Friends of Kirkby Gallery & Prescot Museum

25/02/2026

Thanks to support from the Knowsley Community Fund, provided through Knowsley Council, our Friday Sumner Art Sessions, taught by artist Harry Garner, have been a great success. Participants have been learning a variety of drawing and painting techniques, taking inspiration from our current exhibition The Sacred Memory Bank. Kirkby Gallery & Prescot Museum Culture Knowsley

17/01/2026

Please consider voting for one of the amazing volunteers at Kirkby Gallery or Prescot Museum or even our 'Friends of' group who work hard to ensure the cultural offer for local people is both of a high quality but also, always available ......

Announcement: Mayor’s Awards for Volunteering 2025

Knowsley Council is set to recognise the contribution of its local heroes with the launch of the Knowsley 'Mayor’s Award for Volunteers'.

The Council is calling on Knowsley residents to nominate their local volunteer heroes for awards in five categories:

• Volunteer of the Year
• Young Volunteer of the Year
• Community Group of the Year
• Environmental Champion
• Good Neighbour of the Year

The nomination window is now open and closes at the midnight on 31st January 2026

You can find the links to submit an online nomination here:
https://www.knowsley.gov.uk/home/knowsley-mayors-award-volunteers #

Find out about the Knowsley Mayors Award for Volunteers and how to submit nominations here

30/08/2025

Just sharing this great and free event as provided by Liverpool Philharmonic ...

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24/06/2025

We have great opportunities for freelance artists - please share with anyone you know who this may suit

Call out for Freelance Artists & Makers
Friends of Kirkby Gallery & Prescot Museum
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WHO: Visual Artists, craft persons, designers and makers.
WHAT: We are looking to increase our pool of creatives that we employ to deliver a variety of public-facing workshops. Kirkby Gallery currently runs a broad range of creative courses and workshops ranging from drawing and painting, textiles, photography, as well as hosting special artist-led talks and experiences etc.
All new freelancers will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check, possess their own Public Liability insurance and registered as self-employed with Inland Revenue.
WHO WE ARE: Friends of Kirkby Gallery & Prescot Museum (FOKGPM) is a not-for-profit community group established in 2017 to support the immediate communities of Knowsley. We run free educational and creative learning activities for all, to encourage engagement with heritage and culture for wellbeing purposes. Our public and educational programmes are designed to enhance the community and creative offer of both venues, as well as Knowsley as a whole.
WHERE ACTIVITIES WILL TAKE PLACE:
Either
Kirkby Gallery (Kirkby Centre, Norwich Way, Kirkby, Knowsley L32 8XY)
or
Prescot Museum (Prescot Centre, Aspinall Street, Prescot, L34 5GA)

You can find out more about our work on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/knowsleygalleriesandmuseum/
We also have also have a FOKGPM page: https://www.facebook.com/fokgpm

Instagram / YouTube / X:

HOW TO APPLY: Send up to 5 jpegs of the work you create/examples of your workshops (and weblink if available), an artists statement, CV, full contact details (inc. email and postal address), and artist rates.
CONTACT: [email protected]
https://www.prescotmuseum.org.uk/kirkby-gallery/
https://www.knowsley.gov.uk/libraries-leisure-and-culture/museums-and-galleries/kirkby-gallery

Please feel free to share with anyone you know who may be interested and help us get the word out there about this great opportunity!

03/03/2025

Five new fabulous workshops led by artist Harry Garner at Kirkby Gallery - drawing from life (clothed models) - you can book all five sessions, or pick and choose, it's up to you!

20/02/2025

Looking for something to do with the kids this half term? Free drop-in crafts at Kirkby Gallery tomorrow, Friday 21st February, 10am to 3pm!

17/02/2025

Free drop-in art sessions at Kirkby Gallery, Thursday 20th & Friday 21st, 10am-3pm...

14/02/2025

Sharing something handy for families over the half term ...https://www.liverpool-one.com/whats-on/kids-eat-free-menus/

06/02/2025

Listen to our lovely sewing instructor Sandra talk about how she got started in sewing and find out about her beginner's sewing workshops 'Sew What Sandra' running at Kirkby Gallery. (The interview begins at 35minutes)

News, great music, fun, and the local issues that matter to you.

22/01/2025

It's lovely to see so many people unleashing their creativity and enjoying themselves in the Sumner Art Sessions, such a brilliant project!

Our fabulous free Sumner Art Sessions are back in full swing, thanks to Art Friends Merseyside and Friends of Kirkby Gallery & Prescot Museum.
The group had a short break while we were changing the exhibition over - laying out and installing 346 artworks takes up a lot of room and we couldn't have fitted in the SAS artists at the same time!

https://www.artfriendsmerseyside.org/

03/01/2025

With support from the Friends of Kirkby Gallery & Prescot Museum our volunteers, from both the gallery and the Know Your Knowsley digitisation project at the museum, were able to enjoy a wonderful Christmas party with food, drinks and a fun quiz hosted by surprise guest Mr Andrew Weston. Courtesy of the FOKGPM, everyone received a thank-you gift of a leather bound notebook beautifully handcrafted by The Leather Satchel Co. and embellished with the gallery and museum logo. Thanks to everyone for all your hard work and support over the last year.

10/12/2024

We are thrilled to support the "Sew what, Sandra?" course at Kirkby Gallery - look at some of the gorgeous things our group have been making!
It has been so successful that there will be another 10-week course in the new year, Tuesdays 10.30am to 12.30pm, starting on 21 January 2025.
Places are free, but must be booked - email [email protected]