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

Liverpool Daily Post — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 02:00:00 GMT

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.

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

Liverpool Daily Post — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

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

Liverpool Arts: Oxton artist Jacqui Chapman to exhibit in Florence Biennial

Liverpool Daily Post — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 07:00:00 GMT

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

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

Liverpool Daily Post — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 07:00:00 GMT

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

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

Liverpool Daily Post — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 07:00:00 GMT

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

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

Liverpool Daily Post — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT

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

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

Liverpool Daily Post — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 06:00:00 GMT

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.

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

Liverpool Daily Post — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 23:00:00 GMT

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

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

Liverpool Daily Post — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 01:00:00 GMT

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

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

Liverpool Daily Post — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 02:00:00 GMT

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.

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

Liverpool Daily Post — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:59:00 GMT

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

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

Liverpool Daily Post — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 02:00:00 GMT

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

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

Liverpool Daily Post — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 06:00:00 GMT

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.

Liverpool News: Mixed news for Merseyside arts groups in Arts Council funding cuts

Liverpool Daily Post — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 08:50:00 GMT

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

LiveRead Latest: LiveRead competition: Win one of five sets of Liverpool specials

Liverpool Daily Post — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 08:00:00 GMT

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 online

Liverpool News: LiveRead author interview: Jane Costello

Liverpool Daily Post — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 01:00:00 GMT

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.

Liverpool News: LiveRead author interview: Stephen Baxter

Liverpool Daily Post — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:00:00 GMT

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.

Liverpool News: Blood Brothers writer Willy Russell has signed up to online books festival LiveRead

Liverpool Daily Post — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 06:15:00 GMT

WILLY RUSSELL has added his name to the list of major writers supporting the Liverpool Daily Post’s online literature festival.

LiveRead Latest: Read along with our LiveRead book group - Awaydays by Kevin Sampson

Liverpool Daily Post — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 12:50:00 GMT

THIS year’s LiveRead book group is focusing on Awaydays by Liverpool writer Kevin Sampson.

Liverpool News: Groundbreaking A Foundation group closes after 13 years as funding cuts bite

Liverpool Daily Post — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 07:50:00 GMT

ONE of Liverpool’s most ground-breaking cultural institutions has closed due to a lack of funding.