From Louise Wood...

I'm looking for some assistance with an art project I want to undertake for the Liverpool Biennial(Independents).

I'm an artist, making predominantly ceramic sculptures, inspired by the relationship between people and the buildings they occupy. As my art work is concerned with buildings and our memories associated with them, I intend to make a piece which responds to a cross section of the publics memories, about buildings now gone from the Liverpool landscape.

I'm looking for help from people who have strong ties with, or live in the city of Liverpool; for anyone who has a story involving a Liverpool building which has been demolished as part of the redevelopment. I'm looking for anyone who has fond recollections, or strong memories of a Liverpool building, no longer in existence; and would be willing to tell me their story. Or any individual who feels there is a building worthy of redevelopment which has been overlooked. Perhaps a building was special to them because they met their partner there, worked there, brought up their family there, or got married there. The buildings do not have to be of any great historical or architectural merit, although they might be, I'm more interested in peoples personal connections with buildings.

If you feel you could help me with the above, please contact me on:

mailto:artlou@tiscali.co.uk

Many Thanks,
Louise Wood

Submissions Opportunity
Transvoyeur Performance Art Platform

The programme of Transvoyeur for the exhibition in the Independents Biennial 2006 includes a Performance Art Platform. There are four dates set for this:

Friday 22 September 2006
Friday 29 September 2006
Friday 06 October 2006
Friday 13 October 2006

A maximum of 4-5 performances artists per date will available within the schedule with a slot of 15-30 mins per performance.

This will be held within the exhibition venue of the Transvoyeur exhibition and associate spaces.

If you wish to submit to the Performance Art Platform, please email the following information:

(1) Curriculum Vitae (inc full contact details).
(2) Statement of art and biography (no more 250 words).
(3) Proposal for submission (no more than 250 words).
(4) Image (relative to the performance proposed, jpeg 72 dpi).
(5) Technical list (*).

(*) Please note, the emphasis is on a performance context and technical requirements responsible to each artist. Although, a technical list will still need to be submitted along with the above information for safety purposes.

If your submission to the Performance Art Platform is successful you will be part of the press and media generated from this event and have the opportunity to share in the collaborative programme of Transvoyeur during the Independents Biennial 2006.

Cut off Date for submissions: 10 August 2006

Please send your submissions and for further information email transvoyeuruk@hotmail.co.uk.

More good stuff. I remember seeing a work by Shilpa Gupta at the Asian Art Festival in Blackburn earlier this year (pictured here).

TOUCH, SEE, HEAR, SMELL
Liverpool Biennial 2006 at FACT

The fourth Liverpool Biennial, the UK’s largest contemporary and visual arts event, begins on the 16 September and runs until 26 November.

As part of the festival FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) will showcase new commissions that invite visitors to scratch and sniff Liverpool, bridge the gap between the city and Mumbai, explore the architecture and characters of the city and enjoy the work of the Godfather of Thai cinema.

Making full use of the galleries, cinemas and even exterior walls of FACT, internationally acclaimed artists Shilpa Gupta (India), Kelly Mark (Canada), Matthew Buckingham (USA), Sissel Tolaas (Norway), Anu Pennanen (Finland), Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Thailand) make FACT a ‘must see’ destination for visitors to this year’s Biennial – expected to exceed the 350 thousand who came to Liverpool’s last Biennial in 2004

“There is only one truly major work in this biennial (2004). Yang Fudong's magnificent, multi-screen video installation at FACT is a tour de force.� Adrian Searle, The Guardian, 2004

This year, sit amongst the waves and enjoy Obscure Moorings, a new film by Matthew Buckingham, filmed entirely on Liverpool’s docks and featuring local extras. Get a whiff of Liverpool by sampling Norwegian artist Sissel Tolaas’ sensory, scentual installation OUTSIDEIN. Travel virtually as Shilpa Gupta creates an interactive piece bridging Liverpool and Mumbai. Luxuriate in the rich imagery of Faith, an ambitious new film installation from the acclaimed Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul. Dip into Kelly Mark’s Liverpool A-Z for a guided tour of the city through its colourful inhabitants and experience A Day in the Office, Anu Pennanen’s window on the working life of Liverpool and the architecture that influences our everyday lives.

FACT’s experimental and adventurous film programme SEEN, will also pick up on the Liverpool Biennial’s International 06 themes of transformation and progress, featuring work by emerging and internationally renowned artists such as Anri Sala, Richard T Walker, Jonas Mekas and Semi Conductor.

### Independents Biennial Liverpol 2006###
### Artist & Venues should now Register ###

# ARTIST Registration ( including independent curators, gallerists and other visual culture activists).

ARTISTS wishing to participate in the Independents Biennial Liverpol 2006 should read the following regarding the first stage of registration which will allow us to clearly assess the progress of individual proposals as to whether they are fully funded or not, whether they have a venue or not, whether they have special requirements, and if so, a reasonable chance of securing them.

