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Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw was in town today meeting kids who have been benefitting from the Government initiative 'Find Your Talent' which aims to help children and young people discover new things, express themselves, develop a passion and to make the most of their talent – whether it is music, art, film, theatre, dance, digital media, exploring libraries, museums or heritage.
Led by National Museums Liverpool, the Liverpool pilot programme has been developed in partnership with the leading arts organisations in the city including The Bluecoat, FACT, Liverpool Biennial, Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse, Tate Liverpool and the Unity Theatre. Since it began a year ago 6429 young people and over 400 education professionals have been engaged in Find Your Talent
Liverpool READS Launched today - pick up your FREE book. The Savage by David Almond, Illustrated by Dave McKean. One of the greatest films of all time, Marlon Brando’s ‘On The Waterfront’, is coming to Liverpool in a great free open air spectacular.
Round Up of the Week
We had a day out in Blackburn to see the Strange World exhibition, part of PlAAy - the 2 year programme of contemporary Asian Art in Blackburn and Darwen. Then we went to the opening of the Bloomberg New Contemporaries which features 47 new or recent graduates at Cornerhouse.
Jane Hughes - ‘A year in the life of the Cornerstone’
11 September - 2 October 2009
Since November 2008 Jane Hughes has been involved in a documentary project at the Cornerstone Building, Liverpool Hope University’s Creative and Performing Arts Campus, where she has been Artist in Residence.
Arena - Folkloristics
11 -19 September 2009 Exhibition presented by Baltic in collaboration with Arena Art & Design Association. Baltic is a coalition between two Liverpool based artists, Anna Benson and Roisin Hyland.?Folkloristics is the culmination of new collaborative work.
We also saw inside the Oratory for the first time as part of Heritage Open Days which continues till the end of this week.
This Week
It is a busy week with loads going on.
TALK: This Island
SATURDAY 17 October at 15.30 in The Garden Room at the Bluecoat (£3/2 concs)Artists' talk as part of the exhibition 'This Island' at Editions. Daphne Warburg Astor and Jason Hicklin RE have been collaborating on prints and exhibitions for the past three years.
VIEWING: Bedwyr Williams: NIMROD
Artist performance at 18.30
For his inaugural solo show, the artist Bedwyr Williams has transformed the gallery into a provincial airport, complete with
THURSDAY 17 September, 18.00 – 20.00 at The Lost Soul & Stranger Service Station (Old Barber Shop at the Bluecoat) In Revolver, painter James Quin brings together four artists for whom painting remains a prime concern, for whom the notion that painting has had its day has not registered on their collective radar. Whilst all four artists concentrate on disparate painterly concerns and narratives, what they appear to have in common is a fascination with the materiality of paint and the modes of image making. Exhibition details
VIEWING: 'Secret Place' by Colin Holmes
THURSDAY 17 September 18.30 - 21.00 at Gostins Gallery Exhibition of recent work by Colin Homes Venue details
VIEWING: Tower of Remedies and Potions
THURSDAY 17 September 18.30 - 21.00 at Gostins Gallery Exhibition of 263 Re-constructed books and small box pictures By Tony Dash. Exhibition details
PERFORMANCE: 'Elvis is my Mum'
THURSDAY 17 September, starts at 20.00 at Cornerstone (002 Studio Theatre) A performance that delves into the family chest... By Abi Lake as part of the MA by Creative Practice Final Degree Shows. Admission Free. Venue details
EVENT: '1 Roch Crescent' installation by Natalie Lee
THURSDAY 17 September, 18.00 - 21.30 at Cornerstone
EVENT: -transitions- "{cultural bodies}"
FRIDAY 18 September 2009, 19:30 - 21.30 at Red Wire An evening of moving image and live art works. The evening will bring together a unique interdisciplinary understanding of how the body speaks, moves and interacts in relation to the artists 'cultural' context and practice.
PARADE: Urbanism 09 Canal Parade
MARKET: Calidad Art, Craft & Design event at Blackburne House
SUNDAY 20 September 11.00 - 17.00 Admission FreeOn the day of the Hope Street Feast, Calidad Events are holding an Art, Design & Craft Event in Blackburne House, with over 30 artists and designer-makers exhibiting and selling their work. Work for sale will include: jewellery, textiles, photography, art (limited edition and originals) glass, ceramics, wood, paper-craft, fashion accessories and lots more! Accompanied children are welcome.
MARKET: The Piazza Art Markets
Join us at the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral outdoor piazza 11am-4pm for our bustling outdoor art markets, bursting full of local creativity, with prices to suit all pockets. The Piazza Art Markets offers you the perfect opportunity to meet and chat with
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Hope Street FEAST 2009
SUNDAY 20 September 2009 10.30 – 17.00. Hope Street Feast 2009, sponsored by Paramount Stewarding and Security, is the 4th blissful family-friendly Sunday street party in Liverpool’s Hope Street Quarter with music, theatre, dance, great food, drink and produce.
Further Ahead
Abandon Normal Devices Festival
Abandon Normal Devices – Full festival programmeFestival Dates: 23 – 27 September 2009
Opening Launch: 23 September 2009
Abandon Normal Devices (AND), a new Northwest festival of New Cinema and Digital Culture, is excited to announce the full programme for the inaugural festival.
Tickets on sale now.
VIEWING: Some people deserve everything they get.
THURSDAY 24 September 18.00 - 22.00 at Royal Standard (The Long Night) Some people deserve everything they get assembles the most remarkable, outstanding, significant and superlative artists graduating from courses the length and breadth of the country this year. These graduates outshone their peers with unrivaled aesthetic choices; climbing the supreme ladder of success to pass with flying colours… Exhibition details
VIEWING: Under the Volcano: an exhibition for Malcolm Lowry (1909 – 1957)
THURSDAY 24 September 2009 at the Bluecoat (The Long Night) The Bluecoat celebrates Lowry’s centenary with an ambitious programme that includes an exhibition, a book, live music, dance, talks and special participatory events such as a Mexican Day of the Dead altar dedicated to Lowry. The influence of Lowry’s work has extended beyond writers to visual artists, and this exhibition brings together twelve from Merseyside, the UK, Mexico and Chile, who respond to Lowry in different ways. Exhibition details
OPENS: Bridget Riley: Flashback
FRIDAY 25 September 2009 at The Walker Art Gallery Bridget Riley: Flashback is the first in a major new series of touring exhibitions from the Arts Council collection, Southbank Centre. Riley’s distinctive and optically vibrant paintings generate extraordinary sensations of movement, light and space. Eight large scale paintings will be on show, with four coming from Riley’s personal collection. Alongside these are aound 30 drawings and studies that illuminate her working methods over her five-decade-long-career. Many of these will be exhibited for the first time. Exhibition details
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