son
presented by Rozlyn Sheridan
                                                        This exciting new play            DATE:

                                                                                                                   Performance
                                                        chronicles the extraordinary      Saturday 4 April
Join marvellous Mrs Jones        DATE:		                life of The Guildford Four’s,
in this uninhibited, unruly      Friday 27 March                                          TIME:
                                                        Gerry Conlon, following his       8pm (bar available
and outrageous story of her
                                 TIME:                  release from prison in 1989.      from 7pm)
colourful life!
                                 8pm (bar available
You’ve laughed at her in smash   from 7pm)              Who will ever forget the TV       PRICE:
hit comedy shows, ‘It’s Wine                            images of a wild-eyed, fist-      £16 / £14 concession
O’Clock’ and ‘Nobody Puts Bernie PRICE:                 pumping man, storming up to
in a Corner’. Now she’s back with £16                   a bank of microphones outside     VENUE:
her own laugh-out-loud, feel                            The Old Bailey, proclaiming       Down Arts Centre
good, one woman show!             VENUE:
                                                        to the world, “I am a totally
                                 Down Arts Centre                                         PRESENTED BY:
Recently widowed, Mrs Jones                             innocent man!”                    Green Shoot
smokes too much and drinks       PRESENTED BY:                                            Productions
too much with a tendency to                             The story of what happened
                                 Rozlyn Sheridan
say whatever comes into her                             next and what kind of man that
mind. Hashtag no filter!         GUIDANCE:              emerged from 14 years of soul-
She embraces everything from                            destroying imprisonment, is
motherhood, men, menopausal                             simply the stuff of legend.
pitfalls, weight gain, wedding
night jitters and the joy                               Written by Gerry’s lifelong
of friendship.                                          friend, Richard O’Rawe and
If you fancy a sing-a-long                              Martin Lynch, the play explores
or a spot of Bonanza Bingo                              triumph of the human spirit
then join us in this                                    over extreme adversity.
high energy, hilariously                                A great story of hope.
funny comedy, featuring
music through the decades!
                                                                                                          8—9
Clár Geimhridh - Earraigh na nEalaíon agus Cultúir Arts & Culture Winter - Spring Programme - Down Arts Centre
Performance               DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME January–April 2020

              Ulster Orchestra:                                        Poems on a Sunday Afternoon
              On Your Doorstep
                                                                       As always, our Sunday session       DATE:
Performance

                                                                       offers a welcoming space to         Sunday 26 April
              Join musicians from the           DATE:
                                                Saturday 18 April
                                                                       share your work - poem, story
              Ulster Orchestra and renowned                                                                TIME:
                                                                       or song- or the work of a           2.30pm – 4.30pm
              pianist, Ivan Ilić for a
                                                TIME:                  favourite poet or author.
              wonderful evening of music –
                                                8pm (bar available                                         PRICE:
              the perfect herald to spring!     from 7pm)              Featured Reader:
                                                                       Linda McKenna
              Ivan Ilić is a champion of the
                                                PRICE:
              composer, Anton Reicha, a         £12 / £10 concession   Her debut collection will           VENUE:
              contemporary of Beethoven’s,                             be published by Doire Press         Down Arts Centre
              and whose Piano Concerto is a     VENUE:                 in March 2020. Originally
              hidden gem of classical music.    Down Arts Centre       from Dublin but living in           PRESENTED BY:
                                                                       Downpatrick for over 20 years,      Castle Ward Arts
              This performance will             PRESENTED BY:                                              & Crafts and Down
              feature a very special            Ulster Orchestra       Linda started writing about
                                                                                                           Arts Centre
              arrangement of the Piano                                 four years ago and has had
              Concerto for small ensemble;                             poems published in a number
              the perfect introduction to                              of journals including, ‘Crannóg’,
              orchestral music in a relaxed                            ‘The Honest Ulsterman’,
              and intimate setting. So,                                The North’, ‘Poetry Ireland
              indulge your curiosity at this                           Review’. She won the Seamus
              unmissable night!                                        Heaney Award (2018) for new
                                                                       writing and the 2018 Red
                                                                       Line Book Festival poetry
                TO BOOK CALL:                                          competition.

