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Workshops for 5-11 year olds

We offer three monthly family art clubs; baby art club for babies who aren't walking yet, mini art club for children 18 months to 4 years old and family art club for children aged 5-11. All children must be accompanied by a carer. ....................................................................................................................

Family art club for children aged 5 – 11 and their families

First Saturday of each month, 1 – 3pm

Our free monthly art club is lets you to play, create and enjoy the gallery as a family.

Each art club session lasts two hours but you don't have to stay the whole time. There's no need to book, though places are limited. Please arrive on time at 1pm to avoid disappointment.

Registration for Family Art Club finishes at 1:30pm.

If you plan on bringing 10 or more people in your family group please ring the number below in advance  to let us know otherwise we may not be able to accomodate you.

For more details please contact Alex.

Tel: 0161 235 8869.
Email: a.thorp@manchester.gov.uk

Look at what we produced in previous sessions on our flickr pages.

Session dates for your diary 

• Saturday 2 March
  
• Saturday 6 April
  
• Saturday 4 May

As usual there will be lots of free fantastic art materials to use and our art club artists and volunteers will be on hand to help so you don't need any special skill or talent to enjoy yourself. ......................................................................................................................

Mini art club for children aged 0 – 5 and their families

Second Friday of every month, 10.15 – 11.15am and 11.30 – 12.30pm

Make friends, make noise and make a mess at our mini art club for younger children and their grown ups. The sessions involve hands-on workshops especially for little ones, with lots to touch, play with and make. Sessions are usually messy so wear old clothes or bring a change of clothes if you can!

Booking

To avoid disappointment, you need to book ahead for our mini art club.

We start taking bookings one week before the event. 

Please call: 0161 235 8888

There will be two slots for you to choose from:

10.15 – 11.15am

11.30 – 12.30pm.

There's a maximum of 40 people per session.

For more information about sessions, please contact Alex:
Tel: 0161 235 8869
Email: a.thorp@manchester.gov.uk

Session dates for your diary 

• Friday 8 March
• Friday 12 April
• Friday 10 May

What happens in the session?

We meet in the atrium to say hello and to sign everybody in. Then we head up to galleries to explore and look for things related to the topic of the session - this could be autumn leaves, contrasting colours or faces for example. It's then back down to studio to explore materials and get messy. There are lots of materials to choose from and we encourage everyone to use their imagination to create something special and unique to them.

We try to keep the group reasonably small so you get more space and have more opportunity to talk to our artists and each other. We hope that you have a fun and creative time and feel that you're able to help your little ones exercise those budding imaginations.

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Baby art club for babies who aren't walking yet and their families

First Friday of each month 10.15am, 11.30am, 1.15pm, 2.30pm.
Sessions last 45 minutes.

Come and explore a unique sensory environment created by our resident artists. Each month we'll explore a different theme or idea inspired by our collection. There'll be different objects, textures, sounds and lights to explore...often there's something to smell or taste too.

The session is different every month and there's no formal structure so you're free to explore at your baby's pace. Check out our Facebook page for updated information.

Booking

You need to book ahead for baby art club. We start taking bookings one week before the event. 

Please call: 0161 235 8888 to book your place

There will be four slots for you to choose from:

10.15am, 11.30am, 1.15pm and 2.30pm

There's a maximum of 20 people per session.

For more information about sessions, please contact Alex:
Tel: 0161 235 8869
Email: a.thorp@manchester.gov.uk

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Mini Art Club, Haroon Mirza

Please note you will need to have Flash 8 or above installed on your computer. You can download the latest Flash player here.