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The Bluecoat
@thebluecoat.bsky.social
Liverpool's centre for the contemporary arts.
Open Tue - Sun, 11am - 5pm, Free entry.
Cafe open from 10am, Tue - Sat & 11am Sun.

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Sufea Mohamad Noor is an artist, curator and fundraiser from Liverpool, who is interested in social history and understanding materials. Her work is about making connections with people and materials. She uses recycled, repurposed materials and explores the relationship they have with past owners.
December 11, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Lou Miller's 'We Dream of Our Freedom' was created in collaboration with local school children, and explores what freedom meant to them.

They explored their individual ideas of what freedom meant, and touched on subjects including equality, care, education, creativity, and the right to be heard.
December 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Ivy Kalungi’s ‘The Hair Shop’ explores Black-owned hair salons, and features interviews with those who visit the salons, and includes objects and materials that you’d find in a typical hair salon.

See this film as part of our exhibition, Just Browsing. Open Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm. Free entry.
December 6, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Garth Gratrix’s ‘Shy Girl’ is a series of custom-made beach towels featuring various motifs referencing British seaside towns and LGBTQ+ identity. They’re titled using the names of the paint colours, purposely selected for their innuendo-like names such as ‘Nice Tan, Mermaid Cheeks’.
November 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Ffion Evans is a Welsh artist who makes large textile work which invites us to move closer and feel the materials. She experiments with texture, scent, and form to connect viewers with materials and everyday objects.
November 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Lou Miller is a banner maker, textile artist, and activist based in Manchester, UK. Her work is often created out of collaborative workshops and partnerships with grassroots groups, trade unions, and artists.
November 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Bruce Asbestos' work combines painting, sculpture and performance, and blurs the lines between high fashion, fine art and popular culture. 👀👕

His designs ‘Hooboo’ and ‘Octopus’are now featured on two t-shirts available to buy from our exhibition Just Browsing.

Open Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm. Free entry.
November 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM