LAF has teamed up with Liverpool Independent Art School (LIAS) to produce a series of exciting Urban Sketching Workshops open to all artists from beginners to seasoned pros.

The theme of this year’s festival is Neighbourhoods and our workshops will explore how the idea of ‘Neighbourhood’ can be explored by sketching on location.

We will look at what gives a neighbourhood its unique identity by looking at recognisable landmarks or the layers of old and new. We’ll seek out the places where people gather for conversation which could be anywhere from a bus stop to a café.

You will only need drawing paper, drawing media, (e.g pen, pencil). Instruction will be given and the workshop will go on regardless of the weather.

The workshop will be led by Andrea Stables

Andrea is a Illustrator, artist and urban sketcher, influenced by realism.

She has a first class BA Hons degree in Graphic Design and Illustration from the Liverpool School of Art and Design at LJMU.

Andrea's practice includes drawing, painting, print making, 3D modelling, paper engineering and sketch book making. Her favourite medium changes by the day, but she regularly works in ink, acrylic, oil, gouache, watercolour and she also create digital artworks.

Creating, and being among creatives, is incredibly important to Andrea and she truly believes art is essential for wellbeing and should be accessible to all.

© Image - Liverpool Independent Art School

Please meet 15 minutes before the workshop is due to start.

Please note the workshop route is not fixed, and is subject to change depending on weather and participant numbers. The end location may be different to the start location. The artist lead and LAF volunteers will be available to guide participants back to the starting location if needed.

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Access Information:

The workshop is all level access, and accessible. Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility concerns or queries.

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Timings:

10:45 - Meet outside The Atkinson - Clocktower

11:00 - Introduction by Andre Stables

11:00 - Workshop Starts

13:00 - Workshop Ends

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Location:

Start - Clocktower: The Atkinson, Lord St, Southport, PR8 1DB

End - Please note the workshop route is not fixed, and is subject to change depending on weather and participant numbers. The end location may be different to the start location. The photography lead and LAF volunteers will be available to guide participants back to the starting location if needed.

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Event Partners:

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Terms and Conditions

• Please check the weather and wear suitable footwear and clothing, when events are external.

• Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility requirements, concerns or queries. Alternative routes will be provided to allow for full accessibility wherever possible.

• Participants with additional needs may bring carer

• Under 18s to be supervised and accompanied by an adult

• Tickets must be ordered in advance of all events and will not be available to book at the event.

• Please do not travel to, or attend, LAF events if you are unwell. If you can no longer attend an event due to illness, please return your ticker via Eventbrite, or inform us so we can reallocate your ticket.

• We will be photographing this event and the images may be used to publicise future LAF events.

• By accepting an invitation or purchasing a ticket you consent to being photographed, filmed or recorded as a visitor attending the event.

• On entry to the event you agree to accept and abide by any venue rules.

• The LAF reserves the right to refuse admission to any ticket holder.

• The details you provide will be used in line with the LAF's GDPR obligations. For information on how we will handle your personal data please see our Privacy Policy

Join us for a walking photography workshop in Birkenhead

The workshop will introduce different approaches to architectural photography, using a range of techniques. Assistance with your cameras/devices/phones will be provided.

The workshop is open to all levels, age and backgrounds. Equipment not supplied (please bring a camera or phone).

The workshop will be led by Alex Nicholson

Alex Nicholson is a wirra based Photographer. ‘Always an image maker, I have been producing them for over 16 years, Be it traditionally on film or digitally and all the wonderful forms in-between. I have fed this passion with travel, subcultures and my life, combined they all feed one another. I have been lucky enough to work within the photographic industry, both as an assistant and a photographer. Learning from photographers, friends and peers I am now ready to follow my own path with projects close to my heart.  ‘

© Image Alex Nicholson

Please meet 15 minutes before the workshop is due to start.

Please note the workshop route is not fixed, and is subject to change depending on weather and participant numbers. The end location may be different to the start location. The photography lead and LAF volunteers will be available to guide participants back to the starting location if needed.

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Access Information:

The workshop is all level access, and accessible. Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility concerns or queries.

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Timings:

09:45 - Meet at Liberty Bell Coffee, 5 Hamilton Street, Birkenhead CH41 6AS

10:00 - Introduction by Alex Nicholson

10:00 - Workshop Starts

12:30 - Workshop Ends

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Location:

Start - Outside Liberty Bell Coffee, 5 Hamilton Street, Birkenhead CH41 6AS

End - Liberty Bell Coffee, 5 Hamilton Street, Birkenhead CH41 6AS

Terms and Conditions

• Please check the weather and wear suitable footwear and clothing, when events are external.

• Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility requirements, concerns or queries. Alternative routes will be provided to allow for full accessibility wherever possible.

• Participants with additional needs may bring carer

• Under 18s to be supervised and accompanied by an adult

• Tickets must be ordered in advance of all events and will not be available to book at the event.

• Please do not travel to, or attend, LAF events if you are unwell. If you can no longer attend an event due to illness, please return your ticker via Eventbrite, or inform us so we can reallocate your ticket.

