drawing from the Radio City Tower!

A busy two weeks of visits from Shape and my family. I made the mistake of taking my mum on the ferry the one day it was very choppy – oh dear!
I ran two workshops for the Bluecoat over the Easter weekend inspired by the gallery windows overlooking the gardens, and another with the outreach [...]

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Summertime… or is it still freezing?

It is still freezing but the clocks have gone forward at last.
In my studio, the first real chinks of real sunshine are coming through my windows in the early evening, and I can now potter round the docks after work and meander home in daylight, which is a real pleasure.
I had a trip up north [...]

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Reflections on a residency

As a visual artist usually based in London, the opportunity to spend 3 months away concentrating on my own practice in a city as visually and culturally stimulating as Liverpool was an exciting prospect.
The scene was set from the beginning with a rather surreal and magical initiation to the city. I arrived to a day [...]

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skyline panorama from Liverpool cathedral

After a return to London to sort out Access to Work claims, a pile of post, leaking washing machine, and “computer say no” problems, I am back in the swing of things in Liverpool and the pace is now hotting up for the second half of my residency.
There is an upbeat mood in the city [...]

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Booth in the Spring – Weeks 3, 4 and 5

Weeks 3, 4 and 5
I am now starting to feel like I am settling in, have stopped getting lost about 10 times a day, and now know where the mystery bus that stops outside my house goes.
Work-wise, it’s been a bit bewildering knowing quite where to begin. To get me started, I have been going [...]

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Bluecoat Residency Update -Weeks 1 and 2

Meeting People
I have had regular contact with Bryan Briggs, Artistic Director, Lynne Robertson, Development Manager, and Rachael Eades, Marketing Coordinator, who have all helped me to settle in over the first two weeks at the Bluecoat. Everyone has been very friendly and welcoming, and I am starting to meet the other studio holders.
In addition [...]

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Hello From Liverpool

Hello everyone, it’s Sally here.
Welcome to my blog.
This is my first entry.
Have landed in Liverpool to horizontal snowing! See pics from my first walk – nearly nil visibility by the Mersey, all rather surreal and like being in a film, not like in the guide books!
Finding my feet and lots of new stuff to [...]

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Newsflash! December 2008

Announcing the winner

Today Shape announces Sally Booth as the second Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary winner. Sally has won the £5,000 award and an artistic residency with the Bluecoat in Liverpool, with advice and consultancy from Tate Liverpool. 
Click here for more information about Sally.
For more information about  the Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary
Click here for more [...]

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Newsflash! July 2008

Applications for the Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary are now open.
Each year, the bursary will be offered in conjunction with a residency in a visual arts venue. In 2009, this will be the Bluecoat in Liverpool with advice and consultancy from Tate Liverpool.
Deadline for applications is 1 September 2008. CLOSED
For full details and downloadable application form [...]

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Calling for shoes!

Noëmi Lakmaier creates environments which unsettle the viewer. Her new work in sculpture and installation utilises her body and transfers power to surprising effect. One of the pieces requires over 1000 pairs of shoes – please bring in your old pairs of shoes for Noëmi – we’re collecting them in Reception at Camden Arts Centre.

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