Irrespective of how much information you have forwarded to us already, if you wish to be considered for the Independents listings, web-review and catalogue you MUST COMPLETE & SUBMIT the registration form linked below.

If there are details you cannot confirm, indicate a date on which you will confirm these details to us. For ARTISTS wishing to register, please complete the form which can be found here

The deadline for this first stage registration is August 04 2006 but the sooner you get it to us the sooner we can assess your proposal's viability.

Viable projects will be invited to complete a second stage registration, to include images and editorial, no later than August 22, 2006.

# Venue Registration
VENUES wishing to participate in the Independents Biennial Liverpol 2006 should read the following.

The Independents Biennial does not undertake to find venues for artists but will happily act as broker for venues willing to host artists' events.

The term VENUES includes galleries, public and private buildings and exterior locations. VENUES wishing to register please complete and submit the form which can be found here

Please do so asap as it will enable us to match-make artists and venues.

Thanks,

John Brady
CF. Independents Biennial Liverpol 2006

SoundNetwork @ Home

Liverpool Biennial 16th September - 26th November 2006

A programme of SoundNetwork events during Liverpool Biennial, including an exhibition of sound works and installation, collaborations, commissions and a series of concerts of live sound art, improvised and experimental music at venues all over the city centre.

Open Call for Submissions: 2 commissions, £1000 each

2 artist commissions for new sound work in collaboration with non artist groups in Liverpool. £1000 each.

Deadline for submissions. 6pm Thursday 10th August. The selection will be made and the artists informed by Monday 14th August.

An artist or group of artists must submit a proposal that involves and collaborates with a non-art group based in Liverpool or the North West.

The non-art group might be a school band, scientists, architects, doctors, treasure hunters with metal detectors, fishermen, palaeontologists, dog walkers…….

The nature of collaboration can take any form but should be clearly defined as part of the proposal.

The definition and use of sound is open, but SoundNetwork are particularly interested in proposals that present sound works that do not rely entirely on digital technology and speaker systems. Exploration of performance, presentation, physical transmission of sound and process based work is especially welcome.

Both commissioned works will be shown or performed as part of the SoundNetwork@Home exhibition or concert series over the Liverpool Biennial period.

Artists must be based in the North West region or work actively in this region.

The artists must undertake any project management, with assistance and supervision from SoundNetwork. This will be outlined in detail in an artists contract following successful application.

Please download an application form from http://soundnetwork.omweb.org

John Brady has sent out instructions for registering as an artist, curator, gallerist, venue etc. for the Liverpool Biennial 2006 Independents strand.
If you intend to be involved you need to read and follow the instructions. You should also register with the independents website to ensure you receive future newsletters from them.
I have already registered my digital art show and I post the full message here...

Dear Independents,

Thanks for all the comms. Some have minimal content, others jpgs, urls and various attachments, which can make it hard to see the wood for the trees.

ARTISTS (to also include independent curators, gallerists and other visual culture activists).
This first stage registration will allow us to clearly assess the progress of individual proposals as to whether they are fully funded or not, whether they have a venue or not, whether they have special requirements, and if so, a reasonable chance of securing them. Irrespective of how much information you have forwarded to us already, if you wish to be considered for the Independents listings, web-review and catalogue you MUST COMPLETE & RETURN the registration form linked below.
If there are details you cannot confirm, indicate a date on which you will confirm these details to us. For ARTISTS wishing to register, please complete the form which can be found here: http://www.independentsbiennial.org/bi_admin/bi_form_artist.htm

The deadline for this first stage registration is August 04 2006 but the sooner you get it to us the sooner we can assess your proposal's viability. The resources of time, space and money are limited and if your proposal requires enormous amounts of space, technical kit and loot that you aren't more than halfway down the road to securing we will de-prioritise the proposal and recommend you forget 2006 and start working on 2008. Viable projects will be invited to complete a second stage registration, to include images and editorial, no later than August 22, 2006.

VENUES
The Independents Biennial does not undertake to find venues for artists but will happily act as broker for venues willing to host artists' events. The term VENUES includes galleries, public and private buildings and exterior locations. VENUES wishing to register please complete the form which can be found here:
http://www.independentsbiennial.org/bi_admin/bi_form_venue.htm
Please do so asap as it will enable us to match-make artists and venues.

Finally we recommend you subscribe to www.independentsbiennial.org for updates and news.

John Brady CF

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I've finally decided to give myself some more work to do and set up this new online digital gallery...

ONLINE Exhibition of International Digital Art as part of the Independents strand of the Liverpool Biennial Festival of Contemporary Art 2006

www.biennial.com
www.independentsbiennial.co.uk

To be held September 16th to November 26th 2006
Call For Submissions (Deadline August 31st 2006)

digitalshow.co.uk is a new website created by artinliverpool.com. The intention is to show online-only exhibitions of high quality digital art.
The first exhibition is planned to take place as part of the 2006 Liverpool Biennial.
The site will then continue with further exhibitions and a permanent archive of all shows.
Entry is open to all worldwide

Digital Art for the purposes of this exhibition is defined as artwork that has been entirely or at least substantially created using computer software. e.g. Photoshop, Illustrator, Painter, Flash, 3ds Max, Maya, Bryce etc.
We do not want animations, video or photography though such elements could, we suppose, be used as part of the creation process.

