From CulturePool ...
What
John Moores 24. Paintings from the 52 finalists in Britains leading contemporary painting competition.
Initially sponsored by John Moores in 1957, the competition has been held approximately every two years and is now a major part of the Liverpool Biennial.
This years judges were Sir Peter Blake, Tracy Emin, Jason Brooks, Andrea Rose and Ann Bukantas.

When
Sunday 12th November 2006
Meet @ 13.45 in the foyer of the gallery

Where
Walker Art Gallery
William Brown Street, Liverpool, L3 8EL. Please call 0151 478 4199 for directions.

Who
Dr Paul O’Keeffe
Paul O’Keeffe will lead the tour and answer any of our questions about the exhibition. The Walker has also provided us with a room for a discussion after the tour.

How
No need to book for this FREE event
Just turn up at the Walker Art Gallery

It just occurred to me that I hadn't heard anything from the Manchester Art Show organisers this year. It usually runs the last weekend of October and normally a few Merseyside artists are involved.

Turns out its been cancelled. In June, the previous organisers, Engaging Arts sold the rights to EMO ltd who have decided they need another year to make it work.

More here: http://www.manchesterartshow.co.uk/

From NWDAF. If you are coming from outside of Liverpool, you will be eligible for travel expenses

It’s Shimmerfest!

Monday 6th November is calling all silver stunners! We will be handing out flyers in Lime Street to promote DaDaFest and this day’s theme is cybershimmer.

Get those metallic outfits out and come and join us! If you have no silver outfit, don’t be put off we can provide accessories and suitable attire! If you would prefer not to dress up, please come along anyway, 300 brochures have gone today, come and help us double the number!

Please come along on Monday at 12 noon to NWDAF, MPAC Building, 1-27 Bridport Street, Liverpool, L3 5QF. 0151 707 1733 0151 706 0365 (minicom)
We’re on the third floor.

Thanks and go glitter!

THIS THURSDAY 2nd NOVEMBER 2006!!!

Arena Studios Biennial Show part two.
Private view 18-20.00

Co.he.sion n
n e a r | d i s t a n c e
[BracketTHIS] 3

& selected artists

Live music from
Dead Cowboys
at 20.00 on the top floor.

Arena House
82-84 Duke Street
Liverpool
L1 5AA
www.arena.uk.com
0151 707 9879

Arena Biennial 2006 is funded by the National Lottery through the Arts Council England, by the European Regional Development Fund,
the Urban Cultural Programme and the Liverpool Culture Company working together for European Capital of Culture 2008.'

Always some stunning pictures in this annual show currently at the Natural History Museum until April 29 2007.

From vivid, colourful landscapes to intimate portraits of animal behaviour, the Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition offers an extraordinary insight into the beauty, drama and diversity of the natural world.

This year's exhibition of award-winners, the competition's twenty-third, showcases the most accomplished and creative images from more than 18,000 submitted by photographers world wide.

I think a subset normally comes to Liverpool later, hope so. Take a look at the online gallery

Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2006

Psychodrama
Using Drama to help relieve life’s pressure and stress

Sun 12th November 2006 13.00 - 16.00
At The New Belve. Youth Centre, Miles Street, L8
Entrance Free.

Part Of a Weekend of Events to raise awareness of the campaign for a Community Theatre in the Dingle.

Alan Barton, an experienced practitioner in the field of using Drama to help reduce anxiety and improve health, takes a practical taster session on some techniques that can be used

To find the New Belve. go towards the bottom of Park Road (Ullet Road End) turn along Peel Street....Miles Street is half way along long on the left. The Belve. is on your right as you go up

Supported by Heal8

To guarantee place call or text details and contact to 07716848894 or
email info@dinglecommunitytheatre.co.uk.
Or take a chance and turn up on the day.

http://www.dinglecommunitytheatre.co.uk/

DaDaFest - the largest UK festival celebrating the work of Disabled and Deaf artists - starts on November 14 2006 and runs until December 12th.

You can now vote online for your favourite artists from the short-lists for the 12 categories
Go to http://www.nwdaf.co.uk and click on the Dada Fest logo

Comedy highlights of the festival include first-class local comedian Laurence Clark with his new show, ‘Jim Fixed it for me’ at the Arts Centre in Liverpool on 25 November.

New and more outrageous sketches are promised from acclaimed comedy troupe, the Nasty Girls with the help of fresh up and coming disabled female performers at Unity Theatre.

Award-winning delectable boy wonders, Aisle 16 join the festival to perform ‘Poetry Boyband’, an accessible comedy show bringing verse to the unversed in Liverpool on 8 December at Royal Court.

Theatrical highlights include local talent, Brian Wharton with his DaDaFest debut with ‘Footballer’s Boyfriend’ on 6 December along with acclaimed performer, Julie McNamara’s new hit, ‘Pig’s Sister’ at the Alima Centre.

