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One family’s love of ceramics
Pamela and Len Ratoff Ben Jones, Assistant Curator of Decorative Arts, shares his experience of working with this unique family collection of studio ceramics. We were privileged last year to receive a...
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Global Scouse Day 28 February
We’ll be serving Scouse on Global Scouse Day – veggie options available too! Ben Sheeran, our Head Chef is excited to talk about Global Scouse Day and the importance of this great local dish: “I...
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21st century design inspired by the past
Porcelain envelopes with screen printed phrases by Faye Johnson. A new display by design students from Liverpool Hope University has just gone on display at the Walker Art Gallery. ‘Back to the Future’...
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Our paintings on tour in Japan
‘A Dream of the Past: Sir Isumbras at the Ford’ by Millais, which will go on tour to Japan. We think it’s great to sometimes have the opportunity to show off our collections in other countries. Our art...
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Art inspires art at the Walker Art Gallery
David’s painting of the Roman Emperor Lucius Verus In this blog post, Chrissy Partheni, Curator of Classical Antiquities, tells us how National Museums Liverpool’s sculpture collection inspired art...
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Crisis Art Competition
I have always been a strong believer that art has an important role to play in society, so I am really lucky to work closely with the Walker Art Gallery and its inspiring collection of works. I...
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A romantic proposal at the Walker Art Gallery
She said yes! Love was well and truly in the air at the Walker Art Gallery earlier this month, when our Visitor Services team were called upon to help out with a very special visitor request… Meghan...
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Discuss, Discover, Draw at the Walker Art Gallery with artist Caroline Johnson
Students at work in the Sculpture Gallery Do you enjoy art but would like to learn some new practical skills? We’re now mid-way through a series of free drawing sessions at the Walker Art Gallery with...
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Walker displays rare Picasso drawing for the first time
Study for Temptation of St Anthony (1909), by Pablo Picasso We’re thrilled to have acquired a drawing by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, which will...
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REALITY: “…a collection of my favourite contemporary British paintings”
Chris Stevens in his studio. The REALITY exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery is now open and we’ve already had some brilliant feedback. Visitors have been tweeting about their experiences: ” #REALITY...
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A creative summer awaits…
The school bell has rung for the final time and the kids have come home from school laden with PE kits, awards and enormous smiles. Now it’s over to you to entertain them for the next SIX weeks…...
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“What is the reality of painting?”
From left to right: ‘Black Star’ and ‘Hollow’ in the REALITY exhibition at the Walker. The evocative and mysterious ‘Black Star’ and ‘Hollow’ paintings in our REALITY exhibition, are the work of...
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It’s a left-handed thing
Our Internal Communications Officer, Emma Duffy, on why she’s happy to be celebrating International Left Handers Day. I love being left-handed (one of the 10% of the world’s population that is), not...
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Discovering new artists at the Edinburgh Art Festival
Work by Nathan Anthony. I recently had the opportunity to visit Edinburgh Art Festival for the first time during a research trip connected to the Art Fund New Collecting Award the Walker Art Gallery...
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London Fashion Week or fashion on your doorstep?
Detail of a 1970s evening dress by John Bates. London Fashion Week kicks off today! I’ve been avidly scrolling through #LFW on Twitter and Instagram to get my fashion fix as I can’t be there in person....
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Our top 6 picks for Autumn
The colder weather is creeping in and we’re saying goodbye to the summer, but this also means some fab new items for Autumn in our shop. From vintage-style hats to cosy socks, here’s six of our...
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Art, abandonment and alienation
‘No Such Thing’, Graham Crowley, 1993. Image courtesy of the artist. We are really pleased that ‘No Such Thing’ by Graham Crowley has returned to the Walker Art Gallery for the REALITY exhibition – it...
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Gwen Hardie: skin, light and paint
Two ‘skin portraits’ in the REALITY exhibition. We recently interviewed artist Gwen Hardie, whose ‘skin portraits’ are featured in the ‘REALITY’ exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery: The exhibition at...
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Cataloging the John Moores Painting Prize
A range of John Moores Painting Prize catalogues can be seen alongside a selection of first prize-winning works in room 11 at the Walker Art Gallery We’re now getting into the final weeks of call for...
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Exploring artistic process and practice
Caroline Walker with her painting ‘Consulting the Oracle’ (detail), 2013. © Caroline Walker. Private collection We recently spoke to artist Caroline Walker whose paintings ‘Consulting the Oracle’...
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