This weeks podcast covers Garston’s Cultural Embassy, Klimt at Tate Liverpool, Variable Capital at the Bluecoat and Macca at Anfield. Plus news about what’s on and what’s coming up in the arts in Liverpool.
We are back after a short break to bring you the cultural highlights of the past to weeks and to let you know what is coming up.
A complete round up of what’s taking place in the visual arts in Liverpool.
This week saw the reopening of the Bluecoat Display Centre back in it’s rightful place at the back of the Bluecoat Garden, it’s opening show ‘Gabriele Koch and Robin Welch - The Elisabeth Zuckerman Memorial Exhibition’ it shares with it’s other space Display Centre 2 on Hanover Street.
A complete round up of visual arts in Liverpool week by weekThis week sees Liverpool go Super Lamb Banana crazy just before a hectic weekend of shows and events from Design Show Liverpool, Africa Oye, Changover at Site, Open Source City and much more. Read Listen Enjoy.
A complete round up of the visual arts in Liverpool. “Broadcast Live” from the Liverpool Design Show, with interviews with Design Initiative, Ross from Soundnetwork about Open Source City and Milk2Sugars behind “Your Show” at Red Wire. Plus what’s coming up this week.
Open Now
This weeks show covers; Ian reviews Changeover at Site 68 Hope Street by Rebecca Key, Robin Woolston at Curve Gallery Victoria Street with an interesting exhibition about consumerism.
The John Moores University degree show is still on at various venues around Slater Street, with a fresh show probably given a bit more freedom by the spaces in which they are presented.
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the Korea based Cho Theatre will be at the Edge Hill Pavillion part of Metal, with performances of the Angel and the Wood Cutter.
On the Wirral the Lady Lever Gallery presents Masterpieces, watercolours and drawings - An exhibition witch traces the history of the William Hesketh Collection, with work by Turner, Burn Jones etc.
Next WeekAt the Contemporary Urban Centre is an exhibition by 40 artists including some celebrities. They present Go Pink 08, to raise awareness of Cancer, it continues until the 1st JulyAnd finally the Ceri Hand Gallery opens, situated on Cotton Street it promises to be a great addition to the Liverpool art scene. The inaugural show is a group show of 10 artists work and continues until the 4th July. Newsletters: Subscribe to our Art in Liverpool Newsletter and get an update everytime an episode is published.Feedback - If you enjoy the show then let us know - leave us a comment here, or email comments to neil‘at’defnetmedia.com and we will read them out on the showiTunes one click subscribe or other audio subscription services
This weeks show covers - Fire at the Bluecoat!, Futuresonic, Nexus at Edge Hill, Tate’s Birthday, Dream in St Helens and much much more.
Late Update: no private view for Variable Capital
Ian’s been taking down the Liverpool Art Prize - which took longer than expected but did manage to get along to Domino Gallery, which has a great exhibition called ‘The Other Side of Paris’ photos by Kate McLean. Futuresonic on 1st and 2nd May The Digital art show is still available online at http://www.digitalartshow.co.uk, then launch of Nexus at Edge Hill with Billy Bragg and Les Dennis in attendance; Tate’s 20th Birthday with thousands attending over the weekend, and a sighting of Lewis Biggs and Christophe Grunenberg dancing in the Magnet to Northern Soul. The launch of St Helens Dream by Jaume Plensa, see pictures at picasaweb.google.com/defnetmedia
Find out about this weekends Streets Ahead festival, News from the fringe festival and Ian reviews Ken Martin, Trevor Skempton and Mike Absalom at View Two plus the usual news previews and reviews. Find out about the Eyes and Ears exhbition along with Trevor Skempton’s 08 Logo’s and the launch of Around the city in 80 Pubs.
This weeks show features -
Arts Matter: The pool of Life’ by the Singh Twins at the Bluecoat; 7 @ The Anglican Cathedral; Changing Eight at Cornerstone Gallery; The Beatles backstage and behind the scenes at CBS at the Beatles Story; Norman Ackroyd at Editions; the Pendleburys at Gostins. A short podcast this week but still with all the usual news, views and reviews.
We discuss the Asia art Triennial in Manchester, our favourite places, the Adrian Henri exhibition at the New Slaughterhouse Gallery in Garston, Wolstenholm Sq show Sixth Sense, Site at 68 Hope Street, Editions with Norman Ackroyd and the Open Eye show featuring Anne Collier. More….
And much much more.
Listen again to our special podcast - which came straight from the from the heart of the Bluecoat. We discussed the Blueocat opening, the wishing tree and the all important question on the arts scene in Liverpool at the moment - the Bluecoat garden. Also featuring interviews with artists Alec Finlay and Hew Locke.
The New slaughterhouse Gallery opening exhibition by Adrian Henri, the Martha Rosler Library at the Site; 3 printmakers including Norman Ackroyd at Editions; One Step Forward, One Step Back by dreamthinkspeak at the Anglican Cathedral; Saturday at the Grange - ‘People and Love’ with Sarah Nicholson, Alex Simpson and Richard Ashworth. - There is more information in the show notes below.
Listen again to our special podcast - which came straight from the from the heart of the Bluecoat. We discussed the Bluecoat opening, the wishing tree and the all important question on the arts scene in Liverpool at the moment - the Bluecoat garden. Also featuring interviews with artists Alec Finlay and Hew Locke.
This weeks show features - what’s on and what’s coming up in the Liverpool’s arts scene. AND IT’S ANOTHER BIG ONE
Ian’s reviews - Art in the Age of Steam at the Walker Art Gallery - Al & Al Eternal Youth at FACT - Richard Meaghan at View Two - Art Market at the Piazza - Rob Davies at Albert Dock - there’s more information in the show notes.
This Week
Opening Thursday 24th Sikhs in Print - Sikh Heritage at St George’s Hall,Curated by the Singh Twins - This exhibition of historical imagery offers a fascinating view of how the Sikh community has been depicted in print from the mid 19th to the mid 20th century.