LANTERN WORKSHOPS
2–24 February
MAKE YOUR OWN LANTERN
Working with Lantern Company artists, participants can explore project themes of ‘A place to call home’ and make their own 3-D lanterns which will become a central part of the City of Light installation. The largest buildings in the floating city have all been handmade by the Lantern Company’s international team of artists, but – like any city – its character will come from the diverse perspectives that shape it from across community.
By taking part in one of our community lantern-making workshops you can build your own hut, tent, house, block of flats or even palace lantern if you want! Once complete, you’ll see your own artwork become part of the huge-scale free public lantern festival – City of Light, City of Sanctuary in Liverpool’s Sefton Park.
Your lantern can be as simple or complicated as you wish and the process can be adapted to suit all ages and abilities. Ranging from a quick two-hour workshop to ambitious all-day projects, there will be a lantern-making workshop to suit you, your friends and family. All generations and skill levels are welcome.
Book your workshop place
Our artists and volunteers will be on hand to guide and advise you on how to create your lantern, but you must book your place in advance.
Workshops cost £10 per lantern (plus booking fee). We recommend you allow around 2-3 hours for small scale lanterns, and 4 to 6 hours for larger/more detailed lanterns. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
After the workshop
After the workshop has finished we’ll put your lantern somewhere safe to dry and have its lights installed. It will then be taken to Sefton Park to take its place as part of the City of Light installation on the Boating Lake.
If you’d like to keep your lantern, you’ll be able to collect in the week after the event has taken place.
The Black-E
DATES
Saturday 2 February
Sunday 3 February
TIME
10.00am – 4.00pm
ADDRESS
Great George’s Street
Liverpool
L1 5EW
Gateacre
Comprehensive School
DATES
Saturday 9 February
Saturday 16 February
TIME
9.30am – 3.30pm
ADDRESS
Gateacre School
Hedgefield Road
L25 2RW
Lark Lane
Community Centre
DATES
Saturday 9 February
Sunday 10 February
TIME
10.00am – 4.00pm
ADDRESS
The Old Police Station
80 Lark lane
L17 8UU
Isla Gladstone
Conservatory
DATES
Saturday 2 February
Saturday 16 February
TIME
9.30am – 3.30pm
ADDRESS
Isla Gladstone Conservatory
Stanley Park
Anfield Road
Liverpool
L4 0TD
Unitarian Church
DATE
Saturday 16 February
TIME
10am – 4.00pm
ADDRESS
Unitarian Church
Ullet Rd
Liverpool
L17
MINI LANTERN WORKSHOPS
February 20–24
Sefton Park Palm House
ADDRESS
Palm House, Sefton Park, Liverpool L17 1AP
DATES AND TIME
10am – 4pm each day
Wednesday 20 February
Thursday 21 February
Friday 22 February
Saturday 23 February
Sunday 24 February
WORKSHOPS TIME SLOTS
10.00am – 11.00am
11.30am – 12.30pm
1.30pm – 2.30pm
3.00pm – 4.00pm
MASTERCLASS
9–10 February
TAKE OUR LANTERN-MAKING MASTERCLASS
Design and build your own large-scale 12v illuminated lantern
Tutors: Ewan Hunter / Rob Hill
Dates: 9/10 Feb 2019 (sat & sun) 10am – 4.30pm
Cost: £160 (places are limited)
Location: Make, Liverpool
Email: sophie@lanterncompany.co.uk for more details.
Our 2-day Lantern Company Masterclass covers everything there is to know about large-scale lantern-making! The masterclasses are facilitated by internationally acclaimed designer/makers Ewan Hunter and lighting designer/artist Rob Hill, each with over 30 years professional experience, making this a rare and unique chance to access top quality training with the Lantern Company.
On the day you will be guided through the thought processes involved in large-scale design principles, including logical and lateral thinking to address specific challenges, as well as simple
3-D technical scale drawings. Building on your practical making and problem-solving skills, you will be led through all the steps needed for designing and making large-scale sculptural lantern structures. You’ll learn how to add simple mechanisms and kinetic elements, as well as expanding your understanding of the many types of materials used to build strong and safe structures.
As you go you’ll also explore different 12v lighting options, with practical explanations of:
- Mains and low voltage lighting
- Using inverters
- Different types of 12-volt lighting options and technologies available on the market
- Making up lighting looms
- Working out energy requirements (ampage, voltage, wattage, batteries)
- Health and safety considerations
Together with the other participants you will put these new skills to use creating and lighting your own large-scale lantern. This masterclass runs alongside our current event, City of Light, and the team will be on hand to answer any questions you have about the live project.
YOUR TUTORS
Ewan Hunter
Trained at Glasgow School of Art and now relocated to South Carolina, USA, Ewan is an internationally recognised artist/designer/fabricator with a wealth of experience in design and public art, large scale multi-media fabrication, puppetry and indoor and outdoor theatre. Over the last 10 years, Ewan has collaborated with the Lantern Company, designing and building enormous lantern structures for the their most high-profile projects, as well as working as a lead mentor for emerging artists on their apprenticeship schemes. Ewan has worked with many of the UK’s leading theatre companies over the last 30 years, including Improbable Theatre, Vanishing Point, Mischief La Bas, Conflux, The Globe Theatre and The National Theatre of Scotland.
Rob Hill
Rob works as a freelance Lighting Designer and production manager, specialising in bespoke lighting design, installation, set building and technical prop-making. Working internationally over the last 20 years with companies in Portugal, India, Finland and Holland, and nationally with companies such as Welfare State International, Walk the Plank, Combustion, B-arts, and many more. Rob is Lighting Designer for City of Light and has been Lantern Company’s main Lighting designer for 10 years. He worked on the Turku (Finland) Capital of Culture opening ceremony, Sculptural lighting systems for the Rugby World cup, Hillsborough Memorial Installation Liverpool and the 10th Anniversary of the Wales Millennium Centre.
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OUR PARTNERS
The City of Light has only been possible with the support of our many funders, sponsors, and partners. Lantern Company would like to thank everyone involved.
