Event type: Exhibition

Peaky Blinders in Port Sunlight

This summer, a special exhibition of costumes worn in the iconic TV drama Peaky Blinders is coming to Port Sunlight, which was famously used as a filming location in the show.

The award-winning TV series, Peaky Blinders, first aired in 2013 and follows the exploits of a family-led criminal gang headed by Tommy Shelby in Birmingham amidst the aftermath of the First World War. It has since become a huge cultural phenomenon and drawn fans from across the world.

Port Sunlight locations featured in the show included Park Road and the Dell park, where stars such as Cillian Murphy and Helen McCrory filmed several pivotal scenes which featured in the second and third series.

Jean Milton, Director of Heritage at Port Sunlight Village Trust, said: “To have Peaky Blinders choosing Port Sunlight as a filming location was a real honour, and we were delighted our village’s distinctive architecture became part of such an iconic TV show.

“Now, we’re excited to welcome the return of the Peaky Blinders with a special exhibition of original costumes worn in the TV show. Not only is it a great chance to celebrate the impact of Peaky Blinders, it’s also an exciting opportunity for people to step inside one of the village’s most beautiful houses which has been closed to visitors for the past few years.”

Opening from 24 June until 10 September, the exhibition presents six costumes in the setting of Bridge Cottage on Park Road, next door to the house which featured as the character Aunt Polly’s home.

Visitors will be able to step inside and see the beautifully-made costumes up close, including a dress worn by Helen McCrory as Aunt Polly Gray and a suit worn by Tom Hardy as Alfie Solomons. The costumes are on loan from Cosprop.

The exhibition will be open Wednesday–Sunday, 10am–4pm. Pre-booking isn’t necessary, however numbers will be limited due to the size of the historic building, so Port Sunlight Village Trust recommend booking ahead via www.portsunlightvillage.com/whats-on

World Refugee Day

To mark World Refugee Day 2023, Arts Bar Hope Street are hosting a visual arts exhibition, featuring several artists from near and far.

The aim is show how art can transcend geographical borders and language barriers and create a sense of unity. As always there will be a soundtrack playing throughout the day and a special drink has been created especially for the event, in order to help raise funds for charity.

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A pound from the sale of every special drink and a minimum of 10% from arts sales will go to Sahir House’s life-saving LGBTQ+ Refugee & Asylum Service which the charity currently receives no funding to operate.

Rob Davies

Rob Davies is a Wirral-based artist who paints large-scale watercolour landscapes. His initial inspiration is the notion of a romantic “sublime”.

Davies’s artworks are eclectic, but mainly combine elements from semi-industrial and semi-wild environments into landscapes that hover somewhere between real locations and science fiction. The paintings, using a variety of media from watercolour to oils, depict these quasi-imaginary landscapes with a mix of realism and gestural mark making.

One of Davies’ interests is in the mind’s tendency to wander, its desire to be elsewhere. We often try to romanticise what we are seeing, or to project our thoughts onto what could be called ‘mundane’ environments. Locations such as train tracks or embankments become translated in these works as fitting starting points for exploring such inclinations.

Photo Credit – Stephen Dodd: bigcheese.co.uk

Seen and Heard – Adventures in A...

Seen and Heard – Adventures in Art and Dementia brings together six artists who worked creatively in the Belong care village in Chester.

Spending time with residents, families, Belong colleagues and children from the on-site Nursery in Belong, they invited people to take part in a range of arts activities. This exhibition, which journeys throughout the ground floor of Grosvenor Museum in Chester, includes artworks made by the artists and people from the village community.

Seen and Heard is part of Where the Arts Belong, a groundbreaking partnership between the Bluecoat, Liverpool’s contemporary arts centre, and innovative care provider, Belong. They are delighted to share a glimpse into the processes, artists’ works and responses created across the project.

You can find out more about Where the Arts Belong here: https://www.thebluecoat.org.uk/projects/where-the-arts-belong

The exhibition takes place at Grosvenor Museum in Chester, and continues until Sunday 8th October.

Grosvenor Museum, 27 Grosvenor Street, Chester, CH1 2DD

Website: www.grosvenormuseum.westcheshiremuseums.co.uk

The Bluecoat and the Biennial

Liverpool Biennial, the UK’s largest visual arts festival, started in 1999 under the patronage of James Moores. Since its inception, the Bluecoat has been a partner, providing a venue for most of the International exhibitions and being on the curatorial team for some of them.

