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Lighthearted creative activities are also included.<br \/>\ud83c\udfe0 Model Making &amp; Mixed Media \u2013 Experimenting with different materials to create unique craft projects.<br \/>\ud83d\uddbc\ufe0f Exhibitions \u2013 Artwork will be displayed in Ballybane Library (July) and potentially at the East Side Arts Festival.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udccd Where &amp; When?<br \/>\ud83d\udd39 Ballybane Resource Centre<br \/>\ud83d\udd39 Weekly, 2-hour sessions, year-round<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udca1 Why It Matters:<br \/>\u2705 A Social &amp; Creative Outlet \u2013 Members enjoy both art and companionship, whether they attend alone or as a couple.<br \/>\u2705 Affordable &amp; Accessible Creativity \u2013 The group thinks outside the box, using low-cost materials, with the instructor supplying many resources. Additional funding would allow for more materials to be provided.<\/p>\n<p>This inclusive, community-driven initiative fosters artistic exploration, historical appreciation, and social connection\u2014a space for creativity, learning, and friendship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":36684,"template":"","class_list":["post-36683","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Arts and Crafts classes - Creative Ireland Programme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This welcoming art and craft group has been running for three years, primarily attended by older adults, though any adult is welcome to join.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/arts-and-crafts-classes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Arts and Crafts classes - Creative Ireland Programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This welcoming art and craft group has been running for three years, primarily attended by older adults, though any adult is welcome to join. 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