at the Bluecoat.

Liverpool's centre for the contemporary arts

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Siobhan Davies Dance: material / rearranged / to / be

Sat 1 Jul - Sun 9 Jul

Siobhan Davies Dance presents an ambitious new performance installation comprised of multiple contributions by choreographers, visual artists and designers, as it comes to Bluecoat on the final stop of a celebrated national tour.

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Larissa Sansour: In the Future, They Ate From the Finest Porcelain

Until Sat 24 Jun 2017

Free

Palestinian artist Larissa Sansour returns to Bluecoat with a major solo exhibition of new work drawing on themes of science fiction, archaeology and politics.

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Abacus

Fri 21 July - Sun 1 Oct

This summer, we invite children to take over our galleries, with Abacus - an interactive exhibition that encourages visitors of all ages to break the traditional rules of a contemporary art space. Don't miss the exhibition launch on Thu 20 Jul.

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Louisa Martin: Proxy

Sat 6 May - Sat 24 Jun

Free

Proxy is a new installation of choreographed light and sound by British artist Louisa Martin that induces a set of particular emotional and physiological states in the viewer.

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Help Celebrate Bluecoat's 300 Anniversary

Join the My Bluecoat project, which will bring alive the building’s heritage to help celebrate Bluecoat turning 300.

Find out how you can contribute to the heritage programme here...

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Bluecoat: at the Heart of Liverpool Culture

Throughout the year

Free

Our popular heritage display continues with an additional focus on the building’s architectural developments. Archival materials - drawings, plans and photographs - explore Bluecoat as home for a school of architecture, post-war renovations, Biq Architecten’s 2008 scheme, and artists’ architectural interventions.

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