Culture project aims to bring out the artist in everyone for 2008
A MAJOR art competition open to the public and with potential prize money of £40,000 has been launched, in a bid to “bring culture to the high street”.
As part of Liverpool’s European Capital of Culture celebrations, five projects have been brought together under the banner Go Create 08 – Get Involved, funded by Mersey retailer Home Bargains.
Art from 08 encourages up-and-coming artists to submit a piece of artwork which captures the spirit or history of Liverpool, with Home Bargains producing 25 limited-edition framed prints of eight of the best entries to sell at selected venues and on-line.
For Liverpool 08 Tapestry, individuals and groups are invited to join the Merseyside Embroiderer’s Guild to produce a huge tapestry of Liverpool in 08.
Phil Redmond, creative director of Liverpool Culture Company, said: ''Go Create 08 is a fantastic example of providing people with the opportunity to get involved in Liverpool's European Capital of Culture celebrations.”
Joe Morris, operations director of Home Bargains, said: “We wanted to get our customers and the people of Merseyside actively involved in 08 and we wanted to produce something lasting from their creativity.”
