Conducted on the Friday (20 June) just as this micro festival was starting Ross tells us what to expect from 3 days of workshops and performances. 

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Access Space is the UK’s first free media lab: an open-access learning community where participants learn, create and communicate online. Participation empowers individuals and develops skills, community, creativity and resourcefulness. Access Space focusses on creative engagement, encouraging participants to move from being e-consumers to becoming digital producers. Access Space hosts more than 200 web domains (17000+ online documents) for its participants.  

I conducted this interview with James Wallbank, Director of Access Space in Sheffield, on the first evening of the Open Source City micro festival, hence the music in the background.

James mentions the Grow your own Media Lab graphic novel which should now be available from the Access Space website, http://access-space.org/. 

If you are interested in this project and are interested in setting one up in Liverpool then let me know This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Frank Collins from Design Initiative tells us about Design Show Liverpool, the range of work that is available, and this hopes that Design Show will become a regular feature of the North West Calendar. Listen to find out more. 

Listen to the full interview with Al & Al currently exhibiting at FACT with their piece Eternal Youth. They also discuss their work on the Metal Pavillion at Edge Hill Station, Liverpool. 

Bryan Biggs, Artistic Director of the Bluecoat, Liverpool talks further to us about its programme and new spaces.

This is the additional material from the Art in Liverpool podcast - 4 March 2008, Byran talks informally about  about the Bluecoats opening programme.

Bryan discusses the Gallery opening 7 Days a week, the fantastic restuarant, Alex Finlay’s Bird boxes, their ‘Best of’ project where artists have been encouraged to send in their work and their aims of bringing the visitor closer to artwork as it is made.

He discusses the performing arts programme - music Liverpol based Clinic, local folk singer John Smith,  Yoko Ono, Mike Westbrook Band, Steve Reid Ensemble , and it’s Literature programme with Jeanette Winterson, Howard Marks,  and Tom Paulin, and how it is working with Writing on the Wall,

Patrick Henry, Director of the Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool talks to us about its history, its activities and its future in a brand new space.

Open Eye started in the  1970’s and was based down in the Whitechapel area of Liverpool, in the Grapes Hotel by Victors the barbers. Liverpool was on the dole and the Open Eye was there to reflect the times of the once great city.  Open Eye History

As the years have gone by the city has changed, and the now Open Eye GALLERY is still there reflecting the changes in the city.

In 96-97 the Open Eye moved from Bold Street, it;s home for many years to Wood Street – it had a new space and a new identity has emerged from that. Now in this its 31st year we talk to Patrick Henry it’s most recent Director about the past, present and the future for one of the cities best loved galleries.

Show Notes
Patrick explains the history of the Open Eye Gallery and then brings us up to date with their current activities;

• artist talks where every exhibiting photographer gives a gallery talk

• perspective talks, where a non artist is invited in to discuss the artwork

• professional development opportunities through the Red Eye network meetings for photographers

• and bringing Still Cinema  to St Lukes Church

To find out more and to keep up to date with what is on in the visual arts go to the Art in Liverpool website.
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Fis 08 opened on Thursday evening with a private view of 12 contemporary Irish artists work on the 3rd floor of the Contempoary Urban Centre on Greenland Street, Liverpol.

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