Technology
Subterranean Elevator
Subterranean Elevator has been conceived by artist Di Mainstone, and developed with a team of inter-disciplinary specialists. The installation invites intrepid visitors to explore the inner worlds of soil and the subconscious mind. On entering a dark, elevator-shaped environment, they will feel a soft earth-like substance beneath their feet, where they can stand, sit, or...
Cosmotechnics
Discover immersive installations that reveal how plants can transform technology into an ally for resistance, resilience, and growth. This winter, you are invited to explore the worlds of Cosmotechnics. This new exhibition at FACT delves into the relationship between culture and technology through the lens of four Latin American artists and collectives. Atractor Studio + Semantica,...
Up Next Festival 2024
Unity Theatre’s Up Next Festival is back for 2024 for it’s annual celebration of Merseyside artists, and this year it’s bigger than ever. This Spring, join Unity for an extended two-week arts festival featuring brand-new shows from Merseyside’s most exciting artists and companies. This year’s festival includes newly commissioned works across a range of artforms...
LEGO Stop Motion Animation Workshop (Family Fun)
Mako Create’s fun, creative and hands-on, family LEGO stop-motion workshop is the perfect introduction to the world of stop-motion animation. You will learn to combine storytelling and technology to bring LEGO characters to life in your own short film! In this workshop, you’ll get hands-on with LEGO and learn how to plan, build, shoot, and...
Retro Video Game Design Workshop (Family Fun)
Mako Create’s fun, hands-on, family Retro Video Game Design workshop is the perfect introduction to game design using Bloxels software on iPads. You will learn how to design and animate your hero and the levels of your game. Your finished game will be published online so you can play it at home – why not...
Minecraft ‘Inspired’ Paper Torch Workshop
Mako Create’s Minecraft Paper Torches Workshop is hands-on crafting fun for the family. You will combine arts, crafting and paper circuits to create your own Minecraft torch, which will light up at the touch of a button. After the workshop, you’ll be able to take home your finished Minecraft ‘inspired’ torches and show off your...
Retro Video Game Design Workshop
Mako Create’s fun, hands-on, family Retro Video Game Design workshop is the perfect introduction to game design using Bloxels software on iPads. You will learn how to design and animate your hero and the levels of your game. Your finished game will be published online so you can play it at home – why not...
Minds Re-imagined: An Art in science Exhibition
Between Friday 7 July and Thursday 27 July, The Brain Charity will host Minds Re-imagined – an art in science exhibition. A collaboration between artist Helen Lydon and neuroscientist Dr Josh Kearney, the exhibition feature mixed-media artworks in a response to recent findings in cognitive neuroscience. They reimagine our brains in different ways, using metaphors...
Introduction to Screen Printing
Learn the basics of UV screen-printing, a popular and versatile printing process that can be used on fabric and 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,...
An afternoon with Helen Sharman, the first British astronaut
Join Liverpool John Moores University for an afternoon with Helen Sharman, the first British astronaut. A superb speaker and science communicator, Helen will share aspects of her meticulous training, how weightlessness feels, her science experiments, the team spirit and readjusting to life back on Earth. Helen Sharman became the first British Astronaut in May 1991....