• We will be photographing this event and the images may be used to publicise future LAF events.

• By accepting an invitation or purchasing a ticket you consent to being photographed, filmed or recorded as a visitor attending the event.

• On entry to the event you agree to accept and abide by any venue rules.

• The LAF reserves the right to refuse admission to any ticket holder.

• The details you provide will be used in line with the LAF's GDPR obligations. For information on how we will handle your personal data please see our Privacy Policy

LAF has teamed up with Liverpool Independent Art School (LIAS) to produce a series of exciting Urban Sketching Workshops open to all artists from beginners to seasoned pros.

The theme of this year’s festival is Neighbourhoods and our workshops will explore how the idea of ‘Neighbourhood’ can be explored by sketching on location.

We will look at what gives a neighbourhood its unique identity by looking at recognisable landmarks or the layers of old and new. We’ll seek out the places where people gather for conversation which could be anywhere from a bus stop to a café.

You will only need drawing paper, drawing media, (e.g pen, pencil). Instruction will be given and the workshop will go on regardless of the weather.

The workshop will be led by Paul Gatenby

Paul started studying art seriously as a mature student after fifteen years working in industry. During his student years he worked in community arts and adult education, then after his degree, I started teaching in Further Education. He left Further Education in 2014 and became a freelance artist. It was around this time that he set up Liverpool Urban Sketchers and, along with Toc, Liverpool Independent Art School.

Paul has always thought of art as a social pursuit - none of that ‘starving in a garret’ business for him! It’s about making connections; with the audience, with other artists and with the subject matter.

Urban Sketching led Paul on to painting cityscapes and he tends to be drawn to forgotten corners. Looking for the beauty or tragedy in a tumbledown old warehouse or abandoned pub. When Paul paints people he like the painting to look like them. There is no message, he just likes you to see what he saw.

© Image - Liverpool Independent Art School

Please meet 15 minutes before the workshop is due to start.

Please note the workshop route is not fixed, and is subject to change depending on weather and participant numbers. The end location may be different to the start location. The artist lead and LAF volunteers will be available to guide participants back to the starting location if needed.

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Access Information:

The workshop is all level access, and accessible. Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility concerns or queries.

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Timings:

13:45 - Meet at the Church Square, outside St Helen's Parish Church

14:00 - Introduction by Paul Gatenby

14:00 - Workshop Starts

16:00 - Workshop Ends

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Location:

Start -

Church Square, outside St Helen's Parish Church

Church St,

Saint Helens,

WA10 1AF

End - Please note the workshop route is not fixed, and is subject to change depending on weather and participant numbers. The end location may be different to the start location. The photography lead and LAF volunteers will be available to guide participants back to the starting location if needed.

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Event Partners:

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Terms and Conditions

• Please check the weather and wear suitable footwear and clothing, when events are external.

• Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility requirements, concerns or queries. Alternative routes will be provided to allow for full accessibility wherever possible.

• Participants with additional needs may bring carer

• Under 18s to be supervised and accompanied by an adult

• Tickets must be ordered in advance of all events and will not be available to book at the event.

• Please do not travel to, or attend, LAF events if you are unwell. If you can no longer attend an event due to illness, please return your ticker via Eventbrite, or inform us so we can reallocate your ticket.

• We will be photographing this event and the images may be used to publicise future LAF events.

• By accepting an invitation or purchasing a ticket you consent to being photographed, filmed or recorded as a visitor attending the event.

• On entry to the event you agree to accept and abide by any venue rules.

• The LAF reserves the right to refuse admission to any ticket holder.

• The details you provide will be used in line with the LAF's GDPR obligations. For information on how we will handle your personal data please see our Privacy Policy

Join reShaped landscape architects for a summer evening of digging, hoeing, mulching and pruning our award winning planting on Blundell Street (Opposite McDonalds).

reShaped will teach you how we improved the biodiversity of this former grass verge by over 900% and the skills to improve your garden for nature.

All tools and gloves will be provided.

Please meet 15 minutes before the workshop is due to start by the location.

© Image - Liverpool Architecture Foundation CIC

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Access Information:

There may be some uneven ground and may not be fully accessible.

Please let us know in advance if you have any particular mobility requirements or additional needs.

Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility concerns or queries.

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Timings:

17:45 - Meet on Blundell Street (Opposite McDonalds)

18:00 - Introduction by reShaped Landscape Architects

18:15 - Planting workshop begins

20:00 - Planting workshop ends

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Location:

Blundell Street (Opposite McDonalds)

Liverpool

L1 8JS

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Event Partner:

Terms and Conditions

• Please check the weather and wear suitable footwear and clothing, when events are external.

• Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility requirements, concerns or queries. Alternative routes will be provided to allow for full accessibility wherever possible.

• Participants with additional needs may bring carer

• Under 18s to be supervised and accompanied by an adult

• Tickets must be ordered in advance of all events and will not be available to book at the event.

