28/05/2026
An Introduction to Abstraction // A weekend workshop with Artist Nuala Clarke // Saturday June 28th & Sunday June 29th // 10:00 - 16:00
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/skillsets/2204721
We are delighted to welcome back Artist Nuala Clarke to Flux Studios to teach a weekend painting workshop exploring the world of abstraction. If you have ever had a desire to paint abstractly but don't know how to go about it, this class lays the groundwork with practical exercises in a relaxed, and experimental atmosphere.
In this workshop we will take a look at our own preferences, connect to ourselves through the senses and find ways to make non-figurative work infused with personal vision. Abstraction is a means of noting that which has no fixed physical form. Colour, shape, texture and the ineffable can be combined to make an object which expresses that which has no words. Most people have important relationships with colour – we will be taking a deep look at our own preferences.
This course is for all levels, no experience of working abstractly or with water based media is necessary.
Some materials will be provided, though a small materials list will be sent to each participant.
This class is open to all levels.
Course Fee: €270
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An Introduction to Abstraction // A weekend workshop with Artist Nuala Clarke – SKILLSETS, Digital Court, Rainsford St, Sat 27 Jun 2026 - Sun 28 Jun 2026 - An Introduction to Abstraction // A weekend workshop with Artist Nuala Clarke // Saturday June 28th & Sunday June 29th // 10:00 - 16:00 ....
08/05/2026
Na Ranganna Irish classes ag FLUX for Culture Date with Dublin 8!
Na Ranganna are free Irish language classes and immersive workshop experiences organised by a coalition of Dublin Gaelgeoirs and Irish language enthusiasts from diverse backgrounds and made possible by FLUX Studios.
Join us for a Culture Date in Dublin 8 with one of our volunteer múinteoirí, Amano de Londra Miura.
Amano is a professional singer, writer and creative practitioner who approaches culture, community and care through the lens of traditional song. In this 90 minute workshop Amano will guide you towards singing traditional songs as Gaeilge while exploring the themes, dialects and vocabulary within them. Beidh an coinne cultúrtha seo go hiomlán dátheangach - this culture date will be completely bilingual with no prior knowledge of Irish/ an Ghaeilge required.
Expect to feel more curious and confident with an Ghaeilge on departure!
Bígí linn i FLUX.
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01/05/2026
WE’RE HIRING → Event Facilitator + Operations
We’re looking for someone to help run events and keep Flux moving ⚡️
You’ll be working across:
– Exhibitions
– Workshops
– Openings
– Hires
From setup to close.
This is a hands-on role — supporting installs, facilitating events, managing the space, and keeping things running in real time.
Part organiser, part host, part problem-solver.
We’re looking for someone who is:
– Organised but adaptable
– Good with people
– Up for evenings + weekends
– Interested in artist-led / DIY culture
📍 Dublin (on-site)
⏱ Part-time (approx 25 hrs, scope to grow)
💸 Paid (DOE)
📩 Send a Cover Letter & CV to [email protected]
🗓 Deadline: May 10
Flux is a shared creative & social space — things move, evolve, and are shaped by the community who use it.
If that sounds like your kind of environment, get in touch x
21/04/2026
INTRODUCTION TO SIGNWRITING // A WEEKEND WORKSHOP WITH VANESSA POWER (SIGNS OF POWER) // APRIL 25 + 26 // 10:00 - 17:00
Join us in April for an exciting new workshop in the traditional art of signwriting! In this 2 day workshop, experienced sign painter Vanessa Power will teach traditional sign writing lettering styles and techniques giving participants the skills to create their very own hand painted signs.
She starts with teaching block lettering and brush strokes, continually improving brush control, technique and consistency, with participants gaining confidence every step of the way over the two days working towards completing their own sign on a piece of wood to take home.
Course Fee: €295
* Materials Provided
Your Tutor:
Vanessa Power, also known as Signs of Power, is an Irish lettering artist who specialises in custom lettering, word-based murals and hand-painted signs. Her vibrant style acts as a bridge between the traditional craft of sign painting and the arresting aesthetic of the pop art movement. Attracting commissions for Jameson, LinkedIn, Kildare Village, and a myriad of other national and international brands.
21/04/2026
Introduction to Signwriting // A Weekend Workshop with Vanessa Power (Signs of Power) // April 25 + 26 // 10:00 - 17:00
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/skillsets/1991925
Join us in April for an exciting new workshop in the traditional art of signwriting! In this 2 day workshop, experienced sign painter Vanessa Power will teach traditional sign writing lettering styles and techniques giving participants the skills to create their very own hand painted signs.
She starts with teaching block lettering and brush strokes, continually improving brush control, technique and consistency, with participants gaining confidence every step of the way over the two days working towards completing their own sign on a piece of wood to take home.
Course Fee: €295
* Materials Provided
Your Tutor:
Vanessa Power, also known as Signs of Power, is an Irish lettering artist who specialises in custom lettering, word-based murals and hand-painted signs. Her vibrant style acts as a bridge between the traditional craft of sign painting and the arresting aesthetic of the pop art movement. Attracting commissions for Jameson, LinkedIn, Kildare Village, and a myriad of other national and international brands.ww.signsofpower.com
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Introduction to Signwriting // A Weekend Workshop with Vanessa Power (Signs Of Power) – SKILLSETS, Digital Court, Rainsford St, Sat 25 Apr 2026 - Sun 26 Apr 2026 - Introduction to Signwriting // A Weekend Workshop with Vanessa Power (Signs of Power) // April 25 + 26 // 10:00 - 17:00 Join us in Apr...