                028 4461 0747
Exhibitions               DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME January–April 2020

              Outsider Artist

              Painting is something that I’ve always felt I wanted to do.             DATE:
Exhibitions

              For me it’s a meditation and release, a way of escaping from            Friday 10 January –
              everyday life. When focused on creating it feels natural                Saturday 1 February
              and the work is made quickly whilst delving deeper into the             TIME:
              intuitive aspects of art. As I paint, time will pass by in a flash      During Centre
              without me noticing.                                                    opening hours

              My method usually begins with abstract mark making, either in           PRICE:
              my sketch book or painting directly on to the canvas. Rather than
              making purely premeditated compositions, I seek images and ideas
              that are intuitively generated from abstraction. I’ve developed an
                                                                                      VENUE:
              energetic, explorative and risk-taking way to create which is fast,
                                                                                      Down Arts Centre
              fun and free. I am excited by spontaneity during the painting
              process. I mainly use acrylic paints as this medium dries rapidly       ARTIST:
              and can be used with acrylic gel medium for collage, built up           Simon Bradley
              in layers or scraped away when wet and rubbed off with water.
              Occasionally I later use isopropyl alcohol to reveal surprises and
              aspects that previously dried under layers.
              I enjoy the interplay of abstraction and realism to communicate
              a story or idea. By using expressively charged brush strokes, colour,
              tone and texture I allow the painting to flow and lead the way to
              the finished composition.
DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME January–April 2020                  Exhibitions

Annual Photographic                                    Arts Council of
Exhibition                                             Northern Ireland
                                                       Recent acquisitions

                                                                                                                   Exhibitions
By Northern Ireland
Photographic Association
                                                       This exhibition is drawn from   DATE:
                                                       the Collection of the Arts      Friday 6 March –
The members of the              DATE:
                                                                                       Saturday 4 April
Northern Ireland Photographic   Friday 7 February –    Council of Northern Ireland.
Association present their       Saturday 29 February   Many of the artists in the      TIME:
work for display - a mixture                           Collection have national and    During Centre
                                TIME:                  international reputations.
of monochrome and colour -                                                             opening hours
                                During Centre
having been selected by three   opening hours
                                                       The works in this exhibition
                                                       will include some of the best   PRICE:
distinguished photographers
from over 500 entries from      PRICE:                 examples of contemporary
camera club members                                    art by artists from Northern    VENUE:
throughout the country.                                Ireland. The artworks have      Down Arts Centre
                                VENUE:
                                                       been created by both emerging
                                Down Arts Centre
The prints are mounted and in                          and established artists and     ARTIST:
50x40cm frames from a varied                           the exhibition will include     Various
                                ARTIST:
set of genre - landscape,       Various                photographic work, painting,
portrait, sport, architecture                          printmaking and silver.
and nature to name but a few.
Feedback on the work on
display is welcome.

                                                                                                  12 — 13
Exhibitions              DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME January–April 2020

              Valerie Giannandrea McKeag

              "In 2017 I travelled around the stunning land and coastline     DATE:
Exhibitions

              of Northern Ireland creating paintings for a solo show, and     Friday 10 April –
              noticed many buildings from different primary industries        Saturday 2 May
              (quarries, textile and wood mills) as well as derelict farm
              buildings and equipment and decided this would be my next       TIME:
              project. Often times, I would be interrupted by locals who      During Centre
              would tell me about the building and surroundings, and          opening hours
              I came to understand how much these industries had
                                                                              PRICE:
              been at the centre of local communities".

                                                                              VENUE:
                                                                              Down Arts Centre

                                                                              ARTIST:
                                                                              Valerie
                                                                              Giannandrea
                                                                              McKeag
DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME January–April 2020          Workshops & Classes

Tai Chi for All                      Dance First                            Draw and Paint
                                     Think Later
This class involves fluid and                                               A class to assist and encourage
slow body and mind exercises                                                the absolute beginner as well
                                     Attributed to Samuel Beckett.          as those already more familiar
to develop mindfulness and
movement skills. You will learn      Experience a different and             with drawing and painting.
                                     beneficial lunchtime break.            Beginning with the basics of
a short form of Yang Style Tai Chi
                                     The aim is to relax your mind,         drawing you will learn techniques
and an energy-based practice,        gently exercise your body and
called Qigong, that will develop                                            to form the basis of your painting,
                                     put a smile on your face.
your body, balance, coordination,                                           moving onto mixing colours and
                                     Ashley Ray, an experienced Irish       working towards a finished piece.
strength, and awareness.             Set and French Bal Folk dancer,

