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Tag : Culture Liverpool

25 Jun 2024

LIVERPOOL’S TAYLOR TOWN TRAIL GIVES TYPICALLY WARM LIVERPOOL WELCOME TO POP SUPERSTAR AND HER GLOBAL FANS

The buzz from Taylor Swift’s electrifying three-night stint at Anfield Stadium has left Liverpool enchanted, largely thanks to the talented lady herself, but also in no small part, to the creative and whimsical welcome provided by Culture Liverpool, Make CIC and Marketing Liverpool. From June 8 to 16, the city transformed into a Swiftie paradise, celebrating Taylor’s beyond-iconic eras with 11 breathtaking art installations. Imagine strolling through Royal Albert Dock and encountering a majestic 7-foot butterfly, a homage to Taylor’s […]

04 Aug 2023

Get set to be bamboozled as Liverpool City Region’s giant public art exhibition launches

From 5 – 26 August 2023, the spectacular finale of this year’s Liverpool City Region Cultural Events programme – Imagine Bamboo is Everywhere – has been unveiled with sneak preview of ten giant bamboo structures – some up to 12 feet tall – as well as a ‘wacky races’ of bamboo bikes and trikes as a taster of what’s to come over the next few weeks.  The bamboo customised bikes will be heading to all six areas of the […]

01 Mar 2023
Eurofest

Visit Liverpool for Eurofest – Incredible New Cultural Programme, developed to support and enhance Eurovision 2023

Opera, trains and submarines star in Eurovision-inspired Cultural Festival.  The first details of a two-week cultural festival – EuroFest – which will take over Liverpool in the lead up to The Eurovision Song Contest have been unveiled. Running from Monday 1 to Sunday 14 May, the festival will present 24 brand new commissions – 19 of which are collaborations between UK and Ukrainian artists – that will transform the city as fans from across the world descend on Liverpool. Although […]

04 Mar 2022
Liverpool Arab Arts Festival in Sefton Park Palm House back in 2019 ©AB Photography

FUNDING BOOST ANNOUNCED FOR LIVERPOOL’S CULTURAL SECTOR

A selection of Liverpool’s much-loved cultural organisations have received a funding lifeline which will create jobs, attract visitors and boost the local economy. Today (Friday 4 March), Cabinet has given the green light to award £2.712 million to 27 cultural organisations as part of the Culture & Arts Investment Programme (CAIP). The city council funding will be invested in theatre, music events, festivals, visual arts and neighbourhood programmes that are representative of, and engage with, Liverpool’s diverse communities. This means […]

01 Oct 2021

Liverpool marks Black History Month 2021

Arts and community organisations across Liverpool will be coming together throughout October to mark this year’s Black History Month. Driven by the Creative Organisations of Liverpool (COoL) and supported by Culture Liverpool, the annual programme of events is a whole-city approach to creatively examining the role of black people in the city and beyond. Workshops, debates, performances and film screenings will take place at venues across the city and include: Breaking the Silence on the Slave Trade – 3 October. […]

23 Jul 2021

Culture back with a bang as NINE new festivals announced

A Halloween carnival, a celebration of black culture, a giant advent calendar and fiery street theatre are just some of the brand new events coming to Liverpool. Nine new festivals are taking place in the city over the next year thanks to the latest round of Liverpool Without Walls funding. In June, a call-out was made to the city’s arts and cultural sector, encouraging organisations to bid for up to £20,000 of funding, to help them deliver brand new outdoor […]