How can we create an open atmosphere that builds power within and between excluded groups?
Much of participatory arts aims to work with communities who are seen as marginalised, using the arts and culture to redress inequality. Often these communities are talked about as ‘hard to reach’ or ‘excluded’ from the mainstream, however the networks within them make them strong and resilient to change.
This event will open with provocations from guest speakers based on their experiences of building and maintaining meaningful relationships within and across communities.
Following the provocations and Q&A, attendees will be invited to reflect on these themes and what these ideas mean for their communities, arts practice and the participatory art sector more widely.
Guest Speakers
Akil Morgan
Akil Morgan is a Liverpool-born community artist and Director of Capoeira for All CIC. His work and projects have led him to connect with communities all over the world. Locally, Akil has set up and ran grassroots projects across the city for over 10 years.
Emily Gee
Emily Gee’s work has variously been categorised as producer, curator, coordinator, manager but could also be described as accomplice, facilitator, caretaker, convener, she’s currently Senior Producer at Heart of Glass. Emily is interested in how we live otherwise, in the cracks and gaps where we can find each other and in the processes of sharing the worlds we live through and the ones we might move towards.
Ticket Cost: £5.00
They also have a small number of bursary places available for those with limited funds, please email info@collective-encounters.org.uk
Access: This event will use live transcription. If you require any other access support please get in touch before the event
Teeny Tiny Theatre is a children’s theatre company based in South Liverpool offering its own exciting programme of interactive drama and creative play classes plus workshops for children, families and schools.
Head down to the Street Café at The Everyman on a Thursday morning for a creative and interactive class with a new fun theme each week. They’ll sing songs, play games, listen to stories and play creatively in an imaginary world. See your little ones grow in confidence and imagination as they play and have fun together.
Enjoy a range of fun activities and games linked to underwater animals. No booking necessary, suitable for families with children 5 years old and under, accompanying older children are welcome too!
Takes place every Thursday each week and every first Saturday of each month.
10am – 11am
Unity, Everyman & Playhouse and Alex Ferguson are collaborating to set up a monthly Producers’ Get Together across the city of Liverpool, for producers to network, share and support each other.
This is an open informal space to get to know each other, ask questions, share advice and build a support network of fellow producers. We will look to have broad themes for discussion, and occasional short talks by artists and producers.
This is for producers (and anyone who defines as such) at ALL levels and types, from those just starting out and assistant producing, to freelancer producers and self-producing artists, to senior producers in big organisations.
An introduction to hand weaving, a fun yet informative workshop accompanied with tea, coffee and biscuits!
This workshop is a perfect place to start if you’re a beginner or want a refresher course of the basics. Kirsty will demonstrate thread by thread how to set up a frame loom and accomplish different woven techniques. You will then be able to try these patterns out for yourself, weaving with a variety of yarns and materials, from organic cotton, lustrous wools, silks and other textured and fancy yarns. Kirsty has a selection of over 100 yarns to experiment with, so there’s plenty to choose from!
Whether you produce a traditional or contemporary design, you will create your own personal wall hanging to take home with you. Kirsty will be on hand to answer questions for all your weaving needs and with over 10 years’ experience in the field, her expertise really brings her workshop to life. This class would suit those new to weaving and looking to learn a new craft skill, covering an array of weaving patterns such as plain weave (tabby), hopsack and monks belt.
Learn more about the fabulous craft of weaving whilst progressing at your own pace, this class is designed to be fun, yet engaging. Hot beverages and biscuits are included in the course price; all yarns will also be provided, but if you have some at home that you’ve been saving for that special project, please bring them along! Typical class sizes hold a maximum of 8 students so you will have plenty of individual attention and time to complete your project during this session.
If you’re looking to buy this workshop as a gift, I have beautiful wooden gift vouchers available. Email me for more info: info@theliverpoolweavingcompany.co.uk
Can you crack the Morse Code challenge?
Get hands on in an interactive music session and test your skills at decoding messages that were sent from the Titanic as the ship was sinking!
Suitable for children and adults of all ages.
Sessions at 11am, 1pm , 2pm and 3pm. Drop-in activity, no need to book.
Join FACT for an evening of music and conversation centred around Belinda Kazeem-Kaminski’s Liverpool Biennial commission.
This event is inspired by the soundscape that Belinda Kazeem-Kaminski and Bassano Bonelli Bassano created in collaboration with participants from Liverpool who all work with their breath. The group includes actors, singers, teachers, activists, and therapists, amongst others.
The soundscape in the gallery is a 16-minute-long piece titled Keep On Keepin’ On (2022), which references Curtis Mayfield’s 1979 song ‘Keep on Keeping On’. Presented alongside two video works, the installation references the precarity of Black breathing and proposes breath as a means of individual and collective liberation.
For this event, Belinda invites some of the film’s participants to choose their own songs, bringing them to the audience for a collective listening session, as well as a conversation about the work and their involvement. This event is moderated by award winning composer, vocal coach and singer/songwriter, Jennifer John.
Based at the excellent Bridewell Studios, Liverpool Independent Art School are planning to go far further in the direction of experimental life drawing than they have ever gone before.
Beginning with a set of new experimental games we will head toward a re-imagining of the notorious Yves Klein Anthopomrpmetrie performance actions with the model printing from her body in blue paint- a one off tribute to a pivotal moment in representation of the figure brought to you live in Liverpool
Introduction to life drawing events at the excellent Indigo on Bedford Street Rockferry. Liverpool Independent Art School aim to nurture a very relaxed and supportive playful approach to drawing.
Their models are brilliant and tuition is offered for any level of experience. Some basic materials are available but they advise the use of your own hard backed sketchbook to get the most out of the session.
All workshops start at 7pm, except the 19 October workshop, which starts 6pm
This is a Liverpool Independent Art School guided drawing workshop with a sense of exploration. It is led by practising artists with many years experience teaching adults and is open to all levels of experience and none.
They will be using the lovely Indigo Cafe as their base of operations and place to meet up, share a coffee and set off on our adventure.
All you will need is a sketchbook and any materials you want to draw with
