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Art x Science Calendar created bydrag queens, kings and microbiologists
The THIRST 2027 wall calendar is a collaborative art + science project that celebrates the hidden lives of microorganisms and their intimate relationship with...
Metal and Liverpool Philharmonic mark 10 years since landmark Edge Hill Station performance
A decade after its landmark site-specific performance at Edge Hill Station, Steve Reich’s orchestral masterpiece, Different Trains, returns to Liverpool. Performed by Liverpool Philharmonic's...
Seven artists are chosen for Paul O’Grady Commissions
Seven artists will share a £12,000 fund to create new artworks commissioned as part of a major retrospective commission in Birkenhead, Wirral, this year...
I Am Here: Liverpool Irish Festival and the art of being seen
Between 1845 and 1853, around 1.8 million people fleeing An Gorta Mór (the Great Hunger) arrived in Liverpool through Clarence Dock. Many of them...
Liverpool Artists’ Book Fair returns to the Bluecoat this October
Liverpool Artists’ Book Fair has announced its return to the Bluecoat on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th October 2026 – with a packed weekend...
Wings of the Sea: Chinese art to go on display at World Museum
Opening on 10 October, the display will showcase art from Liverpool’s twin city, Shanghai.
Jade carvings, showstopping opera costumes, intricate ceramics and more will go...
Artist Rooms brings Gilbert & George to The Atkinson this November
ARTIST ROOMS Gilbert & George is presented in collaboration with Tate and the National Galleries of Scotland.
Defining themselves as ‘two people, but one artist’,...
Homotopia Festival 2026: Full programme launched for October 2026
Homotopia Festival 2026 is officially live, and the full programme is here. This year, We Come Together is an invitation. Are you ready?
To gather...
Material Matters return to Liverpool with TRANSMISSIONS
The Material Matters Collective returns to Liverpool’s Bridewell Gallery with TRANSMISSIONS – the next major project since their critically-acclaimed residency Into the Wyld at...
Julia Carter Preston to be celebrated this month, with exhibitions across five galleries
Five leading galleries in Liverpool will host exhibitions on the life and work of the celebrated and popular Liverpool artist Julia Carter Preston (1926-2012),...
Rae-Yen Song and Seema Mattu rethink ideas of kinship and connection in new solo...
From Friday 18 September 2026 to Sunday 14 February 2027, FACT presents two major solo exhibitions by Rae-Yen Song and Seema Mattu.
For Rae-Yen Song,...
River of Light returns to Liverpool with ‘Together’, this autumn
River of Light - the iconic light art festival - will return to the streets of Liverpool this autumn under the theme of ‘Together’.
Between...
Groundbreaking installation giving space to experiences of suicide, to be shared and explored in...
A ground-breaking installation exploring stories and the impact of suicide is to open in Liverpool’s historic Cunard Building next week.
Built upon lived and living...
Free tickets go online for landmark Paul O’Grady exhibition this winter
Free tickets will go online for a major retrospective exhibition in Birkenhead today.
You Gotta Get a Gimmick: Paul O’Grady Story will open at Williamson...
Five new projects benefit from Liverpool BID’s Arts & Culture Fund
From heritage trails to outdoor events, the free activity will take place in Liverpool city centre
Liverpool Business Improvement District’s Arts & Culture Fund unveils...
Liverpool Arab Arts Festival announce Sioned Jones as new Chief Executive Officer & Artistic...
Liverpool Arab Arts Festival (LAAF) is delighted to welcome Sioned Jones as its new Chief Executive Officer and Artistic Director. Sioned brings nearly 30 years’ experience working at a...
Kitty’s Laundrette: Circularity as Community Action
“Everyone needs to wash their clothes in one way or another.”
Never has there been a more powerful mission statement for a creative social enterprise....
Brand New Family Zone Announced for Africa Oyé 2026!
Africa Oyé are introducing a brand new Family Zone to this year’s festival.
With an enhanced programme for families - this new area of the festival site...
Scouse Flowerhouse brings the Northern Flowerhouse Assembly to Lutyen’s Crypt this June
This June, Scouse Flowerhouse promise a seminal day in the building of the Northern Flowerhouse movement. The event, supported by the RHS, PlanIt, and...
Groundbreaking exhibition giving space to experiences of suicide, to be shared in Liverpool
A ground-breaking exhibition exploring stories and the impact of suicide is to open in Liverpool’s historic Cunard Building this September.
Developed in collaboration with Merseyside-based community...
