Im collaboration with artinliverpool.com, Defnet Media presents the weekly Art in Liverpool podcast. With news from the Liverpool arts world, reviews from the past weeks shows and a what's on guide to the week ahead.
Find out about this weekends Streets Ahead festival, News from the fringe festival and Ian reviews Ken Martin, Trevor Skempton and Mike Absalom at View Two plus the usual news previews and reviews. Find out about the Eyes and Ears exhbition along with Trevor Skempton’s 08 Logo’s and the launch of Around the city in 80 Pubs.
This weeks show features -
Arts Matter: The pool of Life’ by the Singh Twins at the Bluecoat; 7 @ The Anglican Cathedral; Changing Eight at Cornerstone Gallery; The Beatles backstage and behind the scenes at CBS at the Beatles Story; Norman Ackroyd at Editions; the Pendleburys at Gostins. A short podcast this week but still with all the usual news, views and reviews.
We discuss the Asia art Triennial in Manchester, our favourite places, the Adrian Henri exhibition at the New Slaughterhouse Gallery in Garston, Wolstenholm Sq show Sixth Sense, Site at 68 Hope Street, Editions with Norman Ackroyd and the Open Eye show featuring Anne Collier. More….
And much much more.
Listen again to our special podcast - which came straight from the from the heart of the Bluecoat. We discussed the Blueocat opening, the wishing tree and the all important question on the arts scene in Liverpool at the moment - the Bluecoat garden. Also featuring interviews with artists Alec Finlay and Hew Locke.
The New slaughterhouse Gallery opening exhibition by Adrian Henri, the Martha Rosler Library at the Site; 3 printmakers including Norman Ackroyd at Editions; One Step Forward, One Step Back by dreamthinkspeak at the Anglican Cathedral; Saturday at the Grange - ‘People and Love’ with Sarah Nicholson, Alex Simpson and Richard Ashworth. - There is more information in the show notes below.
Listen again to our special podcast - which came straight from the from the heart of the Bluecoat. We discussed the Bluecoat opening, the wishing tree and the all important question on the arts scene in Liverpool at the moment - the Bluecoat garden. Also featuring interviews with artists Alec Finlay and Hew Locke.
This weeks show features - what’s on and what’s coming up in the Liverpool’s arts scene. AND IT’S ANOTHER BIG ONE
Ian’s reviews - Art in the Age of Steam at the Walker Art Gallery - Al & Al Eternal Youth at FACT - Richard Meaghan at View Two - Art Market at the Piazza - Rob Davies at Albert Dock - there’s more information in the show notes.
This Week
Opening Thursday 24th Sikhs in Print - Sikh Heritage at St George’s Hall,Curated by the Singh Twins - This exhibition of historical imagery offers a fascinating view of how the Sikh community has been depicted in print from the mid 19th to the mid 20th century.
The Bank holiday approaches and there is loads of stuff going on this weekend so find out what’s on and what’s coming up in the Liverpool’s arts scene. And find out details on how to win tickets to see Tony Benn at the Liverpool Philharmonic.
This week Ian reviews Bluecoat Display Centre’s west meets west exhibition, Shankly at the Olympia, Terry Duffy at the Walker, four artists at the people’s Centre and we talk about the great day we had at the fantastic Rotunda Pavillion.
You can see my pictures from the launch of the Rotunda Pavillion or Folly here. This will open in a new window.
This week Ian has a great competition coming up to win a pair of tickets to see Tony Benn at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall find out more detail in the podcast. This weeks there is the launch of the Edge Hill pavillion on Friday evening and on Saturday they are having a fun day for all the family which may include volunteering for an ESP experiment, also this weekend Tate’s 20th Birthday and Futuresonic in Manchester, Tatton Park biennial and the Shrew artists group show in Birkenhead Pavillion - everyone is getting a pavillion these days - Ben Johnson’s Liverpool Cityscape is complete so listen again to Ian’s interview with Ben. All this and more of what’s coming up in Liverpool.
This weeks show features - what’s on at the moment and what’s coming up in the Liverpool’s visual arts scene.
An extended show this week as Bryan Biggs, artistic director of the Bluecoat comes in to talk to us.
