Ongoing

Open Studios with Steve des Landes

Open Studios with Steve des Landes
Williamson Art Gallery Slatey Rd, Oxton, Birkenhead

From 2025, Steve des Landes has been Artist in Residence at the Williamson. With a studio in our Art Room, his intention starting the residency was to work on larger-scale paintings. He will be hosting Open Studio sessions every Friday evening, 6 - 8:30pm. Between...

Free

Beyond the Brotherhood: The Legacies of the Pre-Raphaelites

Williamson Art Gallery Slatey Rd, Oxton, Birkenhead

Formed in 1848, the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, shook the foundations of the British art world with their bold colour palettes, truth to nature, and symbolism. The Williamson collection holds some of the finest examples of works showing this artistic legacy. The exhibition will also showcase the...

Free

Echoes of the Floating World

Williamson Art Gallery Slatey Rd, Oxton, Birkenhead

The Williamson possesses a small but notable collection of woodblock prints in the Japanese Ukiyo-e style. These were made by some of the most important names in the period, from Hiroshige to Hokusai. Their motifs of flat perspectives, high vantage points, and bold colour distinctions,...

Free

Frances Carlile: Passage

Williamson Art Gallery Slatey Rd, Oxton, Birkenhead

Passage is an installation of beautiful and delicate vessel and house structures by environmental artist Frances Carlile. Together they evoke the many types of journeys taken by individuals during their lifetime, and symbolise the transient passage between life and death. Each one has been handcrafted using...

Free

The Williamson Open 2026 – SUBMISSIONS

Williamson Art Gallery Slatey Rd, Oxton, Birkenhead

The Williamson Open returns for 2026! Here’s the key dates you need: Submissions Open: Tuesday 5th May Submissions Close: Sunday 14th June Exhibition: Friday 24th July – Saturday 10th October Click the link below for full details and important information about submissions.     SUBMISSIONS HERE

£20

Guest Artist: Jo Williams

Williamson Art Gallery Slatey Rd, Oxton, Birkenhead

Our new Guest Artist is Jo Williams creator of  Heavenly Vessels. "I have been making ceramics for 35 years and it feels as integral to me as breathing or walking; I make pots every single day. I throw all my pots on the potters wheel...

Free

The Garden As Muse

Williamson Art Gallery Slatey Rd, Oxton, Birkenhead

For centuries, gardens in their myriad forms, from the surreal, to the mystical, contemplative or mythical, have had profound impacts upon artists of all kinds. They act as sources of inspiration and as mirrors reflecting the cultural, social and emotional landscapes in which they were...

Free

Small Wonders: Reimagining British Art

Williamson Art Gallery Slatey Rd, Oxton, Birkenhead

In 1951, the Festival of Britain acted as a beacon of post-war hope, launching a landmark touring exhibition that brought world-class art to local museums and art centres across the UK. Seventy-five years later, Hayward Gallery Touring honours this legacy with Small Wonders: Reimagining British...

Free

Yoga For Menopause And Beyond

Williamson Art Gallery Slatey Rd, Oxton, Birkenhead

A series of 3 community sessions offered by specialist yoga teacher, and psychotherapist, Claire Hesketh, aimed at supporting women of all ages from peri- menopause onwards. In these 75-minute offerings Claire uses the teachings of yoga to gently explore what is happening beneath the surface...

Free