Tony Brown's 4 (Beatles) Heads at St George's Heritage Centre - various merchandise too.
(Hoping to stay there during Biennial)

DADAFest
Launch of exhibition at AFoundation which is very good. The main festival takes place from  4-7 September, tickets are available for performances at the afoundation, the Bluecoat, The new Picket and St George's Hall. More

Best of Merseyside at Conservation Centre
Best of Merseyside (but not Liverpool!)
Exhibition: 22 August to 5 October 2008
The works on show are a selection of the best from the open exhibitions held throughout 2008 in the Merseyside boroughs of Wirral, Sefton, Knowsley, St Helens and Halton. This exhibition is not all that Merseyside artists have to offer, but it gives a candid snapshot of the local art scene. It is the work made, seen and appreciated by thousands of visitors to Merseyside's 'other' galleries, outside Liverpool city centre.

THIS WEEK

Stuart Sutcliffe at University VGM just opened (runs to end Jan 2009)- viewing this Thursday (28 August 2008)
A major exhibition of Stuart Sutcliffe’s art work will be shown at the University of Liverpool’s Victoria Gallery and Museum. This is the first major retrospective exhibition of Sutcliffe’s work in Liverpool for more than 40 years and will chart his artistic career from his school days until his death in the 1960s. Stuart Sutcliffe’s art career began at Liverpool School of Art where he met musician, John Lennon, in 1957. He was persuaded by Lennon to buy a bass guitar after the sale of one of his paintings to John Moores – the patron of the Bi-Annual Exhibitions held at the Walker Art Gallery. Lennon and Sutcliffe formed a band, initially named Johnny and the Moon Dogs and later The Silver Beatles, until they both decided to rename the group The Beatles. Sutcliffe later left the band to continue his studies at the Hamburg State School of Art. The exhibition includes 40 paintings from the Stuart Sutcliffe estate in the US, which charts the development of his style from his time at Prescott Grammar School, Liverpool Regional School of Art and the Hamburg State School of Art. Sutcliffe’s work explores a form of Abstract Expressionism, an American post-World War Two movement that emphasised ‘spontaneity’ and ‘emotional intensity.’

Contemporary Urban Centre - 'View from the Outside' Anthony Jadunath
Private view: 28th August 2008 18-21.00 - Exhibition: 29th August – 5 October 2008
An inspiring show of subversive outsider artist, Anthony Jadunath- View from the Outside. This exhibition is an opportunity for the viewer to have a glimpse at Jadunath’s world; full of vibrant and powerful images to represent phases of emotions which the artist experienced for many years. For the first time, this outstanding London based outsider artist will be exhibiting his works in the Liverpool European Capital of Culture 2008.

Gallery at HDNH - Willard Wigan - Micro Sculptures
Exhibition: 28 August to 30 September 2008
Willard Wigan MBE (born 1957) is a sculptor from Wolverhampton, England. He was awarded an MBE for services to art in July 2007. He is the creator of the world's smallest sculptures, often taking months to complete one, working between heartbeats to avoid hand tremors.
Leisure entrepreneur and former tennis star, David Lloyd purchased the 70 piece collection in May 2007, which was subsequently valued by Lloyds Insurers for £11.2m. This makes each piece worth about £160,000.

Edge Hill Metal - Bootworks Theatre Collective
Performances Thurs 28 & Fri 29 August
See two of their latest shows, watch the films that inspired them, and learn how to make work the Black Box way!
Bootworks is a theatre collective making a reputation as one of the UK’s most innovative and
unique theatre companies. They are a group of multi?disciplinary artists committed to making high quality and innovative street art and performance. They perform a five minute theatre piece, to an audience of one, in their self fabricated travelling black box.

Late at Tate Liverpool: Night of Bling
Thursday 28 August 2008, 18.00–21.00
Roll up for an evening of entertainment and enchantment. Follow a glittering tour of Gustav Klimt: Painting, Design and Modern Life in Vienna 1900 led by Tobias NatterProfessors Peter Vergo, Pamela Robertson and Alan Crawford on the connections and comparisons between the Arts and Crafts movement in Britain and America and the Wiener Werkstätte in Austria. View the shimmering Klimt bio-pic starring John Malkovich and indulge in some fin de siècle scintillating songs in the form of multi award-winning Irish/ French chanteuse Camille O’Sullivan, who sings the dramatic songs of Jacques Brel, Tom Waits and Nick Cave. O'Sullivan recently played at Glastonbury and sold out at the Sydney Opera House and the Queen's Hall in Edinburgh. Throughout the evening, DJ Gavin Kendrick warms up for the final performance with 'unbounded sounds from antiquity to infinity' and Liverpool Samba School animate the building with elaborate Klimt inspired costumes, music and dancing. (renowned author and co-curator of the exhibition), focusing on Klimt's golden period. Sit in on an interdisciplinary salon on art and architecture with experts

Faces of Merseyside Fire Fighters - Artistic presentation of Merseyside Fire Fighters at work.
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service take part in Face of the City by exhibiting photographs and poems at Liverpool Echo Arena during the World Fire Fighters Games. MSFR are displaying 35 photographic & poetry artworks at Liverpool Echo Arena, Kings Dock, from Bank Holiday Monday 25th August until Tuesday 2nd September 2008.

Further Ahead

The Klimt show ends at Tate on Sunday 31 August
Piplotti Rist at FACT ends Sunday 31 August
La Machine Starts somwhere secret in Liverpool on 5 September and is on till the 7 September
The Liverpool Biennial opens to the public on 20 September openings will be before this so look out for that information -  more