This hands-on workshop introduces creative metalworking and is aimed at the general needs of artists.

Welding Workshop

3 days: 10am to 4pm, Friday 4th to Sunday 6th September 2026

Participants: 5. Cost: €360. Tutor: David McAllister. Beginner to Intermediate.

This hands-on workshop introduces creative metalworking and is aimed at the general needs of artists. The workshop will cover basic theory and operation of three different types of welding process: mainly Arc and MIG welding, and later introducing TIG welding; when to use one type of welding process over another; essential health & safety principles. The workshop will cover approaches to constructing metal sculpture, how to create basic mechanical fixings with cutting and joining techniques (such as filing, tap and die cutting, riveting), safe use of hand power tools (angle grinders, drills etc) and larger equipment not commonly available in home studios (cut-off saw, rollers, heavy-duty pillar drill, guillotine). The workshop will focus on the use of mild steel, though the principles would carry over to other metals. Students should come with sturdy boots.

Once you have booked, we will contact you nearer the time with final details. The email will come from info@leitrimsculpturecentre.ie, so please save this to your address book, so that our email does not go to your junk folder.

David McAllister - David is a Material Process Technician at LSC and first came into contact with the Centre while on work experience studying towards a GNVQ in Art & Design. He then went on to study towards a BA hons in Sculpture from Edinburgh College of Art where he completed a semester at Rhode Island School of Design, a Postgraduate Diploma in Fine Art from Chelsea College of Art and an MA in Interactive Art & Design at Falmouth College of Art. He also holds various trade and machining qualifications in wood and metal gained through his time as an art fabricator including an SQA qualification in furniture making and SCQF’s in TIG and MIG welding.

David has been professionally involved in the facilitation and production of bespoke objects for both the design industry and the fine art world for the past nineteen years. Before starting at LSC he was the Production Facilities Manager at the Glasgow Sculpture Studios & ran GSS Fabrication for 13 years.

Accommodation: We have private rooms available for €35 per night in our residential building. Please book your tickets to the workshop on Eventbrite and then email us to see if we have a room available to: info@leitrimsculpturecentre.ie.

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