Caroline Parker interprets, translates and signs, telling the stories of songs that have touched a generation of music-lovers in her fabulous new show ‘Signs of a Diva’ at the Unity Theatre on 29 November 2006.

And the cream of international deaf artists provides Liverpool with the biggest Deaf Culture Celebration in the UK on 18 November at Liverpool Playhouse. Acts include the superb Ramesh Meyappen (Singapore) and local favourites Common Ground Signed Theatre Company and Frank Essery plus surprise guests.

The Lego version that is.

Good to see two of the Little Artists sculptures have joined the Walker Art Gallery's permanent collection and are on display in the newly refurbished contemporary gallery, room 14 I think.

The works are Tracey Emin's 'My Bed' and Damien Hirst's ‘The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living’ (aka the Shark Tank)

The Art Craziest Nation at the Walker (Ended Jan 2006)
The Little Artists

Now you can buy objects in one of the exhibitions at the Lady Lever Gallery, and just in time for Christmas too!

Objects of Desire is an exhibition with a difference. From 21 October until 7 January 2007 visitors to the Lady Lever Art Gallery can view an ever-changing selection of beautiful ceramics, jewellery, glass, metal and textiles. All exhibits are available to purchase and take them home.

Why not take the stress out of Christmas shopping with this unique chance to relax and enjoy the wonderful collection while browsing for an ideal festive gift? With prices ranging from an affordable £10 up to a more indulgent £3,500 you could even treat yourself to an original piece of art work. Each visit will be a different experience because as pieces are sold, they will be replaced with new treasures.

This is the first collaborative selling exhibition between National Museums Liverpool and the Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool. Maureen Bampton, director of the Bluecoat Display Centre said, “We are delighted to have the opportunity to work with National Museums Liverpool. The Lady Lever Art Gallery is the perfect setting for this exhibition which makes available to purchase individual contemporary craft work from the locality and beyond."

There are 27 leading contemporary makers showcased, all from the north of England. They include Emma Rodgers, Junko Mori and Anthony Wong. Most of the makers sell via the Bluecoat Display Centre along with other national and international galleries, many receiving prizes and awards for their works.

Late night Christmas shopping and carols at the Lady Lever Art Gallery
Wednesday 6 December, 17.30-20.30
Relax with a glass of mulled wine, browse in the Lady Lever Art Gallery’s shop and find a unique festive gift from our Objects of Desire collection.

There are a series of free talks and events associated with the exhibition.

27 October 2006 & 4 January 2007 1pm – 4pm Work shop with jeweller Gilly Langton working with a variety of beads.

14 November & 5 December 2006 1pm – 1.30pm Gallery talk with Charlie MacPherson & Amanda Notarianni - glass makers.

21 November 2006 1pm – 4pm - 'Knitting is Knotty' workshop with Helen Chadwick for any level of ability

19 December 2006 & 3 January 2007 1pm – 1.30pm Gallery talk Dave Moffat, curator of Objects of Desire

11 November 2006 & 5 January 2007 - Family craft work based on stained glass.

16 & 17 December 2006 - Christmas Craft weekend for all the family.

The participating makers are;
Jill Baxter - jewellery
Helen Chatterton – textiles/ cushions
E&M Glass – glass
Nawal Gebreel - textiles
Lynne Glazzard - jewellery
Linda Jones - jewellery
Tone Von Krogh – ceramic vessels
Julie Miles - ceramics
Junk Mori – metal sculpture - Jerwood Applied Artist nominee 2005
Kate Moult - jewellery
Andrew Peter - mirrors
Simon Shaw - ceramics
Jenny Walker - jewellery
Laura Naylor - jewellery won Liverpool Hope University design award 2004
Tracey Birchwood – jewellery
Christine Cummings – ceramic animals
Pauline Hughes – ceramic figures
Julie Langan - glass
Gilly Langton - British Jewellery Assoc. for excellence in jewellery 2003
Charlie MacPherson & Amanda Notarianni – glass - Award for excellence, British Craft trade Fair 2001 (Amanada)/ Homes & Gardens Award for most innovative product 2001 (Charlie)
Emma Rodgers – ceramic and Bronze animals & figures
Rosalind Rosenblatt-ceramic vessels
Dot Rowe - jewellery
Natasha Shaw – ceramics
Hannah Tofalos - ceramics
Anthony Wong - jewellery

Starting to get more excited about this now. The Manchester International Festival is a biennial event launching on June 28 2007.

Drawing from the city's pivotal role in music, the Festival programme will have a focus on new music - premiering work by established and emerging international musicians. In step with the city's history, the Festival will focus on the important issues and stories of our time, through debates and new commissions. It will also reaffirm the city's 24 hour party spirit by working with the city's clubs, bars, cafes and restaurants.