                                                                                                                    Workshops & Classes
This class is suited to adults of                                           Materials to bring to the first
                                     will offer weekly tuition in Irish
all ages interested in body-mind                                            session include HB pencil, rubber,
                                     and French traditional group and
practices to develop a greater       couple dances.                         sharpener and sketchbook.
sense of wellbeing and fitness.                                             Advice will be given on any
                                     Ashley will teach at most two
                                                                            other materials and paint needed
                                     simple dances each week and
                                     time permitting, an opportunity        for the rest of the course.
DATE:
Friday 10 January                    to repeat at subsequent classes.
for 6 weeks &                        No experience, nor partner,            DATE:
Friday 28 February                   needed, just wear comfortable          Monday 20 January
for 6 weeks                          shoes and clothes.                     for 10 weeks
                                     To book contact Ashley on
TIME:                                                                       TIME:
                                     028 4484 1444 or text 077 3672 7001.
10.30am – 11.30am                                                           7pm – 9pm
& 12noon – 1pm
                                     DATE:		                                PRICE:
PRICE:                               Monday 13 January for 5 weeks          £55 / £50 concession
£26/ £24 concession (per session)    & Monday 2 March for 5 weeks
                                     TIME:                                  VENUE:
VENUE:                                                                      Down Arts Centre
                                     11.30am – 12.30pm
Down Arts Centre
                                     PRICE:                                 TUTOR:
TUTOR:                               £20 (or £5 per session)                Vincent McDonnell
Michael Bean
                                     VENUE:
                                     Down Arts Centre
                                     TUTOR:
                                     Ashley Ray

                                                                                                       14 — 15
Workshops & Classes                  DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME January–April 2020

                      Intermediate                             Silver Jewellery                   Tai Chi
                      Dressmaking
                                                               Each participant will be taught    Tai Chi is a gentle flowing exercise
                                                               traditional jewellery making       which aims to enhance the body's
                      This class is aimed at those             techniques such as piercing,       intrinsic energy system. The main
                      who are familiar with using              soldering, rolling, annealing      benefits are relaxation and physical
                      their own sewing machine                 and filing. If you have attended   and mental balance. As well as this,
                      and can therefore thread it              previous workshops this is a       Tai Chi works on strengthening
                      up and wind a bobbin.                    great opportunity to build         the core and is a cardiovascular
                      All patterns will be provided            on the skills that you have        exercise. At its basis, Tai Chi
                      and different techniques will            already gained.                    promotes physical and mental
Workshops & Classes

                      be taught - how to do buttonholes,                                          well-being through focusing the
                                                               Copper sheet provided.
                      insert zips and use stretchy                                                practitioner on the individual
                                                               Sterling silver to be purchased
                      fabrics. Please bring along                                                 moves and creating a sense
                                                               by each participant.
                      your own sewing machine.                                                    of truly being in the moment.
                                                                                                  As the nature of the movement is
                      DATE:		                                  DATE:		                            slow and gentle, Tai Chi is suitable
                      Tuesday 21 January                       Tuesday 21 January
                                                                                                  for all regardless of age or ability.
                      for 12 weeks                             for 12 weeks

                      TIME:                                    TIME:                              DATE:
                      6.30pm – 9pm                             10am – 1pm                         Tuesday 21 January
                                                                                                  OR
                      PRICE:                                   PRICE:                             Thursday 23 January for 10 weeks
                      £75 / £70 concession                     £125 / £115 concession
                                                                                                  TIME:
                      VENUE:                                   VENUE:                             Tuesdays 12.30pm – 1.30pm
                      Down Arts Centre                         Down Arts Centre                   OR
                                                                                                  Thursdays 6.30pm – 7.30pm
                      TUTOR:                                   TUTOR:
                      Naomi Whan                               Diane Lyness                       PRICE:
                                                                                                  £40 / £35 concession

