This week our meanderings through the Livrpool Visual Arts Scene take in the Bluecoat Courtyard
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Round Up
Community College show (Nebula Collective) at Muse (former Arena) – very good – ends 18 June
‘Dumb Objects’ at Wolstenholme Projects is good and one of their bigger shows – ends 28 June
‘Junkshop Revolution’ at Bluecoat Display Centre – very nice, a lot of Mike Badgers work, plan to talk to him more about his work soon. 1 August.
Spent Saturday in Manchester – visited Cornerhouse, Urbis, Chinese Arts Centre and Rogue Studios amongst others.
Sputnik in the courtyard of Bluecoat was delightful – its touring UK, have put a short video on youtube
THIS WEEK
OPENS: Memoirs of a Pedestrian
Memoirs of a Pedestrian
Monday 15 June 2009 at Dot-Art
dot-art’s first solo show of 2009 will showcase the paintings and photographs of celebrated local artist Nathan Pendlebury, who looks towards the urban environment for his inspiration. The exhibition will include an exclusive first look at exciting new abstract work created in Merseyside, New York and Italy. Exhibition details
OPENS: A New Start
‘Connecting Cultures: Artists in Exile’ newest collaborative installation work at Liverpool Cathedral. ‘A New Start’ is a stunning new installation piece that will be shown this June to coincide with Refugee Week (15th-21st June 2009). Exhibition details
OPENS: ‘Raw Potential’ University of Chester Degree Show
A fantastic exhibition of work produced by Fine Art and Photography students at the University of Chester will open at the Kingsway Buildings in June, before going on the road to Liverpool’s Contemporary Urban Centre (CUC) in July. Exhibition details
OPENS: Bernie Lubell – A Theory of Entanglement
FACT will unveil a major new commission by Lubell and bring together a series of his low-tech, lo-fi sculptures, powered entirely by the audience. Visitors will become part of the exhibition as they work together to animate the large-scale wooden mechanisms, creating a theatre for themselves and one another. Exhibition details
BOOK FAIR: Liverpool Artists Book Fair 2009
Opening Hours: 12.00 – 18.00(Sat), 12.00 – 17.00(Sun) Admission is Free.
The second annual Liverpool Artists Book Fair will be held at A Foundation. The fair showcases unique and multiple books, comics, zines and paper based works by artists, illustrators and small presses from across the UK.
EVENT: Draw the Line
SATURDAY 20 June 2009, 12.00 – 19.00 in Mello Mello, Slater Street
Draw the Line is a drawing collective event that has been going on in Liverpool for the past 2 years now. The philosophy is anyone can and should draw and we encourage artists and wannabes to come to the events and show us their skills.
VIEWING: All Change
All Change garners and borrows five artists from the rain-soaked cobbleways and warrens of Manchester’s Rogue Artists Studios, to the seagull squawked, windswept sea air of the industrial sanctuary that is Liverpool’s The Royal Standard. Exhibition details
MARKET: The Piazza Art Markets
Bustling open-air markets showcasing original creations by local artists and makers. Work includes paintings, photography, textiles, clothing, sculpture, jewellery, ceramics and much more!
OPENS: Collidoscope
We welcome back the Collidoscope collective with their own highly individual and diverse styles and media, ranging from representational to expressionist and abstract work. Exhibition details
OPENS: Pop Art Reloaded
Ahead of his second solo exhibition in New York we are delighted to have Stephen Collett presenting his largest and most audacious show yet. “Pop Art Reloaded” relates closely to contemporary living and the modern desire to express one’s self through a purchased lifestyle influenced by sex appeal or fashion. Exhibition details
FURTHER AHEAD
OPENS: WHISTLER: The Gentle Art of Making Etchings
A fascinating exhibition gives remarkable insights into the etchings of American artist James McNeill Whistler, one of the greatest exponents of the art form. The exhibition features about 50 exquisite works drawn from the University of Glasgow’s world-famous Whistler collection. Exhibition details
Art and Design in the City at the Bluecoat
In conjunction with LOACA Arts Merseyside, artists and designer-makers will be exhibiting their work in the courtyard. This is an opportunity to not only support local creative talent by buying direct from the artists and designers, but also to speak to them about their work and perhaps be inspired to get creative.
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