2024
Walker Art Gallery to memorialise victims of Zong Massacre with new display by Karen McLean
Walker Art Gallery is proud to announce Stitching Souls: Threads of Silence, a brand-new installation by British-Trinidadian artist Karen McLean. This powerful new work, opening 28 September, is one of the gallery’s newest acquisitions and serves as a poignant memorial to the victims of the tragic Zong Massacre of 1781. Created in partnership with a...
Liverpool Irish Festival announce programme for 17 – 27 October 2024
Liverpool Irish Festival, the UK’s largest Irish arts and culture led festival, today announces its 2024 programme. The annual Festival features 35+ events, for adults and children, across 10 remarkable days (Thurs 17-Sun 27 Oct 2024). Starting five weeks from today, it opens with an official launch at the Liverpool Irish Centre, with performances from...
Conversations: celebrating work by Black British woman and non-binary artists
The Walker Art Gallery will host a major exhibition celebrating Black British women and non-binary artists. Conversations (19 October 2024 to 9 March 2025) will be the first exhibition of its kind to be held in a national art gallery in the UK. The ambitious exhibition brings together work by nearly 50 leading Black women...
Sebastian Faulks’s Birdsong is coming to the Playhouse
Sebastian Faulks’s epic story of love and loss, Birdsong, returns to the stage in a brand-new production for 2024 at the Liverpool Playhouse from Tuesday 8 to Saturday 12 October. Featuring award-winning actor Max Bowden (EastEnders), this production marks the 30th anniversary of the international best-selling novel. The critically acclaimed show, adapted by Rachel Wagstaff...
Explore new worlds and stories in a free exhibition dedicated to games made by artists
From Thursday 5 September 2024 to Sunday 27 April 2025, discover a free interactive exhibition dedicated to games created by digital artists and independent video game developers. Art Plays Games examines how artists are increasingly using games to offer alternative ways of making sense of the world today and to challenge conventional forms of storytelling....
Educational film shines spotlight on numerous job opportunities for young people in ‘Live Events’ industry
A national campaign is being launched to educate young people about the vast range of exciting career opportunities available in the ‘Live Events’ sector. The campaign is being coordinated by leading events technology provider Adlib in partnership with key industry organisations such as PLASA (The Professional Lighting and Sound Association trade body), The Power of...
Stanley Park Market success leads to extended trial
The inaugural mid-week market at Stanley Park, which launched in July for an initial 7-week trial, has been extended until Wednesday 30th October 2024, due to its overwhelming popularity. The market, which began with around 50 stalls, has quickly grown to host over 100 stalls each week, offering a diverse array of goods, including fresh...
Ready, Set, ‘Play’! The countdown to River of Light is on
Liverpool is preparing to turn into an epic night-time playground as River of Light returns to the city’s streets. Giant gnomes, a celebration of Diwali and an interactive light battle are just some of the twelve light installations that feature along the 3km waterfront trail. The festival will run from Friday 25 October to Tuesday...
Innovative glass artist Chris Day brings a thrilling new commission to Walker Art Gallery
Walker Art Gallery is proud to announce the opening of a new installation by innovative glass artist Chris Day. Titled ‘Now you see me’, this stunning blown glass and mixed media modular work is exhibited alongside the painting that inspired it – ‘The Card Party’ by Gawen Hamilton (1698-1737). Day’s installation was catalysed by his...
Award-winning play Wonder Boy is coming to the Playhouse
Wonder Boy is a heartwarming story of a 12-year-old boy’s journey to overcome a stammer. Winner of Writers’ Guild Award for Best Play 2023, written by Ross Willis (Wolfie) and directed by the Olivier-award winning Sally Cookson (A Monster Calls) is coming to Liverpool Playhouse from Wednesday 25 September to Saturday 28 September. Wonder...
