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Glasgow international is the city’s curated and commissioning Festival of Contemporary Visual Art. The Festival aims to provide a platform for the best of contemporary visual arts and artists, including newly commissioned work and work that has not been seen in Glasgow before.

Glasgow international hosts exhibitions, seminars, artists’ talks and events that have been specifically developed for the Festival, in addition to further collaborations throughout the city that reflect Glasgow´s capacity to exhibit internationally significant art.

Under the curatorship of Francis McKee, the 2008 edition launches the first year of the festival in its new biennial format.

Glasgow international has grown at a phenomenal pace. The 2008 festival which takes place from 11-27 April marks a new stage in its development with the introduction of a dedicated festival team led by Producer Jean Cameron working alongside Curator, Francis McKee.

www.glasgowinternational.org

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From Moira Kenny…

Community Foundation have funded Liverpool Arts Regeneration for a project RE: Culture.
Four artists are taking 100 photographs of people each and asking them ‘What do you think of Capital of Culture as an idea or principle?’

The artists are Me I am working in Liverpool
Dinu Li working in Manchester
Phil Lucking working in Wales
Callum Moncrieff working in Shetland.

I am looking for 98 people (already photographed two!) working in their studios or place of work or in a gallery or cafe I will photograph them and it will take about five minutes of their time.

All four hundred photographs and Culture statements will be exhibited in September 2007 possibly in St George’s Hall.

Please email your one sentence statement which will remain anonymous to me at moirakenny1@hotmail.com and contact me for a photo session.

I look forward to hearing from you lets show just how creative Liverpool is!

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Oh, I didn’t know there was a Tate Liverpool Council. How do I join?

Patricia Lankester, a Trustee of Tate since 2005, has been appointed Chair of the Tate Liverpool Council. Patricia joined the Tate Liverpool Council as a member in 2006, and will now take up the role of Chair, succeeding previous Chair Professor Jennifer Latto.

Tate Liverpool Council has 12 members drawn from a broad range of interest groups and is a non executive sub-committee of the Board of Trustees. It plays a vital role in the formulation and development of policy and programme for Tate Liverpool and makes recommendations to the board of Trustees on Tate Liverpool-specific policy issues, the overall shape of Tate Liverpool’s programme and the future development of the gallery.

Patricia Lankester said “I’m delighted to take up this important role as such an exciting time for Tate Liverpool and look forward to supporting the Directors and wider gallery team to deliver a vibrant programme for 2008 and beyond.”

Andrea Nixon, Executive Director, Tate Liverpool said “We look forward to working with Patricia and drawing on her wealth of experience in the next three years.”

Paul Myners, Chair of the Trustees of Tate, added “Patricia will ensure that Tate Liverpool’s ambitions are properly represented to Tate. She will bring considerable energy and intellect to this task, building on the excellent work done by Jennifer.”

Patricia Lankester was born in Todmorden where her family still live. She is a free-lance adviser to a number of grant-making institutions and charities. From 1998-2004 she was Director of the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, a major grant-making trust with a focus on combating disadvantage in young people through arts and education projects. She was Head of Education at the National Trust for eight years and, prior to that, taught in Islington comprehensive schools. From 1998 to 2003 she was a trustee of the Heritage Lottery Fund. She is currently a trustee of the Eureka! Children’s Museum in Halifax, Villiers Park Educational Trust, the Hanover Foundation and the Foundling Museum. She became a Tate Trustee in April 2005.

The current members of the Tate Liverpool Council are Elkan Abrahmson, Chair of Tate Liverpool Members; Cllr Paul Brant, Liverpool City Council; Nick Crowe, artist; Jim Davies, CEO DWF; Jeremy Deller, artist and Tate Trustee; Peter Fell, Director Regional and Economic Affairs, The University of Manchester; Peter Mearns, Director of Marketing and Communications, NWDA; Alastair Sunderland, Austin Smith Lord and David Wade-Smith, Chairman, Global Smart Media.

