2024
Young people to be given a helping hand on the creative industries ladder
Budding young actors, musicians, photographers, fashion designers and film directors from across Liverpool are being invited to sign up to Rambert’s Future Movement, a creative programme that could give them a head-start in their chosen career. Commissioned by Liverpool City Council’s Culture Liverpool team as part of its Creative Neighbourhoods programme and funded through the...
Planning approved for International Slavery Museum and Maritime Museum redevelopment
National Museums Liverpool is a step closer to realising its ambition for the city’s waterfront, after planning permission was approved to redevelop the International Slavery Museum and Maritime Museum. The transformed museums will centre around people – past, present and future, local, national and international – to create dynamic, welcoming spaces that meaningfully address contemporary...
Bedazzled at Lady Lever Art Gallery Opens Soon
A selection of glamorous evening wear dating from the 1920s to today will be shown at Lady Lever Art Gallery in Port Sunlight, Wirral. Showcasing 20 outfits, Bedazzled (26 October 2024 to 26 January 2025) celebrates the enduring popularity of beaded garments and explores the skills involved in making them. The exhibition also provides an...
DaDa marks 40 years of cutting-edge disability arts action
Apioneering disability and Deaf arts-led organisation which receives funding from Liverpool City Council, is celebrating its 40th anniversary. DaDa is an award-winning, cutting-edge multi artform charity was founded in 1984 and since then has become an integral part of the campaign for greater equality and access for disabled artists across the arts and cultural sector. It...
Writing on the Wall announce contributions to Liverpool Black History Month
October 2024’s Black History Month arrives on the back of some of the most shocking race riots the UK has seen in many years; the weaponisation of the brutal and tragic attack on young girls and their tutors in Southport, which ignited riots across the UK and racist and Islamophobic attacks on people, communities and...
Reclaiming Narratives: Celebrating Black History Month in Liverpool 2024
Liverpool is to celebrate Black History Month with its biggest and most vibrant line-up of artistic and community events yet! As the city stands tall as a beacon of resilience, creativity, and community spirit, an exciting and eclectic range of events and activities will shine a light on Black heritage and culture. Under the theme...
Liverpool ONE to host spooky Halloween Party
Ghosts, pirates, witches – and everything in between – are set to take over Liverpool ONE as part of a spooktacular Halloween party. The event, which takes place on Sunday 27 October from 11am until 5pm, offers a full day of family-friendly thrills and entertainment, from spooky characters and performances to the hugely popular children’s...
Portrait of passengers on popular bus route published in print
A book capturing the quirkiness and uniqueness of the 86 bus route from Smithdown Road to Liverpool city centre has been published. The 86 book is part of Picton Play, commissioned by Liverpool City Council’s Culture Liverpool team as part of its Creative Neighbourhoods programme and delivered by Edge Hill-based arts organisation Metal. Written by...
New exhibition at FACT redefines technology with immersive installation from three Latin American artists
From Friday 8 November 2024 to Sunday 26 January 2025, FACT presents Cosmotechnics, a group exhibition curated by FACT’s 2024 Curator-in-Residence Beatrice Zaidenberg. Cosmotechnics showcases a series of transformative installations featuring video, sound, sculpture, and digital media. Using plants as a guide, the exhibition invites audiences to explore the relationship between culture and technology through the works...
Get your haul from the Hall as artisan market returns
Around 70 of the best independent traders will be heading to St George’s Hall next month to showcase a vast array of stunning and unique products. The artisan market, which has FREE entry, returns on Sunday 6 October, after the huge success of the inaugural event back in June. Running from 10am to 4.30pm expect...
