Liverpool, Capital Of Culture for 2008

Turner Prize Pulled in Record Breaking Visitors to Tate Liverpool

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HOLDING last year’s Turner Prize in Liverpool gave the competition a new lease of life and helped to put Liverpool on the international map, according to the Tate.

New figures show that it was the best attended exhibition ever held at the gallery, attract-ing some 72,000 visitors from all over the world during its four-month run.

The exhibition, which featured the work of the four finalists Nathan Coley, Zarina Bhimji, Mike Nelson and eventual winner Mark Wallinger, ran from October 2007 to January 2008.

Source : Liverpool Daily Post
Author : Vicky Anderson
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Exhibition: Art of Portraits and Their Sitters on Show

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PORTRAIT sitters will take centre stage in a major new exhibition to celebrate Liverpool’s year as European Capital of Culture.

The exhibition – Characters: The People Behind the Portraits – at the Atkinson Gallery, Southport, will be one of Sefton’s contributions towards the celebrations.

The show is based on portraits in the Atkinson’s own collection and others from collections around the country.

Source : Liverpool Daily Post
Author : Philip Key
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Wags to Riches in Singh Twins’ Vision of the City

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EVERYTHING from Wags to the Walker Art Gallery features on a new artwork celebrating Liverpool icons.

The Singh Twins were due to unveil The Pool of Life at the Bluecoat today.

The intricate painting by Wirral-based sisters Amrit and Rabindra Singh will remain on display all year.

It explores Liverpool’s Capital of Culture celebrations in their distinctive style, which combines traditional Indian miniature painting techniques with more contemporary western influences.

Source : Liverpool ECHO
Author : Catherine Jones
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National Liverpool Museums Liverpool Blog - ‘Art Matters:The Pool of Life’ Unveiled

Culture Project Aims to Bring Out the Artist in Everyone…

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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.

Source : Liverpool Daily Post
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Author : Vicky Anderson

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Successful Opening Of Metrospective

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Metrospective are proud to announce their first public exhibition, showing at The Liverpool Academy of Art, Seel Street, Liverpool, opened on Tuesday 18th March. The Exhibition will be open until Friday 28th March 2008. (Photo: An installation, on display at the exhibition.)

Metrospective is an exhibition of contemporary artwork produced by the second year Fine Art BA (Hons) students from Wirral Metropolitan College working within a wide rangeof disciplines.

Source : Wirral Metropolitan College
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