Culture Campus Blog

2009-08-13T07:26:00.000-07:00

FESTIVAL OF NEW CINEMA AND DIGITAL CULTURE

SAVE THE DATE –

Abandon Normal Devices, 23-27 September 2009, Liverpool

Abandon Normal Devices (AND) is a new festival of Digital Culture and New Cinema, inviting us to consider what are our normal devices? And why and how might we abandon them?

AND kicks off 23 September 2009 in Liverpool with five days filled with screenings, exhibitions, public interventions, debates and workshops. Highlights of the festival include influential artists such as Apichatpong Weerasethakul, The Yes Men, Krzysztof Wodiczko, Carolee Schneemann, Jamie King and DJ Spooky.

At the heart of AND lies a fascination with ideas about social, physical and technological norms, offering artistic approaches from the playful to the downright provocative, and featuring a distinctive emphasis on critique and ideas. A Northwest festival, AND will continue with future editions in Cumbria, Lancaster, Cheshire and Manchester.

AND is presented by FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) (Liverpool), Cornerhouse (Manchester) and folly (Lancaster). The festival forms part of WE PLAY, the Northwest cultural legacy programme for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Visit www.andfestival.org.uk for details and sign up to our newsletter to stay in the loop!

The Tate’s Research Strategy and their collaborations with higher education institutions

2008-11-24T08:48:00.000-08:00

The Tate’s Research Strategy and their collaborations with higher education institutions

Professor Nigel Llewellyn, Head of Research, Tate

Wednesday 3 December 08, 3.30 – 4.30pm
at Liverpool John Moores University,
Dean Walters Building, St James Road, off Duke St, L1 7BR
(by the entrance to the Anglican Cathedral)

Christoph Grunenberg, Director, Tate Liverpool has kindly arranged for Professor Nigel Llewellyn, Head of Research, Tate to give a presentation followed by discussion, on Tate's research strategy and their different collaborations with higher education institutions.

Nigel was educated at Cambridge and the Warburg Institute. He took up the post of Professor of Art History at Sussex University prior to taking up the post of Head of Research, Tate.

Colleagues of Culture Campus Liverpool Board are invited to join us at this event arranged by Culture Campus Liverpool and kindly hosted by Liverpool John Moores University.

We would be very grateful if you could circulate the invitation to relevant parties, and for those attending to let Erica Jones know by 24 November 08 ericajones@cityoflearning.org.uk

UNeECC General Assembly and Conference, Liverpool, 16-17 October, 2008

2008-09-11T03:40:00.000-07:00

The University Network of the European Capitals of Culture (UNECC) has the pleasure to announce you the UNeECC General Assembly and Conference held on 16-17 October, 2008 in Liverpool, this year’s European Capital of Culture.

The title of the Conference is ‘Whose Culture?’. Please find registration details and the Programme of the Conference at the UNeECC website: www.uneecc.org

The deadline of registration is 15 September, 2008.

The Conference will be jointly hosted by Liverpool Hope University, the University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores University. This unique collaboration clearly demonstrates how universities can and must contribute to the success of a European Capital of Culture programme.

The central theme of our conference is: Whose culture(s)?

University students and faculty, as well as cultural professionals active in past, present and future European Capitals of Culture will present papers in three different conference tracks:

1. European Capitals of Culture - whose culture? : high vs. popular culture;
cultural identity; centre vs. periphery; European culture vs. European (local?)
cultures.
2. European Capitals of Culture and their impact on culture(s): socio-cultural
impact of ECCs; ECCs as catalysts of cultural awareness; ECCs - fleeting events or
milestones?; ECC-bids, cultural competition and attraction.
3. Events and culture (non-academic track): Presentations about ECC-events and
cultural attractions of given ECCs.

The Liverpool conference will touch upon key issues emerging from the way culture is perceived and dealt with by the different stakeholders in European Capitals of Culture, e.g. cultural policy makers, the general public, local authorities, citizens, visitors and tourists, academics, artists etc. Given the academic objectives of the conference, presentations will focus on new insights into the functioning of European and international culture and the relevance of these insights for cultural policy makers.

Information and Registration
Online registration is requested on the UNeECC website: www.uneecc.org

The deadline of registration is 15 September 2008.
Further information on the Conference is available on the UNeECC website at
www.uneecc.org

Liverpool Biennial Voluntary Positions

2008-07-11T04:11:00.000-07:00

Want to be at the heart of the UK’s biggest festival of contemporary art and learn about what it takes to put it on?

Liverpool Biennial is the UK’s largest festival of contemporary art, with a global reputation that puts the city on a par with other Biennial cities including Venice, Sao Paolo and Sydney.

Liverpool Biennial is currently looking for enthusiastic Volunteers to help support the International 08 exhibition, MADE UP. If you are a student or recent graduate, retired or simply interested in contemporary art with time to spare in September, October and November get in touch.

Hours are flexible to suit the individual.

Liverpool Biennial 2008, 20 September – 30 November

For further information go to www.biennial.com or email jobs@biennial.com

Student Design Awards

2008-04-23T06:20:00.000-07:00

Student Design Awards

Enter online: www.designshowliverpool.com/students
Closing date for entries: Friday 2nd May 2008

We’re looking for entries for the Student Design Awards, organised
in conjunction with Design Show Liverpool.

The awards are open to all higher education students in UK – both
undergraduates and postgraduates.

Entries are welcome from all art and design disciplines and can be
submitted as complete prototypes, drawings or clearly expressed
ideas. The aim is to celebrate design, invention and, as Wayne
Hemingway, MBE, Head Judge says, “a passion for change”.
The winner of the Award will be able to show a truly innovative
approach to creating a new and practical design.
There are great financial and commercial reasons for entering the
competition so to find out more, visit our website:

www.designshowliverpool.com/students

Liverpool Student Design Awards
supported by: Liverpool School of Art and Design
Sponsored by: DuPont™ Corian ® Solid Surfaces

Enter online: www.designshowliverpool.com/students
Closing date for entries: Friday 2nd May 2008

moves08

2008-04-21T07:26:00.000-07:00

moves08 screenings and forums running in Manchester, Lancaster and the UK!
moves08 film installations kicked off the festival on Friday morning after the press launch previewing the highly acclaimed 3 Pesos (UK/Cuba, 2007, R.Cross) - up for public screening this Saturday at the Dukes Lancaster.

Screenings start from tomorrow at the RNCM off Oxford Road (Manchester). Films will be playing every day at 6.30pm and 8pm, including some extra-screenings over the week-end. Films will be showing at the Dukes Lancaster on Thursday and Saturday too.

Conference forums and special events including the Dance For Camera Nights at moves08, Alex Reuben's live sound performance Now That's What I Call Modern Disco Dancing Classics Vol 1 and our industry brunch run from Tuesday to Saturday.

The full festival programme has been broken down for you whether you are a film lover, a performing arts lovers, or a sound and new media geek!
We look forward to seeing you at one of our events or at our Sandbar festival hub for a drink!
Filmicly yours,
moves08 team

Badged Apprenticeship Workshops

2008-04-21T02:44:00.000-07:00

Badged Apprenticeships is a unique project that gets young people involved with Liverpool's Capital of Culture programme.

Young people on Apprenticeships in retail, hospitality, tourism or leisure can access a range of FREE cultural workshops that capture the amazing creative learning opportunities 2008 brings.

Some of Liverpool's foremost cultural and creative establishments are involved including Liverpool Philharmonic and Tate Liverpool.

This website outlines the cultural workshops on offer, who is eligible, and how local employers can benefit. There's also a chance to read feedback from young people who've already participated.

To book a place on a workshop email ayesha@gmlpf.org

www.badgedapprenticeships.co.uk/index.htm

Martha Rosler Library at Site

2008-04-10T09:42:00.001-07:00

Martha Rosler Library at Site

Private View: Friday, April 11, 2008 at 6pm

68 Hope Street, Liverpool

Comprised of approximately 7,700 titles from the artist's personal collection, the Martha Rosler Library was opened to the public by Anton Vidokle in November 2005 as a storefront reading room at e-flux, on Ludlow street in New York City. It has since traveled to Frankfurter Kunstverein, MuHKA, Antwerp, Unitednationsplaza, Berlin and Institut national d’histoire de l’art, Paris. The library will remain on view in Liverpool through 14 June and will travel to Stills in Edinburgh in the Fall.

"In an act of incredible generosity, one of America's most important living artists temporarily dispossessed herself of the vast majority of her personal library so that it could be made available for consultation. No borrowing was possible, but the eclectic ensemble of books on economics, political theory, war, colonialism, poetry, feminism, science fiction, art history, mystery novels, childrens books, dictionaries, maps and travel books, as well as photo albums, posters, postcards and newspaper clippings could be studied at will. Smart, decidedly political in orientation, often funny, and all over the place (in that way a perfect mirror of its owner), the library is packed with essential reading and titles that even your better bookstores would love to get their hands on. As the product of decades of avid reading, the contents of the library are both the source of Rosler's work and an installation/artwork that continues many of the concerns with public space, access to information and engaged citizenship that traverse her entire oeuvre."
--Elena Filipovic, Afterall, issue 15, Spring/Summer 2007

A personal library represents the private sphere of an individual, her way of acquiring and combining knowledge. Accumulation is the result of an intellectual inquiry that takes place in parallel with a more random search, which can lead us to unexpected textual, and therefore mental, spaces. Martha Rosler Library offers the visitor an opportunity to approach this open source of information with her or his own interests, and to create new affinities and connections between the elements of the library that add to more than the sum of knowledge contained in it. The bibliography, currently in process, can be accessed online at http://www.e-flux.com/projects/library

Talks

Martha Rosler Library project includes a series of informal public conversations, lectures and discussions which started in New York and continued at all its venues.

Saturday 12 April, 1pm: Martha Rosler and Anton Vidokle in conversation.

Tuesday 13 May, 6.30pm: Simon Sheikh, curator, critic, and director of critical studies, Malmo Art Academy, Berlin/Copenhagen.

Thursday 16 May, 6.30pm: Centre of Attention is Pierre Coinde and Gary O'Dwyer.

Monday 2 June, 6.30pm: Shepherd Steiner, art historian and theorist, and Maria Hlavajova, curator and director of BAK, Utrecht.

Admission is free. All are welcome.

Publication

The exhibition will be accompanied by a publication including interviews with Martha Rosler and Anton Vidokle by Stephen Wright, and an essay by Elena Filipovic.

Chester Performs

2008-04-07T07:29:00.000-07:00

Screen Deva
Monday 9th - Sunday 15th June 2008
Call for Submissions
Introduction

Chester Performs is planning a film and digital media happening for Chester.
A celebration of a digital age - screenings, family events, new work,
projection, networking, youth and student culture and animation. Taking
place
around the city, indoors and out, the festival offers a range of
opportunities
for schools, community groups, artists and individuals to get involved.

Chester Performs aims to provide a platform for talent, innovation and
enthusiasm.

The festival will take place Monday 9th - Sunday 15th June 2008

Chester Performs is seeking submissions of both new and existing work by
filmmakers from Cheshire and the surrounding region (work by North West and
North Wales filmmakers also accepted).

Chester Performs is also looking for expressions of interest from digital
media artists based in Cheshire and the surrounding region (work by North
West
and North Wales artists also considered) to take part in Chester Performs'
inaugural Screen Deva festival in June.

7 @ The Anglican

2008-03-27T06:34:00.000-07:00

7 @ The Anglican
27 March - 11 April 2008
Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, War Memorial Chapel (8am - 6pm everyday), free.

7 @ The Anglican is the latest exhibition of Liverpool based artists, the '7 @ Group'. After meeting and forming on the LJMU Fine Art course during 2006, the group, all of whom have recently graduated, have exhibited together numerous times across Liverpool. This latest exhibition at the magificant setting of the Anglican Cathedral, will see three new members, Alice Roberts, Kirsty Evans and Keiron Finnetty exhibit alongside six original members.

The artists are not brought together by a common theme or method of working, but by chance and are driven onwards by the spirit of exploration and collaboration. The relationships between the artists - whether intentional or co-incidental - and their dissimilarities are evident and both equally vital to the reception of the works.

This presentation of individual works within a group context offers singular contemplation of the work as well as a overall collective judgement. This double entendre allows both the uniqueness and disparateness of the works to be appreciated and the overall aims and desires of the artists to be acknowledged.

The 7 @ Group are;

Hannah Fray
Kirsty Evans
Jane Hughes
Keiron Finnetty
Kathryn Kimber
Anne Marie Prior
Alice Roberts
Becky Swift
Jack Welsh

For more information visit www.the7atgroup.com

Liverpool Irish Festival

2008-03-18T03:39:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the Liverpool Irish Festival, celebrating and exploring the links between Liverpool and Ireland.

Liverpool Irish Festival 2008 will take place between 17 October - 2 November.

New events announced for 2008! Click here

Want to know more? Join the Liverpool Irish Festival mailing list

Email liverpoolirishfestival@yahoo.co.uk with your name, email address, postal address and phone number.

We will keep you updated with all the latest news and you will be one of the first to receive the 2008 events publicity.

We want your feedback!

The Liverpool Irish Festival receives funding from Liverpool Culture Company - please click here to tell them what you think of the Liverpool Irish Festival events that you have attended.

Imogen Stidworthy wins inaugral Liverpool Art Prize

2008-03-13T05:12:00.001-07:00

* Audio/Visual Artist, Imogen Stidworthy wins the inaugural Liverpool Art Prize
* The Singh Twins win the People’s Choice Prize

At a crowded special awards ceremony today, Sunday March 9 2008, Ian Jackson, Director of artinliverpool.com
announced that Imogen Stidworthy is the winner of the Liverpool Art Prize 2008.

A cheque for £2000 was presented by the main sponsor Paul Hyland of chartered accountants Duncan Sheard Glass.

The People’s Choice award went to the painter twins, Amrit & Rabindra Singh who were given a
cheque for £500 by the award sponsor Arthur Diamond.
Over 440 votes were cast by visitors to the gallery in just 10 days since the exhibition opened at
the new Contemporary Urban Centre in Greenland Street, Liverpool.

Stidworthy was chosen as the winner by a panel of judges including Terry Duffy, Moira Kenny,
Callum Moncrieff, Angela Heslop and Robbie Davison.

The people responsible for setting up the Liverpool Art Prize, Ian & Minako Jackson of artinliverpool.com said
“We are really thrilled and proud. The exhibition looks fantastic thanks to the artists and curator, Tomas Harold
and the wonderful venue. Its been a great success so far and we offer our congratulations to the winners and sincere thanks to all the artists.
We look forward to many years of organising this major annual art event here in Liverpool and hope that it is something
that all Merseyside-based artists will aspire to be a part of.”

The exhibition continues at the Contemporary Urban Centre NW until May 7 2008

Hope Street Apprenticeship Programme

2008-03-06T02:37:00.000-08:00

Hope Street is now recruiting for its Apprenticeship Programme

We are looking for:
• 4 workshop leaders
• 5 actors
• 1 director
• 1 musical director
• 1 production manager
• 1 filmmaker
• 2 designer/makers
• 1 digital designer
• 1 lighting designer
• 1 sound designer
• 1 press and marketing

The projects on the apprenticeship programme this year are
Streets Ahead Liverpool, About Another Place, 37, Time,
Message from the Flight Path and Market of Optimism.
Details of these projects are on our website:
www.hope-street.org/diary.htm

The programme will also involve initial training and ‘Business
Matters’.

For an application pack please contact Helen Parr
helen@hope-street.org or download it:
www.hope-street.org/ApplicationforApprenticeships.htm

For further information please contact Alan Richardson
alan@hope-street.org
Deadline for submission of application 5.00 pm on 27th
March 2008

Auditions and Interviews 7th – 11th April 2008
Programme runs from May 12th – October 15th 2008

Fab4Store gift shop and Starbucks Coffeehouse

2008-03-03T10:36:00.002-08:00

We would like to invite you to take an exclusive look around our new Fab4Store gift shop and Starbucks coffeehouse!

Be one of the first to browse around our bespoke Fab4Store, which is now located in Anchor Courtyard. Our bespoke gift shop is now 3 times larger and offers the widest range of Beatles merchandise and souvenirs for fans of all ages.

You will also have the opportunity to enjoy a freshly brewed coffee in our Starbucks coffeehouse. Evoking the spirit of the Beatles era with memorabilia and 1960s style artwork, our new Starbucks store provides the perfect surroundings to relax with your beverage.

Date: Thursday 6th March

Time: 6-8pm

Location: Fab4Store @ The Beatles Story

Anchor Courtyard

Albert Dock

Liverpool Reads

2008-03-03T10:36:00.001-08:00

On Thursday 6th March, World Book Day, Liverpool will launch its fourth annual reading adventure! Author Mal Peet will be in the city to celebrate the distribution of thousands of books across Liverpool – 10,000 copies of Keeper, a novel about a poor South American logger's son who learns to become a World Cup-winning goalkeeper so good he is almost unbeatable, and 3,000 copies of Tamar, which is about the Dutch resistance in the Second World War – secrets, lies, love and espionage.

Liverpool Reads is a city-wide reading adventure where each year, books are distributed for free across the city and a programme of outreach activity, author events, reading groups and much more, is coordinated to accompany the big read. This year, the initiative is being jointly sponsored for the first time by Cobalt Housing and Liverpool Housing Trust (LHT).

2008 is the National Year of Reading as well as Liverpool’s year as European Capital of Culture and author Mal Peet is proud to be in the city for its celebrations:

“Books are free travel passes for journeys through space and time, and it’s a brilliant, radical idea on the part of Liverpool Reads to distribute them to the people of Liverpool. And I feel hugely honoured that in 2008, the National Year of Reading and the year in which Liverpool is the European Capital of Culture, my books have been chosen as the City Reads. All it will take now for my happiness to be complete is either Liverpool or Everton winning the Premiership and the Cup. (One each would do!)”

Pick up a free copy of Keeper from your local library – just take one of the coupons printed in Liverpool Echo on the 6th, 7th, and 8th March along to participating Liverpool libraries. Please see www.liverpoolreads.com or call 0151 794 2291 for a list of participating libraries. The launch will take place at Central Library at 6pm on Thursday 6th March – please note, tickets are now sold out.

39 Art Weekend (Thank You Art Weekend)

2008-03-03T03:38:00.000-08:00

39 Art Weekend (thank you art weekend)
Date: Sat 8th & Sun 9th March 2008
Place: Various venues in Merseyside

Enjoy a gallery crawl, celebrate art & receive special offers!

“39 Art Day” (Thank You Art Day) is March 9th. It’s a special day to appreciate, promote,
and otherwise positively engage ourselves in contemporary art worldwide.
This year as March 9th falls on Sunday and some places may be closed that day, we,
the Liverpool Art community decided to make it a weekend-long celebration!

On March 8th and 9th, various art galleries and artists in Liverpool are organising special
events or giving you special offers e.g. discount on artworks & goods, free gifts, welcome
refreshment upon arrival or lucky draw etc.

Confirmed art venues and organisations include
Artinliverpool.com, Artfinder’s Gallery, Bluecoat Display Centre, Dot-art, Editions, Eggspace,
FACT bookshop, Gallery4allarts, Gostins Gallery, Liverpoolgallery.com, New Bright Art,
Pete Carr, Red Dot Exhibitions and View Two Gallery.

Ian Jackson, Director of artinliverpool.com, says “We are really pleased that so many
galleries and artists are participating again this year. It has already been a very busy and
successful start to 2008 with numerous arts events but we feel it is important that we remind
ourselves to visit galleries, enjoy fantastic works by local talents, re-discover the rich and
vibrant artistic environment we are fortunate enough to have in Liverpool and say ‘Thank You Art’.”

For full details on the events and offers, please check the websites below;
39 Art Day website (Worldwide listing): http://www.39art.com/index-e.htm
Artinliverpool website (Liverpool only):
http://www.artinliverpool.com/index.php/39artday/262-39artday08/418-39-art-day-details-2008

Review of the 2007 Events:
http://www.artinliverpool.com/blog/blogarch/2007/03/39_art_day_2007.php

What is 39 Art Day on March 9th ?
39 Art Day (www.39art.com) was initiated by a Japanese artist Yoshiaki Kaihatsu ( www.yoshiakikaihatsu.com )
in 2000 to foster the appreciation of contemporary art in Japan, the country where support for contemporary
art is still weak at best, if not altogether absent. In Japanese, "thank you" rhymes with 3/9 (san-kyuu),
because there is no "th" sound in Japanese and the Japanese people tend to pronounce "th" as "s."
Thus, 39 Art Day is on March 9th.

A number of art galleries/spaces, as well as individual artists and internet-based entities around the globe
are offering special tie-in events on March 9th. The aim is to encourage people to enjoy a gallery-crawl
and think about art on the day.? Participants are from Japan, Germany, Ireland, USA, Hong Kong, Netherlands and UK.

Liverpool was the first UK city to join in 2007, organised by Artinliverpool.com.

Learn more about 39 Art Day: Official website www.39art.com
For further enquiries, contact Artinliverpool.com CIC via
Email: info@artinliverpool.com (Ian or Minako Jackson)
Phone: 0151 707 3510
or contact individual art venues listed on the websites.

The Reader at the Bluecoat

2008-02-25T06:21:00.000-08:00

On Saturday 15th March, as part of the re-opening of the Bluecoat, The Reader Organisation (based at the University of Liverpool) is running a workshop that aims to help you cope with some of life’s difficulties. Members of The Reader team will offer advice and possible solutions to your problems or contemporary issues. The Reader Clinic will turn to the pages of novels and poetry n order to find some answers. "My boss tells me he loves me but there’s another, and she’s so beautiful. I can’t work out what I should do, my heart tells me one thing and my head another …”

What book could possibly help with such a problem? Perhaps Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre?

How about this predicament: “I am a tall, gangly lad and I keep tripping over my own
arms and legs. None of the other kids will let me play football. What can I do?” Solutions to this problem can be found in Liverpool Reads’ book for 2008, Keeper by Mal Peet. From Shakespeare’s Richard III, we may be able to identify certain similarities with our own PM Gordon Brown and that of Richard, the future king: “Now is the winter of our discontent…”

How can books help?

