Petri Latex
Petri Latex is a single creative day for young people aged 10 to 15, exploring how ink, chemistry and chance combine to create something that's never quite the same twice.
Real materials, a practising artist and educator, and a process that still surprises - even after years of running it. A shorter session than the Lab's other Activity Days, ideal for a first taste of YCL.
The next Petri Latex day runs at Lady Bay Scout Hall on Wednesday 21st October.
What happens in Petri Latex?
One Creative Session
Wednesday 21 October, 3.15–5.45pm, Lady Bay Scout Hall.
A 2.5-hour session shorter than the Lab's full Activity Days.
Chemistry, ink and chance
Petri dishes, ink and liquid latex — the latex starts opaque and dries clear, letting colours merge, shift and half-reveal themselves as they dry. Participants test, adjust and discover what the materials do, rather than aiming for a fixed result. All materials and chemicals used are chosen with the group's age in mind.
Something to take home
Everyone leaves with the dishes they've made — a small, physical record of an afternoon spent experimenting.
Led by a practising artist and educator
Paul Liptrot has been running Petri Latex workshops for years - from a Nottingham school to a shared creative space in New Delhi, exploring the same process each time with people discovering it for the first time.
What stays constant is the excitement: ink, latex and chance combining in ways that still surprise him, however many times he's run it.
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£30.00 for a 2.5-hour session exploring ink, chemistry and chance — no deposit, paid in full at booking.
Petri Latex is a single creative session for young people aged 10 to 15, exploring how ink, chemistry and chance combine to create something that's never quite the same twice. A shorter session than the Lab's other Activity Days — ideal for a first taste of YCL.
What's included
One 2.5-hour creative session
All materials and chemicals provided, chosen with the group's age in mind
Led by practising artist and creative educator Paul Liptrot
How it works
Wednesday 21 October, 3.15–5.45pm, Lady Bay Scout Hall
Paid in full at booking
Practical details
Ages 10–15
Up to 10 young people per session
A short onboarding form is completed as part of booking, followed by a consent form covering full details and photo permissions
Paul holds an Enhanced DBS and uses the update service
To discuss the session before booking, get in touch via the contact form.