Culture Liverpool has launched a major new Creative Neighbourhoods programme celebrating the identity, creativity, and character of Liverpool’s communities.
Home: A Celebration of Place will build on the success of previous Creative Neighbourhoods and Creative Communities initiatives, and will deliver a city-wide programme of cultural activity – bringing together artists, community organisations, and residents to explore a simple but powerful question: What makes a place a home?
The programme has been designed to recognise and showcase the unique stories, identities, and achievements of Liverpool’s neighbourhoods through community-led arts and culture. It aims to strengthen belonging, connection, pride and participation while helping to address inequalities in access to cultural opportunities across the city.
The commissioned artists and organisations were selected for their creative vision, track record of high-quality delivery and commitment to collaborative, community-led practice.
Through residencies, engagement activities, creative workshops, events and performances, the commissioned projects will work alongside residents to create new artistic work that celebrates neighbourhood identity, strengthens community connections, and leaves a lasting legacy.
The successful commissions are:
MAKE CIC – In My Liverpool Home
MAKE CIC’s In My Liverpool Home will celebrate the rich heritage, creativity and diversity of Walton, County, Kirkdale East and Vauxhall using music, storytelling and public art to explore what makes a place feel like home. Centred on Vauxhall and the Ten Streets district, the project takes inspiration from Pete McGovern’s iconic song In My Liverpool Home and the area’s history as a place shaped by immigration, industry and community. Working with residents, schools, youth organisations and cultural partners, MAKE CIC will collect oral histories, create new musical and spoken-word responses, and co-design a landmark public artwork on Regent Street. Through intergenerational storytelling, community celebrations and creative participation, the project will connect the neighbourhood’s past with its future, fostering pride in place, social cohesion and a shared vision for Liverpool’s evolving waterfront communities.
Cut to the Chase Productions – H.O.M.E. (House. Ours. Memory. EnJOYment.)
Working across Tuebook, Larkhill, Stoneycroft and Old Swan West, Cut to the Chase Productions will deliver H.O.M.E. (House. Ours. Memory. EnJOYment.), an ambitious community-led cine-theatre project exploring belonging, identity and the stories that connect people to place. Led by award-winning creative producer and director Jen Heyes, the project will bring residents together through story-gathering, film-making, music workshops, creative exchanges and community celebrations, culminating in a large-scale immersive performance combining film, live music, storytelling and community participation. Developed with local people at every stage, the project will celebrate the joy, creativity and cultural richness of these neighbourhoods while creating a lasting archive of stories, memories and creative work.
Breaking Barriers – Stories We Tell: Liverpool
Breaking Barriers will deliver Stories We Tell: Liverpool, a large-scale immersive storytelling project created with residents in Yew Tree and Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park Through oral history sessions, creative workshops and community co-creation activities, local people will share stories of belonging, migration, family, memory and community that will be transformed into an innovative audio-visual experience. Combining binaural sound, projection, archive material and live performance, audiences will journey through neighbourhood streets guided by residents’ voices, encountering the places, people and stories that make the area unique. The project will place community voices at the heart of the artistic experience while creating opportunities for young people to develop creative skills through a dedicated Young Company programme.
LUMA Creations
LUMA Creations will work with communities in Dingle, Toxteth, Princes Park, Arundel to explore ideas of belonging, identity and cultural exchange, drawing on the organisation’s extensive experience of creating high-quality, inclusive cultural programmes that bring people together through creativity. Renowned for producing the internationally celebrated LA FERIA festival, LUMA has a strong track record of championing diverse voices, fostering community cohesion and creating welcoming spaces for participation. Through workshops, creative engagement and collaborative artistic activity, the commission will invite residents to share their stories, experiences and connections to place, celebrating the rich cultural diversity that helps make Liverpool’s neighbourhoods feel like home. Audience evaluation of LA FERIA 2025 highlighted LUMA’s success in strengthening community connections, promoting cultural understanding and delivering high-quality artistic experiences that inspire pride, belonging and participation.
dot-art – Word for Home: Belle Vale
In Belle Vale, dot-art will work with artists Joseph Venning and local resident Jodie Cavanagh to create a series of large-scale public murals celebrating the language, identity and character of the neighbourhood. Residents will be invited to share the sayings, phrases and expressions that define Belle Vale, which will then be transformed into bold text-based artworks enhanced by vibrant colour and design. Alongside the murals, the project will create a community-sourced dictionary of local sayings, together with printed artwork, badges and stickers distributed across the area. Rooted in community participation and local pride, the project will leave a permanent artistic legacy that reflects Belle Vale’s unique voice and sense of home.
