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Make Hamilton Open Days

 

Interested in a studio space or just curios about what Make do and how to get involved? Come along for a tour of Make Hamilton

Have a look at our range of studio and work spaces, hear about our future plans, check out our hireable spaces find out about our upcoming programme, and meet our residents.

Whether you are a creative or small business looking for a space to work, need a space to put an event or class on, or whether you are just nosey – please register, come along and join us!

Dogs and children are welcome!

The tour around Make Hamilton takes between 30 and 60 minutes. Please arrive by 6pm for the tour to start at 6.10pm.

 

Summer Solstice – Gathering For Peace

 

 

Join Squash artists & gardeners on the longest day, on Windsor Street and in Princes Park to gather for peace.

This solstice, they will be shining light on all who are oppressed and struggling, at home and afar. Together, we’ll make a space for contemplation, conversation, remembrance, comfort, warmth by the fire, drawing, music making, planting and gentle moving. 

They will be honouring those living and dying through genocide, famine & conflict including people in Congo, Myanamar, Palestine, Sudan, Ukraine and Yemen. They will be collecting for Habibti Liverpool a local charity who supports Al-Sabeen children’s hospital in Yemen and for All our Relations who support displaced families in Gaza.

Held:

6am – 8am, Princes Park

10am – 12noon, Squash

Squash, 112 – 114 Windsor Street, Liverpool, L8

Everyone is welcome! Drop-in / Free / By donation

 

 

Lucky Tonight!

An interactive pub quiz-cum-theatre show, where your host, Afreena, will put you through your paces to help her tell her story.

Royal Court Heritage Tour

The Royal Court is a Grade II listed building, a magnificent example of one of the best theatres built in the Art Deco style. The Royal Court Liverpool Trust is part way through an £11m scheme to renovate the building.

The theatre is one of Liverpool’s most enduring and iconic buildings, and has a rich history including several ghosts!

Tours will last around two hours and will be led by an experienced guide. The cost of the tickets for the tours will go towards the restoration of the building. Tickets must be booked in advance as the tours will not take place unless a minimum of 10 people are booked in. You can book online or call 0151 709 4321.

 

Meet the Maker with Ruth Ball

This Saturday 24th May from 2pm – 4pm, meet local renowned designer enameller & silversmith Ruth Ball.

Ruth utilises the fusion of glass on metal to produce a diverse collection of products. These range in scale from fine jewellery pieces and bespoke objects to larger wall based artworks. Items are made as “one-offs” or in small batches as limited editions.

Join us for an informal meet the maker with Ruth where she’ll share the inspiration behind her pieces, and demonstrate some of the hand engraving techniques she uses to create her amazing pieces.

Drop in anytime between 2pm and 4pm to enjoy a 10% discount on all of Ruth’s work during the event. No booking necessary—just pop by!

MAKE YOUR OWN CYANOTYPE JOURNAL 

MAKE YOUR OWN CYANOTYPE JOURNAL 

with Little Vintage Photography and Paper & Spine 

 

 

Date:  Friday 6th June 2025

 

Time:  9.30AM – 5.00PM

 

Location: BALTIC CREATIVE CAMPUS, LIVERPOOL L1 0AH

 

 

Join us for a day of creativity in a great location at the centre of Liverpool’s vibrant creative quarter!

 

Learn new skills in a relaxed and friendly space with experienced practitioners. Have fun making your own A5 hand-bound journal with beautiful blue and white cyanotype print detail.   

 

Work with analogue photographer and darkroom educator Little Vintage Photography, who will introduce you to the beauty of Victorian cyanotype prints. You will then make your own cyanotype paper and create your own prints. Then, with artist facilitator Paper & Spine, learn how to incorporate your cyanotype prints along with other decorative paper and materials to create a unique 120 page hand-bound journal with a soft-cover. 

 

You will    

 

– Mix chemistry and learn how to make your own cyanotype paper

– Create beautiful cyanotype sun-prints and a bookmark! 

