The City Is a School

A pop-up school open to all with free weekly sessions exploring the Liverpool Biennial 2014 Exhibition and participating artists. Part of the Mediation Programme, a new experimental learning network. Here you will find videos and other learning resources from our weekly evening sessions. Find out more at www.biennial.com/education/mediation

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Eileen Myles reads a new work and her piece 'Twice', written for Liverpool Biennial 2014 in response to the themes of 'A Needle Walks into a Haystack'.

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Watch studio room proposal winner and Mediation Fellow Lucy Aaronson presents on alternative arts education and arts accessibility within the a wider community.

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Setting Up and Running Your Own Arts Space: case study Islington Mill 

With Mark Carlin, Jen Wu and Bill Campbell 

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Applying for Arts Council Funding & Grants for the Arts With Oly Bliss from Arts Council England (North)

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Tamsin Dillon, Head of Exhibitions and Displays at Tate Liverpool, and former Director of Art on the Underground, discusses Public Art Commissioning at The City is a School.

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Approaching Organisations and Creating a Winning Proposal  How to create a successful arts proposal with Vanessa Boni, Public Programmes Curator, and Rosie Cooper, Project Curator, at Liverpool Biennial.

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Watch the Mediation team present their artist research at The City is a School at The Royal Standard

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The work of Sharon Lockhart

Liverpool Biennial 2014 at FACT

Lesley Taker, Curatorial Coordinator at FACT, and Sarah Bailey, FACT Head of Engagement, present on the work of Sharon Lockhart. Followed by a Q&A from Liverpool Biennial Co-Curator Anthony Huberman.

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Liverpool Biennial’s Polly and Francesca present a workshop on public speaking and the Pecha Kucha presentation style. 

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The City is a School, Session 3, at The Bluecoat

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Workshop on Public Speaking, The City is a School at The Bluecoat

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Whistler: One of the first Contemporary Artists

Rosie Cooper, Project Curator at Liverpool Biennial and Sara-Jayne Parsons, Exhibitions Curator at The Bluecoat, disucss the lesser known works of James Abbott McNeill Whistler and his connection with Liverpool. Liverpool Biennial The City is a School, Session Three at The Bluecoat

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The City is a School at The Bluecoat

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The City Is a School at Tate: Jef Cornelis

Watch the presentation on Flemish film-maker Jef Cornelis from Ellen Greig, Assistant Curator at Liverpool Biennial.

The City Is a School Session Two, 20 May 2014

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The City Is a School at Tate Liverpool: Claude Parent

Watch Stephanie Straine, Assistant Curator at Tate Liverpool, on the Claude Parent exhibition and installation for Liverpool Biennial 2014 The City Is a School Session Two, 20 May 2014

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Liverpool Biennial 2014 A Needle Walks into a Haystack

View the presentation of artists featured in the 2014 Liverpool Biennial Exhibition A Needle Walks into a Haystack

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A Needle Walks Into a Haystack

Watch the presentation on A Needle Walks Into a Haystack and the main concepts and projects of Liverpool Biennial 2014.

Rosie Cooper, Project Curator Liverpool Biennial