NEWS

The Transition took place on Saturday 10 Jan. Nearly 60,000 people on Liverpool waterfront with more watching from the Wirral.

Great fireworks, preceded by good videos giving a potted history of Liverpool and selection of events from 08. The new canal in front of the 3 graces looked great with lanterns floating on it and coloured lights illuminating the whole scene. Saw a few street performers in town and events at CUC and Bluecoat - Ian missed the Tate, I didn't - great bands, expensive beer and a fantastic show.

Ian has Recently added lots more artists to the artinliverpool directory and updated many more. Any Merseyside artist can now email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and ask to be added to the website - profile and 6 pictures on Liverpool's arts websites and it's free - It is to good to be true!

Last Chance To See - Le Corbusier at Met Cathedral Crypt. Ends Sunday 18 Jan. 

Round up of the week

50 at the Bluecoat Display Centre opened on Friday 9th. Quite a queue had formed as there were just 50 items at £50 each - some good bargains, several sold straight away. It was packed out on Saturday.

Also opened on Saturday - After The Curtain Falls at 11 Wolstenholme Sq. Not packed on Saturday but it was a good show which covers the whole exhibition area.

Events this week  

Private View on Tuesday 13th at 3345 Parr St Club 18-21.00 - Cesar Gonzales Serpa - 'The Essential It's Invisible'  

Cesar Gonzalez Serpa investigates painting, photography, exploring vision and composition from Maracay in Venezuela. He now works solely in experimental photography, where images can be created, not revealed.  The artist will be present Tues 13 January for the private view

Private View on Thursday 15 Jan at Ceri Hand Gallery, Cotton St. S Mark Gubb - 'My Empire of Dirt' 16 January - 28 February 2009 Aftershow Party at Leaf Cafe (GREAT VENUE), Parliament St. 20.00

My Empire of Dirt is S Mark Gubb's first solo show at Ceri Hand Gallery, Liverpool. This exhibition extends his preoccupation with our passage through life, and the social, theological, political and economic systems and structures that affect our existence and behaviour. Central to the exhibition is a shotgun shack*. The first 'room' is constructed from scavenged materials, referencing the crudely constructed favellas of Brazil and shanty towns of other developing nations. The dimensions of this room are 2 metres square, the amount of land a person in the British Isles would own were the land mass to be divided equally amongst its current occupants. The dimensions of the second room are based on those of holding cells from the American prisons Camp Delta, Camp X-Ray and Guantanamo Bay. Providing basic comfort and zero privacy, these cells have been architecturally engineered to promote depression and suicide in their occupants. The third room is a physical realisation of an open grave and the literal interpretation of the exhibition title.

Private View THURSDAY 15th January 2009 from 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm. at ARTROOM, Parkgate, Wirral - Four Leading National Landscape Artists
 

Other events this weeks 

BLUECOAT - a programme of free discussions Art in a City Examined relating to Next Up. 

Wed 14 Jan, 6.00pm - Studio Life

Wed 21 Jan, 6.00pm - Art Market

and Wed 28 Jan, 6.00pm - Artists Take The Lead

ALSO Events at Tate as part of 5th Floor Show

Catch tenanspin as they go live - here 

Coming up later this month

Arena - ART AUCTION 2009

Arena Art & Design Association is inviting submissions to our Art Auction to be held on Friday 30th January 2009 at Leaf Café Bar.

Open submission: Artists are invited to submit 1 piece of artwork in any medium which will be entered into a selection process. Maximum size of wall hanging artwork is 3ft x 3ft, standing size limit is 2ft x 2ft. There will be a 35% commission on each artwork sold. All proceeds go towards the ongoing development and running of Arena Art & Design Association.  Delivery dates of artworks for selection is  Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th January between 11 – 5pm at: Leaf Café Bar, 27 Parliament Street, Liverpool 

All Together now - Contemporary Urban Centre - 24th January

Organised by the TUC - this event examines working life in Liverpool through a day of cultural conversations - more