Young Creator’s lab
Young Creator’s Lab is a nine-week creative programme for young people aged 10 to 14 that offers space to explore, experiment and find their own voice, without the pressure of exams or right answers.
Small groups, a practising artist and educator, real materials, and the freedom to experiment. Not about being good at art - about building the confidence to think, create, and trust your own ideas.
Each session offers a different creative challenge: drawing, storytelling, art and science, working with uncertainty, collaborative making. There are no expectations on outcomes, no right answers, and no pressure to call yourself an artist. Just time, materials, and a small group of young people making things together.
The programme runs on Thursday evenings at Lady Bay Scout Hall, Nottingham, and ends with a pop-up exhibition of everything the group has made.
The first session is on the 14th of May at 4.00 to 5.45pm. There is no session on the 28th of May due to half term. The final session is on the 16th of July
What happens in the Young Creator’s Lab?
Nine Creative Sessions
Thursdays, 4.00–5.45pm at Lady Bay Scout Hall.
From 14th May until the 16th July
Each Thursday evening explores a different challenge drawn from the 5 Cs framework: Curiosity, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Collaboration and Communication.
Sessions build across the nine weeks, from individual making through to a collaborative installation and final pop-up exhibition.
A different kind of making
Most of what young people make at school gets marked. Young Creators Lab is the other kind of making — where the process matters more than the outcome, and getting it wrong is part of how you find your way.
Sessions are loosely guided with prompts and starting points, but are never prescriptive.
They'll make marks, build things, experiment with processes like latex and ink, and discover what happens when you try something you've never done before.
A pop-up exhibition
The programme ends on 16th July with a pop-up exhibition — a chance for participants to share what they've made across the nine weeks.
This is a key part of the programme, the chance to reflect and recognise their achievements.
It’s a moment of celebration rather than assessment. Families and friends welcome.
Led by a practicing artist and educator
Young Creator’s Lab is led by Paul Liptrot, artist and creative educator. Paul has led on a variety of workshops and was the lead for the Midlands Maker Challenge at the Museum of Making in Derby, working with over 350 young people.
Paul loves working with young people to help them develop and brings genuine excitement about materials and process, and a belief that everyone has something worth making.
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£18.00 per session. Deposit of £54 to secure place
Young Creators Lab is a nine-week creative programme for young people aged 10–14 — space to explore, experiment and find their own voice, without the pressure of exams or right answers.
What's included
One Thursday evening creative session, 4:00–5:45pm
All materials provided
Led by practising artist and creative educator Paul Liptrot
How it works
Sessions run Thursdays 4:00–5:45pm from 14 May to 16 July 2026
No session 28 May — half term
Lady Bay Scout Hall, Nottingham
Book individual sessions or commit to the full programme below
Practical details
Ages 10–14
Up to 12 young people per cohort
A parental consent form will be sent on booking
Paul holds an Enhanced DBS and uses the update service
To discuss the programme before booking, get in touch via the contact form
£135.00 · saving £27 on individual sessions. The deposit confirms your place and Paul will send an invoice for the remainder
What's included
Nine Thursday evening creative sessions, 14 May to 16 July
All materials provided
A closing pop-up exhibition on 16 July
Led by practising artist and creative educator Paul Liptrot
How it works
Nine sessions, Thursdays 4:00–5:45pm
Lady Bay Scout Hall, Nottingham
No session 28 May — half term
Payable in full or in two payments of £67.50 — first payment on booking, second before Session 3 (4 June)
A parental consent form will be sent on booking
Practical details
Ages 10–14
Up to 12 young people per cohort
Paul holds an Enhanced DBS and uses the update service
To discuss the programme before booking, get in touch via the contact form
Book now
A deposit of £67.50 secures your place. On booking you'll receive a confirmation email with a parental consent form and details of how to pay the remaining balance — either by bank transfer before Session 3 (4 June) or in full if you prefer.