Tag Archives: Sean Corcoran
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
Art Courses in Stained Glass, Mosaic and Batik..
We are delighted to introduce a new range of weekend art courses for adults in Mosaic, Stained Glass and Batik. The courses take place this January, February and March and they range in price from €120 to €330. All materials … Continue reading
Posted in art, Batik, Mosaic, Stained Glass
Tagged adult art course, art, art classes, Art Course, Batik, Classes, Course, Ireland, Mosaic, Sean Corcoran, Stained Glass
Price-list of currently available Stained Glass
We are delighted to offer for sale a selection of newly designed Stained Glass by the artist Sean Corcoran. Sean is the artistic director of The Art Hand in Bunmahon on Waterford’s Copper Coast. While many of you will know … Continue reading
Posted in Sean Corcoran, Stained Glass, Waterford
Tagged art, artist, bunmahon, colour, Copper Coast, Ireland, SALE, Sean Corcoran, Stained Glass, The Art Hand, The Copper Coast, waterford
SISTERS film selected for Waterford Film Festival
Join us for the Waterford Premiere of the film SISTERS in Garter Lane Arts Centre at the opening night of the Waterford Film Festival (Friday November 4th, reception at 7pm, screening at 8pm). The film was filmed at The Art … Continue reading
Posted in Film Making, Sean Corcoran, SISTERS
Tagged Angela Mulcahy, bunmahon, cliffs, Copper Coast, Copper Coast Productions, Event, film, film production, Garter Lane Arts Centre, Ireland, Keith Currams, Photography, Rachel Stern, Sean Corcoran, seascape, The Art Hand, The Copper Coast, Victoria Hamersley, waterford, Waterford Film Festival
Stained Glass Course with Sean Corcoran
We’re pleased to announce that we will run a 3 day weekend course in stained glass with Sean Corcoran on November 18th, 19th and 20th. Sorry for the short notice and there are just 4 available places. If you’d like … Continue reading
Posted in Adult Art Classes, Sean Corcoran, Stained Glass
Tagged art classes, Art Course, artist, Ireland, Sean Corcoran, Stained Glass, The Art Hand, The Copper Coast, waterford
Here’s a new short film that’s just been released by Lighthouse Films about a recent sand art assignment Sean Corcoran undertook in the UK at the Spittal Seaside Festival in Northumberland. The film features fantastic aerial footage by Sky Vantage … Continue reading
Brass Band Beach Art
The Art Hand teams up with City Of Waterford Brass to bring you a performance with a difference on Stradbally Cove for the Comeraghs Wild Festival. This is an experimental collaboration that will involve Beach Art being made by a … Continue reading
Six days on Spittal Beach
Sean Corcoran was recently commissioned to create sand art for the Spittal Seaside Festival in Northumberland, England. He kept an online diary of the assignment by posting regular updates to social media. We have brought all his posts together in … Continue reading
Posted in Beach Art, Sand Art, Sean Corcoran
Tagged art, artist, Artists, Beach Art, Berwick upon Tweed, cliffs, colour, Contemporary, Dance, drawing, environmental art, Event, film, film production, L.S Lowry, Landscape, Laura Jane Jenkins, Lighthouse Films, Moonbow, Northumberland, performance, Salmon, Sand art, Sean Corcoran, seascape, Sky Vantage Productions, Spittal, Spittal Seaside Festival
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The WORDS Event at the Copper Coast Geopark Visitors Centre
The WORDS Event is a spoken word night hosted by The Art Hand that takes place on the first Wednesday of every month at different locations on The Copper Coast. On Wednesday June 1st the event will take place in … Continue reading
Posted in open mic, poetry, words
Tagged comedy, Copper Coast, Event, Ireland, open mic, poetry, prose, Sean Corcoran, Storytelling, The Art Hand, The Copper Coast, Tramore, waterford, Words, writers
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Environmental Art Open Day
We are delighted to announce that we will be hosting an Environmental Art Open Day on The Copper Coast on Saturday, June 18th. Try some Beach Art and take part in a Rock Art Relay. Bring along some personal mementos … Continue reading
