Art Exhibitions in Liverpool
Art exhibitions in Liverpool’s museums and art galleries and creative spaces
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23ft Replica Earth Installation ‘Gaia’ Coming To Liverpool Cathedral
Following the spectacular Museum of the Moon exhibition last year, Liverpool Cathedral will welcome ‘Gaia’ – a 23ft replica of Earth with detailed NASA imagery from 25 May to 23 June. The installation, by renowned British artist Luke Jerram, will be complemented with a sound composition created by BAFTA and Ivor Novello award-winning composer Dan Jones. The artwork forms part of the ‘Changing Tides’ creative programme, which also incorporates the free River Festival (1 &…
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LightNight 2019 Guide
LightNight returns for its 10th year on 17 May with over 100 free events happening across 50 venues in the city. LightNight is a free, diverse, late-night cultural programme which celebrates different art forms in one spectacular night of entertainment and this year the theme is ‘Ritual’. “For LightNight 2019, we will consider ritual as a universal phenomenon, spanning the breadth of human history, and also as an artistic process by which we shift our…
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Celebrate Mother’s Day In Liverpool’s Maritime Museum
Hosted by National Museums Liverpool has launched its exclusive Mother’s Day offering set to take place in the iconic Merseyside Maritime Museum on 31 March. Located in the Maritime Dining Room on the Museum’s fourth floor, the ticketed dining experience will include a glass of fizz on arrival, followed by a Sunday feast comprising of a specially-curated two-course sharing menu, ideal for the whole family. As part of the occasion, the event will showcase a…
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‘MAKING MUSIC MERSEYSIDE’ Gig Photography Exhibition Opens March 8th at Constellations
In the exhibition ‘Making Music Merseyside’ photographer Georgia Flynn explores our local music scene. “The Making Music Merseyside project is something I started because I’ve loved and been inspired by being around so many incredibly talented people in the City Region and I wanted to get to know their story. It’s been amazing and I can’t wait to keep developing the project in the future” – Georgia Flynn Merseyside gig photographer Georgia Flynn has photographed…
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Leonardo da Vinci: A Life In Drawing At The Walker Art Gallery
Leonardo da Vinci: A Life In Drawing is coming to Liverpool this Spring. The Walker Art Gallery will host an exhibition of 12 Leonardo da Vinci drawings to mark the 500th anniversary of the Renaissance master’s death, exploring the diversity of subjects that inspired his creativity, including painting, sculpture, architecture, music, anatomy, engineering, cartography, geology and botany. The free exhibition will also present new information about Leonardo’s working practices and creative process, gathered through scientific research…
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Hub Art Studios Artists Spotlight
The Baltic Triangle is probably the fastest growing and trendiest area in Liverpool and even though you can often find me around the vintage shops; having brunch or a drink; every time I go it surprises me with something new! A few months ago, I bumped into Steve Bayley, one of the artists based there, and this is how I discovered Hub Art Studios. Thank goodness! Because this place really is a hidden gem. As…
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Threshold Festival Celebrates Arts Council Success
Ahead of their 2019 event taking place on March 29-30 in venues across the creative quarter of Liverpool, Threshold Festivals CIC are delighted to announce that they have been successful in their ‘Grants for the Arts’, Arts Council funding bid. The annual festival of music and arts, is heading into it’s ninth consecutive year in the Baltic Triangle district of the city, and according to co-founder and festival producer Chris Herstad Carney, the timing of this…
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Toxteth Reservoir: Aurora Installation Review
Toxteth Reservoir Aurora Installation is not to be missed… Toxteth Reservoir in Liverpool has become the setting for a unique art installation that harnesses the power of Earth’s most valuable element, water. The cavernous reservoir once used to supply the surrounding areas with two million gallons of water, has been home to Aurora for the last three weeks. An immersive installation that not only addresses the building’s history, Aurora, also seeks to remind spectators the…
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John Hollingsworth – A Private View At Naked Lunch Cafe
If you ever get the chance to chat to John Hollingsworth, it is time well spent. Either cycling around town, or holding court at Avenue HQ, John is a reservoir of knowledge, anecdote and practical philosophy. He started out in A&R with the famous Cherry Red label, and quickly moved to WEA in 1984. But the draw of the visual image, and its potentiality, saw John establishing a video production company with Douglas Hart (Jesus…
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Toxteth Reservoir Brought Back To Life With Art Installation
For over 100 years it held 2 million gallons of water…but now you’ll be able to experience Toxteth reservoir in a very unique way thanks to a new art installation known as Aurora. Aurora is an experience like no other. Step inside the cave-like vaults of Toxteth Reservoir for a 40-minute ‘walk on water’. Through dark chambers and between towering iron arches, water surrounds, floods and falls around you, both beautiful and terrifying. The sights,…
