Culture in Liverpool
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Artwork Responds To New Research Into The History of The Mansion House in Calderstone’s Park
This February, The Reader will present a painting by artist and illustrator Sumuyya Khader which responds to new research into the history of the Mansion House in Liverpool’s Calderstones Park where the charity is based. Now We Sit With It will be permanently displayed at the Mansion House from 29 February 2024 and was created as part of Making Meaning at Calderstones – The Reader’s two-year project to uncover and celebrate the unique stories…
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Work of International Artist Who Made Liverpool Her Home Spotlighted In New Exhibition
An exhibition by an artist once deemed “the wrong sex” is on display at Liverpool University’s Victoria Gallery & Museum ahead of International Women’s Day. Abstract Thinking: Fanchon Fröhlich & Her Contemporaries explores the work of Liverpool-based artist and intellectual, Fanchon Fröhlich (1927 – 2016) alongside British abstract artists of the 20th century. The free exhibition features 11 of her paintings and prints from The British Art and Design Association (BADA) archives, showing her strongly gestural and spontaneous…
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Delving Into The Past: Growing Sudley Is Looking For Stories And Memories About The Greenspaces At Sudley Estate
Growing Sudley is gathering stories and memories from the local community in Liverpool to bring the past to life as part of a major heritage project to discover the hidden history of the walled garden. As well as the stories, they are looking for 12 history detectives to help delve into the history of the walled garden, changing rooms and greenspace at Sudley Estate. Growing Sudley CIC is a not-for-profit community business using nature to support…
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Is Taylor Swift-Style Ticket Fever Taking Over Liverpool’s Theatres?
Since when did ticket-buying become The Hunger Games? Watching Taylor Swift fans fight tooth and nail over tickets to Anfield gave me second-hand anxiety. Like any good old-fashioned Northern busybody, it’s the kids I felt sorry for. Or, more precisely, their parents. What do you do when you’ve got two or more ‘Swifties’ on your hands in a cost of living crisis? Watching Miss Americana for the umpteenth time doesn’t really cut it! Even those…
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Liverpool And Its Love of Egypt
Over the decades, Egypt has seldom been known for emigration. Today, there are large populations of Egyptians in the US and Gulf nations, but the Egyptian diaspora didn’t spread to the UK in a major way. Even so, Great Britain and Egypt have long held ties, particularly in the fields of archaeology, with interest in the nation certainly being at its prime in the city of Liverpool. Given that data from ONS only finds that…
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Top 10 Co-Working Spaces In Liverpool
Since the Covid pandemic we have seen a massive shift in how people and organisations work. With hybrid working becoming more and more popular, there’s been an increase in co-working spaces in Liverpool. However, deciding on a co-working space can be tough. Which ones have the best location, facilities and working environments? Let’s find out! Co-working space essentials Firstly, it’s worth bearing in mind what kind of facilities and equipment you’ll need access to. A…
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Liverpool’s LGBTQ+ Legends
Liverpool has a diverse history and many iconic activists, artists and celebrities in the LGBTQ+ community are from Liverpool. February is LGBTQ+ History Month, so here are some of Liverpool’s LGBTQ+ legends, who deserve celebration. Frankie Goes to Hollywood Back in the 80s, Frankie Goes to Hollywood were a huge deal, with two openly gay band members and music that has become huge in the gay community. Formed in Liverpool, the band went against…
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24 Kitchen Street Exhibit Selection of Panels From UK AIDS Memorial Quilt for World AIDS Day
From World AIDS Day 1 December – 5 December 2021, 24 Kitchen Street in Liverpool will exhibit handmade panels from the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt. This is the first time in UK History UK AIDS Memorial Quilt has been exhibited inside a nightclub. The Nobel Peace Prize nominated AIDS Quilt commemorates lives lost to the AIDS pandemic during the 1980s and 90s. Traditionally nightclubs were, and still are, a space where most Queer people feel safe…
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Turner Prize returns to Tate Liverpool
Tate Liverpool has announced that it will host the Turner Prize in 2022, marking a return to the city for one of the world’s best-known art prizes for the first time in 15 years. Over the summer of 2022 the gallery will also stage a major exhibition, Radical Landscapes, which will explore our individual and collective connection to the rural landscapes of Britain. Opening in October 2022, the Turner Prize is Tate’s annual celebration of…
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Almost Liverpool 8 Film To Premiere At Liverpool Philharmonic
Shut Out The Light Films, the team behind the Almost Liverpool 8 documentary film will see their work premiered at the Royal Philharmonic Hall this September. In the early 1970s, acclaimed photojournalist Don McCullin photographed the area of Toxteth in Liverpool, capturing the area during an era of transition and decline. Focusing on one photograph from his collection, a group of filmmakers from the area paint a contemporary portrait of the same postcode through the…
