Join ceramicist Jo Williams for a ceramics workshop where you will design your own decorative ceramic tiles. You will be provided with a large sheet of leatherhard clay from which you will be able to cut and form your own tiles. You will colour your...
Join our team for a talk on the renowned Birkenhead artist, Philip Wilson Steer, with a guide through his life and works. This will be followed by a private viewing of paintings not usually on public display. Philip Wilson Steer was one of the first...
We’re delighted to welcome award-winning singer-songwriter Katie Nicholas back to the Williamson for another special performance. Katie Nicholas is a songwriter from Liverpool recognised for her poignant lyricism and accomplished guitar-playing, with BBC radio Scotland’s Annie Massie highlighting her “Powerful Vulnerability” on the Travelling Folk...
Singer, songwriter, and guitarist from Wirral, with a genuine passion for music, nature, and love. Helen has been writing lyrics, poems, feelings, and thoughts for as long as she can remember. In 2016 she decided she wanted to learn the guitar so she could perform...
This Black History Month, Williamson Art Gallery has been working with Afrograph to address its collection's slavery links. African textiles from Afrograph’s collection have been used to reinterpret the Arrowe Hall collection in Gallery 7, and reclaim the narrative. Activities: Workshops: On Saturday 26th October...
The Liver Sketching Club are coming back to the galleries for another of their popular drop-in drawing days. Models will be sitting continuously between 10am and 4pm, and you can drop in anytime during the day to join in with the activity. You can bring...
It’s the 20th anniversary of Oxton Art Fair, and the 20th year the Williamson Art Gallery & Museum will be hosting OAF for one of our busiest festive events of the year. Last year, 1700 visitors came to chat, browse, or buy from the artists....
THE ANNIE LONG JAZZ TRIO with Annie Long :-vocals Tom Sykes:- piano Keith Singleton:- guitar Popular jazz singer Annie Long returns with her talented musicians for an afternoon concert in Gallery 4. Expect a lively mix of swing jazz, blues and Latin standards, with some...
Kintsugi is the technique of repairing a broken object using ancient Japanese reparation, known as the art of precious scars. Not simply a form of repair, Kintsugi is a philosophy; a constant reminder to find the strength and beauty in the broken and painful parts...
Join us on the final opening day of the gallery in 2024 for a delightful afternoon of music from two fabulous local bands. Wirral Big Band and Wirral Pop Orchestra were both started in 2019 by Jan Modelski, an accomplished musician who is passionate about...
Digging into the land and lineage of historical sites for the past five years, collaborative artist duo, Angela Stringer and Nicky Perrin present their formative works in an exhibition which reveals the alchemical process of turning raw earth into vibrant expressions of story and place....
NOW CLOSING 18TH OCTOBER 2025 Discover the life of local legend Elizabeth Smolen, a Polish refugee who settled in Birkenhead and became a champion scooter racer and successful businesswoman. A keen motorcyclist and engineer, Smolen made a name for herself by repairing, dealing and racing...
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