• Please do not travel to, or attend, LAF events if you are unwell. If you can no longer attend an event due to illness, please return your ticker via Eventbrite, or inform us so we can reallocate your ticket.

• We will be photographing this event and the images may be used to publicise future LAF events.

• By accepting an invitation or purchasing a ticket you consent to being photographed, filmed or recorded as a visitor attending the event.

• On entry to the event you agree to accept and abide by any venue rules.

• The LAF reserves the right to refuse admission to any ticket holder.

• The details you provide will be used in line with the LAF's GDPR obligations. For information on how we will handle your personal data please see our Privacy Policy

Join us for a walking photography workshop in St Helens

The workshop will introduce different approaches to architectural photography, using a range of techniques. Assistance with your cameras/devices/phones will be provided.

The workshop is open to all levels, age and backgrounds. Equipment not supplied (please bring a camera or phone).

The workshop will be led by Kevin Crooks

Kevin Crooks is St. Helens based Photographer, Videographer and Oral History Recordist who won the Deutsche Bank Award for Creative Enterprise in 2016 after completing an MA in Photography at the University of Central Lancashire.

Kevin is a socially engaged practitioner who utilises appropriate forms of media, including photography, video and sound to produce projects which reflect upon and document aspects of social and spatial mobility, the post-industrial environment and the politics of community.

His work has been commissioned and exhibited by several arts organisations and galleries including Open Eye Gallery, St. Helens Borough Council, Heart of Glass and Artlink and has produced numerous publications including ‘M62: The Transpennine Motorway’, a photographic monograph released by Tide Press.

Kevin is currently Head of Photography at Carmel College.

© Image Kevin Crooks

Please meet 15 minutes before the workshop is due to start.

Please note the workshop route is not fixed, and is subject to change depending on weather and participant numbers. The end location may be different to the start location. The photography lead and LAF volunteers will be available to guide participants back to the starting location if needed.

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Access Information:

The workshop is all level access, and accessible. Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility concerns or queries.

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Timings:

12:45 - Meet outside St. Helens Town Hall, Victoria Square, St. Helens WA10 1HP

13:00 - Introduction by Kevin Crooks

13:00 - Workshop Starts

15:30 - Workshop Ends

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Location:

Start - Meet outside St. Helens Town Hall, Victoria Square, St. Helens WA10 1HP

End - Please note the workshop route is not fixed, and is subject to change depending on weather and participant numbers. The end location may be different to the start location. The photography lead and LAF volunteers will be available to guide participants back to the starting location if needed.

Terms and Conditions

• Please check the weather and wear suitable footwear and clothing, when events are external.

• Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility requirements, concerns or queries. Alternative routes will be provided to allow for full accessibility wherever possible.

• Participants with additional needs may bring carer

• Under 18s to be supervised and accompanied by an adult

• Tickets must be ordered in advance of all events and will not be available to book at the event.

• Please do not travel to, or attend, LAF events if you are unwell. If you can no longer attend an event due to illness, please return your ticker via Eventbrite, or inform us so we can reallocate your ticket.

• We will be photographing this event and the images may be used to publicise future LAF events.

• By accepting an invitation or purchasing a ticket you consent to being photographed, filmed or recorded as a visitor attending the event.

• On entry to the event you agree to accept and abide by any venue rules.

• The LAF reserves the right to refuse admission to any ticket holder.

• The details you provide will be used in line with the LAF's GDPR obligations. For information on how we will handle your personal data please see our Privacy Policy

***EVENT CANCELLED**

LAF has teamed up with Liverpool Independent Art School (LIAS) to produce a series of exciting Urban Sketching Workshops open to all artists from beginners to seasoned pros.

The theme of this year’s festival is Neighbourhoods and our workshops will explore how the idea of ‘Neighbourhood’ can be explored by sketching on location.

We will look at what gives a neighbourhood its unique identity by looking at recognisable landmarks or the layers of old and new. We’ll seek out the places where people gather for conversation which could be anywhere from a bus stop to a café.

You will only need drawing paper, drawing media, (e.g pen, pencil). Instruction will be given and the workshop will go on regardless of the weather.

The workshop will be led by Andrea Stables

Andrea is a Illustrator, artist and urban sketcher, influenced by realism.

She has a first class BA Hons degree in Graphic Design and Illustration from the Liverpool School of Art and Design at LJMU.

Andrea's practice includes drawing, painting, print making, 3D modelling, paper engineering and sketch book making. Her favourite medium changes by the day, but she regularly works in ink, acrylic, oil, gouache, watercolour and she also create digital artworks.

Creating, and being among creatives, is incredibly important to Andrea and she truly believes art is essential for wellbeing and should be accessible to all.

© Image - Liverpool Independent Art School

Please meet 15 minutes before the workshop is due to start.

Please note the workshop route is not fixed, and is subject to change depending on weather and participant numbers. The end location may be different to the start location. The artist lead and LAF volunteers will be available to guide participants back to the starting location if needed.

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Access Information:

The workshop is all level access, and accessible. Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility concerns or queries.

