The Bluecoat
@the-bluecoatBluecoat is Liverpool’s contemporary arts centre, a working home for artists, and a place where audiences can experience art in new ways.
Events
Kitchen Lithography
Lithography is a traditional planographic printmaking technique which utilises the principle of water and oil repelling each other. It uses a greasy medium (such as a litho penc…
Creative Bookbinding Techniques
In this one day workshop, you will be guided through three creative ways of making and binding your own books - Japanese Stab Stitch, Blizzard Binding and Concertina Binding. Yo…
Liverpool Hope Big Band: International Jazz Day
Celebrate International Jazz Day with Liverpool Hope Big Band Join us on 30 April for International Jazz Day as we celebrate with a special concert in the Sandon Room, showcasin…
COMMS FAIL by Roy Claire Potter
Roy Claire Potter has worked with a team of fellow artists, radio astronomers, amateur radio operators, musicians and creative consultants to research and develop ‘COMMS FAIL’, …
Print for Beginners
This weekend course is a perfect taster session into 3 areas of printmaking; Planographic, Relief and Intaglio printmaking. You’ll learn the basics of all 3 processes, using mon…
Baby Book Club
Wed 13, 20 May, 3, 10, 17, 24 June, 10.30-11.30am These sessions offer a wonderful opportunity to bond with your baby, connect with other parents and carers, and start building …
Spring Botanical Cyanotype
Learn the intriguing process of Cyanotype Printing this Spring using our beautiful Bluecoat garden as a source of inspiration. Cyanotype is a camera-less photographic printmakin…
Grenfell by Steve McQueen
In December 2017, artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen (b. 1969, London, UK) made an artwork in response to the fire that took place earlier that year on 14 June at Grenfell Tower…
Book Launch: Melete by Jennifer Lee Tsai (Bloodaxe Books)
In this first full-length collection, Jennifer Lee Tsai explores family history, intergenerational trauma, love, loss, and belonging through the lens of a second-generation Brit…
Introduction to Woodcut Printing
Wood-cut is a relief printmaking technique whereby your image is carved into a wooden block leaving a raised design. The design is then inked and printed revealing a distinct wo…
Still Life Drawing & Screen Printing
This one day course is split into two mini sessions: Morning Session: You will spend time drawing from a still life arrangement. Afternoon Session: After creating your hand-draw…