News · 24 November 2021
Liverpool and Merseyside Theatres Trust (LMTT) has today announced that Suba Das will be theirnew Creative Director, helping shape its artistic future and bringing a fresh perspective into twoof Merseyside’s iconic venues – Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse theatres. Currently Suba is Artistic Director and Chief Executive of new writing company HighTide. Previously anAssociate Director at
News · 8 November 2021
Were you one of the thousands of people who visited River of Light? Post-event figures show around a whopping 150,000 people enjoyed the free, outdoor trail over 17 nights which boosted the local economy. City centre restaurants and shops saw an increase in demand with Liverpool BID Company recorded their highest footfall rates since the
News · 28 October 2021
Liverpool City Council’s culture and development leads have welcomed the first significant, direct DCMS capital investment in Liverpool for ten years. Cabinet Member for Culture and Visitor Economy, Councillor Harry Doyle, and Cabinet Member for Strategic Developments and Housing, Councillor Sarah Doyle, have issued a joint statement following the announcement that the Government is to
News · 27 October 2021
Plans for a new global visitor attraction, the redevelopment of two of Liverpool’s leading cultural institutions and a new public realm have been given a £22 million budget boost. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced two separate financial investments for the city which will inject a new lease of life in and around the city’s docks,
News · 23 October 2021
The Rock n Roll Marathon and Half Marathon is taking place in Liverpool on Sunday 24 October and there will be road closures in place in and around the route.
News · 20 October 2021
A brand new programme celebrating and exploring Black music on Merseyside launches this weekend (Sunday 24 October). ON RECORD, returns for the second year with a raft of brand new in-person, online and audio commissions looking at the impact of Black music on the city region’s communities over the past 70 years. Running from Sunday
News · 1 October 2021
ARTS and community organisations across Liverpool will be coming together throughout October to mark this year’s Black History Month. Driven by the Creative Organisations of Liverpool (COoL) and supported by Culture Liverpool, the annual programme of events is a whole-city approach to creatively examining the role of black people in the city and beyond. Workshops,
News · 1 October 2021
Liverpool’s status as the “Hollywood of the North” has taken a step closer as its new film & high-end TV drama studios open for business on Monday (4 October).
News · 30 September 2021
MAYOR of Liverpool Joanne Anderson will tomorrow (Friday 1 October) address the Eurocities culture forum on culture and recovery. The culture and creative economy across Europe lost about 31 per cent of its turnover in 2020, making it one of the hardest hit sectors. Mayor Joanne will be sharing Liverpool’s experience and approach to culture
Culture · 20 September 2021
Liverpool City Council has made its first major move since the city lost its UNESCO World Heritage status. The city council has created a new role – Head of Heritage Preservation and Development – to manage, curate and promote its historic assets and to act as a champion for the city’s heritage sector. Despite the
News · 15 September 2021
River of Light is back to illuminate Liverpool’s waterfront this autumn. After the event’s huge success in March which saw around 120,000 people safely enjoy the River of Light Trail, demand has been high for this spectacular outdoor art gallery to return to the city. From Friday 22 October to Sunday 7 November, light
Culture · 14 September 2021
Cream ‘On the Waterfront’ is bringing four concerts to Liverpool’s Pier Head later this week.
News · 10 September 2021
Calling local music creators – Liverpool International Music Festival (LIMF) Academy is back for 2021/22! Applications to be part of the award-winning programme are now open and the team are on the hunt for the best artists, bands and producer-artists aged 16-25 based in Liverpool City Region, to take part. Since its inception in 2013,
News · 4 September 2021
The important role of bio-diversity in tackling climate change is being highlighted in a new piece of artwork in Toxteth. A large mural of a Northern Dune Tiger Beetle has been painted on Grafton Street in Liverpool to draw attention to the impact that the climate crisis is having on local wildlife. The ‘UK Youth
News · 3 September 2021
A festival of Latin American Arts and Culture is set to take over city centre venues in Liverpool this month. For their 10th Anniversary activities, local arts organisation LUMA Creations will present LA FERIA, an innovative and colourful celebration of Latin American Arts and Culture. Forming part of the Liverpool Without Walls initiative, the programme of events, features an exciting
News · 19 August 2021
Beatles fans and hat lovers are being invited to put on their most flamboyant Fab Four headwear this Bank Holiday Monday and take part in a unique TV show being made in Liverpool. ‘Hats Off to The Beatles’ is part of Statues Redressed – a project where statues across the city have been given a temporary new look by artists and designers to celebrate and debate their place in the city today. As
News · 11 August 2021
An international song contest launched last year in memory of John Lennon to inspire new songs about kindness has received more than 1500 entries from 18 countries. International charity tuff.earth started the search for the world’s best new song of hope and optimism on what would have been the former Beatle’s 80th birthday with the
News · 4 August 2021
Liverpool is gearing up to host its first major outdoor cultural event post lockdown. Bridge is set to takeover Walton from Thursday 5 to Saturday 7 August with a focus on bringing together the community and celebrating civic pride. The 72ft long and 19ft high structure located at Breeze Hill, Millennium Green – known locally
News · 1 August 2021
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 · 28 July 2021
Some Liverpool locations are getting new artistic additions thanks to an inspiring cultural campaign. Very Public Art will see a series of brand new art commissions land across the city which will showcase the local creative community and give the creators the chance to tell stories through their work. Each individual project will pop up