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Timings:

09:45 - Meet outside Runcorn Library, Granville St, Runcorn, WA7 1NE

10:00 - Introduction by Andre Stables

10:00 - Workshop Starts

12:00 - Workshop Ends 

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Location:

Start - Runcorn Library, Granville St, Runcorn, WA7 1NE

End - Please note the workshop route is not fixed, and is subject to change depending on weather and participant numbers. The end location may be different to the start location. The photography lead and LAF volunteers will be available to guide participants back to the starting location if needed.

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Event Partners:

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Terms and Conditions

• Please check the weather and wear suitable footwear and clothing, when events are external.

• Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility requirements, concerns or queries. Alternative routes will be provided to allow for full accessibility wherever possible.

• Participants with additional needs may bring carer

• Under 18s to be supervised and accompanied by an adult

• Tickets must be ordered in advance of all events and will not be available to book at the event.

• Please do not travel to, or attend, LAF events if you are unwell. If you can no longer attend an event due to illness, please return your ticker via Eventbrite, or inform us so we can reallocate your ticket.

• We will be photographing this event and the images may be used to publicise future LAF events.

• By accepting an invitation or purchasing a ticket you consent to being photographed, filmed or recorded as a visitor attending the event.

• On entry to the event you agree to accept and abide by any venue rules.

• The LAF reserves the right to refuse admission to any ticket holder.

• The details you provide will be used in line with the LAF's GDPR obligations. For information on how we will handle your personal data please see our Privacy Policy

Join Growing Sudley and their capital team for a series of talks about the traditional, natural building material that needs to re-take the world by storm, Hempcrete. In researching ways to make the building refurbishment as low carbon and chemical free as possible, they have used this natural material to clad the building and are on a mission to spread the word and encourage others to use it wherever they can. 

Through these talks with our architects Harrison Stringfellow, you’ll find out more about the incredible story of Hempcrete, its use, and how it may avoid many of the environmental, logistic and economic downsides of concrete and other building materials. The cement industry is responsible for about 8% of planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions, alongside problems created by unyielding surfaces and low insulation, or R-value, properties. In addition, modern construction industries use a toxic cocktail of chemicals which are bad for the people building, living or working in them, as well as for the earth. 

Hempcrete is not only almost carbon-negative, but there are no petrochemicals involved at all. By growing and building with Hempcrete they are effectively removing CO2 from the atmosphere whilst providing natural, sustainable construction with a long history of effective use. See their building, hear about their journey and find out how, with the help of National Lottery Heritage Fund, they have trained local people in the use of Hempcrete and brought this construction skill into the Liverpool City Region.

Tickets are limited so please book ahead. You can find tickets here

© Images - Sudley Walled Garden

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Access Information:

Each talk should take about an hour, little longer if lots of Q&A. Not sure which of the 3 talks you should come to? Get in touch at growingsudley@gmail.com if any further queries or to discuss accessiblity arrangements.

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Location:

Sudley Changing Rooms (meet outside Sudley House)

Mossley Hill Road,

L18 8BX

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Event Partners:

Join us for a walking photography workshop in Runcorn

The workshop will introduce different approaches to architectural photography, using a range of techniques. Assistance with your cameras/devices/phones will be provided.

The workshop is open to all levels, age and backgrounds. Equipment not supplied (please bring a camera or phone).

The workshop will be led by Kevin Crooks

Kevin Crooks is St. Helens based Photographer, Videographer and Oral History Recordist who won the Deutsche Bank Award for Creative Enterprise in 2016 after completing an MA in Photography at the University of Central Lancashire.

Kevin is a socially engaged practitioner who utilises appropriate forms of media, including photography, video and sound to produce projects which reflect upon and document aspects of social and spatial mobility, the post-industrial environment and the politics of community.

His work has been commissioned and exhibited by several arts organisations and galleries including Open Eye Gallery, St. Helens Borough Council, Heart of Glass and Artlink and has produced numerous publications including ‘M62: The Transpennine Motorway’, a photographic monograph released by Tide Press.

Kevin is currently Head of Photography at Carmel College.

© Image Kevin Crooks

Please meet 15 minutes before the workshop is due to start.

Please note the workshop route is not fixed, and is subject to change depending on weather and participant numbers. The end location may be different to the start location. The photography lead and LAF volunteers will be available to guide participants back to the starting location if needed.

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Access Information:

The workshop is all level access, and accessible. Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility concerns or queries.

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Timings:

12::45 - Meet at Runcorn Train Station, Shaw Street, Runcorn WA7 5UB

13:00 - Introduction by Kevin Crooks

13:00 - Workshop Starts

15:30 - Workshop Ends

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Location:

Start - Runcorn Train Station, Shaw Street, Runcorn WA7 5UB

End - Please note the workshop route is not fixed, and is subject to change depending on weather and participant numbers. The end location may be different to the start location. The photography lead and LAF volunteers will be available to guide participants back to the starting location if needed.

