Father's Day Painting Workshop: Create an expressive canvas together
About this Event
🎨 Creating Together: Family Canvas Painting Workshop
A Father's Day Creative Experience for Children and Their Favourite Grown-Up
Celebrate Father's Day with a special creative experience at Liberation Art Gallery, where children and the important adults in their lives can come together to create a meaningful piece of art to treasure.
Whether it's a dad, stepdad, grandparent, carer, guardian, uncle, or another special person, this workshop is designed to celebrate the relationships that help us grow, support us, and make us feel loved.
Together, you'll work on a large shared canvas, using colour, paint, mark-making, and creative prompts to create an expressive artwork that reflects your unique connection. There is no right or wrong way to make the piece; this workshop is about spending quality time together, having fun, and creating lasting memories through art.
🎨 What You'll Do
Working side by side, you'll:
- Create a collaborative painting on a large canvas
- Explore colour, texture, and expressive mark-making
- Respond to simple creative prompts designed to spark conversation and connection
- Build a unique artwork that reflects your relationship
- Take home a finished canvas as a lasting keepsake
No previous painting experience is needed. This workshop is suitable for complete beginners and focuses on creativity, connection, and enjoyment rather than artistic skill.
🌿 A Meaningful Way to Celebrate
In our busy lives, it can be difficult to find time to slow down and connect. This workshop offers a relaxed and welcoming space to be creative together, share stories, laugh, experiment, and make something that captures a moment in time.
The artwork you create becomes more than just a painting; it becomes a shared memory and a reminder of the people who matter most.
✨ What's Included
- 1.5-hour guided painting workshop
- One large canvas per pair (one adult and one child)
- All materials provided
- Tea, coffee, and refreshments
- Protective apron for adult and child (however, feel free to bring a 'messy' t-shirt for your child to ensure full coverage of any clothing)
- Your completed canvas to take home
👨👧 Who Is It For?
This workshop is open to children and the important adults in their lives. We welcome all families and recognise that Father's Day can mean different things to different people.
Dads, stepdads, grandads, carers, guardians, foster carers, uncles, and other supportive adults are all warmly invited to join us.
📍 Location
Held at Liberation Art Gallery, a welcoming creative space dedicated to connection, wellbeing, and self-expression through art.
Our Approach
Sessions are led by our resident artists, all safeguarding trained and experienced in wellbeing-led creative practice, creating a calm, supportive and inspiring environment where children can feel safe, confident and creatively free.
All workshop staff are enhanced DBS checked, and the gallery follows full safeguarding and health & safety policies to ensure your child’s wellbeing. Parents are part of this workshop, and it's designed as a parent-child experience.
Pricing:
£35 - Ticket for one adult and one child
The session provides affordable access to creativity and a chance for your child to develop confidence, imagination, and hands-on artistic skills.
This workshop is bring-your-own-refreshments-and-snacks friendly, which means you don't need to worry about extra costs on the day.
This workshop is the perfect way for children to immerse themselves in painting, enjoy the process of making, and create with guidance in a friendly, professional environment.
About Liberation Art Gallery
Experience the creative heart of Brighton by joining us at Liberation Art Gallery, nestled in the historic and beautifully winding Lanes. Surrounded by centuries-old architecture and vibrant local culture, this workshop invites you to slow down, explore, and truly take in the charm of the area. Inside the gallery, you’ll be immersed in inspiring artworks, a welcoming atmosphere, and the joy of creating amongst fellow art lovers. It’s not just a workshop—it's a moment of connection, creativity, and appreciation for Brighton’s artistic soul.
At Liberation Art Gallery CIC, we aim to create an inclusive and relaxing environment for all our workshop participants. You are welcome to bring your own soft drinks and snacks to enjoy during your session, making your experience even more comfortable and sociable. Our gallery also provides toilet and handwashing facilities, ensuring convenience and ease throughout your visit. With all workshop materials and tools provided, this setup allows you to fully enjoy your creative experience without worrying about additional costs, so you can focus entirely on making art and having fun.
Liberation Art Gallery CIC is a not-for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making creativity accessible for everyone. Nestled in the heart of Brighton, our gallery and creative workshop and art therapy space reinvests all profits directly back into our community programmes, ensuring quality exhibition space for artists and individuals, families, and young people, especially those facing barriers to education, mental health support, or inclusion can access high-quality creative and therapeutic experiences. By joining our workshops and events, you’re not only nurturing your own creativity, but actively helping us deliver free and low-cost art therapy, outreach projects, and wellbeing initiatives to those who need it most.
Don't miss this opportunity for your children to discover the joy of pottery in a supportive and inspiring environment!
Cancellation Policy:
We understand that plans can change, and we do our best to be fair whilst protecting the sustainability of our workshops.
- Cancellations or date changes must be made at least 48 hours before the scheduled workshops
- Cancellations made within 48 hours of the workshop or non-attendance on the day are non-refundable
- As a goodwill gesture, we are happy to offer a transfer to a future workshop of equal value, subject to availability, when at least 48 hours' notice is given
- Workshop credits must be used within 3 months of the original workshop date and cannot be exchanged for cash
- We are unable to offer refunds or workshop transfers for same-day cancellations. As materials, artist fees and staffing are already committed.
- In rare and exceptional circumstances, please contact us directly. Any discretion offered is at the Liberation Art gallery's discretion.
- Booking a workshop at Liberation Art gallery, you agree to our cancellation policy
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 15.00 to GBP 35.00
