Liverpool Front House - Face of the City
EXHIBITION FINDER
Liverpool is European Capital of Culture 2008
The individuals, companies and organizations listed in this section, are all participants in the 2008 Face of the City - Creative Partners arts project.
Their artworks and exhibitions will be on display at their own workplaces throughout the Liverpool city region as part of Liverpool's 2008 European Capital of Culture Celebrations.
Artists and their sponsors will decide the starting date and duration of their contributions. (Please check dates and opening times of public exhibitions).
Email LFH TODAY, TO REGISTER YOUR INTEREST IN PARTICIPATING IN THE "09 FACE OF THE CITY".
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Face of the City On Tour
Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service invite you to visit their participating Community Fire Stations.
St.Helens Community Fire Station. Sat 22nd & Sun 23rd Nov 08.
Firefighters are Face of the City
The Fire Service at work has formed the basis of a new exhibition through the Face of the City project.
Chris Phillips has taken photos for Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service for 11 years and a selection of his images taken at fire scenes has been put together for a special display for Capital of Culture Year. The photos are accompanied by poetry that has been written by Syd Webster, who was a serving firefighter for 30 years and is now a School Fire Liaison Officer. Syd was awarded the MBE in the 2000 New Year’s Honours List for “Fire Education with Children”.
The display is now ready to go on tour – stopping off at a fire station in each of the five districts of Merseyside.
Syd said: “It’s about MF&RS over the years. I looked at the pictures and thought about the reason why they had been taken, each is inspirational in its own right. I think it’s really representative of the Brigade.”
The poet, who is still involved with the Fire Service as a School Fire Liaison Officer at St Ambrose Barlow and St Wilfreds Schools, spent just two-and-a-half weeks completing the poetry. “With the images I had, the words came easily,” he explained. “There’s one of two lads dancing on stage and I thought the world is a stage and when firefighters go out doing their job, it’s like being on stage as people are watching them. There’s another one of a firefighter on the telephone, and I wondered who he was speaking to. I thought about the Control Room, and the wonderful people there that people never really see.
“I was proud to be asked and even considered to write the poetry for the photos. It was very important to get it right. It shows the different jobs and different aspects of the Fire Service in a lot of different lights.”
Now the public will be able to view the exhibition as it goes on a tour of fire stations. Ten generic pieces of art and another five pieces that are bespoke to the particular district will be on display.
Check dates below when contributing Fire Stations will be open for people to view the artwork. Participating Fire Stations open from10am until approx 4pm Saturday & Sunday. check venue/date.
22nd & 23rd Nov – St Helens Fire Station (St Helens District);
29th & 30th Nov – Huyton Fire Station (Knowsley District);
6th & 7th Dec – Southport Fire Station (Sefton District);
13th & 14th Dec – Birkenhead Fire Station (Wirral District); &
20th & 21st Dec – City Centre Fire Station (Liverpool District)
Sat 22nd & Sun 23rd November
St.Helens Community Fire Station.
Parr Stocks Road St.Helens WA 1NU
Artists: Chris Phillips- Photography - Syd Webster - Poetry
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LYNNE POLL , Creative and Caring "Face of the City"
. Accomplished artist Lynne Poll a Radiographer, who has worked for the NHS Trust at both Aintree and Walton for more than 26 years is leading the way by exhibiting an extensive collection of her artwork on the walls of the Phase two Corridor. (corridor leading to main restaurant). Lynne Poll : "I'm really excited to be able to take part in this fantastic project in the hope that it will encourage other members of staff to dust off their paint brushes and get in touch with their artistic side. If your a budding Van Gough,Reynolds or Hurst accept the challenge and submit a piece of art for display - if I can do it so can you - help us to capture the spirit of Liverpool 08 at Aintree. Between us we can fill the bare walls and dull corridors with colour, improve our environment and promote art at Aintree.
Paula O'Malley
Arts Co-Ordinator /Fundraiser
Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Aintree House
University Hospital Aintree
Longmoor Lane
Liverpool L9 7AL
phone 0151-529 8480
email Paula.o'malley@aintree.nhs.uk
To find out more about what PARTIA do please click on the link below
PARTIA ( Promoting Art In Aintree )
CEO James Birrell and Partia Arts Co-ordinator Paula O'Malley with Artist/Radiographer Lynne Poll. 
"Face of the City"
LIVERPOOL ECHO ARENA. Kings Dock L'pool.
MERSEYSIDE FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE.
MSFR displayed thirtyfive photograph/poetry artworks at Liverpool Echo Arena. From Bank Holiday Monday 25th August until Tuesday 2nd September 2008.
MSFR Photographer - Chris Phillips & Poet - Syd Websters artwork was viewed by Firefighters and spectators from across the globe, as they enter the Echo Arena to participate and witness the spectacle of the 2008 World Fire Fighters Games.
For full details of the" 08 World Fire Fighter Games",held at the Echo Arena and throughout Merseyside, please visit: www.wfg08.com/home/home.cfm
Visit "Merseyside Fire and Rescue Services" extensive website at www.merseyfire.gov.uk they really are "An Excellent Authority".
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Face of the City -Dave Lydiates "Let It Be Liverpool"
Central Library, William Brown St, Liverpool City Centre.
Friday 1st August to Saturday 30th August 2008.
David Lydiates "Let it be Liverpool" is an expansive collection of his photographic work since 1992. As well as displaying his work, David is keen to raise awareness and money for Leukaemia Research, a charity close to his heart. His photo's of Liverpool, offer a great display of his talent and are well worth visiting to both see some inspiring work whilst supporting a worthy cause .All profits from sales of exhibition photographs will go to Leukaemia Research.
Contact: Central Library for opening times: 0151-233-5829
Admission to "Let It Be Liverpool" is FREE.
To see Davids photography visit - www.lydiatesliverpoollens.com
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This page will be up dated as artists give details of their exhibitions.
Merseyside Fire Service will be having exhibitions at one Fire Station in each Merseyside borough. A main exhibition will be held during the World Fighter Games at the Echo Arena, Aug 08.
David Lydiate will be displaying his own photographs at Liverpool's Picton Library, William Brown St. City centre,throughout August 08. David has suffered from Multiple Sclerosis since 2001. He was diagnosed with Myeloid Leukemia in 2004 and again in 2007, he would like to give something back..
The" Chimp Creative" team Gareth Shuttleworth and John Wood are developing displays and exhibitions throughout Liverpool. They're currently working on a large Mural on the side of the shop STOKED in Smithdown Road, and busy putting together an exhibition of their artwork, which will be displayed in the Bold St shop, RESURECTION.
Terry and Dan work at Lloyds No1 Bar the Lime Kiln, Fleet St, Liverpool city centre. You'll be amazed at the creative talent that's working behind this bar. Exhibition details will follow shortly, or call in and ask them yourself.
The "High Horizons" duo Ann Marie Davies and Suzanne Collins are working with their older students, developing a performance/play, which draws it's inspiration from the Emigration Exhibition at Merseyside Maritime Museum. The museums Learning department are working closely with High Horizons. Their performance will be at the Maritime Museum,8th & 9th August 08. National Museums Liverpool will promote this event in their events guides and on their web site.
Details of other contributors events will follow shortly.
Thank you for taking the time to read this page.
This is an exciting and innovative project that really captures the spirit of the 2008 celebrations.
Flo Cluclas