Terms and Conditions

• Please check the weather and wear suitable footwear and clothing, when events are external.

• Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility requirements, concerns or queries. Alternative routes will be provided to allow for full accessibility wherever possible.

• Participants with additional needs may bring carer

• Under 18s to be supervised and accompanied by an adult

• Tickets must be ordered in advance of all events and will not be available to book at the event.

• Please do not travel to, or attend, LAF events if you are unwell. If you can no longer attend an event due to illness, please return your ticker via Eventbrite, or inform us so we can reallocate your ticket.

• We will be photographing this event and the images may be used to publicise future LAF events.

• By accepting an invitation or purchasing a ticket you consent to being photographed, filmed or recorded as a visitor attending the event.

• On entry to the event you agree to accept and abide by any venue rules.

• The LAF reserves the right to refuse admission to any ticket holder.

• The details you provide will be used in line with the LAF's GDPR obligations. For information on how we will handle your personal data please see our Privacy Policy

LAF has teamed up with Liverpool Independent Art School (LIAS) to produce a series of exciting Urban Sketching Workshops open to all artists from beginners to seasoned pros.

The theme of this year’s festival is Neighbourhoods and our workshops will explore how the idea of ‘Neighbourhood’ can be explored by sketching on location.

We will look at what gives a neighbourhood its unique identity by looking at recognisable landmarks or the layers of old and new. We’ll seek out the places where people gather for conversation which could be anywhere from a bus stop to a café.

You will only need drawing paper, drawing media, (e.g pen, pencil). Instruction will be given and the workshop will go on regardless of the weather.

The workshop will be led by Paul Gatenby

Paul started studying art seriously as a mature student after fifteen years working in industry. During his student years he worked in community arts and adult education, then after his degree, I started teaching in Further Education. He left Further Education in 2014 and became a freelance artist. It was around this time that he set up Liverpool Urban Sketchers and, along with Toc, Liverpool Independent Art School.

Paul has always thought of art as a social pursuit - none of that ‘starving in a garret’ business for him! It’s about making connections; with the audience, with other artists and with the subject matter.

Urban Sketching led Paul on to painting cityscapes and he tends to be drawn to forgotten corners. Looking for the beauty or tragedy in a tumbledown old warehouse or abandoned pub. When Paul paints people he like the painting to look like them. There is no message, he just likes you to see what he saw.

© Image - Liverpool Independent Art School

Please meet 15 minutes before the workshop is due to start.

Please note the workshop route is not fixed, and is subject to change depending on weather and participant numbers. The end location may be different to the start location. The artist lead and LAF volunteers will be available to guide participants back to the starting location if needed.

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Access Information:

The workshop is all level access, and accessible. Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility concerns or queries.

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Timings:

13:45 - Meet outside John Archer Hall

14:00 - Introduction by Paul Gatenby

14:00 - Workshop Starts

16:00 - Workshop Ends

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Location:

Start -

LIAS @ John Archer Hall,

68 Upper Hill St,

Liverpool,

L8 1YR

End - Please note the workshop route is not fixed, and is subject to change depending on weather and participant numbers. The end location may be different to the start location. The photography lead and LAF volunteers will be available to guide participants back to the starting location if needed.

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Event Partners:

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Terms and Conditions

• Please check the weather and wear suitable footwear and clothing, when events are external.

• Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility requirements, concerns or queries. Alternative routes will be provided to allow for full accessibility wherever possible.

• Participants with additional needs may bring carer

• Under 18s to be supervised and accompanied by an adult

• Tickets must be ordered in advance of all events and will not be available to book at the event.

• Please do not travel to, or attend, LAF events if you are unwell. If you can no longer attend an event due to illness, please return your ticker via Eventbrite, or inform us so we can reallocate your ticket.

• We will be photographing this event and the images may be used to publicise future LAF events.

• By accepting an invitation or purchasing a ticket you consent to being photographed, filmed or recorded as a visitor attending the event.

• On entry to the event you agree to accept and abide by any venue rules.

• The LAF reserves the right to refuse admission to any ticket holder.

• The details you provide will be used in line with the LAF's GDPR obligations. For information on how we will handle your personal data please see our Privacy Policy

Join us for a walking photography workshop in Liverpool City Centre

The workshop will introduce different approaches to architectural photography, using a range of techniques. Assistance with your cameras/devices/phones will be provided.

The workshop is open to all levels, age and backgrounds. Equipment not supplied (please bring a camera or phone).

The workshop will be led by Tadhg Devlin

Tadhg is a photographic artist, curator and educator based in Merseyside. He graduated with a BA in Digital Imaging & Photography at Reading and an MFA in Documentary Photography at Newport and has since continued to work on personal projects and commissions.

© Image - Tadhg Devlin

Please meet 15 minutes before the workshop is due to start.

Please note the workshop route is not fixed, and is subject to change depending on weather and participant numbers. The end location may be different to the start location. The photography lead and LAF volunteers will be available to guide participants back to the starting location if needed.

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Access Information:

The workshop is all level access, and accessible. Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility concerns or queries.

