Calling all artists! Don’t miss out on the chance to showcase your work at ArtHouse’s Summer Exhibition in Southport.
Applications are open until June 22nd. Whether you’re a painter, sculptor, photographer, or mixed media artist, we want to see your creativity shine. Submit your application now and be a part of this vibrant showcase of talent!
For any enquiries or submissions please enquire at arthousesca@gmail.com
The Post is looking to expand its team of freelance writers in the coming months. They want people with a knack for beautifully-crafted features, investigative reporting and hard-hitting news — as well as a passion to reinvent journalism on Merseyside.
If you’re incredibly witty and have a strong authorial voice, that’s great too. You might be a professional who has worked in journalism for 30 years, a freelance cultural critic or someone who is just starting out. Either way, if you have some experience or an exciting idea you’d like to pursue, they’d love to hear from you.
They pay £150 for features, but this fee can be higher for bigger investigative projects that take longer to report. Please email pitches to editor@livpost.co.uk.
Open Call – “A Window to your Neighbourhood” Exhibition at dot-art Gallery, in partnership with Liverpool Architecture Festival.
Liverpool Architecture Festival 2024 is delighted to be working with dot-art to facilitate a free to enter art competition. dot-art is an established, independent, not-for-profit arts organisation working with individuals, communities, and businesses throughout the Liverpool City Region.
LAF24 and dot-art are working together to offer this great opportunity to artists of all levels to enter interpretations of their Neighbourhood.
Winning and shortlisted entries will be exhibited in the dot-art Gallery located within the Queen Avenue Arcade in the heart of Liverpool’s historic downtown. The exhibition will be free to the public during June. There will be a prize giving event during the exhibition to celebrate the entries, and participants of all capabilities.
“A Window to your Neighbourhood”
What does your neighbourhood mean to you? How is it framed within your day-to-day life? What local buildings, monuments, or built objects hold memories or stories? What hidden architectural gems does your local area hold?
dot-art and Liverpool Architecture Festival are inviting artists of all ages and backgrounds, working in any media from pencil to paint to print, to produce art work showcasing the unique character of the diverse neighbourhoods of the Liverpool City Region. We want to move away from Liver Birds and grand neoclassical facades and showcase the architectural features outside the city centre, within your local neighbourhoods.
Submission:
Timeline:
Submissions open:
Successful artists notified: w/c 20th May
Delivery of work:
Private View:
Exhibition runs Friday 7th – Saturday 29th June (open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am-6pm)
Judges:
Prizes:
In addition to the above prizes all winners and shortlisted entries will have their work exhibited at dot-art Gallery and LAF’s “A Window to your Neighbourhood” Exhibition from 7th -29th June.
All questions can be directed to dot-art’s Gallery Manager, Claire Henderson: 0345 0176660 / gallery@dot-art.com.
Want to find out more about a new film project for teenagers starting this year? Bring your friends, and hang out with filmmakers Caitlin and Anj Webb-Ellis in a relaxed creative workshop making clay sculpture and chatting about life as a young person.
Saturday 13 April 1- 4pm
Crosby Library
Open to all young people aged 14-18
FREE
Abundant snacks and cosy vibes!
Train or bus fare reimbursed.
To book a spot follow the link below:
https://SaturdayWorkshop.eventbrite.co.uk
Caitlin and Anj @webbellisart make films and art projects about identity using philosophical enquiry. The workshop is a testing ground for a film and large-scale sculpture/installation project we are planning with local young people that explores what it means and how it feels to be young today.
We are seeking two performers to work with us on A Hidden Garden, an exciting new show for children aged 5 years + and their grown up’s. The show is going into production this summer and and will tour venues across the North in the autumn, performing to school and family audiences in theatres, community spaces and libraries.
The Boy – what we are looking for:
A male-identifying or non-binary performer who can convincingly play a child. We are particularly interested in applications from actors of South Asian heritage, to reflect the backgrounds of the children who helped us to shape the story and characters, and to attract audiences from this community.
The Man – what we are looking for:
A male-identifying performer from the global majority who can convincingly play an older character.
For both roles, alongside performance:
You will sometimes need to operate a pigeon puppet – training will be provided.
You will occasionally operate sound and mechanical elements in the show, which
you will be supported to do.
You will engage directly with the audience, so should be comfortable with leading
light-touch participation.
Please email d.pakkarhull@gmail.com telling us which role you are interested in and include a short statement highlighting your relevant experience. If you prefer, you can send us a voice or film recording lasting no more than 2 minutes. Please also attach or link to your acting CV or Spotlight profile. You must be available to audition on Tuesday 30th April.
THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS MONDAY 15TH APRIL AT 5PM
We are only able to contact those who have been shortlisted. Those invited to audition will be notified by Friday 19th April.
Auditions:
Workshop auditions will be held in-person at Lawrence Batley Teatre, Huddersfield on Tuesday 30th April between
2pm and 6pm. Further details of the audition process will be sent to those invited to attend.
Two museums with powerful collections and stories of local, national and international significance are inviting local people and visitors to have a say in shaping their future.
National Museums Liverpool is sharing the plans for the redevelopment of both the International Slavery Museum and Maritime Museum, inviting everyone to not only explore the designs but also speak to architects and the project team and gain an understanding of the ambition for both museums.
Teams from National Museums Liverpool will be taking the plans out into various community spaces as well as holding a drop-in public planning consultation day at Museum of Liverpool on 4 April 2024, from 12 noon – 4.30pm.
