Swoop into Tate Liverpool’s Learning Space to get a bird’s eye view of Tate’s collection of our feathered friends. Let your imagination take flight with your avian artistic creations.
Their Learning Space is open every day for visiting families- a space to relax and create with art games, colouring-in, books, toys and more!
The Royal Standard: Studio Open Day
At TRS, they are proud to host a vibrant community of 20+ artists in the heart of Liverpool. We’re excited to invite you to our Studio Open Day, where you can explore our creative space and catch a glimpse of where the magic happens.
This is a unique opportunity to discover our artists’ studios, social spaces, and gallery area. Some of the artists will open their door to give you a mini studio tour, don’t miss out!
In a new exhibition at the LAKE Gallery, three artists focus their attention on the everyday.
From glimpses of domestic objects to impressions of seemingly unremarkable outdoor spaces, Anna Clark, Dennis Spicer and Shani Wray-Jenkins celebrate the ordinary in paint, transforming the familiar and finding beauty in the often overlooked.
The exhibition opens on Thursday 6th March and runs until Saturday 5th April. The gallery will be hosting a preview evening on Thursday 6th March between 6pm and 8pm and all are welcome to join us for a glass of wine and to meet the artists.
Anna Clark
The inspiration for Anna’s pieces in this exhibition has come from her immediate surroundings. The starting point is usually quick sketches and photographs which provide her with the information for an artistic makeover back in the studio. Anna’s work often combines a number of processes including print, collage, drawing and paint. She likes to build up translucent layers, adding an element of chance and sometimes resulting in the unexpected reframing of familiar views and objects. Anna graduated as a mature student in 2014 with a degree in Fine Art from Wirral Metropolitan College, followed by a year’s Fellowship.
Dennis Spicer
“It is possible to find the extraordinary everywhere. For me, it happens when disparate objects come together by chance in the studio or out walking, when the rhythms of twigs in a pile of leaves or the way the sun strikes a gate will compel me to record these fleeting moments.”
Dennis has been painting now for many years. He has regularly exhibited with the Royal Institute of Oil Painters in London as well as exhibiting in group and solo exhibitions both in the north west and around the country.
Shani Wray-Jenkins
Painting intuitively, Shani likes nothing more than to turn on her favourite music, close her eyes and make the first mark on a blank canvas, each stroke informing the next. A self-taught artist working largely in acrylic, Shani’s still life paintings are a joyful, colourful celebration of everyday life. An avid collector of old pots and vessels from her travels and trips to flea markets, she is surrounded by an abundance of inspiration to call upon.
Artist Steve Randall is about to unveil his largest ever solo exhibition and it will be the first ever audio visual event to be held at The Royal Liver Building. The collection of paintings includes 35 never seen before works and they will be accompanied by a purpose written soundtrack, composed by Scottish musician Kenny MacLennan, aka W E S T H E A R T.
Steve turned to art later in life after his wife was diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour and since then through his arts initiative he has raised more than 43K for various charities across the Liverpool City Region. After first becoming known for nostalgic scenes depicting his home town of Kirkby, Steve credits his wife for his transition in pieces inspired by the nature of the Scottish highlands.
The music created by W E S T H E A R T is influenced by the same scenery, so a collaboration between the two artists felt like a natural progression. The soundtrack to the exhibition will be played on speakers throughout the event but those wanting a more personal experience are invited to bring their own headphones so they can listen to the music via their phone. Entry to the fully accessible event is free and it will be open to the public daily from 10am to 4pm.
Join them at the Walker Art Gallery for a guided tour of their Pre-Raphaelite collection. The Pre-Raphaelites were a group of reactionary young men who came together in London in 1848 seeking a return to the principles of the early Renaissance.
Tour guides will reveal the captivating stories behind pieces produced by members of the Brotherhood and their circle, and how Liverpool artists embraced Pre-Raphaelitism.
Highlighted art includes work by John Everett Millais, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Holman Hunt, Ford Madox Brown and work produced by Morris & Co.
Tours are on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 1:30pm | Sundays at 10:30am
Make CIC is proud to announce the launch of Art After Dark, a brand-new evening event celebrating Birkenhead’s thriving creative scene through exhibitions, open studios, and community-driven activities.
Taking place on Friday 21st March, Art After Dark invites visitors to explore the town’s artistic heart, with local creative spaces opening their doors for a night of discovery and connection. The event aims to foster collaboration between Birkenhead’s creative organisations, encourage engagement with the local arts community, and bring new energy to the area’s cultural offerings.
The event will feature contributions from several key local organisations, including Hamilton Vault Studios, Spider Project, Make It Happen, the Williamson Art Gallery, Bloom, Rathbone Studios, Future Yard and Landlines Studio with more venues and participants to be announced. Each location will showcase unique exhibitions, open studios, and creative experiences, offering something for everyone — from art enthusiasts to curious newcomers.
As the driving force behind this initiative, Make CIC will host a resident showcase at the Hamilton creative hub, highlighting the incredible talent nurtured within the space. From visual art and design to crafts and sculpture, the showcase will feature a diverse range of work from the Make community.
This event is free and open to all ages!