There are a few good thing already announced including
Monkey: Journey to the West - a groundbreaking new production in Mandarin, set to a musical score by Damon Albarn and visual concept, set design and costume by Jamie Hewlett – the artists behind the award winning virtual band Gorillaz.

and an interesting visual arts concept at the Opera House
Il Tempo del Postino - Group Show will run 12 - 14 July 2007.

What if having an exhibition is not how to occupy space but a way to occupy time....?

Co-curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist and Philippe Parreno

A co-commission between Manchester International Festival and Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris.

The time is now. The space is Manchester’s Opera House and a group of the world’s leading visual artists are about to defy all accepted notions of the ‘exhibition’.

Each artist has up to 15 minutes of ‘exhibition time’, an array of materials, effects and special guests (but no film or video), to create their own distinctive part of this new work.

By focusing on time-based work, this group show aims to redefine how visual arts can be created and experienced. Set in a theatre, it transforms the established gallery model into an exhilarating, shared audience experience – and as there will only be 3 chances in the UK to witness these world premieres, time is of the essence.

Tickets are £15 though, I'm not used to paying for exhibitions.

Check out the website and sign up for the newsletters:
www.manchesterinternationalfestival.com

Attended the launch of 'Kin' last week. It was a good do in the Racquet Club attended by about 200 people from the creative industries of Merseyside.

'Kin' is the first ever online community exclusively for creative businesses on Merseyside. The Kin website, www.kin2kin.co.uk, has been specifically designed to allow businesses to connect with each other, find partners to collaborate with on projects, build relationships, trade and refer work to one another, and help showcase the creative talent on Merseyside.

The website offers members the chance to promote their services online, access useful business advice, view industry news and find details of networking opportunities and sources of business support without having to leave their desks.

Liverpool based design firm Nonconform has created both the website and the Kin branding. MD John Barraclough says:
"We were delighted to have been chosen to work on the project and are right behind the concept. Creative people work better if they are better connected - Kin is the resource to make that happen."

artinliverpool.com has signed up of course.

www.kin2kin.co.uk

Its always busy at the Walker these days quite apart from all the people there to see the John Moores exhibition.

We went along to take part in a project run by Alison Jones for NWDAF (North West Disability Arts Forum). They were asking members of the public / gallery visitors to describe one of the paintings for a couple of minutes. These were recorded and will be edited and will be part of an exhibition at the Alima Centre as part of DaDafest 2006 in November. The painting is the old familiar 'and when did you last see your father' in room 9.

Also today and Sunday there are Halloween workshops for families to make scary Halloween themed fridge magnets etc 13-16.00.

Of course we had to have another go in the Insyde installation by Airside, still humming the music now.
View the preview clip (yet again) here
http://www.airside.co.uk/press/insyde/

Faery and Goddess 2007 Calendar
Price: £11.99

Local faery artist Michelle Campbell has produced a limited edition Calendar for 2007.

The high quality 13 page wall calendars are printed on 10pt heavyweight high gloss paper and are wire bound. Featuring 12 of Michelle's designs, each page measures 11" x 17".

Showing January 2007 – December 2007.

There are only 50 of these calendars!

Full details on the Faerywoods website
www.faerywoods.com/calendars.html

Had a tour of 'the Blackie' today. The Great Georges Community Cultural Project has been in the former congregational church since 1968 and has been in a process of refurbishment for quite a long time now.

Its due to re-open in 2007 with an extra floor to include rooms for workshops and accommodation.

Its open Saturday and Sunday Oct 28 / 29 11.00 - 14.00 for you to look round, watch metalworker Giusseppe Lund making the ornate railings for the balcony and take some refreshments.

http://www.theblackie.org.uk/blackieinfo.htm

From Rachael. Any comments?

Two years ago I bought work from a couple of Liverpool artists, they sell in London, the South East, North East, Scotland, Europe, the states, various places. As a collector this makes me quite happy. Yet these artists appear to go unrecognised in Liverpool and from what I can see, as a Londoner, they appear marginalised. Is there a reason for this? As a frequent visitor to Liverpool I took an interest in this.

Why do all the decent Liverpool artists seem to be in other markets now outside of Liverpool at various levels. I will list as an illustration Peter Chan, Paul Elliker, Gaynor Sweeney, Michelle Campbell, Jo Derbyshire, Derek Culley, Gary Sollars, Naïve John, Jazamin Sinclair, the people who did 59 Powis Street.

As something of an art historian I have been studying Liverpool, looking at local magazines etc I have noticed also that the writers of certain magazines are linked to some artists and give themselves ‘glowing’ reviews, particularly the grassroots magazines. It’s a pity if the artists I bought work from, a few listed above, (obviously I am biased ) if they did the same bout of shameless self promotion they may well be accepted in their own city. I will be hated for saying this but I think that these up and coming artist in a few years time will be fully embraced by Liverpool for their achievements and I can only say shame on you Liverpool. Lets hope you have the decency not to claim them as your own. It really puts me off coming to Liverpool as it has something of a whinge and clique reputation, something that hates outsiders and out of towners alongside its apparent ‘friendly’ façade. Saying that though I am looking forward to seeing some live art this weekend.

