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Category: Contemporary art

December 2010

Sigrid Holmwood, John Moores painting prize 2010 exhibitor

Artist Sigrid Holmwood talking about her painting 'Butchering a Pig', exhibited in the John Moores painting prize 2010 exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery.

Detail of 'Butchering a Pig' Sigrid Holmwood

Categories: John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize, Contemporary art, Temporary exhibitions

November 2010

Nicholas Middleton, John Moores painting prize 2010 exhibitor

Artist Nicholas Middleton talking about his painting 'Protest, 1st April 2009', exhibited in the John Moores painting prize 2010 exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery.

Detail of 'Protest, 1st April 2009' by Nicholas Middleton

Categories: John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize, Contemporary art, Temporary exhibitions

November 2010

John Moores Painting Prize judge, Gary Hume

John Moores Painting Prize judge Gary Hume talks about 'Still Squalings' by Daniel Sturgis, one of the paintings from the exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery.

Detail of 'Still Squalings' by Daniel Sturgis

Categories: John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize, Contemporary art, Temporary exhibitions

November 2009

'Interview with artists The Singh Twins'

Acclaimed artists The Singh Twins talk about their painting in The Rise of Women Artists exhibition and the concept of being 'women artists'.

Two women next to a painting

Categories: Temporary exhibitions, Fine art, Contemporary art

June 2009

'Sound and Vision' exhibition talk

Curator Pauline Rushton and photographer Francesco Mellina talk about the 'Sound and Vision' exhibition of photographs of Liverpool music and fashion, 1978-82

Photograph of laughing women in a nightclub

Categories: Contemporary art, Photography, Temporary exhibitions

March 2009

'George always' exhibition tour

Artist Maggi Hambling talks about her exhibition of portraits of George Melly

Detail of 'George Always I' portrait

Categories: Contemporary art, Temporary exhibitions

February 2009

Recollections exhibition talk

Dr Julian Stallabrass of the Courtauld Institute of Art discusses the photographs of Philip Jones Griffiths

Portrait photo of a coal miner

Categories: Contemporary art, Photography, Temporary exhibitions

November 2008

Behind the scenes of the John Moores 25 exhibition

Lisa Bradshaw, John Moores exhibition officer at the Walker Art Gallery, talks about the history of the John Moores contemporary painting prize and the organisation of the John Moores 25 exhibition.

Photo of an artist being interviewed next to his painting

Categories: John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize, Contemporary art, Temporary exhibitions

November 2008

The history of the John Moores prize by Ann Bukantas

A gallery talk on the history of the John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize and some of its winning artists and artworks.

Thumbnail of a painting of a naked man getting out of a swimming pool.

Categories: John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize, Contemporary art, Temporary exhibitions

October 2008

Dr. Paul O'Keeffe talks about 'Fontana', by John Moores 25 first prizewinner, Peter McDonald.

Picture of the Month talk, October 2008 at the Walker Art Gallery.

Thumbnail of a man taking to a group of people.

Categories: John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize, Contemporary art, Temporary exhibitions

October 2008

Audio description of the John Moores 25 exhibition and gallery space

An introduction to the exhibition and detailed information about the room sizes and flooring of the gallery space. This guide may be useful to visually impaired visitors.

Thumbnail of a white walled gallery.

Categories: John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize, Contemporary art, Temporary exhibitions

October 2008

John Moores 25 speeches and prizewinners announcement

Speeches by David Fleming, Prof. Phil Redmond, Reyahn King, Lady Grantchester and Sacha Craddock.

Thumbnail of a woman standing at a lecturn.

Categories: John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize, Contemporary art, Temporary exhibitions

October 2008

John Moores 25 judge Graham Crowley talks about 'Bruegel Camp' by Neal Jones.

Commentary by Graham Crowley

Thumbnail of 'Bruegel Camp' by Neal Jones

Categories: John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize, Contemporary art, Temporary exhibitions

October 2008

John Moores 25 judge Sacha Craddock talks about 'An Ornamental Hermit' by Geraint Evans.

