A TOWN is launching its first art workshops this week as part of a series of taster sessions for people in the community. This weekend Kirkby Lonsdale CIC (Kirkby Lonsdale Community Interest Company) is launching the first two workshops in the new Phoenix Rising art taster workshop programme with Melling visual arts organisation, Green Close. The workshops will take place online, offering the community a safe space to be creative, socialise and learn something new. Gratitude Gallery, a smartphone photography workshop led by artist Ginny Koppenhol, and Myths & Legends, a mapmaking workshop led by illustrator Kremena Dimitrova, will take place this Friday and Sunday.