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30 November 2023

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18 November 2023

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14 October 2023

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Critique Surgery for Socially Engaged Photographers

6 November 2023

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Deeds Not Words: panel discussion

12 October 2023

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Deeds Not Words @ Atrium Space

3 October - 22 October 2023

Ode To Our Space @ Digital Window Gallery

29 September - 23 December 2023

A Look At A New Perspective @ Digital Window Gallery

29 September - 23 December 2023

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Exhibition Launch: A Place of Our Own

28 September 2023

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19 October 2023

Reflections

12 September - 22 December 2023

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Sandra Suubi ‘Samba Gown’ Procession

9 September 2023

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A Place of Our Own

29 September - 22 December 2023

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POETRY BOOK LAUNCH: JACK BENNETT – LUNETTE

7 September 2023

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A Portrait of the High Street @ Prescot

31 August 2023

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Our Home. Our Place. Our Space. @ Walton

16 August - 2 October 2023

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Poetry Reading: Coast to Coast to Coast’s sixth Birthday!

16 September 2023

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CHILDREN’S STORYTELLING: The Mermaid’s Revolt

9 September 2023

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Findings: an exhibition by service users of Age Concern

8 August - 10 September 2023

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Film screening: The Undesirables + When the Sea sends forth a Forest

24 August 2023

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Reclaim. Suzanne St Clare and residents of Chester @ Chester

5 August - 10 September 2023

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Picturing High Streets. Ciara Leeming and The Spider Project @ Chester

28 July - 10 September 2023

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28 July - 10 September 2023

VR: Home. Perspectives

4 May - 21 May 2023

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27 July 2023

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An Evening of Poetry: Launch of Life Stills and readings from Merseyside Stanza Poets

15 June 2023

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LCR Photo Award Winners @ Williamson Art Gallery and Museum

1 June - 1 July 2023

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Me, Myself, My SPACE @ The Atkinson

27 May - 9 July 2023

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as the glass clears

25 May - 29 May 2023

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Poets Hanan Issa and James Conor Patterson at Open Eye Gallery

21 May 2023

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PLATFORM: ISSUE 5

27 April 2023

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1 May - 15 June 2023

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4 May - 15 June 2023

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27 April - 11 June 2023

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HOME: Launch Event

4 May 2023

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HOME SCHOOLS ACTIVITY PACK

18 April - 21 July 2023

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26 April - 27 May 2023

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People and Places: Whitby High School Student Exhibition Private View

28 April 2023

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The Liverpool Camarade – part of The European Poetry Festival 2023

11 May 2023

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People and Places @ Open Eye Gallery

26 April - 1 May 2023

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Liverpool Biennial 2023

10 June - 17 September 2023

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20 April 2023

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Our Home. Our Place. Our Space. @ Walton

16 August - 2 October 2023

Spellow Library and County Road, Walton

Open Eye Gallery’s photographer in residence Lucy Hunter has been working closely with residents from Walton including a group of young people from Walton Youth & Community Project and youth worker Connor Wells for the past year. Over this time, the young people’s photography group, who all live locally, have been meeting weekly to experiment with different cameras and techniques to share their perspectives and experiences. The group enjoyed regular photo walks, experimenting with shadow and slow movement, noticing the way the light and atmosphere changed as the sun began to set. They also focused on the people and places which felt most important to them in their local area. 

There is a selection of imagery taken from the group on display at Spellow Library and on the lamp post banners situated along County Road. The work sits alongside a wider selection of photography made during workshops or sessions between Lucy and local residents. 

In her interview for Open Eye Gallery Lucy Hunter says:

We understand that County District has its challenges, and we are not naive to the struggles that are faced by many in the area. However, we have felt very welcomed into the community. Speaking of our experiences, we share a belief that so many locals want to help and share their own ideas and stories. We feel as though the community has really taken us under their wing and into their family. There is so much going on locally, and the sense of identity, connection and pride in this neighbourhood is strong. There are so many amazing organisations within the locality of County Road that engage with, support and encourage locals. When wandering the area we are struck by the evidence of Walton’s history, shown through the architecture, unique details and little clues to what was there before. 

This residency is connected to a wider programme of cultural interventions in the County Road Area, which is part of Culture Liverpool’s Next Generation Neighbourhood Projects. The work is co-commissioned with Open Eye Gallery, and a selection of the work will then tour to the gallery in Liverpool from 28 September – 23 December 2023. 

Photographers Sarah Weights and Tricia Grant-Hanlon also assisted with the project, with Sarah also creating the design work for the exhibition. 

Images by Walton Youth and Community Project members

Spellow Library and County Road, Walton

Open Eye Gallery’s photographer in residence Lucy Hunter has been working closely with residents from Walton including a group of young people from Walton Youth & Community Project and youth worker Connor Wells for the past year. Over this time, the young people’s photography group, who all live locally, have been meeting weekly to experiment with different cameras and techniques to share their perspectives and experiences. The group enjoyed regular photo walks, experimenting with shadow and slow movement, noticing the way the light and atmosphere changed as the sun began to set. They also focused on the people and places which felt most important to them in their local area. 

There is a selection of imagery taken from the group on display at Spellow Library and on the lamp post banners situated along County Road. The work sits alongside a wider selection of photography made during workshops or sessions between Lucy and local residents. 

In her interview for Open Eye Gallery Lucy Hunter says:

We understand that County District has its challenges, and we are not naive to the struggles that are faced by many in the area. However, we have felt very welcomed into the community. Speaking of our experiences, we share a belief that so many locals want to help and share their own ideas and stories. We feel as though the community has really taken us under their wing and into their family. There is so much going on locally, and the sense of identity, connection and pride in this neighbourhood is strong. There are so many amazing organisations within the locality of County Road that engage with, support and encourage locals. When wandering the area we are struck by the evidence of Walton’s history, shown through the architecture, unique details and little clues to what was there before. 

This residency is connected to a wider programme of cultural interventions in the County Road Area, which is part of Culture Liverpool’s Next Generation Neighbourhood Projects. The work is co-commissioned with Open Eye Gallery, and a selection of the work will then tour to the gallery in Liverpool from 28 September – 23 December 2023. 

Photographers Sarah Weights and Tricia Grant-Hanlon also assisted with the project, with Sarah also creating the design work for the exhibition. 

Images by Walton Youth and Community Project members

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