180 workshop participants during Kinsale Arts Week

The 2007 Kinsale arts festival was by far the biggest yet. 87 projects including international theatre, great concerts, poetry and literature, comedy, rock pop and jazz, loads of street activities and more artists in the artist trail than ever before. The 2008 festival runs from July 12-20th by the way (check http://www.kinsaleartsweek.com/) and we're going to strengthen the visual arts elements again.

Anyway, Kinsale Pottery hosted drop-in classes in pottery, drawing, mosaics and childrens art, and we had upwards of 180 students during the week! On Friday, we hosted The Hands On Experience, which involved demostrations and displays from all the teachers in Hands On West Cork (http://www.handsonwestcork.com/). The Artist Trail bus called twice a day, with up to 18 passengers, to see the gallery and buy some art. A great week here.....