Laura Davis

Arts editor Laura Davis picks out 10 must-see events for 2012

AS THE New Year dawns over Merseyside, it may seem like the region’s cultural scene is still locked in pantoland, but fear not – there is plenty to look forward to over the next 12 months.Read

Last chance to enter the Walker Art Gallery’s John Moores Painting Prize

ARTISTS have just one more month to register for the UK’s biggest painting prize.Read

Oxton artist Jacqui Chapman to exhibit in Florence Biennial

HUNDREDS of miles and extortionate shipping costs cannot stop Wirral artist Jacqui Chapman from taking part in next month’s exclusive Florence Biennial.Read

Damien Hirst and Lucian Freud are among the artists featured in Ceri Hand’s new selling show at the CUC

Damien Hirst and Lucian Freud are among the artists featured in Ceri Hand’s new selling show, she tells Laura DavisRead

Bill Drummond’s Liverpool Cake Circle is part of Static Gallery’s Terminal Convention

BILL DRUMMOND will be distributing freshly-baked cakes to Merseyside addresses this weekend, as part of Static Gallery’s Terminal Convention event.Read

Sir Peter Blake named first patron of the Walker Art Gallery’s prestigious John Moores Painting Prize

SIR PETER BLAKE will today be named as the first patron of the Walker Art Gallery’s John Moores Painting Prize.Read

Hilbre Island inspires Hydrography exhibition at Liverpool’s National Oceanography Centre

PILGRIMS once trod the sandy path to the tiny sandstone islands to pray at its chapel, and rock salt refinery workers once drank beer in the tavern close to the factory.Read

From assasins to musical saws Laura Davis presents the first half of an alternature A to Z of Liverpool culture

From assassins to musical saws, Laura Davis presents the first half of an A to Z of Liverpool cultureRead

Unholy Heart by Ernesto Muñiz opens at the Corke Gallery in Aigburth, Liverpool

NINE new collages by Mexican artist and award- winning photographer Ernesto Muñiz are on display at the Corke Gallery in Aigburth.Read

Outgoing Liverpool Biennial chief executive looks back on 10 years of the festival

BACK when the words “culture” and “Liverpool” were rarely used in the same sentence and critics still sniffed at the three-hour train ride up from London, Littlewoods millionaire James Moores decided the city needed a Biennial.Read

Video and sound artist Marcus Soukup wins this year's Liverpool Art Prize.

VIDEO and sound artist Marcus Soukup has been announced as the winner of this year’s Liverpool Art Prize.Read

Laura Davis meets the four artists shortlisted for the prestigious Liverpool Art Prize

Laura Davis meets the four artists shortlisted for the prestigious Liverpool Art PrizeRead

Liverpool’s cultural organisations facing double blow as Arts Council England funding cuts join council cutbacks

MERSEYSIDE’S cultural organisations will be busy regrouping this morning, after Arts Council England announced mixed fortunes for those applying for funding for up to 2015.Read

Mixed news for Merseyside arts groups in Arts Council funding cuts

MERSEYSIDE arts organisations have revealed a mixed picture after the announcement of Arts Council England funding decisions today.Read

LiveRead competition: Win one of five sets of Liverpool specials

LIVEREAD has joined with the Liverpool Daily Post & Echo’s publishing wing Sport Media to give away five sets of specials. All published by Trinity Mirror, they are also available to buy in local bookshops, on 0845 143 0001 or onlineRead

LiveRead author interview: Jane Costello

AWARD-WINNING romantic fiction writer and Daily Post columnist Jane Costello will be answering your questions right here as part of the Liverpool Daily Post & Echo's online literature festival LiveRead 2011.Read

LiveRead author interview: Stephen Baxter

WORLD renowned science fiction writer Stephen Baxter answered your questions right here as part of the Liverpool Daily Post & Echo's online literature festival LiveRead 2011.Read