The North West Gallery Guide

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Liverpool

Now On - Liverpool Biennial

PO Box 1200
Liverpool
L69 1XB

(  0151 709 7444
* info@biennial.com 
ü www.biennial.com
ü www.independentsbiennial.co.uk

Liverpool Art Listings Website

For really up to date news on the visual arts scene in Liverpool go to

www.artinliverpool.com 

dot-art 

have exhibitions in various venues in Liverpool. For more information check their website at www.dot-art.co.uk 

Ainscough Gallery

11 Falkner St,
Liverpool,
L8 7PU

( 0151-709-9633
Fax 0151-707-1930

Open: daily from 10am - 5pm

This venue is a cafe that has a changing display of contemporary work for sale. It is just off Hope St, near the Anglican Cathedral.

Arena Studios

Arena House
82-84 Duke St,
Liverpool,
L1 5AA

( 0151-707-1676 (studio) 0151-707-9879 (office)
Fax 0151-709-7667
* arenastudios@clara.co.uk
ü www.arena.uk.com 

Open:  by arrangement. Admission is free.

The studios are primarily facilities for artists, but from time to time they do put shows on in order to sell their art. To find out when the next exhibition is on call the gallery at the number below.

Aware Photographic Arts Centre

4 Sefton Grove
Lark Lane
Liverpool
L17 8XB

( 0151-727-7421
* photoart@aware.u-net.com 

AWARE Photographic Arts is a Community based photographic workshop which offer a friendly atmosphere, with help, advice and support.

Open - Monday to Friday, but it is advisable to ring first.

The Lark Lane Studio facilities include darkroom and processing, photographic Studio, digital workstation with Adobe Photoshop, 35mm negative and flatbed scanning, and up to A3 output. All facilities are available for hire.

AWARE also run a mobile photographic unit which is able to take the experience of photography out into the community. From primary school age through to old age pensioners, able bodied or special needs (including visually impaired), everyone can enjoy this unique experience.

The Bluecoat Arts Centre

School Lane,
Liverpool,
L1 3BX

( 0151-709-5297
* admin@bluecoatartscentre.com
ü  www.bluecoatartscentre.com

Open:  Closed for refurbishment, now scheduled to re-open in autumn 2007.

Bridewell Studios

Prescot St,
Liverpool,
L7 8UE

( 0151-263-6730

Open: View by appointment. 27 studio spaces.

Capital of Culture 2008

ü www.liverpool08.com 

The Conservation Centre

Whitechapel,
Liverpool,
L1 6HZ

( 0151-478-4999
ü www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk 

Open:  Monday - Saturday 10am - 5pm, Sunday 12noon - 5pm. Admission is free.

Food & Drink: Cafe Eros serves hot & cold snacks, meals and beverages.

Gallery Shop: The shop sells postcards, books posters and gifts.

The Cornerstone Gallery

Liverpool Hope University
Hope at Everton
1 Haigh Street
Liverpool
L3 8QB

( 0151 291 3997
* thecornerstonegallery@hope.ac.uk 
ü www.hope.ac.uk/artsandhumanities 

Open Monday to Saturday 9.00am to 5.00pm

Domino Gallery

Green Fish Cafe
11 Upper Newington
Liverpool

( 0151 707 0764
* felicity.wren@fsbdial.co.uk

Open Monday - Saturday 11.00-17.30

Editions Ltd

16 Cook Street
Liverpool
L2 9RF 

( 0151 236 4236 
ü www.editionsltd.net
* info@editionsltd.net

Open Monday - Friday 09.30 - 17.30, Saturday 11.00 - 16.00 

Gostins Building

6^th Floor, Gostin Buildings, Hanover Street, Liverpool, L1 4LN

Greenland Street

A Foundation
67 Greenland Street
Liverpool
L1 OBY

0151 706 0600
Fax 0151 706 0601
* info@afoundation.org.uk
ü www.greenlandstreet.org.uk

Open Weds - Sunday 12-6pm. Late night Thursday until 8pm.

Admission free

HeadSpace @ EggSpace (The Egg Cafe)

16 - 18 Newington Street ( Off Bold Street)
Liverpool
L1 4DE

ü www.eggspace.org 
* headspaceegg@aol.com
( 0151 708 7964

Changing displays of artwork for sale.

Open: seven days a week 10.30am until late

The Everyman Theatre

5-9 Hope St,
Liverpool,
L1 9BH

( 0151-708-0338
Fax 0151-709-0398

Exhibitions are sometimes held in the foyer of the theatre. 

Open: daily 9.30am - 11pm.

The FACT Centre

88 Wood St
Liverpool
L1 4DQ

( 0151-707-4450
Fax 0151-707-4445
* info@fact.co.uk
ü www.fact.co.uk 

Open Monday - Saturday 11.00am - 11.00pm, Sunday 12.00pm - 10.30pm.

Liverpool's centre for Film, Art and Creative Technology. On the corner of Back Colquitt St and Wood St. It includes 3 galleries, 3 cinemas, "the Box" a micro cinema, a Media Lounge, a Media Lab, cafe and bar.

