Ian Jackson's Liverpool Arts and Culture Blog
Spaceport Visitor Attraction – Exhibitions – Exhibitions.
Should be good.
Join the world’s favourite inventor and his faithful pooch at the latest Spaceport exhibition, opening Thursday 25 March 2010. It’s a grand day out for the whole family with some cracking interactive contraptions, a visit to Wallace’s workshop and a selection of sets from the award-winning films. You can even design your own alien!
This moves festival which takes place at the Bluecoat in April sounds really interesting, think I’ll go along to CUC on Tuesday to find out more. (They need volunteers to help out as well)
Invitation to: moves Double Bill: Programme Launch & moves Night
moves10: FRAMING MOTION – ONSCREEN | ONSITE | ONLINE
Join us for a crisp drink on a springtime evening as we launch the festival in Liverpool with the 2010 theme Framing Motion. Following a taster screening of programme highlights, artists Bridget Fiske and Rachel Davies will offer an exclusive glimpse of what’s to come.
7pm, Tuesday, 16 March 2010
Mezzanine Bar, Contemporary Urban Centre (Novas), 41-51 Greenland Street, Liverpool, L1 0BS
To confirm your attendance please RSVP to moves@movementonscreen.org.uk
moves10: FRAMING MOTION | 21-25 APRIL 2010 | LIVERPOOL & across the UK
www.movementonscreen.org.uk
REMINDER – Deadline is 31 March 2010
Call for Entries – National Sculpture Prize 2010, Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool
The National Sculpture Prize 2010 is the second installment of the Art Prize created by the Bluecoat Display Centre to hunt out innovative new artists and makers. Following the success of our competition in 2008, and with the support of Malthouse & Co Chartered Accountants, the 2010 edition of the competition seeks to find six artists, whose work is new, exciting and thought provoking.
Breakfast with the Artists provides a unique opportunity to hear some of the MyWar artists, including Thomson & Craighead and Knowbotic Research, talk about their work and the themes of the exhibition.
Thomson & Craighead’s ‘A Short Film about War’ is a narrative documentary artwork made from information found on the world wide web: http://bit.ly/bf78cT
‘huwwara _ anybody, looking’ by knowbotic research is an installation consisting of different elements – an audio piece, a single screen computer-animation, and an interactive video projection: http://bit.ly/baXHQy
Tickets are £4.00/£3.00 (Members & concs) and are available at: http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/book/add?what=h93rgt&venue_id=fact
FACT - MyWar – Identity and Appropriation under War Condition
12 March – 30 May 2010
In a period of global unrest, FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) presents a timely exhibition. MyWar explores conflict in a digitally networked world through the work of 12 international artists. Their work investigates the realities and myths of war at a time when the boundaries between the public and the private are being steadily eroded.
Not in Liverpool this year but not too far away in parts of Lancashire and Cumbria. I like the look of that Cloud Project.
This spring join the AND festival on a digital journey across real and virtual worlds in Cumbria, Lancashire and online, as we abandon the city and head for the hills.
Expect strange playful and radical interventions across the Northwest’s stunning landscape as a host of artists, scientists and designers map the region and challenge us to question our relationship with nature and technology, food and health, work and play.
AND creates a space where artists can offer striking new perspectives and visitors can interact with ideas, discussions and experimentation.
Join us in abandoning your normal devices!
This second edition of AND is presented by folly in association with FACT (Foundation of Art and Creative Technology) and Cornerhouse.
Full programme details at www.andfestival.org.uk
Should be an interesting but short show featuring some top comic book artists at CUC.
Ctrl.Alt.Shift Unmasks Corruption
16 – 28 March 2010
Opening Night: Monday 15 March 2010, 18.00 – 20.00 (pay bar available)
Ctrl.Alt.Shift Unmasks Corruption comes to Liverpool with an exhibition of political comic work to coincide with the release of their new comic book anthology. The Exhibition will take a retrospective look at how comics have been employed throughout history to debate and highlight political issues and will include content from previously unseen archives as well as highlights from the Ctrl.Alt.Shift Unmasks Corruption Comic.
A selection of the world’s most compelling graphic novelists and comic artists have collaborated with Ctrl.Alt.Shift, to create a limited edition comic book Ctrl.Alt.Shift Unmasks Corruption which features original work from leading comic artists, satirists and creative figures from around the world including USA, South Africa, India, Sweden, Serbia and the UK.
