MAKE OR BREAK - MTU Arts Office arts workshops series - Storytelling & Zine-Making with Mariana Rolin Back to events list
Date: Tuesday October 7th, 2025 from 13:00 to 14:00
Price:Free €0.0
Venue: MTU North Campus, Tralee
MTU Arts Office is proud to announce upcoming creative lunchtime workshop series for MTU staff, offered on campus at two locations - NMCI and MTU Kerry North Campus - this October 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.
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MTU CAMPUS LOCATION: MTU Kerry North Campus, Tralee, Co. Kerry
Storytelling & Zine-Making with Mariana Rolin
"Explore your creativity, one page at a time."
This 5-week workshop series is an inspiring introduction to storytelling through art and zine-making, designed especially for adults who want to express themselves in new and creative ways. No art experience? No problem—this space is all about exploration, play, and personal expression.
Each weekly session offers a chance to dive into sequential storytelling, using simple drawing, collage, and mixed media techniques to bring your ideas to life. With gentle guidance from artist Mariana Rolin, you’ll learn how to shape a narrative visually, experiment with layout and pacing, and create something truly your own.
By the end of the series, you’ll have crafted a zine—a small, handmade booklet—featuring your original stories and artwork. It’s a unique and personal keepsake, and just the beginning of what you can create.
WORKSHOP TIMES AND DATES: 1-2pm on 7th,14th, 21st October, break for Reading Week, and 4th, 11th November.
ROOM: MTU Tralee North Campus, KSA Building, Room W114
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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.