Hidden Art

I wasn't quite sure where to put this link, but this website has images of street art that you can find in Liverpool. It is particularly good for graffiti art. www.kimondo.co.uk/liverpoolart 

The Kif

23 Parr Street
Liverpool 
L1 4JN

(  0151 706 0008 
ü   kif@livingbrain.co.uk 

Open  weekdays 10am-5pm, Saturday 12-5pm, Sunday CLOSED

Recording studio cum art gallery - behind the red mural.

L.issue Gallery @ The Urban Coffee Lounge

349 Smithdown Road
Liverpool
L15

(  0779 665 8498
*  lisedgar@iclway.co.uk 

The gallery is based in a popular location near Asda and Aldi on Smithdown Road. The coffee shop is on street level making it wheelchair friendly and there is a pleasant, relaxed atmosphere with comfortable seating and reading material provided. The gallery is run by two practicing local artists Lis Edgar and Sue Lucine. The exhibitions concentrate mainly on showing local artists work, one person exhibitions for a period of one and a half months. All work on display is for sale. Open seven days a week 9 - 5.

Liverpool Academy of Arts

36 Seel St,
Liverpool,
L1 4BE

( 0151-709-0735
ü www.la-art.co.uk 

Open:  Daily 12noon - 5pm

The academy is housed in a building which it shares with a number of small businesses and artists. Do not expect the splendour of the "Royal Academy", the academy has more of the atmosphere of a village hall. However you will find here a constantly changing display of work by many local artists, mostly amateur, which are for sale and modestly priced.

Liverpool Art School

68 Hope St
Liverpool
L1 9EB

( 0151-231-5100
Fax 0151-231-5096

Part of JMU. Open Monday - Friday 9.30am - 4.30pm during term times.

Loop Gallery

12 Princes Dock
Liverpool

The Maria Louisa Gallery

Unit 5, The Albert Dock
Liverpool

( 0151 707 3594
* info@TheMariaLouisaGallery.com
ü www.themarialouisagallery.com 

Merseyside Maritime Museum

Albert Dock,
Liverpool,
L3 4AQ

( 0151-478-4080
ü www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk 

Open:  every day 10:30am - 5:30pm. Closed New Year's Day, Good Friday, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day.

Charges: Admission is free

The museum is located at Albert Dock. There is plenty of car parking nearby.  25 minutes walk from Liverpool Lime St Station.

To join The Friends of Merseyside Maritime Museum, contact the Membership Secretary at the Museum.

Refreshments are available from the Maritime Restaurant, Coffee Shop, and Waterfront Cafe.

Open Eye

28-32 Wood St,
Liverpool,
L1 4AQ

( 0151-709-9460
Fax 0151-709-3059
* info@openeye.org.uk
ü www.openeye.org.uk

Open: Tuesday - Saturday, 10:30am - 5:30pm (5pm on Saturday). Admission is free.

The gallery is on the corner of Wood St and Concert Square, a short walk from Central Station. Although at ground level a special lift eases wheelchair access to the building.

The gallery puts on exhibitions of photographic work, by local, national and internationally renowned photographers.

You can join the friends for £12 per year (£10 concessions) for discounts on events and workshops, invitations to previews and access to the collection of books and journals. Membership of the mailing list is free.

Young budding photographers might like to join "Young Eyes" and take part in workshops and other events for 11-16 year olds. Contact Helen James at the gallery.

The University of Liverpool Senate House

Abercrombie Square,
Oxford St,
Liverpool,
L69 3BX

( 0151-794-2343
* artgall@liverpool.ac.uk  
ü www.liverpool.ac.uk 
                
Open:  Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm, admission is free.

The gallery is on the opposite side of Abercrombie Square from the University of Liverpool Art Gallery. The entrance is beneath the walkway over Oxford Rd. Go up the stairs and past the reception desk to the hallway where work is displayed.

The gallery is on the ground floor of the University of Liverpool administration building where temporary exhibitions are arranged during term time. The viewing area is up a short flight of stairs.

RENEW Rooms

82 Wood Street
Liverpool
L1 4DQ

( 0151 703 0135
Fax: 0151 703 0136
* info@RENEW.co.uk
ü www.renew.co.uk

RENEW Northwest is the Regional Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Communities. The RENEW Rooms is a high quality exhibition and events venue that promotes the creation of well designed, inclusive, sustainable communities.

Static

23 Roscoe Lane,
Liverpool,
L1 9JD

( 0151-707-1703
* mail@static-ops.org
ü www.static-ops.org 

Open: erratically. Admission is free.

Open since October 1998, this gallery is a reasonably sized squarish exhibition space, on ground level and therefore easily accessible by wheelchair.

Sudley House

Mossley Hill Rd,
Liverpool,
L18 5BX

( 0151-724-3245
* info@nmgm.org.uk 
ü www.sudleyhouse.org.uk 

Opening has been delayed into 2007.

Tate Gallery Liverpool

Albert Dock,
Liverpool,
L3 4BB

( 0151-702-7400
Fax 0151-702-7401
Minicom 0151-702-7400 please use the announcement button
Tate Shop 0151-709-7575
Recorded Information: 0151-702-7402
* visitingliverpool@tate.org.uk 
ü www.tate.org.uk

Open:  daily 9am - 6pm

Bank Holidays: open Bank Holiday Mondays.

