monday 17th april Monster Mash Workshop with illustrator Sarah Whelan 11:00am | €10 Come along and get involved with this spectacularly scary workshop. This is the perfect workshop to let your creativity go wild! Illustrator Sarah Whelan will host this workshop and will be encouraging everyone to get creative and create their own marvelous monster or curious creature. This is a great chance to make some crazy collages of all types of monsters. This workshop is suitable for ages 6+, duration 90 mins.
Title: A Monster Calls 1pm | €4 A visually spectacular drama based on the hugely popular book by Patrick Ness follows 12-year-old Conor dealing with his mother’s illness, a less-thansympathetic grandmother and bullying classmates. Conor finds a most unlikely ally when a Monster appears at his bedroom window. Ancient, wild, and relentless, the Monster guides Conor on a journey of courage, faith, and truth.
visual arts Without the words: An exhibition of works by members of Illustrators Ireland sat 4th march - sat 22nd april | mckenna gallery and children’s gallery Without the Words is an exhibition inspired by a line from Emily Dickinson’s well loved poem Hope is the Thing with Feathers as well as Laureate na nÓg PJ Lynch’s “The Big Picture”. While Dickinson reminds her readers to always have hope, Lynch promotes visual storytelling and the power of imagination. Imagination and hope make a powerful combination. In most circumstances an illustrator will respond to a brief which is communicated either through written or spoken word. As supporters of visual literacy Illustrators Ireland propose to tell our visual stories, putting the pictures first- without the words. Here we tell our stories; visually stimulating the imagination to respond by creating an individual narrative, not a prescribed story. With over 50 members’ work on exhibition, we invite you to find your own narratives within the original works, create your own stories from the pieces. It is your turn to respond to our brief; we invite everyone to sing the tune without the words.
Drop in for a free guided tour of Without the Words Illustrators Ireland exhibition and for some fun illustration activities for all ages.
Animagination Festival A weekend inspired by Illustration, Animation, and Books! Animagination is back! Now in its third year, we’ve got an even more action packed schedule for you to enjoy from screenings to workshops, there is something for all the family.