Asad Raza to create the first Art Hall commission at transformed Tate Liverpool
At a fundraising event last night, Tate Liverpool announced that Asad Raza will create the first major commission for the Art Hall, a new space...
A monumental public sculpture arrives on Princes Dock, marking the artists’ first exhibition in...
Gillie and Marc are proud to present Go Wildlife Go, a monumental public artwork arriving this week at Liverpool Waters, located on Princes Dock...
A new exhibition at The Atkinson explores the decades long career of two artists...
Brian Fell is a maker, first and foremost with interests spanning architecture, engineering, nature and music. Born in Liverpool and now working in a studio...
Walker Art Gallery to present Sir John Akomfrah’s acclaimed Venice Biennale commission
Walker Art Gallery will present Listening All Night To The Rain, a large-scale multi-channel film and sound installation by Sir John Akomfrah RA, opening 16 May 2026. Originally commissioned...
The Bluecoat to host touring exhibition ‘Jalsaghar’ by Debjani Banerjee this summer
Opening Saturday 11th July - Sunday 6th September 2026, Jalsaghar is a solo exhibition by Debjani Banerjee that explores the relationship between the artist’s Bengali heritage and her...
OUTER WAVES 2026 has its full lineup — and it’s a big one
Liverpool's underground music and arts festival returns to Invisible Wind Factory and Make CIC, May 23rd–24th, headlined by ØXN (feat. Radie Peat of Lankum),...
Mark Leckey launches music and art union for Tate Liverpool and Future Yard
Tate Liverpool and Future Yard have today announced a new collaboration that will merge the worlds of contemporary art and contemporary music. Selector will present the artist ‘In Conversation’ at...
Biggest ever exhibition of work by major British artist coming to Birkenhead’s Williamson Art...
Birkenhead’s Williamson Art Gallery & Museum will present the largest ever exhibition of work by one of the most important British artists of the...
Huyton’s Creative Pulse: ‘Make Huyton Village’ Residents Announce Major Showcase in the Heart of...
From Thursday 14th May to Thursday 21st May 2026, Huyton Village will become a destination for art lovers and the curious alike. The Make...
From a Suffragette teapot to a drag queen’s wardrobe: Gender Stories comes to Walker...
Gender Stories, a major exhibition about identity and self-expression, opens at Walker Art Gallery on 16 May 2026. The exhibition brings together artwork from Grayson Perry, David...
May Morris: Crafting a Legacy at Lady Lever Art Gallery
The Lady Lever Art Gallery will spotlight the talents of May Morris (1862-1938), one of the most pioneering women of the Arts and Crafts...
Grenfell by Steve McQueen to be shown in Liverpool
Tate Liverpool are collaborating with the Bluecoat to bring Steve McQueen’s film installation Grenfell to Liverpool. Tate has been coordinating a national tour of the artwork...
Scouse Van Go, Go, Go, debuts F1 exhibition in the UK
Its ready, set, go as John Charles, known amongst fans as the Scouse Van Gough, brings his F1 exhibition to Southport and the UK...
SAVE THE DATE – Liverpool Arab Arts Festival returns this July for an international...
Liverpool Arab Arts Festival (LAAF), the UK’s longest running annual festival of Arab arts and culture, and returns for its 24th year this July.
Founded...
From Val-d’Isère to Speke: France brings PACK & SEND to Liverpool
PACK & SEND has opened a new service centre in Liverpool to help local artists, antique dealers and other businesses to safely ship fragile,...
Pete McKee: Pop-up Art Show and Everly Pregnant Brothers Live Tour 2026
This Spring, Pete McKee invites you to visit his latest exhibition, ‘The Boy With a Leg Named Brian’ as it tours some of the UK’s most beloved...
Wirral artists to open their private studios for a peninsula-wide creative trail
An old fire station in Port Sunlight, a room in a former New Brighton greengrocer’s and a Georgian town house in Hamilton Square are...
Step into dockland history in Liverpool’s smallest – and newest – museum
Hartley Hut, one of three octagonal granite cabins that date back to 1844, is now open as a new attraction on Liverpool’s iconic waterfront,...
Liverpool brings the World to Screen: The 6th LJMU MA Short Film Festival is...
The annual LJMU MA Short Film Festival is making a return for its sixth-year running. The 2026 edition of the festival will take place...
Fifteen Years of RAWD – and a £15,000 Challenge to Celebrate
Liverpool-based disability-led arts organisation RAWD has launched a year-long celebration and £15,000 crowdfunder to mark its fifteenth anniversary.
FIFTEEN CANDLES. ONE BIG WISH.
This November marks...