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Shout About It Live Music and Gig Photography Festival Announces Set Times
Do you fancy watching some amazing bands for just £1 each? Shout About It Live returns for its second year on 18 and 19 August and your weekend ticket price means that you pay just £1 per band over the two day event! The festival takes place at Constellations in the Baltic Triangle and will see some of the best up and coming acts around, including Himalayas, REWS, Tom Speight and M.A.N.E. The one of…
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Explore a vision of Liverpool’s future with exhibitions and workshops this Summer
Ed’s Place pops up at old George Henry Lee building this summer – People will imagine how Liverpool city centre could be better for everyone. People will imagine how Liverpool city centre could become a greener and more vibrant place for everyone at the city’s old George Henry Lee building this summer. Ed’s Place will pop-up on the ground floor of the much-loved building during Liverpool’s Independents Biennial festival. Workshops, events and exhibitions will be open…
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Pop up Cinema Opens In Liverpool City Centre
The old George Henry Lee building is about to be transformed into a pop up cinema as part of the Liverpool Biennial festival of contemporary visual art. The building will be used by artists as part of the Independent’s Biennial, featuring three floors of exhibitions plus a pop up cinema brought to you by Empty Spaces Cinema – who popped up at Smithdown Road’s Handymans Supermarket last year before it opened as a brewery and…
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Liverpool Museums and Art Galleries Guide
Welcome to the vibrant city of Liverpool, a cultural hub brimming with art, history, and creative expression. From its famous musical heritage to its rich maritime history, this city has captured the hearts of millions worldwide. But Liverpool’s allure extends beyond its legendary music scene and architectural splendors; it is also home to a captivating array of art galleries and museums that showcase the city’s artistic prowess. Check out our guide to Liverpool’s unmissable museums…
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The Mind Map Presents: We Love Life – Mental Health In Music Photo Exhibition
We Love Life is a series of 7 photo interviews based around the issues of mental health in musicians. The event is brought to you by The Mind Map, a Liverpool based mental health enterprise and by Newcastle based photographer, Darina Mohammed. Launching at Liverpool Sound City and continuing through mental health awareness week, the show uncovers the different ways musicians stay mentally well. Photographed in Liverpool and Newcastle, the exhibition, held at Constellations, features beautifully saturated film…
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Across the Threshold 2018: 2 Days of Music, Arts & Discussion This Weekend
Across the Threshold, a 2 day mini-adventure in the Baltic Triangle featuring a whole host of music, performance, visual arts, workshops & discussion will take place this weekend! Joining the festival from Liverpool, the North West, UK and as far afield as Oslo and New York City,Across The Threshold has a huge array of genre bending, mad cap creative, pop rocking acts for audiences at Unit 51, District and Hobo Pub. Add that to a…
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LightNight Liverpool Returns on Friday 18th May
LightNight returns on Friday 18 May 2018, unlocking the doors of Liverpool’s best-loved and lesser-known arts, culture and heritage venues late into the night. A culture crawl like no other, visitors of all ages are invited to follow an unforgettable trail of events in celebration of the city’s year-round world-class cultural offer. LightNight showcases the creative lifeblood of Liverpool, presenting new and ambitious artistic commissions amidst a vibrant programme of more than 100 events including…
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Liverpool Art Fair 2018 – Artist Submissions Now Open
Liverpool Art Fair is back for a seventh year in the summer of 2018 and looking for hundreds of local artists to get involved. For 10 weeks in 2017, Liverpool Art Fair, as part of Pier Head Village, took up residence on the iconic Liverpool Waterfront, in the shadow of the Port of Liverpool Building and the Museum of Liverpool. The event was a huge success, welcoming over 25000 visitors, showcasing the work of over…
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Artists Needed For Exciting Creative Projects Through dot-art
Do you want to build a career as an artist? Perhaps you are an established artist who wants to concentrate on making work, not marketing yourself. Maybe you would like to sell your art but don’t know where to start. Perhaps you’ve been painting part time for years and feel it is time to take the next step. You might be a recent graduate wondering where to find support and opportunities. Or perhaps you’re running…
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FACT Awarded £250,000 by the Arts Council England For ‘Rewire’ Project
The Liverpool based media arts centre has won Ambition for Excellence funding for Rewire, a large-scale project at Toxteth Reservoir. FACT will work in partnership with Culture Liverpool, interactive arts studio, Invisible Flock, and Dingle 2000 to co-design interactive artworks with local people at the iconic Toxteth Reservoir in Liverpool. This large-scale event will explore the power and effect of individual agency in the connected digital and physical world. The work will use cutting edge technologies to…