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Timings:

09:45 - Meet at Open Eye Gallery, 19 Mann Island, Liverpool, L3 1BP

10:00 - Introduction by Tadhg Devlin

10:00 - Workshop Starts

12:30 - Workshop Ends

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Location:

Start - Open Eye Gallery, 19 Mann Island, Liverpool, L3 1BP

End - Please note the workshop route is not fixed, and is subject to change depending on weather and participant numbers. The end location may be different to the start location. The photography lead and LAF volunteers will be available to guide participants back to the starting location if needed.

Terms and Conditions

• Please check the weather and wear suitable footwear and clothing, when events are external.

• Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility requirements, concerns or queries. Alternative routes will be provided to allow for full accessibility wherever possible.

• Participants with additional needs may bring carer

• Under 18s to be supervised and accompanied by an adult

• Tickets must be ordered in advance of all events and will not be available to book at the event.

• Please do not travel to, or attend, LAF events if you are unwell. If you can no longer attend an event due to illness, please return your ticker via Eventbrite, or inform us so we can reallocate your ticket.

• We will be photographing this event and the images may be used to publicise future LAF events.

• By accepting an invitation or purchasing a ticket you consent to being photographed, filmed or recorded as a visitor attending the event.

• On entry to the event you agree to accept and abide by any venue rules.

• The LAF reserves the right to refuse admission to any ticket holder.

• The details you provide will be used in line with the LAF's GDPR obligations. For information on how we will handle your personal data please see our Privacy Policy

Join us for a walking photography workshop in Bootle

The workshop will introduce different approaches to architectural photography, using a range of techniques. Assistance with your cameras/devices/phones will be provided.

The workshop is open to all levels, age and backgrounds. Equipment not supplied (please bring a camera or phone).

The workshop will be led by Katherine Monaghan

Katherine Monaghan is a Liverpool based photographer

I am a photographic artist, facilitator and photography class instructor. I have focused my work around community groups, aiming to help raise awareness of the importance of community. I aim to use photography as a tool to help platform unheard voices and share the multitude and diversity of human stories. 

I shoot a range of content, but always with the same considered style, attention to detail and focus on light and shadows. I love highlighting the little details in everyday life, teasing out the intrigue in the familiar. I am to discover and emphasise patterns, shape and colour in seemingly ordinary scenes.In terms of photographic content, Ilike to capture interesting architecture, still scenes and people.

The route includes the brutalist architecture of the strand and old listed buildings, passing along the canal, the industrial warehouse buildings at the docks and ferry port, and some traditional and modern architecture in residential areas. The early evening walk (the golden hour.) will provide best light and shadows for photography.

© Image Katherine Monaghan

Please meet 15 minutes before the workshop is due to start.

Please note the workshop route is not fixed, and is subject to change depending on weather and participant numbers. The end location may be different to the start location. The photography lead and LAF volunteers will be available to guide participants back to the starting location if needed.

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Access Information:

The workshop is all level access, and accessible. Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility concerns or queries.

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Timings:

15::45 - Meet at North Park, Skate Park, Noth Park Stanley Road Bootle Liverpool Merseyside L20 5DQ

16:00 - Introduction by Katherine Monaghan

16:00 - Workshop Starts

18:30 - Workshop Ends

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Location:

Start - North Park, Skate Park, Noth Park Stanley Road Bootle Liverpool Merseyside L20 5DQ

End - SeatruckFerriess, Brocklebank Dock Regent Road, Bootle L20 1BL

Terms and Conditions

• Please check the weather and wear suitable footwear and clothing, when events are external.

• Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility requirements, concerns or queries. Alternative routes will be provided to allow for full accessibility wherever possible.

• Participants with additional needs may bring carer

• Under 18s to be supervised and accompanied by an adult

• Tickets must be ordered in advance of all events and will not be available to book at the event.

• Please do not travel to, or attend, LAF events if you are unwell. If you can no longer attend an event due to illness, please return your ticker via Eventbrite, or inform us so we can reallocate your ticket.

• We will be photographing this event and the images may be used to publicise future LAF events.

• By accepting an invitation or purchasing a ticket you consent to being photographed, filmed or recorded as a visitor attending the event.

• On entry to the event you agree to accept and abide by any venue rules.

• The LAF reserves the right to refuse admission to any ticket holder.

• The details you provide will be used in line with the LAF's GDPR obligations. For information on how we will handle your personal data please see our Privacy Policy

LAF has teamed up with Liverpool Independent Art School (LIAS) to produce a series of exciting Urban Sketching Workshops open to all artists from beginners to seasoned pros.

The theme of this year’s festival is Neighbourhoods and our workshops will explore how the idea of ‘Neighbourhood’ can be explored by sketching on location.

We will look at what gives a neighbourhood its unique identity by looking at recognisable landmarks or the layers of old and new. We’ll seek out the places where people gather for conversation which could be anywhere from a bus stop to a café.