What we are looking for is exciting, interesting painting and drawing rather than examples of your knowledge of the software tools, filters etc. New or recent work is preferred.

The Theme is FUN. Because we like fun, its our favourite thing.

Full details at digitalshow.co.uk

Liverpool Biennial 2006: Taiwanese artist requests textiles and memories from the people of Liverpool

Local Liverpool residents are invited by artist Lee Mingwei to search their homes for items of textiles that have been treasured and kept. He also wants them to share the memories associated with them in order to create a new artwork for Liverpool Biennial’s International 06 exhibition. The work will be shown at Tate Liverpool 16 September to 26 November.

Lee Mingwei’s Fabric of Memory reveals how objects can capture personal memories and histories. The project focuses on clothing and other fabric items owned by Liverpool residents; items made for them in childhood by parents, grandparents, other relatives or persons close to them.

Local residents are requested to write down all they remember about the items of clothing - who made them, when and how they were used and any other memories and associations they evoke. If possible, they are also encouraged to contact the original makers of the items and solicit their memories of the making and giving the item.

Potential lenders are asked in the first instance to send an image or images of the item(s) they wish to submit, along with their brief thoughts to the above questions to biennial@tate.org.uk

The installation at Tate Liverpool will include approximately 20 items. Others will be represented on the project’s web-based component that will continue to grow as submissions are added throughout the course of the exhibition. Many of Lee’s works exist as situations in which participants explore issues of trust, intimacy and self-awareness. In Fabric of Memory, the lent items will be placed in individual boxes, with each object accompanied by its two documented histories. The viewer is invited to open each box, share in its memories and recall their own.

All items will be returned at the close of the exhibition.

www.independentsbiennial.co.uk

There's more there now. You can register to receive emails and chat and post/read events etc.

Daydream
An invitation to be on the silver screen

We would like to invite you to be in a major film for Liverpool entitled Daydream. We are Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor, an artist/filmmakers group known as Desperate Optimists www.desperateoptimists.com

The film is a large-scale community film about Liverpool and will explore ideas and feelings of a city in transition. The cast will almost entirely be made up of local communities and people involved in the 80 Days Around the City projects and we would like as many of these people as possible to be in the film. The film will be 30mins in length and will be filmed in 5 key locations in the city including St George’s Hall. We would like to invite you and your group/organisation to participate in the filming in St George’s Hall.

The filming will take place at St Georges Hall on Saturday 15 July, from 1pm – 6.00pm. You should arrive by 1pm at the latest. The scene involves an audience watching a rock band perform a song in the (newly renovated and spectacular) Concert Hall.
All participants must be over 18 years of age and, on arrival, will be asked to sign a release form.

We are sure the day will be fun and participants will be able to see up close how a 35mm film is shot. All participants will be invited to the launch of the film as part of ‘Made In Liverpool’ in October at Cineworld on Edge Lane and have their own personal copy of the film on DVD. In addition, the film will be shown in different areas of Liverpool during the Liverpool Biennial.

A buffet lunch and cold drinks will be served.
If you would like to be in the film please RSVP to helen@biennial.com
or call 0151 709 7444.

Parking will not be available at St George’s Hall.

Daydream is a film that has been commissioned for Made in Liverpool 06 by Liverpool Biennial and Liverpool Culture Company.

We look forward to hearing from you.
Christine Molloy & Joe Lawlor

Call for submissions for
)BracketTHIS( III
Going Native

Mercy will be curating a month-long exhibition and series of performance events for the Liverpool Biennial 2006. This will be an important expansion on the )BracketTHIS( project. Since its inception, the project has developed into an on going investigation into the complexities of cultural identity.

The forthcoming exhibition aims to explore the ways in which people of different cultural backgrounds relate to their current location. Artists from throughout the North West are being asked to think about identity, location and belonging.

Artwork produced in a variety of disciplines - painting, photography, sculpture, new media and installation – will be displayed.

"Is the place we identify with a physical or a mental site?"

“Do individual history’s reflect communal experience?�

"Is it possible to define somebody by the place they have left, or by their current home?"

“Aren’t we always 'Going Native'?�

Mercy

The 'Going Native?' project is curated by Tomas Harold and Nathan Jones of the Mercy organisation.

Mercy is a print, events and exhibitions based arts organisation that specialises in providing platforms for local artists, on a national level.

Please contact the curators for further information.

Contact

Tomas Harold. Curator of Visual Art
Tele: 07913891402
Email: tmharo@hotmail.co.uk

Nathan Jones. Curator of Performance and Events
Tele: 07877660150
Email: nafefiction@hotmail.com

Mercy
Email: info@showmercy.co.uk
www.showmercy.co.uk