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News · 1 August 2021

More Liverpool statues receive an artistic transformation

Sky Arts’ unique summer long project following a collection of inspiring artists as they creatively reimagine some of Liverpool’s most iconic statues continues. Part of Culture Liverpool’s Very Public Art campaign, the next phase of reveals sees Queen Victoria placed in a ‘Gone With the Wind’ inspired dress by Karen Arthur working in collaboration with historian Laurence Westgaph; the Gladstone statue in St John’s Gardens wrapped

News · 29 July 2021

MarchOnline for Pride

LCR Pride Foundation is calling on the city region’s LGBT+ community and allies to tune into its MarchOnline from 12noon this Saturday 31st July. For the second year running, the virtual march will take place on what would have been the day of the city region’s Pride celebrations – the March with Pride and Pride in Liverpool. The organisation’s

News · 16 July 2021

City’s statues get a temporary makeover in unique arts project

Some of Liverpool's most iconic statues are getting a whole new look this summer as part of a unique Sky Arts project.

News · 17 May 2021

Liverpool: One attractive city

As museums and galleries open up again from today, it’s going to be a massive week for culture in Liverpool. With new exhibitions, return of performances, and some major events, we’ve rounded up what’s coming up over the next few days. All of National Museums Liverpool’s venues are reopening from 18th May, and the team

News · 19 March 2021

Liverpool Biennial unveils the first ‘outside’ chapter and extended opening dates

Liverpool Biennial unveiled today the first ‘outside’ chapter of the 11th edition The Stomach and the Port, ahead of the public opening on 20 March, along with announcing an extension to the Biennial’s duration at most venues to 27 June 2021 and others to August and September. To celebrate Liverpool’s iconic architecture and public spaces,

News · 15 December 2020

Christmas Card competition winners revealed

SANTA’S sleigh racing across a riot of colours, a merry band of elves marching through the city’s streets and a plump robin nestled in holly – all feature in the winning designs of Liverpool City Council’s Christmas Card Competition. Three talented young artists’ designs were plucked from over 180 entries received, after the council ran

News · 27 November 2020

Liverpool Film Office supports homecoming for stars Jodie Comer and Stephen Graham in Channel 4 drama

Help (w/t), reunites two of Liverpool’s famed screen talents; Jodie Comer (Killing Eve, Free Guy) and Stephen Graham (Line Of Duty, The Virtues) in their professional homecoming for a one-off, state-of-the-nation drama, to begin filming in Liverpool City Region in early 2021. Commissioned by Channel 4 and produced by The Forge(Roadkill, The Accident) in association

The Birdcage Stage performing at the Sgt Pepper at 50 celebrations in 2017 © Culture Liverpool

News · 26 August 2020

Liverpool Without Walls brings culture back to the streets

ALMOST 50 cultural organisations and freelance artists have been awarded money to bring art and performance to Liverpool’s city centre streets. The next stage of the ‘Liverpool Without Walls’ project, commissions have been funded for projects ranging from live music, theatrical performance, dance, light installations, murals, photography exhibitions and street animation. Last month, the city council announced

Arts & Events · 14 August 2020

Market comes to Bold Street

A farmers and artists market is being held on Bold Street in Liverpool city centre on Saturday 15 August. It is part of a wider plan to hold more markets in locations around the city to encourage and support local, independent traders which kicked off recently with a market in Woolton Village. The event, which

News · 6 August 2020

Liverpool is going on a Bear Hunt!

SHHH! There are lots of bears coming to Liverpool and Liverpool City Council is looking for places to hide them! As part of the city’s Year of Reading, Liverpool City Council and its #LiverpoolReads partners have teamed up with publishers Walker Books to set up a Bear Hunt, inspired by the children’s classic We’re Going

Arts & Events · 28 July 2020

Liverpool has come out fighting on culture

Director of Culture Liverpool Claire McColgan MBE explains how Liverpool has taken the future of the city’s cultural offer into its own hands… Pandemic… this isn’t something that has been in any cultural risk assessment I’ve ever done. We ‘do’ culture and plan events here really well but COVID-19 hit like a slow motion car

News · 24 July 2020

LIMF Academy 2020/2021 Applications are now OPEN

Aimed at artists, bands and producer-artists between the ages 16-25 from across Merseyside, LIMF Academy offers exclusive access to activities and insider know-how from the music industry. For those selected, the Academy provides: Financial investment (7 awards of £750 / 3 of £2,500) A variety of performance opportunities Collaborative EP Project and other music making opportunities

News · 15 July 2020

Mayor and business leaders make call for urgent timeline on business events return

The Mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson, alongside senior business leaders from the city, is calling upon the Government to provide an urgent timeline for the return of business events.

News · 15 July 2020

Timeline for return of business events – Letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer

Mayor Anderson and business leaders have written to the government urgently calling for a timeline on the return of business events.

News · 24 June 2020

The Good Business Festival announces programme line-up for Act 1 in October

The Good Business Festival reveals first details of Act 1on 8thOctober2020, with Act 2 taking place in March 2021 British Fashion Council, Greenpeace, Iceland Foods, Liverpool Football Club, Mastercard and Coca-Cola among its partners Ambassadors include Athian Akec, Member for Camden Youth Parliament, Ann Cairns, Executive Vice Chair of Mastercard, Holly Tucker, UK Ambassador for Creative Small

Education · 20 February 2020

Book yourself an incredible prize!

Do you ever read in an unusual place? Have you spotted a library somewhere unexpected? If so, you could win up to £100 in book vouchers! Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson has designated 2020 to be the Year of Reading and there are already plenty of ways for everyone to get involved. And now there’s

What's on · 13 February 2020

February fun – this half-term

Fabulous Reading events at Liverpool Central Library This half term there is a real focus on the fun of reading for pleasure and introducing young people to reading, inspired by the 100 Novels That Shaped Our World Project. Tuesday 17 FebruaryLuma Creations presents Rhythm Tribes 10-11am; 12-1pm; 2-3pm – Booking not required The rhythm in songs

Education · 11 February 2020

Ready, set, read! The Liverpool Readathon is coming!

Dragons, wizards and hungry caterpillars are on the curriculum for 30,000 children across the city as the Liverpool Readathon returns for its third year next month. More than 100 schools have signed up to take part in this year’s event from 2-13 March which will include a visit from Waterstones Children’s Laureate Cressida Cowell. The

Arts & Events · 5 February 2020

Royal Navy aircraft carrier to make inaugural Liverpool visit

Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales will visit Liverpool later this month in a demonstration of the Naval Service’s close ties with the city. The second of the Royal Navy’s giant new aircraft carriers will arrive in the city on 28 February for a week-long visit packed with celebrations and engagement with the

Uncategorized · 4 February 2020

Year of Reading speeds up with Quick Reads

Liverpool Central Library will welcome three best-selling authors through its doors later this month to kick start a national campaign. The Reading Agency launches its Quick Reads initiative in the city on Tuesday 18 February and three of the featured authors, Milly Johnson, A A Dhand and Clare Mackintosh, will be taking part in a

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