Calling all young creatives (aged 10-16)
Step into a space beyond school where you can experiment, express yourself, and push your creative boundaries - whether working solo or alongside others.
Our mission is to make creativity accessible to all.
Expect workshops packed with fun, unexpected, and sometimes challenging projects designed to spark your imagination. Shake off self-doubt, develop your skills, and begin building a portfolio that will take your creative practice to the next level.
Led by professional artist Janice, you’ll explore techniques you may not have tried before - such as lino printing, gelli printing, and new drawing and painting methods to enhance your artistic expression.
Try something new. Embrace the unexpected. Who knows where your creativity might take you?
Summer Taster Sessions at The Carnegie Theatre, Workington now live!
Monday 20 July, 1-3pm
Build a Mini-Verse
What would your own little world look like?
A bustling city? A forgotten forest? A floating island? A place where the ordinary becomes extraordinary?
Join us as we create our own mini-verses - tiny worlds filled with imagination, stories and surprises. Using a mix of recycled materials, paint, collage and found objects, you'll design and build a world that's entirely your own.
There are no rules. Your mini-verse could be realistic, surreal, peaceful, chaotic, futuristic or completely fantastical. It's your chance to experiment and bring your ideas to life in three dimensions.
Led by artist Janice Murray, this workshop is all about trying new techniques and discovering where your imagination can take you. Small worlds. Big ideas.
Monday 27 July, 1-3pm
Lino Printing
Discover the bold, graphic world of lino printing.
In this Art Gyms session, you'll explore the exciting process of lino printing, using hand-carved lino blocks to create bold designs on a tote bag to take home.
Led by professional artist Janice Murray, you'll discover the fundamentals of this traditional printmaking technique while experimenting with colour, pattern and composition to create something uniquely your own.
Whether you've tried lino printing before or you're completely new to it, this is your chance to experiment, get creative and discover the satisfaction of making something by hand.