Another thing I have noticed is that you may have a monopoly on your hands, by this I mean that some of the ‘major players’ mainly based around the ‘art district’ and Rodney Street appear to have stakes everywhere, does this marginalise local art? Why blame property companies when something internal seems to be ask equally destructive to local talent. I wonder if they are all linked? Do these art organisations/foundations do it because they want to take ownership of everything? Why are they trying to control? from what I can see again its not a free for all but a shameless case of self promotion again for all those involved. I am glad London is not too much of a town without pity with a village attitude and maybe these major players in Liverpool are major here because they just cant get in on the markets elsewhere.

Hope that didn't scare you too much!

The spectacular Halloween Lantern Carnival, now an event run annually by Liverpool Lantern Company and partners will take place on Tuesday 31st October 2006 in Sefton Park.

The event will commence at 18.00 with pre-parade performances and sideshows.These will be situated beyond the café towards the lake.

The procession begins at 18.30 from the Obelisk.This year's theme of "The Displaced" views the ideas from both a satirical vantage point to poetic and poignant observations about the displaced inhabitants of Liverpool's many buildings and communities which have been or are currently being demolished.

The event will feature kinetic sculptures, visual installations, spoken word,music and sound, dance, theatre, puppetry and hundreds of community made lanterns as part of the procession.

The event will culminate in a stunning finale creating a celestial city of light with six angelic beings and a sixty strong group of live drummers, fire sculptures and pyrotechnics.A large team of both local and national artists has engaged with colleges, schools and community groups to collaboratively deliver this project.

Full details on the website
http://www.liverpoollanterncompany.co.uk/

Embargo - New Art from Serbia

Curated by Neil Morris and Mike Walton
at 68 Hope Street, JMU School of Art & Design

30 October - 17 November 2006
Open Monday to Thursday 10.00 -16.00
Friday 10.00 -14.00
Admission Free

Private View 16.00 Monday 30 October

Artists:
Milan Hrnjazovic, Boris Kandolf, Atila Kapitajn, Nenad Kostic, Aleksandra Zdravkovic.
Artists in Residence:
Aleksandar Andric, Boris Kandolf, Andy Magee.

Embargo is an exhibition of the work of five artists from regions throughout Serbia and is part of an ongoing exchange programme with artists based in North West England, organised by Crazy Goat Art Promotions and
Eight Days a Week, Liverpool Cologne Exchange.

The inclusion of this work in the Biennial is an opportunity for artists from culturally diverse backgrounds to exhibit in an international context in the aftermath of conflict in the region. It is still quite difficult for artists from
Serbia to travel and exhibit in Western Europe, due to sanctions and travel restrictions and therefore this is an ideal opportunity to transcend imposed barriers, which have often resulted in alienation and exclusion.

The exhibition displays a range of media, made by a broad variety of artists. It includes sound and video installation, mixed media work in painting / printmaking and graphics and explores diverse issues, made in a range of styles and genres, revealing that artists from Eastern Europe have been influenced by many areas of research and lines of enquiry, contrary to much preconceived opinion in western culture The exhibition is a catalyst for the exchange of ideas, concepts and approaches between artists from different parts of Europe and will hopefully lead to further developments in the context of cross cultural collaboration.

Runs until November 17th 2006

Solid Futures is an award-winning initiative, which engages with local people in areas undergoing housing market renewal in Merseyside. Solid Futures uses creative approaches to explore complex and sometimes controversial issues.

TiC Consultants is seeking an artist or a team of artists to take up a residency on Stanley Road in Bootle, Sefton; an area that is currently undergoing great change. This is an exciting opportunity to work with the community and develop a participatory arts engagement programme. This project will start in January and last for three months.

If you are interested in working on this innovative project and would like a tender pack, please contact Philip Clarke, Project Coordinator on 0151 703 2056 or philip.clarke@plusgroupltd.org.uk

Peter Worthington at South Bohemia in Smithdown Road is looking for artists to show work in his gallery space during November.
He will produce flyers and posters and selling, you do the rest. Max 8 pieces no bigger than 4 x 4 ft.
Contact Peter on 0151 733 5120
peterworthington1@yahoo.co.uk

Life & Image at the Liverpool Post & Echo, Atrium, Old Hall Street, Liverpool. The exhibition is free and runs up to and including Sat 28th Oct.
There are 321 old black & white, mostly postcard sized images split into sections such as People, Transport, Pastimes etc.
Each panel includes a photograph and some text by local contemporary artists: Peter Corbett, Will Curwen, Sean Halligan, Peter Hagerty, Dave Williams, John McDonald, Michelle Molyneux and Alan McKernan.

