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Alphabet Soup: Making Sense Again
Alphabet Soup is the latest work of Liverpool based conceptual photographer: Emma Walker. Emma is a survivor of sexual assault, the intention of her artwork is to create a positive piece which will help other survivors come to terms with the traumas of rape. Alphabet Soup takes us through the emotions experienced after a sex…
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Sue Leach raises Feminist Issues
Artist Sue Leach, a Lancashire lass ‘migrated’ to Liverpool to train as a nurse at the age of eighteen. She was drawn to Liverpool because of its artistic milieu. Although not intending to remain, fifty years later she is still a resident in what was the Toxteth deer park, the greenest and most interesting area…
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Wishart not Wishy Washy
Jennie Wishart shows us her artwork’ not wishy-washy. Born in Anglesey, North Wales she initially studied Fine Art at the then Sunderland Polytechnic. This was followed by further study at our very own John Moores University, Liverpool becoming her adopted home. She began a career teaching Art in secondary schools, this was brought to an…
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The London Marathon: Women’s Urinals
The London Marathon, Women’s Urinals, are you taking the pis*? Feminism or fucked up thinking? A two hundred person queue for the women’s toilets at the start line of the Virgin London Marathon ran this previous Sunday. Six months of training rolled into one day of nerves waiting for the queue to go down…
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May Day Magic
May Day Magic, spend the day re-discovering the art of colouring in. Claire McGorman brings us ‘Stuff from my head’, the latest adult colouring book to reach our shelves. Volume 1 allows time to unwind and de-stress, every black and white illustration has been hand drawn, the sophisticated patterns encompassing intricate details. We are taken…
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La Fille Coquelicot reminds us women’s bodies are not always perfect
La Fille Coquelicot: the French artist emigrated to London from Lille in the mid-nineties choosing to study at London College of the Arts. After and an intense period spent in publishing design she upped sticks again, Liverpool becoming her latest dwelling. In becoming a Mother, between bathing and breastfeeding she found time to rediscover her…
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Sarah Nicholson shines some light on Salvage based Art
Sarah Nicholson shines some light on Salvage based Arts, her route to the 2017 Light Night We have an artist who has worked across the visual arts sector bringing us new major works year in, year out in the creative Metropolis we call Liverpool. Global perspectives were highlighted for Festival 31 where immigration was…
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Next Time
For this week we have a short story, the characters and events are fictional and not based on anyone or real events. Next Time ‘Next time you cuddle me I will set fire to your Fur Coat!’ Exclaimed Jack. He was fed up, he was fourteen, he was determined to stop his Mothers Gay friend…
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Shatter the Silence Blasts into School Lane
Shatter the Silence, the debut exhibition to be curated by Alison Little put violence against women at the forefront of everyone’s mind. Six female artists addressing everything from Sexual Violence to fairy stories, Rape recovery to living in fear, Male dominance to finding happiness through imperfect bodies in which we live. Pain, pleasure and personality…
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5 Minute look at an Old Master
Matisse and Dance Matisse returns to the theme of dance throughout many of his paintings and the body of work he produces over his lifetime. In his early work, he identifies with the theme of dance in La Joie de Vivre we are presented with an assemblage of dancers within the middle ground, central to…
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