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DaDa marks 40 years of cutting-edge disability arts action
Apioneering disability and Deaf arts-led organisation which receives funding from Liverpool City Council, is celebrating its 40th anniversary. DaDa is an award-winning, cutting-edge multi artform charity was founded in 1984 and since then has become an integral part of the campaign for greater equality and access for disabled artists across the arts and cultural sector. It...
Writing on the Wall announce contributions to Liverpool Black History Month
October 2024’s Black History Month arrives on the back of some of the most shocking race riots the UK has seen in many years; the weaponisation of the brutal and tragic attack on young girls and their tutors in Southport, which ignited riots across the UK and racist and Islamophobic attacks on people, communities and...
Reclaiming Narratives: Celebrating Black History Month in Liverpool 2024
Liverpool is to celebrate Black History Month with its biggest and most vibrant line-up of artistic and community events yet! As the city stands tall as a beacon of resilience, creativity, and community spirit, an exciting and eclectic range of events and activities will shine a light on Black heritage and culture. Under the theme...
Liverpool ONE to host spooky Halloween Party
Ghosts, pirates, witches – and everything in between – are set to take over Liverpool ONE as part of a spooktacular Halloween party. The event, which takes place on Sunday 27 October from 11am until 5pm, offers a full day of family-friendly thrills and entertainment, from spooky characters and performances to the hugely popular children’s...
Portrait of passengers on popular bus route published in print
A book capturing the quirkiness and uniqueness of the 86 bus route from Smithdown Road to Liverpool city centre has been published. The 86 book is part of Picton Play, commissioned by Liverpool City Council’s Culture Liverpool team as part of its Creative Neighbourhoods programme and delivered by Edge Hill-based arts organisation Metal. Written by...
New exhibition at FACT redefines technology with immersive installation from three Latin American artists
From Friday 8 November 2024 to Sunday 26 January 2025, FACT presents Cosmotechnics, a group exhibition curated by FACT’s 2024 Curator-in-Residence Beatrice Zaidenberg. Cosmotechnics showcases a series of transformative installations featuring video, sound, sculpture, and digital media. Using plants as a guide, the exhibition invites audiences to explore the relationship between culture and technology through the works...
Get your haul from the Hall as artisan market returns
Around 70 of the best independent traders will be heading to St George’s Hall next month to showcase a vast array of stunning and unique products. The artisan market, which has FREE entry, returns on Sunday 6 October, after the huge success of the inaugural event back in June. Running from 10am to 4.30pm expect...
New Managing Director Appointed for Pioneering Partnership
The person tasked with positioning Liverpool as the ultimate global destination has been appointed. Natalie Wyatt has been announced as the new Managing Director of the Local Visitor Economy Partnership (LVEP). Natalie, who starts the role at the end of October, will be instrumental in the strategic development and management of LVEP, a newly...
ACT 1.5 Presents Massive Attack, IDLES and Nile Rodgers at Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena on 28 – 30 November
Following today’s announcement at UN headquarters that Liverpool is the world’s first ‘UN Accelerator City’ for climate action, shows launch a year long project to create rapid decarbonisation pilots & bring super low carbon gigs into the mainstream. Last month, Act 1.5 hosted their first large-scale climate action accelerator in Bristol that sought to completely...
Liverpool Named World’s First “Accelerator City” for Climate Action by UN Climate Change
The City of Liverpool in northwest England has become the world’s first ‘Accelerator City’ for climate action, under UN Climate Change’s Entertainment and Culture for Climate Action (ECCA) programme. The title comes in recognition of Liverpool’s impressive commitment to innovation and smart regulation to rapidly decarbonise the live music and TV/Film production sectors – both...