The event culminates in a FREE EVENT:
THE LIVERPOOL POSTCARD AND PHOTO FAIR from 10.00 - 16.00 on Sat 28th Oct. All welcome.
A couple of stalls are still bookable for this event!

www.creativemind.org.uk

Junko Mori's exhibition at the Bluecoat Display Centre finishes on Saturday Oct 28th.
She was there today to give this year’s Gardner Medwin Lecture, in memory of the founder of the Display Centre. Her metalwork is fascinating and popular stuff.

This major solo exhibition gives the unique opportunity to follow the exciting career to date of this remarkable young metalsmith. The show traces Junko’s work from her forged ‘spiky’ organism forms through to her more recent installations of ‘spidery’ wall sculptures, alongside her preparatory paintings and drawings.

The Blackie, the community arts centre in Nelson Street, Liverpool, is undergoing a major refurbishment.

A rare chance to see what is going on including international metalworker Guiseppe Lund working on wrought iron balustrades for the new interior balconies.

From Thursday Oct 26 until Sunday Oct 29, 11.00 - 14.00 daily. Free. 0151 709 5109.

The excellent exhibition of prints by Sir Peter Blake at the Artfinder Gallery finishes on Friday November 3rd. Do take a look if you can.
Now also you have the chance to win a print worth £450 just by writing a few words about someone called John.
Gallery owner Lydia Bates explains,
"It’s simple, you just need to tell me about a John that has made an impact on your life. It could be your dad or your brother, it could be JFK or it could be Long John Silver. There’s no word limit, and you can submit your entry in whatever format you want. Be as creative as you like, go crazy, make me smile, make me cry. Do whatever you need to (within the realms of decency and the scope of the law) to convince me why the John you are telling me about is so special.

The only other condition is that the submission has to include an official competition entry form, available from The Artfinder’s Gallery.

Whoever sends me the most compelling entry, wins the print - it’s as simple as that.

You’ve got to get your entry to me by December 1st and the winner will be informed by December 9th - which is handy if you are looking for a Christmas present For John isnt it? "

artfinder blog

Female photographer wanted for acoustic nite in Liverpool..Nov.,2006

The night is called 'FlyTrap' and is part of the Homotopia Gay festival in Liverpool., we are looking for a female photographer who would be interested in getting involved and taking pics of the performers/night., preferably a non-professional but to a high standard as we have no money to offer for this particular event..,

Also looking for reviewers and various other females that may be interested in forming a kind of network for future events..,

for more info. please contact:

jobywater@hotmail.com
justsam23@hotmail.co.uk

More Info:
www.myspace.com/stuffmonkeylost

Sefton Council had refused to extend permission allowing Another Place - the sea sculptures created by Antony Gormley - to remain on Crosby Beach.

But the council said on Tuesday the naked men statues could stay while a planning appeal is considered.

Northern Way, which promotes economic development in the north, is set to grant £1m to keep the statues.

With supporters of the statues expected to lodge an appeal triggering a public inquiry, the council said it would not enforce their removal on 31 October.

Another Place Ltd - whose members include TV presenter Lloyd Grossman and Lewis Biggs Chief Executive of Liverpool Biennial - hopes to raise £2m to keep the work in Crosby.

This has been boosted by Northern Way, which said it would grant £1m to the statues if other funding was in place and planning permission granted.

Link to BBC Report

youtube link

Quite a boring song from Oasis but I love this animated video for 'The Masterplan' created to promote the release of Oasis' best-of album 'Stop The Clocks' in November 2006.

The video was directed by 'Ben and Greg'

Its a tribute to LS Lowry with the matchstick people, canals, football matches (Man City of course), factories etc.

It was exclusive to MSN Video but they insist you use Internet Explorer to watch it, I normally use Firefox now so I was glad to find it is also now on YouTube.

Obviously an important part of the job will be to keep artinliverpool.com fully briefed.

Artistic Marketing Manager

Salary: £38,310 - £40,764
Ref: CHS/3577/3117
Closing date: 17 November 2006, 6pm

The European Capital of Culture 2008 represents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a city to reposition itself as a world-class city and for a marketing professional to make a difference.

The Liverpool Culture Company is looking for an enthusiastic and experienced marketing professional to lead its arts marketing efforts (fixed term contract 31 December 2008). The role will report to the General Manager Marketing and will be responsible for the development and implementation of an audience development strategy, its artistic marketing campaigns and ensuring the right mix of strategic planning and creative flair for the artistic and creative communities programmes.

The successful applicant will be a key figure in working with partners and stakeholders to take full advantage of this opportunity to re-position Liverpool through the Arts locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.

