FACT launches video-sharing platform to showcase the arts

FACT launches video-sharing platform to showcase the arts ,featuring exclusive content from Turner Prize nominee Elizabeth Price, RayDavies and David Shrigley FACT is delighted to announce the launch of artplayer-  a new platform dedicated to supporting ,showcasing and promoting the [...]

Historic Wirral village commissions Titanic

Historic village commissions commemorative Titanic sculpture Port Sunlight Trust works with local artist to remember those lost as the 100th anniversary of the Titanic tragedy approaches Port Sunlight Village Trust, in partnership with Arts Council England, have commissioned local artist [...]

Liverpool Biennial 2012 – Weekend One the first weekend of workshops, talks and family fun

Join us for our first weekend of workshops, talks and family fun Following the opening of Liverpool Biennial 2012 last week, we invite you to join us for a dynamic weekend of free workshops, talks and events.To plan your visit, [...]

Rare maternity dress on display A new peek into a Liverpool lady’s wardrobe

A rare example of early 20th century maternity wear features in Mrs Tinne’s Wardrobe, a new costume display at the Walker Art Galleryuntil summer 2013. Fourteen garments owned by a Liverpool doctor’s wife, Emily Tinne, give a personal insight into the life of the middle-class in post-Edwardian [...]

Studio Space for Rent Wellington Road Studios

Art workspace/rooms available to rent at Wellington Road Studios, Oxton, Wirral from beginning of February 2013 – 10.5 sq m at £105 per calendar month and 6.4 sq m at £64 per calendar month. This includes water, electricity & wifi, [...]

The Art of Pop Video Major exhibition opens March 2013 @ FACT

Join FACT in celebrating the The Art of Pop Video in a major exhibition due to open in March 2013. In the first exhibition of its kind in the UK, more than 70 video clips tell the story of the pop video, [...]

The hour is nearly upon us but there’s still time to bag your pass and get along to Designival!

The hour is nearly upon us but there’s still time to bag your pass and get along to Designival! In fact you’ll even be able to purchase tickets on the day should you want to swing by, you lucky things. [...]

“An Evening Of Hope”, Charity Concert: Marti Pellow and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

In a one-off Liverpool performance, Wet Wet Wet frontman and solo artist Marti Pellow will be joined by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra for ‘An Evening of Hope’ in memory of Hope Kenwright. Marti and a team of leading musicians have imaginatively re-orchestrated some of musical theatre’s [...]

#PlayBaltic at Liverpool LightNight in the Baltic Triangle, Liverpool’s Art Quarter

On the 18th May lose yourself in the Baltic Triangle. Once the city’s well-worn workshop, now a cutting-edge destination where pioneering creatives work and play. Explore Liverpool’s Arts Quarter and join us as we #Play Baltic. For one night of [...]

‘Winter Sparks’ Fly – Kayleigh Davies visits FACT

The jubilant aspect of the evening was not lost upon guests, as various universities finished for Christmas this week and many jobs were beginning to wind down for the festivities. In the air as we entered FACT was an excitement [...]

100 Women Create on Merseyside

25 June 16 – 18:00 Merseyside women are painting their way to a better life and exhibiting their work at Tate Liverpool’s Art Dock to share their inspiring stories. 100 Women Create – “Making an Exhibition of Ourselves” is at [...]

111b Eastbank Street, Southport: Art In The Kitchen Sink

15 November 2012 19:30 – 21:30 Come to “Discover The Art of Christmas in Southport”: launch event: Art In The Kitchen Sink, an exhibition in aid of Macmillan Cancer support at 111b Eastbank Street, Southport   7.30pm-9.30pm on 15th November. [...]

2013 Dylan Thomas Literary Prize Open to Applications

The Dylan Thomas Prize is an annual competitive award provided in partnership by the Dylan Thomas Centre and the University of Wales to recognise and reward literary talent in young authors. The prize will be awarded to the single author [...]

2013 Glass workshops from beginners to advanced now listed

Start Date 20 January Here at ‘THE SILVER ZEBRA’ studio, we have been delivering courses in ’fused glass’ since 2004 with many people returning again and again, this year we have added some more NEW courses for you, so feel free to take [...]

28 – 32 Wood St: Liverpool Biennial The Unexpected Guest

Ming Wong Making Chinatown, 2012 Courtesy of  the artist/Commissioned by Redcat, Los Angeles After Chinatown, 2012 The Chinese Detective, 2012 Drawing on Polanski’s iconic film  Chinatown, 1974, Wong plays on the  stereotypical cinematic role of the ‘Chinese  detective’. His ‘investigation’ takes him [...]