You will only need drawing paper, drawing media, (e.g pen, pencil). Instruction will be given and the workshop will go on regardless of the weather.

The workshop will be led by Andrea Stables

Andrea is a Illustrator, artist and urban sketcher, influenced by realism.

She has a first class BA Hons degree in Graphic Design and Illustration from the Liverpool School of Art and Design at LJMU.

Andrea's practice includes drawing, painting, print making, 3D modelling, paper engineering and sketch book making. Her favourite medium changes by the day, but she regularly works in ink, acrylic, oil, gouache, watercolour and she also create digital artworks.

Creating, and being among creatives, is incredibly important to Andrea and she truly believes art is essential for wellbeing and should be accessible to all.

© Image - Liverpool Independent Art School

Please meet 15 minutes before the workshop is due to start.

Please note the workshop route is not fixed, and is subject to change depending on weather and participant numbers. The end location may be different to the start location. The artist lead and LAF volunteers will be available to guide participants back to the starting location if needed.

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Access Information:

The workshop is all level access, and accessible. Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility concerns or queries.

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Timings:

10:45 - Meet outside The Kirkby Centre

11:00 - Introduction by Andre Stables

11:00 - Workshop Starts

13:00 - Workshop Ends

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Location:

Start - The Kirkby Centre, Northwich Way, Kirkby, L32 8SF

End - Please note the workshop route is not fixed, and is subject to change depending on weather and participant numbers. The end location may be different to the start location. The photography lead and LAF volunteers will be available to guide participants back to the starting location if needed.

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Event Partners:

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Terms and Conditions

• Please check the weather and wear suitable footwear and clothing, when events are external.

• Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility requirements, concerns or queries. Alternative routes will be provided to allow for full accessibility wherever possible.

• Participants with additional needs may bring carer

• Under 18s to be supervised and accompanied by an adult

• Tickets must be ordered in advance of all events and will not be available to book at the event.

• Please do not travel to, or attend, LAF events if you are unwell. If you can no longer attend an event due to illness, please return your ticker via Eventbrite, or inform us so we can reallocate your ticket.

• We will be photographing this event and the images may be used to publicise future LAF events.

• By accepting an invitation or purchasing a ticket you consent to being photographed, filmed or recorded as a visitor attending the event.

• On entry to the event you agree to accept and abide by any venue rules.

• The LAF reserves the right to refuse admission to any ticket holder.

• The details you provide will be used in line with the LAF's GDPR obligations. For information on how we will handle your personal data please see our Privacy Policy

LAF has teamed up with Liverpool Independent Art School (LIAS) to produce a series of exciting Urban Sketching Workshops open to all artists from beginners to seasoned pros.

The theme of this year’s festival is Neighbourhoods and our workshops will explore how the idea of ‘Neighbourhood’ can be explored by sketching on location.

We will look at what gives a neighbourhood its unique identity by looking at recognisable landmarks or the layers of old and new. We’ll seek out the places where people gather for conversation which could be anywhere from a bus stop to a café.

You will only need drawing paper, drawing media, (e.g pen, pencil). Instruction will be given and the workshop will go on regardless of the weather.

The workshop will be led by Paul Gatenby

Paul started studying art seriously as a mature student after fifteen years working in industry. During his student years he worked in community arts and adult education, then after his degree, I started teaching in Further Education. He left Further Education in 2014 and became a freelance artist. It was around this time that he set up Liverpool Urban Sketchers and, along with Toc, Liverpool Independent Art School.

Paul has always thought of art as a social pursuit - none of that ‘starving in a garret’ business for him! It’s about making connections; with the audience, with other artists and with the subject matter.

Urban Sketching led Paul on to painting cityscapes and he tends to be drawn to forgotten corners. Looking for the beauty or tragedy in a tumbledown old warehouse or abandoned pub. When Paul paints people he like the painting to look like them. There is no message, he just likes you to see what he saw.

© Image - Liverpool Independent Art School

Please meet 15 minutes before the workshop is due to start.

Please note the workshop route is not fixed, and is subject to change depending on weather and participant numbers. The end location may be different to the start location. The artist lead and LAF volunteers will be available to guide participants back to the starting location if needed.

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Access Information:

The workshop is all level access, and accessible. Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility concerns or queries.

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Timings:

10:45 - Meet outside Lady Lever Art Gallery

11:00 - Introduction by Paul Gatenby

11:00 - Workshop Starts

13:00 - Workshop Ends

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Location:

Start - Lady Level Art Gallery, Port Sunlight Village, Lower Rd, Birkenhead, Bebington, Wirral CH62 5EG

End - Please note the workshop route is not fixed, and is subject to change depending on weather and participant numbers. The end location may be different to the start location. The photography lead and LAF volunteers will be available to guide participants back to the starting location if needed.

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Event Partners:

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Terms and Conditions

• Please check the weather and wear suitable footwear and clothing, when events are external.

• Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility requirements, concerns or queries. Alternative routes will be provided to allow for full accessibility wherever possible.

