Weekly, Saturday & Sunday Art Classes

If interested in joining a weekly art class, whether a complete beginner or someone with more experience seeking to improve, then please contact us.

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If you are interested in joining an art class, whether you are a complete beginner or an experienced artist looking to improve your skills and technique, please get in touch.

We recommend contacting us as soon as possible, as places are limited and classes fill quickly.

Weekly Classes

We are now taking names for the next intake of complete beginners, as well as artists with previous experience who would like to develop and refine their technique.

Next beginners' enrolment: late September 2026. If you have some experience, please contact us, as you might be able to just slot into a class before the autumn.

Places are limited, so early enquiries are advised.

Monthly Saturday & Sunday Art Classes

We currently have places available for both beginners and more experienced artists on our monthly all-day general art class.

Location: Lydiate Parish Hall
When: First Saturday of each month, life drawing direct from the model.

Second Saturday of the month, general art class where you learn all the basics, plus developing as an artist.

Second Sunday of each month, semi-abstraction to abstraction class. This is the ultimate way to be creative in art.
Time: 10:00am – 3:00pm
Class Fee: £35 per day

Please contact us for further details or to reserve a place.

Tuesday Evening Online Zoom Class

Join us online every Tuesday evening:

Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Cost: £12 per session (pay as you go)

If you are unable to attend live, a recording of the session is also available.

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if interested, simply contact me for more details.

 

Soul crafting workshop. A retreat for women

art workshop for women in Formby, soul crafting, a retreat for women Saturday 4th July 10.30am to 3.30pm,
A warm invitation to spend a relaxing day, exploring and nourishing your creativity in beautiful surroundings in Formby, Merseyside, with like - minded people, run by Nicky Gerrard, holistic therapist and artists with 30 years experience of supporting women.  Investment £65 and includes all materials, refreshments and a home cooked vegetarian lunch. On offer: A retreat from routine and a day to rest, to nourish our hearts, our minds and our spirit! To help you relax and enjoy the day, this will be a small group, so places are limited. To book a place, please contact Nicky Gerrard on 07796386718 or email: Nicky at nickyaromatherapy@gmail.com

New monthly art class, from semi-abstraction to abstraction, second Sunday of each month

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by Roy Munday, course tutor. An example of what you will be encouraged to paint. Keep it simple, time limited. This way you will paint less fussy and be more creative!
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some of our members of the Sefton Art Group
New Thursday beginners art class, starting soon at the Atkinson Art Centre, Southport.
New Thursday beginners art class, starting soon at the Atkinson Art Centre, Southport.
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Roy Munday now offers online zoom art classes. No matter what ability, beginners to more advanced people. Just contact me for more details.
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New course. From semi-abstraction to abstraction, your personal journey

New monthly all day Sundays, second Sunday of the month, at Lydiate parish hall L31 4EQ

next class June 14th 2026, a monthly class, second Sunday of the month.

This course offers you the opportunity to take your own personal journey towards semi-abstraction and abstraction. Intended to show members how they can take this journey on a well structured course, yet flexible enough to allow for individual choices.

Remember, working this way gives you complete freedom as an artist. No restrictions as there's no right or wrong way of doing it. It's simply down to your own creativity, but often this needs to nurtured.

Course will be ongoing through the year and will develop in an organic way. Though structured to teach from the very basics, how to create and develop an idea into a finished piece of art, or series, the course will be flexible to enable the participants to have an input so that everyone gets the maximum outcome. You will be encouraged to work on your own initiative away from class. This could be exploring ideas, researching like-minded artists to further your own knowledge. More on this in class.

Do you need previous art experience. No, even if a complete beginner. The aim of this course is to tap into your creativity. When working in a non-representational way, there isn't a right or wrong way of creating art. This you will discover.

Tutor, Varsha Manglam, demonstrating how to work up an idea for a painting.

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Art classes at Southport's Atkinson art centre.

 New beginner's class will be starting early February 2026. Fee for 10 consecutive weeks, £140, then you can enrol for further weeks and we go through most of the year, with August off.

contact me for more details.

A multi media class, Tuesday evenings, 7pm to 9  online, via zoom, for both people who want to stay with online classes and those who are unable to attend a weekly class at the venue (this class is suitable for people living throughout the UK, even internationally).