Posted in Beach Art, Mosaic, Sean Corcoran
Tagged art, art classes, art school, artist, bunmahon, childrens art, cliffs, Copper Coast, environmental art, Event, Ireland, kids art project, kilmurrin Cove, Memorial, Mosaic, Photography, Rock Art Relay, Sean Corcoran, The Art Hand, The Copper Coast, waterford
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‘The Magical Tree’ collaborative mosaic unveiled
The official unveiling of ‘The Magical Tree’ mosaic took place in Saint John of Gods school in Waterford city recently. Well done to the 268 kids involved and all the teachers and staff at the school. The project was facilitated … Continue reading
Posted in Mosaic, School Mosaic, Sean Corcoran
Tagged art classes, art school, artist, bunmahon, childrens art, colour, Event, Ireland, kids art project, Launch, Mosaic, primary school, primary schools art, Sean Corcoran, Teachers Art Workshops, The Art Hand, The Copper Coast, waterford
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‘SISTERS’ film premiere in Dublin
The world premiere of the film SISTERS took place in Dublin recently at the Trinity College Technology and Enterprise Centre. The film was filmed at The Art Hand and along The Copper Coast. It stars the extremely talented Victoria Hamersley, … Continue reading
Posted in Film Making, Film Premiere, film production, Short Film
Tagged Angela Mulcahy, ATRL, Copper Coast, Dónal O'Flynn, director, Dublin, Event, film, film production, Ireland, Orlaith Hamersley, Producer, Rachel Stern, Sean Corcoran, The Art Hand, The Copper Coast, Those Sensible Shoes, Trinity College, Victoria Hamersley, waterford, Writer
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‘SISTERS’ film goes to Dublin
We are delighted to announce that the film ‘SISTERS’ has been selected for screening at the March on Films Festival which will be held in Dublin in ATRL (part of Trinity College School of Drama, Film and Music) on April … Continue reading
Posted in film production, Short Film, The Copper Coast
Tagged Angela Mulcahy, bunmahon, cliffs, Copper Coast, Copper Coast Productions, film, film production, Ireland, Keith Currams, Landscape, March on Films, Orlaith Hamersley, Rachel Stern, Sean Corcoran, seascape, SISTERS, The Art Hand, The Copper Coast, Those Sensible Shoes, Victoria Hamersley, waterford
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ROCK ART RELAYS with The Art Hand…
An exciting new group activity is available on Tramore Beach and along The Copper Coast. ROCK ART RELAYS consist of making large designs with rocks in the sand by passing rocks from one to another like a relay race! Teamwork … Continue reading
Posted in Beach Art, Land Art, Sand Art, Sean Corcoran
Tagged bunmahon, Copper Coast, drawing, environmental art, Event, Ireland, primary schools art, School Tours, Sean Corcoran, The Art Hand, Tramore, waterford
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OM KALI Sand Art and Mantra Film
This film features Sand Art by Sean Corcoran and a Sanskrit Mantra by Cheryl Beer. It was filmed on Bunmahon Beach at the heart of The Copper Coast in Waterford, Ireland, on November 25th, 2015. This was the full moon … Continue reading
Posted in art, Film Making, mantra, Sean Corcoran
Tagged Beach Art, bunmahon, Bunmahon Beach, Cheryl Beer, om kali, Sand art, Sanskrit Mantra, Sean Corcoran, The Copper Coast
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Adult Art Weekend Courses
A full range of adult art weekend courses are now available at The Art Hand including Stained Glass, Coloured Glass Window Boxes, Mosaic, Batik Lampshade Design and Collage. Learn a new skill in an enjoyable and creative atmosphere. Full details … Continue reading
Amazing Beach Artwork in Waterford launches Cycle Against Suicide
Well that’s the headline in the Irish Examiner this week….We’re delighted that national media are picking up on the message we’re trying to spread. The Waterford artist Sean Corcoran along with 28 volunteers created the drawing on the beach in … Continue reading
