Head along to a daily tour (Tuesday to Sunday) between 13:00 – 13:20 for a brief introduction to FACT and their current exhibitions.
Led by FACT’s friendly Visitor Experience team, tours are open to everyone, suitable for all ages and filled with stories and insights about film, art and the history of FACT.
No need to book, just turn up!
For this special event, FACT invite educators from across the region to come and hear about the work they do. Discussion will centre around their most recent, long-term project, in which they invited a group of young people from Liverpool to collaborate with artist Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley.
The local group, self-tilted The Bandidos, worked with Danielle to create a new video game artwork inspired by the imaginative ideas and alternative worlds they designed. The work is currently on display within a large-scale installation, which has transformed one of their galleries into a gamified suburban street. Inside, you’ll find four portals to video game worlds designed by the young people and developed by Danielle. The game is also available to play remotely online – play When Our Worlds Meet (2022) here.
During this event, they invite you to explore the immersive installation as they discuss how the group’s ideas are represented within the artwork, as well as the upcoming activities surrounding the show. Plus, discover how your schools and groups can get involved with our programme and uncover all of the exciting opportunities we have to offer.
Join Emma Hirons for a gentle to moderate Hatha based Yoga Asana class.
Suitable for all levels and abilities. Emma is passionate that yoga is accessible to all.
During the class you can expect movement, breathwork and meditation with elements of flow.
Classes cost £7, cash or card.
To book, contact:
Whatsapp – 07969 873 068
Email: holimoliyogi@gmail.com
Insta DM @holimoliyogi
Portraits of significant figures from history feature in the embroidery banner created by Knowsley’s Community Curators, which hangs proudly at Shakespeare North. Now, we want to pay tribute to our local community from the present day!
Join us for a relaxed session sketching pen portraits of live sitters in an Elizabethan style every Tuesday in February in the café at 4pm. Sessions will last 1h30m. Drawing materials will be provided and no experience is required.
This begins a series of art sessions we will be offering throughout 2023.
Learn a new skill this year at one of Bluecoat’s upcoming print workshops.
Get to grips with the basics of etching, one of the oldest printmaking processes, or the popular and versatile process of screenprinting.
Intro to Etching, Sat 11 Feb, 11am-5pm
Intro to Screenprinting, Sat 25 Feb and Sat 11 Mar, 11am-5pm
Tickets: £70. 18+ only
Want to work with Convenience Gallery across our 2023-24 cultural programming?
At Convenience, they are looking ahead to the future. They want to create a programme of events, exhibitions, workshops, projects and opportunities representative of the needs and wants of the local community across 2023-2024. They want to champion your ideas, projects, needs and dreams. So if you have an idea and want to work with Convenience Gallery then please get in contact and book on for a slot at their Work with us meet up on Wednesday 18th January.
There are a number of one-to-one 30 minute slots that can be booked across the day or a group session from 5:30-7:00pm. These sessions will be a casual and informal opportunity to chat with the gallery team, share any ideas or project that you have and to ask any questions that you have about the 2023-24 programme.
If you are unable to attend or book a slot on the day please get in contact at conveniencegallery@outlook.com and they can look for another time to meet with you alternatively you can fill out the ‘Work with us’ form here:
Additional information about the programme:
For next year they are working on the theme: ‘The Town is the Gallery’. The Town is the gallery intends to create art access across the town of Birkenhead across multiple venues and will be a multi project initiative. They believe anywhere can be a space for culture. This programmes will make arts and creativity a part of everyday life.
What will this programme look like?
Exhibitions
Installations
Events
Film festival
Community groups
Multi venue arts trail
They are open to all disciplines and practices across the diverse field of creativity so please share your ideas and proposals with us.
The Reader are excited to launch Story Explorers, their exciting new Storybarn sessions for children aged 4 – 9.
They’ll be diving headfirst into the wonderful world of storytelling, getting creative in the craft room and making up stories of our own.
Siblings under 1 can join for free but will still need a ticket.
Please call them on 0151 729 2227 if you need any help with your booking.
Join us for a weekend of activities celebrating Chinese New Year.
Sat 21 Jan
Get involved with a family dance workshop led by Movema, alongside some making activities inspired by the year of the rabbit.
Free, drop in, 1-4pm
Sat 22 Jan
Join us for a variety of fun creative activities for the whole family to enjoy.
Free, drop in, 1-4pm
April Lin 林森 takes us on a gameplay walkthrough of The Interface, a chatbot which has taken up residence in FACT’s first-floor gallery.
Using these interactions as a starting point, this group session will delve into conversations about ancestry and belonging.
This event forms part of FACT’s Lunar New Year Celebrations. Discover the full programme here: fact.co.uk/lunar
April Lin 林森 hosts a conversation with their artistic collaborators for The Earthly Realm is Out of Balance – an interactive game that investigates the meaning of ancestry.
Speaking about the process of making the work, they’ll discuss the conversations which formed the basis of the piece, in addition to many of the references included in the “library” which informs the chatbot’s responses.
For this event, April is joined by Yank Scally (Programmer) and Amina Atiq (Interviewee), to touch on the themes of the work, as well as the technical details of how the custom-built chatbot was made.
This event forms part of their Lunar New Year Celebrations. Discover the full programme here: fact.co.uk/lunar