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This week the Brouhaha International Street Festival culminates into a spectacular finale that simply cannot be missed.

The Liverpool International Carnival, the largest in the region, will be dancing through the streets of Liverpool this Saturday, continuing the story of Liverpool’s participation in the transatlantic slave trade through the costume designs of award-winning carnival artist Ray Mahabir. The carnival will parade towards Toxteth’s Princes Park, where The World in Princes Park and Liverpool Mela will be kicking off with an afternoon of local, regional, national, and international performances. The day will finish with a headline performance from Aswad, one of the UK’s finest reggae acts.

Also this week there are performances in Williamson Square as part of Alive After Five, an evening involving a parade along Church Street and performances from international groups.

To round off the week, Wigan One World, a one-day festival of local and international performance work including children and young people’s arts workshops, will be impressing the crowds with a diverse range of talents from dance to musical acts.

Thursday 2nd August
Alive After Five
4pm – 8pm Liverpool City Centre

Saturday 4th August
Liverpool International Carnival
12pm – 2pm Liverpool Community College, Myrtle Street

Saturday 4th August
World in Princes Park
1pm – 7pm Princes Park, Liverpool

Saturday 4th August
Liverpool Mela
1pm – 6pm Princes Park, Toxteth

Sunday 5th August
Wigan One World
1pm – 5pm Mesnes Park, Wigan

For more information about any of the events above, please visit http://www.brouhaha.uk.com

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Review of Artlab at the Albert Dock July 26 - 29 2007
Written by Louise Janvier
Photo of Peter Cunliffe work by Tony Knox

Artlab is a group of 60 artists based in the North west, showing an eclectic mixture of contemporary printmaking. The recent exhibition at Albert Dock, Liverpool is in the second stage of a touring show.

The strength of Artlab is to give professional artists the opportunity to use the printmaking facilities located at the University of Central Lancashire. The members consist of pure printmakers and some artists who have multi-disciplinary practices involving performance, time based media and site specific based work.

The exhibition encompassed only a small selection of the printmakers work and although some printmakers live in or near Liverpool such as Patricia Mac Donald, Tony Knox and Louise Janvier, the work appeals to a broad spectrum of the population. Visitors comments include ‘You couldn’t ask for anywhere better,’ ‘More art and less shops’ ‘I came in because I liked the words Print Making.’ I liked Patricia Mac Donald’s work as ‘I like busy things,’ and ‘I think I would look at Magda Stawarska-Beavan’s work the longest.’ Other people liked Janet Monogue work ’small things in a series with the etching plate, so I can see what she has done.’ Rosie Ebeling liked Marcia Alcock’s work because of the detail and everyone was drawn to Peter Cunliffe’s colourful ‘attention grabbing’ screen prints.

Artlab is run by the experienced printmakers Tracy Griffen, Magda Stawarska-Beavan and Sarah Robinson RA, who also exhibit regularly with Artlab and can be contacted at 01772 893193.
E-mail: mstawarska-beavan@uclan.ac.uk

Artlab is funded by the European Union and uclan.

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Liverpool artwork of the day - Monday July 30 2007 - ‘The Reading Room Window’ by Jacqueline Hassink from the Clinic exhibition at Open Eye until August 1 2007

This exhibition at Open Eye ends on August 1st

Devised by French curator Rémi Faucheux, the project involves 12 photographers, all of whom have explored a different facet of a theme that touches all of our lives. Partly created through artist residency programmes in hospitals, their works deliver an intimate yet critical vision of these spaces and their inhabitants. Photographers: Olivier Amsellem, Constant Anee, Eric Baudelaire, Christophe Bourguedieu, Geoffroy de Boismenu, Peter Granser, Jacqueline Hassink, Albrecht kunkel, Ville Lenkkeri, Matthew Monteith, Mario Palmieri and Stefan Ruiz.

