Archive
From the Grooves of Vinyl: A Tribute to Philip Jeck
As a tribute to Philip Jeck who died in 2022, the Bluecoat presents an evening of film and performance in celebration of the life and work of this remarkable composer and artist who wrought exquisite sounds from the worn grooves of old records. An internationally renowned pioneer of experimental ‘turntablism’, he brought old record players...
From Pakistan to Liverpool
From Pakistan to Liverpool is a new heritage project exploring Liverpool’s colourful and diverse Pakistani community, unveiling how and why they chose to settle on the vibrant shores of Liverpool. Cohiba Arts & Health has documented and archived their stories to share with you. From 13th October – 3rd November 2024, this exhibition will be...
National Archives Impact Seminar
This Black History Month WoWs’ Co-directors Madeline Heneghan and Mike Morris, and Creative Heritage Manager Janaya Pickett, have been invited to deliver The National Archives impact seminar and to present WoW’s unique model of working with archives that gives community participants the chance to develop archiving skills, as well as inspire creative work based on...
Liverpool & Slavery Walking Tour
The Liverpool & Slavery Walking Tour was developed and inspired by our Dorothy Kuya Archive Project, in collaboration with National Museums Liverpool. During the project our team revealed the extent of Dorothy’s involvement in the establishment of the Atlantic Slave Trade Gallery, Slavery Remembrance Day and the International Slavery Museum. Along with Liverpool activist and...
Carving Out Truths
The Walker Art Gallery has worked closely with young people from Liverpool’s Black and Global Ethnic Majority communities to research and reinterpret its internationally-renowned sculpture collection. Carving Out Truths presents a number of ground-breaking interventions at the Gallery, examining the origins of the collection and focusing on individuals and stories that have previously been excluded....
Remembering Shadow and Liverpool Caribbean Carnival
Join us for an informal drop-in workshop to celebrate the impact of Caribbean culture on Liverpool. Participants can drop in on Saturday 5th October, 12pm – 5pm, to watch rolling film and photo showreels, share memories or simply listen. There will be an opportunity for local people to bring photographs to be scanned, digitised, catalogued...
Tess Gilmartin: Flowers in the Window
Stop by the LUSH Liverpool store to see the joyful work of Blue Room artist Tess Gilmartin. Gilmartin’s large scale mixed media piece Horse Big is the featured artwork for this year’s Lush advent calendar box. Earlier this year, the piece was shared as a billboard commission on the exterior of the Bluecoat building as...
Ever Forward
An exhibition celebrating the Liverpool Everyman Theatre at 60. In 1964, as the Beatles embarked on their first world tour and the Metropolitan Cathedral was still under construction, Martin Jenkins, Peter James and Terry Hands opened the Everyman. They had no mission statement, no business plan, no carefully prepared marketing material. What they had was...
Young Blue Room at the Bluecoat
Young Blue Room is the Bluecoat’s new inclusive arts group with young learned disabled and neurodivergent people aged 16-25. Over a series of creative sessions, the young artists uncovered some of the hidden stories of the arts centre by exploring our archive and spaces. This inaugural exhibition shares their experience of spending time observing the...
100 Years of Creativity – Drypoint Etching Workshop
As we get ready to celebrate 100 years since the Bluecoat became an arts centre, be inspired by a century of creativity and create your own unique artwork using Drypoint Etching. In this taster session, you’ll be shown how to create a drypoint plate, how to etch your own design into the plastic surface, ink...