Bring your concerns, questions or dilemmas to the Bluecoat Arts Centre on Saturday 15th March, 2.30– 3.30 (just turn up at the venue, no ticket required) and meet the editors of The Reader magazine and members of The Reader Organisation as they host this special event to offer advice with the help of some great books. You can also hear more about The Reader Organisation’s projects, including the nationally acclaimed ‘Get Into Reading’ project and learn about the background of Blake Morrison’s feature article in The Guardian.

Sistas Doing It For Liverpool

2008-02-25T02:47:00.000-08:00

March 7th 2008 @ The Liverpool Philharmonic Hall.

Performances include Jazz and Reggae by the Legendary 'Queen of Lovers Rock'
Janet Kay and Carroll Thompson, saxophonist YolanDa Brown.

Tickets from £10-20 available from The Liverpool Philharmonic Hall Box Office;

Doors open at 7pm

0151 709 3789 ov visit www.liverpoolphil.com

Arena Open Studios

2008-02-21T03:57:00.000-08:00

Arena Art and Design Association will be holding our regular Open Studios - which are the last Friday of every month - on Friday 29th February, 12.30pm - 6.00pm.

For more information please visit www.arena.com/uk or call 0151 707 9879 for more information

Volunteers Needed for the Contemporary Urban Centre NW, Liverpool Art Prize

2008-02-20T07:48:00.000-08:00

Volunteers Needed for the Contemporary Urban Centre NW.
Opening with the Liverpool Art Prize 2008 exhibition on Feb 28
and the Hawkins & Co exhibition on March 6, volunteer staff are urgently
required for invigilating and possibly other duties.

The CUC - North West is a phenomenal building that offers an extensive range of facilities that provide businesses and the general public alike a venue in Liverpool to be truly proud of. It has been developed over a period of seven years, in a close partnership with local community groups and the city.

The venue covers 170,000 sq feet within a Grade 2 listed converted warehouse in a prominent location close to the city centre. It lies within an area of Liverpool increasingly labelled the 'Independent Arts Quarter' and is a major regeneration catalyst for the area.

http://www.novasscarman.org/contemporary-urban-centres/north-west/
http://www.liverpoolartprize.com

Contact Rosita Mohamed on 0151 708 3530
email: rosita.mohamed@novas.org
There will be a volunteers induction this Friday 22/02/08 at 10.30 at the CUC but don't worry
if you miss that, its not too late.

Vacancies: The Everton Collection

2008-02-20T04:44:00.001-08:00

"If you know your history…" The Everton Collection

The project involves an outstanding collection of archives and artefacts relating to the history of

Everton Football Club. The collection is currently in two parts. One part belongs to a private collector.

It dates from the 1880s onwards and includes over 6,000 programmes, minute books, accounts, contracts,

and correspondence. It has been described by expert valuers as the most comprehensive archive relating

to a single football club in the world. The other part of the collection is also highly significant and currently

belongs to and is located at Everton FC. It includes photographs, trophies, shirts, medals, and newscuttings.

They offer enormous possibilities for life-long learning and wide-ranging research not only into

football, sport, and leisure, but also local, national, social, business, advertising, and economic history.

The Everton Collection Charitable Trust with Liverpool Record Office as the key partner has been

successful with its application to the Heritage Lottery Fund for acquiring the private collection and for

promoting both collections, which will be deposited in Liverpool Record Office.

The Everton Collection Project Officer £26,835 - £28,919

An enthusiastic, experienced and qualified archivist or museum curator is required for three years to

promote to a wide audience and particularly to new users The Everton Collection, which will be located in

Liverpool Record Office.

You will assist with project planning, management and reporting and design and deliver outreach,

audience development, lifelong learning, and educational activities, and recruit and supervise volunteers,

with an emphasis on engaging new audiences, especially young people. You will have a track record of

effective delivery in these fields as well as in planning and producing exhibitions, education packs, CDs,

and loan boxes. You will be familiar with digitisation and website development.

You will be well-organised and able to meet deadlines. You will have excellent communication,

presentation and interpersonal skills and you will be committed to a high standard of customer care. You

will have effective experience of working with a range of partners and of monitoring and evaluating project

outcomes. You will be able to work on your own and as part of a team. You will be responsible for and

work with a Creative Learning Officer who will also be recruited for the project, volunteers and freelance

educational workers.

You will display a commitment to equal opportunities and its implementation for the service.

Any offer of appointment is subject to a satisfactory Criminal Records Bureau disclosure.

This is a fixed term post for three years.

Closing date: 21 March 2008 Ref: CMS/4353/3703

The Everton Collection Creative Learning Officer £23,749 - £25,320

An enthusiastic, experienced and qualified archivist or museum curator is required for three years to

promote to a wide audience and particularly to new users The Everton Collection.

You will prepare and deliver outreach, audience development, lifelong learning, and educational activities,

and supervise voluntary work, with an emphasis on engaging new audiences, especially young people.

You will have a record of effective delivery in these fields as well as in planning and producing exhibitions,

education packs, CDs, and loan boxes for schools. You will also be familiar with digitisation and website

development.

You will be creative and understand how to make collections and activities appeal to and engage new

audiences. You will have an understanding of and strong interest in the needs and best means of delivery

of formal and informal education. You will be well-organised and able to meet deadlines. You will have

excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills and you will be committed to a high

standard of customer care. You will have experience of liaising with partners and of working as part of a

small team. You will work with and report to the Project Officer.

You will display a commitment to equal opportunities and its implementation for the service.

Any offer of appointment is subject to a satisfactory Criminal Records Bureau disclosure.

This is a fixed term post for 3 years.

Closing date: 21 March 2008 Ref: CMS/4359/3704

The Everton Collection Archive Assistant £14,197 - £14,882

A graduate interested in pursuing a career in archives and applying for a post-graduate course in archive

administration is required for six months to assist with sorting and cataloguing The Everton Collection.

You will assist with sorting, cataloguing, numbering and indexing the collection. You will support our

existing team of archivists and conservator. You will also help with answering enquiries and with some

promotional work.

You will be well-organised and able to complete work accurately and meet deadlines. You will have good

ICT skills, good oral and written communication skills and you will be committed to a high standard of

customer care. You will display a commitment to equal opportunities. You will work with and report to the

Project Officer. This is a fixed term post for six months.

Closing date: 21 March 2008 Ref: CMS/4364/3705

Please quote reference number in all references

Free internet access available in Liverpool libraries, one stop shops, and job centres.

For job details, including application form, please go to www.liverpool.gov.uk . Telephone 0151 233 3003

and speak to an advisor or 0151 233 3033 (answer machine) or 0151 225 3275 (Minicom).

Liverpool City Council is an equal opportunities employer and service provider.

Liverpool is looking for people with the passion, commitment and skills to make

their mark and deliver an exciting and challenging agenda. If you have ambition

for yourself and for Liverpool; if you can improve yourself and support the

development of your colleagues; if you share our values and strive to make

others feel valued then we want to hear from you.

Liverpool Biennial 2008

2008-02-20T04:40:00.001-08:00

Celebrating 10 years of commissioning ambitious and challenging new work by leading international artists, the fifth edition of Liverpool Biennial’s International exhibition is MADE UP, an exploration of the power of the artistic imagination.

MADE UP sees imagination (called ‘invention’ in the 18th century) as the dynamo of art. At the heart of this exhibition’s broad ranging exploration of ‘making things up’ (which includes utopias and dystopias, narrative fiction, fantasy, myths, lies, prophesies, subversion and spectacle) is the emotional charge which powers the artistic imagination. Whether mischievous, constructive or iconoclastic, MADE UP is about art’s capacity to transport us, to suspend disbelief and generate alternative realities.

Liverpool Biennial continues to place an emphasis on commissioning new work from leading and emerging international artists. Artists currently in conversation with Liverpool Biennial towards a new commission for MADE UP include:

Ai Weiwei (China), Atelier Bow Wow (Japan), Guy Ben-Ner (Israel), Manfredi Beninati (Italy), David Blandy (UK), U-Ram Choe (Korea), Adam Cvijanovic (USA), Nancy Davenport (Canada), Diller Scofidio + Renfro (USA), Leandro Erlich (Argentina), Rodney Graham (Canada), Tue Greenfort (Denmark), Hubbard & Birchler (Ireland/Switzerland), Jesper Just (Denmark), Otto Karvonen (Finland), Yayoi Kusama (Japan), Ulf Langheinrich (Germany), Gabriel Lester (Netherlands), Annette Messager (France), Tracey Moffatt (Australia), Khalil Rabah (Palestine), Royal Art Lodge (Canada), Sarah Sze (USA), Tomas Saraceno (Argentina), Richard Woods (UK).

Curated collaboratively by a team drawn from partner galleries and the Biennial under the artistic directorship of Lewis Biggs, MADE UP is explored in a series of themed inflections presented across multiple sites, in galleries and public spaces throughout the city. MADE UP at The Bluecoat explores imagined futures, individual and collective, utopian and dystopian; Tate Liverpool and Open Eye Gallery consider the ambiguous territory between the real and the unreal; FACT (Foundation for Art & Creative Technology) focuses on the power of the mind to make up meaning when faced with complete abstraction and extreme sensory deprivation.

The public realm projects continue to be a defining feature of Liverpool Biennial, with over half of the 30-40 commissions situated in the public realm. MADE UP outside the gallery allows fiction to rub up against the real, inviting artists to carve out space for the imagination in the everyday, whether in imaginary models made manifest as real examples, or playful re-workings of the real.

Other lead programmes in the 2008 Liverpool Biennial festival will be the John Moores 25 Exhibition of Contemporary Painting, celebrating its 50th year as the UK's most prestigious national open painting competition; Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2008, the annual exhibition by students and recent graduates of Fine Art colleges throughout the UK; and the Independents Biennial, through which an effervescent and myriad programme of exhibitions will as usual be realised by independent and artist-led organisations, with Greenland Street and A Foundation playing a major role. Visitors to the Biennial will also have the opportunity to view a series of major new public art projects commissioned by Liverpool Biennial on behalf of Liverpool Culture Company as part of the programme for European Capital of Culture 2008.

Calling All Women Poets!!

2008-02-11T06:52:00.001-08:00

Calling All Women Poets!!
As part of the events during
International Women's Day Week

Women's Open Mic
to be held at
The CASA, Hope St. Liverpool
arrive 7.30-8.00pm
Start @ 8.00pm Finish @ 10.30pm.

It is a mixed event, men are welcome,
Donations of £1 or £2 on the door.

Allowing 10 min slots = c 13 women poets or prose writers on aspects of women's lives: local and international; personal / political. There will be a mix of women reading their favourite women writers + women performing their own work.

Any monies raised during the week will be divided between the 4 named projects being supported this year.

Are you interested in performing, poetically and/or musically?
Do you know any other women who would be interested? Pass this onto them.

Contacts
val.walsh@gmail.com
hyacinth.sweeneydixon@liverpool.anglican.org

Trainee Sound Assistant

2008-02-11T06:50:00.001-08:00

Digital Departures Develop New Talent
Training Profile
Trainee Sound Assistant

Feature film: Salvage
Training Area: Sound Department
Length of Training: 24 days
Training Allowance: £60 per day of completed training
Pre Placement Training: Wednesday 20th February 2008-Liverpool or Manchester tbc
Placement Start Date: Thursday 21st February 2008 - Liverpool
Placement Finish Date: Thursday 20th March 2008 - Liverpool
Post Placement Training Tuesday 25th March 2008 Liverpool or Manchester tbc
Placement Location Liverpool
Training Schedule: 11 day fortnights - includes training at the weekend and some evenings
Training hours: Variable, as a result of night shoots you may not finish until midnight, you may also have 6.15am starts the following day.

Digital Departures

Digital Departures was set up by Northwest Vision and Media to establish Liverpool and the North West as the centre of micro budget feature film production in Europe. This exciting new initiative will produce 3 innovative micro-budget feature films in Liverpool, due to premiere in the city during the 2008 Capital of Culture celebrations, and each with a fully-funded budget of £250,000.

The key driving force behind this initiative is to give short filmmakers the opportunity of making their first feature. Salvage is one of the three films being made in Liverpool. Salvage is a Horror film written by former Hollyoaks Story Editor, Colin O’Donnell, and directed by Lowrence Gough who has made 3 short films with Northwest Vision and media.

About the Placement

The person appointed will be based in the Sound Department of Salvage for the whole shooting period and will be working on set for the entire shoot. This training placement will be based primarily at Croxteth in Liverpool, the production location.

The successful individual will have the opportunity to gain knowledge and understanding of the various roles and processes involved in micro budget feature film production, as well as a chance to gain personal development and an opportunity to build relationships with key people within the industry. As a Trainee Sound Assistant the individual will develop and strengthen specific and appropriate occupational skills.

Training Role and Key Responsibilities

The successful trainee will assist the Sound Recordist and boom operators. This is a technical role however the involvement of the individual will be extremely varied and dependent on the daily activities as well as the aptitude of the actual individual.

He/She will:
• Help collect, move and assemble sound recording equipment and microphones
• Assist with equipment set up and storage
• Assist with equipment checks and maintenance
• Monitoring equipment during operation
• Assist with placing and rigging microphones
• Assist with sound checks
• Support Sound Crew by completing forms detailing what has been recorded
• Ensure the working environment is compliant with health and safety standards
• General assistance and support to sound operatives and crew
• Working to the directions of Sound Recordist

Placement End

We hope that by the end of the placement the individual would have gained specific knowledge, experience and competences in the following areas –

• A comprehensive understanding in the area he/she will work in, and the roles within that area
• Gained knowledge and developed a basic understanding of the different processes and activities relating to Independent micro budget feature film production
• An understanding of the role of a Sound Operator & associated equipment
• Improved industry experience, contacts and networking knowledge
• Improved understanding of career pathways and the diverse regional support available to media new entrants

Person Specification for Trainee Placement

What do I need to display on the application form?

We are looking for trainees who have some experience of working on short film, TV programmes or equivalent and are keen to move into feature film production.

Core Skills -The trainee will be expected to have the following experience knowledge and understanding:
• Have some industry experience or qualification in Sound production for TV/Film/Drama
• 6 months experience working in Sound Production (Industry, Voluntary, Community, Education)
• A certificate in Maths and English (GCSE or equivalent)
• Provide evidence of qualifications if required
• Health and Safety awareness
• Full/Clean Driving Licence

Other attitudes / qualities we are looking for:
• Enthusiasm; Willingness to start & learn at the bottom; Respect for others; Determination to succeed; Initiative; interest in sound recording and sound technologies and General technical skills; Interest in the media industry and specifically TV Drama; Reliability; Good hearing; Ability to accept direction and respond quickly; Good Stamina and Commitment, Punctuality

Trainee Costume Assistant

2008-02-11T06:47:00.000-08:00

Digital Departures Develop New Talent
Training Profile
Trainee Costume Assistant

Feature film: Salvage
Training Area: Costume Department
Length of Training: 24 days
Training Allowance: £60 per day of completed training
Pre Placement Training: Wednesday 20th February 2008-Liverpool or Manchester tbc
Placement Start Date: Thursday 21st February 2008 - Liverpool
Placement Finish Date: Thursday 20th March 2008 - Liverpool
Post Placement Training Tuesday 25th March 2008 Liverpool or Manchester tbc
Placement Location Liverpool
Training Schedule: 11 day fortnights - includes training at the weekend and some evenings
Training hours: Variable, as a result of night shoots you may not finish until midnight, you may also have 6.15am starts the following day.

Digital Departures

Digital Departures was set up by Northwest Vision and Media to establish Liverpool and the North West as the centre of micro budget feature film production in Europe. This exciting new initiative will produce 3 innovative micro-budget feature films in Liverpool, due to premiere in the city during the 2008 Capital of Culture celebrations, and each with a fully-funded budget of £250,000.

The key driving force behind this initiative is to give short filmmakers the opportunity of making their first feature. Salvage is one of the three films being made in Liverpool. Salvage is a Horror film written by former Hollyoaks Story Editor, Colin O’Donnell, and directed by Lawrence Gough who has made 3 short films with Northwest Vision and Media.

About the Placement

The person appointed will be based in the Costume Department of Salvage for the whole shooting period and will be working on set for the entire shoot. This training placement will be based primarily at Croxteth in Liverpool, the production location.

The successful individual will have the opportunity to gain knowledge and understanding of the various roles and processes involved in micro budget feature film production, as well as a chance to gain personal development and an opportunity to build relationships with key people within the industry. As a Trainee Costume Assistant the individual will develop and strengthen specific and appropriate occupational skills.

Training Role and Key Responsibilities

The successful trainee will assist the Costume department staff. This may include a wide range of administrative duties and general support tasks. They will work both in the makeup room and on set.

He/She will:
• Look after artistes and costumes on set
• Assist with repairs – hand and machine sewing
• Set out costumes at the beginning of the day
• Assist with fittings; organize and tidy the costume department
• Ensure continuity on set
• Assist with ordering/purchasing supplies
• Ensuring costumes are correctly labeled and stored
• Packing and unpacking costumes
• Clean, launder and press costumes
• Stock control methods and systems
• Working to the directions of the costume designer

Placement End

We hope that by the end of the placement the individual would have gained specific knowledge, experience and competences in the following areas –

• A comprehensive understanding in the area he/she will work in, and the roles within that area
• Gained knowledge and developed a basic understanding of the different processes and activities relating to Independent micro budget feature film production
• An understanding of the role of a Costume Designer & associated tools and skills
• Improved industry experience, contacts and networking knowledge
• Improved understanding of career pathways and the diverse regional support available to media new entrants

Person Specification for Trainee Placement

What do I need to display on the application form?

We are looking for trainees who have some experience of working on short film, TV drama or equivalent experience and are looking to move into feature film production.

Core Skills - The trainee will be expected to have the following experience knowledge and understanding:
• Industry experience on short film, TV drama or a qualification (BTEC) in Costume design for TV/Film Drama
• 6 months experience working within Costume (Industry, Voluntary, Community, Education)
• Familiarity with different makeup and hair products, styles and techniques
• Creative and artistic flair
• Communication skills
• Provide evidence of Qualifications if required
• Health and Safety awareness
• Full/Clean Driving Licence

Other attitudes / qualities we are looking for:
• Enthusiasm; Willingness to start & learn at the bottom; Respect for others; Determination to succeed; Initiative; interest in fashion; Interest in the media industry and specifically feature film; Reliability; Good hearing; Ability to accept direction and respond quickly; Good Stamina and Commitment, Punctuality

Glasto 2008

2008-02-11T03:58:00.001-08:00

Kings Of Leon and The Verve will join Jay-Z as headliners for Glastonbury Festival 2008, it has been announced.

Kings Of Leon will play the Pyramid Stage on Friday night while The Verve will close the festival on Sunday, organiser Emily Eavis has confirmed.

As previously reported, Jay-Z will play on the Saturday night and, as reported first on VF, will be bringing along some very famous guests.

Emily Eavis said: "We are over the moon about these acts playing, all of which bring something completely different to Glastonbury." (read more of her comments HERE)

Others acts set to play the world famous festival include Neil Diamond, Leonard Cohen, British Sea Power, Solomon Burke and The Rascals.

Glastonbury Festival takes place at Worthy Farm, Somerset, from 27-29 June. Register for tickets HER

http://www.musicalbusker.co.uk/

2008-02-11T03:56:00.000-08:00

Musical Busker is an exciting resource for street musicians, offering free advice, useful information, news and promotional opportunities.

Musical Busker gives practical advice for dealing with common problems experienced by buskers, plus useful tips on how to increase your profits. See the resources section for a comprehensive list of local councils that require buskers to apply for a licence to perform or restrict busking activites.

For more opportunities to perform and promote yourself, take a look at the list of busking festivals and events or why not take part in our monthly busker spotlight.

ACME News Update

2008-02-06T04:20:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the latest edition of the ACME News Service. Please follow the links to read more about a particular feature.

*** Kin Opportunities ***
Welcome to the Kin Opportunities page of the ACME bulletin. This page will keep Kin members who have not recently accessed the site informed of all Kin activity, including postings, opportunities and up-coming events.

HaveYouGotTheNerve Need Your TV Ideas
At the end of 2005 Liverpool based, Mark Bowness, created a business called Tribewanted, the project was launched and was in media around the world.

Business Workshops: Do You Wish for Business Growth this Year?
Give your business a kick-start for 2008. BusinessLiverpool and the International Centre for Digital Content (ICDC) combine to bring you a brilliant series of business workshops that will help you make 2008 the year of growth for your business.

New Culture Media and Sport Secretary
Andy Burnham was made Culture, Media and Sport Secretary in January 2008. Andy served as Chief Secretary to the Treasury from June 2007, as part of Gordon Brown's first Cabinet.

Free Business Advice
Merseyside ICT is to provide free marketing advice to its 700 member companies to further support and develop the regions' information and communications technology industry.

The Jamm Factory Launch New Services for Musicians
The Jamm Factory have extended their services for musicians. These now include:Studio Recordings Graphic design - all your logo‚ poster and promotional needsWebsite hosting and managementMyspace & Facebook Design and Management.

Skillset: Free Production Crew...
Skillset accredited Media, Writing and Production course at The University of Bolton has focused, motivated, industry savvy students who are looking for production placements starting now until May 2008.

City's New PR Head on Six-Month Contract
Liverpool City Council have appointed a new senior "spin doctor".Jon Brown, managing director of Factory Communications, is now also interim director of communications on a part-time basis for six months.

Merseyside Innovation Awards - 2008
January sees the launch of this year's Merseyside Innovation Awards. The Awards recognise, reward and encourage the use of innovation as a means of boosting growth and profitability on Merseyside.

Double Pitch Win for Uniform
Design Consultancy Uniform is delighted to announce two recent pitch wins. The first, a competitive pitch for FACT Liverpool, to design and produce an architectural design guide for architects, planners and health professionals developing new health centre buildings across Liverpool.

Exclusive Design Studio Desk Spaces for Hire
Product design consultancy Jab Design is offering a small number of serviced, flexible desk spaces for hire in its attractive studio in waterfront/central Liverpool.

Become an Amplifi Ambassedor
What is Amplifi?Amplifi is programme for young people on Merseyside to gain new skills and experience through training, work placements and career development within the Creative Industries.

Think PR Need Musicians and Bands
Calling all local bands, DJs and music producers, Think Publicity a leading PR and marketing agency, needs your help.

