Also at Novas CUC until Jan 13 2009 - 'Tenggara' - Contemporary Paintings from Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines. 21 November - 13 January 2009. Ian really loves thsi show and says it's the best he has seen all year so get down to see it.

It's a group of 33 amazing artists from Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines have been brought together to form a unique contemporary painting exhibition, showcasing a collection of high quality contemporary fine arts. The event will include a series of talks and dialogue with the artists and curators.

THIS WEEK
Xia Lu's popular exhibition of Chinese art and local scenes returns to the Coach House in Calderstones Park for this week only.
24 - 30 November 2008

Liverpool Academy of arts - Christmas Open. Exhibition 25 November - 18 December 2008
Liverpool Academy of Arts annual open exhibition of paintings by local artists.

11 Wolstenholm - Faintly Drawn lines  23 –30 November 2008
A group of 7 artists selected from a nationwide open call, working in a diverse range of media, the exhibition provides an insight into how these practices overlap. Open: Thursday – Sunday, 12-6pm

Riverside Group Photography Exhibition. 26 November to 1 December at the Anglican Cathedral, St James Road, then moves to City Exchange, Old Hall Street, from 4 to 18 December. 
Figures from the worlds of arts, sport and business will sit alongside refugees and the homeless in a photography exhibition that looks at Liverpool through the eyes of its migrants.

NOVAS - Rush Hour by Mark Willcox. Exhibition 27 November 2008 - 11 January 2009
Viewing Thursday 27 Nov 18-21.00
In probably the last show in the Biennial programme, Mark Willcox is showing, in a solo exhibition ‘Rush Hour’, a body of semi-abstract work that recreates his experiences of rush hour with a sight-impaired condition

The Bluecoat - Sat 29 November

Blackmarket for Useful Knowledge and Non-Knowledge No.11 is a lively installation full of hustle, bustle and brains which will have 50 experts sitting at numerous individual tables, sharing their knowledge with members of the audience over thirty minute one-to-one sessions. The Blackmarket event is free, and members of the public can listen in to any of the conversations, or for £1 (or even €1), you can book an expert for your own private half hour dialogue. Get to the check-in early though, or you may find yourself having to do some serious bribing and bartering to get near your expert of choice!
This unique art installation takes traditional methods of knowledge transfer out of the stuffy archives and hushed library reading rooms, and throws them into an arena of discussion and banter, taking on the buzz of market stalls and stock exchanges. Blackmarkets have so far taken place in Berlin, Vienna, Istanbul, Warsaw, Hamburg and Graz.

The topic for the Liverpool edition is: ‘ON WASTE. The Disappearance and Comeback of Things and Values.’ Experts have been invited from the diverse fields of garbology, ecology, philosophy, economy, pathology, entomology and alchemy (those who know how to make gold from dirt).
More information about the event is available on our website and you can also download the full list of experts who will be present on the night:

Further Ahead

Pre-paid - ‘Can you work out whose work is which?'
Private Viewing - Thursday 4th December, 6-8pm
Exhibition Open - Friday 5th to Friday 12th December.
Auction - Thursday 11th December, 5.30 -8pm
The Cornerstone Gallery is proud to present 'Pre-paid', an exhibition and auction of postcard works donated by artists and celebrities who contribute to Liverpool’s prestigious cultural life and continuing development. The contributor’s names will be withheld until the preview night on Thursday 4th December 6 - 8pm and the postcards subsequently exhibited for one week only.  Names will not be matched to the cards.
 
On Thursday 11th December, 5.30 - 8pm a blind auction, hosted by Liverpool's very own and not-to-be-missed Paul O'Keefe, will provide the opportunity for all to bid for those works they are interested in. This will be a very exciting event, one not to be missed and a great opportunity to acquire a piece of work by a prominent artist or celebrity of our time.

Listen to the David Bandy Interview before the show closes at the Bluecoat- here