Promising Portfolios

Are you aged 13-18 and interested in studying art at GCSE, college, or university level? These artist-led sessions are the perfect place for you to independently develop your art skills, build your portfolio, and discover the different ways that art can be used in museums and galleries. There’s no need to worry about buying expensive materials, everything you need will be provided for you. Below are a  few details of the sessions. We also will have a small amount of time at the end of each led session to offer help with projects that you are working on for your school and college portfolios.
 

Led sessions will cost £5 per session. To support these sessions we will also be offering Relaxed Promising Portfolios sessions which will operate on a drop in basis (see our website for more details) .

If you want to find out more, you can email families@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk with any questions.

28 September - Scratching the Surface

For this Led-Session session we will be using clay to experiment with creating 3-D artwork. Taking inspiration from Emma Rodgers and Johnny Vegas new exhibition “Metamorphosis” we will explore ways of expressing ourselves through the art of clay.

19 October - Telling Tall Tales through Illustration

This session will take inspiration from the artwork at the Walker Art Gallery and explore ways of constructing narratives through the art of illustration.

16 November - Claying Around

For this session we will be taking inspiration from Claire Partington, whose ceramic artwork explores dark narratives through her whimsical character clay work. We will take inspiration from her artwork and experiment with clay to create whimsical characters inspired by the artwork.

18 January - Life Drawing 

For this session we will be experimenting with life drawing. Using a semi-clothed model we will explore ways 
of capturing body form, poses and movement by experimenting with different drawing materials.