Educated to a degree level or equivalent, the candidate will be able to demonstrate major successes achieved through working at a strategic level in arts marketing across visual, performing and festival marketing as well as European or global campaign development.
Go to liverpool08.com to download job description

Sunday 29th@ 12.00 , 13.30 & 15.00
4th Floor Gallery, The Tate, Liverpool. A live performance of Where The World Begins by Dave Ward, Eleanor Rees & Curtis Watt, with music by Ade Jackson. This epic poem accompanies the film by Chen Chieh-jen commissioned for Liverpool Biennial 2006.

Sunday 29th @ 14.30 & 15.30
Maritime Museum, a Screening of Tales of Boy Nancy, poems by Cath Nichols. Roll up! Roll up! Behold a marvellous adventure of transgender sailors, sex-changing fish and doomed seals. The stories of those born in-between, told by a Sailor, the Girl who loves him and a Showman.

This Thursday Oct 26 13.30

A pre-exhibition dance performance by Ch4pter on Thursday 26 October from 13.30 – 13.45 ‘In the Window’ of Bluecoat Display Centre Two at 54 Hanover Street.

Ch4pter, a Liverpool based contemporary dance trio, are Paula Hampson, Ruth Spencer and Andrea Buckley and they have been the inspiration for a new series of work in ceramic and bronze by Wirral-based artist Emma Rodgers, the results of which will preview at the Bluecoat Display Centre Two on Friday 27 October from 17.30 – 19.30.

This exhibition continues until 25 November
Bluecoat Display Centre Two
54 Hanover Street
Liverpool L1 4AF
0151 709 1555
Open Mon – Sat 10.00 – 17.30
Admission Free

For further details contact Jeanne-Marie/Samantha on 0151 709 1555 or 709 4014

Google have announced the 30 regional finalists for their 2006 Doodle 4 Google competition.

Shown here is the winner for the North West region in the 4-8 years group.

Emma Lily Wadsworth
Age: 8
School: Gomersal First School
Region: North West
Title: No Title.
Statement: If you want a great holiday come to Great Britain. There are a lot of great things to do.

Google received over 15,000 entries to the competition this year. The doodles have been judged by an expert panel to select 30 Regional Winners (one winner in each age group per region).

The competition was open to all students attending a school in the UK between the ages of 4 and 18. Doodles are judged in the following three age brackets:

* 4-8 years
* 9-13 years
* 14-18 years

Judging Regions
For the purposes of the competition we have divided Britain into ten regions:

North West , North East, West Midlands, East Midlands, South West, South East, London, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

The 3 National Age Group Winners and the overall winning doodle will be announced at a prize-giving event at the Science Museum in London (invitation only). The winning doodle will be displayed on the www.google.co.uk homepage for 24 hours from Monday 6th - Tuesday 7th November and all 3 will be available to view on the doodle4google site on Tuesday 7th November.

Still 35 paintings to finish, I hope he makes it, maybe I should offer to lend a hand.

Daily Post...
100 great faces of Liverpool
Artist's 800th birthday tribute to the city
by Jessica Shaughnessy, Liverpool Daily Post

ONE nurtured his love of the arts and another saved his eyesight. They are among 100 people who have touched artist Tony Brown’s life and have influenced his most ambitious project yet.

Some had a major impact on his life, like his wife Lorraine and four children, while others just crossed his path, but Mr Brown says each one is inspirational.

LINK

I really must go visit this recently opened gallery in Parkgate, they've already had a few good shows I've missed.
Its open Thursdays to Sundays from 13.00 - 18.00

artroom, The Parade, Parkgate, Wirral CH64 6RW (Next to the Marsh Cat restaurant)

Review by Philip Key, Daily Post

WHILE the Liverpool Biennial has given us a cornucopia of art in Liverpool, it is pleasing to find that the region's smaller commercial galleries continue on their own individual ways.

Among them is Alexandra du Gard, who paints quite large works featuring birds in trees, seen in silhouette and graphic-like in style.

Also African-inspired wash-and-inks by Heswall's Michael Horgan, neat still life by Andrew Tolley, intriguing 'Echo' painting by Greg McDonough, action painting by Carys Bryn, wonderful swirly creations by Liverpool's Julie Anderson and graceful Ancastor stone sculpture by Ian Bennion and large, restful beachscenes of Formby by Andrew Tolley and Steve Galloway.

These dotty paintings by Peter Collins certainly play tricks with my eyes. I hope its not just me.

Peter Collins is an artist striving to create bold contemporary images. His most recent works have been pixelated, graphic paintings, constructed using repetition of form and colour. The resulting pieces draw on his computing background but are meticulously rendered using simple geometric shapes.

www.peter-collins.net

Born in Liverpool in 1989, Lisa Hignett is a self-taught artist who focuses her work mainly on Equine Art and Portraits.

