Event type: Workshop

Sip & Paint Christmas! Liverpool

Your sip & paint event at LEAF on Smithdown Road, Liverpool will be themed around Annie Dalton‘s Banksy-inspired Christmas Flying Balloon Girl painting! Forget the stencil, show us your inner rebel.

Unleash your creativity – wine glass in one hand, paint brush in the other. No experience needed!

Your PopUp Painting experience will include:

  • All art supplies – including paint, brushes, canvas and apron
  • Guidance from a practicing artist – but feel free to go off-piste!
  • A themed playlist to immerse you in your experience
  • Please note your ticket does not include a drink, but a wide range of drinks are available for purchase at the bar
  • Your canvas is yours to keep. Hang it with pride!

 

Queer Fetish Art Club

International icon Holly Johnson forged his way through the 1970s music scene with a unique sense of style, exploding to national fame in the 1980s. Shocking, unique, original a lot of the iconography he used played with gay and fetish subcultures which were not popularly understood at the time.

From the infamous and banned music video for ‘Relax’ to the shocking BDSM images taken by photographer John Stoddart, Holly was never one to shy away from controversy.

In this special event take the opportunity to visit the Holly Johnson story after hours when the rest of the museum’s visitors have left, and the building is cloaked in darkness. Explore the life and work of Holly before joining a life drawing session with a twist.

The model will be in fetish wear and take on poses inspired by dominant and submissive positions. A playlist reflecting the nightlife of the 21st Century gay fetish scene will accompany the session, creating an atmosphere unlike any other life drawing session you’ve been to before!

Participants must be aged 18 or over to attend.

Tickets will cost £20 and will include exclusive small-group access to the exhibition after hours, a life drawing session with an experienced fetish model, and all art materials required.

Festive Craft Workshops 2024

Open Culture has partnered with Liverpool BID Company, Metquarter, Royal Liver Building and Exchange Station for a festive treat. Join us for a series of creative workshops this winter season.

Ready to get crafty this Christmas? Mark your calendars for these incredible workshops:

Beeswax Candle Workshop with B 4 Biodiversity (20, 24 November, 11 December)

You will be making a large 30cl candle in a glass holder using sustainable hemp waxed wicks. There will be a selection of seasonal essential oils to mix into the melted beeswax to lock in beautiful scents that will fill your home, or those you gift it to, over the festive period. You can decorate your candle using locally sourced and dried flowers, petals and stems harvested from Sefton Park over Autumn.

If you would like to bring along your own dried flowers from your garden then please do, this all helps to add to the personalised and eco-friendly nature of your Candle.

Plus, you will also hand roll your own beeswax candle as an extra candle treat to light during those dark winter days and nights. You will also get a chance to talk about how and why honeybees make beeswax and learn about what happens to bees over winter.

As you will be using hot melted beeswax, anyone under aged 14 must be accompanied by an adult.

20 November – Book Tickets

24 November – Book Tickets

11 December –   Book Tickets

Block Printed Table Decor Workshop with Red Button Press (21 November, 4 December)

Artist/Printmaker Karen will show you how to design and make your own printing blocks made from recycled materials and apply those designs to fabric using one or two colours of your choice.

You will then take away your own unique, reusable block printed table centre piece and 4 napkins and the printing skills to apply your own designs to other fabric items.

You will be using water-based inks but please wear an apron or old clothes. You will also be using scissors, and a craft knife so please wear your glasses if you need them. Motifs and designs will be provided for reference but please feel free to bring your own ideas and Karen will help you transfer those ideas into blocks. Care instructions will be given in the workshop so they’re reusable for many years to come.

There’s also an extra twist – your unique printing blocks and napkins will have many more uses – Karen will share inspiration on how to create a whole range of hand printed Christmas goodies!

Please note this workshop is unsuitable for children under the age of 14. Children 14+ booking this workshop must be accompanied by a paying adult.

This workshop would normally cost you £45. Thanks to Liverpool BID Company for sponsoring this workshop in celebration of the festive season.

21 November – Book Tickets

4 December –   Book Tickets

Festive Paper Bunting Workshop with Design Laser Play (23 November, 5 December)

This session allows you to get really creative with paper and card, using the techniques of folding, cutting and sticking to make beautiful colourful festive Paper Bunting.

A selection of pre-cut shapes are offered, choose from typographic designs; seasonal message or geometric to form your bunting or a mix of the two. You’ll use a selection of laser cut shapes and templates for cutting around, on high quality sustainably made paper in an assortment of fabulous colours to inspire your creative vision, all helping you create vibrant infills, backgrounds and decorative details for your unique designs.

Once you’ve completed your unique paper artworks, you’ll finish and bring it all together by attaching the bunting shapes to one of the coloured ribbon options ready for hanging at home.

Guidance with techniques, colour combinations and design sheets will be provided during the session.

Children 14+ booking this workshop must be accompanied by a paying adult.

23 November – Book Tickets

5 December –    Book Tickets

Fabric Fairy Lights Workshop with Bluebird Upholstery (27 November, 7, 12 December)

You will make a string of 10 fabric fairy lanterns with LED lights, to add an eco-twinkle to your home or gift to a loved one. Bluebird Upholstery will be supplying an array of gorgeous vintage and modern printed silk and cotton fabrics, including fabrics upcycled from vintage silk scarves and garments, from which you can choose your own unique fabric selections for your bespoke fairy lanterns.

Or if you would like to bring along your own fabrics then please do, this all helps to add to the personalised and eco-friendly nature of your lights – thin cottons and silks with small to medium size patterns work best.

At the end of the session, as well as taking away your beautiful handmade string of fairy lanterns, you will receive rechargeable AA batteries and a plug-in charger, so that your lanterns can be sustainably powered for years to come!

This workshop is suitable for ages 16+.

