MAKE OR BREAK - MTU Arts Office arts workshops series - Photography with Chris Finnegan Back to events list
Date: Tuesday October 7th, 2025 from 13:00 to 14:00
Price:Free €0.0
Venue: NMCI
MTU Arts Office is proud to announce two upcoming creative lunchtime workshop series for MTU staff, offered on campus at two locations - NMCI and MTU Kerry North Campus - this Ocotber and November.
Make or Break are introductory workshops facilitated by professional artists, managed by Sample Studios, and developed as part of Cork County Council Creative Ireland programme, funded by Creative Ireland.
MTU CAMPUS LOCATION: NMCI, Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork
Photography with Chris Finnegan
TUESDAY LUNCHTIMES FROM 7TH OCTOBER IN THE CHARTROOM (for 6 weeks excluding Reading Week)
Over the 6 workshops participants will have fun exploring creative uses of photography. They will be introduced to the basics of the photography studio set up and use the skills they learn to use their smartphones to take interesting, professional looking photographs.
The workshops are aimed at anyone who has an interest in developing their photography skills, no matter their previous experience. Over 6 sessions the participants will work collaboratively to create still life arrangements using experimental methods including photo-sculpture, collage and re-photography. They will also have a go at sequencing their resulting images as a photobook.
WORKSHOP TIMES AND DATES: 1-2pm on 7th,14th, 21st October, break for Reading Week, and 4th, 11th, 18th November.
ROOM: NMCI, Chartroom.
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‘Make Or Break’ Creative Health and Wellbeing Programme,
‘Make Or Break’ Creative Health and Wellbeing Programme, developed as part of the Cork County Council Creative Ireland programme in 2023, is a new initiative that aims to enhance employee wellbeing through free creative workshops offered during workplace break times with local artists. The programme is offered to workplaces in the Cork / Kerry region, and is funded by Creative Ireland through the Creative Health and Wellbeing Scheme.
The ‘Make Or Break’ programme invites workplaces in Cork County and Kerry to participate, offering employees the opportunity to engage in new and fun creative activities facilitated by professional artists, suitable for all abilities. Designed to be both enjoyable and relaxing, the central focus of the programme is to offer employees the chance to get creative and to promote mental wellbeing, contributing to a positive workplace environment. Participants can explore a range of workshops including Printmaking, Drawing, Clay Sculpting, Embroidery, and Bookbinding to name but a few, and participants can select up to two topics to delve into over a 6 week programme of lunchtime sessions.
Presented by Cork County Council Library and Arts Service, in collaboration with Kerry County Arts Service, HSE Southwest and The Crawford Art Gallery. The project is coordinated by Sample-Studios, a professional artists studio group based in Cork City.