3,000 Oil Paintings from National Museums Liverpool Join the Your Paintings Website.

3,000 Oil Paintings from National Museums Liverpool Join the Your Paintings Website. Public Invited to Tag Paintings to Help Build a National Online Catalogue The Public Catalogue Foundation (PCF), in partnership with the BBC, today announced that all oil paintings [...]

32 Mesnes Street: BURPology-Harry Hill’s TV Burp as Carnival

20 April – 12 May 2013 Private View 20 April 19.30 – 21.00 Anna FC Smith: BURPology – Harry Hill’s TV Burp as Carnival Solo show curated by Nathalie Boobis and Jo Guile This exhibition is the home-coming for Wigan [...]

41 Rodney Street: DISCLOSURE

18 – 22 April Viewing: 18 April 18.00 to 22.00 Exhibition continues till 22 April 2012 by appointment eliza-lee@live.co.uk Disclosure is an exhibition of work including film, drawing and sculpture from second year fine art students at John Moores University

63 Renshaw St: Lost Property

Come one come all! Getting geared up for our magical takeover makeover transformation of this luscious lost-property in the Liver Pool of life. Open for 2 weeks only before we pack our magic back into our fingers, ready for the [...]

69A Intandane: This Wild Kingdom

17 September – 20 October Surrealist paintings of animals as people. 17 September – 20 October 2012 Monday to Sunday, 1200 – 1730 69A Intandane 75 Renshaw Street Liverpool L1 2SJ

8 – 12 Abercromby Square: A series of Exhibitions

8 Abercromby Square – ‘Unusual Japanese Koi Paintings’ by Gordon Lavender (http://gordon-lavender.artistwebsites.com/)   Social Space, 9 Abercromby Square – ‘Observations’ by Jane Hughes which highlights the cuts to services and consequential closures of local libraries (www.jehart.net)    12 Abercromby Square [...]

; Camp and FurnaceLiverpool Art Fair: Print Edition

15 – 16 December 2012   Next weekend, join us at Camp and Furnace for the Liverpool Art Fair: Print Edition, showcasing a wide selection of locally produced original and limited edition prints by over 30 artists, all for sale [...]

A Day in the life of a benevol for the Sea Odyssey by Andy Johnson

I volunteered to be a benevol steward for the Great Sea Odyssey as I enjoyed the spider spectacle for 2008. I realised that being a Volunteer would take me to the heart of the action. We had a training day in [...]

A Girl’s Best Friend…

If you’re looking for jewellery with a difference , the current exhibition at The World of Glass could have the answer. A Girl’s Best Friend is the title and it features a wide range of original hand-crafted jewellery from seven [...]

A Journey Around the City with Pictures, Words and Numbers

17.00 – 22.00 Chance upon theatrical characters from Hope St Ltd as you travel through the city on LightNight… BookWorm Art House Square (near FACT), L1 4AZ Meet the Bookworm, buried in her beloved books and stories, always in storytelling [...]

Acclaimed local photo journalist Tony Kenwright swaps his camera for canvas!

Award- winning press photographer Tony Kenwright has a new exhibition of images unveiled next month and there isn’t a single photograph amongst them. The show, ‘Outof My Head’, at the Rathbone Studio on Argyle Street showcases the eclectic nature of [...]

ACOUSTIC ACT GYPSY FIRE SET TO IGNITE THE EPSTEIN

The Epstein Theatre is fast gaining a reputation as the hottest venue for up and coming musicians and this trend is set to continue on 12  April as Gypsy Fire, innovators of acoustic musicianship are on stage for one night only. With explosive energy [...]

ADA: Exhibition Research Centre Jacques Charlier

29 January – 1 March 2013 Never before exhibited in the UK, Jacques Charlier’s photographs chronicle the cutting-edge art scene in Belgium, Germany and Holland between 1974 and 1975. Conceived as art works, the photographs also serve as an invaluable record [...]

Adam Scovell anticipates Cave Art Fair

An art fair with artists in mind; such an absurdly simple idea that it’s astounding that it isn’t the norm.  Though September will be dominated by the wonder and spectacle of free public art courtesy of the ever innovative Liverpool [...]

Adam Scovell Can’t See The Trees For The Forest In The latest Beautiful Exhibition in The Comma Project !

The Comma Project is a quaint public arts initiative encouraging interest in the wildlife and specifically the butterflies found in the New Ferry Butterfly Park on the Wirral. Taking the natural affinity between nature and art into account, the project [...]

Adam Scovell Finds a Quality Show at Tatton Park Biennial

The urge to fly is something deeply routed in the human psyche; the impossible feat that infuriates and perplexes our imaginations as well as stirs creativity in all areas of life whether it be science, design or art. The third [...]

