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Art on Wirral: Newsletter February 2024
Welcome Many thanks to you all for coming to our first gathering for 2024. I promised to share some of the information that was discussed from our different speakers and contact details of our host venue Byrne Avenue Baths. Many thanks to Jane, Jan and Luke for enabling our meeting. Apologies for the length of this missive.…
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UNCovered at Norton Priory
Coming soon to Norton Priory, from Review Textile, a group of mostly Merseyside based artists working within the Liverpool City Region respond to the stories and buildings of the Priory. Eleven women using textiles as their medium but all with an individual style.
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Call out soon for Wirral MakeFest makers
Call out for makers coming soon for our second Wirral MakeFest #STEAM #wirralmakefest2024
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Art on Wirral
Art on Wirral meet monthly and need a venue – if you are a venue and need artists – get in touch
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Back to producing the newsletter
I have returned to some freelance arts admin work that I last did in 2018, producing the e-newsletter and physical newsletter for the charity that supports the Williamson Art Gallery & Museum and the oldest building in Merseyside, Birkenhead Priory – the Williamson and Priory Friends. The aims of the charity are to: To find…
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Planning two new workshops
I often get approached by textile groups or adult networks to run classes and whilst my Mother was alive and son still at school I did not do so many. I did not follow up as needed to keep my risks low of passing on Covid. Now, I have to pay my studio rent! Last…
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Borough of Culture Launch
Good to finally say that Wirral MakeFest is part of the Liverpool City Region Borough of Culture & yesterday evening was a great chance to talk with other people & projects from Wirral Council and the community programme. Strange to be on the other side, when last time would have been working at the event…
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Rest
I have been working very hard all year on my own work and many other projects, making lots of changes and achieved lots and been part of lots….but not as much as my skill, my time and care deserves. I am tired. Decided to stop for now. My craftwork is out there in more places…
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Relax and Make Christmas Green continued
Relax and Make Christmas Green continued – in addition to workshops to create seasonal decor, we also had several organisations in the Maritime Gallery or Gallery 8 at the Williamson Art Gallery and Museum. We sought out Richard of The Cosmos Corner who had been involved with the education programme connected to Apollo Remastered exhibition…

