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If you love spending time here and want the chance to win £1,000 every week or up to £25,000 in our quarterly super draws, join in today.
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Explore all things printmaking at one of our upcoming print workshops!
Join us for our popular, beginner-friendly etching and screen printing workshops, explore traditional bookbinding techniques, or discover the chemical processes involved in lithography.
www.thebluecoat.org.uk/print-worksh...
Spring is almost here, and we are so excited to enjoy some sunshine in our garden!
Stop by our galleries to see our exhibitions Just Browsing and We Dream of Our Freedom. Get an exclusive tour of our Grade I listed building, or join us for workshops, markets & more.
https://www.thebluecoat.org.uk/
Filming will be taking place in the Bluecoat's front courtyard on Thursday 26th February.
Access through the front entrance will be limited throughout the day, please use our alternative entrance on College Lane.
If you love spending time at the Bluecoat, becoming a member is a wonderful way to make a difference.
As a thank you, you’ll enjoy exclusive benefits, including a limited-edition pin badge, invitations to special events, and more.
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Ever walked around an exhibition, wishing you could pick up the artworks, give them a little squeeze?
Well now you can! Our exhibition 'Just Browsing' features a range of tactile, interactive artworks, and encourages visitors to get hands on with the work.
Open Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm. Free entry.
About the poem, Jennifer writes; "I wanted to illustrate the richness of my ancestral heritage and the ways in which language itself can empower one and open illuminating possibilities. In this poem, fire is a symbol for rebirth and resurrection, purification and transformation."
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Visit our website to read 'Wild Horses, a poem from Bluecoat Artist in Residence Jennifer Lee Tsai in celebration of Lunar New Year.
This poem features in her forthcoming collection, 'Melete', which is published by Bloodaxe in May 2026.
www.thebluecoat.org.uk/about/news/l...
The space has been transformed into a community studio, where you're invited to take a seat and get creative. Read our zine containing messages of freedom inspired by the work on display, and leave your own messages and illustrations to share with others.
Open Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm. Free entry.
Stop by our Gallery this weekend to see our incredible exhibition 'We Dream of Our Freedom', and explore what freedom means to you!
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We’re leaving X.
As a charity and arts centre that champions inclusivity, we feel our values do not align with the platform.
Our X profile will stay active until the end of this month, Sun 28 Feb. After that, you can find us on Instagram, LinkedIn, Threads, Facebook, TikTok and Blue Sky.
Donate today to help children and families across Liverpool discover free creative activities at the Bluecoat.
Alongside our free family workshops, your generosity helps us run Out of the Blue, our after-school art club in local primary schools.
https://www.thebluecoat.org.uk/donate
The blankets are available to purchase from our Gallery, for you to take away and wrap yourself up in Laura’s stunning work.
Exhibition open Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm. Free entry.
Her large tapestry blanket featured in our exhibition Just Browsing was based on her beautiful abstract painting ‘The Black Hills of Dakota’. The piece depicts the rocky mountain ranges in Dakota, and was inspired by the song of the same name from one of Laura’s favourite films, ‘Calamity Jane’.
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Laura Aquilina is a visual artist who enjoys drawing and painting landscapes inspired by her favourite books, TV shows and films.
Aquilina is part of Studio Me, Blue Room’s artist development project & has been building on her painting skills to create large paintings, murals, screen prints & more.
We have two tours available:
- Sun 8 Mar, 3pm
- Fri 13 Mar, 3pm
Free, booking required
Please note: Attendees must show a National Lottery ticket, Instant Win Game, or scratchcard (physical or digital) upon arrival to take part in the tour.
www.thebluecoat.org.uk/whatson/nlow...
Join us for an exclusive tour of our Grade I listed building from our Director of Cultural Legacies, Bryan Biggs. Explore the remarkable 300-year history of our building, from an 18th-century charity school to the UK’s first arts centre, and discover the heritage that has shaped our cultural legacy.
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National Lottery Open Week is back!
Since The National Lottery’s first draw in 1994, more than £50 billion has been raised for good causes, supporting heritage, arts, sport & film across the UK. National Lottery Open Week celebrates the players whose support helps make projects like ours possible.
Are you an artist or practitioner working in Liverpool?
As we look ahead to 2027, we’re rethinking how we work with artists, with a renewed focus on live work, performance and events.
Take the survey: https://form.typeform.com/to/WY9HUnHA?typeform-source=www.google.com
Watch an interview with Bryan Biggs about 'Phoenix', an exhibition at the Bluecoat in 1979.
It has been featured in Alejandra Kikidis Roman's film FENIX, as part of the British Art in Motion programme from the Paul Mellon Centre.
https://www.paul-mellon-centre.ac.uk/learning/baim-2025-participants
Our exhibitions, 'We Dream of Our Freedom' and 'Just Browsing' continue in our Gallery this February.
Also this month, a series of workshops from ROOT Houseplants, a Lunar New Year-inspired Family Day, and more!
https://www.thebluecoat.org.uk/
We’re turning 100 in 2027 ✨
As the UK’s first arts centre, we’re re-energising live moments at the Bluecoat.
Tell us what you’d love to experience. Take the survey (closes 20 Feb, 5pm)
https://form.typeform.com/to/tEydBBBz
At the Bluecoat, we are thrilled to receive the 5% uplift in our annual support from Arts Council England and DCMS. This funding will support us as we continue to amplify artists' voices through events and free exhibitions, welcome new audiences and grow our inclusive arts projects.
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We're delighted about the UK Government's announcement of a £1.5billion investment package to support cultural organisations across the country. This funding commitment will ensure arts venues, heritage buildings and museums can stay open and provide meaningful opportunities for their communities.
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After wandering around the gallery, you're invited to take a seat on Wright's ceramic stool sculptures, which are not only beautiful to look at, but are robust enough to be used as functional seats.
Exhibition open Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm. Free entry.
Carla Wright is an artist who works with ceramic sculpture and sound exploring community and shared spaces. She creates ceramics that are able to 'do things', have an elements that allow people to interact with them beyond just looking, like her colourful stools in our exhibition Just Browsing.
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You can see Laura's work in our Gallery as part of our exhibition Just Browsing, or visit our website to find out more about her work: www.thebluecoat.org.uk/our-communit...
Exhibition open Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm. Free entry.
Film by Carl Davies.
Watch this new film to find out more about Blue Room artist Laura Aquilina and hear her talk about her painting 'The Black Hills of Dakota', which has been transformed into a beautiful woven tapestry.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBJm...
