Looking for something to keep your young artists busy?
At Kirkby Gallery, they have two art courses on offer for young people under 18 years of age:
Their Little BIG Art club is a fabulous opportunity for young people aged 7-12 to try new and exciting techniques, have fun and make new friends. Central to the course is gaining confidence in drawing and learning new ways of further developing their creativity.
They also now run the Young Makers Group, designed for young people aged 13 -17 who wish to develop their practical art skills further and their knowledge of artists past and present.
Both courses are led by professional artists and run 10.30am till 12.30pm. It costs just £75 for the 10 weeks and all art materials are included in the course price. Booking is essential as places are limited. Contact galleries@knowsley.gov.uk for further information.
We’ll be storyboarding, collaging and diving into the inspiring work of Liverpool Biennial artists, creating ideas for our Liverpool Biennial 2025 Children’s Guide. Your artwork and ideas could be featured as part of the guide!
Whether you’re a budding artist or simply looking for a fun family activity, this workshop is a fantastic opportunity to unleash your creativity.
Workshops will take place at Liverpool Central Library on the below dates:
Saturday 7th December 2024, 11am-4pm
Saturday 4th January 2025, 12pm-4pm
Saturday 1st February 2025, 12pm – 4pm
Saturday 1st March 2025, 12pm – 4pm
Saturday 5th April 2025, 12pm – 4pm
Saturdays 3rd May 2025, 12pm – 4pm
Saturday 7th June 2025, 12pm – 4pm
Drop in anytime for a day of exploration and artistic expression.
We can’t wait to see you there!
Announcing… The Orff UK International Summer School 2025
Liverpool Hope University (Hope Park Campus)28th July – 1st August 2025
Residential and Non-residential tickets available.
Our Summer School is for all who work musically and creatively with children and young peoplein or out of school. The Orff Approach is a way of teaching that uses words, song, movement, dance, and simple instruments in imaginative and creative ways to develop children’s musical imagination, skills andunderstanding.
Workshops will offer an exciting and stimulating range of ideas to develop your skills and understanding of improvising and composing with children.
Tutors include:
Carmen Dominguez RodriguezTamsyn DurrantNancy EvansMovemaChris Perry
Hear the blazing fanfares that open Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony? For Tchaikovsky, they symbolised Fate, and the whole symphony simply bursts with melody and emotion.
If you’ve already heard Vasily Petrenko conduct Russian music, you won’t need telling twice: things are about to get exciting, in a concert that begins with the flying fiddles of Weinberg’s Moldavian Rhapsody and features the unforgettable tunes of Shostakovich’s irreverent Suite. Trust them, you’ll know them when you hear them!
Molly Farquhar is your facilitator who is taking her award winning one-woman show, Hairy Bastard, to Edinburgh Fringe this year. She will be on hand to guide you in writing your own solo performance whether it is auto-biographical or fiction.
What to expect:
Finding your Story
Setting the Journey of your character
What should/shouldn’t I share
Adding humour
Giving the light and shade a rhythm
Avoiding the Pitfalls such as self-indulgence.
Cutting and editing your show
Please be on time, wear comfortable clothes and bring a notebook and pen.
Join Culture Liverpool Resident Artist, Dora Colquhoun, at a series of family-friendly workshops exploring the meaning of home.
Dora, and co-facilitator Og the Giant, will be hosting a series of family workshops at Spellow Community Hub and Library. The pair will lead fun creative exercises for attendees of all ages to explore the concept of home.
Dora Colquhoun is a neurodivergent writer, facilitator, performer, and theatre maker. Her original shows (ADHD The Musical, and The Lodger) have both met with rave reviews, and are headed to Edinburgh Fringe this summer. Co-facilitator Og the Giant (AKA Isaac Nixon) is a Liverpool based children’s storyteller, with a wealth of experience working with families to unlock their imagination through play and storytelling.
Together, Dora and Og will deliver these creative workshops for families to explore what home means to them.
Join an interactive voyage of discovery for all ages around the Museum of Liverpool’s Wondrous Place gallery.
Discover how Liverpool became the pop capital of the world as we celebrate Liverpool’s creative entertainers, musicians and so much more. This is a very special welcome and introduction to our musical heritage, during a week in which Liverpool platforms its musical talent. Pop quiz responses and singing aren’t compulsory!
The safaris take place at 3pm on 3-4 May, 19-22 June, 24-26 August 2025
Each song city safari takes around 30-45 minutes.
Tickets
There are a limited number of tickets available for each song city safari, which cost £5 per adult and £2 per child aged 6 years to 17 years old. Tickets can be booked on this page and will be available nearer the time.
Join acclaimed theatre maker Andy Smith and award-winning applied arts practitioner Lynsey O’Sullivan for a day of play, discussion, and action.
This day will see three performances of plays from the ongoing project PLAYS FOR THE PEOPLE: A CITIZENS’ ASSEMBLY, HOW CAN WE BE MORE ANTI-RACIST? and THE ACTIONS. These plays tackle the climate emergency, inequality and political activism. They are plays designed to be read aloud together and then discussed. They are plays where the people in the room play the people in the play. Plays that ask questions of acting in both a theatrical and ethical sense.
Audience-participants for this special event will each be given a copy of a new publication containing the plays. Over the course of the day, through the activity, they will be trained in how to undertake performances themselves. Following it, they can then organise them for their own communities and constituencies, free of any charge.
All are welcome. Lunch will be provided. They’d like people from diverse places to join us – arts and educational institutions, community and grassroots organisations, freelance artists and interested individuals. For this reason, tickets are being offered on a pay what you can afford basis between £15 and £45.
They suggest a price of £15 for freelancers and individuals, £25 for teachers, youth workers and those representing smaller arts organisations, and £45 for participants representing bigger institutions such as arts centres and universities. Please do consider paying what you can, as it will allow us to offer bursary places and support for those who for whatever reason are not able to afford to attend.
Spend a relaxing afternoon in Sudley House Art Gallery learning a new skill and getting to know new people. In this session they will be creating unique artworks using the technique of paint mixing and pouring to create truly unique pieces.
Their friendly facilitator will guide you through the process to create a selection of smaller and larger artworks for you to take home.
There is no need to have any experience, just bring yourself and some enthusiasm. Whilst your works are drying they will take the opportunity to head to the café for a chat. You never know, you might leave with a new friend as well as a new artwork!
This session is perfect for adults over the age of 18 who are interested and inspired to continue making art. Your £20 ticket includes materials, a facilitator and a hot drink in the café.
Please note that it may take a while for your works to dry and so it may be necessary for you to return to Sudley House later that week to collect your pieces.
This session is perfect for adults over the age of 18 who are interested and inspired to continue making art.
Tickets are £20 and includes materials, facilitator, and a hot drink in the café.
Take the opportunity to discover some of the secrets of Sudley House. Join their Participation Team for a family-friendly look around this wonderful historic home, and together uncover some of the secrets of the house and of George Holt and his family.
Find out more about Sudley’s wartime past, the House’s hidden safe and much more.
Each Secrets of Sudley House session has a limited number of tickets available. £5.00 per adult and £2.00 per child aged 6 years to 17 years old.
