A workshop for voung children with artist Tamao Oka at Sean O’Casey Community Centre.
This workshop is part of our Hugh Lane Gallery’s Explore & Learn offsite programmes during the Gallery’s period of temporary closure.
Step inside the world of the Circle! Inspired by the artist Richard Gorman’s playful work Living Through, we will explore the ‘dance’ of overlapping shapes through movement and song. After finding our flow, we will craft stained glass roundels that play with transparency and light in this workshop with artist Tamao Oka.
One ticket includes one parent AND one child.
Location:
SEÁN O’CASEY COMMUNITY CENTRE, 18-26 St Mary’s Rd, East Wall, Dublin, D03 AY74
Map link HERE
Bio
Tamao Oka is a Japanese-born artist-educator and storyteller based in Ireland. Originally trained as a pharmacist, her path has gently unfolded toward education, art, and the world of story. For over a decade, she has nurtured warm, imaginative spaces for young children through a baby and toddler group and a small Japanese children’s library. She received her Diploma in Steiner Waldorf Early Years Education in 2016, and its rhythms quietly shape her work. In schools, galleries, and libraries, she weaves handcraft, visual art, and storytelling into shared creative experiences. She also continues her exploration of narrative through storytelling study groups in Japan, while in Ireland she shares stories through kamishibai and puppet theatre—offering moments of connection across cultures, languages, and generations.
