Category Archives: The Art Hand
Sand Art 2019!
Hi all, here are the latest solo artworks created by Sean Corcoran on The Copper Coast this year. The weather hasn’t been ideal due to the rain creating a lot of surface water on the beaches so the sand has … Continue reading
Posted in environmental art, Sand Art, Sean Corcoran, The Art Hand, The Copper Coast
Tagged art, artist, bunmahon, cliffs, Copper Coast, Landscape, Sand art, Sean Corcoran, seascape, The Art Hand, The Copper Coast, waterford
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Film Premiere, Saturday Art Club, WORDS Event, Recreate, Kids Art Classes, The Magical Forest, Mosaic and Book school projects.
News Update; The world première screening of our documentary ‘Spraoi Unseen’ has been scheduled for Saturday 21st of February at 8pm in Garter Lane Arts Centre. Tickets are FREE but are in short supply. We are advising people to put … Continue reading
Words Bash, Promenade Festival, Mosaic, Saturday Art Club, Stained Glass and more…
It’s been a rollercoaster ride here at The Art Hand over the last few weeks. The recent Words Bash was an overwhelming success with record attendance for our 1 year birthday celebration of the performance night. The next Words event … Continue reading
Posted in Miranda Corcoran, Mosaic, Sean Corcoran, The Art Hand
Tagged Art Parties, environmental art, Mosaic, Promenade Festival, Stained Glass, Words Bash
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News Update from The Art Hand…
We’re back in full swing with a variety of creative activities for all ages from kids art classes and performance to film editing and stained glass. Kids; Looking forward to welcoming all our young students who start back next week … Continue reading
Posted in Art Party, Film Editing, Kids Art, Stained Glass, Storm Christine, The Art Hand, words, writers group
Tagged Art Course, bunmahon, childrens art, Event, film, film production, Ireland, kids art project, Landscape, Sean Corcoran, seascape, Stained Glass, The Copper Coast, waterford
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The Words Zine, Down the Ladder, Stained Glass, Imagine, Map and Guide
This weeks update from The Art Hand The next event for the WORDS writers group performing @ The Art Hand is November 6th at 7.45pm. On the night we will unveil the first issue of THE WORDS ZINE, a self … Continue reading
Group Discount
Fancy a Creative Holiday with your friends for a few days at The Art Hand? We have found that participants on our intensive Art Courses often have friends with similar interests. To encourage and reward small groups we have introduced … Continue reading
Posted in Art Course, Art School, The Art Hand
Tagged Accommodation, bunmahon, Chalet, Creative Holiday, Discount, Group, Self catering, Special Offer, The Copper Coast, Vouchers, waterford
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Our first International Tutor, Ruby Clover from the States.
Based in Chicago, Ruby Clover brings her new course to The Art Hand this summer. She will show participants how to create a family heirloom box to treasure forever. It’s a three-day course starting on the 4th of July, the … Continue reading
Posted in Ruby Clover, The Art Hand
Tagged artist, Box, Boxes, Decoupage, Family Heirloom, Painted Wood, Tutor
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Edible Art!
Here’s what two of our tutors, Patrick and Pamela had to say about our Launch day; The grand opening of the Art Hand, the new art school on the Waterford coast, was celebrated on Saturday… a truly great success… and … Continue reading
Posted in art, Launch, Pamela Silin-Palmer, The Art Hand
Tagged bunmahon, bunny, Cakes, colour, edible art, Ireland, rabbit, The Copper Coast, waterford
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Our Launch Day
Our official Launch took place on St. Patrick’s Day (March 17th, 2012). Miranda and I were astounded at the turnout with between 300 and 400 people visiting us throughout the day. I’ve never seen a traffic jam on the Copper … Continue reading
Posted in Event, Launch, The Art Hand
Tagged bunmahon, Ireland, The Copper Coast, waterford
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We’re officially open!
