Event type: Workshop

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 your screen, you’ll get time to draw your own image to print (or you can bring a suitable image with you) before exposing the screen using UV light.

You’ll finish the workshop by using our screen-beds to ink and print your tote bag design and creating 2 tote bags to take home with you.

Tickets: £70 (materials included)

‘A monoprint is a form of printmaking in which an image is made from a smooth surface or ‘plate’ coated in printing ink and transferred using various methods to another surface (paper, fabric etc). In contrast with other printing techniques, only one final image is made, making the technique closer to drawing or painting than other print processes.’

During this one day course you will learn the methods of direct monoprinting, a technique in which ink is applied to a smooth surface and paper is laid on top. Artwork is created by ‘tracing’ and using various methods of pressure and mark making to transfer ink to the paper.

Monoprint is a printmaking process that is easy for beginners and produces very impressive results! This workshop is especially useful for artists who primarily work with painting and drawing but would like to bridge the gap between their practice and printmaking.

Tickets: £70

Learn the basics of etching, one of the oldest & most unique printmaking processes, at the historical Bluecoat Print Studios.

During this one day course you will learn the basics of copper sulphate etching, including learning about the history, tools & materials of etching and the chemical processes involved in creating a copper sulphate etched plate, as well as inking and printing your design on our fabulous century old Hughes & Kimber Etching Press.

On this course for beginners you will be guided through every step of the etching process from start to finish, leaving with having created a finished edition of prints. All materials are provided on the day as well as a booklet to take away detailing the processes learnt.

Participants will use viewfinders, a classic tool that helps artists focus on composition and perspective, to draw close-ups of the plants and natural details in the garden, discovering new perspectives along the way. It’s all about taking your time, paying attention to the little things, and enjoying the creative process. No pressure and no experience needed. All materials will be provided, though we recommend bringing a sketchbook for ease.Please note that Bluecoat is closed to the public from 5pm. Please ring the doorbell to the right of the main entrance and a member of staff will welcome you in.

Free, booking required

Book now: https://www.thebluecoat.org.uk/whatson/bah-still-life

Learn the intriguing process of Cyanotype Printing this Summer using our beautiful Bluecoat garden as a source of inspiration.

Cyanotype is a camera-less photographic printmaking technique that creates beautiful blue and white images.

On this short and informative course you will learn all about the process of cyanotype and what chemicals and materials are needed. You will be given an opportunity to collect leaves and flowers from our beautiful summer garden to create your prints, or you can bring your own. After preparing, exposing and creating your own botanical cyanotypes you will have the knowledge to continue this amazing process at home, as well as your prints you’ve made on the day.

The course runs for 2.5 hours per session.

There are two sessions available:Sat 26 Jul, 11.30-1.30pmSat 26 Jul, 2-4pm

Tickets: £30

Swoop into Tate Liverpool’s Learning Space this half term holiday for free avian activities!

Flock together for crafty family fun, constructing multi-coloured replicas of your favourite birds. Play with print stamping blocks and collage to recreate intricate feathered patterns and textures. Using our easy-to-follow templates, make a 3-D model of your bird and dive into our pick ‘n’ mix recycled craft box to add finishing touches to personalise your bird.

There will be a free facilitated workshop on Thursday 29 May from 14.00-16.00 led by artist Colette Whittington.

Take inspiration from artworks in Tate’s collection, including David Shrigley’s Untitled 1998, Eileen Agar’s Sculpture of a Bird 1899–1991, Dame Elisabeth Frink’s Bird 1952, Jim Lambie’s Four to the Floor 2005 and Georges Braque’s The Bird 1949.

Their Learning Space is open every day for visiting families- a space to relax and create with art games, colouring-in, books, toys and more!

Share your experience with us on social media using @tateliverpool and #TLfamilies.

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.

6-8pm

Join performance artist and choreographer Rowena Gander for a workshop exploring the connection between physical expression and personal identity. Through movement exercises, improvisation, and endurance tasks, you’ll learn to use physical language to express who you are. Open to all artists, you’ll leave with tools to enhance your creative practice.

www.rowenagander.com

6-9pm
Mooncup Theatre, aka. the Spice Boys, invite you to a gender-bending, binary breaking drag workshop! Together we’ll embrace our alter-egos and discover all the possibilities of who else we could be. Exploring movement, voice, creating your drag character, drag history, dressing to express and having a boogie through the binary! (With optional promenade)

@itsthespiceboys