The medium she mostly works with being Graphite although she does experiment with other various mediums.

Lisa has her own website in which she displays some of her artwork, sells and does art commissions for framing. In the past she has won art competitions and had her art featured in children's magazines as a child and won a BBC Art competition in 2004.
www.zakodia.com

Apparently they like nestling in the inner thigh area!
From Liverpool University...

A team from the University of Liverpool’s School of Biological Sciences have found that the 100 life-size statues which make up Antony Gormley’s ‘Another Place’ art installation on Crosby Beach have become a haven for a settlement of a particular breed of barnacle - Elminius modestus.

Although the barnacles have been present on North West shorelines since the 1950s, they originate from half way across the world on the coasts of Australia. They are never normally found on sandy beaches such as Crosby but the hard surface of the sculptures has provided them with an ideal habitat for settlement as well as offering scientists an important insight into factors influencing colonisation.
More...

he Executive Group of the Liverpool Culture Company today confirmed a number of changes to the structure of the Culture Company Board and also announced a senior appointment.

Michael Elliott is to join the Culture Company as Cultural Advisor on a part-time secondment from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, where he has been Chief Executive since 2001. He will take up his role on November 7th.

Michael will work with the Culture Company Chief Executive, Jason Harborow, and the creative team to advise on the Culture Company's planning and its relationship with the cultural organisations and practitioners in Liverpool and build on the already close links with the DCMS and Arts Council England. He will also work closely with the Chief Executive in assessing the artistic and cultural structure required to manage the future development of the 2008 programme, its communication and delivery. He will be a member of the Strategic Steering Group, Directors' Management Group and act as an advisor to the Board.

Michael is a former Chief Executive of the Heart of England Tourist Board and from 1989 until 1996, he was Chief Executive of West Midlands Arts, the Regional Arts Board for the West Midlands. He has advised successive governments on cultural policy and the creation of national and regional structures in both arts and tourism.

On his new role as Cultural Advisor to the Culture Company, Michael said: "I am delighted to have been invited to assist the Liverpool Culture Company by providing advice and support to Jason Harborow and his team. I look forward to playing a key role in the planning for 2008 and in supporting the on-going relationships with key stakeholders in the City and nationally, as we prepare to deliver a successful year as European Capital of Culture in 2008."

Jason Harborow, chief executive of the Liverpool Culture Company, said: "It's great news for European Capital of Culture that Michael is assisting us. He will advise the already strong team we have in place, working closely with our partners at a local and national level on developing a memorable 2008."

Councillor Warren Bradley, leader of Liverpool City Council and deputy-chair of the Liverpool Culture Company, said: "As a Board member at the Phil, I'm delighted that Michael has agreed to take on this role at an important time for the Culture Company and for the city. The collaboration of all the cultural organisations in Liverpool is what will make European Capital of Culture uniquely special."

Roger Lewis, chairman of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic added: "Michael is an outstanding Chief Executive whose contribution in steering the Phil's recovery and growth has been immense. It is a testament to his abilities that the Phil should be invited to support the Liverpool Culture Company through the loan of his expertise. Michael remains our Chief Executive and we will implement internal support arrangements that will underpin our on-going success and achievements."

After the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Liverpool City Council, the Culture Company Board is to be reduced in size to a maximum of 14 directors, including three council representatives, and meeting quarterly. There will also be a small Operational Board, replacing the current Executive Group, which will meet approximately every six weeks to drive the Company's activities forward.

An Advisory Group is being established to create a wider stakeholder group of key representatives, funding partners and other organisations who are not members of the Board. This group will meet twice a year to allow the Board to draw on the extensive field of expertise available.

Professor Drummond Bone, Chairman of the Liverpool Culture Company, said: "The appointment of Michael together with the structural changes that the Executive Group have set out today will provide a renewed focus for our strategic direction as we move ever closer to 2008. The new Board structure will allow for more efficient decision-making processes while at the same time ensuring that the Culture Company taps into the experience and expertise of as wide a group of people as possible."

Proposed personnel changes to the existing Board will be considered further at the next meeting of the Liverpool Culture Company Board on November 29th.

Quite a party going on in FACT last night as the awards and screening of the Young Liverpool Film Night was taking place.
Didn't actually attend myself but passing through, took this picture of three of the people involved in one of the films and a member of the Young Peoples Film Forum that selected the films.

Young Liverpool Film Night
Thursday 19 October
19.00 Screen 1 at FACT

Exploring hoodies, horror, extreme sport and cartoons, a record-breaking number of submissions for the prestigious annual Young Liverpool Film Night at FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) were received over the summer and the finalists are now eagerly awaiting the event on Thursday 19 October that will reveal which talented young filmmaker has been hailed overall winner.

