Portmarnock Community School Adult Education Programme:
Introducing you to the basic elements in art. Colour, Composition, Perspective, etc. using varied medium-oils, acrylics, and watercolours. Painting is something anyone can try at any stage of life. Enjoy this creative, absorbing and relaxing hobby. Beginners and Improvers welcome. If you are a beginner, please don’t make any large purchase of art supplies until after the first week. The tutor, will advise on what to buy.
Nicole Manning is a Dublin based artist and graduate of NCAD, where she studied Fine Art Painting & Education. Inspired by the mind-body connection & the interplay between the physical and psychological, her paintings explore the external expression of inner turmoil within the human experience.
Following her degree show, she was awarded a year-long studio residency at the Clancy Quay Studios (2024/25) in Island Bridge, Dublin, alongside a place on the ‘Superprojects’ Professional Development & Mentorship Programme. In August 2025, she was awarded the ‘Fingal | Draíocht Studio Residency Award,’ which led to a funded mentorship with Sharon Murphy. Later in 2025, she completed a three month residency at ‘RAMA’ in rural Lisbon, Portugal, and has since been awarded the 2026 recipient of the MART recent graduate studio award.
POSTPONED – DUE TO START ON:
– Monday 19th January 2026 6.30 – 8.30pm €110 10 weeks
– Tuesday 20th January 2026 6.30- 8.30pm €110 10 weeks
About the tutor: Details to follow