– Make personalised ‘signatures’ from your cyanotypes and other decorative papers  

– Add a hidden pocket! 

– Hand-stitch and bind your pages to a soft vegan-leather cover       

– Add a secure fastening. 

 

No previous experience necessary. Small group workshop with limited places. 

 

18+ 

 

All Tuition and materials are included and tea, coffee & cake.

 

£140.00 

 

For Bookings & Info https://www.littlevintagephotography.co.uk/cyanotype-journal/

or Email rachel@littlevintagephotography.co.uk

 

Gift Vouchers are available. Email: workshops@paperandspine.co.uk

MAKE YOUR OWN CYANOTYPE JOURNAL 

MAKE YOUR OWN CYANOTYPE JOURNAL 

with Little Vintage Photography and Paper & Spine 

 

Date:  Friday 6th June 2025

Time:  9.30AM – 5.00PM

 

Location: BALTIC CREATIVE CAMPUS, LIVERPOOL L1 0AH

 

Join us for a day of creativity in a great location at the centre of Liverpool’s vibrant creative quarter.

Learn new skills in a relaxed and friendly space with experienced practitioners. Have fun making your own A5 hand-bound journal with beautiful blue and white cyanotype print detail.   

Work with analogue photographer and darkroom educator Little Vintage Photography, who will introduce you to the beauty of Victorian cyanotype prints. You will then make your own cyanotype paper and create your own prints. Then, with artist facilitator Paper & Spine, you will learn how to incorporate your cyanotype prints along with other decorative paper and materials and create a unique 120 page journal with a soft-cover and fastening. 

 

You will     

 

– Mix chemistry and learn how to make your own cyanotype paper

– Create beautiful cyanotype sun-prints and a bookmark! 

– Make personalised ‘signatures’ from your cyanotypes and other decorative papers  

– Add a hidden pocket! 

– Hand-stitch and bind your pages to a soft vegan-leather cover       

– Add a secure fastening. 

 

No previous experience necessary. Small group workshop with limited places. 

 

18+ 

 

Included: All Tuition and materials. Tea, coffee & cake

 

£140.00 

For Bookings & Info https://www.littlevintagephotography.co.uk/cyanotype-journal/

or Email rachel@littlevintagephotography.co.uk

 

Gift Vouchers are available. Email: workshops@paperandspine.co.uk

Aquarium Behind The Scenes Tour

Please be aware this event is for adults and children ages 6+. Due to the nature of the behind the scenes environment this is to ensure the safety of visitors. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

Ever wanted to know what it takes to look after all the amazing animals in our aquarium?

Wonder no more! Why not book onto this 20 minute guided tour with one of their knowledgeable aquarium team members. 

You’ll be taken into their back of house facilities to see how they look after the animals in our care. 

Each tour will have a maximum of 10 visitors and is for years 6+. They also ask for a minimum ratio of 3 children to 1 adult.

* Please can you collect a consent form at the front desk when you arrive at the museum, please hand this to your guide at the meeting point (level one by the fish tank) 10 minutes before your tour starts.

BOARC – SSTRAPP: Synthesizing Space

We are delighted to announce that artist, lead producer, DJ, of the collective Distribution of Power, and analog synthesizer researcher  Zara Truss Giles will be coming back to lead this SSTRAPP three-day weekender together with Inigo and Maeve, and we’re sure its gonna be just as amazing as the first one we did with them back in October 2023 (Synthetic Disruptions). This will be a special SSTRAPP because we are working in collaboration with the incredible Iklectik Art Lab, who have generously loaned us their spatialized sound system.

In the theory sessions in the mornings we’ll have presentations about space, synthesis, spatial perception in auditory cognition, and spatialized composition and sound diffusion. We will use our usual diagramming method for discussing and working through the ideas together in groups. In the afternoons Edu and Isa from Iklectik will demonstrate how their spatial sound system can be used and Zara and Maeve will lead us on a practical exploration of spatialized sound synthesis.

