Events Archive: Families

Children aged 7+ could win the chance to have their portrait drawn by one of Ireland's leading portrait artists! In partnership with St Patrick's Festival

Forget the mobile phone, why not draw or paint your own selfie? Artist Jole Bortoli helps you explore different ways and styles to create your self portrait in this creative workshop

Children are the focus of our portrait gallery, with a collection of 12 portraits by acclaimed Irish artist Brian Maguire alongside a range of self-portraits drawn by children.

Cartoon Saloon, the creators of Oscar nominated Song of the Sea return to The Ark with a fun workshop to introduce their brand-new animated feature film The Breadwinner.

Make your own Lego movie in this hands-on workshop with Brick Flicks.

A fun and creative session with artist Jane Groves that introduces young children (Ages 2-4) to simple portraiture.

Learn to use a range of fun household objects to create music as you form your own family folk band for an afternoon!

An intimate traditional music performance specifically designed for young children (aged 3-6) and their families.

Try your hand at a variety of fun traditional crafts using different natural materials at this year’s Tradfest Children’s Crafts Club for Ages 4+.