• Participants with additional needs may bring carer

• Under 18s to be supervised and accompanied by an adult

• Tickets must be ordered in advance of all events and will not be available to book at the event.

• Please do not travel to, or attend, LAF events if you are unwell. If you can no longer attend an event due to illness, please return your ticker via Eventbrite, or inform us so we can reallocate your ticket.

• We will be photographing this event and the images may be used to publicise future LAF events.

• By accepting an invitation or purchasing a ticket you consent to being photographed, filmed or recorded as a visitor attending the event.

• On entry to the event you agree to accept and abide by any venue rules.

• The LAF reserves the right to refuse admission to any ticket holder.

• The details you provide will be used in line with the LAF's GDPR obligations. For information on how we will handle your personal data please see our Privacy Policy

Join reShaped landscape architects for a summer evening of digging, hoeing, mulching and pruning our award winning planting on Blundell Street (Opposite McDonalds).

reShaped will teach you how we improved the biodiversity of this former grass verge by over 900% and the skills to improve your garden for nature.

All tools and gloves will be provided.

Please meet 15 minutes before the workshop is due to start by the location.

© Image - Liverpool Architecture Foundation CIC

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Access Information:

There may be some uneven ground and may not be fully accessible.

Please let us know in advance if you have any particular mobility requirements or additional needs.

Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility concerns or queries.

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Timings:

17:45 - Meet on Blundell Street (Opposite McDonalds), Liverpool, L1 8JS

18:00 - Introduction by reShaped Landscape Architects

18:15 - Planting workshop begins

20:00 - Planting workshop ends

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Location:

Blundell Street (Opposite McDonalds)

Liverpool

L1 8JS

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Event Partner:

Terms and Conditions

• Please check the weather and wear suitable footwear and clothing, when events are external.

• Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility requirements, concerns or queries. Alternative routes will be provided to allow for full accessibility wherever possible.

• Participants with additional needs may bring carer

• Under 18s to be supervised and accompanied by an adult

• Tickets must be ordered in advance of all events and will not be available to book at the event.

• Please do not travel to, or attend, LAF events if you are unwell. If you can no longer attend an event due to illness, please return your ticker via Eventbrite, or inform us so we can reallocate your ticket.

• We will be photographing this event and the images may be used to publicise future LAF events.

• By accepting an invitation or purchasing a ticket you consent to being photographed, filmed or recorded as a visitor attending the event.

• On entry to the event you agree to accept and abide by any venue rules.

• The LAF reserves the right to refuse admission to any ticket holder.

• The details you provide will be used in line with the LAF's GDPR obligations. For information on how we will handle your personal data please see our Privacy Policy

Join us for a walking photography workshop in Huyton, Knowsley

The workshop will introduce different approaches to architectural photography, using a range of techniques. Assistance with your cameras/devices/phones will be provided.

The workshop is open to all levels, age and backgrounds. Equipment not supplied (please bring a camera or phone).

The workshop will be led by Tadhg Devlin

Tadhg is a photographic artist, curator and educator based in Merseyside. He graduated with a BA in Digital Imaging & Photography at Reading and an MFA in Documentary Photography at Newport and has since continued to work on personal projects and commissions.

© Image - Tadhg Devlin

Please meet 15 minutes before the workshop is due to start.

Please note the workshop route is not fixed, and is subject to change depending on weather and participant numbers. The end location may be different to the start location. The photography lead and LAF volunteers will be available to guide participants back to the starting location if needed.

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Access Information:

The workshop is all level access, and accessible. Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility concerns or queries.

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Timings:

09:45 - Meet outside McDonalds, 20 Huyton Hey Road, Huyton L36 5RT

10:00 - Introduction by Tadhg Devlin

10:00 - Workshop Starts

12:30 - Workshop Ends

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Location:

Start - McDonalds, 20 Huyton Hey Road, Huyton L36 5RT

End - Please note the workshop route is not fixed, and is subject to change depending on weather and participant numbers. The end location may be different to the start location. The photography lead and LAF volunteers will be available to guide participants back to the starting location if needed.

Terms and Conditions

• Please check the weather and wear suitable footwear and clothing, when events are external.

• Please contact hello@laf-uk.com if you have any accessibility requirements, concerns or queries. Alternative routes will be provided to allow for full accessibility wherever possible.

• Participants with additional needs may bring carer

• Under 18s to be supervised and accompanied by an adult

• Tickets must be ordered in advance of all events and will not be available to book at the event.

• Please do not travel to, or attend, LAF events if you are unwell. If you can no longer attend an event due to illness, please return your ticker via Eventbrite, or inform us so we can reallocate your ticket.

• We will be photographing this event and the images may be used to publicise future LAF events.

• By accepting an invitation or purchasing a ticket you consent to being photographed, filmed or recorded as a visitor attending the event.

• On entry to the event you agree to accept and abide by any venue rules.

• The LAF reserves the right to refuse admission to any ticket holder.

• The details you provide will be used in line with the LAF's GDPR obligations. For information on how we will handle your personal data please see our Privacy Policy