Wow, what a turnout! Between 300 and 400 people squeezed through our door throughout the course of the day for our Launch party on St. Patrick’s Day. THANK YOU all, we are overwhelmed!
Posted in art, The Art Hand, The Copper Coast, Waterford
Tagged Art Course, Event, Launch, Opening
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The Art Hand Launch…all are welcome
Please join us this coming Saturday, March 17th (Saint Patrick’s Day) to celebrate the official launch of The Art Hand. Maybe we can entice you with Coffee and Cakes or maybe you’d prefer something a bit stronger!? We’re a new … Continue reading
Posted in Event, The Art Hand, The Copper Coast, Waterford
Tagged Ceramics, drawing, Launch, painting, Photography, Stained Glass
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Press Release
Press Release Launch of The Art Hand, March 16 & 17, 2012 The Art Hand is a new art school that runs intensive and challenging art courses in painting, photography, film-making, stained glass, ceramics and more. It is located … Continue reading
Posted in art, Art School, Bunmahon, The Art Hand, Waterford
Tagged Edith Collier, Event, Launch, Press Release, The Copper Coast
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What’s The Art Hand all about?
Artistic Director Sean Corcoran in conversation as he drives along The Copper Coast to the door of The Art Hand, explaining about the kind of courses we run, the accommodation we offer and our location. Hi Mum!x
Posted in art, The Art Hand, The Copper Coast, Waterford
Tagged cliffs, Ireland, Sean Corcoran
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Before and After
Don’t rush past as you might just miss us! It took four years for planning permission and one year for construction. Can you even tell the difference? Oh yeah, a chimney! When we tell people we have a grass roof … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, The Art Hand, The Copper Coast, Waterford
Tagged art school, bunmahon, cliffs, Grass Roof
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Our New Lifedrawing Tutor Ger Kennedy
The latest artist to join The Art Hand team is the experienced lifedrawing tutor Ger Kennedy. Her intensive weekend course starts on June 14th and is currently booking. Full details of her course are HERE. Below is a small selection … Continue reading
Posted in Art Course, Ger Kennedy, Lifedrawing, The Art Hand
Tagged art, artist, drawing, Ger Kennedy, Ireland, painting, waterford
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A tour of The Art Hand
Welcome to The Art Hand and a quick tour with Artistic Director, Sean Corcoran;
Posted in Art School, Sean Corcoran, The Art Hand, Waterford
Tagged art, bunmahon, Ireland, Miranda Corcoran, Mosaic, The Copper Coast, waterford
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Unknown Schoolboy of Bunmahon. Help us to identify him…
We are looking for help to identify many people and places around Bunmahon in Waterford that were captured by New Zealand artist Edith Collier in 1915. There is a documentary film currently being made by a New Zealand film crew … Continue reading
Posted in Bunmahon, Edith Collier, Michael Heath, Painting, Stephen Latty, The Art Hand
Tagged artist, Ireland, New Zealand, The Copper Coast, waterford
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Encaustic Painter Lora Murphy will be Waxing Lyrical at The Art Hand
We are delighted to announce that Lora Murphy, the talented Encaustic Artist is joining The Art Hand’s team of tutors with an exciting new course that involves painting with wax. The course is called Waxing Lyrical and is scheduled for … Continue reading
Posted in art, Art Course, Encaustic, Lora Murphy, The Art Hand, Wax
Tagged artist, Ireland, paint, painting, waterford
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Sculptural Ceramicist Adele Stanley joins The Art Hand
Welcome onboard to Adele Stanley who joins the team of tutors at The Art Hand. Adele has created a course called Transform it that starts early June. Everyday objects will be moulded, transformed and fired in our kiln to create … Continue reading
Posted in Adele Stanley, Art Course, Ceramics, The Art Hand
Tagged artist, clay, Ireland, mould making, plaster, sculpture, waterford
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New Zealand film crew coming to Bunmahon…
