The Value of Time Spent
As part of his latest exhibition, FACT Director Mike Stubbs considers the effects digital technology is having on our working life, and asks: is our understanding of the eight hour day still relevant?...
Why Are Regional Arts Festivals Important?
Are regional arts festivals important, and if so, why? Emma Sumner investigates what a festival can do for a town’s community spirit… A small industrial town in-between Liverpool and Manchester, Warrington is probably...
Culture Diary w/c 20-01-2014
What’s hot this week? Our pick of the arts listings from around Liverpool and the rest of the UK… Tuesday — Leviathan 6pm @ FACT Winner of the Michael Powell award for Best British...
Playlist: Bobby Womack, Soul Man
Ahead of his live performance at Liverpool Philharmonic this Sunday, we look at soul legend Bobby Womack’s greatest hits… Bobby Womack is, by any account, an industry legend. With collaborators including Aretha Franklin,...
Inside Llewyn Davis — Reviewed
The acting and soundtrack may be pitch-perfect, but is the latest Coen Brothers film just too morose? Andrew Kirkland gets inside Llewyn Davis… Joel and Ethan Coen, the so-called ‘Two-Headed Director’ have a propensity...
Palle Nielsen: The Model
Curator Stephanie Straine introduces us to a unique 1960s intervention that continues to question authority, societal norms and the very definition of art… Tate Liverpool’s ground floor gallery features an archival presentation of artist...
IFB 2014: What’s In It For Me? Part One
The International Festival of Business (IFB) lands in Liverpool this summer. But what opportunities will there be for arts and culture businesses? We asked a range of experts to shed some light… There’s...
In Profile: Tom Eckersley, Master of the Poster
As a new exhibition celebrates his legacy, we look at the life and work of Britain’s most influential graphic designer… We take it for granted now that any art school worth its mettle...
Culture Diary w/c 13-01-2014
What’s hot this week? Our pick of the listings from around Liverpool and the rest of the UK… Monday — Edge 6-9pm (til 24 Jan) @ Liverpool School of Art and Design (LJMU),...