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Just Art It

Art shop, gallery and workshop on the Small Crane. Linocut and printmaking classes, drawing and painting courses, music and events. The best place in town for limited-edition prints by Galway printmakers.

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Galway Arts Centre

Exhibitions upstairs in the house on Dominick Street, free; classes in painting, life drawing, creative writing and theatre below. Home of Cúirt literature festival.

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Galway Cookery School

Hands-on evening and weekend classes, from brown bread and scones for visitors to full-day courses.

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Pottery at Judy Greene

Working pottery and shop in the medieval lane since the 1980s. Throwing taster sessions by arrangement.

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Galway Clay Studio

Wheel throwing and hand-building courses for beginners, six-week terms and one-off date nights.

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Galway Glass Studio

Fused glass and stained glass workshops, half-day to weekend, in Oranmore.

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Spanish Arch Kayaks and SUP, Give It A Go

Beginner kayaking and paddleboard lessons from the Claddagh basin. Wetsuits and everything else provided.