Families in Warrington can drop into free craft sessions at Parr Hall on Saturday 25 July, turning a summer afternoon into an interplanetary making experience. The workshops run from 1:00pm to 4:30pm with multiple 30-minute slots, and no ticket is needed.
The activities take place beneath Luke Jerram’s seven-metre Mars sculpture, which hangs from the hall’s ceiling as the centrepiece of Warrington Arts Festival 2026. Created from detailed NASA imagery of the red planet, the artwork is paired with a sound composition by BAFTA and Ivor Novello award-winning composer Dan Jones.
The crafts are described as an “imaginative interplanetary making experience” and form part of the festival that runs from 18 to 25 July. Produced by arts charity Culture Warrington, the event is funded by Arts Council England with match funding from Warrington Borough Council, Warrington BID and the Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner.
Jerram’s Mars sculpture has been co-commissioned by several organisations including the UK Space Agency and the Science and Technology Facilities Council. His other celestial artworks, Museum of the Moon and Gaia, have previously been shown in Warrington.
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