Presenting a variety of paintings, ranging from abstract to abstract-figurative by artist Daniel Meakin.
Delighting in showcasing his art in public venues and theatres e.g. Unity Theatre, Liverpool, conjuring whimsical and fun elements in his artistic working process.
Creative Writing Sessions with Levi Tafari.
Leroy Cooper’s photography exhibition, Liverpool Through the Lens, currently on display in The Museum of Liverpool, is a love letter to the city and an evocative and insightful depiction of life in the Liverpool 8 community.
In July 1981, just 20 years old, Leroy was arrested in Liverpool 8. The incident provided a spark to the growing discontent at police discrimination and violence against the black community in the area, which led to the first Toxteth uprising. Following his arrest, Leroy pursued a career in photography to counteract the negative depictions of Toxteth and the L8 community after 1981, amassing a collection of over a quarter of a million images that documented Liverpool’s people and culture. Beyond photography, he was a talented performance poet, DJ on Toxteth Community Radio, and a graffiti artist, known for repainting Toxteth street name signs in the vibrant colours of Rastafari. Cooper’s creative spirit remained undeterred, inspiring us all.
Amidst all the trials and tribulations of the Liverpool 8 community, Leroy’s lens always focused on the people and the community, revealing their strengths and vulnerabilities, through both happy and sadder times. Leroy was a guest of Writing on the Wall’s festival many, many times. We were proud to be invited to the opening of this exhibition in early 2023. In tribute to Leroy’s life and 40-year career WoW and NML are launching ‘Leroy Through the Lens’, a project that turns the focus on Leroy and his work, through a range of monthly workshops inviting participants to respond to Leroy’s powerful photography through a creative writing. The first session will be led by Leroy’s cousin and internationally renowned dub poet and performer, Levi Tafari.
We are proud to present this co-hosted event with National Museums Liverpool, as part of our Black History Month programme. This is the first of a series of four workshops. Participants are welcome to come to this as a stand alone event or book for all four.
Adfree Cities to invite you to come down and see the Hell Bus as part of The World Transformed at the Black-E on Great George Street, L1 5EW on the 7th & 8th of October 2023.
Adfree Cities are taking Darren Cullen’s ‘Hell Bus’, a mobile exhibition with artwork dissecting greenwashing tactics, on tour to university towns and cities across the UK, in collaboration with Switch It Green. The Hell Bus is a public climate art exhibition to raise awareness around high carbon advertising and demonstrate positive, democratic, and creative use of city space.
This Autumn, to celebrate the 400th Anniversary of one of the literary world’s most treasured artefacts, we are giving you the opportunity to see history brought to life with a real copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio. See dates and times below.
We are thrilled to announce a momentous occasion in celebration of the 400th anniversary of the First Folio. The organisation has secured a loan from The British Library, granting us the opportunity to showcase this invaluable literary artefact in our Exhibition Gallery.
The Folio is a collection of Shakespeare’s plays first published in 1623, seven years after his death. The exhibited copy is one in 50 that still exists in the UK, and contains 36 of his plays.
The Grenville First Folio that will be loaned to Shakespeare North Playhouse, was bequeathed in 1846 as part of the library of Thomas Grenville, a politician and book collector. Unlike so many First Folios today, it contains all pages, including its original title page with the iconic portrait of William Shakespeare.
Chief Executive of Shakespeare North Playhouse, Melanie Lewis, comments: “We are honoured to welcome Shakespeare’s First Folio from the British Library to the Shakespeare North Playhouse as part of their ‘Treasures on Tour’ programme. This historic loan represents not only a profound connection to our theatrical heritage, but also a remarkable opportunity for our audiences to engage directly with the very words that have shaped literary history.”
Booking is preferred for this event, or you can simply turn up and have a look around.
To learn more about the history of the Folio, why not book for one (or two!) of our talks with Ben Crystal and Dr Stephen Lloyd, where they will share their unparalleled knowledge and insight into this incredible book.
Dates:
Thursday 19 Oct – Saturday 11 Nov 2023
Opening hours and activity:
Exhibition Opens:
Thursday 19 – 12pm-5pm
Friday 20 – 12pm-5pm
Saturday 21 – 12pm-5pm
Sunday 22 – CLOSED
Monday 23 – 4pm-5pm
Tuesday 24 – 12pm-5pm (Stephen Lloyd talk @ 5pm)
Wednesday 25 – 12pm-5pm
Thursday 26 – 12pm-5pm
Friday 27 – 12pm-5pm
Saturday 28 – 12pm-5pm
Sunday 29 – CLOSED
Monday 30 – 4pm-5pm
Tuesday 31 – 12pm-5pm
Wednesday 1 – 12pm-5pm (Family Portrait Workshop @ 11:30am, 1:30pm, 3:30pm & Ben Crystal Talk @ 5pm)
Thursday 2 – 12pm-5pm
Friday 3 – 12pm-5pm (Decorative Lettering Family Workshop @ 11:30am, 1:30pm, 3:30pm)
Saturday 4 – 12pm-5pm
Sunday 5 – CLOSED
Monday 6 – 12pm-5pm
Tuesday 7 – 12pm-5pm
Wednesday 8 – 12pm-5pm
Thursday 9 – 12pm-5pm
Friday 10 – 12pm-5pm
Saturday 11 – 12pm-5pm (LAST DAY)
Important to note:
Into the Light will see six of Nahem Shoa’s paintings displayed beside famous artworks from the Walker’s permanent collections – including artists such as Joseph Wright of Derby, David Hockney, Lucien Freud and James Tissot.
