The Art of Screen printing is a comprehensive course suitable for beginners and intermediate printers alike. On completion you will be a knowledgeable, confident screen printer and able to hire our printmaking facilities to use.
The course schedule is as follows:
Week 1: You will learn the fundamentals of screen printing and create experimental prints using hand cut paper stencils and monoprinting techniques.
Week 2: You will learn how to clean a screen and prepare it for printing, as well as coating your screen in UV sensitive emulsion and exposing it to create a permanent stencil for printing. You will then use your exposed screen to create a set of prints.
Week 3: This week will teach you all about registration and how to use multiple screens to create multi-layered prints.
Week 4: Your final week will teach you how to print onto fabric, utilising all you’ve learnt to understand the subtle changes needed in the screen printing process to create great fabric prints.
All materials you will use are included in the cost of the course, but you are welcome to bring along your own if you choose.
After completing this course and becoming a Bluecoat Artist Member, you will be able to book into our Screenprinting Studio should you wish to.
Attendees must be 18+
Thu 5, 12, 19 & 26 Mar, 5.15-7.45pmTickets: £180 (for 4 sessions, all materials included)
During this one day course you will learn the basics of screen printing, including learning about the materials used and processes involved in creating a UV exposed screen. After preparing and exposing your own screen, you’ll get time to draw your own image to print, or you can bring a suitable image with you. You’ll finish the workshop by using our screen-beds to ink and print your 2 colour designs onto paper in a small edition that you can take home with you.
All materials you will use are included in the cost of the course, but you are welcome to bring along your own if you choose.
Our studios are environmentally friendly where possible and use greener methods of screen printing, such as water-based acrylic inks. Completing this course will act as an Induction. After becoming a Bluecoat Artist Member you will be able to book into our Screen Printing Studio should you wish to.
Attendees must be 18+
£70 (all materials included)
Maker Night is a regular meeting organised by DoES Liverpool to provide a space for people to learn, experiment and work on projects related to Physical computing, Laser cutting, Arduino, Electronics, 3D printing…
They’re informal, friendly events about building cool stuff and sharing expertise and enthusiasm. Everyone is welcome, of any ability level – just don’t blame them when you end up spending more and more of your time tinkering with things…
If you’d like to keep up to date with DoES Liverpool, find out what the community is doing with #weeknotes and get notices about future events, you can join the DoES Liverpool Google group If you’ve got questions about coming to Maker Night’s email makernight@doesliverpool.com.
Come and introduce yourself to the equipment, makers and what is possible.
Runs every Thursday from 7:00pm – 9:30pm and the second Saturday of every month from 10am to 5pm.
Get Creative: Make Your Own Pin Badges
Kick off the new year with something fun, creative, and easy.
Join us for a relaxed Pin Badge Making workshop at DoES Liverpool, and spend a couple of hours designing and making your own custom pin badges. It’s a bright, low-pressure way to try something new, meet like-minded people, and leave with something you’ve made yourself.
No skills needed, no stress – just ideas, creativity, and a bit of hands-on fun. For £20, everything is provided, and you’ll go home with badges you can wear, gift, or keep as a reminder of starting the year creatively.
Features:
Tools and materials included
Fun, friendly, and welcoming
Affordable and great value
Take home the badges you make
Perfect For:
Trying something new in the new year
Creative beginners
A relaxed weekend activity
Anyone who loves making things
All ages
No experience needed – just turn up and enjoy.
A masterclass workshop exploring both practical and ethical approaches to making theatre from lived experience in community settings.
Much of participatory theatre aims to tell the stories of communities who have been marginalised and amplify hidden stories that aren’t given space in the mainstream media. The term “theatre from lived experience” has become common in the participatory theatre lexicon to describe an approach to making theatre with communities which deals with the real issues in their lives.
In this event we will explore creative exercises which support the process of making theatre from lived experience; and the ethics of this practice. Attendees will be introduced to approaches used by the Collective Encounters team in our participatory projects.
