Biennial Highlights: Our Top Ten
It’s that time again. The UK’s Biennial - a free feast of international contemporary art dotted all over the city – kicks off in Liverpool in just a few short weeks. Known for...
Too Grim Up North?
With the Biennial and John Moores painting prize around the corner, we consider how Liverpool and the rest of the region’s art output is served by the national media… As 2011 drew to...
Mixed Blessings: the reality of working in the Arts
We asked an artist, a novelist and an art director for their experience of keeping a roof over their heads while working in the arts… Since launching The Double Negative – and to...
Artist of the Month: Alice Duke
Introducing our latest Artist of the Month, comic afficionado and illustrator Alice Duke … Illustrator, concept artist, graphic novel artist, comic artist … whatever Alice Duke calls herself, her skills are as impressive...
The Blog North Awards
We all have our favourite writers and websites, the ones we read everyday. Now we can vote for their recognition… Pretty much everyone has access to a blog these days, right? Many of...
No Direction @ The Royal Standard
There are effigies of One Direction alight in The Royal Standard car-park. C James Fagan braves the flames and investigates… The weather is all over the place today, going from rain to...
PÄRK @ Camp and Furnace
PÄRK at Camp and Furnace looks to set a new standard for long weekends in the city… There’s a great pleasure in being the bearer of good news, and so it’s with, erm,...
Explore CAVE Art Fair
This September, Liverpool Biennial won’t be the only art organisation to grab the city and give it a creative shake. The very first CAVE Art Fair will be hitting the scene in a...
Blog North #2: Destination Tate
Following the success of the inaugural Blog North event in May, Creative Tourist and co. rock up to Tate next weekend, with top blogging tips in-store… Next weekend sees Blog North make its...