27 November – Book Tickets

7 December –    Book Tickets

12 December –  Book Tickets

Luxury Christmas Wreathmaking Workshop with Ewer Roberts Flowers (28 November, 8 December)

Just in time to decorate your home for Christmas, Sarah and Abigail of Ewer-Roberts Flowers will show you how to create your very own sustainable Luxury Christmas Door Wreath with festive foliage, cones, fruits, and a festive ribbon, all of which are provided.

Your finished wreath is yours to take home or give away as a stunning gift. This workshop is the perfect way to get into the Christmas spirit.

We welcome people who want to book the session on their own or book as a group! Perfect for anyone with a love of flowers and the festive season – even for complete beginners.

Please note this workshop is unsuitable for children under the age of 14, as sharp scissors and wires are used. Children 14+ booking this workshop must be accompanied by a paying adult.

28 November – Book Tickets

8 December –    Book Tickets

 

Christmas Print Party

Get creative this festive season in this family friendly printmaking session. Use print foam to design, sculpt and print your own festive themed wooden Christmas tree decoration and get creative using premade festive themed lino stamps to create a pack of unique Christmas cards.

Each child will leave the session with a wooden Christmas decoration and a pack of 6 hand printed Christmas cards to take home with them.

Children will be able carve the print foam themselves, or a parent/guardian can help. There will be ample time during the session for children to print their cards and create their MDF decorations. Facilitators will be on hand to help with all aspects of the session.

Sat 30 Nov, 11am-12.30pm
£15 per child (adults go free)
Suitable for ages 5+

Creative Writing Workshop

Taking some of the experiences of ballet dancers from the exhibition as its theme, this workshop will take students through a series of group and individual activities, with a view to producing a final written response to the exhibition.

Saturday 23rd November at Liverpool Central Library

Time: 12.30-2.00pm

Suitable for 9-16 year olds

Capacity: 30

Ballet fusion workshop

An open workshop for people who have an interest in learning some of the basics of ballet led by a member of The British Black Ballet project.

This is an opportunity to take part in an open level class where you will have some basic dance experience but not essential.  One for those who have always wanted to give dance a chance.

Wednesday 13th November

3.30-5pm

Toxteth Library

Open to all above 16 years

Capacity: 25

November Writing Advice Desk

Writing Advice Desk at Liverpool Central Library William Brown Street L3 8EW

Drop in between 5.30pm and 7.00pm for one-to-one appraisal of scripts, stories, poems
and details of publishing opportunities, performance venues, workshops and courses with

ELEANOR REES
Poet
Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at Liverpool Hope University
Shortlisted for Forward Prize

DAVE WARD
Author and poet
Editor ‘Smoke’ magazine
Nominated for Carnegie Medal

Please book in on arrival.
Each individual session usually lasts 20 minutes.

Sober Scribbles

Sober Scribbles – A writing workshop for anyone sober, sober-curious or trying to take a break from alcohol.

A supportive space to gather your thoughts, put pen to paper and connect with others.
No previous writing experience needed – sessions are led by local writer and facilitator, Helen Jeffery.

Promising Portfolios

Are you aged 13-18 and interested in studying art at GCSE, college, or university level? These artist-led sessions are the perfect place for you to independently develop your art skills, build your portfolio, and discover the different ways that art can be used in museums and galleries.

There’s no need to worry about buying expensive materials, everything you need will be provided for you. Below are a  few details of the sessions. They also will have a small amount of time at the end of each led session to offer help with projects that you are working on for your school and college portfolios.

Led sessions will cost £5 per session. To support these sessions they will also be offering Relaxed Promising Portfolios sessions which will operate on a drop in basis (see our website for more details) .

If you want to find out more, you can email families@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk with any questions.

16 November – Life Drawing

For this session we will be experimenting with life drawing. Using a semi-clothed model we will explore ways of capturing body form, poses and movement by experimenting with different drawing materials.

18 January – Claying Around

For this session we will be taking inspiration from Claire Partington, whose ceramic artwork explores dark narratives through her whimsical character clay work. We will take inspiration from her artwork and experiment with clay to create whimsical characters inspired by the artwork.

Short Course: Introduction to Egyptian...

Hieroglyphs were used for well over 3000 years to write the Egyptian language in monumental settings and was the script some of the most important texts were written in.

In this course they will look at the basics of how to read real hieroglyph inscriptions, using real texts from monumental settings in Egypt as well as texts from the collections at World Museum Liverpool. No prior knowledge of hieroglyphs is needed and although no knowledge of Ancient Egypt is required, a basic understanding of the culture and history will be beneficial to participants.

The fee for this course is £80 per participant. This includes four facilitator-led sessions at World Museum Liverpool. The course will run across 4 Sunday afternoons, 1-3pm on –

5th, 12th, 19th & 26th January 2025

Week One

This week you will learn the basics including which direction to read hieroglyphs, how each of the individual signs work and more. By the end of the session you will be reading basic royal names and titles from real ancient inscriptions.

Week Two

In the second week they will build on our knowledge as we become more familiar with hieroglyphs. They will focus on how to write the plural, identify familial relationships and work out who is related to who in real 4000-year-old texts.

Week Three

This week they will learn more about the Egyptians belief in the magical power of texts and begin reading offering formulae, designed to magically sustain the dead in the next life. These common inscriptions follow a regular pattern, allowing you to read literally hundreds of museum objects.

Week Four

In their final week together they are going to put everything we have learned to the test and start on gallery reading a real Ancient Egyptian stela from nearly 4000 years ago. By now you will have the skills available to read the spell, names, and familial relationships of those it is dedicated to.

They aim to make courses as accessible as possible and if there is anything they can put into place to help you attend please get in contact with the course facilitator, Matt Exley, on Matt.Exley@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk.