Time: 11-12pm
Location: Meeting at IMMA’s main reception
Free, booking required. Book here.

This free tour guided by an IMMA facilitator, will give you a taste of IMMA’s Slow Art Sessions that take place throughout the year, twice monthly. Slow Art encourages us to delve deeper by spending time looking closely at one artwork, or a small selection of work. Talking about an artwork with others in a convivial and supportive atmosphere, can open our eyes to new details, unravel stories and reveal things we did not see at first. By giving ourselves time, we can make meaningful connections with art, often discovering new ways of looking at the world and prompting interesting questions.

All welcome and no experience of art or museums necessary. Seating will be provided.

Booking is essential as places are limited. Book here.

Time: 12:30pm-13:30pm
Location: Meeting at IMMA’s Main Reception
Free, booking required. Book here.

Join artist Renata Pękowska for this drawing workshop that will engage the senses and get you drawing.

Renata Pękowska is a visual artist and researcher based in Dublin. She is currently a Research Ireland scholar PhD researcher at the School of Media of TU Dublin. Her current project interrogates expanded drawing workshop formats as research and artistic practice.

All levels welcome, no experience necessary.

Booking is essential as places are limited. Book here

Time: 2-3pm
Location: Matheson Creativity Hub
Free, booking required. Book here.

Slow down and relax to the sounds of crystal and Tibetan singing bowls and experience stillness and peace within. The frequencies of the bowls, along with simple breathwork exercises, will help to engage the parasympathetic nervous system, bringing about rest and relaxation.

Caroline Flavin is a qualified and professional sound healer with twenty years’ experience of facilitating meditation and relaxation and delivering high quality, unique, sound healing sessions and sound baths.

Precautions: Sound healing is generally safe to use, however please note the following contraindications:

• Pregnancy: The first 12 weeks – caution is advised in when playing sounds OFF the body. You may prefer to lie at the back of the room if you are sound sensitive and bring an extra blanket for comfort. Consult your doctor before receiving any sound healing; do not use instruments directly ON the body.
• Cardiac or brain implants: People with cardiac pacemakers, defibrillators, artificial heart valves, or cardiac arrhythmias, with a stent or shunt, or deep brain stimulation device (DBS). If approved by the doctor, keep a minimum distance of 20 cm (8 inches) between a sound healing instrument and any of the above implants, stents or shunts.
• Sound-induced epilepsy: Sound healing/sound baths are not recommended for anyone who suffers from sound-induced epilepsy.
• Non-sound-induced epilepsy: Consult your doctor for approval before the first use of sound healing.
• Serious mental health challenges: Caution is advised for working with sound healing both OFF and ON the body of people with a history of severe depression, anxiety, psychosis, PTSD and other serious mental health challenges.

Booking is essential as places are limited. Book here.