Art After Dark is part of Wirral Borough of Culture 2024 legacy. Wirral Borough of Culture is a year celebrating Wirral’s story, its people, and its places. The programme features a diverse line-up of culture, arts and heritage across the whole borough and shines a spotlight on Wirral’s creative community, with inclusion and environmental sustainability at its heart.
Wirral Borough of Culture 2024 is co-ordinated and part-funded by Wirral
Council, with funding from Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and the
UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
Zoe Partington is an artist in her own right and created light sculptures featuring slogans which have relevance to disability activism and issues disabled people experience.
The work conveys stories, messages and insights into disabled people’s struggles in a world in where society still excludes us from the mainstream. Disabled people still exist ‘on the edges’ and have to fight for equity. These neon signs convey a snapshot of disability history in a simple format with a powerful message.
About DDFI40:
DaDaFest International returns 8th-31st March 2025 to celebrate DaDa’s 40th Anniversary and this time we are coming with ‘RAGE: A Quiet Riot’.
DDFI40 will showcase work by disabled artists that captures all shapes and sides of rage. From the internal quiet frustrations and righteous rage, to overt injustice and activism, DDFI40 will explore disability rights, disability arts, access, ableism and ‘Rage’ in an explosion of creativity.
The exhibition is held across various venues, Bluecoat, Shakespeare North Playhouse and Williamson Art Gallery and Museum, Palm House, Sefton Park, Citizens Advice, Wavertree and more.
Matt’s practice explores dreams, reality and anxiety. His work sits between video games, live performance and visual art, having previously created artworks for performances, live art events and festivals. As a disabled artist making work about his lived experience, Matt’s practice draws upon autobiographical material to create interactive artworks.
Matt is a recipient of FACT’s 2024 Digital Artist Residencies programme, produced in partnership with DaDa and Lucid Games. For this residency, supported in partnership with DaDa, Matt has created a new digital artwork about myalgia encephalomyelitis (M.E.) and chronic fatigue.
About DDFI40:
DaDaFest International returns 8th-31st March 2025 to celebrate DaDa’s 40th Anniversary and this time they are coming with ‘RAGE: A Quiet Riot’.
DDFI40 will showcase work by disabled artists that captures all shapes and sides of rage. From the internal quiet frustrations and righteous rage, to overt injustice and activism, DDFI40 will explore disability rights, disability arts, access, ableism and ‘Rage’ in an explosion of creativity.
‘Mars’, Luke Jerram’s mesmerising art installation, moves into a new orbit at Norton Priory Museum and Gardens in Runcorn from now until Sunday 9 March – its first ever appearance in Merseyside and Cheshire.
Following the success of ‘Museum of the Moon’ in October 2021 and ‘Gaia’ Earth in January 2024, ‘Mars’ is the latest of the UK artist’s spectacular planetary installations to be displayed in Norton Priory’s impressive visitor centre atrium.
Measuring six metres in diameter, ‘Mars’ is a touring artwork featuring detailed NASA imagery of the Martian surface. Visitors will be able to view the installation from a variety of different angles, including an intimate viewing experience looking down on the Red Planet from the centre’s mezzanine balcony.
Against the stunning planetary backdrop, more than 30 different ‘out-of-this-world’ events will offer a wide range of fantastic experiences for both adults and children. TV’s famous Clanger models are rocketing in for special adventures in their own Space Garden and youngsters can enjoy dozens of exciting intergalactic craft sessions, Space Rover Lego building, storytelling, games, activities and music at weekends and over February half term.
Liverpool String Quartet and Cheshire’s Constabulary Band will delight concert audiences with magical musical journeys into outer space and Liverpool Astronomical Society will be hosting a special public Astronomy Day on Saturday 15 February.
Space-inspired comedy shows, storytelling, myths and legends, and talks on the Solar System and the Space Rover’s search for life on Mars will take audience minds ‘to infinity and beyond’, while more spiritual experiences on offer include meditation, yoga and healing gong baths.
During the six-week installation, normal museum opening times will move later in the day to allow for nighttime viewings. Special ‘Night at the Museum’ tickets are available, offering reduced price visits between 5pm and 7pm, and the wider museum will be open between 12 noon and 7pm for the duration of Mars’ time at Norton Priory. During the February half-term, opening times will be extended by two hours to cover 10am – 7pm.
Families are invited to explore the magic of Mars at the museum, with free child entry for standard museum visits (charges for children will apply for special events). Usual entry prices for visits between 12 noon and 7pm apply, with free entry for members of Norton Priory Museum and Gardens. Special discounted rates apply for ‘Night at the Museum’ viewings (5-7pm), and special events will be available at a range of prices.
For more information about visiting Norton Priory Museum and Gardens, Mars special events or book advance tickets, please visit www.nortonpriory.org.
For details of the Mars at the Museum event programme, there is a dedicated page on Norton Priory’s website: https://www.nortonpriory.org/events.php?category_id=17
The Atkinson is set to host a vibrant new exhibition, Floribunda, celebrating the diversity of flora from the North West through contemporary art and craft.
Opening in February 2025, the exhibition will showcase a stunning collection of works by HAND GROWN, a group of 10 Wirral-based female artists, offering a fresh take on the timeless creative theme of representing nature. Floribunda aims to challenge the viewer’s perception of plants including fungi and lichen that we may overlook in our own neighbourhoods.