What's On - Art Classes and Events in October
Looking towards darker, cosy evenings - now’s the perfect time to plan your Autumn & Winter workshops!
Vouchers & Gifting
With so much workshop choice, a voucher is the perfect gift for your arty loved ones!
Boom Vouchers can be redeemed against any workshop using the Boom Studios ticketing system.
At the moment, they are not redeemable againsts Jewellery classes or Bangor Sketch Club membership/tickets, as those facilitators use their own booking system. You can contact Gabriela for jewellery, and Jenni for BSC.
New Studio Site, and Trade Incubator Hub Availability
We’re incredibly excited to launch our newest studio site in Bangor this week! Keep an eye on our socials/press for information about Boom Studios 4, there are still a couple of spaces left so if you’d like to express an interest in a studio, you can do so here.
In addition, our Trade Incubator Hub is ready for a new cohort over in Boom Studios 2. A large shared room, partitioned in to starter studios, £100/month includes business support via subscription to the Trade programme (usually £25/mo). Sign up to spark your creative business idea to life!
Tots to Teens - Art & Craft Workshops for Children
Whether art is for extra curricular development, or to relax after a hard week at school, we have a range of workshops for young artists.
Messy Mornings is changing to a monthly Saturday session - join Marianne on the last Saturday of the month for a vibrant morning of making!
Our favourite mash-up is back! Messy Giggles returns on Saturday 24th October for a fusion of art, movement and music on a Halloween theme. This session we’ll make wooden spoon puppets!
Art Club is back for a new term on Tuesday afternoons after Halloween.
iCreate digital arts club remains ever-popular for ages 8-12, on the first Saturday of the month.
Kids Comic Club welcomes age 5-12 and is loads of fun!
Bangor Sketch Club has junior tickets available (must be accompanied by a participating adult). Life Drawing’s monthly Saturday session features a clothed first hour, perfect for GCSE/A-level portfolio work.
Workshops for Adults
Very last chance to join Jenni’s October painting with acrylics course! Thursday mornings at 10am starting this week (1st).
Louise’s popular Life Drawing classes feature a weekly class with nude model, whereas the first hour of the longer Saturday session provides a clothed model.
Circle of Seasons returns on a Thursday - guiding you through a year of mindful, seasonal projects.
Les is back full steam with his weekly abstract sessions on a Tuesday evening, and longer monthly class on a the first Saturday of the month.
Gabriela’s jewellery classes remain popular, with her longer themed jewellery making class on the second Saturday of the month. Please note that Friday jewellery social is moving to bi-monthly, 2026 classes are October, December.
Bangor Sketch Club meets on the last Saturday of the month, with annual membership or visitor tickets available.
Anarchomedy is the last Saturday of the month, we’re sure Halloween will be a scream!
Although these classes are specifically for over 18s, some of our adult class facilitators may accept younger participants by arrangement, with an additional participating guardian, subject to availability and the suitability of the activity. Please get in touch with the facilitator to enquire.
We’re back at WWT Castle Espie!
October Holiday Crafts on Sunday/Monday 26th & 27th October.
Late Night Art Bangor - Studiomates Autumn/Winter Showcase & Market
October’s Late Night Art is Thursday 29th October | 6-9pm
Studiomates’ Autumn/Winter exhibition on the theme of “Darkness” launches in the gallery.
Our end-of-year market is on in the workshop/around our studio sites. We’ve decided to step out of the Christmas bun-fight this year! Get a head start on your pressies, or just come and chat, browse and support our resident artists.
Open Studios, workshop tasters, exhibitions, check out the latest LNAB blog post for more information.
6-9pm on the last Thursday of each month (except December) - the next lineup is updated a couple of weeks before each event:
Volunteering at Boom Studios - Get Involved!
We’re proud to have received the Volunteer Friendly Award, an international quality mark recognising our good and ever-improving practices in volunteer management at Boom.
We’re always looking to welcome new volunteers to the studios and are mid-roll-out of a new recruiment process, policy and handbook. Please sign up via the About Us section above and we’d love to see you in the studios soon.
Recent events include Sea Bangor passport stamping station, where we made badges, bookmarks and promoted ourselves in general, or you may like to help Marianne with Messy Mornings, lend a hand at Chilli Fest graffiti wall, pick up a roller for a spot of DIY, or welcome visitors to Late Night Art Bangor. Always changing, always flexible, always welcome.