Ctrl.Alt.Shift Unmasks Corruption will engage and challenge the issues of social injustice in a bid to politicise a new generation of activists through the medium of popular comic culture. Artists involved include Dave McKean, Peter Kuper, Lee O’Connor, Pat Mills, V V Brown, Dan Goldman, Aleksandar Zograf, Bryan Talbot, Asia Alfasi, Dylan Horrocksand Marcus Bleasdale.
The Ctrl.Alt.Shift Unmasks Corruption Comic Book is available while stocks last.
The Ctrl.Alt.Shift Unmasks Corruption Comic Book: www.ctrlaltshift.co.uk/product/comic-book
39 (THANK YOU) ART DAY 2010
Date: TUESDAY 9 March (and around that date)
Enjoy a gallery crawl, celebrate art & receive special offers! Events and Offers
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What’s 39 ART Day (Thank You Art day)?
- March 9 - Originally 39 Art Day was initiated by a Japanese artist Yoshiaki Kaihatsu to foster the appreciation of contemporary art in Japan. In Japanese, “thank you” rhymes with 3/9 (san-kyuu), as there is no “th” sound and the Japanese people tend to pronounce “th” as “s.” Thus, the Date for 39 Art Day on March 9 and now it is celebrated worlwide! |
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| SUNDAY 7 March Discount
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HeadSpace at Egg Cafe The Egg, 2nd Floor,16 – 18 Newington, Liverpool, L1 4ED Venue details www.eggspace.org headspace@eggspace.org Phone: 07807 267420 |
| TUESDAY 9 March Artist’s Talk (Free) |
Cornerstone Gallery
Room cor110, Hope at Everton, 1 Haigh Street, Liverpool L3 8QB Venue details
www.hope.ac.uk/cornerstone-gallery/welcome-to-the-cornerstone-gallery.html
Phone: 0151 291 3997 Artist’s talk by Peter Lewis about his current exhibition ‘The Camouflage of Truth’, the inspiration behind the work and his practice in general. On 9 March at 4pm. The event is FREE and open to anyone to attend. |
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TUESDAY 9 March
Artist’s Talk (Free) |
The Bluecoat
School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX Venue details Phone: 0151 702 5324
Artist’s Talk & Presentation Event by Robin Deacon on 9 March at 6.00pm. FREE event – to reserve a place, contact Tickets & Information 0151 702 5324 |
| TUESDAY 9 March Discount + Free Coffee |
Gostins Gallery and Collage Gostins Building 32 – 36 Hanover Street, L1 4LN Venue details Phone: 07990990496 Offering 10% discount on all original art, prints and cards and a free cup of coffee. |
| TUESDAY 9 MARCH Private View Event + Discount
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Art@Unity – Unity Theatre Unity Theatre 1 Hope Place, Liverpool L1 9BG Venue details Private View of “Little by Little” a two man exhibition by Anthony & Nathan Pendlebury, at 5.30-7pm. Work on sale at a special discount rate. |
| TUESDAY 9 MARCH Free Gift
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Red Dot Exhibitions First Floor, 96 Bold Street, Liverpool L1 4HY www.red-dotexhibitions.co.uk colinserjent@hotmail.com Phone: 077 5952 5075 Offer for Thank You day – Red Dot pens. |
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Staacks 144 Banks Road, West Kirby, Wirral CH48 0QB Phone: 0151 625 0229 www.staacks.co.uk kara@staacks.co.uk Offering 5% off original artwork if purchased on 9th March 2010. |
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Artists and galleries who wish to participate, click How to participate
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More to come…
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Liverpool Hope University is pleased to announce a new performance venue for Liverpool.
The Capstone building is Liverpool Hope’s new Centre for Music, Performance and Innovation.
By day it will be home to Creative and Performing Arts students and staff, but by night, it will open its doors to the people of Liverpool who can enjoy shows at Hope Theatre, a space designed specifically to have the best possible acoustic, ideal for classical and contemporary music.
The Capstone, funded with the assistance of the NWDA and the Higher Education Funding Council (HEFCE) will also be one of only three Steinway Schools in the UK. All the pianos in the venue, both for performance and rehearsals, will be Steinways. Flagship among these will be the new Steinway D Concert Grand piano in Hope Theatre, which will be inaugurated by Joanna MacGregor on Friday 26th March.
Please see above details of all events taking place during the opening week.
Tickets for the events are available from the Liverpool Philharmonic box office, Hope Street, L1 9BP, 0151 709 3789
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