HUB Festival scoops ‘event Oscar’
Liverpool’s HUB Festival has been named the nation’s best at the UK’s event Oscars the other night. HUB is the biggest urban free festival of its kind - was named Public Outdoor Event of the Year by the National Outdoor Events Association (NOEA).

There has been a Creative coup for Futuresonic festival as Imagine to be played across Liverpool on world’s highest and heaviest peal of bells - Futuresonic, the North West’s festival of leading-edge digital art, design and music, will be bringing a world premiere to Liverpool this spring in partnership with Liverpool Cathedral. After months of careful negotiation and planning, Futuresonic has commissioned installation artist Cleo Evans to conduct the bell-ringers of Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral in a unique performance of John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ on the Cathedral’s world famous bells in mid-May.

Last weeks Round Up
Design Initiative's held a Portfolio Day at Static for Fashion designers, Graphic designers and digital whizzs which was almost sold out. They received some great feedback from the participants who had gone along to receive help and advice from a range of industry experts.

Opening of George Always (George Melly portraits by Maggi Hambling) at the Walker Art Gallery. The work was very good and artists Maggi Hambling is an interesting character and speaker not just about this show but painting in general. We will be bringing you a short interview with Maggie soon. The exhibition continues till the end of May 09.

This week

WEDNESDAY 4 March 

2-4pm at the Weston Discovery Centre in World Museum Liverpool
Do you have any objects made in China at home? If you do they could become part of one of the key displays in the new Museum of Liverpool.
Curators are currently researching a special exhibition entitled ‘China, Shanghai and Liverpool’, which will form the centrepiece of the new museum’s Global City gallery. This special exhibition will focus on Liverpool’s dynamic relationship with China over the years, exploring themes such as trade, exchange, informal empire and community building.

6-8pm at 62 Castle Street Hotel, Liverpool 
The charity auction hosted by Dot-art, featuring the work of celebrated Liverpool artist Stephen Collett. More  

Thursday 5 March 2009

7-9pm Private View: 
EGG - The Painted Article  6 March - 29 March 2009
Group Show Curated by HeadSpace
 
6-8pm Private View
Bluecoat  4 x 4 
Four galleries, four exhibitions. 4x4 is the first in an occasional series of simultaneous exhibitions exploring the unique features of the Bluecoat’s new gallery spaces.  Shana Moulton: Selections from Whispering Pines. Colin Darke & David Mabb: Commodity Form. David Osbaldeston: Your Answer Is Mine, Anya Gallaccio.  
Open to the Public 6 March – 10 May 2009
Free admission 

JMU Academy - Action Diana by the Centre of Attention
Action Diana is at once an exhibition, a performance and a chance to see the artist at work. For Action Diana, the Centre of Attention will be onsite for the duration of the show/work to produce a feature film casting the public as the characters throughout. 5 March to 4 April 2009

Friday 6 March 

5.30-7.30pm Private View
Bluecoat Display Centre
An exhibition celebrating treasured objects from the Bluecoat Display Centre... ...featuring work for sale by: Neil Bottle, John Christie, Stephen Dixon, Chris Keenan, Nuala Jamison, Gabriele Koch, Emma Rodgers, Jeff Soan, Guy Taplin, and Winchcombe Pottery.

5-9pm Private View 
Wolstenholme Projects 
In July 2008, the exhibition Façade was presented by Wolstenholme Projects at Gallery-33, Berlin. Now, in March 2009, the exchange between the two venues comes full-circle as Interzone from Gallery-33 is exhibited in Liverpool.

Further Ahead

Thank You Art Week. Monday 9th - Sun 15th March, Offers, Viewings, Talks and so much more.

Thursday 12th March

Private Views at Liverpool Art Prize, Novas CUC;  FACT  with a Climate for Change and Open Eye 'Until it Hurts'

Friday 13th March - St. Lukes Church DEFCON presents Pergatory

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