Bluecoat Display Centre’s In the Window Installation and selling display for Pride in Liverpool 2024 showcases the work of local ceramic artist Simon Dredge, as part of the celebrations for Liverpool Pride.
Simon Dredge is an English ceramic artist, based in Liverpool whose work explores the impact of history in shaping our cultural understanding.
For the Pride window Simon wanted to celebrate the diversity of the gay and queer community in Liverpool and the wider Merseyside area.
Simon wants to bring distant and unheard voices to his work, so for this collection he wanted to include both historical figures interwoven with more modern and well-known people.
For Simon including people who were trailblazers and forward thinking for their time is so important as these are the people who made living now as open and proud LGBTQIA++ possible.
Simon’s plates are made in both porcelain and architectural clays, he uses ceramic body stains, underglaze, acrylic inks, acrylic paints and spray paints on his work.
Meet the Maker Event.
Saturday 27 July 2pm-4pm
Join them for an informal afternoon where you can come along and have a chat with Simon about his work and have some refreshments with us.