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Weekly art classes at various venues. We will start new art class, aimed primarily at beginners, though those with previous experience are also welcome, late September 2025. They are held at Lydiate L31 4EQ Wednesday mornings, also Friday mornings and Friday afternoons.

Also, Thursday afternoons at the Atkinson Art Centre, Lord St. Southport 1pm to 3.

Also, a Thursday evening at Lydiate  L31 4HF, 7.30 to 9.30

The course is structured to teach from the very basics, weather online or at the venues, starting with how to draw accurately, to more advanced stages, painting, mixed media and much more. The fee is £140 for 10 consecutive weeks at the venues. Then you can enrol for further weeks and we go through most of the year.

Also first Saturday of each month, all day life drawing class. 10am to 3pm. Fee £30

Also at Lydiate, second Saturday of each month, general art class. For people who cannot make a weekly one. 10am to 3.30pm. Fee £30

Also at Lydiate, second Sunday of each month, semi-abstraction to abstraction. Class is aimed at artist who want to improve technique, especially those wanting to paint more creatively. This is the ultimate way of painting, as there are no rules! No right or wrong way of creating art. Fee £35.

For both online classes and those at the venues, contact me for more information.

To find out more, or to go on the waiting list, please contact me

we are a community based art group

We are very much a community based art group, as well as being a weekly art group, with classes held throughout Sefton and Liverpool. Most of our members had never done any art before joining.

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Buy art direct from our artists!

Sefton Art group member, Lindsey Catherall, with her latest range of crafted cards and prints. These have proved successful for Lindsey in recent years. They can be seen and are on sale at the Vanilla gift shop in Formby.

Lindsey also has examples of her work in the Wayfarer's exhibition.

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as this image shows, members are encouraged to experiment with new ways of doing art.

Weekly general art classes

The classes are ideal for absolute beginners. All you need to come along with is the desire to want to do art!

We are a very active group of artists, made up by people throughout the Sefton region and probably the biggest group that meet weekly to engage in art, art classes and art activities and much more. 

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One of our art class venues, Lydiate parish hall L31 4EQ. You are always welcome to pop in and find out more.

Saturday art classes

The classes are ideal for absolute beginners. All you need to come along with is the desire to want to do art!

We encourage potential members to visit any class to talk to members, find out how they are doing before deciding to join or not.

We are a very active group of artists, made up by people throughout the Sefton region and probably the biggest group that meet weekly to engage in art, art classes and art activities and much more. 

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Life drawing is the best subject to learn from if you want to be a competent drawer and artists

Life drawing classes,

Taster session, Saturday, to be announced for 2026. Contact me if interested.

The life drawing classes are the best way to learn how to draw accurately, as working directly from the model forces you to engage in observational drawing. You can learn the measuring system in a couple of hours, then it's practice!

If feeling nervous about attending a life class for the first time, or with little experience, then consider coming to the taster session for absolute beginners, or those with limited experience. You will be introduced on how to draw the model and get the exact proportions. Otherwise without a measuring system you will trust your eye and get the measurements wrong!

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As a member, you will be encouraged to exhibit your work, and hopefully get some sales!

Opportunities to exhibit your work!

We have at least two exhibitions a year. Members look forward to the opportunity to show their work. Most of those who exhibit have sold paintings. Also great opportunity to see how the public react to your work!

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Thursday evening art classes are held at the Mersey Boat Club 36 Pilling Ln, Lydiate, Liverpool L31 4HF

Venues and prices of classes

Art classes are held throughout the Sefton area, including Liverpool.

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Members on our annual visit to Tate Liverpool,

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We also enjoy trips out to major exhibitions in Liverpool, usually at the Tate or the Walker. As well as being a social event, it also allows members to further their knowledge about art.

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As a member of the Sefton Art Group, you will have the opportunity to visit local exhibitions, especially to the Tate and the Walker.

We plan on visits to major local exhibitions at Tate Liverpool and the Walker art galleries in 2026

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meet some of our members

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You are always welcome to any class, meet current members and find out more before joining. When new people join, you will be encouraged to take part in our exhibitions.

To see a gallery of members’ work,

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