                                                                                                  VENUE:
                                                                                                  Down Arts Centre

                                                                                                  TUTOR:
                        TO BOOK CALL:                                                             Petesy Burns

                        028 4461 0747
DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME January–April 2020          Workshops & Classes

Painting                              Silver Jewellery                      Pottery
                                      Making Workshop
This painting course is aimed                                               Learn how to work with clay using
at both beginners and those                                                 hand-building techniques such
who have some experience of           Suitable for beginners with no        as slab work, pinch pots, coiling,
acrylic painting. The sessions        previous jewellery experience,        using formers and more. Create
will cover essentials such as basic   this exciting course will include     unique pieces from pots, figures,
equipment and materials, getting      a traditional and contemporary        animals and bowls, all supported by
started, choosing subject matter,     approach to jewellery making and      figurative artist, Sandra Robinson.
composition, colour, perspective,     design. You will be guided through
still life and landscape. A list of   the basics of annealing, cutting,
                                                                             DATE:
                                      soldering, doming, texturing and

                                                                                                                     Workshops & Classes
materials needed is available at                                             Wednesday 22 January
www.downartscentre.com                the use of safe enamelling to build for 10 weeks
in ‘downloads’.                       towards a little jewellery collection.
                                                                            TIME:
                                      Course tutor, Karen Daye-             10.30 – 12.30am
DATE:		                               Hutchinson, owner of Ghost            OR
Tuesday 21 January                    & Bonesetter Jewellery, is a          7pm – 9pm
OR                                    multimedium artist who exhibits
Thursday 23 January                                                         PRICE:
                                      nationally and internationally
for 10 weeks                                                                £85 / £80 concession
                                      and is winner of many awards
TIME:                                 and commissions.                      VENUE:
7pm – 9pm                                                                   Down Arts Centre
                                      DATE:
PRICE:                                                                      TUTOR:
                                      Tuesday 21 January for 12 weeks
£55 / £50 concession                                                        Sandra Robinson
                                      TIME:
VENUE:                                7pm – 9pm
Newcastle Centre                      PRICE:
                                      Tuesday £90 / £85 concession
TUTOR:
                                      VENUE:
Martin McParland
                                      Down Arts Centre
                                      TUTOR:
                                      Karen Daye–Hutchinson

                                                                                                        16 — 17
Workshops & Classes              DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME January–April 2020

                      I Have A Story                         Painting                             Acrylic Painting
                      In Me ……….
                                                             Learn the main principals of         This established course is
                                                             drawing, colour theory and           aimed at both beginners and
                      You’ve heard it a thousand times,      composition to help improve your     those who have some experience
                      maybe even said it yourself…           paintings, guided by figurative      of acrylic painting. The sessions
                      “I have this great idea for a                                               will cover essentials such as basic
                                                             artist, Sandra Robinson. Sandra is
                      children’s book…” but that’s                                                equipment and materials, getting
                                                             a full-time artist working in both
                      as far as it gets! Life gets in                                             started, choosing subject matter,
                                                             painting and ceramics from her       composition, colour, perspective,
                      the way and the story never            studio in Belfast. She graduated     still life and landscape. A list
                      gets told, and if you don’t tell       with a first-class honours at the    of materials needed is available
                      your story, who is going to?           University of Ulster and completed   at www.downartscentre.com in
Workshops & Classes

                      No one – that’s who!                   an MA at the Royal College of Art.   ‘downloads’.
                      So why not let published
                      author and artist, Kieron Black help
                                                             DATE:		                              DATE:
                      you get your story from daydream       Wednesday 22 January                 Wednesday 22 January
                      to thumbnail sketch to workable        for 10 weeks                         for 10 weeks
                      plot, all fleshed out with crazy
                      characters, impossible scenarios       TIME:                                TIME:
                      and fantastic landscapes in            2pm – 4pm                            7pm – 9pm
                      a workshop that really tells
                                                             PRICE:                               PRICE:
                      a story.                               £55 / £50 concession                 £55 / £50 concession

