Adult Workshop: How to make a shirt with Alexandre Caretti
09 July 2026, 2pm
Create your own unique clothing pattern with artist Alexandre Caretti to hang as part of a collective artwork.
Adult Workshop: Layers of the Everyday with Kathy Tynan
09 July 2026, 11:30AM
Further Information
Work with some of the traditional steps in underpainting, Imprimatura, Abbozzo, and Grisaille, to create a collective painted display of everyday life.
Artist Kathy Tynan will host this painting workshop illustrating a classic step-by-step painting process that involves looking, comprehending, and making using the Imprimatura, Abbozzo, and Grisaille layers. While these techniques are drawn from Old Master traditions, here, they will be worked with in a loose and interpretive way. Before painting, participants will be invited to choose or to take a photo of an everyday landscape or domestic scene with their phones. This workshop presents painting as a way of looking deeper at our present moment and taking more notice of our ordinary surroundings.
This is an adult workshop, suitable for anyone new to or curious about contemporary art and painting techniques. All materials will be provided. Confirmation of attendance will be requested closer to the time.
Kathy Tynan is a Dublin-based artist who primarily works in paint. Her paintings often depict particular details of urban and domestic scenes. Her direct and energetic approach to the painted surface favours liveliness over correctness of representation. While her paintings are figurative, the real subject matter of her work is the moment of encounter within the everyday when ordinary or usually overlooked aspects of a scene become illuminated
This event is part of Gallery Takeover 2026, a four-day summer programme where the Gallery is dedicated to artistic activity, workshops and conversation. Click here to explore more events.
Event location information: The workshop will take place in our street-facing gallery at Temple Bar Gallery + Studios. A team member will be at the entrance to check you in and support throughout visit, they will be wearing red lanyards.
The Temple Bar area is a busy area with a new level path that leads to the entrance door, which has a 5cm step, the gallery is otherwise step free. The space is bright with natural light and will contain freestanding sculpture, tables and chairs. The event space and street outside can be busy and louder at times. The space remains open to visitors during the workshop. A large single room bathroom with grab rails is next to the gallery space.
Contact our Learning & Public Engagement Curator Órla Goodwin with any questions or to enquire about booking a quiet–time visit.