Arts, Culture & Craft

There are many crafts people, artists and culture in Wicklow. Here are a few to check out.

Fashion

Carol Smith Millinery-Designed and made hats at Holiday homes  https://www.carolsmithhats.com -Croneybyrne Courtyard 087 248 1134

Tweed in the valley-Beautiful hand made Irish designer brands https://lovemochuisle.com/-Avoca 086 354 6997

Design Loft- Local high quality produced gifts – https://www.designloft.ie – Enniskerry  01 2748181

Glendalough Woolen Mills-Range of Irish knitwear & blankets-http://www.glendaloughwoollenmills.com/ -Laragh (0404) 45156

Shuttleknit-knitted clothing  http://shuttleknit.com/ -Wicklow (0404) 25641

Avoca hand weavers & Mill  http://www.avoca.ie/home/ -Avoca (0402) 35105

 

Pottery

Crannmor Pottery http://www.crannmorpottery.com -Glenmalure  087 6254884

Geoffrey Healy Pottery – http://www.healy-pottery.com/index.htm – Studio- Kilmacanogue (01) 282 9270

 

Woodwork

Hill picket Studio- woodwork instrument making courses – https://www.hillpicketstudio.com -Avoca 087 263 0588

 

Painting

Irish school of landscape painting-weekend painting courses with artists- Nun’s cross,Ashford. For all levels                www.irishschooloflandscapepainting.com  -easy to learn 4 stage method  (0404) 42884

 

Theatre/Film/Music

 

Here are 3 great venues for some cultural experiences with creativity, imagination and artistic expression. Well worth catching one of the performances.

The Whale Theatre- https://whaletheatre.ie – Greystones (01) 201 0550

The Mermaid Theatre – https://www.mermaidartscentre.ie – Bray (01) 272 4030

The hot spot – https://thehotspot.ie – Greystones 087 291 7519

 

Organic training centre

Carraig Dulra organic & permaculture training centre – http://www.dulra.org – Glenealy

 

Cookery

Ballyknocken cookery school- http://thecookeryschool.ie/ -Renowned celebrity chef Catherine Fulvio- Glenealy  (0404) 44627