11/04/2026
The Art of Figure Drawing // A Weekend Workshop with Artist Sahoko Blake // Saturday April 18th & Sunday April 19th // 10:00 - 16:00
BOOK HERE - https://www.tickettailor.com/events/skillsets/2023149
SKILLSETS is delighted to welcome back artist Sahoko Blake for a Figure Drawing Weekend Workshop this April! Over 2 days and working with a live model, students will develop the skills and techniques essential in life drawing.
Each session will start with warm up sketches and gestural short poses. We will look at Skeletal and Head drawing systems, as well as focus on anatomical drawing lessons. Composition and drawing with paint will also be covered under the expert guidance of the artist. This short course is suitable for beginners and also those looking to develop their skills and techniques.
Course Fee: €260
* Materials Provided
About the Artist:
SAHOKO BLAKE is originally from Tokyo, Japan. Where she already had a distinguished career as an underwater camera woman, artist and teacher to her credit prior to moving to Ireland 25 years ago.
Her paintings and drawings of sea creatures and animal skulls comes from a deep contemplation passion for the natural world, and no more so than in her ‘ Bog Bodies’ a collection of paintings and drawings of these remarkable finds in the Irish Bogs. Here she again skillfully portrays with a rich tonality the humanity of these bodies that have lain pressed in the peat for thousands of years.
Sahoko has exhibited extensively in Ireland and abroad, including The National Gallery of Ireland, Gormleys, The Royal Ulster Gallery, RHA Banquet & RHA Annual exhibitions.
Sahoko is a tutor on advanced drawing courses at National Gallery of Ireland since 2007 as well as life drawing classes in Alexandra college, South Dublin ETB Colleges and Royal Hibernian Academy.
https://www.fluxdublin.ie/courses/the-art-of-figure-drawing
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The Art of Figure Drawing // A Weekend Workshop with Artist Sahoko Blake – SKILLSETS, Digital Court, Rainsford St, Sat 18 Apr 2026 - Sun 19 Apr 2026 - Figure Drawing // A Weekend Workshop with Artist Sahoko Blake // Saturday April 18th & Sunday April 19th // 10:00 - 16:00 SKILLSETS is delighte...
04/04/2026
PAINTING & OBSERVATION: PORTRAITURE & FIGURE PAINTING FROM LIFE //
A 6 WEEK COURSE WITH ARTIST BRÍD HIGGINS NÍ CHINNÉIDE //
STARTS WEDNESDAY APRIL 15 //
10:00 - 13:00
Skillsets is delighted to welcome back artist Bríd Higgins Ní Chinnéide to teach a new 6 week course focusing on painting from life.
This is an oil painting from life course with a live model present for each class.
Each pose in this course will be for 2 weeks and each pose will have a different focus, for example focusing on the structure of the face, hands, drapery, colour, etc.
The course will include demonstrations and guidance from the artist, as well as an opportunity to paint faces, hands and clothing from life.
The exercises will concentrate on quick responses to anatomical form and colour as well as discussions about the various decisions to be made in creating a strong composition. Bríd will also offer guidance on the use of oil paints and materials.
This course is open to all but will most benefit people with some painting experience to hone their observation and alla prima oil painting skills. We welcome returning students from Brid’s previous courses at the same time.
Class will run from 10:00 until 13:00 every Wednesday morning for 6 weeks.
28/03/2026
Painting & Observation: Portraiture & Figure Painting From Life // A 6 Week Course with Artist Bríd Higgins Ní Chinnéide // Starts Wednesday April 15 // 10:00 - 13:00
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/skillsets/2113584
Skillsets is delighted to welcome back artist Bríd Higgins Ní Chinnéide to teach a new 6 week course focusing on painting from life.
This is an oil painting from life course with a live model present for each class.
Each pose in this course will be for 2 weeks and each pose will have a different focus, for example focusing on the structure of the face, hands, drapery, colour, etc.
The course will include demonstrations and guidance from the artist, as well as an opportunity to paint faces, hands and clothing from life.
The exercises will concentrate on quick responses to anatomical form and colour as well as discussions about the various decisions to be made in creating a strong composition. Bríd will also offer guidance on the use of oil paints and materials.
This course is open to all but will most benefit people with some painting experience to hone their observation and alla prima oil painting skills. We welcome returning students from Brid’s previous courses at the same time.
Class will run from 10:00 until 13:00 every Wednesday morning for 6 weeks.
Course Fee: €280
* Some materials will be provided, though a small materials list will be sent to each participant.
https://www.fluxdublin.ie/courses/painting-observation
Your Tutor:
Bríd Higgins Ní Chinnéide trained at the St Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts in Russia. She was a Sky Portrait Artist of the Year semi-finalist. She is a current recipient of the Dean Arts Studios residency and she exhibits regularly.
www.bridhc.ie
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