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Kirkby Gallery & Prescot Museum

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Knowsley is home to Kirkby Gallery & Prescot Museum: stunning venues full of incredible artworks & fascinating artefacts, free to visit! Mon-Fri 10-5, Sat 10-1.

 Knowsley, England
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Joined August 2016
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Please note, Kirkby Gallery is closed today for a private event. Normal opening hours will resume from tomorrow.
White text on red background: Please note, Kirkby Gallery will be closed to the public on Thursday 5 December for a private event. Normal opening hours will resume on Friday 6 December

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Cinderella in Pantomime! Tickets left for this Friday 6th December at 1.30pm - £8 per ticket, plus this Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th, £14/£12. Tickets available in person at Knowsley Leisure and Culture Park or call 0151 443 2200.
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This week's Sumner Art Session at the gallery had a very seasonal theme of winter scenes and symbolism, focusing on the work of artist Pieter Bruegel the elder.
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November Greys was the theme of today’s oil painting class with artist Harry Garner. Learning about tone and colour desaturation, participants created wonderful work that was anything but dull. #oilpainting #artclass #CultureKnowsley
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We've got fab festive drop-in crafts at Kirkby Gallery over the next three Saturdays - 23 & 30 Nov, 7 Dec 10am to 12.30pm. Kids can make a Christmas gift for someone special for just £2! #KirkbyGallery #CultureKnowsley #xmascrafts
Photo of stack of mugs hand decorated with drawings of Christmas themes - Christmas trees, snowmen, strings of lights, Christmas puddings etc. "Christmas Random Crafts Club, Kirkby Gallery, Saturday 23 November, Saturday 30 November, Saturday 7 December - get crafty and make a cracking Christmas gift! Suggested minimum donation £2 per child. under 8s must be accompanied by an adult.

ALT Photo of stack of mugs hand decorated with drawings of Christmas themes - Christmas trees, snowmen, strings of lights, Christmas puddings etc. "Christmas Random Crafts Club, Kirkby Gallery, Saturday 23 November, Saturday 30 November, Saturday 7 December - get crafty and make a cracking Christmas gift! Suggested minimum donation £2 per child. under 8s must be accompanied by an adult.

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The Young Makers Club at Kirkby Gallery have been experimenting with colour, texture and materials in their Saturday morning classes. #CultureKnowsley #youtharts #artclub
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There are still a few places available on our new oil painting workshops with artist Harry Garner. You can book for an individual session or register for all five. All materials are provided and beginners are welcome. Email [email protected] to book your place.
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Interested in starting your teaching career? Edge Hill University is holding a drop in session for those interested in a career in teaching on Friday 1 November, 12pm until 4.30pm, at Kirkby Gallery. Flexible routes (including options for those who wish to remain in employment).
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New themed 2-hour oil painting workshops led by artist Harry Garner, Fridays in November and December at Kirkby Gallery, £20 per workshop. Find out more: mailchi.mp/deafc1212b83/oil-…
Montage of three oil paintings by Harry Garner - a duck ornament, a pile of clothes and wellies, a high vis jacket. Text alongside images reads "Harry Garner, Learn to Paint in Oils. New themed 2 hour painting workshops at Kirkby Gallery, Fridays 10.30am to 12.30pm. £20 per workshop, booking essential. galleries@knowsley.gov.uk. Fri 15th Nov, Fri 22 Nov, Fri 29 Nov, Fri 6 Dec, Fri 13 Dec"

ALT Montage of three oil paintings by Harry Garner - a duck ornament, a pile of clothes and wellies, a high vis jacket. Text alongside images reads "Harry Garner, Learn to Paint in Oils. New themed 2 hour painting workshops at Kirkby Gallery, Fridays 10.30am to 12.30pm. £20 per workshop, booking essential. [email protected]. Fri 15th Nov, Fri 22 Nov, Fri 29 Nov, Fri 6 Dec, Fri 13 Dec"

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This Friday, 1 November 12-4.30pm at Kirkby Gallery - find out about routes into teaching with Edge Hill University @cultureKnowsley
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Join us at #Kirkby Gallery @galleriesmuseum to discover flexible routes into teaching with @edgehill. Suitable for anyone aspiring to get into teaching including those wishing to explore alternative & flexible routes. Drop-in to chat with our friendly advisors. All welcome!
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On Friday 1 November, drop-in to Kirkby Gallery 12-4.30pm to find out about flexible routes into teaching with Edge Hill University #weareEHU
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Join us at #Kirkby Gallery @galleriesmuseum to discover flexible routes into teaching with @edgehill. Suitable for anyone aspiring to get into teaching including those wishing to explore alternative & flexible routes. Drop-in to chat with our friendly advisors. All welcome!
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During the Sumner Art Sessions this week in Kirkby Gallery, as funded by Art Friends Merseyside, artist Gill Cowley raffled one of her framed prints of her study of John Lennon, to raise funds for ‘Friends of Kirkby Gallery & Prescot Museum’. Well done to the lucky winner Karen!
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Making impressions into clay was the theme for this Saturday's Young Makers Art Club. Taking inspiration from the work of artist William George Mitchell, whose sculpture can be seen in Kirkby Library itself. #youtharts #artclubs #clayart
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Kirkby’s Community Mental Health Team will be holding an information stand at The Kirkby Centre for World mental Health Day on Thursday 10 October from 10am-2pm. Come and have a chat and find out about pathways to holistic self awareness and self care. #MentalHealthAwareness
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Our Little Big Art Club have been learning about colour mixing and acrylic painting techniques, as they looked at David Hockney's “Nichols Canyon” and were guided in a step by step process to create their own version of this work of art.
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Our Young Makers Saturday morning club members have been taking inspiration from the sketchbooks of our currently exhibiting artist, Anthony Ratcliffe. Using his techniques, the young people selected a variety of interesting objects and made intricate pen drawings of them.
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Our Walk and Talk with Anthony Ratcliffe event is now fully booked.
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Our first Drawing with Anthony Ratcliffe workshop took place yesterday. Using a variety of reference objects, participants developed their observational skills and experimented with detailed drawing techniques. They all created an intricate mounted artwork to take home.
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Calling all young budding artists!! We still have some places on our Saturday morning Little Big Art Club for 7-12 year olds. Have fun with drawing, painting, printing, collage, mixed media and more. Contact [email protected] for more information. @cultureKnowsley
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