Coming up - Ian has been working hard on the Liverpool Art Prize at the Urban Cultural Centre (NOVAS) which opened on the the Thursday 28 February - open till 7 May
Liverpool Art Prize has been a great success, with over 500 visitors including Phil Redmond. The opening was broadcast live on BBC Northwest Tonight and Ian was interviewed on Dean Sullivan’s show on city talk fm. Please vote for the People’s Choice before end of Saturday 8 March. The Awards will be announced on Sunday 9 March 3pm in the Contemporary Urban Centre.
This weeks show features - what’s on at the moment and what’s coming up in the Liverpool’s arts scene.
This weeks show highlights the Liverpool Art Prize 2008 and we talk to Pete Moser, director of More Music about the Long Walk project.
The Liverpool Art Prize at the Urban Cultural Centre (NOVAS) is open till 7 May
Coming up This weekend sees the Long Walk in Liverpool on the 15 and 16 March at Cornerstone at Hope University, produced by award winning More Music, their director Pete Moser discusses the project. Listen to the interview in the pod. Tickets are available through the Philharmoonic Box office.
Just Opened Hawkins & Co at Novas Contemporary Urban Centre
Open to the public till 5th May
This weeks show features - the Bluecoat opening and interviews with two of the artists, also what’s on at the moment and what’s coming up in the Liverpool’s arts scene.
All this leisure God has given us!
Another special podcast - this one is coming straight from the heart of the Bluecoat. We discuss the Blueocat opening, the wishing tree and the all important question on the arts scene in Liverpool at the moment - the Bluecoat garden. Also featuring interviews with artists Alec Finlay and Hew Locke.
And don’t forget the usual news, views and reviews.
This weeks show features - what’s on at the moment - and what’s coming up - Sk-interfaces at FACT, the Arthur Dooley Archive asking for volunteers, Ben Johnson - vote for your favourite building, Painters enter the John Moores painting prize, Liverpool Art Prize, the Liverpool Biennial update for artists. Tony Garner at St Helens Godfrey Pilkington Gallery , Fonchon Frohlich retrospective at the Grange. This weekends Chinese New Year celebrations - the Year of the Rat and next week, Mike Rowan at View Two. Also a valuable reminder to self: Valentines day next week!
This is just a short list of what is mentioned in the show listen in to find out more and to keep up to date with what is on in the visual arts go to the Art in Liverpool website. And there will be more about Sk-Interfaces on this website soon.
This weeks show features - what’s on at the moment - and what’s coming up -This week Ian visits the Chinese New Year celebrations in Liverpool, artist Fanchon Frohlich at the Grange, Go-Superlambananas, the Bluecoat programme is announced. And just opened In Celebration of Trees at Lark Lane Atelier, artist Mike Rowan at View Two Gallery, Eileen Cooper at Cornerstone Gallery.This is just a short list of what is mentioned in the show listen in to find out more and to keep up to date with what is on in the visual arts go to the Art in Liverpool website. Next week our special guest is Patrick Henry, Director of Open Eye Gallery, Wood St, Liverpool.
This weeks show features - what’s on at the moment and what’s coming up in the Liverpool’s visual arts scene.
A specially extended version of the Art in Liverpool podcast with special guest Patrick Henry, Director of the Open Eye Gallery in Liverpool.
Extra Show: Look out for this special podcast with Patrick, as he talks about the past, present and future of the Open Eye Gallery.
The show features Out of Body, Made Up from the Liverpool Biennial, The Almiro Gallery, View Two, Editions and the Bluecoat Display Centre.
To find out more and to keep up to date with what is on in the visual arts go to the Art in Liverpool website.
And in a couple of weeks Brian Biggs, Artistic Director of the Bluecoat, will be coming in to talk to us about the Bluecoat and it’s reopening.
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This weeks show features - what’s on at the moment and what’s coming up in the Liverpool’s visual arts scene.
An especially shortened show this week - the opening music is from Wibke Hott & The Tunnel Choir find out more about that on the show or go to http://www.alandunn67.co.uk/ - We have a copy of the CD to give away - listen for the competition.