                      DATE:		                                VENUE:                               VENUE:
                      Wednesday 22 January                   Down Arts Centre                     Down Arts Centre
                      for 10 weeks
                                                             TUTOR:                               TUTOR:
                      TIME:                                  Sandra Robinson                      Martin McParland
                      1.30pm – 3.30pm

                      PRICE:
                      £45 / £40 concession

                      VENUE:
                      Down Arts Centre

                      TUTOR:                                                                        TO BOOK CALL:
                      Kieron Black
                                                                                                    028 4461 0747
DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME January–April 2020        Workshops & Classes

Creative Writing                      Beginners                            Thursday Singers
Workshop                              Dressmaking                          Farewell Winter -
                                                                           Hello Spring!
These workshop-based classes          This course is aimed at those who
are designed to support those         have no dressmaking skills and
who wish to explore and develop       those who need help in using a       This class is suitable for
their writing skills. They will       sewing machine.                      beginners as well as singers with
cover topics such as writers’                                              some experience of group singing.
                                      You will be taught how to read a
tools and sources, character                                               All songs are taught by ear and
                                      pattern and understand what all
and plot, as well as looking at a                                          you may find it useful to bring a
                                      the symbols mean. Your tutor will
variety of styles including short                                          smart phone or recording device to
                                      provide all the patterns and you

                                                                                                                   Workshops & Classes
stories, scriptwriting and poetry.                                         aid learning. We sing a wide range
                                      will experiment with different
Opportunities to experiment with                                           of songs from world folk to pop.
                                      garments to gain the confidence to
different types of writing will be    be able to make your own clothes.
provided to enable participants to    Please bring along own sewing        DATE:
find and enhance their own writer’s   machine or if you don’t have one     Thursday 23 January
voice. Whether for fun or with        please enquire at time of booking    for 10 weeks
a view to publication, this course    and one maybe available.
aims to find ways to unlock                                                TIME:
                                                                           2pm – 4pm
imagination and to develop
                                      DATE:
a greater awareness of the craft.     Thursday 23 January                  PRICE:
                                      for 12 weeks                         £40 / £35 concession
DATE:
Wednesday 22 January                  TIME:                                VENUE:
for 10 weeks                          10.30am – 1pm                        Down Arts Centre

TIME:                                 PRICE:                               TUTOR:
7pm – 9pm                             £75 / £70 concession                 Laura Plummer
                                                                           www.lauraplummer.com
PRICE:                                VENUE:
£45 / £40 concession                  Down Arts Centre

VENUE:                                TUTOR:
Down Arts Centre                      Naomi Whan

TUTOR:
Dr Catherine Kelly

                                                                                                      18 — 19
Workshops & Classes                 DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME January–April 2020

                      Crochet:                                Ossia Guitar                         Sewing Club
                      Improvers
                                                              In a relaxed and informal            During the 10 weeks students
                                                              setting, all students will gain      will be working on a wide variety
                      This inspiring course is ideal for      valuable playing experience          of individual projects. Some may
                      intermediate crocheters who are         whilst having fun. A perfect         choose to make bags, cushions,
                      confident with the basics of crochet    option for all beginner guitarists   clothing or soft toys etc.
                      but who now want to take their          seeking a fun-based learning         Feel free to come along with
                      crochet knowledge to new creative       programme. All aspects of            some of your own individual
                      levels. You will learn the next         guitar playing will be touched       sewing project ideas and discuss
                      steps to many classic techniques        upon, from basic rhythms to          with tutor, Naomi at the first class
                      including textures, crochet flowers,
Workshops & Classes

                                                              fundamental finger style.            and she will be on hand to help you
                      leaves, squares, circles, edgings and
                                                                                                   develop and achieve your sewing
                      finishing techniques. There will be
                                                              DATE:		                              wishes. This class suits all levels
                      original patterns to work on and        Thursday 23 January                  of ability and teaches you lots
                      although the course will follow a       for 10 weeks
                                                                                                   of new skills in a fun and
                      schedule, the teaching is flexible,
                                                              TIME:                                relaxed environment.
                      allowing you to go at your own pace.
                                                              6.30pm – 7.30pm (Beginners)
                                                              7.30pm – 8.30pm (Improvers)          DATE:
                      DATE:		                                                                      Friday 24 January
                      Thursday 23 January                     PRICE:                               for 10 weeks
                      for 12 weeks                            £45 / £40 concession
                                                                                                   TIME:
                      TIME:                                   VENUE:                               10.30am – 1pm
                      7pm – 9pm                               Down Arts Centre
                      PRICE:                                                                       PRICE:
                      £60 / £55 concession                    TUTOR:                               £50 / £45 concession
                                                              Paul McMordie
                      VENUE:                                                                       VENUE:
                      Down Arts Centre                                                             Down Arts Centre
                      TUTOR:
                      Lucinda Guy                                                                  TUTOR:
                                                                                                   Naomi Whan
DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME January–April 2020        One Day Workshops