Hope Street LTD: Performing Artists Wanted
Hope Street would like to increase the amount of arts/organisational activity that goes on in and around the the 08 Roadshow Bus.

Want to Make The Most of London 2012 Opportunities?
Northwest companies have the opportunity to access new business that will be created from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games; leading up to, during and after this prestigious event.

The Design Show Liverpool: Call For Exhibitors
Design Show Liverpool will run from 19-22 June 2008, and is set to be the most exciting design event the northwest has ever seen.

'Business Start Up Bursary Scheme
Due to the success of the Business Start Up Bursary Scheme run by the School of Art and Design at John Moores University, a new round of bursaries are now available.

Mocha and Sparkle Media Receive Unanimous National Praise for 'Liverpool: The Musical' Short Films
Mocha TV and Sparkle Media worked in close collaboration with Liverpool: The Musical's directors and production team to produce 90 minutes of film for the opening events for Liverpool's European Capital of Culture celebrations and the launch event for the new Echo Arena.

Design Agency Spreads Word About Holocaust Exhibition
Merseyside design agency Bolland & Lowe has been helping promote an international festival in Liverpool, Anne Frank + You.

Esmée Fairbairn Foundation: New Funding Approach
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation has launched a new funding approach.The majority of their funding will now be channelled through the Main Fund which will be an open, less prescriptive way of working, through which they will listen to ideas.

Featured Business: Tribewanted
Mark Bowness is the man behind the idea for Tribewanted. Tribewanted is a unique community tourism project that is simultaneously based on Vorovoro Island, Fiji and online.

Graduate Recruitment Event - February 28th 2008
Merseyside Acme will have a stand at February's Graduate Recruitment Event and would like to invite Merseyside's creative professionals to join us.

Design Initiative: Make Me 2007
Design Initiative and Inner City Living are delighted to bring you Make Me 2007, a series of unique retail opportunities and showcasing events featuring the best of contemporary design from the North West region.

i-start 1st Anniversary Event
Thursday 29th November 2007 "Whose Identity is it Anyway?".i-start is a network event for digital media businesses, budding entrepreneurs and graduates.

Sparkle 07: Mersey Jewellers and Metal Artists Network
mjman in collaboration with Design Initiative presents a stunning selling show of highly individual jewellery, accessories and art created by the best designer makers on Merseyside.

CreativeEntrepreneurs: Thursday 7th February
The Liverpool Centre for Arts Development in partnership with Blackburne House is offering the CreativeEntrepreneurs course to help Merseyside people gain the practical business skills to set up as a self-employed entrepreneur in the fast-growing arts and cultural sector.

Welcome to the latest edition of the ACME News Service. Please follow the links to read more about a particular feature.

Stories from the City

2008-02-06T03:11:00.000-08:00

An opportunity for writers and artists

Stories from the City

A one-off magazine about Liverpool: its life, culture, landscape, character and history. Yeah, Yeah; It sounds like its been done to death, what with Mercy, the debacle about the culture company’s staffing and much more, but now, on the eve of 2008 we feel it is time to get away from all that has gone before; the hype, the parody, the critique, the speculation. We feel, it’s time to reflect on the carnival that has been capital of culture and all the rest, on the city past and present, to stop talking about The Beatles and the loss of our identity, and put across a balanced view, taking in the highs and the lows and looking toward the future.

The project is being created by Kenn Taylor and Shane Gladstone, two experienced freelance journalists and writers in Liverpool. Though it is envisaged as our contribution to 2008, the publication aims to go above and beyond talk of the 'year of culture'. It is an attempt to get to the heart of Liverpool, unafraid to look at both positives and negatives in its pursuit of an honest appraisal of where this most idiosyncratic of cities is at, and more importantly where it is headed.

It is an ambitious plan, but we hope to achieve it, and we are looking for the best writers and artists in Liverpool to contribute to it. There is no money involved: period. This will be a labour of love. But it is an opportunity to have your voice and vision heard across the city, and to showcase your work to the world, who; in 2008 will have their radars pointed firmly toward our strange and sublime Mersey paradise. We want to cause controversy and provoke opinion; we are not afraid of being radical, provided the argument justifies it. We don’t want to sound lazy, contrived or like we’re broken recording our way over well-trodden ground, so ideas have to be fresh, relevant and insightful.
Not only that, but if we manage to pull it off we could make a lasting contribution to the culture of the city and any provide aspiring writers and artists with a decided kick up their career.

Writers
This will be a word led publication. We will set no hard and fast limits, but we’re unlikely to publish anything above 2,000 words or below 500 unless it is a heartbreaking work of staggering genius. The aim is to go deep, try to be original and challenging. It is envisaged that the majority of what we publish we be journalistic in style, but that doesn't mean it has to be formulaic. Quality is what we're looking for. We would even consider printing poems and stories if they were both relevant and good enough. We aren't looking for half-baked rants about Yuppie flats and Quiggins. We think we're beyond that now and want to get to the heart of what Liverpool's about. Don't be afraid to be critical or positive about the city. Liverpool is both brilliant and awful at the same time, and we want to reflect that. A slice of humour also wouldn't go amiss. After all, everyone's a comedian in this town, aren't they?

Artists/Designers
We also want the publication to be striking in design. The plan is to produce it on newsprint with colour front and back covers with a black and white interior. We have two principal graphic requirements which we may give to two separate artists or combine depending on what people propose. For the front cover, and possibly the back, we want to have a masthead, but more importantly a striking piece of cover art, something that stands up in its own right as an artwork. No prescriptions, other than quality, originality and, obviously, that it’s something related to Liverpool. Also, we want a graphic designer to come up with a house style for the entire publication. There may be some illustration inside, but we won't commission that till we know exactly what we are publishing, so someone with a knack for typography is really what we're looking for. You have the opportunity to stamp your vision across the entire magazine. Again, don't be afraid to push the boat out, but readability must remain the key.

The only qualifications we require before submission is that you must have lived in Merseyside at some point for at least a year. Other than that we don't care if this will be your first published work or you're a professional.

’Stories from the City’ will not be out till May at least, so you have a little time to procrastinate. But the quicker you send things in the more likely they are to get in the mag. As we envisage submissions to be high, it is probably best if people with an idea write a pitch/outline then send that to us along with an example of their previous work, that way no one's time is wasted. But full finished pieces are also welcomed.

Please send ideas, work and comments to: liverpoolmagazine@googlemail.com

We will give you some sort of response as soon as we can.

Shane and Kenn

Local Female Artists Needed!

2008-02-04T06:44:00.000-08:00

LOCAL FEMALE ARTISTS NEEDED!

We are looking for female artists to take part in an exhibition for
International Women’s Week
Please send images of your work with a brief description of your work, including size and media to

iww.art@hotmail.co.uk

Submit by 15th February 2008

Another Late Night

2008-02-04T05:58:00.001-08:00

Another Late Night are always keen to hear from good writers, designers and people with ideas, whether it be for the magazine, or the promotions company.

For more information, or if you would like to send examples of work, please contact enquiries@anotherlatenight.biz

Go Superlambananas

2008-02-04T05:57:00.000-08:00

For ten weeks during this Summer, Liverpool will be full of surprises as 100 Superlambananas are transformed into unique and exciting artworks displayed throughout the streets, parks, neighbourhoods and open spaces – creating a magical atmosphere which is sure to capture the imagination of residents and visitors alike.

Hear plans for Go Superlambananas at Static, 23 Roscoe Lane, on Tuesday 5th February.

Web: www.gosuperlambananas.co.uk

Liverpool Reads

2008-02-01T05:16:00.000-08:00

2008 is the National Year of Reading as well as Liverpool’s year as European Capital of Culture. Liverpool Reads is proud to present its fourth annual reading adventure with two novels by author Mal Peet, Keeper and Tamar. The initiative is being jointly sponsored for the first time by Cobalt Housing and Liverpool Housing Trust (LHT).

Liverpool Reads is a city-wide reading adventure where each year a book is distributed for free across the city and a programme of outreach activity, author events, reading groups and much more, is coordinated to accompany the big read.

Keeper will be the focus book with 10,000 copies to be distributed for free on 6th March 2008 from Liverpool Libraries – a coupon will be printed in the Liverpool Echo on 6th, 7th, and 8th March which can be exchanged for a free copy of the book.

The novel tells the story of El Gato - the Cat - the world's greatest goalkeeper - how he, a poor South American logger's son, learns to become a World Cup-winning goalkeeper so good he is almost unbeatable.

In addition to this, Liverpool Reads will be using Mal Peet’s Carnegie Prize winning novel Tamar, which is a story of espionage, love, jealousy, and tragedy set in Nazi-occupied Holland and appeals to all ages.

3,000 copies of Tamar will be available to use in various intergenerational projects around the city, in particular in the north Liverpool area, in connection with partner organisations such as The Reader Organisation and The Bluecoat.

Sponsors Cobalt and LHT will be involved in setting up reading groups for local residents. Staff from both housing associations are looking forward to receiving training to work with the groups. Reading groups will also be run in schools and community centres, as well as with intergenerational groups across the neighbourhoods where Cobalt and LHT work.

We are extremely excited to have the support of Walker Books for this year’s big read, and author Mal Peet says of the project:

“Books are free travel passes for journeys through space and time, and it’s a brilliant, radical idea on the part of Liverpool Reads to distribute them to the people of Liverpool. And I feel hugely honoured that in 2008, the National Year of Reading and the year in which Liverpool is the European Capital of Culture, my books have been chosen as the City Reads. All it will take now for my happiness to be complete is either Liverpool or Everton winning the Premiership and the Cup. (One each would do!)”

Following the success of 2007’s Small Island Read where the city read Small Island by Andrea Levy in connection with Bristol, Hull, Glasgow, and the North and South West, 2008’s read will focus once again on Liverpool, its love of the beautiful game and its regeneration after the Second World War and on into its year as Capital of Culture.

The public launch of Liverpool Reads… Mal Peet, will be on Thursday 6th March (World Book Day) at 6pm in Central Library, William Brown Street. Mal will be reading from his two novels and answering questions. Light refreshments will be served on a first come first served basis at 6pm and the event starts at 6.30pm prompt. Tickets are now available for collection only for FREE from four Liverpool Libraries: Central – William Brown Street, Childwall – Childwall Five Ways, Walton – Evered Avenue, and Allerton – Allerton Road. Please contact Liverpool Reads if you have any queries: 0151 794 2291.

Graffiti Workshop Website

2008-01-24T07:01:00.000-08:00

Scenario Number 1. You run a youth club and your young people keep pestering you about doing a 'graffiti art' activity. You give Graffiti Workshop a call. We turn up. The young people have a great time and your activity gets a wonderful evaluation.

Scenario Number 2. Your bedroom looks boring. Same old same old. You get your parents to give Graffiti Workshop a call. We turn up. Your room just got 'pimped' ! Now all your mates want to come round to check it out.

Scenario Number 3. You are a 'team building' company. You have a client wanting a creative experience for their personnel. You give Graffiti Workshop a call. We turn up. Everbody has a fun time and your client calls you back a week later saying 'everyone is getting on so well and work's never been so good!'

Hello and Welcome to Graffiti Workshop.

We are a leading European graffiti art contractor, based in the UK, who specialise in providing a graffiti art experience for those who want something new, something unique, something out of the ordinary.

Established in 2005, the company provides the latest approaches in graffiti workshop education and practice. Teaching organisations and young people alike, Graffiti Workshop has teamed up with the police, youth offending teams, schools, youth clubs and churches to name a few. We have enjoyed spraying graffiti art on cars, walls, carparks, shops, canvases, backdrops and bedrooms- basically if it doesn't move, we'll spray it! Don't believe us? - check out the Gallery to see what we do.

Want to know where we're at ? The Graffiti Projects page shows news and forthcoming Graffiti Workshop events.

If you would like references prior to booking a graffiti workshop then check out Our Portfolio page which provides links to all our previous clients.

So by now you'll want to know who we are. The Graffiti Crew page shows the current line up of the Graffiti Workshop Team.

Now that you're interested, what are you waiting for? BOOK NOW! for a Graffiti Workshop

This site receives over 1000 different visitors a month.

http://www.graffitiworkshop.co.uk/

Liverpool University Lecture Series

2008-01-21T07:32:00.000-08:00

Acclaimed theatre director Sir Jonathan Miller will be speaking at the University of Liverpool during European Capital of Culture year.

Four leaders in their field are to visit the University in 2008 to present a series of public lectures.

The lectures, covering the themes of religion, film, theatre and biology, begin on Tuesday 29th January with acclaimed theatre director Sir Jonathan Miller.

Evolutionary theorist Professor Richard Dawkins, scientist Lord Robert Winston and playwright Willy Russell will also be speaking as part of the series. The lectures are free but places are limited.

More information at the University's 08 website www.liv.ac.uk/08

Send FACT your films

2007-12-24T02:09:00.001-08:00

Developing the talents of young and aspiring filmmakers has always been a significant part of FACT’s programme. In 2008 you will be able to see two new feature films commissioned from the winners of Young Liverpool Film Night last October, made possible by two production grants from First Light. Next year, selected entries from FACT’s regular open film night for older wannabe directors will be part of the 2008 Liverpool Film Night Awards, supported by Atlantic Chambers; barristers practising law in Liverpool. The first LFN of 2008 will be held on 06 March; you have until 18 January to submit your film. For an entry form go to www.fact.co.uk

Liverpool Magazine: Call for Submissions

2007-12-20T07:47:00.000-08:00

Opportunity for writers, artists and other degenerates.

A one-off magazine about Liverpool: its life, culture, landscape, character and history. Yeah, Yeah; It sounds like its been done to death, what with Mercy, the debacle about the culture company’s staffing and much more, but now, on the eve of 2008 we feel it is time to get away from all that has gone before; the hype, the parody, the critique, the speculation. We feel, it’s time to reflect on the carnival that has been capital of culture and all the rest, on the city past and present, to stop talking about The Beatles and the loss of our identity, and put across a balanced view, taking in the highs and the lows and looking toward the future.

The project is being created by Kenn Taylor and Shane Gladstone, two experienced freelance journalists and writers in Liverpool. Though it is envisaged as our contribution to 2008, the publication aims to go above and beyond talk of the 'year of culture'. It is an attempt to get to the heart of Liverpool, unafraid to look at both positives and negatives in its pursuit of an honest appraisal of where this most idiosyncratic of cities is at, and more importantly where it is headed.

It is an ambitious plan, but we hope to achieve it, and we are looking for the best writers and artists in Liverpool to contribute to it. There is no money involved: period. This will be a labour of love. But it is an opportunity to have your voice and vision heard across the city, and to showcase your work to the world, who; in 2008 will have their radars pointed firmly toward our strange and sublime Mersey paradise. We want to cause controversy and provoke opinion; we are not afraid of being radical, provided the argument justifies it. We don’t want to sound lazy, contrived or like we’re broken recording our way over well-trodden ground, so ideas have to be fresh, relevant and insightful.
Not only that, but if we manage to pull it off we could make a lasting contribution to the culture of the city and any provide aspiring writers and artists with a decided kick up their career.

Writers
This will be a word led publication. We will set no hard and fast limits, but we’re unlikely to publish anything above 2,000 words or below 500 unless it is a heartbreaking work of staggering genius. The aim is to go deep, try to be original and challenging. It is envisaged that the majority of what we publish we be journalistic in style, but that doesn't mean it has to be formulaic. Quality is what we're looking for. We would even consider printing poems and stories if they were both relevant and good enough. We aren't looking for half-baked rants about Yuppie flats and Quiggins. We think we're beyond that now and want to get to the heart of what Liverpool's about. Don't be afraid to be critical or positive about the city. Liverpool is both brilliant and awful at the same time, and we want to reflect that. A slice of humour also wouldn't go amiss. After all, everyone's a comedian in this town, aren't they?

Artists/Designers
We also want the publication to be striking in design. The plan is to produce it on newsprint with colour front and back covers with a black and white interior. We have two principal graphic requirements which we may give to two separate artists or combine depending on what people propose. For the front cover, and possibly the back, we want to have a masthead, but more importantly a striking piece of cover art, something that stands up in its own right as an artwork. No prescriptions, other than quality, originality and, obviously, that it’s something related to Liverpool. Also, we want a graphic designer to come up with a house style for the entire publication. There may be some illustration inside, but we won't commission that till we know exactly what we are publishing, so someone with a knack for typography is really what we're looking for. You have the opportunity to stamp your vision across the entire magazine. Again, don't be afraid to push the boat out, but readability must remain the key.

A special commission
At the moment the publication is entitled 'City of Culture', which does exactly what it says on the tin. But could you do better? Someone who comes up with a great name for the magazine will receive a special credit and the only payment on offer - a confectionery item of their choice.

The only qualifications we require before submission is that you must have lived in Merseyside at some point for at least a year. Other than that we don't care if this will be your first published work or you're a professional.

The publication will not be out till next May at least, so you have time to procrastinate. But the quicker you send things in the more likely they are to get in the mag. As we envisage submissions to be high, it is probably best if people with an idea write a pitch/outline then send that to us along with an example of their previous work, that way no one's time is wasted. But full finished pieces are also welcomed.

Please send ideas, work and comments to: liverpoolmagazine@googlemail.com

The Prince's Trust: Cash Awards Available

2007-12-19T12:22:00.000-08:00

Do you know any young people that would benefit from a grant to help support them into work, training or further education?

Do you know a group of young people who would like to take part in a community project but don’t have the funds to support it?

If the answer is yes to any of the above then The Prince’s Trust may be able to help.

Development Awards

Grants up to £125 with support and advice for those aged 14-25 (up to 26th birthday). Applicants should be unemployed, in or leaving care, have few or no qualifications or living in difficult personal circumstances. Examples of the types of things the grant can fund are:

· Course Fees

· Uniform and Kit

· Course Books

· Equipment, materials or tools

· Work related clothing

· Childcare

Call the Merseyside office on 0151 794 3197 for further details and information.

Community Cash Awards

Cash awards for groups of people aged 14-25 (up to 26th birthday) who want to embark on a project that will benefit the community. Applicants should be unemployed, in or leaving care, have few or no qualifications or are living in difficult personal circumstances.

Funding available is up to £1000 for those 14-16 and in compulsory education of up to £5000 for those aged 16-25

Other Previously supported projects include:

· Awareness sessions to tackle gun crime

· Football leagues to intergrate communities

· DIY skills workshops for young people living alone

· Youth cafes

· Music and Dance Workshops

Call the Merseyside office on 0151 794 3197 for further details and information.

Dot Art: Volunteers Wanted

2007-12-12T06:28:00.000-08:00

We are currently looking for students and graduates with a passion for visual art, to assist with the day to day running of our city centre gallery. One day a week, 10am-6pm.

Please contact info@dot-art.com for more information

Culture North West: Liverpool

2007-12-12T05:50:00.000-08:00

Liverpool Jackpot: HOLD YOUR NERVE AND THINK BIG

The start of Liverpool Biennial’s public art programme for 2008 was marked with the switching on of Liverpool Jackpot - this year’s winter lights - in Kensington, Kirkdale and Garston on November 8th. Liverpool Jackpot has been designed by internationally renowned French artist Franck Scurti, and has been developed in consultation with the local community. The neons - which operate like a fruit machine - show images of food, a body part and a phrase taken from the local press. more

Schoolkids to 'think inside the box'

Liverpool school children are being asked to share their ‘treasure’ to celebrate European Capital of Culture. Pupils across the city will be the first group to take part in Treasures – a mass participation project for 2008 - which invites people to make their own personal treasure box celebrating Liverpool’s cultural identity. The project will start in schools before being rolled out city-wide in early 2008. more

You'll never guess who I had in the front of my cab...

The Liverpool Culture Company and Merseytravel are giving out free information packs – which includes a special quiz made up of 50 questions testing knowledge of Liverpool's history, heritage and culture - to the city's hackney cab drivers to equip them for next year's European Capital of Culture celebrations. This follows on from the art-crash courses offered to cabbies as previously featured. more

Liverpool Music Week breaks records

2007-12-12T02:10:00.000-08:00

Record Breaking Audiences

At Liverpool Music Week 2007

This years Liverpool Music Week festival attracted over 50,000 people, 30,000 more than ever before. The UK’s largest indoor winter music festival which kicked off on Thursday 29th November put together one of its biggest line ups, attracting some of the UK’s hottest acts. Kaiser Chiefs headlined the 11 day festival on Friday 9th December at Aintree Pavilion to a sell out audience of 6000 people, other big name acts who performed included Madness, The Chemical Brothers, Hard Fi, Pendulum, Good Shoes and New Young Pony Club.

As well as attracting audiences to the big Aintree shows, crowds flocked to 16 of the cities best music venues to check out some of the cream of the UK's break through talent, including, Candie Payne, The Rascals, Eugene McGuinness, Lightspeed Champion, James Yorkston, The Tigerpicks, Dan Deacon, Friendly Fires, Kissy Sell Out and Remi Nicole. The event staged over 50 events across 11 days, and featured over 270 artistes. Sunday Nights closing party at Aintree was headlined by The Chemical Brothers who delivered an electric live performance to the 5000 strong audience. The band joined in the celebrations back at Liverpool Music Weeks city centre closing party at Alma Da Cuba which saw an exclusive collaboration between Candie Payne and the Sense Of Sound Choir perform to a packed out audience, also making a surprise guest appearance on Sax was The Zutons Abi Harding.

This year established promoters Cream joined forces with Mike Deane and his team to take the festival to the next phase, and judging by the sell out shows and jam packed city centre venues the partnership has proved a great success. Plans are already in place for next years festival which is expected to take place in November to coincide with next years MTV European Music Awards which has just been confirmed to take place in Liverpool for the cities capital of culture year.

The Alternative Turner Prize

2007-12-12T01:25:00.001-08:00

With the winner of the Turner prize announced, we are offering the opportunity for young artists to present their reaction through an original piece of work.

The Turner Prize has always been a launch pad for the most exciting young talent in Britain, focusing media attention and encouraging debate around artists such as Tracy Emin and Damien Hirst. Now that these artists are institutionalised, and the Sattchi gallery is looking beyond the scopes of this island for new works, we believe that it’s time for some fresh blood!

The Alternative Turner Prize offers young artists, aged 13-25, the chance of showcasing their work alongside the Turner prize winner. However, forget the hype and glamour of the real Turner prize, this is a subversive, tongue-in-cheek take on British Modern art.

