Bluecoat

17/10/2026

ONE WEEK TO GO 🤩

Our popular Family Weekend returns next week for two days of FREE family fun!

We'll have a fantastic variety of creative activities inspired by the Bluecoat's archive for the whole family to enjoy. Create your own puppets, build your own mini exhibitions, explore treasures from the Bluecoat's archive, and much more.

Suitable for all ages

Sat 24 & Sun 25 Oct, 1-4pm
Free, drop in

More info: https://www.thebluecoat.org.uk/whatson/family-wknd

16/10/2026

This November, join Liverpool Poetry Space as they present an evening with former Dutch Poet Laureate, Anne Vegter, and translator Astrid Alben.

Vegter will share 'Pig Data', a poetry collection that exposes the raw nerves of power and desire, and was the winner of the Ida Gerhardt Poetry Prize.

Thu 19 Nov, 6-8.30pm
£2-5, booking required

Book now: https://www.thebluecoat.org.uk/whatson/pig-data

16/10/2026

Join Jessica Wan Ka Po this November for 'ESEA Constellations', an afternoon of talks and performances which will explore how East and Southeast Asian voices are shaping British art history and its futures.

As ESEA artists’ work reaches wider audiences, how might the collaborations, networks and archives that sustain their practices reshape our understanding of both past and future?

Annie Jael Kwan, Jennifer Lee Tsai, Sufea Mohamad Noor, Emily Beswick, Hester Yang and others reflect on diaspora, collective memory and community-building through the lens of Liverpool’s historic Chinese and ESEA communities.

Sat 21 Nov, 1-5pm
Free, booking required

Book now: https://www.thebluecoat.org.uk/whatson/esea-constellations-a-roundtable

16/10/2026

Liverpool Book Market is back!

Looking for the perfect book to cosy up on the couch with this Autumn? There's plenty of pre-loved and antique books on sale from a range of local booksellers for you to explore.

Fri 16 & Sat 17 Oct, 11am-5pm.
Free entry

More info: https://www.thebluecoat.org.uk/whatson/liverpool-book-market

15/10/2026

Join Bluecoat Creative Community Member, Annabel Little this November for Live Acts, a talk which will draw on her research around performative methodologies for developing and documenting creative practice.

This event reflects on the history of performance and hospitality at the Bluecoat, and introduces a performative approach to exploring the archive.

Tue 10 Nov, 5.30pm
Free, booking required

Book now: https://www.thebluecoat.org.uk/whatson/live-acts

15/10/2026

LAST CHANCE TO BOOK

Book now for our beginner-friendly workshop to learn all things lino printing. Final ticket remaining!

Led by our experienced facilitator, you'll learn how to carve your own designs into lino blocks by hand, and use them to create a small collection of prints to take away with you.

Sat 17 Oct, 11am-5pm
£75 (all materials included)

Book now: https://www.thebluecoat.org.uk/whatson/intro-to-linocut

14/10/2026

What role do art centres play in communities and in people's lives? As part of a new research project, Dave Moutrey, Honorary Research Fellow at University of Manchester, is hosting a survey to get your feedback from visiting the Bluecoat and other art centres.

Take the survey here: https://qualtricsxmyn37dswpz.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dmaoSb3MOBSfQW2?VenueID=AC002&VenueName=Bluecoat&DistributionRoute=Venue

14/10/2026

Join author Matt Hill in conversation with writer Helen Tookey as they discuss the ideas and influences behind Hill's new book, 'Wreck', a noirish thriller about hero worship, guilt and gigwork in an age of algorithms.

We will explore why science fiction and horror give us unique tools to understand the many crises of our present, and the ways speculative fiction can help us make sense of the interesting times we live in.

Wed 21 Oct, 6-8pm
Free, booking required

Book now:

Join Matt in conversation with writer Helen Tookey as they discuss the ideas and influences behind Hill's new book.

14/10/2026

Our Gallery has been transformed into an immersive environment featuring film, sculpture and more in Becky Beasley's A Gentle Man (Part II) (1975-2029).

Explore Beasley's pastoral landscape, take a seat in one of the conversation benches and watch the four-part film exploring the different stages of life, and wander around large pink curtains that dance and rotate in the space.

Exhibition open Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm. Free entry.

Want to discover more? Join Beasley for an Artist Talk on Sat 14 Nov, where she'll discuss her stunning exhibition and wider practice in more detail.

Blue Room artists will also be hosting a special interactive tour of the exhibition, bringing to life the sensory experience of the artworks.

Blonde Pink and Wellness Green: A Blue Room Sensory Tour
Sat 14 Nov, 1-2pm. Free, booking required.

Artist Talk with Becky Beasley
Sat 14 Nov, 3-4pm. Free, booking required.

Book now: https://www.thebluecoat.org.uk/whatson/becky-beasley

Photography by Rob Battersby

13/10/2026

Book your tickets today for Lowry Lounge, our annual celebration of Wirral-born writer, Malcolm Lowry.

For the 2026 Lounge, you will hear about three new books exploring the work and life of Lowry, featuring Helen Tookey, Alberto Rebollo, and a panel of contributors including Mark Valentine, Mark Goodall, Johnathan Wood and Michael Romer.

Sat 31 Oct, 1-4pm
£8 (booking required)

Book now: https://www.thebluecoat.org.uk/whatson/lowry-lounge-2026