Wednesday           Metal Embossing                                       Three Little Birds
Singers Sing Winter
                    This popular workshop is                              In this specialised workshop,
Into Spring!        a great introduction to the art                       participants will have an
                                       of metal embossing.                introduction into the various
                                                                          wires available, their qualities
This class is suitable for more        Participants will learn the        and what to look for when
experienced singers who are used to    hand embossing techniques          sourcing wire. You will learn
singing parts and can hold a harmony   used to shape and texture the      how to prepare recycled wire
line. All songs are taught by ear.     metal, different ways to colour    and how to achieve various
Singers are expected to do around      and patina the metals and how      patinas through experimenting
30 minutes of practice at home
                                       to mount and frame their           with everyday ingredients.

                                                                                                                  One Day Workshops
each week between classes so you
                                       finished piece.
will need to bring your smart phone                                       Then we will be making three
with a recording App or some other     The different tools that are       very sweet, little birds while
recording device to the sessions.      used include many from around      learning helpful techniques for
We sing a wide range of songs          the home.                          working in wire. At the end of
from world folk to pop.                                                   the workshop we will dip these
                                                                          little ones in a solution that will
                                       DATE:
                                                                          oxidise the copper and give it an
DATE:		                                Saturday 25 January
                                                                          aged effect. Finally, we will mount
Wednesday 26 February                  TIME:
for 6 weeks
                                                                          them on driftwood branches
                                       10am – 4pm                         attached to wooden plinths.
TIME:
                                       PRICE:
7.30pm – 9.30pm
                                       £45 / £40 concession
PRICE:                                                                    DATE:
                                       (materials and lunch included)
£25 / £20 concession                                                      Saturday 1 February
                                       VENUE:
VENUE:                                 Down Arts Centre                   TIME:
Down Arts Centre                                                          10am to 4pm
                                       TUTOR:
TUTOR:                                 Lindy McMahon
Laura Plummer                                                             PRICE:
www.lauraplummer.com                                                      £40 / £35 concession
                                                                          (materials and lunch included)

                                                                          VENUE:
                                                                          Down Arts Centre

                                                                          TUTOR:
                                                                          Joy Gray

                                                                                                      20 — 21
One Day Workshops                  DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME January–April 2020

                    Calligraphy                             Tiffany Glass                          Natural Soap
                                                            Workshop                               Making Workshop
                    Modern calligraphy is free and
                    very easy to do as you can influence
                    it with your own handwriting. We        Create a cute fox light catcher        If you are interested in making
                    will use both ink and white paper       and learn the skills needed for        your own handmade soap using
                    and, in the afternoon, metallic         copper-foiled glass. Qualified tutor   only 100% natural ingredients,
                    colours on a dark background.           and glass artist, Irene McBride        then this hands-on workshop is
                                                            of Discovery Glass will teach all      for you. Tutors, Pamela Mawhinney
                                                            the stages from cutting glass to       and Irene Gourley from local
                    DATE:		                                 soldering your finished piece.         business Naturally Soap, will teach
                    Saturday 8 February
                                                            An enjoyable day working with          you the ancient craft of soap-
One Day Workshops

