Kinsale Pottery and Art School is the largest facility of its kind in Ireland. We are growing every year and bringing more and more specialist artists and crafts people on board. The range of classes and courses varies throughout the year, and we also work closely with other craft producers in and around Ireland.

I an active member of Hands On West Cork (www.handsonwestcork.com), a group of like-minded teachers of different crafts, Chairman of the tourism group, West Cork Calling (www.westcorkcalling.com ) and I'm regional rep for Ceramics Ireland, which represents over 300 Irish potters and ceramic artists. I also helped to set up Cork Art and Design (www.corkartdesign.com), which is the largest network in Ireland of professional craft workers. With these activities, I am party to a very large amount of relevant information about this sector, and I would like to keep you abreast of developments and opportunities for crafts people in Ireland, and internationally.

I'd like to encourage you to sign up to this newsletter facility, simply by giving your email address below, and I can post the latest news to you on course availability, craft events, Ceramics Ireland events and so on.  I'm also running a group on Facebook entitles : Keep up to date with what's happening at Kinsale Pottery - I tend to update this more often, and I always post events on Facebook - so do join up to that if oyu're a Facebook user.

There are special discounts on selected courses and in the gallery at Kinsale Pttery for subscribers to the newsletter, and invitations to the Cork City Hall and Dublin RDS Craft Fair to those who want to visit.

If you have queries about ceramics issues, or to offer your services to the Art School, this is a way to keep in touch. I hope you'll find it useful.

best wishes

Adrian Wistreich