Let’s Talk About It: The State of the Arts
One of the things I remember my Dad emphasising when I was at school was the importance of a “well-rounded education”. […]
Category: Let’s Talk About It
The Oracle
Designing Desire, FACT, until 5th November, free […]
Local inspiration
To an outside observer, art on the Wirral could be hard to find. […]
We Are All Artists.
The White Pube: Nanny Cam, 11th June 2017 […]
Challenging the Powerful
Forgive me if you think I’ve overthought this.
Let’s Talk About It #14: A flag of freedom?
Last week, Liverpool was at the centre of a bit on an international artistic kerfuffle.
Let’s Talk About It #13: a Portrait of a Lady
A couple of weeks ago, I was in the Lady Lever Art Gallery for a friend’s piano recital (which was lovely). Having the luxury of time that particular afternoon, I went for a wander around the galleries. And of course, I eventually came to this. […]
Let’s Talk About It #12: A closing culture
When I set up this blog, my aim was to reach out and appeal to people who don’t usually think much about art. That aim inspires me to write every piece I write with an accessible tone. But recently, I’ve been thinking about why this “accessible tone” is needed in the first place. And the more I think, the more I worry. […]
Let’s Talk About It #11: more than just squiggles?
This is the first in this series which I’m writing on request, rather than from my own inspiration. […]