The Art Hand is pleased to announce that to coincide with its official opening in March there will be a documentary film created in Bunmahon called ‘Village by the Sea’ about New Zealand artist Edith Collier’s time spent here in … Continue reading
Posted in Bunmahon, Film Making, Ireland, Michael Heath, New Zealand, Stephen Latty, The Art Hand
Tagged artist, film, Landscape, The Copper Coast, waterford
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Botanical Painter to teach at The Art Hand
Yanny Petters is joining us at The Art Hand with an intensive three-day course starting this May. The Course is called ‘Drawing from Nature’ and it will give participant the opportunity to work with an extremely talented artist using the … Continue reading
Posted in Botanical Drawing, illustration, Painting, The Art Hand, The Copper Coast, Yanny Petters
Tagged Art Course, artist, bunmahon, cliffs, coast, flowers, Ireland, plants, waterford
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Cartoonist joins the team at The Art Hand
We are excited to announce that Fintan Taite, the award-winning Cartoonist and Illustrator is to be a tutor at The Art Hand. He will be presenting his challenging new course starting this May. Based in Dublin, Fintan has had over … Continue reading
Posted in Cartoon, Drawing, Fintan Taite, illustration, The Art Hand
Tagged animation, art, Art Course, artist, digital art, painting
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Two new Tutors for The Art Hand
We are delighted to welcome two new tutors to The Art Hand, Aoife Banville and Emily Robyn Archer who between them will be presenting an interesting art course called ‘Collections’. Aoife and Emily are contemporary artists who work in a … Continue reading
Posted in Aoife Banville, Drawing, Emily Robyn Archer, Photography, The Art Hand
Tagged animation, Art Course, Collections, installation, The Copper Coast, waterford
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Paint the Irish Coast with Patrick Palmer
On this exciting new course artist Patrick Palmer will bring participants on excursions from The Art Hand to some of his favourite spots along the scenic area that is called The Copper Coast. Working mainly outdoors to capture the Land, … Continue reading
Posted in Painting, Patrick Palmer, The Art Hand
Tagged Art Course, artist, bunmahon, En plein air, Ireland, Landscape, Oil Painting, seascape, The Copper Coast, waterford
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New Course by Pamela Silin-Palmer
Flora, Fauna, Fantasy and Illusion Decorative Painting with Pamela Silin-Palmer Pamela will instruct participants in the age-old tradition of Trompe L’oeil to create the optical illusion of imagery appearing in three dimensions. We are delighted to have such a highly … Continue reading
Posted in Pamela Silin-Palmer, The Art Hand
Tagged Art Course, furniture, Ireland, oil, painting, The Copper Coast, Tropme l'oeil, waterford
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Two New Tutors for The Art Hand
We are pleased to announce that two new tutors will be joining the team here at The Art Hand. Husband and wife, both painters, Patrick Palmer and Pamela Silin-Palmer will be presenting some exciting new courses in the coming months. … Continue reading
Posted in Painting, Pamela Silin-Palmer, Patrick Palmer, The Art Hand
Tagged artist, Artists, Ireland, painting, The Copper Coast, waterford
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Happy Christmas from The Art Hand
The shortest day of the year, 2011.
Stained Glass
Here is a selection of Stained Glass designed and made by Sean Corcoran. If you’d like to learn how to design and make your very own Stained Glass we run an intensive 3 day weekend course here at The Art … Continue reading
Posted in Sean Corcoran, Stained Glass, The Art Hand
Tagged Art Course, bunmahon, Ireland, Mosaic, painting, technology, The Copper Coast, waterford
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The Art Hand Building
Posted in Architecture, The Art Hand
Tagged Grass Roof, Ireland, The Copper Coast, waterford
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Aerial view of The Art Hand
Posted in The Art Hand, The Copper Coast
Tagged Aerial view, bunmahon, cliffs, Ireland, Landscape, waterford
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Welcome to The Art Hand
Hello and Welcome to The Art Hand Blog. We’re busy planning things for next March when we will open our doors with a Bang! Stay Tuned..