Bidston is an anti-racist, trans-inclusive, intersectional feminist space where we welcome everyone who abides by this accountability agreement.

There are no requirements for attending, everyone is welcome, whatever their knowledge, abilities, etc., and the theory and practice should be accessible for those with no background in them.

We recommend arriving at Bidston sometime on Thursday so we’re ready to start working on Friday morning, but if you can’t make it then you can still join later. 

It is possible to participate with or without accommodation. We will do collective meals together, which is also an optional extra cost. The cost for participating in the workshop are as follows:

Workshop fee: On a sliding scale from £20-£30 per day, or £60-£90 for the total three days. Please pay more if you can, the lower end of the scale is for those who really couldn’t afford it otherwise, the cost is very cheap for what you’re getting!

Accommodation fee: On a sliding scale from £30-£40 per day, or £90-£120 for the total three days. If you’re struggling financially, e.g. on benefits, get in touch and it may be possible to reduce the cost.Meals fee: £15 per day

If you’d like to join, please get in touch by sending an email to sstrapp@proton.me

Recurring events in Liverpool

Liverpool is a city full of Irish culture. There is always something happening that you join in with. Below is a lit of regular and recurring activities, delivered by our that you can pick up at any time.
Liverpool Irish Centre
The Liverpool Irish Centre runs a shop full of Irish produce, open 7-days a week. It receives Irish food deliveries fortnightly on a Wednesday/Thursday. The main bar hours are Fri and Sat, 2pm-midnight and Sun, 12.30pm-9pm, with live music 4/5pm. Follow them online to stay up to date with events. The venue is a hireable space and can be booked for parties or functions. The recurring programme looks like this:

Monday

Gardening class,10am, The Shed
Comhaltas, 6.30pm

Tuesday

Sequence dancing, 1pm
Liverpool Irish Choir, 6.30pm

Wednesday

JJ’s lunch club, 1pm
Yoga, 6pm
Irish language, 6-8pm
The Lowlands, 7pm
Liverpool Irish Fluteband, 7.30pm

Thursday

Tea dance/Bingo, 1pm
Irish language, 6pm
Bolger-Cunningham Irish dance, 6.30pm
Liverpool Irish Rovers social run, 6.30pm

Friday

25 cards, 9pm

Saturday

Bolger-Cunningham Irish dance, 10am
Tin whistle class, 10.30am, The Shed.

In addition, Liverpool Irish Rovers run regularly through the week. Contact them directly to join. The Centre runs Supper Céilí on the last Wednesday of every month at 8.30pm and hosts a monthly seisiún on the third Sunday of every month.
Comhaltas
Running classes regularly at the Liverpool Irish Centre, Comhaltas is your go to organisation for anything relating to Irish music. See day listing above for class times.
Conradh Na Gaeilge Learpholl
Irish language is on the rise again, not least because of the astounding work done at community level by groups such as Conradh Na Gaeilge Learpholl. Based at Liverpool Irish Centre, there are all sorts of lessons to join in with. Look at the day lists above for details of Wed/Thurs clubs. They also host Lon Gaeilge sessions at 12.30pm on the first Friday of every month at The Railway on Tithebarn Street. Guests to this are invited to bring 10 new words per session to use in conversation. Conradh Na Gaeilge Learpholl are the lead organisers of the annual Tony Birtill memorial lecture and scholarship.
Irish Community Care Merseyside
With 60-years of Irish community championing, Irish Community Care Merseyside is a first port of call for those needing to access welfares services. It undertakes year-round work to improve life-chances and build communities.
Liverpool Irish Famine Trail
Conserved and updated by Liverpool Irish Festival, the Liverpool Irish Famine Trail has an app and self-guided maps that you can take yourself through. There ar recurring walks taking place across the year – see our events page using the Events menu above, or this link.
The Institute of Irish Studies, University of Liverpool
An academic centre of excellence with a year round programme of events, talks, activities and archives to share. Sign up for their events mailings.