Family art in Dublin
Spend a Saturday painting with your teen, join a school holiday art camp, or give a young artist room to build a thoughtful portfolio.
Ages 12+. Materials and snacks are included.
Choose your starting point
Small groups make space for questions, experiments, and individual guidance. Nobody needs to arrive feeling creative.
Saturday mornings
A relaxed parent-and-teen session built around one shared canvas. You will learn simple composition and colour choices, then make the piece your own.
Four-day school break
Teens explore drawing, acrylic, collage, and mixed media across four focused days. Each day ends with time to reflect and share.
Six-week course
A steady studio routine for teens considering art or design school. Professional artists help shape ideas, select work, and write clear notes about process.
Made in the studio
A family canvas can be bright and loose. A portfolio piece can be quiet and considered. We make room for both.
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A calm place to begin
Maeve O'Rourke teaches with clear demonstrations and plenty of breathing room. She has worked across community studios and portfolio classrooms, and knows when to offer a prompt and when to let an idea sit.
Bring your curiosity. We will handle the materials, setup, and helpful first step.
A note from a Dublin family
"My daughter never showed interest in art until this camp. Now she is filling sketchbooks at home. We loved painting together on the Saturday session too."
Orla, mum of two
12+
Teen-friendly age range
4 days
Holiday camp format
Small groups
Time for personal feedback
A two-minute starting point
Tell us what sounds enjoyable, how much time you have, and what your teen hopes to make.
We have enough to point you towards a family canvas, holiday camp, or a more focused teen portfolio session. Leave your details and we will send the best-fit suggestion.
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The Ateliera approach
The work is guided, practical, and paced for real family schedules. Start with one session.
There is time to pause, try again, and ask for a different way to approach the piece.
Artists demonstrate the next step and give feedback that makes sense to young learners and adults.
Share a table with other families, keep your own ideas, and leave with something you made together.
In-person workshops
A bright studio table, prepared materials, and a teacher close by when you need a hand.
Online classes
Join selected portfolio sessions online when travel or timing makes the studio harder to reach.
Make room for a good afternoon
Use the quiz to find a comfortable fit, then speak with our Dublin studio team about dates.
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