Event type: Workshop

Glorified: Ghost Painting Workshop

Welcome to the Glorified/Gore-ified: Ghost Painting Workshop! Get ready to unleash your inner artist as they dive into the world of ghostly creations. Join them on Sunday 6th October 2024 at 13:00 at Future Yard CIC for an afternoon of spooky fun.

No experience necessary – just bring your creativity and a willingness to try something new. Paint some ghosts together and make some hauntingly beautiful art!

Get involved by incorporating your own adorable yet undead companions into mundane thrifted paintings. It’s both eerie and eco-friendly! Spooky and Sustainable!

This social/workshop is open to all ages but tickets MUST be booked in advance.
Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

Paintings, brushes, paints etc are all provided but if you have your own feel free to bring them along!

Craft and Create: Halloween

Head along and join them at the Walker for some spooktacular Halloween crafting fun at their make and take craft session.

Free session, held at Walker Art Gallery, 31 – 1 November, 1pm.

The Secrets of Sudley House

Take the opportunity to discover some of the secrets of Sudley House. Join our Participation Team for a family-friendly look around this wonderful historic home, as together they 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.

The Secrets of Sudley House will take place at 11am, 1pm and 2:30pm on the following dates:
3, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 23, 24, 31 October and 2, 3 November.

Having a laugh with the Comedy Trust &...

Are you 16-24, know you need to build useful skills but not sure what you want to do next? Don’t worry – just have a laugh with the Comedy Trust!

A practitioner from the Comedy Trust will be leading a six week workshop to help young people feel more confident and positive by ‘having a laugh’.

The workshops will focus on mindfulness and wellbeing. They will be different each week and will include comedy, creative writing, fun games, performances and a whole lot more.

No experience is needed, workshops are open to all young people aged 16-24 years old.

There’ll be an opportunity to produce work from the sessions for a touring exhibition at the end of the 6 weeks of workshops. The exhibition will develop your curatorial skills including organisational, management, communication, research, writing, decision-making and negotiation skills.

You will also gain team work skills and will gain career knowledge from exposure to heritage, cultural, public and healthcare, raising awareness of new employment avenues.

Workshops are free but places are limited so please book a ticket in advance.

Dates are Sundays 6, 13 and 20 October and Sunday 3, 10, 17 November.

It would be really good if you could attend all six sessions but if you can’t, it’s OK – feel free to book on to the ones that you’re available for.

If you have any questions, please email youngpeople@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Stories from the Climate Future

Stories from the Climate Future

Take part in a research project on how we imagine climate futures. Share stories of your own future.

Date: Sunday, 27th October 2024
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: Kitty’s Launderette

A listening and conversation event at Kitty’s Laundrette on Sunday 27th October 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm at 77 Grasmere Street, Everton, Liverpool L5 6RH. They will listen to the unique audio play Three Sisters – a story from the climate future, set in the mid 2030s in a climate-altered Britain, in the Nith Valley near Dumfries. Their collective listening session will last 30 minutes and will be followed by conversation, which will help imagine our own climate futures.

The event is organised by Lena Simic (Edge Hill University) and James Marriott (Platform), co-authors of Three Sisters – a story from the climate future. The complete audio play is available on all major audio platforms should you wish to experience it before or after the event. The play and artistic research have been funded by Arts Council England and British Academy.

Stories from the Climate Future

Take part in a research project on how we imagine climate futures. Share stories of your own future. A listening and conversation event at Bidston Observatory Artistic Research Centre.

Listen to the unique audio play Three Sisters – a story from the climate future, set in the mid 2030s in a climate-altered Britain, in the Nith Valley near Dumfries. This collective listening session will last 30 minutes and will be followed by conversation, which will help us imagine our own climate futures.

The event is organised by Lena Simic (Edge Hill University) and James Marriott (Platform), co-authors of Three Sisters – a story from the climate future. The complete audio play is available on all major audio platforms should you wish to experience it before or after the event. The play and artistic research have been funded by Arts Council England and British Academy.

Please note that the Dome, where they are planning to hold the event, is only accessible by two flights of stairs. Please let them know if you have accessibility needs in order for them to be able to accommodate everyone. Tea, coffee and snacks will be provided.

Queer sew and sew embroidery workshop ...

Join Nicole Marnell at the Museum of Liverpool to celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month with a fabulous embroidery extravaganza!

Unleash your creativity and celebrate diversity at our vibrant embroidery session, where you’ll learn the art of stitching and embroider your very own empowering tote bag. Whether you’re a needlework novice or an embroidery enthusiast, this fun and inclusive workshop is the perfect place to express yourself and make new friends.

All the materials you need will be provided, along with a selection of cracking designs that reflect the pride and power of the LGBTQ+ community. Feel free to bring your own ideas too – this is your chance to create something truly unique and meaningful to celebrate this year’s theme of activism and social change.

Come for the creativity, stay for the camaraderie, and leave with a tote bag that showcases your individuality and pride. Don’t miss out – let’s stitch our way to empowerment together!

This session is ticketed and for ages 16+. Whilst all adults are welcome this event is specifically designed for young people.

No prior experience necessary!

Big Art Special: Art Sparks Christmas

Spark your creativity and have some festive fun with their fabulous friendly facilitators in Big Art! Big Art is a very special place for young children and their grown ups to discover arty things together.

This December explore your creativity  as a family with our special festive themed facilitated activities and make a marvellous masterpiece to take home. Plus you’ll have some  time to explore Big Art and all the wonderful resources for yourself.

Art Sparks sessions take place subject to availability on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Christmas themed sessions will take place on: December 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11

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 their website above for more details) .

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

Skylight Thursdays – Beyond the Beat

Objects always have more than one story and there is always more to learn!

Storytelling, memories and lived experience are at the heart of social history.

As part of the Beyond the Beat display, they would love you to share your stories, memories, and shared experiences of the 1960s local music scene. They want to hear about your favourite groups, the best clubs, or the exciting music scene you were part of.

The information you contribute will become an important voice in their museum catalogue and help the social history team in their ongoing documentation of the Peter Kaye Photography archive, some of which they will be sharing during the sessions.