In a parallel project, the editors of the Dutch magazine Useful Photography have selected a series of vernacular or ‘found’ photographs that relate to the medical universe. These photographs, fragments of the medical world found in scientific journals, instruction manuals, etc., have form a distinct section of the exhibition. Selection: Hans Aarsman, Claudie de Cleen, Julian Germain, Erik Kessels, Hans van der Meer.

Clinic presents “a meditative examination of a world in which science has created a complex network of relationships between the human body and society… [It poses] profound questions about the collective consciousness’ perspective on ageing, injury, environment, and the way in which human beings treat one another.” Michel Poivert (art historian and curator).

www.openeye.org.uk

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The Arts at St Nick’s
1/8/2007 - 31/10/2007

A programme of cultural events at Liverpool Parish Church of Our Lady and St Nicholas.

August Friday 1 – Sunday 31
LIVERPOOL IN DETAIL
An exhibition of photographs of architectural details by Richard Cooper. The architectural heritage of Liverpool is thronged with small details which are easily overlooked but to the seeing-eye tell much of the story of the 800 years of the City. These have been photographed by Richard Cooper, the highly regarded specialist in architectural photography, and with their captions reveal many insights into the life of the city.

Thursday September 4 2 – 4
THE HISTORY OF OUR LADY & ST NICHOLAS
A talk by David Brazendale, well-known historian of the North West and Churchwarden of the church about the 750 years in which the churches on this site have been at the heart of the development of Liverpool. The talk will be followed by a guided tour and guided tour.
Free, donations welcome.

Thursday September 11 – Sunday 14
FLOWERS IN THE CITY
The Church of England Flower Arrangers Association with Liverpool Parish Church Flower Arrangers present a celebration of the life and work of the Parish Church in which themes of worship, service to the disadvantaged, to the community, to the City and to seafarers will be illustrated in a spectacular display of flowers, fruit and foliage. Open daily, 10 -5pm (closed 12 -1pm ), Programme £4, refreshments available.

Sunday 14 September
LIVERPOOL 08 FESTIVAL SERVICE 9.30
In the city’s oldest and original parish church a service,in conjunction with the Flowers in the City festival, a special service, attended by local and civic dignitaries, to celebrate the year the City’s year as Capital of Culture.

October Monday 6 – Friday 31?
LIVERPOOL – A DIFFERENT VIEW AN EXHIBITON BY CHRISTINE WILCOX-BAKER
This Cheshire based artist and designer finds inspiration in church buildings and in Liverpool’s connections with the sea and plans some of her exhibits after conversation and discussion with local people. In this display of her work in a number of different styles, dimensions and media will be exhibited.

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‘Old Lady with Masks’ © DACS London 2007

Lady Lever Gallery artwork of the month for July 2007 - ‘Old Lady with Masks’, by James Ensor

About the artwork

Picture of the Month for July comes on loan from the Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent, along with 33 etchings and drawings.

The masks that cluster and grimace around the woman’s face are perhaps the least surprising elements in this picture; least surprising, that is, in view of the painter’s background. Indeed, it would have been more surprising had such imagery not been utilised in his art.

James Sidney Ensor was the son of an English engineer, and a Belgian woman, Maria Catherina Haegheman, whose family ran a novelty shop in Ostend. The business catered for the vast Carnival which transformed the dour, grey off-season seaside town every year before Lent. Ensor spent practically his entire life surrounded by the grotesque masks which the Haegheman family’s Wunderkammer offered for sale or hire to revellers. But the garish, papier maché jollity of the window displays masked a grim domestic life within. Ensor’s father was an alcoholic and a bankrupt, financially dependent on his wife’s family. He would eventually die from exposure, drunk in an Ostend doorway

More on the Lady Lever website

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No one captures the conflicts and contrasts of the urban American underbelly like Zoe Strauss.

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” Eine Übernachtung im Kapselhotel beinhaltet
Schlafen in einer umgebauten Rettungskapsel (28P) aus 1972″

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