2024
Two more murals for budding community project
A project which helps bring a Liverpool community together, is set to bloom again. The Flower Streets project is a celebration of Kirkdale and its residents, and has already resulted in nine, large-scale murals on the gable end of houses – each one representing the namesake flowers of each street. The artworks are a celebration...
The Threads That Bind Us
See fresh garments that are anti-fast fashion on display at the Met Quarter Join us for a free display of style and fashion photography created by young producers from the Tiber organisation based in Toxteth. The Threads that Bind Us showcases garments designed and made by Toxteth young people with the support of fashion designer...
Get Plaque! The Liverpool club where The Beatles first played is getting a historical plaque
The historic site of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stuart Sutcliffe and Pete Best’s first performance as The Beatles is set to be honoured with a commemorative plaque from World Origin Site on Friday 23rd August. In August 1960 at The Jacaranda on Slater Street in Liverpool, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison...
The Flowers Still Grow
Socially engaged projects reflecting personal stories of what makes a strong community today. The Flowers Still Grow brings together a series of projects that showcase long-term collaborations between photographers, creative writers, and local communities in Anfield and Garston. Each project celebrates the people who make up these communities whilst reflecting their concerns, experiences, and aspirations...
Island of Foam
German artist Stephanie Lüning is heading to Liverpool for the very first time this August to present her unique, multi coloured and mesmerising artwork entitled ‘Island of Foam’. Taking place at the iconic Liverpool ONE Sugar House Steps, opposite John Lewis, you are welcome to join Stephanie to delve deeper into the fascinating world of...
There’s No Place Like Foam
A mountain of rainbow-coloured foam will be taking over part of Liverpool city centre later this month! Island of Foam – an ambitious, temporary shape-shifting artwork will take over Liverpool ONE’s Sugar House Steps (near John Lewis) on the afternoon of Saturday 31 August. It has been commissioned by Culture Liverpool in partnership with Global...
Plans are approved for £15m The Sir Ken Dodd Happiness Centre in Liverpool
People in Liverpool are going to be asked what they would want to see in a new permanent home for Sir Ken Dodd’s archive in the heart of the city. Plans have been approved for The Sir Ken Dodd Happiness Centre, designed to celebrate the life and career of Liverpool’s most famous comedian. Liverpool’s Royal...
BlackFest 2024
BlackFest is an award winning festival that boasts an inclusive programme celebrating theatre, film, spoken word, poetry, music, dance and visual arts, providing a safe space for experimentation, excellence and connection within arts. Our collaborations with artists, organisations and the community has encouraged the creation, appreciation and access to this celebrating and centring Black Arts...
Ever Forward
An exhibition celebrating the Liverpool Everyman Theatre at 60. In 1964, as the Beatles embarked on their first world tour and the Metropolitan Cathedral was still under construction, Martin Jenkins, Peter James and Terry Hands opened the Everyman. They had no mission statement, no business plan, no carefully prepared marketing material. What they had was...
Exhibition Preview: Through the Lens
Join us for the exclusive look at ‘Through the Lens’, a captivating exhibition that explores the world through the eyes of talented photographers. This special evening offers a first look at a stunning collection of images that capture experiences, evoke emotions, and showcase artistic creativity in interpreting the world around us. Hosted in the historic...