This training will be delivered by Michelle Richards (Associate Lead Artist) and Marianne Matusz (Co-Artistic Director).
Online Event: This training will take place online using Zoom. You will receive an email with the link.
**Please note: we do not record the sessions because of the sensitive nature of the topic.
Length: 3 hours
Ticket Cost:
For attendees supported by their organisations the full price of a ticket is £40.00 For freelancers and individuals from non-regularly funded organisations attendees the price of a ticket is £30.00 For those on low or no income the ticket price is £18.00
We also have a small number of bursary places available for those with limited funds, please email info@collective-encounters.org.uk
* *Please Note: Ticket sales will end 24 hours before this event is due to start.
Access: This event will use live transcription. If you require BSL interpretation, please get in touch no later than two weeks before the event. If you have any other access requirements please email info@collective-encounters.org.uk
Join Art UK to explore The Atkinson’s art! Learn how to add tags to artworks on Art UK’s website and make it easier for others to find them.
The Atkinson have a huge art collection, and over 800 of these artworks are available to view on Art UK’s website. In this workshop, you’ll look closely at these wonderful works of art and add descriptive words to make it easier for others to find them. Tagging is a great way to learn more about the art around you.
It is easy and fun – you don’t need to be an art expert to take part and is open to all ages.
Have a go and contribute to making Art UK more searchable by tagging people, places and things – and discover new art and artists along the way.
Please note children must be accompanied by an adult.
Join us for a series of fun and engaging adult craft workshops. Learn new skills like wet felting, braid making, knitting, appliqué, button making, and mending. Our experienced tutor will guide you through each session, whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned crafter.
It’s a great opportunity to meet new people, relax, and have fun.
Sessions take place on the last Thursday of the month: 25 September / 30 October / 27 November
The workshops are held in the community rooms at Southport Library. Each session accommodates 10-12 attendees, so space is limited.
Tickets must be purchased in advance at the library counter and availability is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Call Southport Library at 0151 934 2118 for more information, ticket reservations cannot be made over the phone. Be sure to visit the library in person to secure your spot!
Linny Venables is a visual artist based in Liverpool working in sculpture, installation, curation and facilitation. Linny experiments with kiln-formed warm glass processes as a form of therapy, slumping, extruding and manipulating glass into fluid, playful shapes. Linny’s exhibition Sweet Factory is currently on display in the Art Gallery.
Join Linny in The Atkinson’s Art Box for a ‘Sweet Factory’ themed arts and crafts workshop suitable for all the family. There’s something for all ages, with all materials supplied and all for free!
Drop-in any time between 11am – 3pm and get creative.
Children under 12 must be supervised by an adult.
First come first served. You may be expected to wait until a space at a craft table becomes available.
A 6 week ONLINE Course led by Merseyside writer, Helen Jeffery.
This course is aimed at writers who have some prior experience of writing for stage
During the 6 weeks we will cover topics such as: Character development, Exposition, Verbatim, Form, Structure, Theatricality & World Building.
At the end of the 6 weeks, you’ll have time to go away and write and then submit a short piece to me for inclusion in a scratch night in Liverpool during the summer (details TBC!)
NB- If you are a writer who is sober/in recovery and based in Liverpool City region then please do reach out to me via email as I have some funded spots available if finance is a barrier
During this one day course you will learn the basics of screen printing, including learning about the materials used and processes involved in creating a UV exposed screen. After preparing and exposing your own screen, you’ll get time to draw your own image to print, or you can bring a suitable image with you. You’ll finish the workshop by using our screen-beds to ink and print your 2 colour designs onto paper in a small edition that you can take home with you.
All materials you will use are included in the cost of the course, but you are welcome to bring along your own if you choose.
Our studios are environmentally friendly where possible and use greener methods of screen printing, such as water-based acrylic inks. Completing this course will act as an Induction. After becoming a Bluecoat Artist Member you will be able to book into our Screen Printing Studio should you wish to.
Attendees must be 18+
£70 (all materials included)
