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Liverpool Cathedral Presents Infinite Encounters
Step into a realm of sensory exploration at Liverpool Cathedral’s upcoming art exhibition, Infinite Encounters. This May, Liverpool Cathedral will be home to an exciting and captivating group exhibition that promises to bring all five senses to life through art. Infinite Encounters will invite visitors to interact and enjoy an experience of sound, sight, touch,...
Introduction to UV Screen Printing
Learn the basics of UV screen-printing, a popular & versatile printing process that can be used on fabric & paper. During this one day course you will learn the basics of screen printing, including learning about the materials used and processes involved in creating a UV exposed screen. After preparing and exposing your own screen,...
Printmaking for Beginners
This 3 week evening course is a perfect taster session into 3 different print techniques; monoprint, linocut & drypoint etching. You’ll learn the basics of all 3 techniques and create prints using each technique. The course is designed for beginners who would like an introduction to printmaking and those who would like a taster of...
Dahong Hongxuan Wang: Role Model
Dahong Hongxuan Wang, an artist who has played the role of Anna May Wong in several of Michelle Williams Gamaker’s works, will exhibit her new film Role Models. Hongxuan Wang’s new film follows the path of Anna May Wong who travelled to her ancestral hometown of Taishan, Guangdong. Having been rejected by Hollywood in favour...
Michelle Williams Gamaker: Our Mountains Are Painted on Glass
Through her practice British-Sri Lankan artist Michelle Williams Gamaker explores race, identity, her love of cinema and the power of storytelling. Known for her inventive filmmaking and screenwriting, Williams Gamaker draws on and celebrates the classic movies she watched growing up, and takes inspiration from early Hollywood and British cinema. The exhibition at Bluecoat will...
Earth Day Print Party
At this special Earth Day print party, participants will be upcycling their old clothes with printmaking. Participants will be able to choose from a variety of fun designs based around the themes of recycling, upcycling and reducing waste. Children will be able to pull the screens themselves with a facilitator supervising if they choose to,...
Still Life & Screen Printing
Spend time drawing your own botanical still life and turn it into an original screen printed piece of art, using UV exposed screens and experimental screen printing techniques to add colour. During this one day course you will spend time drawing, from still life, a positive for screen printing your own piece of art. After...
Julia Midgley: Drawing a Record
Kirkby Gallery is delighted to announce our new exhibition – Julia Midgley: Drawing a Record, opening 15th April and running until 17th August 2024. Julia Midgley is a Printmaker and Reportage artist. Over decades of practice, Julia’s drawings have recorded society at large, illustrating her observations on location. By acting as a fly on the...
Earth’s Murmurs exhibition at the LAKE gallery
Two artists, working with very different media, explore their emotional connection to the landscape: Bridget Greenwood and Valerie Wartelle. Bridget Greenwood is a contemporary abstract artist based in Cheshire, whose paintings explore her fascination with the landscape. Colour has always been Bridget’s starting point and is central to her work. She sketches outside to record...
Julia Midgley: Bicentenary Sketchbook – A Window on LJMU’s 200th Anniversary Year
Liverpool John Moores University will look back on its milestone Bicentenary year at an exhibition of work by artist Julia Midgley created during her residency throughout 2023. As Artist in Residence, Julia visited the LJMU campus regularly during the year to capture everything from open days to public lectures, to student projects and graduation celebrations, using her...