Learn about designing trendy bag key chains by creating a character with recycled fabrics to take home with you!
Sat 29 Mar, 11am – 12:30pm & 1.30-3pm
Free, booking required
For young people aged 14-18
Event type: Workshop
Introduction to Multi-Colour Lino Cut
‘Linocut printing involves cutting away from a block of linoleum, and inking and printing the uncut areas. When you place your carved, inked up block face down on a sheet of paper, the printed image will appear as a mirror image to how you have carved your block. Areas you have cut away will remain the white of the paper you print on.’
On this course for beginners you will be guided through every step of the process from start to finish, leaving with confidence in linocut printing and having created a finished edition of prints to take home with you. You will learn how to transfer an image onto your lino, carve your lino blocks and create a small edition of 2-colour prints. You will also gain insight on the materials and tools used, and how you can continue the process as home.
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 to book into our Intaglio Studio should you wish to.
Sat 12 Apr, 11am-5pm
Tickets: £70
Mums in the Mix Mother’s Day DJ Mast...
MUMS IN THE MIX: DJ MASTERCLASS 🎶
👩🎤 Calling all music-loving mums! Ready to learn a new skill, meet amazing mums, and mix your favourite tunes? Whether you’ve never touched a deck before or just want to have fun, this beginner-friendly DJ masterclass is for YOU! 🎛️✨
🔥 What you’ll get:
✅ DJ basics – Mixing, beatmatching & track selection
✅ Confidence behind the decks – Own your sound!
✅ Meet like-minded mums & rediscover yourself through music
✅ A fun, supportive environment – No experience needed
🥂 PLUS: A welcome glass of fizz to kick things off!
📍 Where: Decks in the City Studio, 31 Parliament St, Liverpool L8 5RN (Baltic Area)
📅 When: Saturday 29th March, 12-2pm
🎟️ Spots are limited – Tickets on Skiddle.com £25
🎶 Turn up. Tune in. Take over. 🎶
#MumsInTheMix #DJMasterclass #MusicLovingMums #NewSkills #DJLife #MumLife #FizzAndBeats
Through Shadows We Learn – Easte...
Easter Library Tour – FREE SHADOW PUPPETRY – Children aged 7 -13
FREE ACTIVITIES this Easter Holidays 2025
Shadow Puppetry for children aged 7-13
Join ArtsGroupie for our Free Workshops in library spaces across Liverpool City Region, kindly supported by Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grants.
Shadow puppetry encourages children to engage in creativity, and unleash their imaginations.
Children will devise their own characters and stories, and create their own puppets, culminating in a celebratory puppet showcase at Liverpool Central Library – a FREE FAMILY Puppet Day on Saturday 10th May 11 -3pm
The sessions take place on the following dates:
– Tues 8th April 11am – 3pm @ Wavertree Library
– Weds 9th April 11am – 3pm @ Norris Green Library
– Thurs 10th April 11:30am – 3pm @ Spellow Library
– Fri 11th April 11am – 3pm @ Sefton Park
– Sat 12th April AM ONLY – 11am – 1pm @ Birkenhead Library
– Mon 14th April PM ONLY – 2pm – 4pm @ Huyton Library
– Tues 15th April 11am – 12:15 pm & 12:30 – 3 pm @Prescot Library
– Wed 16th April 11am – 1 pm & 2-4 pm @ Halewood Library
– Thurs 17th April 11am – 3pm @ Fazakerley Community Federation & Library
– Fri 18th April 11am – 3pm @ Garston Library
– Sat 19th April 11am – 3pm @ Allerton Library
– Sat 10th May 11am- 3pm FREE Family Puppet Day at Liverpool Central Library
The 11am-3pm sessions will include 1 hour for a break with Free Healthy Food/Snacks provided.
Email: artgroupie@outlook to reserve a place.
#thingstodowiththekidsinliverpool #easterliverpool #freelibraryactivities
Meet and make: paint pouring at Sudley...
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.
This Kind of … Workshop: Poetry ...
Are you ready to dive deep into your own narrative? Join in for ‘This Kind of…Workshop’, an immersive poetry and storytelling workshop that invites you to explore the richness of your autobiographical experiences. Guided by the powerful themes of identity, resilience, and community, this workshop offers a safe and inspiring space to craft your own stories and poems.
Drawing inspiration from Reece Williams’ acclaimed show, This Kind of Black, which charts the true story of growing up in 1990s Moss Side amidst conflict, humour, and warmth, our workshop will help you uncover the layers of your own journey. Whether you’re reflecting on your childhood, your family dynamics, or the broader social context of your life, you’ll be encouraged to express your unique voice.
Bluecoat After Hours: Print Social
Join Bluecoat to create block print postcards using pre-made designs, meet fellow artists, and learn more about Bluecoat’s growing print community. Whether you’re a seasoned printmaker or simply looking to get involved, this session is for everyone. No experience necessary—come solo or with friends, have a go, and take home your own printed postcard.
Tue 3 Jun, 5.30-7pm
It’s also a great chance to chat with their Print Studio Manager and find out more about their open-access studio, courses, and workshops.
Free, booking required
Bugs Are Us: Easter family workshops
From dragonflies to beetles, you’ll be buzzing with excitement with the bug-themed activities in Tate Liverpool’s Learning Space this Easter holiday! Take inspiration from the creepy crawlies in Tate’s collection to construct multi-coloured neon replicas of your favourite bugs. Use the materials from our pick ‘n’ mix recycled craft box to make a 3D model of your bug.
On Saturday 5 April 13.00-15.00 there will also be a free workshop led by artist Colette Whittington. You’ll learn how to make relief stamps to print bug patterns and textures that can be used in your bug models.
Tate Liverpool’s Learning Space is open every day for visiting families- a space to relax and create with art games, colouring-in, books, toys and more!
Fowl Play: May half term workshops
Swoop into Tate Liverpool’s Learning Space to get a bird’s eye view of Tate’s collection of our feathered friends. Let your imagination take flight with your avian artistic creations.
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!
DDFI40: Sweat the System
Join DaDa on 26th March 10am-11am for this disability-led movement workshop facilitated by Australian artists Amy Claire Mills and Bedelia Lowrenčev.
This online workshop invites participants to move and shake their bodies through sweat and play. This is not about fitness; it’s about liberation, using movement as a tool for self-expression, catharsis, and collective joy.
No experience necessary. Wheelchairs, mobility aids, and rest breaks are welcome.
Supported by Liverpool Biennial.
Access: BSL interpretation and closed captions will be available for this event.
Booking: Book via eventbrite.
About DaDa :
DaDa is an award winning and pioneering disability arts organisation based in Liverpool with international reach and impact. Founded in 1984, we were one of the first disability-led arts organisations in the UK and an integral part of the campaign for greater equality and access for disabled artists across the arts sector.
About DDFI40:
DaDaFest International returns 8th-31st March 2025 to celebrate DaDa’s 40th Anniversary and this time they are coming with ‘RAGE: A Quiet Riot’.
DDFI40 will showcase work by disabled artists that captures all shapes and sides of rage. From the internal quiet frustrations and righteous rage, to overt injustice and activism, DDFI40 will explore disability rights, disability arts, access, ableism and ‘Rage’ in an explosion of creativity.