Commentary by Sacha Craddock

Thumbnail of 'An Ornamental Hermit' by Geraint Evans

Categories: John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize, Contemporary art, Temporary exhibitions

October 2008

John Moores 25 judge Sacha Craddock talks about 'Hero Worship' by Grant Foster.

Commentary by Sacha Craddock

Thumbnail of 'Hero Worship' by Grant Foster

Categories: John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize, Contemporary art, Temporary exhibitions

October 2008

John Moores 25 judge Paul Morrison talks about 'Fontana' by Peter McDonald.

Commentary by Paul Morrison

Thumbnail of 'Fontana' by Peter McDonald

Categories: John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize, Contemporary art, Temporary exhibitions

October 2008

John Moores 25 judge Graham Crowley talks about 'Special Relativity' by Julian Brain.

Commentary by Graham Crowley

Thumbnail of 'Special Relativity' by Julian Brain

Categories: John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize, Contemporary art, Temporary exhibitions

August 2007

British Film Posters

Author Sim Branaghan delivers a lecture to coincide with the Josh Kirby exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery.

Categories: Contemporary art, Temporary exhibitions

July 2007

'Old Lady with Masks'

Dr Paul O'Keeffe delivers a gallery talk on James Ensor's painting 'Old Lady with Masks'.

Categories: Contemporary art, Temporary exhibitions

July 2007

'Out of this world' tour

Dr Paul O'Keeffe provides a guided tour of the Walker Art Gallery exhibition 'Out of this world: the art of Josh Kirby'.

Categories: Contemporary art, Temporary exhibitions

March 2007

'The Long Way Home' tour

Photographer Bernard Fallon gives a guided tour of his exhibition at the National Conservation Centre of images of Liverpool from the 1960s and 1970s.

Categories: Contemporary art, Photography, Temporary exhibitions

December 2006

'Viral Landscapes', Helen Chadwick

Fine Art Curator Ann Bukantas gives a gallery talk on Helen Chadwick's 'Viral Landscapes' at the Walker Art Gallery. A transcript of the talk is available.

Categories: John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize, Contemporary art, Temporary exhibitions

November 2006

Judging John Moores 24

Fine Art Curator and John Moores 24 juror gives a gallery talk on judging and organising the John Moores 24 exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery. A transcript of the talk is available.

Categories: John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize, Contemporary art, Temporary exhibitions

November 2006

Martin Greenland on 'Before Vermeer's Clouds'

Martin Greenland gives a gallery talk on his John Moores 24 first prizewinning painting 'Before Vermeer's Clouds' at the Walker Art Gallery. A transcript of the talk is available.

Categories: John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize, Contemporary art, Temporary exhibitions

October 2006

John Moores 24 First Prizewinner

Dr Paul O'Keeffe gives a gallery talk on the first prizewinner in the Walker Art Gallery's John Moores 24, Martin Greenland's 'Before Vermeer's Clouds'. A transcript of the talk is available.

Categories: John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize, Contemporary art, Temporary exhibitions

October 2006

'Scene from a contemporary novel', Nicholas Middleton

Artist Nicholas Middleton gives a gallery talk on his painting 'Scene from a contemporary novel' at the Walker Art Gallery. A transcript of the talk is available.

Categories: John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize, Contemporary art, Temporary exhibitions

September 2006

Modern and contemporary art galleries tour

Ann Bukantas, Curator of Fine Art at National Museums Liverpool, gives a gallery talk on the refurbishment and rehang of the modern and contemporary art collections at the Walker Art Gallery A transcript of the talk is available.

Categories: Contemporary art

August 2006

'Loophonium', Fritz Spiegl

Robin Emmerson, Head of Decorative Arts at the Walker Art Gallery, gives a gallery talk on Fritz Spiegl's 'Loophonium', providing a potted history of the euphonium, the lavatory and the career of Fritz Spiegl.

Thumbnail of the Loophonium

Categories: Contemporary art, Decorative arts

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