Charges: Standard admission is free. NACF concessionary rates for special exhibitions. Other charges for special loan exhibitions apply £3, £1 concessions, £5 family ticket

The permanent exhibition, called Modern British Art, contains work selected from the permanent collection dating from 1912 onwards. Includes work by Lucien Freud, Barbara Hepworth, Frank Auerbach, Francis Bacon, Peter Blake, Gilbert & George, Damien Hirst and David Hockney.
Temporary exhibitions are held on the second and top floors.

Tate Friends Liverpool
Members enjoy free unlimited access to exhibitions with a guest, private views, special events, tate:the art magazine, bookshop discounts and access to the Friends room at the Tate in London. 
For further details telephone 0151-702-7431.

The shop is well stocked with books, postcards, gifts and magazines.

Special Events/Facilities for Children
The Education Secretary can be contacted on 0151-702-7451.

Young Tate Drop-In - for young people aged 14 - 25, take place on the second Sunday of each month between 2pm and 5 pm. No pre-booking required. A team of young people, artists and gallery staff, run lively information sessions which take a closer look at one of the exhibitions. These sessions are free unless an admission charge applies to the exhibition.

All floors are accessible by wheelchair and a number of wheelchairs are available on request.  Large print and Braille versions of the newsletter and Viewpoints are available from the Information Desk as is an audio guide to the building.

Group Visits
Information Assistants give short tailor made talks to introduce groups to specific exhibitions and displays. Book through the Education Secretary on 0151-702-7451.

Guided tours take place each day at 2pm. They are free of charge and last approximately half an hour. No pre-booking is necessary.

To join the Tate mailing list contact the Press office at the gallery.

Unity Theatre

1 Hope Place,
Liverpool,
L1 9BG

( 0151-709-4988
ü  http://www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk/

Open: Monday 1 - 5pm, Tuesday - Saturday 10.30am - 6pm.

The University of Liverpool Art Gallery

3 Abercromby Square,
Liverpool,
L69 7WY

( 0151-794-2343
* artgall@liverpool.ac.uk  
ü  http://www.liverpool.ac.uk 

Open:  Monday - Friday 12noon - 4pm.  Closed August & Bank Holidays. Admission is free

Abercromby Square is near to the Metropolitan Cathedral and The Everyman Theatre.

The gallery displays a selection of the finest works of art belonging to the University of Liverpool. Amongst the many highlights of the collection are a representative group of English watercolours, paintings by Joseph Wright of Derby and JMW Turner, rare oil paintings by the wild life artist John James Audubon, a fine selection of English porcelain, stained glass cartoons by Edward Burne-Jones, portraits by Augustus John, sculpture by John Foley, and Lord Leighton and important works by 20th century artists including Jacob Epstein, Lucien Freud, Dame Elizabeth Frink and David Hockney.

The gallery is run by the University of Liverpool.

Coffee and light refreshments are available in the Staff House next door to the art gallery at 4-5 Abercromby Square.

Postcards and publications are on sale at the entrance to the art gallery.

A free service for schools is offered, but must be booked in advance (call the general number above).

The gallery is on several levels that can only be reached by stairs.

Groups are welcome during normal hours, or at other times by appointment. Guided tours are available, but must be booked in advance. A small charge may be levied for groups visiting outside normal hours.

Free lunchtime gallery talks are arranged during term time. Prior booking is not necessary.

Viewtwogallery

23 Mathew St
Liverpool
L2 6RE

( 0151-236-9444
fax: 0151-236-9555
* info@viewtwogallery.co.uk
ü www.viewtwogallery.co.uk 

Open: Thursday 12 - 4 pm, Friday 12 - 4 pm, Saturday 12 - 5 pm
Admission is free.

The gallery is a new, bright and extensive gallery on three floors, showing contemporary work. Mathew St is the "Beatles" quarter of Liverpool and the gallery is on the first floor up a flight of stairs.

Walker Art Gallery

William Brown St,
Liverpool,
L3 8EL

( 0151-478-4199
ü  www.thewalker.org.uk 

Open: Daily 10am - 5pm.

Charges: Admission is free

The gallery is opposite Lime St Station, next to Liverpool Museum.

The permanent collection spans the 14th to the 20th centuries and is especially rich in early Italian and Flemish works. There is good coverage of European art including works by Rubens, Rembrandt, Poussin, Cezanne, Gainsborough and Hogarth. The British pre-Raphaelites are well represented. Modern paintings on display include works by David Hockney, Gillian Ayres, Peter Phillips and Lucien Freud. The award winning sculpture gallery has one of the finest displays of 18th and 19th century sculpture outside London.

The Walker Cafe is open until 4.30pm each day and serves hot and cold dishes, cakes and pastries.

The gallery shop sells souvenirs, books, postcards, posters and jewellery.

All areas of the gallery are accessible by wheelchair.

Local Artists Groups in the Liverpool Area

last updated 30^th November 2006