Confessions of a Beach Artist
Our artistic director Sean Corcoran has a confession to make… “I’m currently consumed by beach art. When I can help it I live by the tides rather than by the time or day. Low tide is such a wonderful thing. … Continue reading
Posted in Beach Art, Rock Art, Sand Art, Sean Corcoran
Tagged art, art classes, Artists, bunmahon, cliffs, Collaborative Art, Confessions, Copper Coast, Cycle Against Suicide, drawing, environmental art, Event, Ireland, Landscape, Sean Corcoran, seascape, The Art Hand, The Copper Coast, Tramore, waterford
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Stained Glass Courses
The future of the Stained Glass industry is in safe hands with these 4 talented students from Dublin, Athlone, Cork and Waterford who recently took part in an intensive weekend course with Sean Corcoran at The Art Hand. Each made … Continue reading
Posted in Adult Art Classes, Sean Corcoran, Stained Glass
Tagged art, art classes, Art Course, art school, bunmahon, colour, Mosaic, Sean Corcoran, Stained Glass, The Art Hand, The Copper Coast, waterford
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The Promenade Festival
Happy Birthday to us! The Art Hand celebrated it’s 3rd year in business on Saint Patrick’s Day. No rest though as we spent the day on a guerrilla marketing campaign for The Promenade Festival for which Sean Corcoran is the … Continue reading
Posted in Happy Birthday, Saint Patrick's Day, The Promenade Festival
Tagged art classes, art school, bunmahon, childrens art, Event, Ireland, kids art project, Miranda Corcoran, Promenade Festival, Saturday Art Club, Sean Corcoran, The Art Hand, The Copper Coast, Tramore, waterford, Words, Words Event
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SAFE SPRAY PAINT
A simple, effective and safe way to teach colourful spray painting. Loose your inhibitions, it’s fun! Ideal for Tags, Stencils, Large Collaborative Pieces or Graffiti. We have introduced this technique to our Kids Classes and Teacher Training workshops. Don’t panic! … Continue reading
Posted in Kids Art Classes, Safe Spray Painting, Teacher Art Training
Tagged Art Course, art school, Art to Music, bunmahon, childrens art, Collaborative Art, colour, Graffiti, Ireland, kids art project, Miranda Corcoran, painting, primary schools art, Sean Corcoran, Stencils, Tags, Teachers Art Workshops, The Art Hand, The Copper Coast, waterford
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Teachers Art Training Workshops
Below are some pictures from a recent Teacher Training workshop in full swing here at The Art Hand. We have now extended the popular ‘Get Creative and Pass it on’ course with a Part 2 workshop which covers a completely … Continue reading
Posted in Adult Art Classes, Creative Reuse, Primary Schools Art, Teacher Art Training
Tagged art classes, childrens art, Creative Reuse, kids art project, Miranda Corcoran, primary school, primary schools art, Recreate Ireland, Recycled Materials, Sean Corcoran, Teachers Art Workshops, The Art Hand, The Copper Coast, waterford, Waterford Teachers Centre
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Stained Glass and Mosaic Courses
The dates have been set for the next Stained Glass and Mosaic courses for adults here at The Art Hand. Places are limited so early booking is essential… Learn to make Stained Glass with Sean Corcoran This is 3 Day … Continue reading
Posted in Mosaic, Sean Corcoran, Stained Glass
Tagged adult art course, art classes, Art Course, bunmahon, colour, Mosaic, Night Course, Sean Corcoran, Stained Glass, The Art Hand, The Copper Coast, waterford
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Saturday Art Club for Adults
The Saturday Art Club for adults returns this weekend (Jan. 31st, 2015) with Tactile Painting…Loose your inhibitions and get back to basics with paint, sand, salt and yes your fingers and hands! Followed by Miranda’s Tapas in our adjoining home. … Continue reading
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
Our footage featured on RTE TV in “Oíche na Gaoithe Móire” (The Night of the Big Wind).