Shoa’s intervention also celebrates the Walker Art Gallery’s newest acquisition by the artist, The back of Gbenga Ilumoka’s Head. This ground-breaking and provocative painting is part of Shoa’s pioneering body of work around themes of race, identity, diversity and the human condition.
Born in London in 1968, Nahem Shoa’s Eritean, Yemeni, Iraqi, Latvian and Scottish heritage plays a vital part in his work. His work champions the people and communities that have been made to feel invisible or othered throughout British history.
A Place of Our Own is a group exhibition that brings together the local stories of people across Walton (North Liverpool), Prescot (Knowsley) and Chester town centre.
What connects these three projects is a pride in people’s memories and associations with each place, but also an acknowledgement of redevelopment and regeneration needed within each area. Like many urban areas across the country, and particularly across the North West, there lies a fine balance in celebrating local heritage and culture while making room for the new. And who else is best placed to discuss this issue other than those that live and work on those streets?
Launch event: 28 September, 17.30, with drinks and music from Dance for Plants
Projects include:
A Portrait of the High Street. Photographic artist Tony Mallon has been working in collaboration with local residents from Prescot since the summer 2021. He invited people to set up a local photography group to reimagine the high street and create a contemporary portrait of the area.
With cameras in their own hands, through Tony’s support, the local residents have become the documenters of their own community, using a combination of street photography and portrait techniques to tell their stories.
Suzanne St Clare and Chester Traders. For the past two and a half years Suzanne has been working with business owners trading on the historical Rows in Chester. Together they’ve been chatting about how these business owners came to Chester, their community, challenges, the quirkiness of independent trading and their love and passion for this beautiful, historic city.
Inspired by photographers such as Daido Moriyama, Gregory Crewdson and Julia Fullerton-Batten, the traders and Suzanne have been working together to create a series of stunning images and video works that document the daily lives, stories and individuals who make up this local high street.
Our Home. Our Place. Our Space. A project by photographer Lucy Hunter, Walton Youth and Community project and the wider community of Walton. Lucy worked for over a year in the area with residents, trying different camera techniques and exploring the area through photowalks and portraiture to share their perspectives and experiences of the local area. Photographers Sarah Weights and Tricia Grant-Hanlon also assisted with the project.
There will also be Reflections group exhibition on the Open Eye Gallery exterior wall and cafe area. Artists and photographers have been working with communities whose stories are seldom heard to capture their experiences of Covid-19.
Join us to celebrate Tate Liverpool before we start our transformation project.
Enjoy our free displays, talks, activities and music across the weekend plus there will be the chance to leave your own mark on our walls. We’ll be taking inspiration from previous Tate Liverpool exhibitions including Keith Haring and Andy Warhol and looking ahead to how Tate Liverpool will look in the future.
You’ll also be able to take away a specially commissioned Tate Liverpool party bag.
“Drawing with coal: Liverpool to Silesia,” is an exhibition that beautifully captures the artistic exchange between two historically and culturally rich regions – Liverpool and Silesia.
This exhibition features the works of two talented Liverpool-born artists Jordan L Rodgers (known as Węglowy Artysta) and Paul Romano, forging a path of artistic tradition and celebrating cross-cultural dialogue. Join us on this journey of discovery and cultural exchange.
Featuring recent graduates and emerging makers working across a range of disciplines and media, Emerging Makers highlights the ‘makers to watch’ of 2023.
All work is for sale in the gallery and they now have a selection which is also available to purchase online.
The Carl Rosa Opera Company would be 150 years old this month. The exhibition in the Picton Room (of Liverpool Central Library and Archive) celebrates that with highlights from the archive.
The ‘Rosa’ was Britain’s longest running and most successful touring opera company, always performing opera in English. Its aim was to promote opera at affordable prices to the largest and broadest audience possible.
The Rosa owned the Royal Court Theatre in Liverpool between 1884–1896, and performed in Liverpool regularly from 1873 until the 1950’s. It also performed in 58 other towns & cities…
The Rosa was closed down by The Arts Council in 1960. This exhibition marks that first performance at the Theatre Royal in Manchester of MARITANA by William Wallace, conducted by Carl Rosa.