Tate Liverpool has today (6 March) announced that the gallery will temporarily close from Monday 16 October 2023 as the landmark building at Royal Albert Dock undergoes a major reimagining. Ahead of the closure period, Tate Liverpool will be extending its JMW Turner with Lamin Fofana: Dark Waters exhibition until 24 ... Read More...
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Get Ready for the Weekend in Liverpool Halloween parade and the last chance to see Liverpool Biennial HALLOWEEN | Katumba Halloween Parade to travel through the city Liverpool city centre is in for a feast of fun and frights on Saturday night (27 October) as the drum ensemble Katumba leads a Halloween parade. The spooky ... Read More...
Written by Adam Foster Internationally acclaimed artist Ugo Rondinone unveiled a new public sculpture today (23 October) at Liverpool’s Royal Albert Dock. ‘Liverpool Mountain’ is the first artwork of its kind in Europe and is part of the Liverpool 2018 programme. Ugo has collaborated with Liverpool Biennial and Tate Liverpool to bring his ... Read More...
A new public art sculpture by internationally acclaimed artist Ugo Rondinone is heading to the Royal Albert Dock Liverpool. Named ‘Liverpool Mountain’, the creation will stand at more than 10 metres tall and is to mark the 10th anniversary of Liverpool European Capital of Culture, Liverpool Biennial’s 20th anniversary and 30 ... Read More...
The Walker Art Gallery has announced the five shortlisted artworks for this year’s John Moores Painting Prize. The first prize winner of the 60th anniversary competition will be announced on 12 July. ‘Quilt’ by Billy Crosby; ‘King and Queen of Wands’ by Jacqui Hallum; ‘The Thunderous Silence of Your Presence’ by Tom ... Read More...
Works by 60 artists will feature in Liverpool’s John Moores Painting Prize 2018 exhibition marking 60 years of the competition. The longlisted paintings have been selected from more than 2,700 entries by an esteemed panel of jurors including the 2017 Turner Prize winner Lubaina Himid MBE. The free display at the Walker ... Read More...
Save the Dates: Liverpool's unmissable events and attractions We look ahead to round up some of the city's best festivals, events and celebrations worth booking into your diary. Words by Lawrence Saunders WoWFEST 2018 to bring big names and timely topics Liverpool literary organisation Writing on the Wall is lining up a melting pot ... Read More...
An Oscar nominee, a new ‘healing’ garden and a large-scale public sculpture are expected to be among the 2018 Liverpool Biennial highlights. The first details of this year’s programme, which will take place under the title ‘Beautiful world, where are you?’ have been revealed as the festival marks its 20th year. More ... Read More...
Liverpool BID Company has commissioned Liverpool Biennial to develop and deliver a five-year art strategy for the public spaces in Liverpool’s Commercial District BID area (in and around Castle Street, Old Hall Street and St Paul’s Square). The plan is to create an urban trail of "high-quality public commissions" throughout the ... Read More...
A bumper programme of 2018 events has been unveiled to celebrate a decade since Liverpool became European Capital of Culture. The festivities have been revealed 10 years to the day since The People’s Opening of European Capital of Culture 2008, and a string of other ‘major highlights’ for the year ahead ... Read More...