                    TIME:                                   beautiful glass. Please wear shoes,    making using the traditional cold
                    10am – 4pm                              not sandals, covered legs and          process method. The basic skills
                                                            don’t forget to bring an apron.        taught will enable you to go home
                    PRICE:                                                                         and make your own soap with ease.
                    £45 / £40 concession                                                           All materials will be provided,
                    (materials & lunch included)            DATE:
                                                            Saturday 22 February                   however, it is recommended that
                    VENUE:                                                                         attendees bring their own apron.
                    Down Arts Centre                        TIME:
                                                            10am – 4pm
                                                                                                   DATE:
                    TUTOR:                                                                         Saturday 29 February
                    Jacquie Brachi                          PRICE:
                                                            £45 / £40 concession
                                                            (materials & lunch included)           TIME:
                                                                                                   10am – 12.30pm
                                                            VENUE:
                                                            Down Arts Centre                       PRICE:
                                                                                                   £25 / £20 concession
                                                            TUTOR:                                 (materials included)
                                                            Irene McBride, Discovery Glass
                                                                                                   VENUE:
                                                                                                   Down Arts Centre

                                                                                                   TUTOR:
                                                                                                   Irene Gourley & Pamela Mawhinney

                      TO BOOK CALL:
                      028 4461 0747
DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME January–April 2020           One Day Workshops

Traditional                           Woven                                 Silver Stacking Rings
Stone Carving                         Willow Hare
                                                                            Spend a day of fun in the
                                                                            workshop and create silver stacking
Participants will learn the basics    In this exciting workshop you         rings. Each participant will be
of stone carving using locally        will create a basic willow hare       taught traditional jewellery making
sourced sandstone and specialist      using random weave techniques.
tooling. Drawing equipment is                                               techniques such as piercing,
                                      In this willow sculpture workshop,    soldering, rolling, annealing
provided which also forms an
                                      Clive Lyttle from Welig Heritage      and filing, enabling them to design
important part of the class.
Stencils and templates are provided   Crafts will guide you through the     and make a beautiful piece of
but free hand and new design          creation of your piece. All tools     jewellery to take home.
work is encouraged before carving     and materials are provided.

                                                                                                                    One Day Workshops
commences. Participants will be       No previous experience necessary.
assisted individually in the design                                         DATE:
and carving of their stone tablet                                           Saturday 21 March
                                      DATE:
and make ready for internal or
                                      Saturday 14 or Saturday 28 March      TIME:
exterior display.
                                                                            10am – 4pm
Participants can aim to achieve       TIME:
a relief carved emblem or design      10am – 5pm                            PRICE:
with some lettering using                                                   £60 / £55 concession
traditional methods. There will       PRICE:                                (materials and lunch included)
also be an opportunity to work        £60 / £55 concession
on 2D and 3D designs.                 (materials & lunch included)          VENUE:
Students can bring along an idea                                            Down Arts Centre
of their own however, templates       VENUE:
                                      Down Arts Centre                      TUTOR:
and information will be made
available to everyone.                                                      Diane Lyness
                                      TUTOR:
                                      Clive Lyttle, Welig Heritage Crafts
DATE:
Friday 6 & Saturday 7 March
TIME:
10am – 4pm
PRICE:
£130 / £125 concession
(materials and lunch included)
VENUE:
Down Arts Centre
TUTOR:
Marc Kelly
                                                                                                        22 — 23
One Day Workshops                   DOWN ARTS SEASON PROGRAMME January–April 2020

                    Easter Flower                            Bees Wax Wraps                           Arm Knitting
                    Arranging                                and Body Butter
                                                                                                      Learn to arm knit yourself a
                                                                                                      super cozy blanket.
                    Create your own festive Easter           Join Gwen Earnshaw, beekeeper
                    floral art arrangements in this          and owner of the botanical skincare      Perfect for beginners, arm knitting
                    one-day workshop with Elizabeth          and soy candle company, The              without needles is the simplest
                    Rea and learn basic flower               Honeysuckle Bee and Me, and learn        and most satisfying form of giant
                                                             how to make and take home your           knitting there is. With the most
                    arranging skills for traditional         own natural gentle beeswax balm          gorgeous merino wool in a trendy
                    and contemporary design.                 for dry skin and also a set of eco-
                    Suitable for beginners and                                                        colour of your choice, and in just a
                                                             friendly beeswax food wraps.
                    those with more experience.                                                       few hours, you will go home super
One Day Workshops

