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Architectural lines – a drawing and print workshop with Kathryn Edwards
17 May 2018 by Ann
Workshop leader Kathryn Edwards
Kathryn Edwards is an Artist and Musician. She will be delivering line drawing workshops at the Lady Lever Art Gallery in Port Sunlight on 9 June and 24 July as part of the Whistler and Pennell: Etching the city exhibition.
In this blog we give a background to Kathryn as a workshop leader, an insight into how the work of Whistler and Pennell sparked the inspiration for these workshops, which are suitable for beginners and experienced artists alike and all about creating confidence. Kathryn’s art is about interpretation and in this free workshop she wants visitors to feel every line created is the right one, no erasers needed!
Places on the workshop are free but spaces are limited, advance booking via Eventbrite is essential.
On the tiles
20 September 2017 by Liz
The ornate green Galkoff tiles were added to the building in 1933.
Working to preserve the tiled frontage of P. Galkoff Kosher butcher shop as part of the Galkoff’s and Secret Life of Pembroke Place project has brought decoratively tiled buildings across the city to my attention! Read more…
Revealing classical treasures at World Museum
6 June 2017 by Chrissy Partheni
The classical relief now visible in World Museum’s new cafe. The inscription reads Deus Nobis Haec Otia Fecit: God has given us these days of leisure.
I will never forget my first impression of Liverpool, almost 18 years ago. The impressive architecture of the city with its classical references was definitely an attraction to a Greek. But while it is easy to spot the classical influences on the exterior of Liverpool’s buildings, we often miss their interior decoration. The extension of our brand new café into the Mountford building is an excellent opportunity to view such prime examples and to perhaps think of the reasons why classical antiquity imagery became such an important narrative of civic pride and glory in 19th century Liverpool.
Happy 300th Birthday, Bluecoat!
20 April 2017 by Victoria
Bluecoat courtyard
Throughout this year there is an impressive series of events across the city to celebrate 300 years of one of Liverpool’s most cherished (and oldest) buildings, Bluecoat. Read more…
Talk Tuesday: John Moores 2016 artist, Mandy Payne
26 October 2016 by Scott Smith
Mandy Payne next to her painting ‘No Ball Games Here’
Mandy Payne was selected to exhibit in this year’s John Moores Painting Prize with her painting, ‘No Ball Games Here’.
Mandy’s work is inspired by landscapes, particularly the urban and edge-land areas of Sheffield where she lives. Her painting ‘No Ball Games Here’ depicts Park Hill, the Grade II* listed Sheffield council estate and one of Britain’s largest examples of Brutalist architecture.
We caught up with her to find out more about how she works, ahead of her ‘Talk Tuesday’ event happening at the Walker Art Gallery on Tuesday 1st November…
The making of the cityscape
30 August 2016 by Liz
I was honoured to be among the first people to see the astounding views from the Museum of Liverpool’s second floor windows. I visited the building when it was still a building site, and the windows hadn’t even been put in! I’d been working on plans of the galleries for years but this hadn’t prepared me for the beautiful views on a bright sunny day. It was literally breath-taking, my gasp was audible! Read more…
Picture Palaces of Liverpool
8 April 2016 by Anne
Paramount, London Road (1934)
The Reel Stories exhibition at the Museum of Liverpool focuses on original film posters and memorabilia to celebrate Liverpool’s role in films over the past 60 years. Alongside this, the exhibition also includes a large panel which reproduces a selection of Stewart Bale images that highlight some of Liverpool’s and the surrounding area’s, more sumptuous picture palaces of the past; built in the hey-day of cinema-going, these buildings often matched the glamour of the silver screen, with many constructed in the sleek lines of modern Art Deco architecture. Read more…
A major milestone for the Lady Lever South End Galleries redevelopment
17 November 2015 by Ann
Restored ceiling light domes, South Vestibule copyright Pete Carr
The Lady Lever Art Gallery has reached a major milestone in its Heritage Lottery funded development following the completion of a large scale restoration by Clan Contracting to restore the South End rooms of the historic gallery over seen by architects Purcell. Read more…
Re-designing the Lady Lever’s south end
16 June 2014 by Lisa
Mood board for the Chinese collection room
Our Design team are working hard behind the scenes to bring together ideas from curators and feedback from you (our visitors!) to create fantastic designs for the new ‘south end’ galleries at the Lady Lever.
The galleries will be brought back to their original architectural design and more than 1,500 items of fine and decorative art will be redisplayed. Read more…
New plans for the Lady Lever
31 October 2013 by Laura
The rotunda in the south end of the gallery will be refurbished.
We’ve just received the exciting news that the Lady Lever Art Gallery has got through the first round of funding applications to the Heritage Lottery Fund. Read more…
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