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A Question of Equity - April 1990

A Question of Equity was a piece of Research as to the situation of women in the arts on Merseyside. It was undertaken by Wendy Harpe and funded by Merseyside Arts. It was a result of work done by The Women in Arts Research Group which was based at the Blackie, but which operated under the auspice of Mersyside Arts which provided administrative back up. Read More

Archive Record Created: 07-08-2017 -- Updated: 3 weeks 3 days ago

A Spring Happening - In Homage to Allen Kaprow - July 1969

A Spring Happening by Alan Kaprow was first performed at the Reuben Gallery, New York in March1961. It was recreated at The Blackie by Wendy Harpe in July 1969. Read More

Archive Record Created: 22-07-2013 -- Updated: 2 years 37 weeks ago

African-Caribbean Dance at The Blackie

‘Black Dance’ (to use those two words in the most simple and direct of ways) first took root at The Blackie in 1969 through the twice weekly (Junior and Senior) Soul Discos created in partnership with Radio Doom Discoteque and Nova Express Lightshow. The youngsters participating in these Discos - principally from Liverpool’s African-Caribbean communities in L8 and L1 - engaged in social dancing to the music of African-American artists and groups James Brown, The Temptations, Sly and the Family Stone, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, The Supremes, Gladys Knight a Read More

Archive Record Created: 09-06-2014 -- Updated: 3 years 18 weeks ago

Anna Lockwood

Anna Lockwood is a distinguished New Zealand composer, now called Annea Lockwood and resident in America. She first came to Liverpool in 1967 when Wendy Harpe promoted her Glass Concert (in which Anna made music from a range of glass - from striking long glass rods of varying lengths to dropping glass beads into metal containers) at the Bluecoat Chambers. Read More

Archive Record Created: 27-11-2012 -- Updated: 4 years 41 weeks ago

Artists Who Have Exhibited at The Black-E: A to G

The artists below have all exhibited at the Black-E since it start in 1968. Wherever possible we have included the dates and event they were part of, but in some cases we lack this information - 40 years is a long time. . Mags Blackwell : Sister To Shakespeare (1982). Read More

Archive Record Created: 20-09-2012 -- Updated: 1 year 36 weeks ago

Artists Who Have Exhibited at The Black-E: N to S

The artists below have all exhibited at the Black-E since it start in 1968. Wherever possible we have included the dates and event they were part of, but in some cases we lack this information - 40 years is a long time. . Julia O'Leary : ANIMALS: for the use of ... (1989) Read More

Archive Record Created: 21-09-2012 -- Updated: 1 year 36 weeks ago

Building Sight - Like Stars In Your Eyes - 22/23 February 1975

Like Stars In Your Eyes was an installation by Clive Dilnot. There are no photographs of this installation. However the original proposal still exists and represents pretty much what happened. LIKE STARS IN YOUR EYES SCULPTURE PIECE FOR GREAT GEORGES Read More

Archive Record Created: 24-11-2014 -- Updated: 2 years 37 weeks ago

Building Sight - Flower Show - 26/27 Oct 1974

The Idea was simple - to create a Flower Show on site. The idea was put to Liverpool City Council's Department of Recreation and Open Spaces who agreed to do it. Read More

Archive Record Created: 05-11-2014 -- Updated: 2 years 45 weeks ago

Building Sight - Landscapes and Living Spaces - 29/29 September 1974

This was the first of the Building site installations. It was a work by performance artists Shirley Cameron and Roland Miller. The Idea Shirley, Roland and their twin babies would 'live' on the building site for the day. Read More

Archive Record Created: 02-12-2014 -- Updated: 2 years 45 weeks ago

Building Sight - Level - 16/17 November 1974

Level was the first of three installations created by Liverpool sculptor Robin Riley. Read More

Archive Record Created: 15-11-2014 -- Updated: 2 years 40 weeks ago

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