ART: Op artist Bridget Riley, above, is the focus of The Walker’s latest exhibition, on tour from the Arts Council. View some of her most famous works, as well as studies that have not been seen outside her studio in four decades. Most interesting are the annotations on her preparatory drawings, which reveal the ideas behind her work.The Walker, until December 13.
ART: Liverpool Academy of Art’s Christmas show includes original jewellery, paintings and sculpture by more than 50 artists from across the region, and is billed as “your chance to find that present with a difference for someone special”.Seel Street, until December 11.
EXHIBITION: Hothouse is an exhibition of jewellery by artists who have been with the Bluecoat Display Centre over the past 50 years and who have used their experience to select a emerging talent that they feel will be someone to watch over the next 50. Wallpieces add a dramatic backdrop to the show.Bluecoat Display Centre, until January 16.