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In Conversation – Michelle Marshall
Michelle Marshall is a well known Liverpool photographer who has worked with the likes of Explore Liverpool, Mellowtone Records and the British Music Experience. She has photographed the likes of Mark Radcliffe, Pete Best and Liverpool actress Eithne Brown. We recently caught up with her… Liverpool Noise: What first drew you to the art of photography? Michelle Marshall: I’ve always enjoyed taking photos, capturing moments and memories. However, I’ve only taken it seriously over the…
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In Conversation – Keith Ainsworth
Keith Ainsworth is a Liverpool based photographer specialising in concerts, music festivals and promotional portraits. He has taken images for Bido Lito! Magazine, and has also been published in Mojo, Classic Rock and NME. We recently called up with him…. Liverpool Noise: What first drew you to the art of photography? Keith Ainsworth: I remember a gallery exhibition of black and white photos I saw abroad. It was mostly images of pebbles on a sea…
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In Conversation – Mark McNulty
Pictured above: The original Baa Bar signage is carried down Bold Street to it’s home on Fleet Street. In the first of a series on interviews with local photographers, we start with Mark McNulty, the Walton born photographer who for well over 30 years has been at the forefront of documenting Merseyside’s cultural events… Liverpool Noise: What first drew you to the art of photography? Mark McNulty: It was a hobby at first, from…
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Africa Oyé Nyumbani Episode 4 Features concerts, interviews, cooking & more
Africa Oyé have announced the line-up for the March edition of their online magazine show, Nyumbani. This edition of their monthly digital showcase – which takes its name from the Swahili word for ‘at home’ – will premiere on the Liverpool institution’s Facebook and Youtube pages at 7pm on Friday 26th March. The series, which debuted last December, features original concerts, interviews, DJ sets, and even cooking segments, from artists across Africa and the Diaspora. The show will lead with a concert and…
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We Want Women: The Community Inspiring and Uniting Womxn Creatives
Very few womxn in the performing arts scene in Liverpool haven’t heard of We Want Women. Over the last few years, it has become highly regarded with monthly showcase performances in a variety of venues across the city. Performers are drawn to the friendly and welcoming nature of the open mic nights and there is a real sense of support there if you are performing. You may arrive at your first performance not knowing anyone…
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In Conversation – Cliff Sayer
Liverpool born and bred, Cliff Sayer still resides in the city. Having studied Fine Art here, he took a studio opposite the great Arthur Dooley’s in Seel Street, and soon was exhibiting his work at exhibitions. However, his connection with the local music scene started when in 2000 he began to make animations, and was quickly commissioned by the likes of Shack, Edgar Jones, Mike Badger and Mongooses to make animated videos for them. Now…
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In Conversation – Joe Campbell of Culture City
Specialising in high-end creative and corporate film production, music management and through their partnership with Klee Music, record production, Culture City celebrate their third birthday this month. We spoke to Director, Joe Campbell to find out more about their journey. Liverpool Noise: February 19, 2021 is a big date for you, as it signifies Culture City’s third birthday! How did it all start? Joe Campbell: Well, the first ideas of Culture City started way back…
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March for the Arts call for arts sector workers to help develop a Freelance Working Agreement
March for the Arts is asking for help from freelance arts sector workers to create a Freelance Working Agreement, to support arts sector workers in the Liverpool City Region. Artists, musicians, writers, designers, producers, project managers and other freelance workers in the arts can apply to be part of the Freelance Working Agreement Committee, who will help create a document to promote a fair working environment for freelance workers when hired. Caitlin Clough, March for…
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British Music Experience To Host Temporary Exhibition Celebrating Frankie Goes To Hollywood
The Frankie Say 1984! Exhibition will be at the British Music Experience from 29 May 2021 to 9 January 2022. No band has ever dominated a year like Frankie Goes to Hollywood in 1984. Born out of Liverpool’s post-punk scene with a brash, mischievous, ‘do what you want’ attitude – Frankie were a one-off. With their first three singles all going to No.1 – a feat previously only achieved by fellow Liverpudlians, Gerry and the…
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Milap celebrate Diwali with a packed programme of Indian Arts this November
Milap – the UK’s leading Indian Arts and Culture company – is preparing to celebrate Diwali with a week-long programme of music and dance that can be enjoyed from the comfort of your own home. Diwali is the Indian festival of lights, usually lasting five days and celebrated during the Hindu Lunisolar month Kartika. One of the most popular festivals of India, Diwali symbolizes the spiritual “victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and…