It has also devised programmes of live art, run participation projects, hosted events and worked with the artists in the Biennial’s Independent strand.

This display, drawn from the Bluecoat’s archive, includes photos of exhibitions and performances, publications and other printed material, and a slide show charting the Biennial at Bluecoat over the last 24 years.

The photos included are a selection documenting the many artists the Bluecoat has worked with over eleven Biennials. An accompanying slideshow in the display features more images and details of the full Biennial programme at the arts centre, 1999-2021.

Kaleidoscopic

Showcasing a selection of paintings at Art In The Everyman.

Daniel’s paintings are exceptionally multi-coloured, overjoyed, and stimulating – waking us from our unaware slumber. Not only are his paintings fused with academic fundamentals of art, like form, colour, and texture, but also screech the maximalist style in a fashionable sensibility.

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“There is no dearth of concepts, meaningful identities, and multifarious objects. Instead, each painting is a disclosure of a new tale and experiences.”
dot-art Gallery, Liverpool 2023

Celebrate Summer at Arts Bar Hope Stre...

Celebrate Summer with a weekend of visual art curated by Laura McCann.

The showcase will feature painter Dave Turner, ink printer Kate Hornby, floral artist Danielle Sexton, photographer Ilona Walker and edible plant specialist Steph from Foru Plants.

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There will be a summer soundtrack and specially made seasonal drinks to take on to the sun terrace. Come for the art, stay for the party.

Harold Hewitt: Life Is A Collage

Harold Hewitt creates life-scale immersive pictures of the world we’re all familiar with.

His images are of local scenes, but sometimes a narrative emerges that he didn’t expect – perhaps referencing history, religion, poetry, art history, mythology or even present-day issues. What began as a familiar local scene becomes a stage for a drama, or sometimes a metaphor for a bigger message.

While the pictures might look at a glance like enlarged photos, they begin as oil paintings created on location. These are then developed over many months using hundreds of collaged cut outs. These give the pictures spatial depth, bringing in peripheral as well as direct vision. With the peripheral vision and large size together you feel you can almost step into the works, and become part of the narrative.

Life Is A Collage will run 9th June – 29th July in galleries 1 and 2. For full visiting information check their Visit Us page.

EVENTS:

Opening night: Thursday 8th June, 6-8pm – all welcome. Harold will be joined by Ruth Fisher to sing songs about the works from 6-7pm, and then will give a 10-minute talk about the exhibition.

Artist Talks: Friday 16th June, 6pm and Saturday 1st July, 2pm. Book on Tickets Wirral

Cadeaux Exhibition: Introducing the Bd...

Launching with a curated display in their gallery space, this summer Bluecoat Display Centre are delighted to share a collection of homewares, jewellery, textiles and more which have been specially selected as gifts for those significant occasions in your life, including weddings and anniversaries.

Whether you’re planning your dream wedding, eloping for an intimate ceremony, celebrating your 50th anniversary, have a big birthday coming up, moving into a new home or planning your retirement do, they have a carefully curated collection of handmade gifts by their talented craft makers, which can be tailored to match the unique character of your occasion.

Included in the collection are some items for before and during the big day, including a collection of distinctive, handmade engagement and wedding rings, bridal jewellery, textile accessories and paper decorations.

Join us for the display opening and launch of the collection on Saturday 10 June 2023 between 2pm – 4pm. Friends of the Bdc will receive a 10% discount on all purchases from the gallery during the event.*

Minds Re-imagined: an art in science e...

Between Friday, July 7th and Thursday, July 27th, The Brain Charity will host Minds Re-imagined – an art in science exhibition.

The exhibition is a collaboration between artist Helen Lydon and neuroscientist Dr Josh Kearney.

The mixed-media artworks featured are a response to recent findings in cognitive neuroscience.

They reimagine our brains in different ways, using metaphors of mind.

This gives an imaginative perspective on how our brains are diverse, dynamic and extended: constantly working and thinking in tandem with our bodies, other people and the environment.

The artworks will be on display in The Brain Charity’s centre for anyone to view during our opening hours (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm).

On Friday, July 7th between 12pm and 2pm there will be an informal launch in The Brain Food Café – all are welcome.

To RSVP, please click the sign-up button today. For more information, email activities@thebraincharity.org.uk or call The Brain Charity on 0151 298 2999 and ask for Suzanne.