Arts

Van Gogh and Gauguin come to Port SunlightLegendary painters face to face once again

There once were a number of doorsRoger McGough behind first new art show at museum. Don't knock it

MIF Director Takes New York RolePoots heads to Park Avenue

Royal Court gets £860k Lottery windfallFirst phase of £10m scheme to start in February

Will Sergeant's art show opens with partyBrand new Penny Lane Gallery to exhibit work of musical peeps

Biennial's got TallantLondon Serpentine Gallery boss to fill Lewis Biggs' boots

Art In Revolution: The Walker Art GalleryRakhi Sinha journeys back 100 years through this fascinating exhibition

Exclusive: 'We could have The Epstein Theatre open by…As the council renews its bid for an 'impresario' to take the ex-Neptune off its hands, the Royal Court is circling

Lantern looks for caring new ownerCouple call it a day at tiny theatre after being blessed with many children

Friday Flash Fiction: That FeelingNew feature where we occasionally publish Liverpool's emerging short story writers. Tony is kicking it off

Watch the birdie - but be quickRalph Steadman, Holly Johnson, Peter Blake and more in flyaway art show

Stephanie de Leng: Life in StrangewaysCity photographer gets access to high security jail. Now the pictures

Gd morning. Cud u pls go & bake a cake? :)Hundreds of Picton people get orders by text for a fortnight

Writing on the Wall Fest lines 'em upBonnie Greer, Cathy Tyson, Don Letts and how LFC came within hours of meltdown

A very private viewErotic art show is ram, er, packed out with people (warning: contains explicit content)

What's the big picture?Internationally famous painting eyed as city counts tourist dollars

Back to blackWords: Angie Sammons. Pix: Stephanie De Leng

My Arts: Neil Caple, actor and directorThe ex-Brookie actor directs Romeo and Juliet at Croxteth Fire Station. All together now 'A hose by any other name...'

Hamburg, haircuts and historyShe was arguably the Beatles' first female artistic influence, but resolutely remained at the other side of the camera. Now Astrid Kirchherr is going to 'mak show' in the place where it all, allegedly, began. Philip Key reports

Meet the peeps: Martin Greenland - artistThe Cumbria-based winner of the John Moores Painting Prize in 2006, is back here with New Fiction. Here he spills the beans....

The long Biennial FridayThe launch of 'Touched 2010' saw thousands head out for a warm cup of white and art by the shedload. Excellent pictures of our own - by Stephanie de Leng

Buy Art Fair 2010The Buy Art Fair returns to Manchester for its third year bringing original art from hundreds of different artists represented by galleries from across the UK.

At last, a miracleArtist who entered John Moores competition 30 years ago finds a friend in Jesus

National Sculpture Prize 2010Gayna Rose Madder takes a look at the contenders in a Biennial taster at the Bluecoat Display Centre

The (other) beat goes on'Work of Patten, Henri and McGough inspired more Brits to get into poetry

Give your creative side a break...Enjoy a super snapping weekend taking pictures like a pro with a Malmaison Liverpool Art Breaks

Post punk pop or what?Is the Novas's new exhibition by Geoff Parr fashion or something harder?

A tale of two GeorgesConfidential takes people with interesting things to say out to eat. This time: Playwright Mark Davies Markham talks to Angie Sammons and reveals his latest drama about the extraordinary George and Diana Melly

Art review: Warts and allStephanie de Leng brings her stirring Body Landscapes photographic show to Blackburne House. Gayna Rose Madder does the write-up

Keeping it local at The GalleryThere's more to their latest show than a talented 10-year-old....

Are you a beat(le) poet?John Lennon Poetry Competition to be judged by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy

Picasso: Peace andFreedom /Tate Liverpool GalleryOne of the biggie events of the cultural year opens this weeked. Luke Porter gets the tour

ART REVIEW: Dare To Wear: Glass Dresses/Walker Art GalleryStunning workmanship, but anti-fashion sentiment not so crystal clear, says Samantha Grimes

Tatton Park Biennial 2010: eye-popping artSpectacular art show blossoms from 8 May– 26 September

Meet the People: Mick Gill, art teacher and artistMick Gill is head of art at Merchant Taylors' Girls' School in Crosby. But the work in his own first show is selling like hot cakes

Arabic Arts Festival joyLiverpool festival wins top national award for outstanding promotion of culture

Get into the swing-o-meter of thingsForget Paxman, join 20 local artists for a night of cabaret, satire and comedy reacting to the general election live

Ooh la la...Toulouse-Lautrec show kicks off in LiverpoolNothing Toulouse and everything to gain as rare exhibition of prints makes debut at Walker

Light Night Liverpool – a mustStay out playing all night on May 14 as venues open up for a very special nocturnal beano of culture

Blown away: Don McCullin debated at the IWMNJonathan Schofield on Don McCullin's eye-scorching, soul baring, life-affirming exhibition plus a date for debate

My Arts: DanaIt goes without saying the the one-time Eurovision queen likes all kinds of you know what

