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Lime Open Studios – Meet the Artist
DROP IN
No need to book! Drop into the new Lime Art Studio and find out all about our Create.Connect.Unwind+ Staff creative wellbeing programme, meet Lime lead visual artist, Colette Whittington, have a tour round the studio and try your hand at some short activities. Colette Whittington is an artist, printmaker and educator who has been leading...
Signs of Spring with Jacqui Symons
Printmaking
Learn how to use watercolour paint and stencils inspired by nature to create layers of beautiful colour and texture. Use pre-cut stencils and watercolours with sponges and stencil brushes to build up your artwork. No drawing or painting experience necessary! Just an opportunity to get creative using remarkably effective and simple techniques. You’ll also be...
Tales on Tiles with Alison Waters
Ceramics and Collage
Words are not the only medium through which to tell our stories. Join artist Alison Waters in using clay and collaging to create beautiful and unique ceramic tiles. Express your personal story and share your thoughts with colleagues in this fun and engaging workshop. This workshop is accessible for ALL levels and delivered in 2...
Our lives, our stories: A six-week Creative Writing Course
Creative Writing
Led by playwright Kim Wiltshire, this six-week course ‘Our lives, our stories’ is for anyone who wants to discover and develop their unique voice as a writer and nourish inspiration and creativity through practical tools and group support. Whether you want to write short stories, poetry, plays or to write your first novel, this course...
Festive Folk Art
Drawing/Painting/Collage
Please note: this workshop is a test event - please do not book on Led by artist Colette Whittington, Festive Folk Art is a printmaking workshop to get you in the mood for the holiday season. Discover how to make folk-art lino printed Christmas decorations to take home and display, and work alongside colleagues to...
Winter Robin – Inspired by Mark Herald
Drawing/Painting/Collage
Led by artist Alison Waters, Winter Robin is a fun two-hour collaging workshop to create a beautiful collage and print Robin, inspired by the work of Mark Herald. Perfect as a greetings card for someone special or as a Christmas keepsake! No prior knowledge, skills or experience required! In this workshop you will learn new...
Festive Folk Art
Drawing/Painting/Collage
Please note: this workshop is open to C-19 Response Team Employee Health & Wellbeing Service only Led by artist Colette Whittington, Festive Folk Art is a printmaking workshop to get you in the mood for the holiday season. Discover how to make folk-art lino printed Christmas decorations to take home and display, and work alongside...
‘Force Behind the Scenes’ A visual arts project with SODEXO staff + The Singh Twins
Drawing/Painting/Collage
In partnership with Manchester Art Gallery, Lime is leading a project with internationally acclaimed artists The Singh Twins. Lime will deliver a series of visual art workshops with the SODEXO workforce to celebrate and acknowledge efforts and contributions across MFT during the pandemic. In these studio-based workshops staff will create unique self-portraits using the hidden...
‘Force Behind the Scenes’ A visual arts project with SODEXO staff + The Singh Twins
Drawing/Painting/Collage
In partnership with Manchester Art Gallery, Lime is leading a project with internationally acclaimed artists The Singh Twins. Lime will deliver a series of visual art workshops with the SODEXO workforce to celebrate and acknowledge efforts and contributions across MFT during the pandemic. In these studio-based workshops staff will create unique self-portraits using the hidden...
‘Force Behind the Scenes’ A visual arts project with SODEXO staff + The Singh Twins
Drawing/Painting/Collage
In partnership with Manchester Art Gallery, Lime is leading a project with internationally acclaimed artists The Singh Twins. Lime will deliver a series of visual art workshops with the SODEXO workforce to celebrate and acknowledge efforts and contributions across MFT during the pandemic. In these studio-based workshops staff will create unique self-portraits using the hidden...
Day by Day: Book-Making & Collage with Alison Waters
Drawing/Painting/Collage
Nature is all around us and the complexity and beauty of even a tiny leaf can be astounding. In these two studio based workshops, artist Alison Waters will take you on a journey of observation and wonder, using traditional bookbinding materials, collage and mark marking to create your own miniature concertina book based on your...
‘Digital Worlds’ An Introduction to Augmented Reality with Helen Farley
Digital Art
There's more to augmented reality than Pokemon Go! Join artist Helen Farley for a fun and accessible creative session using your imagination to transform your everyday environment with augmented reality creations. In this one hour workshop you will learn how to create simple but beautiful inspiring augmented reality art to decorate and share- no nails...