Saturday, August 16

Signal Arts Centre - Plein Air by the Seaside

Name: Signal Arts Centre - Plein Air by the Seaside
Start: 2025-08-16T10:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-08-17T18:00:00+01:00
Location: Signal Arts Centre

Two day Plein Air Event with Signal Arts Centre in the beautiful Victorian seaside town of Bray, Co. Wicklow.

By Signal Arts Centre

Date and time

Location

Signal Arts Centre

1 Albert Avenue A98 X992 Bray Ireland

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

Agenda

Untitled agenda

10:00 AM

Registration

Registration begins at 10am at Signal Arts Centre. Signal Arts Centre, Albert Avenue, Bray (just off the sea front and very close to the dart). Bray like many of the first artists’ colonies is a fi...

10:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Workshop with David West Saturday

David West

Dave West (1972) was born and raised in South Wales before moving permanently to Ireland in the mid-90’s where he now lives and works as a full-time artist. He studied Illustration at the Carmarthens...

11:00 AM - 1:30 PM

Free Beginners Workshop with Yvonne Pettitt Saturday

Yvonne Pettitt

Yvonne will take you thorough the equipment, and set up for plein air painting. Its History and Value in Contemporary Art. The basic approach. Including composition and colour theory. If you sig...

10:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Workshop with Kate Beagan Sunday

Kate Beagan

Kate Beagan is a Monaghan based artist who exhibits nationally and internationally. She has been teaching oil painting for over 20 years in Ireland and Australia. Kate loves the visual drama of a pa...

4:00 PM

Exhibition & Wine Reception in Martello

About this event

Event lasts 1 day 8 hours

Signal Arts Centre is very excited to run its second ever Plein Air Event. Enjoy a weekend of painting (or sketching) with fellow artists and enthusiasts along the seafront of Bray.

An exhibition with wine reception will be held in the Martello https://g.co/kgs/XYbtWty of all registered artists at the end of the day.

A workshops in acyrlics with Plein Air expert David West, Kate Beagan and Yvonne Pettitt is also on offer and can be booked once you have registered. Places are limited to 15 people on each workshop, so book your ticket when registering if you want to guarantee a place!

This event has been kindly supported by the Martello Bar & Restaurant with Evans Art Supplies and MDSS.ie

All funds raised go towards the upkeep of the independent, not-for-profit, artist run Signal Arts Centre https://signalartscentre.ie/ If you haven't been to see us before, make sure to drop in.

Spaces are very limited so BOOK EARLY!

Frequently asked questions

What do I need to bring?

An Easel or something to rest your canvas/paper on. Your favorite medium i.e oils, acrylics and/or watercolours, Jars for water/mediums. Brushes, pencils and a mixing palette. Canvas, Canvas board or paper. The choice is endless and entirely up to you.

What should I wear?

It's Ireland, so wear layers that can be piled on if it gets cold or discaded if it gets too warm! The biggest enemy could be the wind so keep that in mind also.

What about Lunch?

There are a variety of wonderful cafes and restaraunts to chose from all along the seafront. Or you can bring a picnic!.

How do I get there?

Bray is serviced by a variety of public transport options such as the Dart and Dublin Bus. If you are coming by car, Bray is where the M50 meets the M11 and there is car parking space at both ends of the seafront.

What if it rains?

If it rains we will have a variety of places to work from which includes the Ocean Restaraunt, the Bandstand and Signal Arts Centre itself.

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