RADE - Recovery through Art, Drama and Education

RADE - Recovery through Art, Drama and Education RADE utilises the arts and recovery models to support people struggling with substance dependency, providing a platform for creative expression.

For more information please visit our website - www.rade.ie
Our registered charity number is 16723

Charcoal portrait workshop.The object of this workshop was about observation and drawing skills.Through guided exercises...
07/08/2026

Charcoal portrait workshop.

The object of this workshop was about observation and drawing skills.

Through guided exercises, the participants discovered how charcoal can capture gesture, emotion, and structure, ultimately strengthening both their technical skills and their artistic intuition.
Participants were encouraged to slow down, observe carefully, and translate what they saw into mark making on the page.

The participants developed core observational drawing skills, and their understanding of line, texture, volume, space, mark making, and gestural drawing skills.

We painted our flowerbeds using acrylic paints in the RADE garden. This has brought a well needed brightness to the gard...
17/07/2026

We painted our flowerbeds using acrylic paints in the RADE garden. This has brought a well needed brightness to the garden along with the flowers!

Thankfully the weather has been great for us to do this.

RADE/CDETB Climate Justice workshop Recovery/RepairClima...
25/06/2026

RADE/CDETB Climate Justice workshop

Recovery/Repair

Climate Justice workshops explore what climate justice means, and how the climate crisis shapes our everyday lives, our communities, and our sense of wellbeing.

At their heart, these workshops build confidence, clarity, and practical skills so participants can better understand and respond to the world around them. They introduce key justice based concepts, accessible frameworks, and values‑driven approaches that strengthen how we work with people and how we imagine fairer futures.

A core element of the workshop is hands on creativity: using second hand, everyday materials and fabrics to repurpose, repair, and extend the life of what we already have. This practical activity connects climate justice to daily choices, showing how reuse and resourcefulness challenge waste culture and support more sustainable, equitable ways of living.

During the workshops the participants came up with the idea of ‘Recovery/Repair’, this is shown on the wall hanging with other images that the participants made.

RADE would like to thank the CDETB and its facilitator in the Climate Justice workshops in RADE.

Recovery/Repair

The Hugh Lane Gallery print workshop in RADEOver the past few weeks, participants have been developing their ideas throu...
12/06/2026

The Hugh Lane Gallery print workshop in RADE

Over the past few weeks, participants have been developing their ideas through a combination of drawing, experimentation, and hands‑on printmaking. They began by sketching their concepts on paper, exploring composition and imagery, before transferring their designs onto Lino blocks.

As they worked, participants learned to use Lino cutting tools for expressive mark making, discovering how different blades create texture, depth, and movement that bring their imagery to life.

Throughout this process, they have been building a strong foundation in key printmaking skills, from design development and tool handling to colour exploration, printing on paper and tote bags, and confidently using the printing press.

RADE are delighted to announce we will be Included in the special selection for the Bloomsday Film Festival with our lat...
10/06/2026

RADE are delighted to announce we will be Included in the special selection for the Bloomsday Film Festival with our latest film 'Sherry Trifle'
This was a fantastic piece of work completed by our participants in collaboration with writer and director Mo O'Connel, 3 Hot Whiskeys and Wavewalkers Films. Congratulations to all involved and hope to see you at the screening in the Belvedere town house 12th June 5pm.

We are delighted to announce that Brian Maguire has become RADEs newest Patron. Brian's work has consistently shone ligh...
29/05/2026

We are delighted to announce that Brian Maguire has become RADEs newest Patron. Brian's work has consistently shone light on the people and communities whose stories are often overlooked. His commitment to social justice, human dignity and the transformative power of creativity, reflects the values that are central to everything we do in RADE. We are honoured that Brian has agreed to take on this role and look forward to working together in the years ahead.

Welcome, Brian.

RADE drawing workshopUsing charcoal as a medium, the participants in the workshop explores drawing as both a physical an...
15/05/2026

RADE drawing workshop

Using charcoal as a medium, the participants in the workshop explores drawing as both a physical and inner experience. Through automatic drawing and body scan practices, the participants tune into sensation, breath, and intuition to create mark making and textures without though.

We then move into drawing from a life model, using charcoal to investigate shape, volume, space, texture, and line. Participants experiment with expressive mark‑making, smudging, erasure, and tonal layering to discover how charcoal can capture both the structure of the body and the energy behind the gesture.

The RADE garden project 2026It was an enjoyable day in the RADE garden.The Raiders were getting the soil beds ready and ...
01/05/2026

The RADE garden project 2026
It was an enjoyable day in the RADE garden.

The Raiders were getting the soil beds ready and potting seedlings for the spring/summertime season.

The Raiders enjoying the good Irish weather while it’s here.

For the last number weeks, the RADE participants have been diving deep into the world of abstraction through movement, s...
24/04/2026

For the last number weeks, the RADE participants have been diving deep into the world of abstraction through movement, sounds, materials, spaces and drawings with Juana, Ollie and Sinead.

Blending these all together and capturing each disciplinary expression through analog film.

Analog film RADEThe workshop is for the participants to exploring with 16mm film stirp on how to develop the film strip ...
27/03/2026

Analog film RADE
The workshop is for the participants to exploring with 16mm film stirp on how to develop the film strip through a chemical‑free film technique using plants and sunlight
Analog film workshop is an eco‑friendly analog film process that creates images directly on 16mm positive film using nothing more than plants, moisture, and sunlight. This method bypasses film cameras and conventional photographic chemicals, letting nature itself imprint onto the film.
The process is a hands‑on, experimental process, and collaboration between film emulsion, plant chemistry, and the energy of the sun.
Cameras were not used in this process of making this work, just curiosity, creativity, and a willingness to get the hands messy and learn about the process. The participants hand crafted their own unique film strip.

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OLV Building, Cathedral View Court, , Off New Street, Dublin 8
Dublin

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 2pm
Tuesday 10am - 2pm
Wednesday 10am - 2pm
Thursday 10am - 2pm
Friday 10am - 2pm

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