My Arts: Michael Mansfield QCThe radical lawyer, who has worked on some of Britain's most famous court cases, briefs Angie Sammons ahead of his appearance in Liverpool next week

ART REVIEW: Lewis's Fifth Floor: A Department StoryGayna Rose Madder looks at Stephen King's evocative images focusing on the store that will soon be gone for good

Banksy The Rat - or so they say...Liverpool's poet laureate, Reggie McCough, commemorates the sale of the Whitehouse pub with an ode to the artwork which faces death by a couple of coats of Dulux

Art review: Clifford Sayer - LiteralismGayna Rose Madder discovers that what you see is what you get. And what you see is good

In Pictures: Joey Harris, resident of West EvertonStephanie de Leng with the story behind a portrait commissioned by The Museum of Liverpool's West Everton Project - to be revealed in 2011

Tickets now on sale..... at £10Things happening on the event horizon that you might want to book sometime soon. This time: Jimmy McGovern at FACT

People in Liverpool: Brenda Murray, local historianSuper snapper Stephanie de Leng learns from her latest subject that sardines are the way to stay around to tell the tale

In pictures...Throwaway remarksOccasional one-off images that illustrate the now. This time: Mike Badger's untold riches from rubbish

In the picture: Cold SnapOccasional one-off images that illustrate the now. This time: White coat for Bluecoat

Face bookNew anthology of Liverpool people captures slice of life through Stephanie de Leng's lens

Still Lives: Matta's - where the cheer lasts all yearThe family behind Liverpool's favourite exotic food shop will be sitting down to turkey with the trimmings, says Stephanie De Leng

Homotopia launchesHomophobia tackled head on as month long festival hits sixth year in city

Buy Art Fair is back, 24-27 September 2009Thalia Allington-Wood visits the Buy Art Fair and swept away by its scale, ambition and moments of real talent

Home is where the art isThe Manchester Contemporary celebrates the Northern Arts Scene, both home and away

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Meet the people: Francesco MellinaMusic and fashion were always the passion for the flamboyant Italian photographer. Now his largely unseen black and white rock and roll world, focusing on Liverpool, infinity and beyond, is to go on display here

Half bench, half biscuitYou thought Capital of Culture year was all over, but you had forgotten about.....the bench

Into the lightThe Wild Swans are back, live in Liverpool for the first time in 27 years. It's a happening. 'Invisible man' Paul Simpson tells all. Words: Angie Sammons Pix: Stephanie De Leng

My Arts: Steve CooganCould Steve Coogan be the next Doctor Who? He wouldn't mind. Meanwhile, he chats to Angie Sammons about other things that float his boat

Capital of Culture: The closureDid sparks fly for you on Saturday night? Vinny Lawrenson Woods brr-braves the cold at “Transition”

A Long Exposure: 100 Years of Guardian PhotographyNatalie Bradbury sees life through the lens of Guardian photographers

art08Who won what in the big arts shindig in Liverpool including the daftest artwork name ever

Tonight: The Long Night of the PiennialWho ate all the pies? Well you, hopefully. If you like art and you fancy a free, yes, a free crust tonight only, you’d better print this off…

Review: The Last Shadow PuppetsBen Patey finds out if this highlight of the weekend's BBC Electric Proms could pull it off in the Phil

Wonder stuffCould Ben Patey's musical hero live up to his expectations, live at the MEN?

Oasis @ Kings Dock ArenaBen Patey gets drenched in Oasis enthusiasm. Or is it warm Carling?

Life through a lensBen Patey chats to original celebrity snapper Philip Townsend before his upcoming exhibition, <i>Sorry you missed the 60s</i>

Ronnie Wood shows us his etchingsStones legend brings his latest art exhibition to the city for, er, Beatles Week. Fancy going to the opening party?

Getting off at Edge HillVincent Lawrenson-Woods caught up with artists Al and Al, back from China, and putting the kettle on at everyone's favourite historic railway station

Spirit of JahThe former Public Image bassist has come a long way since his John Lydon days and now he's bringing Chinese dub to Liverpool. Lew Baxter explains all...

Culture bunkerTHE flowers may be gone from the massive warehouse known as the buddleia building, but what goes on inside the Contemporary Urban Centre? We sent Vinny Lawrenson Woods on a recce

Review: The Klimt ExhibitionThe hotly anticipated work of Austria’s king of bling has arrived for Liverpool 08. Vinny Lawrenson Woods gives it the once over

Man-olo magic?We make Matt Finnegan watch the Sex And The City movie. So is this what chaps make of Carrie and co?

Ever The BossBruce Springsteen and co prove that at least one American team can score on an English football pitch, says Greg Morgan

Having a laughWhat makes Liverpool the best place for comedy in the North West

Soap updateCan Liz be faithful, is Grayson genuine and what is Heather doing with that mop? Nicola Mostyn finds out

While you were out: Child Of Our Time (BBC1)Now in their eight year, Robert Winston's millennuim babies are minding the gender gap