Check out “Oíche na Gaoithe Móire” (The Night of the Big Wind) which will broadcast on RTÉ TV 1 at 10.15pm and BBC Two Northern Ireland at 11.20pm (Tuesday 6th January). Footage shot by Sean Corcoran from The Art Hand … Continue reading
Posted in Film Making, Storm Footage, TV
Tagged bunmahon, cliffs, Copper Coast, Documentary, film, film production, Ireland, RTE TV, Sean Corcoran, seascape, The Art Hand, The Copper Coast, waterford
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Creative Reuse Art Classes for kids
The Art Hand have teamed up with ReCreate to offer a brand new range of art classes for kids using Creative Reuse, starting on January 27th. Based in Dublin, ReCreate is a national social enterprise that re-distributes surplus stock from … Continue reading
Great News from The Art Hand
Both Miranda and Sean Corcoran have been accepted on the Education Panel of the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland. Miranda had the following to say, “It’s a great honour to be selected for inclusion on this panel alongside some … Continue reading
Posted in Film Making, Miranda Corcoran, Mosaic, Sean Corcoran
Tagged art, art classes, Art Course, Art Parties, art school, artist, bunmahon, childrens art, cliffs, Copper Coast, design and Crafts Council of Ireland, Documentary, film production, Gaelscoil na nDeise, Ireland, kids art project, Miranda Corcoran, Mosaic, primary school, Sean Corcoran, seascape, Spraoi Unseen, Storm Christine, Teachers Art Workshops, The Art Hand, The Copper Coast, The Magical Forest, waterford, Words
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What’s On at The Art Hand? Saturday Art Club, Spoken Word, Stained Glass, Mosaic, Film, Teachers Workshops, Kids Classes,
We have lots of new Autumn Art Classes and Activities to choose from. We’ve never had as many options for adults; Every fortnight we have the Saturday Art Club from 11am to 2pm. A different arts and craft project each … Continue reading
Posted in Adult Art Classes, Kids Art, The Saturday Art Club
Tagged Art Course, art school, bunmahon, childrens art, Copper Coast, film production, Miranda Corcoran, Mosaic, primary schools art, Sean Corcoran, Spoken Word, Stained Glass, Teachers Art Workshops, The Art Hand, The Copper Coast, waterford, Words Event
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News Update; Performance, Stained Glass, Mosaic, Clay Sculpture, Film, Festivals, Kids Art Classes, Art Parties and Environmental Art…
There are some great Adult Art Classes and Events coming up at The Art Hand in September and October. On September 3rd, starting at 7.45pm the monthly WORDS performance night takes place. WORDS goes WILD on Culture Night, September 19th, … Continue reading
Learn to make Stained Glass with Sean Corcoran
The dates have been set for the next Stained Glass Course with Sean Corcoran for the weekend of October 3rd, 4th and 5th, 2014. This is 3 Day Intensive Weekend Course at The Art Hand where you will learn how … Continue reading
Posted in Adult Art Classes, Sean Corcoran, Stained Glass, Waterford
Tagged art classes, Art Course, bunmahon, colour, drawing, Sean Corcoran, Stained Glass, The Art Hand, The Copper Coast
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Mosaic and Tapas!
