Exhibition
The Holly Johnson Story
In the 1980s Britain was changing. Social and political unrest led the way for a cultural revolution, set against a backdrop of synth-pop music and experimental sounds. The ‘80s was a time of innovation and rebellion, punks, and new wave bands, and at the forefront stood Holly Johnson. The Holly Johnson Story celebrates Holly’s creative...
‘Algorithm’ – Rubik’s Cube Art Exhibition
A showcase of sculptural art created using Rubik’s Cubes. Witness the fusion of creativity and logic, explore art where colours and patterns come together. Attempt to solve this iconic puzzle for yourself and experience the intersection of art and algorithm!
Heritage Open Day – Docklands Trail
Free heritage open day at Collingwood Docks, with free drama sessions for 8-13 year olds and storytelling. Saturday 13th July, join ArtsGroupie CIC at this exciting heritage site for free drama workshops, storytime, and a whole host of activities with our friends at Docklands Trail. Discover the history of North Liverpool & Bootle Docks by...
Harun Farocki: In Comparison
See Harun Farocki’s 61-minute film In Comparison at Tate Liverpool + RIBA North. It showcases the different traditions and methods of brick production across the world, including brick burning, brick carrying and bricklaying. It investigates the colours and sounds of different cultures through their literal building blocks. Farocki was a pioneering filmmaker and theorist. He...
Roots & Resilience at The Bluecoat
Are you a young person with an interest in history? Do you want to learn new skills and share your creative practice? Join us to explore our history as the UK’s first arts centre, and think about our legacy as part of the story of Liverpool, its people and its artists. At Weekly workshops, we...
R.I.P. Germain “After GOD, Dudus Comes Next!”
R.I.P. Germain presents “After GOD, Dudus Comes Next!” (2024), an immersive installation that considers the complex overlaps between alternative currencies, gate-kept spaces and odd logics that structure hidden worlds. In “After GOD, Dudus Comes Next!”, R.I.P. Germain explores the concept of ‘false fronts’: spaces that look like one thing, but function as something else, or otherwise occlude some...
Sara Sadik XENON PALACE CHAMPIONSHIP
Sara Sadik presents XENON PALACE CHAMPIONSHIP (2023), an interactive film and installation environment that reflects on brotherhood and belonging, exploring the relationship between alienation, ambition, and securing your legacy. Sara Sadik explores loneliness, love and empowerment through a fantastical blend of film, installation and games; creating worlds that sit between fiction and documentary. In XENON PALACE CHAMPIONSHIP (2023), Sara...
Paddy Gould and Roxy Topia: Let Your Ideas Come Back As Children
The Weird Futures season begins at the Bluecoat with a family-friendly exhibition that explores what the world of work will look like in the future, through the eyes of children. This thought provoking family-friendly exhibition from Merseyside based artists Roxy Topia and Paddy Gould has been created in collaboration with children aged 8-11 from Out...
Future, Before it Happens by Stine Marie Jacobsen and Liverpool Biennial Summer Workshops
Future Before it Happens by Stine Marie Jacobsen and Liverpool Biennial Summer Workshops As part of the season, the Bluecoat will also host Liverpool Biennial’s summer long programme of free workshops for children and families in our Second Floor Gallery. The workshops will be based on a project by conceptual artist Stine Marie Jacobsen. A...
Summer Botanical Cyanotype Workshop
Learn the intriguing process of Cyanotype Printing this Summer using our beautiful Bluecoat garden as a source of inspiration. Cyanotype is a camera-less photographic printmaking technique that creates beautiful blue and white images. On this short and informative course you will learn all about the process of cyanotype and what chemicals and materials are needed....