The event is a curtain raiser on the 2008 European Capital of Culture. It marks the first time the Turner Prize has moved from London since its launch in 1984, taking the focus of British modern art to the north. This prize offers a glimpse of artistic future and gives a chance to fresh talent nationwide.

Prizes for the winner:

Their piece hung in the Tate Liverpool
Free entry to paid Tate exhibitions at all four galleries
Free entry to talks, tours, workshops and other events

The Alternative Turner Prize has been created by Young Tate - Tate Liverpool’s enthusiastic band of art activists aged 13-25 who meet regularly to manage dynamic youth projects for the gallery.

For more information on the Alternative turner Prize and to download a competition pack, click on this:
http://www.tate.org.uk/youngtate/default.shtm

MESH

2007-12-09T11:59:00.000-08:00

MESH is a unique professional development opportunity for cultural and heritage* professionals from across the north of England.

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Find out about MESH…

What? An exciting and active learning process exploring new approaches to work-based problem-solving and learning. Each participant will be encouraged to explore an issue or obstacle related to their work/ organisation, including receiving feedback from an expert panel.

When? 12/13 and 26/27 February 2008 (you must be able to commit to all four days)

Where? Sandbox, University of Central Lancashire, Preston. Sandbox is an innovative and stimulating environment that provides the backdrop to a range of techniques and toolkits that provide real solutions to real problems. See www.uclan.ac.uk/sandbox

For whom? 20 cultural and heritage professionals from organisations across the north of England (NW, NE and Yorkshire and Humber). Ideally, these people will be at a level to effect organisational change (curator, director, board member/ trustee, experienced freelancer). The programme allows for up to two people per organisation.

Why? The project is seeking to develop of professional training, research and knowledge transfer in the creative and cultural industries. It is a Northern Edge project, funded by Northern Way, and developed by Sandbox and the University of Hull.

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Find out a little more…

What is MESH?
MESH is an innovative scheme designed to engage heritage professionals in work-based learning and new approaches to problem-solving. There will be engagement on issues around organisational change, diversity, new technologies and audience development. It is free-of-charge to attend.

Working with the other attendees and interacting with other external input, participants will then be able to present their issue and learning to an expert panel for feedback, guidance and support.

What will actually happen as part of the process?
Participants will be guided through a series of workshops and sessions to explore their issue and develop possible solutions.

The benefits of this exciting opportunity include:
• Participating in an intensive creative workshop with peers and expert mentors
• Extending your professional network
• Learning new tools to effect change
• Developing an innovative solution to an existing problem or issue

How many people will be at the lab?
A maximum of 20 people - there are very limited places due to the nature of the programme.

How much does it cost?
Nothing, it’s free. You just need to commit the time, we provide everything else, including accommodation, meals and materials (except your travel to Preston).

For those who would not otherwise be able to attend for financial reasons (such as freelancers), or those with exceptional circumstances/ costs, there is the possibility of a bursary/ subsidy – please contact us for more information.

When and where will MESH take place?
MESH will be hosted in Preston at Sandbox on 12/13 and 26/27 February 2008. Overnight accommodation will be provided.

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Find out even more…
Want to register your interest? Got a question? Not sure if this for you? Contact Laura Drane, 0161 273 1171 or mesh@laurahdrane.com

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Northern Edge. Nurturing creative enterprises in the North
MESH is supported by Northern Edge, Sandbox and the University of Hull.
www.uclan.ac.uk/sandbox
www.northernedgecpe.org.uk

* Definition of heritage = museums, archives, galleries, rural and maritime natural features (and their interpretation), historic built environment, language(s), folklore and cultural expression. It intersects with the other creative industry sectors in various ways, such as history of fashion, art and design, the heritage of film, and digital visualisation of the past.

Save The Neptune Theatre

2007-12-04T04:32:00.000-08:00

SAVE THE NEPTUNE THEATRE

Please show your support by joining Dean Sullivan and friends

For a PRESS PHOTO SHOOT outside the NEPTUNE THEATRE,

Hanover Street, Liverpool

On Thursday 6th December

@ 12.30pm

We really need as much support as possible to demonstrate to

Liverpool City Council the discontent throughout the City with

Regard to the closure of The NEPTUNE THEATRE.

If you can join us please let us know

savetheneptune@blueyonder.co.uk

The Theatre closed in 2005. £800,000 was allocated to enable renovation works to be completed. September 2007 was the intended date for the theatre to re-open. Now due to a financial stand-off dispute between Liverpool City Council and Hanover Estates Management, the Theatre remains closed with little renovation undertaken. It is our objective to ensure that the Neptune Theatre re-opens as a live performance Theatre venue with necessary funding made available to complete all renovation works. Please help us by showing your support.

Thank you

Vote for a Better Environment

2007-12-04T03:10:00.000-08:00

We are writing to ask you to help Sustrans win £50 million from the Big Lottery Fund to invest in 79 communities UK-wide.

Sustrans' Connect2 project is up against 3 other organisations - the Eden Project : The Edge, Black Country Urban Park, and Sherwood: The Living Legend, with the winner to be decided by public vote over the coming weeks.

Connect2 is designed to transform local travel in towns, cities and villages throughout the UK. By building new bridges and crossings over busy roads, railways and rivers, and linking these into networks of paths, Connect2 will make it much easier for people to get where they want to go under their own steam. So whether children are going to school, people to work and the shops, or friends and family to visit each other, they'll be able to walk or cycle for many more journeys.

If you'd like to know more about Connect2 before making up your mind take a look at www.sustransconnect2.org.uk

To make Connect2 happen we now really need your support and just a few moments of your time could make all the difference. We need your vote and the votes of as many people as you know.

There are three opportunities to vote - online, from a landline and by mobile - and each person can vote 3 times, once by each method.

Online voting is open at www.thepeoples50million.org.uk - phone voting will start at 9am on Friday 7th December. All voting concludes at 12 noon on Monday 10th December.

For the online voting it is necessary to log in before you can vote. If you click on this link http://www.thepeoples50million.org.uk/vote and then on the words log in under the Connect2 image it will take you through the registration process. You will need to wait for a confirmation e-mail from the Big Lottery Fund giving you the final link, but this is happening pretty quickly. They will tell you when you have successfully voted - if you don't get this message then the voting process has not been completed.

If you want to be sent a reminder to vote please register at www.sustransconnect2.org.uk or text 'Connect2' to 80010.

'See Hear'

2007-11-29T06:10:00.000-08:00

The BBC and its magazine programme 'See Hear' are pleased to announce two brand new 30' dramas that will feature our best Deaf/HOH acting talent. Both dramas will use BSL as their primary source of communication and will be subtitled in English. The two dramas are a replacement for 'See Hear's' groundbreaking series 'Switch'.

The dramas are going to be directed by John Maidens and edited by Bim Ajadi.

We are looking for male and female actors of a variety of different ages and backgrounds - this could be the opportunity of a lifetime for either an experienced Deaf actor, or an unknown with huge potential!

Auditions for the dramas will be held on the 1st and 8th of December and filming will take place in the London area in January.

Actors interested in auditioning can get more information about the roles on offer and the auditions by sending their details by email to producer Ewan Marshall:

ewan.marshall@bbc.co.uk

Or by post to: Ewan Marshall
SEE HEAR
BBC Television
Media centre
Room MC4 C
London W12 7TQ

Kin Bulletin

2007-11-29T05:30:00.000-08:00

Invitation to be Part of Impacts 08 Creative Futures Panel
Impacts 08 are inviting you to contribute to the next stage of Impacts 08's research into the future of the Creative Sector in Liverpool and Merseyside.

PS2 Title honoured at EA Sponsored Event
Liverpool based Magenta Games' Buzz! Junior Jungle Party won the Videogame category in last night's Children's Awards organised by BAFTA.

Liverpool Artist Phil Disley Awarded Silver Medal from Association of Illustrators
Artist Phil Disley has been awarded a silver Medal from the Association of Illustrators for his drawing 'Mad Churchill' !The image was commissioned as a cover for The Guardian.

Hurricane Films Wins Best Regional Programme
Merseyside film-maker Sol Papadopoulos of Hurricane Films picked up the gong for Best Regional Programme at last Sunday's North West Royal Television Awards.

Age 16-25? Want to work in the music business? Join Amplifi!
Are you aged 16-25? Want to work in the music business?Interested in fashion, design, arts, media or anything else creative?If so Amplifi can help you:Boost your CV & Improve your career optionsCelebrity masterclassesIT trainingWork experience in your chosen industryGet involved in a selection of music and media projectsAnd much more.

Market Research & Marketing Planning Seminar Tonight!
Market Research & Marketing Planning Seminar.University Of Liverpool Management School.

Eat Art with John Sutherst Builds on Past Success
Liverpool based dot-art hosted their third Eat Art event last week, at the recently opened Print Hotel.

Rippleffect Lands Work With Unions
Merseyside digital agency Rippleffect has landed contracts for the Communications Workers Union and the UK's biggest union, Unite.

Level One gives Creative Industries a Welcome Boost
The World of Glass recently launched its new Level One Gallery, showcasing art, sculpture and glasswork from a number of local artists.

Danny Start Shortlisted for DaDaFest Award
Danny Start is shortlisted for this year's DaDaFest award in dramatic writing (sponsored by Granada Television).

LoveMyIdea.com: New Online Haven For Ideas
A new website for people who simply love ideas is being launched at Enterprise Week 2007.

Featured Business: Pink Giraffe Photography
Pink Giraffe Photography is not your average photography business. Pink Giraffe photograph the unusual, wonderful and avant garde.

The Christmas Craft Fair 16/12/07
For the second year running Creativebias are offering businesses the chance to showcase Christmas Craft Fair.

i-start 1st Anniversary Event
Thursday 29th November 2007 "Whose Identity is it Anyway?".i-start is a network event for digital media businesses, budding entrepreneurs and graduates.

Design Initiative: Make Me 2007
Design Initiative and Inner City Living are delighted to bring you Make Me 2007, a series of unique retail opportunities and showcasing events featuring the best of contemporary design from the North West region.

Sparkle 07: Mersey Jewellers and Metal Artists Network
mjman in collaboration with Design Initiative presents a stunning selling show of highly individual jewellery, accessories and art created by the best designer makers on Merseyside.

Fundraising Auction From The Bluecoat
Supporting the fitting out of public spaces at the Bluecoat, re-opening early 08.

Free 3D Modelling for Designers Course
This course provides training in Solidworks, a flexible 3D modelling programme that allows for the rapid creation of realistic and accurate models that can be used to aid manufacture and create stunning visualisations.

CreativeEntrepreneurs: Thursday 7th February
The Liverpool Centre for Arts Development in partnership with Blackburne House is offering the CreativeEntrepreneurs course to help Merseyside people gain the practical business skills to set up as a self-employed entrepreneur in the fast-growing arts and cultural sector.

THINK Lecture Series

2007-11-29T02:28:00.000-08:00

Culture Northwest sponsors 'THINK' lecture series for third year running

University of Liverpool inaugural lectures series 2007/8: November 2007 to March 2008

Culture Northwest is pleased to announce its sponsorship of the University of Liverpool's 'THINK' lecture series for the third successive year.

The lectures will be delivered by Professors recently appointed to Endowed Chairs in the University, and will take place from 5.30pm in venues across the campus between Monday 26th November 2007 and Tuesday 11th March 2008.

Topics this year range from animals and culture in the Middle Ages, tradition and modernity in Japanese architecture and even include Professor Elizabeth Ettorre's journey through 'good time' sociology.

Culture Northwest are once again delighted to support this quirky range of topics, which will add to Liverpool’s great year as Capital of Culture throughout 2008.

The lectures are free of charge and booking is not necessary.

For further information please contact Susan Auton, Events Co-ordinator at the University of Liverpool, on 0151 794 2072 or email susan.auton@liverpool.ac.uk
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For further media information please contact Tim Powell, Culture Northwest on 0161-817 7422 or timothy.powell@nwda.co.uk or visit www.culturenorthwest.co.uk

Creative Bias

2007-11-27T11:53:00.000-08:00

Creative Bias new Business Start-up Programme begins November 2007

Would you like to start up a new business in the creative industries?
From:
music•dance•fashion•jewellery-making•visual arts•graphics
and many more, Creativebias can help.

Sign up for this FREE programme and
Book onto one of our “Creative Concepts” workshops and receive an
introduction to working for yourself in the creative industries

Attend our specialist seminars and get tips on everything you need to know
from marketing to management and e-business

Receive advice and support via our online help centre

Access training in setting up a free website or online shop

Take advantage of our marketing opportunities including the chance to
showcase your work at a Creativebias Craft Fair

Get help raising finance, including a grant of £250 upon launching your business
(subject to eligibility).

For further information or to register your place on the start-up programme
email info@creativebias.org or call 0151 707 4550.
To find out more about Creativebias visit www.creativebias.org

Join Amplifi

2007-11-27T11:48:00.000-08:00

Age 16-25?
Want to work in the music business?
Interested in fashion, design, arts, media
or anything else creative?

Join Amplifi

Boost your CV & Improve your career options
Celebrity masterclasses
IT training
Work experience in your chosen industry
Get involved in a selection of music and media projects
And much more…

t: 0151 707 4550 e: amplifi@creativebias.org
visit www.amplifi.org.uk or www.myspace.com/amplifimerseyside

The Reader Re-Launch

2007-11-27T04:09:00.000-08:00

The city's internation literary magazine The Reader,will be getting redesigned in time for 2008 Capital of Culture year.

Check out http://thereaderonline.co.uk/ for more details on this exciting development.

Fundraising Auction at the Bluecoat

2007-11-21T03:34:00.000-08:00

Artworks have been donated by acclaimed artists with a
strong connection to the Bluecoat, wishing us well in this
final phase of redevelopment. All money raised will be used
to support the final fit out of public areas at the Bluecoat,
beautiful vibrant spaces that we hope you will all come and
enjoy when we re-open in early 08.

The online silent auction will conclude at a live auction
event hosted by actor and presenter Simon O’Brien,
11 December, LEAF, Roscoe Lane.

Some limited places at the live auction are available and
those registering by email at marketing@thebluecoat.org.uk
will enter a draw for tickets.

Sign up at www.auctionatthebluecoat.org.uk

For further information contact rachael.e@thebluecoat.org.uk

Shrinking Cities

2007-11-16T07:17:00.000-08:00

Around the world, cities are shrinking. Neither the crisis of many cities in the UK in recent decades nor the dramatic development in Eastern Germany since 1989, which has led to more than a million empty apartments, has proven to be an exception, but a general pattern of our civilization

Manchester and Liverpool have lost about half of their populations since the 1930s: at the nadir of this development in the 1980s, large parts of the inner cities were empty. Massive urban renewal in the years since has seen major changes take place although not all areas have shared this success. Shrunken cities spur a reconsideration not only of traditional ideas of the European city, but also of the future development of urban worlds.

Shrinking Cities runs from 17 November - 26 January and is on display at CUBE, the RENEW Rooms and Site. See www.shrinkingcities.com for more information about the project.

There is also a special programme of events taking place at all three venues throughout the duration of the exhibition. Details are available from each venue with further information to be sent out shortly.

Shrinking Cities: International Research
CUBE, 113 - 115 Portland St, Manchester
Opening hours: Monday - Saturday, 12 - 5.30pm
www.cube.org.uk

Shrinking Cities: Polarisation
RENEW Rooms, The Tea Factory, 82 Wood St, Liverpool
Opening hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm
www.renew.co.uk/renewrooms

Shrinking Cities: Interventions
Site Art Gallery, Albert Dock, Britannia Pavilion, Liverpool
Opening hours: Wednesday - Sunday, 10am - 4pm
www.ljmu.ac.uk/site

DADAFest News

2007-11-15T08:30:00.000-08:00

DaDaFest Launches 16 November and we have so much going on! The festival is a vibrant mix of poetry, theater, visual arts and music, plus new artists performing in venues in Manchester and Liverpool. There should be something for everybody to enjoy.

Tickets available now for DaDaFeast Gala Award Evening

7pm Thursday 29th December @ The Crowne Plaza

A magical night hosted by celebrities Liz Carr and Gary Robson in honour of the Eight Ward winners. Guest appearance by 'The Heroes' Britains best known inclusive pop group, eat your heart out Simon Cowel. Tickets include celebration meal for this stunning event.

Price: £50 per person Contact: NWDAF

Voting for the DaDaAwards is open until 5pm on Monday 26th Nov 2007. There are 26 artists in 7 categories to vote for. Information about each artist is provided on our website too.

Also, voting for the Young DaDaAwards is open until 9am on Monday 26th Nov 2007. There are 45 works in three categories to vote for, visual arts for over 11s and under 11s, and creative writing.

Listed below are next week's events. Please see the www.nwdaf.co.uk for more information and the programme for rest of the festival.

DaDaLaunch - Rags to Riches
Friday 16 November
Launch: 12 - 2pm FREE EVENT (invite only) Suitable for all ages

Exhibition: 16 November - 19 December

Open: Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm,

Sunday 10.30am - 5pm, closed on Mondays

The Rags to Riches project uses creative recycling in perspective to our changing environments and explores this through photography, collage, mosaic, animation, painting and drawing, 3D work, LS Lowry's work, paper making and textiles to produce innovative, individuals and collective pieces.

Venue: Learning Space, Third Floor, St George's Hall Heritage Centre, William Brown Street, Liverpool, L1 1JJ, (Entrance St John's Lane)

Tel: 0151 225 6909

Reflections
Tuesday 6 November - 6 December
9am - 5pm FREE EVENT Suitable for all ages

A vibrant exploration of art and creative writing reflecting the views of adults with learning difficulties and how they perceive themselves.

Venue: The Derby Rooms, Turnpike Centre, Leigh, Wigan

Tel: 01942 829321

Bold and Beautiful
Wednesday 16 November - 6 December
5pm - 7pm FREE EVENT Suitable for all ages

Showcasing the work of disabled young people

and their friends.

Venue: Lowton Youth Club, Lowton, Wigan

Tel: 07771633404

Baluji Shrivastav Shadow of the Lotus tour
Saturday 17 November
7.30pm - 9.30pm

Tickets: £8 and £6 concession

Drawing from his new internationally released album Shadow of The Lotus,Baluji will be playing sitar and the rarely heard surbahar (bass sitar) and dilruba (fretted fiddle) to craft a ravishing and utterly fresh performance that will leave audiences enthralled and inspired. A pioneering musician, Baluji continues to innovate and connect with audiences with a warmth, openness and humour, qualities that make him both a sought after soloist and collaborator who has communicated Indian music to an array of artists from Massive Attack to Soul2Soul. Baluji is a performer to be cherished. He is accompanied on tabla by the maestro Partha Mukherjee.

Website: www.baluji.com

Venue: The Picket Music Venue, 61 Jordan Street, Liverpool, L1 0BW

Tel: 0151 708 6789

Masque Theatre Company
Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 November
Performances at 12.30, 1.30, 2.30 and 3.30pm FREE EVENT Suitable for all ages

Masque Theatre Company was formed in 1987. It is the only full-time theatre company comprised of people with alearning disability in the North West. Specially commissioned by National Museums Liverpool for this year's festival, this performance explores how we see ourselves, each other and everyday objects, it is served up with a tablespoon of subtle humour and a pinch of salt.

Venue: The Atrium, World Museum Liverpool, William Brown Street, Liverpool

Tel: 0151 478 4296

DaDaLesque
Sunday 18 November
Daytime Debate: 2.30pm - 4.30pm

Tickets: £5 and £4 concession

Evening performance: 7.30pm

Tickets: £8 and £6

Full day pricE: £10 and £8 concession

DaDaFest breaks new ground by exploring issues around sexuality in disability performance. Burlesque is increasing in popularity and many disabled artists are now working in this sector. Our afternoon debate and presentations will be led by the UK's leading disability performers and academics. Featuring Julie McNamara. The evening is hosted by Mat Fraser with performances by stunning Millie Dollar and highly entertaining Diva Hollywood and Amelie Soliel.

Venue: The Picket Music Venue, 61 Jordan Street, Liverpool, L1 0BW

Tel: 0151 708 6789

Open Discussion: Places, Spaces, Objects
Monday 19 November
3pm - 6pm FREE EVENT Event and Seminar

We will be holding an open discussion led by artists Mat Fraser, Alison Jones and facilitated by Kaite O'Reilly. The discussion will explore themes found both within their own work and the Turner Prize installations. Tickets will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

Venue: Tate Liverpool, Albert Dock, Liverpool, L3 4BB

To book contact Tate Liverpool:

Tel: 0151 702 7400 Fax: 0151 702 7401

Email: visiting.liverpool@tate.org.uk Or contact NWDAF

DaDaVerse
With Open Mic Slot
Monday 19 November
7.30pm Tickets: £4 and £3 concession

Poetry has always featured within the festival and this year is no exception. Hosted by Julie McNamara and Roger Cliffe-Thompson and friends from Dead Good poets will perform and also present poets from the 'Poem 800' project.

Venue: The Picket Music Venue, 61 Jordan Street, Liverpool, L1 0BW

Tel: 0151 708 6789

Dynamic Symmetry
Wednesday 21 November
Private viewing (invite only) 6-8pm FREE EVENT

Exhibition continues til 12 Dec, 9-5pm, Mon - Fri. Suitable for all ages

As an artist with epilepsy, painting provides Gus with a focus and an outlet. This exhibition is composed using 'dynamic symmetry', a system used across time by artists, architects and musicians. It is produced with a combination of computer generated stencils and oil paint.

Venue: Neuro Support Centre, Norton Street , Liverpool, L3 8LR

Website: www.neurosupport.org.uk and www.neurowords.tumblr.com

Tel: 0151 298 2999 Fax: 0151 298 2333

Frogtastic Club Nights
Wednesday 21 November Liverpool Night
Wednesday 28 November Manchester Night
7.30 - 11pm All tickets: £4

Inclusive club nights for people with learning difficulties and their friends featuring the fabulous 'Frogtastic' DJ team of Sabrina Whitby and Greg Becket plus the premier performance by 'The Melody Makers' featuring Carly Ryan, Mark Kinsey & Martin Finn also a very special guest appearance by 'The Heroes' one of the UK's best known inclusive pop/rock groups.