The Saturday Art Club for adults this week is a lovely fun Mosaic workshop on Circular Cake Boards with Tapas for lunch! 11am to 2pm. The cost is €30 including all the materials and lunch. Booking is essential. Full details … Continue reading
Stained Glass Course with Sean Corcoran
Our next Stained Glass Weekend Course will take place on July 18th 19th and 20th. Maximum 4 participants and booking has now opened. Full details of the course are below; https://thearthand.wordpress.com/adult-courses/learn-to-make-stained-glass-with-sean-corcoran/
Posted in Art Classes, Sean Corcoran, Stained Glass
Tagged Art Course, Artists, bunmahon, Ireland, Mosaic, Sean Corcoran, Stained Glass, The Art Hand, The Copper Coast, waterford
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Festival, Cafe, Mosaic, Kids Art, Words and Zine…
News from The Art Hand Sean Corcoran has been appointed as the Artistic Director of an exciting new arts and entertainment festival for Tramore called The Promenade Festival that takes place this July 4th, 5th and 6th. The festival is … Continue reading
Posted in art, Festival, Kids Art, Mosaic, words, zine
Tagged Art Course, art school, Artists, bunmahon, Caroline's Memorial Mosaic, childrens art, colour, kids art project, Mosaic, primary school, Sean Corcoran, The Art Hand, The Copper Coast, The Words Zine, waterford, Words
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News Update, Toddlers, Kids, Film Editing, Art Parties, Writers Group, Zine, Publications…
Calling all Toddlers! We’re delighted to announce that we are now running workshops for kids under the age of 4. Toddlers @ The Art Hand takes place on Wednesday mornings from 10 to 11.30. A Parent or guardian attends and … Continue reading
Posted in art, Film Editing, Kids Art, writers group, zine
Tagged Argentina, Art Parties, Artists, bunmahon, film production, Miranda Corcoran, news, Novels, Photography, Poetry Collections, Sean Corcoran, The Art Hand, The Words Zine, toddlers, waterford
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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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An Taoiseach presented with Map by Sean Corcoran of The Copper Coast
An Taoiseach Enda Kenny was recently presented a Map of The Copper Coast that was created by Sean Corcoran of The Art Hand. Image courtesy of Fotofitz.
Posted in An Taoiseach, art, copper coast, Enda Kenny, Map Making
Tagged art, artist, map, Sean Corcoran, waterford
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The Words Zine, Film News, Kids Art, Copper Coast Map and Guide, Stained Glass Course…
This weeks News Update; The Words Zine; Our new zine is being unveiled next Wednesday, November 6th at the Words Writers Group performing at The Art Hand. It’s a self published small circulation of original work by performers from the … Continue reading
Posted in Copper Coast Map and Guide, Film, Kids Art, Stained Glass, zine
Tagged art, Art Course, bunmahon, childrens art, Event, film production, Launch, Sean Corcoran, The Art Hand, 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
Stained Glass Course
Full details of our next Stained Glass weekend course with Sean Corcoran are now available HERE. November 29th, 30th and December 1st. On the course you will learn how to design and make your very own Stained Glass panel A3 in … Continue reading
Posted in Art Course, Sean Corcoran, Stained Glass
Tagged art, artist, bunmahon, colour, design, drawing, Ireland, Sean Corcoran, Stained Glass, The Art Hand, The Copper Coast, Tutor, waterford
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Irish Premiere of Village by the Sea
The Irish Premiere of the documentary film Village by the Sea took place at The Copper Coast Geopark Centre in Bunmahon on Saturday, the 15th of December 2012. The converted church was packed with over 70 people in attendance. Before … Continue reading
Kids @The Art Hand
The Art Hand in Bunmahon has been busy lately with over 40 young artists aged from 4 to 12 who are attending the Kids @ The Art Hand workshops. The 10 week term is broken into 4 classes that run … Continue reading
Posted in Art Classes, Kids, Primary Schools Art
Tagged bunmahon, childrens art, Miranda Corcoran, primary school, Sean Corcoran, The Art Hand, waterford
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Director’s tribute captures Irish beauty
Here’s an article about the film we were involved in called Village by the Sea in a New Zealand newspaper The Wanganui Chronicle on the 7th of July. It says; The fishing village of Bunmahon remains virtually unchanged since Collier’s … Continue reading
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
Digital Art
Here’s some of my Digital Art from an exhibition called Photo Distortions. Sean Corcoran.
Posted in Digital Art, Sean Corcoran
Tagged distortions, photograph, photoshop, Sean Corcoran, The Art Hand