Adam Scovell reviews Niet Normaal – Difference and Display @ The Bluecoat

In partnership with DaDaFest, The Bluecoat’s latest exhibition, Niet Normaal- Difference and Display, is a perfect examination into the two way door that the usage of language can be. Using work from 24 artists, including some newly commissioned work especially [...]

Adam Scovell reviews Turner Monet and Twombly at Tate Liverpool

The aging process currently seems to be a recurrent theme throughout the Tate gallery in Albert Dock. Even outside the new Turner Monet Twombly exhibit, the acceptance and emotional resonance around coming to terms with older age and death is [...]

Adverts

Ailie Rutherford at the National Wildflower Centre

Wednesday 27 March, Thursday 28 March, Wednesday 3 April & Thursday 4 April 10.00 – 14.00 Free Entry National Wildflower Centre, Court Hey Park, Roby Road, Knowsley, Liverpool L16 3NA As part of our ‘Making an Impact’ outreach project, artist Ailie Rutherford will be taking on a 4 [...]

Aintree University Hospital NHS: Colour Exhibition

‘Colour’ Exhibition Lunchtime Viewing Tuesday 17  January 12.00- 1.00pm Artists Available for Discussion Artwork will be on display until Thursday 29 March 2012 A collaboration of Artwork By Artists  Hazel Gibbons, Irene Wilson, Karen Watts,Rachael Radford, Roswitha Bonthrone  Aintree University [...]

Aintree University Hospital: Urban & Rural Landscapes

Aintree University Hospital: Urban & Rural Landscapes Viewing:  3 April 12-13:00 Aintree Lodge (Outside the restaurant) A collaboration of Artwork By Artists Anton Dolders, Felice Beilin, Ian Parnell, Kara- Louise Slattery, Patrick M Higgins, Rebecca Watson  Aintree University Hospital, PARTIA [...]

Albert Dock: Deliverance

27 – 28 October 2012 Unit 8, The Collonades, Albert Dock Deliverance is a poem I wrote, days after the Independent Panel released their evidential findings. I have printed the poem onto an old scroll, and made a Liverbird as [...]

Albert Dock: Liverpool Art Prize

16.00 — 20.00 The Liverpool Art Prize is a competition of contemporary art, inspired by the Turner Prize and began in 2008. It is open to all professional artists based or born in Liverpool City Region. The exhibition of four [...]

Andy attends ‘The Medium is the Medium’

As people who read Art Feast know I occasionally write for this website, have an interest in art and I’m enjoying being a volunteer for the Liverpool Biennial. I was therefore delighted when I heard the editors of the Double [...]

Andy Creates Art – Money For Art’s Sake

I haven’t written for Art in Liverpool for a while and thought it would be good to write about my experience of creating my first art installation called ‘Money for Art’s Sake – dedicated to all the artists who volunteer [...]

Andy has been accepted as a volunteer for this year’s Biennial!

As mentioned in previous Art Feast posts I took an early retirement/voluntary redundancy deal last year and since then I have been looking for interesting things to do. This so far has included being a volunteer for the Giant Sea [...]

Andy has now been trained to be a Volunteer for the Biennial!

I’ve spent 2 days on the Biennial training courses. One day in the Bluecoat receiving a general briefing from the curator and her team and today I have been on a walk-through of some the main art venues. There was [...]

Andy Johnson Explores the Art of Book Making with Elizabeth Willow

I visited and really enjoyed ‘For the Love of Books’ at the Huyton Gallery, Huyton Library (which runs to 30/6/12 & has been reviewed in the Art Feast section of this website.) I noticed there was a workshop with one [...]

Andy Johnson Investigates Open Eye

I first went to the Open Eye Gallery in the 80’s when it was in Whitechapel near the entrance to the old tunnel. I loved it then esp the way the curators welcomed and encouraged local people to be interested [...]

Andy Johnson Sows Seeds In The Name Of Art!

I’ve recently become a facebook friend of the Liverpool Biennial as I enjoyed attending it last year and now I’ve taken a retirement/redundancy deal fancy being a volunteer. I was able to see the press announcements about what is being planned [...]

Andy Johnson’s Light Night Adventure

I had an enjoyable evening enjoying the cultural delights of Light Night. I had worked a rough plan for the evening which varied as the night went on. I enjoyed the build up as there was a lot of interest [...]

Andy reviews Spectacle of The Lost at the University’s Victoria Gallery and Museum

This afternoon I found an invite on my Face Book page from the Double Negative to go to the open view that evening for the launch of the Spectacle of the Lost at the University’s Victoria Gallery and Museum. Although [...]