For the first time the finalists, who will see their films on the biggest screen at FACT, were selected by members of FACT’s Young People’s Film Forum. The forum was set up earlier this year as part of the Young People’s programme, which is designed to offer support, training and advice to Liverpool’s youngsters who want to get involved in new media art. The young judges had to view over a hundred films, all created by 13 – 19 year olds living on Merseyside.

The 14 finalists include students from Weatherhead High School in Wirral, Edge Hill University and Liverpool Community College. The Young People’s Film Forum judges think the teenage filmmakers on Merseyside are amongst some of the most creative and talented;

“From the films we selected, the standard is much higher than we expected,” says Lucy Gettings from Aigburth. Fellow forum member, Helena Appleton from Wavertree, says everyone is really looking forward to the night, “ The entries were really varied, interesting subject matter and, considering they’re made by young people, the films are really advanced and inspired”

“Young Liverpool Film Night represents seven months of hard work by every young person on the film forum,” says Angy Williams, Programme Manager for the Young People’s Programme at FACT. “They’ve learnt how to make films, how to market them and how to be a critic. All the young people on the forum have given up their own time to be part of it and I’m really proud of them because they’ve been so enthusiastic and determined”

NOTE: You don't have to be a member to be interested in this opportunity to run an arts organisation.

Creative LETS AGM

13.00 Sat Oct 28th

South Bohemia Gallery
196 Smithdown Rd
Liverpool 15

Important: Please Read

Dear Creative LETS member,

Both myself and Lis Edgar have been officers of Creative Lets for the last three years, as treasurer and secretary respectively, during which time we have shouldered a large part of the running of the organisation.
However, we're feeling a bit burnt out, and we have other pressing demands on our time, so we have decided not to put ourselves forward for re-election this year.

Clearly, this has serious implications for the organisation – if no-one comes forward to do those jobs, then Creative Lets will quietly fold.
However, if you feel that it is something that you would like to take on, then Lis and i are both happy to remain as committee members, show the new people the ropes, take on a reduced workload, and the organisation can go forward with an injection of energy and enthusiasm.

For the right people, it is potentially a rewarding thing to take on, and we have sorted out a lot of the foundations in the last three years, but you can't operate in top gear indefinitely, and we feel it's time to pass it on, although we wouldn't be cutting and running; what we've found out would still stay within the organisation. If you think that this would suit you, then come along to the AGM, or contact us beforehand if you can't make the meeting. Otherwise, it was a bold experiment, and it's time to let it go, i guess.

phil hargreaves

--
Creative Lets
http://www.creativelets.org.uk
PO Box 153, South Eastern, Liverpool, L15 9JF

Printfest is a large annual art event dedicated solely to the exhibition and sale of original contemporary prints.

It takes place each year over one weekend in May in the friendly market town of Ulverston,Cumbria.

Artist printmakers of all disciplines are welcome

The aim is to give artists a low cost opportunity to exhibit their work in this beautiful part of the country and to sell at affordable prices to the public... all this plus good coffee and cakes.

It is to be held at The Coronation Hall, Ulverston, Cumbria on Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th May 2007. Setting up time is on Friday 4th May at 10.00am onwards

There is a private viewing on Friday 4th May 2007 at 19.00

Exhibiting Fee: £105.00 per 3.5m hanging space.

See the website: www.printfest.org.uk

From: Leighton. A. Nugent - Nugent-Education Ltd - (Director)

Nugent Education - A Popular Urban Arts Workshop Provider

Nugent Education Limited organises and delivers contemporary Arts and Urban Arts Workshops & Training to children, young people and adults of all ages and abilities. As well as the enrichment and learning the Art-Form itself, some of our programmes embody themes with varying aims and objectives including health key issues, (drugs, smoking/healthy eating) and bullying, building self-esteem, community initiatives, inclusion, citizenship and more. We are interested in applying to become a provider for educational & extended schools services, or work within curriculum areas in art, drama, music, dance and literacy and numeracy.

Below, we have selected some of our most popular workshops which will be beneficial to any organisation who works with young people. These have been chosen as we consistently receive positive feedback from course participants, and clients, telling us of the beneficial impact that our workshops have had on the young people involved. As with all Nugent-Education workshops, our programmes are beneficial, often based on set objectives (positive activities) or often ‘just for fun’ (our retention rates suggest their popularity).

Our Arts & Urban Arts workshops/programmes can run from anything from a 2 hour, to a 12 week programme (and beyond). These popular ‘Workshops’ include:

*Hip-Hop – Rapping and DJ-ing (can help with English language)

*Graffiti Art or Dance (all forms) & Break-Dancing

*DRAMA (our experienced dramatists can write, deliver & perform across the board)

*Music/Video Production (these workshops can lead to the production of a CD or video)

*African/Samba Drumming (very popular with everyone)

*Crafts & Circus Skills (again, a wide variation of types available)

Tel: 0151 426 66