There will also be an opportunity to meet members of the team in an online event on 4 April, from 6 – 7pm: www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/
Michelle Charters, Head of International Slavery Museum said: “We’re so grateful for the thoughtful, collaborative work of our community stakeholders who have been integral in getting the designs to this stage and we’re delighted to be now sharing them with the wider public. The proposals for International Slavery Museum represent a major new chapter for the museum, and the city in addressing its role within the transatlantic slave trade. We believe the new designs elevate the museum’s presence within its historic location on the Liverpool waterfront and will allow the collections and narratives of transatlantic slavery to resonate with an even wider audience – now it’s over to the people of Liverpool to tell us what they think.”
Ian Murphy, Head of Maritime Museum said: “The Maritime Museum opened more than 40 years ago as part of the Albert Dock’s redevelopment in the 1980s. As the first of National Museums Liverpool’s three waterfront venues, we have welcomed millions of visitors and shared the extraordinary stories of Liverpool’s rich maritime heritage with people from around the world. We’re looking forward to sharing these impactful new designs, that signify an exciting future for the museum, with fresh energy and opportunities. We hope people will take time to look at the designs, ask questions, share their views, and ultimately become part of this journey.”
The transformed International Slavery Museum and Maritime Museum will centre around people – past, present and future, local, national and international – to create dynamic, welcoming spaces that meaningfully address contemporary issues.
Those whose lives have been most affected by the histories being told are playing a fundamental role in the development of both museums.
Historic England is the government’s adviser on the historic environment. Marie Smallwood, Historic England’s Head of Advice North, said: “It’s really important that the emerging plans for this site are sensitive to its setting within Liverpool’s historic docks and we’re being consulted by National Museums Liverpool as their approach develops. It is encouraging that the proposal is going out to public consultation to help shape the future of this part of Liverpool’s amazing maritime heritage.”
International Slavery Museum: designs will reveal how the Dr Martin Luther King Jr Building (MLK) will become a prominent new entrance to the International Slavery Museum (ISM), creating an inspiring welcome and a stronger sense of identity for the museum. They will also illustrate plans for the internal look and feel of the building, which will become a space for learning and community. Designs for a striking glass bridge will show how new re-imagined ISM galleries in the Hartley Pavilion will connect to the MLK and offer spectacular views both into and out of the Royal Albert Dock.
Maritime Museum: designs will demonstrate how an improved visitor welcome and orientation space will enable visitors to appreciate the historic fabric and scale of the building on arrival. They will also reveal ideas for better circulation for visitors and enhanced commercial facilities, including a shop, café and events spaces.
In January 2024, National Museums Liverpool announced the appointment of Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (FCBStudios) as the new team leading the architectural design of the £58m major redevelopment of the International Slavery Museum and Maritime Museum.
The world-renowned design firm are developing the proposals for the Dr Martin Luther King Jr building and the Hartley Pavilion, sites of both museums, working with key members of the University of Liverpool School of Architecture in facilitating community conversations to inform the designs.
Ralph Appelbaum Associates, who were appointed in 2022, lead on the exhibition design for both museums.
Both venues are expected to close in spring 2025 for works to begin, reopening in 2028.
This project is made possible with £9.9million from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, with thanks National Lottery Players.
In March 2024 it was also announced the project would receive £10million from The Government’s Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
Suella Braverman’s comments about rough sleeping being a lifestyle choice sparked off a lively debate about the increasing number of rough sleepers on our streets and in our shop doorways.
Valley Theatre aim to investigate her claims with a stage show in July which will be lively, entertaining, humorous, with music and satire at its heart as well as the experiences of rough sleepers.
Rehearsals sessions will start on Monday April 29th, 7 till 9pm, and will explore different drama techniques used to tackle such a subject in an entertaining, thought-provoking way, including:
* Stylised drama
* Using a drama chorus
* Verbatim theatre
* Brechtian Techniques
Please note, the sessions will be hands-on, not “chalk and talk” and each session will build towards the final performance in July. Writers and directors are welcome as well as actors and they will be encouraged to write for the group and direct them.
There will be no charge for those taking part, thanks to a generous donation to Valley from Liverpool Network Theatre who over the years have championed drama with a social edge.
For any queries or to express an interest, email info@valleytheatre.co.uk
Or simply turn up to the first session on Monday April 29th, at Valley Theatre, 7pm.
No Door Theatre are offering the opportunity for a theatre-maker, who has not experienced working in an R&D process before, to participate and learn from what one is like.
This is the kind of opportunity we believe we would have benefited from ahead of setting off on this project – ‘Sometimes if you want something to exist, you have to make it yourself’ – thank you Josie Long for this excellent quote.
Pay: £150 per day x 5 days. £750 total. (Expenses to be discussed if shortlisted.)
To apply, see here
Closing date: 15 April
Song Craft Workshop Summer Term 2024
Starts Tuesday May 7th, Smithdown Social Arts Hub & Gallery @smithdownsocial
Ten week course, Tuesday Evenings 6.00pm – 8.30pm.
Pen & Pad is all that’s required. All ages/experience welcome.
FOR INFORMATION & SIGN UP DETAILS: See the link below.
Join The Florrie this September to celebrate their 135th birthday with a massive reunion party for all connected to The Dingle!
Help them create a new short film & exhibition by sharing your stories & memories:
Lived or worked in The Dingle?
Attended school there?
Played for a local football team?
Have photos, artifacts, or stories to share?
Fondly remember your Dingle upbringing?
This celebration is for everyone with a connection to The Dingle, preserving the community’s real lives, from the mundane to the extraordinary.
Send your contributions at info@theflorrie.org.