Website: www.heroesproject.org.uk

Email: info@heroesproject.org.uk

Tel: 07946 424 075

Liverpool Venue: The Picket Music Venue, 61 Jordan Street, L1 0BW

Manchester Venue: The Frog and Bucket, Oldham Street, M4 1LJ

KIN 1st Birthday Party

2007-11-15T08:09:00.000-08:00

6th December, Static gallery, Roscoe Lane Liverpool

Please RSVP to: birthday@kin2kin.co.uk

Please visit www.kin2kin.co.uk for more information

Liverpool Fringe Festival

2007-11-15T08:07:00.000-08:00

Dear All, The Liverpool Fringe Festival in partnership with the Arts andCulture Network would welcome your attendance at the: Liverpool Fringe Open Meeting 21st of November at 1:30

4:30pm At the Rex Makin Lecture Theatre, County Sessions Hall William Brown St, Liverpool, L3 8BX. Directions to the County Sessions Hall: This is the building to the right of the Walker Art Gallery at thetop of William Brown Street.

The entrance is at the side of theCounty Sessions Hall closest to the Walker Art Gallery and will besignposted and manned by Liverpool Community Network and NationalMuseums Staff on the day.

Access: The Lecture Theatre is accessible and Sign Language Interpreters willbe present.

Booking Form: Places are limited to 90. In order to book your place, pleasecomplete the attached booking form and return or email me atkatie.beales@lcvs.org.uk with any dietary or access requirements. All booking forms need tobe returned by the 16th of November.

There is a possibility for some performers to take part in theproceedings. If you are interested in finding out more please contactme by the 14th of November. The meeting will commence with a buffet lunch at 1:30pm and includepresentations on the Fringe, workshops and participatory events.

TPW News

2007-11-10T05:46:00.001-08:00

To honour the memory of Alexandra Boulat, who has been teaching at TPW since 2003, TPW has created a scholarship. This will consist in the possibility to attend a workshop at TPW for free (included room and board). It will be offered to a young (under 35) female photojournalist. Details on how to apply in the next newsletter.

I just returned from a short trip in Brazil, where I attended the photo festival Paraty em Foco. Very likely, we will start a series of workshop there next year. Please check their website, it is a small festival but extremely well organized, very professionally run and with a great atmosphere. www.paratyemfoco.com

One of the appointment of the season, not to be missed, it is certainly Paris-Photo www.parisphoto.fr Nov 15-18. It offers to possibility to see exceptional photographs exhibited by the world’s leading galleries. TPW will not be there with a booth, but me and some of my team will be there as visitors: if you happen to be in Paris, let us know and we can meet up!

Canon Academy workshop are continuing their tour across Italy, next stops Florence and Venice.

The India workshop, organized by our friends at India Photographic Workshop www.ipw.org.in will definitely be happening. Please check the website. Dates are from January 19th to February 5th, divided into two workshops, one with David Alan Harvey and one with Bob Sacha.

We have almost completed our 2008 schedule and by next newsletter, in a couple of weeks, we will be able to present the full calendar.

Together with the “classic” workshops, with David Alan Harvey, Bob Sacha, Arno Minkkinen, Antonin Kratochvil, Anders Petersen and many others, we will propose new names , such as Douglas Beasley / Zen and the Art of Photography, Erica Shires/Personal Research and Commercial Work, Ed Kashi /Documentary Photography in the Digital Age and more.

Summer workshop will take place, between mid-July and mid-August at the Monastery of Sant’Anna in Camprena, in Tuscany. In Spring we will be in Sicily from March through April. First stop, Scicli, for the Easter processions workshop.

As in the past years, we will shortly propose our special Christmas Offer, that will give you, with pre-registration, discounts up to 35%

We hope you are well, back to your photography. We wish you all the best for your future projects.

Flying Start Programme for Women

2007-11-09T07:13:00.000-08:00

A reminder that you have until 21 November to get your application for in for the Flying Start Programme for Women, the first programme of its kind specifically for university women and recent graduates who are planning to start a business based in the UK within the next 12 months. It is for any women, any age, any degree!

The programme will help participants to start their business within 12 months. The programme is also open to women who have been trading for less than 6 months and will aim to help you grow your business. The programme is free for final year university students and recent graduates (of up to 5 years) from any degree at any level, and any age (full-time or part-time). All types of businesses are eligible.

The programme is completely free and includes:

A 3 day residential course where you will acquire business skills and build your network to get started. The residential will be held on 7, 8, 9 January 2008 at The Park Inn in York, UK. Other programmes will be held through out the country in the coming year so even if you can’t make this date submit your application because there will be others in 2008 and you are able to defer and attend a future programme.

An experienced mentor who will support and help you for 12 months.
Focused follow up meetings where you receive further help you need to get you trading.

Join other women from across the UK to learn how to turn your passion into a sustainable and successful business.

For more information and to apply visit www.flyingstart-ncge.com/women

For more information or to chat about how Flying Start can help you please call Lorna Collins on 07850 682 833 or email lorna.collins@ncge.org.uk

ACME News Update

2007-11-01T09:40:00.000-07:00

Liverpool secures MTV Awards
MTV Networks International has this morning (31/10/07) announced that Liverpool will be the host city for the 15th annual MTV Europe Music Awards in 2008.

Sparkle* Music Competition
Sparkle* Media Production are pleased to announce a new music competition. Sparkle* are currently working on a major promotion and looking for new and exciting music.

Attention International Bands! Friday,October 26th SXSW Application Deadline!
The deadline for international performers to apply for 2008 South By Southwest (SXSW) Music Festival consideration is THIS FRIDAY, October 26th at midnight PDT.

Kin Members Uniform Win Visual Arts Liverpool Pitch
Uniform are happy to announce that they have recently won a competitive pitch to develop the brand identity and awareness campaign for Visual Arts Liverpool.

Laughology Takes Chicago By Storm
Stephanie Davies, Director of North West-based business, Laughology, has been invited to make her mark in the USA - teaching delegates at DR Patch Adam's conference unique techniques using laughter and humour to improve health and wellbeing.

Kin Member Offers: Mosaic Artwork and Liverpool Camper Vans
Mosaic is currently offereing 15% off all artwork and commissions during the Manchester Art Show Exhibition.

The Big 5 Project Needs Your Views
The Arts and Culture Network have been asked by Collin Hilton, to look at the 5 main issues that concern the Arts and Culture sector in Liverpool.

Featured Business: Lockwood Design
Lockwood design are a specialist upholstery business with a difference. They specialise in unique, one-off, inspirational, handmade products, crafted by an eco - friendly business.

The Christmas Craft Fair 16/12/07
For the second year running Creativebias are offering businesses the chance to showcase Christmas Craft Fair.

Papillon Events: Christmas Craft Fair Saturday 10th November at Alexander Hall, Rocky Lane, Heswall, Wirral
Papillon events is a not for profit venture that has been established to give local independent designers, makers and artists an opportunity to show and sell work.

Globalising Your Business: Wednesday 7th November
An introduction to UK Trade & Investment Services, in the UK and overseas. Date:Wednesday 7th NovemberTime: 8.

'Liverpool: Software City' 13th November 2007
Date: Tuesday 13th November 2007.Time: 2pm - 4.30pm Innovative Ideas for Investors, 4.

Something's Happening In Garston...
Mike's Studio is putting on an 'afterparty' for the launch of 'THE ARTISTIC REPUBLIC OF GARSTON' - an art project and concept to be delivered in Garston by artist Michael Trainor.

Lancashire Business Fair: 7th November 2007
Date: Wednesday 7th November 2007 Venue: Southport Floral HallTime:10.30 - 3.30 Liverpool BA are inviting companies from all over the North West to take part in the Lancashire Business Fair in Southport next month.

Enterprise Week: Free Business Advice Tuesday 13th November
Make Your Mark in conjunction with Gary Millar, Parr Street Studios, Agent Marketing, Shibumi, 3345 Lounge Bar, Ripples on the Mersey, LJMU and Business Link NW are pleased to announce an opportunity to receive free business advice for one day during Enterprise Week.

Wanted: Sub editors, picture researchers and designers

2007-11-01T09:39:00.000-07:00

Are you a sub editor, a picture researcher or a designer who wants a job?

Please e-mail your CV to davidwhitehouse9195@googlemail.com

It will take me a while to get back to you, but I will.

Liverpool Music Week- You Could Be Performing

2007-11-01T09:36:00.000-07:00

Liverpool Music Week & MySpace Join Forces To Give You The Chance To Perform

Budding musicians are being given the chance to perform at this year’s Liverpool Music Week Festival. The UK’s biggest indoor winter music event, running from 29th November – 9th December, has this year attracted some of the UK’s hottest acts from the Kaiser Chiefs, Madness, Hard Fi, The Chemical Brothers, Good Shoes and New Young Pony Club. Since the Festival began it has launched many bands to the forefront of the UK music scene, including: The Kooks, The Wombats and Hot Club De Paris to name but a few.

Liverpool Music Week has teamed up with MySpace to launch a nationwide search to find the next big musical act. The winner will get the chance to perform at one of this year’s MySpace supported events. If you think you’ve got what it takes and want to be part of this year’s awesome festival go to www.myspace.com/liverpoolmusicweek to enter. Closing date for entries is 19th November.

For further information on Liverpool Music Week go to www.myspace.com/liverpoolmusic week / Tickets On Sale: 0844 888 4401 / www.ticketline.co.uk

Tickets On Sale Now for the following shows, full itinerary of all 50 events being staged at this years festival to be announced on Friday 2nd November.

In Association with MySpace

Kaiser Chiefs + support /

Friday 7th December

Aintree Pavilion / £25+BF / Tel: 0844 888 4401 / www.ticketline.co.uk / Standing event / 7pm-11pm (Doors 6.30pm)

Hard-Fi + support

Thursday 6th December / On Sale

Aintree Pavilion / £22.50+BF / Tel: 0844 888 4401 / www.ticketline.co.uk / Standing event / 7pm – 11pm (Doors 6.30pm)

Madness / The Bees

Saturday 8th December / On Sale

Aintree Pavilion / £29.50+BF / Tel: 0844 888 4401 / www.ticketline.co.uk / Standing event / 7pm – 11pm (Doors 6.30pm)

In Association with MySpace

The Chemical Brothers / Simian Mobile Disco (Live) / Sunday 9th December / On Sale

Aintree Pavilion / £22.50+BF / Tel: 0844 888 4401 / www.ticketline.co.uk / Standing event / 7pm – 11pm (Doors 6.00pm)

Pendulum Live with support from DJ’s: Hype / Dillinja / The Breakfastaz / MC Tonn Piper

Saturday 1st December / On Sale

Liverpool Carling Academy, £15+BF / Tel: 0844 888 4401 / www.ticketline.co.uk / 9pm-2am (Over 18’s only)

In Association with MySpace

New Young Pony Club + support

Thursday 29th November / (Over 14’s) / On Sale

Carling Academy Liverpool / £12:50+BF / Tel: 0844 888 4401 / www.ticketline.co.uk / Standing event / 7pm – 11pm

In Association with MySpace

Good Shoes / Hot Club De Paris / Go Faster / John Kennedy

Friday 30th November (Over 14’s) / On Sale

Carling Academy Liverpool, £8.50+BF / Tel: 0844 888 4401 / www.ticketline.co.uk / Standing event / 7pm – 11pm

Tate Turner Prize Events

2007-11-01T09:35:00.001-07:00

Artist Talk Mark Wallinger
Wallinger talks about his Turner Prize 2007 exhibit, among other work including the piece he was nominated for – State Britain and the work that featured in his exhibition at Tate Liverpool in 2000 - Credo.

The Auditorium, Tate Liverpool
Thursday 1 November, 18.00 – 19.30

Artist Talk Richard Grayson on Mike Nelson
Richard Grayson, a noted spokesperson on the work of Nelson and also a good friend of the artist, talks about the inspiration behind Nelson's installations focusing on the current Turner Prize 2007 work, but also referring to past work and work in progress by the artist.

The Auditorium, Tate Liverpool
Thursday 8 November, 18.00 – 19.30

Artist Talk Nathan Coley in conversation with Declan McGonagle
Coley discusses his projects about the built environment and the experience of being nominated for the Turner Prize with Declan McGonagle, who as a former nominee has a long history with the prize.

Thursday 22 November, 18.00 – 19.30

This talk will be held at School of Architecture, Liverpool University
In collaboration with CAVA, the Centre for Architecture and the Visual Arts, Liverpool University.

Late at Tate Liverpool Art and the City
Get involved in the debate about contemporary art, Liverpool and regeneration. View films about the city curated by the City in Film research project (Liverpool University), take in neighbouring Site Gallery’s Shrinking Cities exhibition and end the night enjoying a performance by Liverpool’s home grown Hot Club de Paris.

Thursday 29 November
From 18.00 – 21.00

In Conversation Are you ready? [LATE AT TATE]
What does the arrival of Turner Prize 2007 mean for Liverpool and what is the relationship between contemporary art and the city? This discussion moderated by Roger Phillips of BBC Radio Merseyside between representatives of contemporary art collectives, arts organisations including Liverpool Biennial and development groups such as Liverpool Vision and Grosvenor will discuss contemporary art and the city, peoples’ expectations for 2008 and if Liverpool is ready for its year as European Capital of Culture.

Thursday 29 November
18.00 – 19.30

This talk will be recorded and broadcast on BBC Radio Merseyside

All Turner Prize events priced £7, £5.50 (concessions), £4 (members)
and to be booked by calling Tate Liverpool on 0151 702 7000

'Mapping the City: Research Methods and Problems'

2007-11-01T09:34:00.000-07:00

CAVA welcomes everyone back to the University and begins its second annual VCRF programme with an open meeting on developments and plans for the coming period - including, of course, the arrival, finally, of 'Capital of Culture' year for the city.

Come to this meeting to help decide the questions and issues that CAVA will confront in this forum for debate amongst the institutions, agencies and people concerned with the future of art and architecture in Liverpool.

This meeting will begin with a consideration of the tensions between providing space for experts and professionals to consider the topics that matter to them and the task of reaching all others in the city, who might variously be construed as 'lay people', 'consumers' and 'citizens'.

How might it be possible for CAVA and its collaborating partners to identify and address their interests? This theme will also feature strongly in the one-day conference planned for Wednesday 7 November 2007 entitled 'Mapping the City: Research Methods and Problems', co-organised by CAVA, the City in Film AHRC research project and the 'Impact 08' Liverpool: Capital of Culture research project.

Culture Pool Urban Picnic and Unplugged Line Up

2007-10-31T03:16:00.000-07:00

The line up for Thursday November 8th at Parr Street has been released and we’re very excited! Plus, culturepool has its very own VIP space and members will have the opportunity to receive a free CD copy of The Cubicle’s latest album, which will only be available for download in the UK… see the website for more details (www.culturepool.org.uk)

The Cubicle, a great band from St Helens who have been going since 2003 who’ve recently recorded an album in Sunset Studios, Hollywood with the famous producer Dave Sardy (Jet, Oasis, Primal Scream).

Strawhouses formed in 2005, ‘intense and emotional live sets, with gripping melodies and soaring guitars underpinned by inventive and original rhythms and beats.’

The Prelude (to be confirmed). A Liverpool band featured as ‘Ones to Watch’ in Clash Magazine’s September 2007 issue. Described as melding Dylan with the wildness of The Pogues.

What
Urban Picnic's guided walk: Walk on the Wild Side
Join Urban Picnic for a tour of Liverpool with a difference.

A unique walk through the stories of Liverpool's past. Look below the city’s modern surfaces to uncover the forgotten characters who've shaped the city's history.

When
Sunday 11th November 2007
Meet Luan & Vinny at the Main Gate of Albert Dock at 10:00am.

Where
Albert Dock Main Gate
Call 07928 027 180 for further info. Click here for visitor information.

Who
Urban Picnic as part of BBC Radio 3's Free Thinking Festival
A gentle walk which will take around an hour, with regular stops for discussions. We'll finish at FACT on Wood Street where you can take part in the Free Thinking Festival (click here for Festival events).

How
This a FREE event but spaces are limited and you'll need to book!
Call 07928 027 180 to book. The distance of the walk is 2 miles. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Arena Studios Art Auction

2007-10-30T08:16:00.001-07:00

ARENA STUDIOS with 50 PARR STREET STUDIOS

Presents

CHARITY ART AUCTION at 33-45 Parr Street
Friday 9th November 2007

Arena Art and Design Association and 50 Parr Street is offering this fantastic opportunity
to buy artworks from some of the city’s most exciting artists.
Held for the first time in 3345, the perfect venue to display and auction innovative artworks,
this is a chance to walk away with incredible art by local artists.

Previews from 5pm
Auction starts at 6pm

To preview the works for auction and the artists involved please visit www.myspace.com/arenastudios

For further information on Arena Studios, 50 Parr Street and 3345 please visit
www.arena.uk.com
www.myspace.com/50parrstreet
www.3345parrst.com

Arena Studios
4 Jordan Street
Liverpool
L1 0BP
0151 707 9879

Heritage Trail Artist at the Bluecoat

2007-10-30T08:14:00.000-07:00

The Bluecoat is housed in a unique building of great historical importance
in the heart of the city and will reopen in time for Liverpool's year as
European Capital of Culture in 2008. Following a £12.5 million redevelopment
the Bluecoat will resume its place as Liverpool's cultural hub. The project
will restore the historic fabric of the Grade 1 listed building, and create
a striking new wing containing four new art galleries and a 200-seat
performance space.

We wish to appoint a lead artist (or artists) to develop an imaginative
approach to the interpretation of this fascinating building and its
heritage, in the form of a trail. The trail should use objects, events and
stories from the building's history to inspire and provide reference points
around the building, offering a creative approach to visitors who wish to
learn more about its heritage.

The trail will be used as a framework for the development of tours,
activities and publications. Community engagement will be a vital part of
the process of developing the trail and will involve working with schools
and community groups. The selected artist(s) will be required to undergo an
enhanced CRB check.

For an application pack please contact Anne Jones at:
mailto:recruitment@thebluecoat.org.uk or
visit our web site at http://www.thebluecoat.org.uk/

Tel: 0151 709 5297
Closing date: 9th November, 5pm

Mellowtone's Live Acoustic Music Night at 3345 Parr Street

2007-10-19T02:19:00.000-07:00

Well, it’s been a while but here’s our next event… It’s a bit different to anything we’ve done before but give it a go; it would be great to catch up with you all!

For a city so renowned for it’s music, it may seem surprising that it’s taken us so long to choose one for culturepool (apart from the flooded concert @ the Phil!) but we wanted to get it right and we think we have…. There’s loads of great live music going on in and around the city every night of the week but Mellowtone’s done it for us: “a musical oasis” that “has a reputation for bringing together some of the finest musicians in Liverpool”.

3345 isn’t a clubby place, just somewhere you can relax and enjoy the music, but for those who might seem unsure we’ve got an exclusive VIP room to chill in with the possibility of some other extras…!

What
Mellowtone's Live Acoustic Music Night at 3345 Parr Street.
A chance to hear the finest acts from Liverpool and around - live & unplugged!

3345 Parr St is a chilled place to sit back and listen to the best acts from a range of genres (soul, blues, jazz, funk...) compered by some of the sharpest poets and performers around.

Sometimes referred to as the epicentre of Liverpool's music scene, 3345 Parr St is the largest recording studio outside of London and narrowly escaped becoming a block of flats!

Come along and support the venue which has attracted a host of artists including New Order, Pulp, The Beautiful South, Coldplay, and The Charlatans.

When
Thursday 8th November 2007
Meet Luan & Vinny in the Bar at the top of the stairs from 8:00pm.

Where
3345 Parr Street
33-45 Parr Street, Parr Street Studios, Liverpool L1 4JN. Click here for visitor information or call 0151 708 6345

Who
Dave from Mellowtone
Dave will introduce culturepool members to the evening's performers and the exclusive use of the VIP/Board Room area (& there might be a couple of freebies thrown it too!!)

How
This a FREE event!
Just turn up, chill and enjoy.

Liverpool Irish Festival

2007-10-17T12:07:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the Liverpool Irish Festival, celebrating the unique links between Liverpool and Ireland through traditional and contemporary art forms.

THIS SUNDAY, MONDAY & TUESDAY - THEATRE AND DINNER ONLY £20.00.
Click here and look for THE LOST FIELD.

Chase away those half term blues - book a place on our Children's Arts Day. Click here for more details.

For details on all of the events taking place during the festival please click on the Events link at the side of the page.

Visit www.cainsliverpoolirishfestival.com for more information

Blue Orchid Placement Programme

2007-10-16T07:18:00.000-07:00

Are you a Merseyside SME? Would you like to have a high calibre candidate free of charge on a placement scheme? Courtesy of The Mentorprise Programme from BLUE ORCHID, you can and for FREE, through European Social Funding (ESF)

This Free Service can provide you with the opportunity to utilise a fresh, enthusiastic and qualified person and their skills. The programme enables the candidate to gain valuable work based experience and entrepreneurial skills, which I am sure you will know is the hardest thing to obtain once you have finished your course or degree, but in most cases can make all the difference in starting your career.

If you feel this is something you would like to take part in, we can source a suitable candidate to fit in with your companies’ team of staff. You can take placement of the candidate for a period of up to 12weeks. There is no charge to you and in addition, at the end of the 12 weeks if you feel the candidate has proved that they are indispensable and you wish to offer them a permanent position, there is no transfer fee and it may be possible for funding to be obtained to pay for additional training*.

To enable Blue Orchid to provide this service to you there are criteria that we need to meet in accordance with the ESF requirements, these include:

· An onsite visit and completion of a brief Health and Safety questionnaire by Mentorprise Staff

· A photocopy of the Host Companies Liability Insurance provided

· A photocopy of the Host Companies designated mentors wage slip (to match funding and provide evidence of legitimacy of the company)

If you would like to discuss further any details of the Mentorprise Programme, please contact me where I will be more than happy answer any questions you may have.

If you would like to be sent updated details of the candidates available for an industry based placement please feel free to contact me at any stage and I will be happy to provide you with this information.

I appreciate that at the moment your company may not in a position to take part in the programme, but in the future if you would like to offer a placement to a candidate or graduate, or maybe use the facility as a FREE way of recruiting a permanent member of staff, then please contact me by either email or phone.