                                                             This wonderful, gentle and
                                                                                                      chuffed with your blanket!
                                                             multipurpose beeswax balm is
                    DATE:		                                  especially moisturising and protective
                    Saturday 4 April                         for hands, nails or any other very dry   DATE:
                                                             skin areas needing some extra love.      Saturday 25 April
                    TIME:                                    Eco beeswax wraps are an attractive,
                    10am – 3pm                               plastic free alternative to food bags    TIME:
                                                             and cling film for wrapping and          10am – 12 noon
                    PRICE:                                   storing food in. We will be making
                    £45 / £40 concession                                                              PRICE:
                                                             a set of three sizes. They can be
                    (materials included)                                                              £60 /£55 concession
                                                             washed and reused for months.
                                                                                                      (materials included)
                    VENUE:                                   This fun and relaxing session
                    Down Arts Centre                         requires no previous experience.         VENUE:
                                                             All equipment and refreshments           Down Arts Centre
                    TUTOR:                                   are included.
                    Elizabeth Rea                                                                     TUTOR:
                                                                                                      Adele Brown
                                                             DATE:
                                                             Saturday 18 April
                                                             TIME:
                                                             10.30am – 3.30pm
                                                             PRICE:
                                                             £45 / £40 concession
                                                             (materials and lunch included)
                                                             VENUE:
                      TO BOOK CALL:                          Down Arts Centre

                      028 4461 0747                          TUTOR:
                                                             Gwen Earnshaw
IMPORTANT
                                                                        INFORMATION
                                                                        Concessions:
                                                                        Performance and
                                                                        Adult Classes/Workshops:
                                                                        Concessionary tickets apply
                                                                        to children under 16, fulltime
                                                                        students, people over 60, those
                                                                        claiming unemployment benefit
                                                                        or registered disabled. Proof
                                                                        of status will be required.

                                                                        Special Assistance:
                                                                        Down Arts Centre is wheelchair
Kids Pottery classes Illustration                                       accessible with a lift to all levels of
                                                                        the building, low level access at the
                                                                        box office and allocated wheelchair
                                                                        spaces in the auditorium. Disabled
Join DAC’s tutor to create       Drawing is great fun, drawing          patrons can avail of a complimentary
sculptural forms, animal pots,   well is even better and everyone       ticket for an escort if they require
explore texture and impressing   can do it - all that is needed is      one. Please notify staff of any special
in clay, make relief tiles and   an encouraging word or a nudge         requirements you may have when
                                 (smudge!) in the right direction.      purchasing tickets.
coil or pinch pots.
                                 Get guidance in the techniques
                                 of pencil, pen and ink, watercolour,   Booking Information:
DATE:		                          acrylic, even felt-tips or crayons     – Tickets for performances may be
Saturday 25 January              if you like – anything to get that       booked by phoning 028 4461 0747
for 8 weeks                      idea out of your head and on to          and in person at Down Arts Centre.
                                 the page. Join author, artist and      – Tickets cannot be reserved
AGE RANGE:
                                 illustrator, Kieron Black for this       without payment.
4–      from 11am – 12noon
6yrs                             fun workshop aimed directly at         – Tickets will be held by the box
 7–
                                 the younger artist and get that          office and available to pick up
11yrs   from 12.30pm – 2pm       creativity unleashed!                    before or on the night of the event.
                                                                        – Should you request posting,
PRICE:                                                                    a £1 postage and administration
                                 DATE:
4–                               Tuesday 4 February
                                                                          fee will be applied.
        £35
6yrs
                                 for 8 weeks                            – Tickets cannot be exchanged
 7–                                                                       or refunded.
11yrs   £40
                                 AGE RANGE:                             – Latecomers cannot be admitted.
                                  9–
                                                                        – All information is correct at time
VENUE:                           11yrs                                    of print.
Down Arts Centre                                                        – Down Arts Centre reserves
                                 TIME:                                    the right to change or cancel
TUTOR:                           4pm – 6pm                                events or refuse admission.
Aine McKenna
                                 PRICE:
                                 £60

                                 VENUE:                                   For full terms and
                                 Down Arts Centre                         conditions visit
                                 TUTOR:
                                                                          www.downartscentre.com
                                 Kieron Black                             or contact the Box Office
                                                                          on 028 4461 0747 to
                                                                          request a hard copy.

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