12 December 2008 - 15 February 2009
10:00am - 6:00pm

2008 comes to an end, but the cultural life in Liverpool continues. Why wouldn’t it? The city’s artistic community is incredibly vibrant and to celebrate this the Bluecoat shows off the depth of creative talent to be found locally in Next Up: Liverpool Art Now, a group exhibition showcasing over 35 artists currently living and working in Liverpool. Featuring painting, drawing, video, photography, sculpture, installation and animation, Next Up presents a diverse range of works by artists with established national and international careers alongside emerging artists who are developing their professional practice. Significantly Next Up does not propose to be an exhaustive survey of the local art scene, nor is it dictated by prize money or a curatorial theme. Rather the exhibition simply presents a timely selection of artists’ work that is engaging and accomplished, and maintain’s the Bluecoat’s strong tradition of commitment and support for local artists.

Claire Weetman is exhibiting three graphite drawings from her One Minute series: One minute: Kyoto Station, which was recently exhibited at Directions in Drawing at the Brindley Arts Centre, One minute: Konigsbau Passagen, created after a recent exchange exhibition in Stuttgart, and One minute: Liverpool One, drawn especially for this exhibition at the bluecoat.

Artists exhibiting in Next Up: Liverpool Art Now

Oliver Braid, Paul Bratt, Pete Clarke, Paul Clarkson, John Davies, Gina Czarnecki, Alan Dunn, Nina Edge, Jemma Egan, Leo Fitzmaurice, Stephen Forge, Emma Gregory, Sean Hawkridge, Lin Holland, Neil Keating, David Jacques, Alison Jones, Brigitte Jurack, Gareth Kemp, Harry Lawson, James Loftus, Brendan Lyons, Nicki McCubbing, Geoff Molyneux, Tabitha Kyoko Moses, Bernadette O'Toole, Richard Proffitt, James Quin, Paul Rooney, The Singh Twins, Tony Smith, Markus Soukup, Imogen Stidworthy, Nick Sykes, Chiz Turnross, Claire Weetman, Barry Worrall, Kai-Oi Jay Yung.

For more information visit
www.thebluecoat.org.uk or call 0151 702 5324
the Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool, L1 3BX