Paul Brunskill

Mentorprise Placement Officer

0151 284 7728

p.brunskill@theblueorchid.co.uk

placement@theblueorchid.co.uk

Enterprise Week 12 -18 November 2007

2007-10-16T03:43:00.000-07:00

Organisations, school, colleges and universities across the country are beginning to prepare for this years Enterprise Week (12 – 18 November), the biggest annual celebration of all things enterprising across the UK. Let’s show the rest of the Country that Liverpool is the most Enterprising place of all!

What is Enterprise Week?
Enterprise Week is an annual UK-wide week of activities and events, aimed at encouraging young people (14-30) to be more enterprising and develop an enterprise culture.

Enterprise Week is a great opportunity for showcasing what hundreds of organisations already do all year round to help foster an enterprise culture, or alternatively to launch a new initiative or scheme.

During Enterprise Week there are themed days to help you co ordinate your activities but you can run your event on any day. The Make Your Mark Challenge must be entered on the Monday.

Monday – Make Your Mark Challenge
Tuesday – Make Your Mark at Work
Wednesday – Girls Make Your Mark
Thursday – Social Enterprise Day
Friday – Connect, networking
“There is no doubting the value that enterprise provides to the British economy. The business world should do all it can to support and promote enterprise and encourage more young people to get involved.”

Miles Templeman, Director-General of the Institute of Directors

Why run an Enterprise Week activity?
We need people and organisations to help create an environment that allows enterprising behaviour to flourish. It’s important young people believe in themselves and strive to make their ideas happen, and they often need encouragement and help.

The drive to nurture enterprise talent needs business, education, government, voluntary organisations and the media to work together – no single sector or organisation working in isolation can create opportunities on this ambitious scale.

What Can You Do For Enterprise Week?

There are lots of activities / events you could do during Enterprise Week some with no budget at all. You could open your event up to the public or keep it within your organisation. There are lots of ideas on the website and case studies of previous Enterprise Week events www.enterpriseweek.org/resources/activitysuggestions

How do we register our event?

You can register your event(s) here: www.enterpriseweek.org/events/register or contact a member of the team on 0151 703 7460 or jacqueline@makeyourmark.org.uk and we can register it for you.

Enterprising Young Brits 2007

2007-10-15T11:17:00.000-07:00

Make Your Mark in Liverpool is calling all young entrepreneurs - the Search for Britain's most enterprising young people starts here in Liverpool!

Enterprising Young Brits is a national competition to recognise young people who have turned their ideas into reality.

The competition is open to people aged 30 or under who have grown their own idea, exploited an opportunity, or developed a new way of doing things.
Categories

* Business Entrepreneur: For enterprising individuals who have started their own business, large or small.
* Social and Community: For ventures combining the principals of a successful business with an emphasis on the social and environmental benefits it can provide.
* Teen: For anybody aged 13-19 who is making an idea happen.
* Creative: For enterprising individuals, businesses and endeavours that have shown creative flair.
* High Growth Business: For start-ups that can demonstrate rapid and sustained business growth.

Prize

* £1000 for each category
* Trophy
* Certificate
* Winners will also benefit greatly from publicity of the awards and will be featured in the Daily Mail

How to enter

To enter you'll need to submit:

* A completed application form: http://www.makeyourmark.org.uk/get_involved/enterprising_young_brits
* 250-500 words about how you made your idea happen.

Where to send your application

Send us your completed application by email to competitions@colmangetty.co.uk or by post to Enterprising Young Brits, c/o Colman Getty, 28 Windmill Street, London W1T 2JJ

The deadline for entering Enterprising Young Brits is Monday 22 October 2007 less than one month away - so get working on yours now!

For more information contact Jacqui on 0151 703 7460 or jacqueline@makeyourmark.org.uk

Blackpool Illuminations Design Competition

2007-10-14T10:15:00.000-07:00

Blackpool has this week launched a nationwide search for a new design for next year’s Illuminations. The winning designer will receive £3,000 and follow in the footsteps of Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, who has created a stunning road section for the 2007 display and has agreed to chair the panel of judges in this hunt for fresh talent for 2008.

The only requisite criteria for each feature is that it should stimulate, excite and entertain the audience. Its content can be provocative, topical, whimsical, contemporary, traditional, utilising any theme the designer desires, subject only to the reasonable standards of decency and taste demanded by today’s audiences.

To find out more about project and receive the technical specifications with photographic references email michael.wilcock@blackpool.gov.uk or write to: Michael Wilcock, Blackpool Illuminations Department, Rigby Road East, Blackpool, FY1 5ES.

The closing date is Monday December 3rd and entries will be judged by the panel on December 6th 2007, when a shortlist will be asked to develop their ideas through to the next stage. For further information, please see the attached press release.

Did you know…

Singing sand, taking the perfect free kick and the science behind champagne are just some of the mysteries to be explained during the inaugural Manchester Science Festival. Over 100 events across Greater Manchester, from 2 - 28 October 2007, aim to enthuse and inspire people of all ages about science, engineering and technology. <>

Parr Street Studio Lift Commission

2007-10-13T09:06:00.000-07:00

Parr Street Studios' lift needs "a lift."

The inside of the lift is dated and tired.

Are you a free thinking joiner or lift company with a modern approach? Traditionalists, interior designers and project managers need not apply.

We want something funky, modern and in keeping with the WOW factor already in place in our new hotel and Tom Lang's 3345 lounge bar. This job is to update the lift interior with cladding, lighting and flooring. The lift doors/gates will be updated at a later stage. Parr Street Studios is the largest recording studio in the UK outside of London and houses a hotel, offices, a bar and restuarant and of course working recording studios.

Visit www.parrstreet.co.uk for further details on one of Liverpool's key cultural icons!

ACME News October 2007

2007-10-11T13:53:00.001-07:00

Freelance Designers Skills in Demand
Remuneration for freelance staff has risen dramatically over the past 12 months, Design Week's freelance salary survey reveals.

Make Your Mark: Enterprising Young Brits 2007
Make Your Mark in Liverpool is calling all young entrepreneurs - the Search for Britain's most enterprising young people starts here in Liverpool.

Matchworkstudios needs Liverpool Bands
The Matchworks have decided to open up their terrific facilities to local bands, who require rehearsal space.

Creative Practitioners Wanted
Knowsley is looking for Individual creative practitioners or organisations who can deliver workshops after school for Primary schools in the Southern Collaborative area of Knowsley.

Free Cultural Leadership Programme - Leadership Development Days
The Cultural Leadership Development Programme are delighted to offer a series of FREE Leadership Development Day opportunities if you are currently working in the arts, heritage, cultural and creative industries.

Knowsley Music Festival and Creamfields Nominated for UK Festival Awards
Creamfields and the Knowsley Music Festival has been nominated in multiple categories for the UK Festival Awards 2007.

Liverpool is Haven for Filmmakers Says Star
Liverpool actor David Morrissey last night said he wants to create more films on Merseyside as he made his directorial debut in the cityThe accomplished thespian, who starred in Hollywood blockbusters Basic Instinct 2 and Captain Corelli's Mandolin, described Liverpool as a "great filmic city".

Legislation Changes for Small Enterprises
There are a number of legal changes coming into force from the 1st October 2007 which effect small businesses.

dot Art Open New Gallery 11th October
dot-art will open their brand new gallery in Queen Avenue off Castle Street on Thursday 11th OctoberDot art sell a wide range of original and limited edition art, cards and gifts by nearly 100 local artists.

Featured Business: alice in wonderland jewellery
'Alice' from Alice in Wonderland Jewellery is a jewellery designer whose couture collection, including her latest 'sea shell necklace' and 'fern jewellery', is being given firm recognition by the world of fashion, including top Hollywood designers.

Vital Bodies 22/23 November 2007

2007-10-11T13:51:00.000-07:00

Vital Bodies International Conference

22nd and 23rd November 2007,

Liverpool John Moores University , UK

Vital Bodies is a two-day international conference, organised in conjunction with the Vital 07 festival. VITAL 07 continues the major programme of Live Art events by Chinese Arts Centre. Vital Bodies will consider both historical and aesthetic representations of 'the body' in visual art practices by artists of Chinese descent, bringing into dialogue a broad range of participants including artists, theorists, curators, policy-makers and arts educators.

Speakers:
Becky Ip (Hong Kong), Patricia Karetzky (USA), Thomas Berghuis (Australia), Yang Zhichao (China), Lee Wen (Singapore), Diana Yeh (UK), Lesley Sanderson (UK), Yeung Yang (Hong Kong), Dr Tsai Kun-Lin (UK) Dr Tsen Wang (Taiwan), Nuria Querol (Spain), Ming-Yuen (USA), Zhou Bin (China), Nicole Wong (USA)

Vital Bodies will consider a number of issues within current art practices and strategies, these will include:

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Artistic and curatorial strategies in the field of Live Art
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Considering audience in the presentation of Live Art

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Communicating meaning through documentation of Live Art practice

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Interventions in public space and site responsive work

Conference papers and transcripts from discussions will be brought together with writing and documentation from the festival programme, and will be reproduced in a publication due out in Spring 2008.

Tickets:

2 Day Pass £50.00 conc.£35.00

1 Day Pass £30.00 conc.£20.00
Available now to purchase at www.vitalfestival.org

Chinese Arts Centre, Market Buildings,
Thomas Street, Manchester M4 1EU
T: +44 (0) 161 832 7271
F: +44 (0) 161 832 7513
E:info@chinese-arts-centre.org

Business Connect Update

2007-10-11T13:50:00.000-07:00

Hello,

Welcome to the 2nd ebulletin. We saw an amazing increase in website hits last week: visits more than trebled! And our membership is still growing, so make sure your profile is up to date for all the new visitors. This week's highlights include:

Trading Floor
The Trading Floor has opportunities from the famous Parr Street Studios looking for a free thinker with a modern approach to 'lift their lift'! And Liverpool City Council is tendering for equipment hire to use at the Christmas Lights Switch On.

Forums
Member ‘Ripples on the Mersey’ is offering free business advice in the Free Services forum on the Member Promotions thread. Can you benefit from their help, contribute to their thread, or have you got an offer you can make? Visit the new streamlined forums.

Events
The next City Leaders' Business Breakfast will be held on 31st October at St. George's Hall. Invitations will be emailed out to all members on Friday. This month, we have Warren Bradley, Colin Hilton and the Lord Mayor Paul Clark on the panel.

Expert Views
Debbie Thompson Head of Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank’s Merseyside Business Centre gives advice on how to plan for business growth, using her knowledge of what banks are looking for in a business plan.

Member Benefits
As a member you can use the 08 businessconnect logo on print, emails and a link on your website. We provide the files for you to use on our website. Visit the Member section for the downloads.

Thanks for your support, and visit 08businessconnect.com to see all this week’s articles.

Rosalyn Lloyd
08 businessconnect Marketing Officer

FACT Q&A Thursday 25th October

2007-10-10T05:03:00.001-07:00

We are hosting a preview screening of ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE (12A) followed by a satellite Q&A session with actor Geoffrey Rush and director Shekhar Kapur on Thursday 25 October at 7.30pm.

Tickets: £8.50 (£6.50 Members, £6.00 children). BOOK TICKETS ONLINE or call the Box Office on 0871 704 2063.

Reprising their roles in ELIZABETH, Cate Blanchett and Geoffrey Rush return for a captivating historical thriller laced with treachery and romance; the film portrays an icon of English history as she embarks on a bid to crush traitorous enemies, and to repress her forbidden love. The Question and Answer session with the filmmakers will be filmed at the brand new Cinema City in Norwich and beamed live via satellite to Picturehouse at FACT.

Merseyside ICT - October Update

2007-10-10T04:59:00.000-07:00

MEC Working Week

8th – 12th October
Various times and locations

Join Merseyside Entrepreneurship Commission for a week of essential networking events that are just for entrepreneurs. More information.

Knowsley ICT Club – Emergency Response and Technology

Wednesday 17th October
4pm – 6pm
Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service

Find out how Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service uses state-of-the-art command and control information and communications technology to get fire appliances to incidents in minutes. More information.

Open Schools Alliance – Success in Education

Friday 19th October
9am – 5pm
Liverpool Digital, Edge Lane

The Success in Education event will provide a showcase for the successful deployments of free and open source software in Education.

Daresbury Innovation Centre Business Breakfast

Friday 26th October
8am onwards
Daresbury Innovation Centre, Daresbury

This monthly business breakfast brings together the tenants of the Innovation Centre with other private sector companies and public sector organisations.

Software City
Tuesday 13th November
2pm – 7pm
Crowne Plaza, Liverpool

An event to showcase and encourage investment into software businesses on Merseyside. Sponsored by Vodafone, Brabners Chaffe Street, PKF Accountants and ICDC. More information

Other events:
Flexible Working event

LSP event: Future Funding your company – How to get it

UKTI Event: Doing business with Canada

Asia Pacific ICT clinic – Opportunities for your business in the Asia Pacific region

Merit Event: Monitor: Control and Secure your IT network

ICDC: Free one day workshop - 'Setting up your own web site'

Merseyside Business Fair

Student placements wanted Sixth form ICT students are enthusiastic and keen to increase their skills. But they need you help.

For one day a week from January to May 2008, BTEC/NVQ pupils and students in local schools/colleges need placement within business organisations to gain first hand knowledge of ICT in the working environment.

Liverpool Compact EBP ran a placement programme successfully in 2006 and would now welcome the opportunity to introduce a student into your company.

The programme aims to make course work more relevant to chosen career paths, provide a fuller understanding of the ICT sector and ensure practical experience for the future. Companies will incur no costs and should find keen students a valuable asset.

Placements are needed in technical support, diagnostics, repairs, installation and networking, help desk services, website design/maintenance and ICT in presentations.

For more information, please contact Jo Broughton, Health and Safety/Employer Liaison Officer, Liverpool Compact EBP

Artist Wanted- Anti Bullying Project

2007-10-10T03:15:00.001-07:00

Visual artists are required to work with approximately 100 primary pupils and 40 Learning mentors over 2 days working towards a collaborative piece of visual art work exploring anti bullying issues, The theme is around school and community and will provide scope to explore safer routes to and from school, community cohesion, engaging parents/carers in school life, cyberbullying, and extended school provision”

The Work will be exhibited as part of Anti Bullying week 19th -23rd November 2007

For more information please look at the following website specifically the ABW resources www.anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk bullying in the community: briefing

The Artist is required for 2 days delivery of 4 x half day workshops to groups of about 25 pupils with up to 15 Learning Mentors in each workshop, With a 1 additional days work to pull the piece together ready for exhibiting and to create a very simple toolkit for use by the learning mentors to recreate similar themed work back in their schools

Total fee for 3 days work £540.

We would like proposals from visual artists with suggestions and ideas for an innovative piece of collaborative Artwork and outlining your experience and skills to successfully deliver the workshops and to create the Final piece of work.

Artists must have an up to date CRB check and Public Liability Insurance.

Please forward your proposal and an accompanying CV
Anti Bullying Project Proposal
FAO Emma Farley, Knowsley Music and Performing Arts Administration, Training and Conference Centre,
219 Knowsley Lane,
Huyton,
Liverpool, L36 8HW.
Email applications will be accepted emma.farley@Knowsley.gov.uk
Emma Bush – Schools and Communities Art Service Manager
Deadline 12th of October

New Networks: Contemporary Art in West Africa

2007-10-08T12:48:00.000-07:00

New Networks: Contemporary Art in West Africa

This third seminar in the New Networks series aims to explore the collaboration between artists, curators, critics and institutions in the regions of West Africa, focusing in particular on the impact of international events such as the Dakar Biennale. While London, Paris and New York continue to act as the powerhouses of the international art world, we are keen to investigate how emergent networks between international neighbours create new possibilities for artistic production. As Africa has emerged on the international visual art scene, it becomes increasingly important to look beyond its representation as an entire continent.
How can we begin to understand the relation between the global and the local as they play out in specific places? Our focus will be on emerging sites of production and their impacts on the art-curatorial landscape, exploring how local initiatives engage with the notion of the region as a place, and what role imagination and fiction play in the constitution of new identities.
Speakers: Koyo Kouoh (curator/ writer, Dakar), Didier Schaub (curator /Doual'art, Douala), N'Gon順all (curator/ GAW, Dakar/Paris), Bisi Silva (critic/curator, Lagos), Paul Domela (Programme Director (Higher Education and International Exchange), Liverpool Biennial).

Saturday 20 October, 10.30-17.00

Tate Liverpool
Albert Dock
Liverpool

Admission is free but booking is essential? - reservations 0151 702 7400

Organised in collaboration with Tate Liverpool as part of a series of seminars on new sites of artistic production for Liverpool Biennial 2008.

Image: Romuald Hazoum鬠Dream, Installation, 2007. Winner, Arnold Bode Prize 2007, Documenta 12.

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Paul Domela
Programme Director
Liverpool Biennial
PO Box 1200
55 Jordan St
Liverpool?L69 1XB
UK

visiting address: 55 New Bird Street

tel: +44 151 709 7444
fax: +44 151 709 7377

5th Liverpool Biennial 20 September - 30 November 2008
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www.biennial.com

Enterprising Young Brits 2007

2007-10-08T10:44:00.000-07:00

Enterprising Young Brits 2007

Make Your Mark in Liverpool is calling all young entrepreneurs - the Search for Britain's most enterprising young people starts here in Liverpool!

Daily Mail Enterprising Young Brits, supported by Vodafone, is a national competition to recognise young people who have turned their ideas into reality.

The competition is open to people aged 30 or under who have grown their own idea, exploited an opportunity, or developed a new way of doing things.
Categories

* Business Entrepreneur: For enterprising individuals who have started their own business, large or small.
* Social and Community: For ventures combining the principals of a successful business with an emphasis on the social and environmental benefits it can provide.
* Teen: For anybody aged 13-19 who is making an idea happen.
* Creative: For enterprising individuals, businesses and endeavours that have shown creative flair.
* High Growth Business: For start-ups that can demonstrate rapid and sustained business growth.

Prize

The winners of each category will receive

* £1000
* Trophy
* Certificate

How to enter

To enter you'll need to submit:

* A completed application form: attached to this email or can be downloaded form www.makeyourmark.org.uk/get_involved/enterprising_young_brits
* 250-500 words about how you made your idea happen.

Where to send your application

Send us your completed application by email to competitions@colmangetty.co.uk or by post to Enterprising Young Brits, c/o Colman Getty, 28 Windmill Street, London W1T 2JJ

The deadline for entering Enterprising Young Brits is Monday 22 October 2007 less than one month away - so get working on yours now!

For more information contact Jacqui on 0151 703 7460 or jacqueline@makeyourmark.org.uk or go to www.makeyourmark.org.uk/get_involved/enterprising_young_brits

Exhibition Opening

2007-10-05T07:47:00.000-07:00

Episodic Realities

An exhibition featuring the work of three artists at John Moores School of Art and Design, 68 Hope Street, Liverpool

Artists Ann Marie Foster, Tracy Griffin and Sarah Robinson explore issues connected to the environment

Episodic Realities Exhibition (Review featured in Printmaking Today, October 2007)
Three artist-printmakers respond to the environment, both natural and domestic, through the microscope, the front door and in the wild Episodic Realities records the response of three artist-printmakers: Ann Marie Foster, Tracy Griffin and Sarah Robinson, to different aspects of the environment. They range from explorations of everyday domesticity, to microscopic plant cell forms and the natural landscape and encompass a range of techniques.

Episodic Realities, Exhibition Monday 8 October to Friday 26 October 2007
Mon-Fri 10.00am-4.00pm

Places Available for Free Creative Focus Workshop: 11th October 2007

2007-10-05T07:44:00.001-07:00

Places Available for Free Creative Focus Workshop: 11th October 2007

Merseyside ACME's next FREE Creative Focus Workshop will take place on 11th October 2007.

If you are an established creative business and are looking to improve your turnover the Creative Focus Workshop may be for you.

The Creative Focus workshop concentrates on developing a business strategy to make the most of your creativity in relation to competitors and markets in a way which is consistent with your overall aims and values.

By the end of the one-day you will have:

Gained a clearer perspective of your business goals
Re-examined your business strategically
Identified potential opportunities for your enterprise
Developed a unique, tailored business formula
Devised an action plan to achieve your business objectives
What some participants say about Creative Focus

"Enlightening, and very productive. As a photographer, focus is everything and the course should allow me to be sharper".

David Thexton. T & J Photographic.

"Very clear and methodical approach which requires you to apply it to your business. Lots of specific, practical outcomes to follow up with. Excellent workbook for future reference."

Elaine Wise. Arts and Business North West.

Liverpool Debates

2007-10-05T07:41:00.001-07:00

Liverpool Debates 2007 from the Bluecoat.

Sponsored by the Liverpool Echo and supported by Liverpool Culture Company.
In association with BBC Radio Merseyside.

Last Liverpool Debate 2007!

Northwest solidarity or regional rivalry?
Liverpool believes that it’s time for Liverpool and Manchester to join forces.

Please come and join the debate
Thursday 11th October, 6.30pm
Small Concert Hall, St Georges Hall

Chair: Kath Worrall, Chair of Ofcom
For: Arlene McCarthy, Labour MEP for the Northwest Region, and Lyn Barbour, Director of Creative Industries Development Service Manchester
Against: Rogan Taylor, Director of Football Industry Group, University of Liverpool and Jayne Casey CEO Love Liverpool, Co-founder of Cream

For free tickets please email your name to marketing@thebluecoat.org.uk
or call Rachael on 0151 709 5297 ext 24.

Further information will be emailed with your confirmation.

Liverpool Debates 2007 is presented by the Bluecoat, sponsored by the Liverpool Echo, commissioned by Liverpool Culture Company and in association with BBC Radio Merseyside.

The topics of the five Liverpool Debates 2007 have been chosen by Liverpool Echo readers.

http://www.thebluecoat.org.uk

Bound Curator Talk, Sat 6th October 5pm

2007-10-05T07:38:00.000-07:00

Current exhibition
Bound
10 August - 20 October 2007
Bound is a group exhibition of contemporary art that explores slavery from historical manifestations to modern-day bondage. The exhibition will show works by international artists representing personal perspectives on the physical and psychological impacts of slavery.

