Review: 'China's First Emperor and the Terracotta Warriors' Review by Matthew Smith Imagine. The year is 1974 and the Terracotta Army has been discovered in the Shaanxi Province in North West China after nearly 2,200 years. The terracotta sculptures depict the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China who wanted ... Read More...
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A Liverpool City Council cleaning manager with a hidden passion for art will showcase up to 200 of his drawings in a St George’s Hall exhibition. Billy Scott has created artworks of famous faces ranging from David Bowie and Salvador Dali to Ken Dodd and Audrey Hepburn in a shed at ... Read More...
6 Things to look forward to in Liverpool this autumn Festival | Liverpool Music Week 26 October -4 November, Various venues This award-winning music festival returns to the city for its 15th year, complete with a stellar line-up to celebrate. Held across a range of venues including Echo Arena Liverpool, the Invisible Wind Factory ... Read More...
A new art exhibition inspired by photographs taken during the refurbishment of an empty home in the city will launch tomorrow (7 September). The display will feature works by local artists past and present, including two pieces by Adrian Henri of the city’s iconic Liverpool Poets. Through the exhibition Liverpool’s Coming Home ... Read More...
Andrew Marr interview: TV presenter debuts his art in Liverpool Journalist and TV presenter Andrew Marr has, for decades, been interviewing Britain’s leading political figures and reporting on the moments which have shaped the nation. Perhaps unknown to many though, he’s long been a keen painter focusing on landscapes until a major ... Read More...
Paul Romano: West Derby-born abstract artist discusses his new exhibition A mainstay of Liverpool’s thriving art scene, West Derby-born abstract painter Paul Romano has seen his unique creations find their way into the hands of private collectors as far afield as New York and the Far East. As a new retrospective spanning ... Read More...
Gallery: Andrew Marr unveils Liverpool art exhibition Journalist and television presenter Andrew Marr unveiled his first solo art exhibition in Liverpool last night (14 June). Guests were given a private view of his ‘Strokes of Colour’ display at Corke Gallery on Aigburth Road, ahead of the showcase opening to the public today ... Read More...
The first public art exhibition by journalist and television presenter Andrew Marr will get underway in Liverpool next week. Works completed by the prominent broadcaster in the years following his major stroke in 2013 will go on display in an exhibition called ‘Strokes of Colour’. Held at South Liverpool’s Corke Gallery from ... Read More...
A new photographic exhibition capturing the rise to fame of Gerry and the Pacemakers will go on display in Liverpool this summer. The Museum of Liverpool will display 30 images of the Merseybeat group by local photographers Graham Spencer and Peter Kaye. Launching on 14 July until 7 January 2018, the exhibition ... Read More...
Art fans will be able to tour the studios of some of the Liverpool City Region’s talented creatives this summer. Details of the eighth Wirral Open Studios Tour have been announced, with more than 50 professional and semi-professional artists and 30 venues lined up to take part in the showcase. The 10-11 ... Read More...