Bound is presented in collaboration with FACT, National Museums Liverpool and Tate Liverpool. Live art performances and interventions will be staged during the exhibition at a number of sites around the city including Liverpool Central Library, Albert Dock and Wood Street. Artists exhibiting/participating at Open Eye Gallery: Yasmeen Al Awadi, Barney Ashton, Maja Bajevic, Martin Effert, Sagi Groner, Juul Hondius, Emily Jacir, Santiago Sierra, Penny Siopis, Judith Witteman, Rachel Wilberforce & Roel Wouters.

Today at least 12 million men, women and children worldwide are forced to work through the threat or use of violence. They are denied freedom, dehumanised and treated as property to be bought and sold. Even though slavery is illegal under international law, no region is free from this abuse and forms of slavery are found in most countries.

Regardless of one’s race, religion and social, political or cultural background, Bound will invite the viewer to engage with issues of modern-day slavery by penetrating one's own profound experience in relation to freedom or choice of action. The exhibition will examine this phenomenon in the contemporary world, as well as look into the questions of freedom, change, pride and belief. The artists in Bound, stripped of any inhibitions or judgments, break Pandora’s box wide open.

The exhibition will incorporate archival material, conceptual work, photography, video, live art performance, interventions and installations.

A comprehensive public programme will accompany the exhibition to include seminars, open table discussions, screenings, lectures, talks and workshops.
www.boundexhibition.com

Culture Shot-Coming Soon!

2007-10-05T07:32:00.000-07:00

Created by people in Liverpool, the UK and beyond,it will capture life today; special, memorable, everday or downright quirky!

The tapestry will be created on the Internet and grow day by day on cultureSHOT website. Everyone can join in, sending pictures and words to create their own tapestry square, or just browsing the images.

When complete, projected displays are planned at a number of locations throughout the UK, where interactive terminals will allow viewers to browse or find people, places and themes. In time, cultureSHOT tapestry will be donated to a public achieve for future generations to explore!

http://www.cultureshot.co.uk/

Call for Artists/Craft Practioners

2007-10-05T07:29:00.000-07:00

The Bridewell.

Christmas Presence 2007> The Bridewell Studios, Liverpool> Exhibition: 1st – 22nd December> Christmas Market: Saturday 1st December 11-4pm>

The Bridewell Studios Gallery is currently seeking Merseyside-based artists and craft practitioners to take part in its annual Christmas Presence Exhibition and Craft Market.

Building on last year’s hugely successful event, Christmas Presence will incorporate art and ceramics workshops, live music, mulled wine and festive food, all in the stunning setting of our old police station courtyard.

We would like to hear from local artists and makers interested in showcasing their work in our exhibition, or in holding a stall during our one day Christmas Market.

Ceramics, glass, textiles, prints, small paintings, sculptures, Christmas cards and handmade gifts are just some of the types of work that we are interested in. We will allocate artists to the exhibition or the market depending on what we think is most appropriate for their work.

This is a great opportunity to sell your work, meet other artists and join the festivities in this vibrant, artist-led gallery space.

Artists will be responsible for transportation and insurance of their own work. All work will be for sale and will be subject to 20% commission. There is no fee for participation.

The deadline for applications is Friday 26 October. To apply please submit 10 images of your work and a brief CV or biography to:
Vanessa Bartlett> Gallery Co-ordinator> The Bridewell Studios> Prescot Street> Liverpool> L7 8UL>
t: 07810 627 763
e: vc.bartlett@hotmail.com

The Bridewell Studios Gallery runs an innovative programme of exhibitions, workshops and events that are accessible for the whole community. Drawing on The Bridewell's history as a vibrant artist led organization, we work with emerging and mid-career artists to produce engaging exhibitions across a variety of different art forms.

www.bridewellstudios.co.uk

Music Project Opportunity for CISS network

2007-09-12T04:55:00.000-07:00

Freelance Project Coordinator (SXSW 08 Trade Mission)
Fees: £4,500 (inc VAT)

Duration of post: Sept 07 to June 08

Brief: Creativebias seeks a freelance project coordinator, to plan and
coordinate a music industry trade mission to the South By South West
music conference and festival, taking place in Austin, Texas in March
2008.

The main aim of the mission will be to support music businesses in the
Northwest of England to increase their export sales.
The successful applicant will co-ordinate a team responsible for the
development and delivery of the following activities:
· A high-profile, effective PR and marketing campaign
· Production of a compilation CD to showcase regional artists
· A programme of regional, national and international
networking opportunities for delegates and exhibitors
· Access to industry-specialist advice, mentoring, and market
information both before and during the event
· High-profile live music showcase event at SXSW Music Festival
· Evaluation and closedown of the project
Person

Specification:

The successful applicant will have:
· A proven track record of coordinating successful music
industry trade missions, or projects of an equivalent nature
· Excellent music industry networks
· Good people management skills
· Ability to set and work to tight deadlines and budgets

Other information:
The mission is a partnership between Creative Bias and Merseyside
ACME and is supported by UK Trade and Investment and Liverpool
Culture Company.

Submissions: Please submit a covering letter and CV to:

Creativebias - Project Coordinator Applications
MDA Ltd.
Units 8-15
The Arts Village
Liverpool
L1 5BS
Tel: 0151-707-4550 ; info@creativebias.org

Please note: If short-listed, you will need to be available to attend an
interview in Liverpool on Thursday 27th September.

Deadline: Thursday 20th September 2007, 4pm

ACME News Service

2007-09-06T05:56:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the latest edition of the ACME News Service. Please follow the links to read more about a particular feature and to view our website!

Showcase Your Business at The Hope Street Festival and Christmas Craft Fair
For the second year running Creativebias are offering businesses the chance to showcase at the Hope Street Festival and Christmas Craft Fair.

NWDA Announces Funding Opportunities
The Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) has announced over £1m of funding to provide loans of £3,000 to £30,000 to start up, established small businesses, and not for profit social enterprises throughout the Northwest which will lever in over £1m of private funding from the financial sector.

MediaGuardian Innovation Awards Launch
The MediaGuardian Innovation Awards recognize the pinnacles of achievement in media innovation.

iMedia Course - Free to Young Women Aged 16 - 18
iMedia is an exciting new multi-media production course for young women. During the course you will work on shooting your own videos, design and upload your own website, sampling sounds and mixing tracks.

New Kin Member Offer: Executive Fitness Clinics
Offer Details: 75% Discount on Executive Fitness Clinics Joining fee available until 7th September 2007(worth £100+)Offer Terms: To register interest please contact Kim at Executive Fitness Clinics on 01512362882 or visit www.

Winners Announced for First Kin Member Offers
Congratulations to Kin members Maxine Lee from Angeluci and Zoe Wallace from 40 Rodney Street for winning the latest member offers.

Lime Pictures Sponsors LJMU New Media Students
Lime Pictures has announced plans to further develop its relationship with Liverpool John Moores University.

Local Artist Needed to Design and Make Award Trophies from Recycled, Reclaimed or Reused Goods
Each year at the Groundwork Merseyside Environmental Awards the winner of each of the categories receives a trophy individually crafted from recycled, reclaimed or reused materials made by a local artist.

Theatre Group Wanted To Perform at Merseyside Environmental Awards
Last year Groundwork moved away from their traditional format and introduced a theatre production into the comparing of the Merseyside environmental awards.

Red Dot Recycling Workshops
Liverpool-based Red Dot Exhibitions (www.red-dotexhibitions.co.uk) are staging a series of workshops dealing with how to recycle waste materials and found objects into art work.

Thank you for taking the time to read this News Service Bulletin. If you have any comments or suggestions please could you contact Ian Hughes by emailing ihughes@merseysideacme.com or alternatively call 0151 709 2739

Knowsley Arts development officer and Arts in Health Officer recruitment

2007-09-06T05:54:00.000-07:00

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council (Directorate of Neighbourhood Delivery)
ARTS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Permanent
Scale: SO 1- 2 - £23,175 - £26,928 (pay award pending)
36 hours per week

Knowsley Arts Service develops and delivers a diverse range of arts projects, activities, initiatives, events and services to contribute to the cultural life of the Borough. We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join the team of Arts Development Officers.

The successful applicant will be responsible for the development, delivery, promotion, monitoring and evaluation of a rich programme of arts activities and events across Knowsley. In addition to having experience of working in the arts, you will also have experience of working with children, young people and communities and will have a high level of interpersonal skills. You will be a strong advocate for the arts, being able to inspire and motivate others in developing and delivering their own creative programmes. You will also be a creative thinker, using the arts and creative consultation to support the development of young people and local communities.

Your experience of performance management will enable you to ensure that programmes are well targeted and value for money. You will be responsible for developing internal and external partnerships (local, regional & national) that support the delivery of creative programmes across the borough.

You will have a good standard of education achieving an arts related degree or at least 3 years experience of arts project management, this will include experience of managing freelance artists, support staff and volunteers.

We are looking for a dynamic and committed individual who works well within a team environment and displays excellent organisational and communication skills. Experience of Microsoft packages is desirable. The post will involve some evening and weekend work.

Further details and an application form are available from 17th September onwards on our 24 hour recruitment line on: 0151 443 5000 and downloadable from www.knowsley.gov.uk. Please quote job reference: rec2034

There is currently no relocation pack available with this post

For an informal discussion contact Sarah Haythornthwaite, Arts Service Manager, on 0151 443 5619.

Closing date for applications is 5th October 2007
Interview will take place week commencing 15th October 2007

KNOWSLEY PRIMARY CARE TRUST
Requires an
Health Development Officer - ARTS IN HEALTH
Salary scale: Agenda for Change Band 6 (£21,985 - 31,004)

Knowsley PCT is looking to recruit an Arts in Health Officer to continue the excellent work already undertaken in the Borough. The post will be within the Public Health Department and will sit within the Health Development Team. Arts in Health is part of a multi pronged approach to tackling Health Inequalities in Knowsley. It is an important component of community development and engagement and as such the development of effective partnerships with officers and the community is essential to the success of this work.
The person we are looking for to enhance this work will be dynamic and experienced in the creative arts, with a passion for supporting communities to engage in initiatives that will have a positive impact on the health of local people

You will have a successful track record of working with a variety of partners to: develop and manage creative arts initiatives; support others to use creative approaches in the work they do; and identify and secure resources to support arts in health work.

Your excellent inter-personal, communication and organisations skills will assist you to successfully advocate for the importance and impact of arts and creativity to tackle key health priorities and your approach to community development will assist you to engage people into these exciting initiatives.

For an informal discussion please contact:

Julie Tierney , Head of Health Improvement Knowsley PCT on 0151 285 6003

Further details and an application form contact

Human Resources at Knowsley PCT on 0151 443 4964

The closing date for applications is 28th September 2007

Positions Available: AHRC and ESRC funded Research Fellow and PhD Studentship at University of Liverpool

2007-09-05T03:02:00.000-07:00

AHRC/ESRC Impact Fellowship: Cultural Sustainability? Liverpool 2008: the theory and practice of cultural policy

The University of Liverpool has been awarded an AHRC/ESRC fellowship in Impact Assessment for three years, starting in October 2007. The research is led by Dr Beatriz Garcia, Dr Steven Miles (School of Sociology and Social Policy) and Dr Alan Southern (Management School).

We are currently seeking to appoint for two posts: a full time Research Fellow and a PhD studentship. The deadline for applications is the 21st September 2007.

Please follow the links to access further particulars and an application pack. You can find all of this information at: www.impacts08.net

Find also below a brief description of each post.

THE UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL
SCHOOL OF SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL POLICY
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER

£28,289 - £29,139 pa

You will be responsible for designing and implementing research to examine the urban cultural policy implications of hosting the 2008 European Capital of Culture. The project requires expertise in qualitative methodologies to assess the role that culture plays in connecting or disconnecting local communities with their sense of place.

You should have a PhD in a relevant field and will be part of a growing team of researches into cultural policy and regeneration with excellent links across departments and faculties. The post is available for 2.5 years, commencing October 2007.

Job Ref: R-566324 Closing Date: 21 September 2007

Download further particulars. For full details, or to request an application pack, visit www.liv.ac.uk/working/job_vacancies/ or e-mail jobs@liv.ac.uk

Tel 0151 794 2210 (24 hr answer phone), please quote Ref: R-566324 in all enquiries

THE UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL
MANAGEMENT SCHOOL
PhD Studentship

AHRC/ESRC funded research: ‘Cultural Sustainability? Liverpool in 2008’
£12,600 tax free stipend

An opportunity has arisen for a fully funded research studentship leading to the qualification of PhD based on research into the theory and practice of cultural policy. This research, focused on culture-led regeneration on Merseyside in the context of Liverpool as European Capital of Culture 2008 and associated with the research programme Impacts 08, will develop as an ethnographic study into the definition of creative industries. The studentship will seek to uncover new and unique ways of defining what it is to be a creative industries entrepreneur and how this perception supports or contradicts policy-oriented definitions of the sector, what happens within the sector and the importance of the sector to locality. Funding will cover student’s fees and a maintenance grant as above.

Applicants are required to submit a CV and a 2 page summary of the nature of their personal interest/expertise in the research as outlined in the further particulars. Submissions should be submitted to Alan Southern by 4pm on Friday the 21st September.

For informal enquiries please contact: Alan.Southern@liverpool.ac.uk

Applicants should download further particulars from here, where further details about the application procedure are available.
The application form can be downloaded here.

Closing Date: 21 September 2007

Dr Beatriz Garcia

Director

Impacts 08 - The Liverpool Model

European Capital of Culture Research Programme

www.impacts08.net

www.beatrizgarcia.net

Co-Editor

Culture @ the Olympics: Issues, Trends and Perspectives

www.culturalolympics.org.uk

Lecturer

School of Sociology and Social Policy

University of Liverpool

Eleanor Rathbone Building

Bedford St South

Liverpool

L69 7ZA

Tel: +44 (0)151 794 2540

Mob: +44 (0)785 484 8186

Fax:+44 (0)151 794 2997

The Art School Dance

2007-09-03T06:04:00.000-07:00

Tate Liverpool The Auditorium
£65 (£50 concessions), booking required
Price includes refreshments
For tickets, call 0151 702 7400

Symposium
The Art School Dance: Art into Pop, Pop into Art
A symposium on cross-overs between art and music including an exploration of the links between art school education, the growth of post-1950s British pop music and the importance of art to pop and pop to art. The Art School Dance includes special keynote presentations by Michael Bracewell – writer, cultural commentator, a member of the Turner Prize 2007 jury and author of 'Re-make/Re-model: Art, Pop, Fashion and the making of Roxy Music, 1953 - 1972'; and the artist Jamie Reid - Art Director for the Sex Pistols, Afro Celt Sound System, numerous other bands and political causes. Devised by Prof. Colin Fallows, Liverpool John Moores University.

In collaboration with Prof. Colin Fallows and Liverpool John Moores University
Day 1 Friday 21 September

Venue Foyer, Tate Liverpool, Albert Dock

18:00 Launch Reception and Symposium Registration
Open to all Symposium delegates

Welcome to Tate Liverpool

Dr. Christoph Grunenberg
Director of Tate Liverpool

Welcome to The Art School Dance: Art into Pop, Pop into Art
Colin Fallows
Professor of Sound and Visual Arts,
Liverpool School of Art and Design, Liverpool John Moores University
Soundworks
Mat Gregory
Artist/Writer/Lecturer
Liverpool School of Art and Design, Liverpool John Moores University

19:00 – 20.00 Exhibition

Peter Blake: A Retrospective

Day 2 Saturday 22 September
Venue The Auditorium - Tate Liverpool

Side One
09:00 Registration and Reception

09:30 Introduction to The Art School Dance: Art into Pop, Pop into Art

Colin Fallows

09:45 Keynote

Michael Bracewell

10:30 Moderated Question and Answer Session
Moderator: Colin Fallows

10:45 BREAK

11:00 Presentations
Rob Chapman
Barry Miles

12:00 Moderated Question and Answer Session
Moderator: Cathy Butterworth

12.15 Presentation
Jon Savage

12:45 BUFFET LUNCH
Peter Blake: A Retrospective - open to all symposium delegates

Side Two

14:00 Keynote

Jamie Reid in conversation with Vicki Maguire

14:45 Moderated Question and Answer Session
Moderator: Vicki Maguire

15:00 BREAK

15:15 Presentations
Bryan Biggs
Simon Warner

16:15 Moderated Question and Answer Session
Moderator: Colin Fallows

17:00 Close

Tate Liverpool The Auditorium
£65 (£50 concessions), booking required
Price includes refreshments
For tickets, call 0151 702 7400

Participants include:

Bryan Biggs

Bryan Biggs has been closely involved in the arts in Liverpool since he first came to the city in the early 1970s. He has written a chapter in the publication accompanying the Creative Universe exhibition, entitled ‘Welcome to the Pleasure Dome’, looking at art in Liverpool between the arrival of Tate and the first Biennial. He is an arts administrator and curator, working in various roles at Bluecoat Arts Centre, where he is now Artistic Director. He has curated many exhibitions, including the 2002 Liverpool Biennial International and ‘Walk On’, an exhibition for the 2006 Shanghai Biennale. He has written about contemporary art and popular music for publications such as Bidoun, Third Text, Strange Things Are Happening – and is an artist in his own right known for his drawings.

Michael Bracewell

Michael Bracewell is a writer, novelist and cultural commentator. His first novel, ‘The Crypto Amnesia Club’, was published in 1988. It was followed by ‘Divine Concepts of Physical Beauty’ (1989), ‘The Conclave’ (1992) and ‘Saint Rachel’ (1995). His most recent novel, ‘Perfect Tense’ (2001), explores the minutiae of office life. His non-fiction includes a cultural history of England, ‘England Is Mine’ (1997) and his writing is included in ‘The Faber Book of Pop’ (1995) and ‘The Penguin Book of Twentieth-Century Fashion Writing’ (1999). He writes about contemporary art for Frieze and has also written exhibition catalogues for many contemporary artists, including Jim Lambie, Sam Taylor-Wood, Ian Davenport and Gilbert & George. He has written and presented two documentaries for BBC television, a profile of Oscar Wilde and a film about architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner's guide to Surrey. His most recent books are a non-fiction portrait of the last decade of the 20th century, entitled ‘The Nineties: When Surface was Depth’ (2002), and published in October this year, 'Re-make/Re-model: Art, Pop, Fashion and the making of Roxy Music, 1953 - 1972'. He is a contributing editor to the Conde Nast publications, and one of the judges of this year's Turner Prize.

Cathy Butterworth

Cathy Butterworth is currently undertaking PhD research into curatorial practice with a focus on Live Art, at the Liverpool School of Art and Design, Liverpool John Moores University where she has also recently worked as a lecturer in History of Art & Museum Studies. From 1999-2005 Cathy was Live Art Curator at Bluecoat Arts Centre, Liverpool, where she curated many performance programmes and organised a number of seminars and conferences, most notably ‘You Are Here’ in 2002 and ‘Liverpool Live’ in 2004, both in partnership with Liverpool Biennial. She was a founding member of Live Art UK, a consortium of Live Art promoters and agencies, set up to research and develop innovative curatorial projects that subsequently included a collaboration with curators from Beijing and the production of a UK wide tour of Live Art from China. Cathy has published articles in the British Council’s ‘On Tour’ publication and ‘Dance Theatre Journal’ and has presented papers at a number of conferences including Mid-West American Theatre conference, Performance Studies International 2000 and The Arts Symposium at New York University.

John J. Campbell

John J. Campbell is an artist and musician whose work encompasses electronic soundworks, installation and group performance. Compositions and recordings with his group It’s Immaterial include the acclaimed CDs: ‘Life’s Hard and Then You Die’ (1986, Virgin Records) and ‘Song’ (1991, Virgin Records). Its Immaterial has gained chart status in the UK, Europe and the USA with titles such as: ‘Driving Away from Home’ (1986, Virgin Records) and ‘Space’ (1987, Virgin Records). He has performed internationally and appeared on television and radio programmes including: Top of the Pops (BBC1), Old Grey Whistle Test (BBC2), In Concert (BBC Radio One), John Peel (BBC Radio One). His composition ‘Gigantic Raft in the Philippines’ features in the Jonathan Demme film ‘The Manchurian Candidate’ (2004, Paramount Pictures). His sound installations include: ‘Baby 96’ (1996) at the Bluecoat Liverpool; ‘Two Seconds Nine Months’ (1996) at Bankside Gallery London; and ‘Walk’ (2004) at Urbis Manchester. The soundwork ‘Backwaters’ (2002) featured in Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art (2002); and ‘Forgotten Seconds’ (2002) in Feedback at Digital Weekend, British Academy Sofia, Bulgaria, and Radio France International. His most recent sound art CD ‘40’ (2007), was recorded for the Audio Research Editions imprint John J. Campbell is Research Fellow in Sound at the Liverpool School of Art and Design, Liverpool John Moores University. Co-funded by Arts Council England.

Rob Chapman

Rob Chapman was singer and lyricist with Bristol post-punk band Glaxo Babies. Their great lost psych-pop album 'The Porlock Factor' has just been released by Cherry Red. He has also written books on pirate radio and record sleeve art and written sleeve notes for artists and movements as diverse as The Last Poets, John Fahey, English psych-pop and Loungecore. Currently residing in Manchester he is a freelance music journalist for The Times and Mojo Magazine, and is a Senior Lecturer in Music Journalism at The University of Huddersfield. His debut novel 'Dusk Music' will be published by The Flambard Press early in 2008. He has just been commissioned by Faber and Faber to write a biography of Syd Barrett.

Colin Fallows

Colin Fallows is Professor of Sound and Visual Arts, Chair of Research, and Head of Department of Contextual Studies at the Liverpool School of Art and Design, Liverpool John Moores University. He has explored crossovers between sound and the visual arts as an artist, researcher, curator, lecturer and he has produced work for live ensemble performance, recordings, exhibition, installation, radio and the Internet. His artistic and curatorial projects have featured in numerous international festivals including Video Positive, ISEA98, Intermedia, Ars Electronica, and Futuresonic. He has directed and managed numerous national/international conferences including: ISEA98: Revolution - the ninth International Symposium on Electronic Art; Sciart and Science on Stage and Screen Symposium in partnership with The Wellcome Trust; and Art-Place-Technology: International Symposium on Curating New Media Art in collaboration with FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) and Arts Council England. He is the founder and Artistic Director of Audio Research Editions, a limited edition imprint for artists’ soundworks, which since 1998 has published over two hundred works by artists from over twenty countries.

Mat Gregory

Mat Gregory is an artist, writer and lecturer at the Liverpool School of Art and Design, Liverpool John Moores University where his research focuses increasingly upon experimental music and sound art. He has a First Class Honours degree in Art History (2001), and was awarded a postgraduate scholarship from the AHRC leading towards his PhD (2006). His doctoral thesis, entitled ‘Towards a Universal Language’, examined the history of radical experimental music in Japan. In 2001, he was also awarded the Stuart Sutcliffe Fellowship in audio-visual arts, and developed a body of immersive and extended improvised soundworks that were subsequently performed at the Liverpool Biennial 2002 and Futuresonic 2004 festivals. He was also the founder and songwriter with the band The Little Flames, who signed to Deltasonic Records/Sony in 2004, releasing several well-received recordings – one of which (‘Put Your Dukes Up, John’) was recorded and released by Arctic Monkeys (2006). The band also completed a large number of high profile tours and performances worldwide. He is currently engaged in various art, music, and sound-based projects. His most recent sound art CD ‘October’ (2007), was recorded for the Audio Research Editions imprint. He has also continued to produce artwork work for a number of bands, recently designing the sleeve art for The Dead 60s’ second album.

Vicki Maguire

Vicki Maguire is a postgraduate researcher at the Liverpool School of Art and Design, Liverpool John Moores University where she has also recently worked as a lecturer in History of Art & Museum Studies. She has a particular interest in 1960s counterculture and the impact of the Situationist international on Britain and the USA. Her MRes/PhD research is concerned with unearthing relationships and cultural links between the legacy of the French Situationists, English pro-Situ groups, and the birth of English Punk. She has also worked for a number of arts organisations including Tate Liverpool, FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) and Liverpool Biennial. In 2006 she co-curated 'ReNew06: A Collaboration' and 'redskyatnight', two exhibitions which featured new work by artists from across the UK including several pieces by the artist Jamie Reid. She also worked closely with Canadian video artist Kelly Mark at FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) on the 'Liverpool A to Z' project for Liverpool Biennial 2006. Her research into the work of Jamie Reid is ongoing.

Barry Miles

Barry Miles was the co-founder of Indica Books and Gallery in 1966 and International Times (IT), the first European underground newspaper. He was the London based host to Allen Ginsberg’s visit to England in 1967 – including the periods immediately before and after his visit to Liverpool. In 1968 Paul McCartney appointed Barry Miles head of Zapple, the Beatles’ spoken word label. He specialises in writing about the Beat Generation and is the author of many books including: ‘A Catalogue of the William S. Burroughs Archive’ (1973), ‘Allen Ginsberg: A Biography’ (1989), ‘William Burroughs: El Hombre Invisible’ (1992), ‘Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats’ (1998), ‘Beat Hotel’ (2000), the best selling ‘Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now’ (1997), ‘Frank Zappa’ (2004) and ‘Pink Floyd: The Early Years’ (2007). International Times: The Barry Miles Archive is housed at Liverpool John Moores University and Barry Miles is the chief consultant and associate researcher on all aspects of the archive. He is also a Visiting Research Fellow at the Liverpool School of Art and Design, Liverpool John Moores University.

Jamie Reid

Jamie Reid is a British artist with connections to the Situationists. His work, featuring letters cut from newspaper headlines helped define the image of Punk particularly in the UK. He created the graphic look used with the Sex Pistols while he was designing Suburban Press, a radical political magazine which he ran for five years. His works from the 1970s include all artwork and packaging design associated with the Sex Pistols including the album ‘Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols’. He produced the innovative interiors for the Strongroom recording studios, London and he is Art Director for the world music fusion band Afro Celt Sound System. He has also produced visuals for numerous bands and political causes. Recently he has been exhibiting and publishing prints with the Aquarium gallery London and for 2008 is planning to tour a major retrospective exhibition around the world starting in the USA.

Jon Savage

Jon Savage is a leading UK based writer and cultural historian. In 1976, he published a fanzine called ‘London's Outrage’ and during the following years he has written widely for British and American newspapers and magazines on music, pop culture and social history including: Sounds, the Village Voice, Melody Maker, the Guardian, The Observer, the Face and MOJO. His book ‘England's Dreaming: Sex Pistols and Punk Rock’ (1993) won the Ralph J. Gleason Book Award in 1993 and is now regarded as the definitive history of the late seventies. He has also published a collection of journalism, ‘Time Travel’ (1996), and co-edited (with Hanif Kureishi) ‘The Faber Book of Pop’ (1995). His film and television credits include the BAFTA award-winning documentary ‘The Brian Epstein Story’ (1998) and ‘Joy Division’ (2007), a history of group, time and place premiered at the Toronto Film Festival (2007). His most recent book, published to great acclaim, is ‘Teenage: The Creation of Youth 1875-1945’ (2007). England’s Dreaming: The Jon Savage Archive, the largest single collection of Punk related material in the world, is housed at Liverpool John Moores University. Jon Savage is the chief consultant and research associate on all aspects of the archive.

Simon Warner

Simon Warner is a lecturer, journalist and broadcaster who has taught popular music at the University of Leeds in the UK since 1994. A live rock reviewer for the Guardian between 1992 an 1995, he is now Senior Teaching Fellow in the university’s School of Music, where he launched and curates the Peter Blake Music Art Gallery. His publications include ‘Rockspeak: The Language of Rock and Pop’ (1996), a chapter in ‘Remembering Woodstock’ (2004) and, as editor, the collection ‘Howl for Now: A Celebration of Allen Ginsberg’s epic protest poem’ (2005). His most recent work considers Ginsberg’s celebrated visit to Liverpool in 1965, an essay which appears in the volume ‘Centre of the Creative Universe: Liverpool and the Avant Garde’ (2007). In June, he hosted a 40th anniversary conference on Sgt. Pepper and, in November, will direct ‘Back On the Road’, a half-centenary commemoration of Jack Kerouac’s seminal novel in Leeds. A featured columnist for the cultural webzine ‘Pop Matters’ from 2001-2006, he is a regular commentator on rock topics to BBC radio.

2007-08-09T08:59:00.000-07:00

Site Art Gallery, Liverpool
Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside UK

Work by Liverpool John Moores University students forms an exciting backdrop for South Korean artist Jeong Hwa Choi's inflatable flowers, the centrepiece of the 'Castles in the Sky' exhibition, which grow and recede across the floor of the gallery.

Collection details
Design, Fine Art, Photography

Contact details
Website : www.ljmu.ac.uk

Open
Site is open to the public 10.30am - 4.30pm, Wednesday to Sunday.

Admission charges
All exhibitions are free of charge.

Description
Site is located next to the Pan American Club on the Albert Dock.

Site not only represents a new international art space in Liverpool, it marks the beginning of a series of initiatives, collaborations and partnerships that will build towards the opening of Liverpool's new Art and Design Academy in 2008.

Collections description
‘Castles in the Sky’ is the first exhibition at Site, a new art space established by Liverpool John Moores University and the Albert Dock Company.

Curated by Paul Domela and John Byrne, the exhibition brings together work from past Liverpool Biennials and displays these alongside selected work by students from Liverpool John Moores University’s School of Art and Design.

Key artists and exhibits
'Happy together' ; Jeong Hwa Choi ; ‘Portable Cinema’ ; Black Diamond ; Liverpool Biennial

The Cream Show

2007-08-03T01:17:00.000-07:00

SITE Gallery & The Albert Dock Company

Are proud to present:

The Cream Show

As Cream gears up to its 15th Anniversary the super brand have joined forces with Liverpool’s Site Gallery and Albert Dock Company to present ‘The Cream Show’. This will be very definitely more than just an exhibition, in true Cream style; the show will delight and explore the unique work of Cream Fans from around the world using sights and sounds of the super-club. An international competition has been launched to ‘Customise Cream’ in a bold move James Barton has handed over the image of Cream to anyone who wants to make it their own.

Cream CEO James Barton says: We will be celebrating our 15th birthday this October, and what better time to allow people to get creative with our brand image than this milestone age. Over the years the logo has been designed in hundreds of different ways for the many different events that we’ve held around the world, however, this is the first time that we’ve allowed anyone other than ourselves to get creative with it, I’m really excited to see the results”

“Cream represents such a cultural icon. Over the last fifteen years, their music, visuals, attitude and state of mind have been one of the biggest influences on popular culture in the UK and around the world. To work directly with them on putting together this show is something of a dream come true - not just because they are who they are, but because this offers us all the opportunity to make a show which truly crosses over the borders between art, design and popular culture. That's why we've also opened up the show to allow Cream fans from around the world to participate in our two on-line competitions. In this way, they'll have the opportunity to have their designs or films shown alongside the art and design works that we've specially commissioned for the show - as well as the exciting public events that we'll be organising with Cream at the Albert Dock. It’s going to be so much fun - and a brilliant experience for anyone who comes along’’ Said John Byrne co-curator of Site

Joe Edge, Director of The Albert Dock Company said “Cream is representative of a generation and the Albert Dock Company is very excited about this international competition, bringing fresh ideas and talent to The Cream Show, where better than a World Heritage Site to bring such a unique exhibition of popular culture in the lead up to the Capital of Culture Year.”

Uniquely, The Cream Show is also offering a chance for Cream fans around the world to participate in the exhibition by entering one or both of our competitions.

As the first of its kind this unique art exhibition is also open to everyone from all corners of the globe - allowing those with a passion for Cream or electronic music to have their works exhibited via one or both of our on-line competitions.

The on-line competitions

Customise Cream

Taking the Cream logo as your starting point, anyone is invited to send jpgs of their artworks and designs for this competition. Works can be fun, frivolous, critical, thought provoking or political.

The best art works and designs for the ‘Customise Cream’ show will be edited into a video which will be shown in the Liverpool Biennial Cinema at Site www.ljmu.ac.uk/site (and at this year’s Creamfields festival on 25th August). A version of the film will be available on-line.

Send e mails with your artworks/designs attached (as jpg images, 300dpi) to The Site team at sitegalleryliverpool@hotmail.co.uk Remember to give us some details about yourself and your ideas. Feel free to include a photo of yourself if you wish. The final deadline for this project is Wednesday 15th August, but the earlier you get your artwork/designs to us the better.

‘Cream Video’.

For this competition, you have the choice of 3 tracks (from artistes appearing at this year’s Creamfields festival) these are:

The Chemical Brothers ‘Do It Again’

Groove Armada ‘Get Down’

Justice ‘Dance’

And use one of these tracks as the background for shooting, editing, mashing, scratching, dubbing (or whatever) your very own Cream Video. Participants are then required to upload their videos onto You Tube, and to send us their details (and a link to their work) at sitegalleryliverpool@hotmail.co.uk

Once again, don’t be afraid to criticize, don’t be afraid to re-generate, deteriorate or re-energise.

Entries must also be submitted by 11th August.

The Winner of this competition will win VIP tickets to this year’s Creamfields festival and may be used for a viral campaign and unleashed to the world. The best of the rest will also be made available as links on the Cream and Site Web Sites and My Spaces.

For both competitions, the best works will be selected by a panel including James Barton (Cream CEO), John Byrne (Manager and Co-curator of Site), Paul Domela (Liverpool Biennial and Co-curator of Site) and Helen Klemm (Site/Design Academy Outreach Manager).

You can view a selection of the work at the following URL :

mms://mms2.livjm.ac.uk/jbworld/cream/concreteone.wmv

The Cream Show will open to the public on Wednesday 22nd August (PV Tuesday 21st) and will run until September 23rd. It will be held at Site Gallery, Albert Dock, Liverpool (www.ljmu.ac.uk/site). Site, a collaboration between Liverpool School of Art and Design, Liverpool Biennial and the Albert Dock Company. The Cream Show is fully supported by Cream.

For further press information please contact:-

Gill Nightingale @ Cream / gill@cream.co.uk / Tel: 0151 707 1309

Homotopia TV

2007-07-26T07:51:00.000-07:00

JOB DESCRIPTION

ORGANISATION:
HOMOTOPIA
JOB TITLE:
FESTIVAL ASSISTANT (Must hold UK drivers licence)

Pay/Allowances To be negotiated

LOCATION:
UNITY THEATRE, CAPITAL OF CULTURE & SITE SPECIFIC & MOBILE
PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
To act as personal assistant to Artistic Director. An opportunity for an exceptional individual to work within a highly motivated and creative team in a unique and dynamic arts festival.

DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE TO:

The Festival :
Artistic Director, Homotopia

Key year of development for Liverpool’s homegrown annual celebration of Queer culture. Must have a knowledge and appreciation of the performing arts, music and film. The post will enable the successful applicant to develop and learn key skills involved in the delivery of a large scale performing arts festival.

MAIN AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:

• To support Design Director and Festival Director in positioning the festival through Liverpool as European Capital of Culture, promotion of its events programme, communities programme and national and international marketing efforts.
• To look after personal needs of artists and direct liaison point for visiting artists and companies.
• To liaise with Production Manager in preparation for outdoor and site specific festival events
• To liaise and support volunteer support manager.
• To support the delivery of successful press & marketing activity
• Co-ordinate and to liaise and support principal press interviews
• To support production crew with development of Homotopia TV
• The role will also include the co-ordination of:
1. Marketing materials/collateral
2. Event advertising and promotional material including sponsor recognition
3. Media partner marketing and communications
4. Audio Visual requirements
5. Incoming Enquiries
6. Special event assistance and support
7. Liaison with partner organisations
8. Marketing research projects
9. Support with creating website content
10. Database management (for use in marketing efforts)
• This job description is not intended to be either prescriptive or exhaustive, it is issued as a framework to outline the main areas of responsibility at the time of writing

Gary Everett
Artistic Director
Homotopia

Flying Start Programme for the Arts (Performing, Visual, Fine and Participatory arts)

2007-07-26T07:50:00.000-07:00

What exactly is the Programme?
This programme is for those who are interested in setting up a business or being self employed in the Arts field. The National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship, Arts Council England and the Northern Edge have joined together to offer this free programme to graduates.

A 12 month business readiness programme that begins with a three-day residential session, supported by personal and online mentoring and focused follow-up meetings. The programme begins with a residential intensive held at University of Hull, Hull on 3-5th September 2007.

This Programme is FREE – you don’t pay for the 3 day course or the 12 months of support that you will receive.
How and when to Apply? Further Information?

Deadline for applications for 2007 is 5:00pm on 6th August 2007. Please note the deadline is fast approcahing and we won't accept any late application.

To apply and for more information please visit - http://www.flyingstart-ncge.com/arts/index.php

Please also look out for...

Flying Start Programme for Women Entrepreneurs, November 2007 - expressions of interest now being taken, please visit www.flyingstart-ncge.com/women

FS General Business Programme for Northern Way Graduates , January 2008 - expressions of interest now being taken, please visit www.flyingstart-ncge.com/northern
For any further information please contact Stuart Wiggins - stuart.wiggins@ncge.org.uk

VAGA Listings August 2007 / September 2007

2007-07-26T01:57:00.000-07:00

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visual arts
RECOGNISE
Contemporary Art Platform
2007-06-22 to 2007-09-07

VITAL 2007: Call for proposals and papers
Liverpool
2007-08-17 to 2007-08-17

“The Aesthetics of Trash” : Reassessing Animation and the Comic
Manchester Metropolitan University
2007-08-28 to 2007-08-29

World Art: Ways Forward
Sainsbury Centre, University of East Anglia, Norwich
2007-09-07 to 2007-09-08

Fear, Horror and Terror
Mansfield College, Oxford
2007-09-10 to 2007-09-12

The Social Context of Death, Dying and Disposal
Hilton City Hotel, Bath
2007-09-12 to 2007-09-15

Searching for the Spectator - Art for New Publics
University of Reading Whiteknights, Reading, Berkshire
2007-09-22 to 2007-09-22

LESS REMOTE THE FUTURES OF SPACE EXPLORATION - An Arts and
Humanities Symposium
Glasgow
2007-09-30 to 2007-10-03

Education & learning

Designs on eLearning 2007
University of the Arts, London
2007-09-12 to 2007-09-14

new media, film & photography

Telling Stories: Cinema, Crtiticsm and Objects: Call for Contributions
Loughborough University School of Art and Design
2007-09-21 to 2007-09-21

Cultural policy

Call for papers: Cultural Trends Challenging myths, researching reality – The
role of evidence in the cultural sector
2007-09-01 to 2007-09-01

audience development & marketing

Hot spots and ice blocks – profiling and analysing your customers
Birmingham Rep, Birmingham
2007-09-13 to 2007-09-13

Essentials of Marketing

Druidstone Hotel, Wales
2007-09-14 to 2007-09-21

Hot spots and ice blocks – profiling and analysing your customers

Glasgow Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow
2007-09-20 to 2007-09-20

Public art

Public Art and Evaluation Toolkit Workshops
Bristol
2007-09-26 to 2007-09-26

Cultural diversity

Globalization & Its Discontents: Modernization, Culture & Religion
University of San Fransisco, San Fransisco, California, USA
2007-08-02 to 2007-08-05

Professional development

Ethical Problem Solving
Newcastle
2007-09-03 to 2007-09-03

Preparing for the professional Review

Newcastle
2007-09-03 to 2007-09-03

Architecture

Mapping Design Activism
The Leeds School of Architecture, Landscape and Design, Leeds
Metropolitan University
2007-09-14 to 2007-09-14

TROCABRAHMA

2007-07-26T01:55:00.001-07:00

A CULTURE JAM OF UK AND BRASILIAN TALENT - TICKETS TO BE WON!

TrocaBrahma have an allocation of complimentary tickets for each of the Liverpool New Picket shows to offer the Make Your Mark in Liverpool.

Just e-mail info@trocabrahma.com with 'Trocabrahma - 'Make Your Mark' in the subject header, letting us know which show you'd like to go to and your name and address, to be in with a chance of getting the tickets.

TrocaBrahma 07 brings Brasil to Liverpool next Friday - Sunday the 27th-28th July the event will synthesise the finest in established and emerging UK and Brasilian music talent for a series of must-see live shows and truly exclusive collaborations. Full live sets and brand new collaborative material will be performed at The New Picket, Jordan St.

Converging a fiery cast of UK stars - including champion rhapsodist King Creosote, electronic alchemist Four Tet, wily Welsh pop warlock Gruff Rhys (Super Furry Animals), global groove maharishi Gilles Peterson, JD Twitch of clamouring party-starters Optimo and urban jungle wunderkind Ben Westbeech; and a blazing range of Brasilian luminaries

- such as psych-rock behemoths Os Mutantes, incendiary genre-benders Bonde do Role, counter-cultural superstar Tony da Gatorra, exquisite pop collective Open Field Church, celestial samba bard Romulo Froes, (and Favela sonic archivist Diplo), TrocaBrahma 07 is set to deliver an exhilarating culture jam of UK and Brasilian talent.

KING CREOSOTE MEETS ROMULO FROES

GRUFF RHYS MEETS TONY DA GATORRA

PLUS BEN WESTBEECH MEETS TITA LIMA & GILLES PETERSON FRI 27 JULY, NEW PICKET LIVERPOOL - Doors 7pm TICKETS £14

OS MUTANTES MEET JD TWITCH (OPTIMO)

BONDE DO ROLE MEET RADIOCLIT & AMANDA BLANK, DIPLO SAT 28 JULY, NEW PICKET, JORDAN STREET, LIVERPOOL - Doors 7pm TICKETS £14

FOUR TET MEETS OPEN FIELD CHURCH

PLUS THE HIVE DJS

SUN 29 JULY, BUMPER LIVERPOOL - Doors 8.30pm, FREE SHOW

TICKETS & INFO - WWW.TROCABRAHMA.COM

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Damo Jones
http://www.tandempr.co.uk
07795 663 114

Creativebias vacancy: VIC Project Coordinator (freelance)

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VIC Project Coordinator (Freelance)

August 2007 to September 2008
Part Time / Flexible Hours
Minimum 40 days @ £100/day

Creativebias helps new and growing creative industries businesses on Merseyside.

VirIncCreate (VIC) is a trans-national, creative industries, virtual incubator pilot project, supported by EU Leonardo Da Vinci funding with 12 international partners including Creativebias. The successful applicant will work with the Creativebias team and our European partners to coordinate and deliver a programme of work to support the VIC pilot project.

Work will include the research and development of specialist online content, tools and training modules; attendance at international partners’ meetings; and participation in the evaluation, marketing and commercialisation of the project.

If you feel you have the ability, initiative and experience to carry out this role as part of a dynamic team we want to hear from you! Please email info@creativebias.org or call 0151-707-4550 for more information and an application form.

Deadline for completed applications is Friday 3 August 2007, 5pm

MDA is committed to equality of opportunity in its employment practice
through recruitment and selection

JOB OPPORTUNITY

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Job Title: Arts Administrator
Term: Salaried position - initial contract, one year
Starting Salary: L16,500
Hours of Work: Full Time (hours 9am - 5.30pm)
Location: Metal House, Kensington, Liverpool.

Metal is looking for an excellent, highly organised and motivated Arts
Administrator to support our work across two sites - Liverpool and
Southend-on-Sea.

Based in Liverpool, this is a key post supporting our ambitious programme
and development.

Starting salary L16, 500 per annum.

ABOUT METAL

Metal is the artist's laboratory space, founded by Jude Kelly OBE in 2002.
We are committed to supporting artists from all disciplines by creating time
and space for the development of ideas and philosophies around artist's
work - through residencies; producing; commissioning; debate and discussion;
touring and publishing.

In January 2007 we were successful in securing one of 25 Thrive awards given
nationally by the Arts Council of England. Having spent 4 years building a
reputation for providing multi-disciplinary residency space for artists from
the UK and overseas in both London and Liverpool, we are now building our
team, to help research and realise our ambitious ideas for the future of
Metal.

If you are interested in joining our small, energetic and committed team,
please send CV and cover letter to:-

Colette Bailey
Managing Director,
Metal
6 Marmaduke Street
Liverpool L7 1PB
colette@metalculture.com

by Friday 3rd August 2007
interviews held w/c Monday 20th August 2007

Colette Bailey
Managing Director
Metal

Chalkwell Hall
Chalkwell Avenue
Southend-on-Sea
SS0 8NB
tel: 01702 470700

6 Marmaduke Street
Liverpool
L7 1PB
tel: 0151 261 0514

www.metalculture.com