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.
💻 thebluecoat.org.uk
Open Tue - Sun, 11am - 5pm, Free entry.
Cafe open from 10am, Tue - Sat & 11am Sun.
💻 thebluecoat.org.uk
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
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’.
We're pleased to announce that Chris Brown has joined the Bluecoat Trading Board as a Trustee.
Chris brings with him over 35 years experience in the leisure and tourism industry, specialising in marketing, management and branding.
https://www.thebluecoat.org.uk/about/news/chris-brown-joins-board
Chris brings with him over 35 years experience in the leisure and tourism industry, specialising in marketing, management and branding.
https://www.thebluecoat.org.uk/about/news/chris-brown-joins-board
November 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
We're pleased to announce that Chris Brown has joined the Bluecoat Trading Board as a Trustee.
Chris brings with him over 35 years experience in the leisure and tourism industry, specialising in marketing, management and branding.
https://www.thebluecoat.org.uk/about/news/chris-brown-joins-board
Chris brings with him over 35 years experience in the leisure and tourism industry, specialising in marketing, management and branding.
https://www.thebluecoat.org.uk/about/news/chris-brown-joins-board
"If you walked into the Bluecoat this winter, you would almost definitely leave thinking the art world was a safe space for you and that you were part of it."
Huge thanks to Art in Liverpool for the lovely review of Just Browsing 💙
Read the full review here: www.artinliverpool.com/features-old...
Huge thanks to Art in Liverpool for the lovely review of Just Browsing 💙
Read the full review here: www.artinliverpool.com/features-old...
Review: Just Browsing at Bluecoat
Review: Just Browsing at Bluecoat
www.artinliverpool.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:34 PM
"If you walked into the Bluecoat this winter, you would almost definitely leave thinking the art world was a safe space for you and that you were part of it."
Huge thanks to Art in Liverpool for the lovely review of Just Browsing 💙
Read the full review here: www.artinliverpool.com/features-old...
Huge thanks to Art in Liverpool for the lovely review of Just Browsing 💙
Read the full review here: www.artinliverpool.com/features-old...
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We dream of our freedom, Lou Miller @thebluecoat.bsky.social Liverpool
November 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
We dream of our freedom, Lou Miller @thebluecoat.bsky.social Liverpool
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
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.
Shop local this Christmas ✨
At the Bluecoat, we've got plenty of thoughtful, unique gifts for your family and friends.
Browse our new Bluecoat Gift Guide on our website and pick up the perfect gifts for your loved ones today.
www.thebluecoat.org.uk/christmas
At the Bluecoat, we've got plenty of thoughtful, unique gifts for your family and friends.
Browse our new Bluecoat Gift Guide on our website and pick up the perfect gifts for your loved ones today.
www.thebluecoat.org.uk/christmas
November 17, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Shop local this Christmas ✨
At the Bluecoat, we've got plenty of thoughtful, unique gifts for your family and friends.
Browse our new Bluecoat Gift Guide on our website and pick up the perfect gifts for your loved ones today.
www.thebluecoat.org.uk/christmas
At the Bluecoat, we've got plenty of thoughtful, unique gifts for your family and friends.
Browse our new Bluecoat Gift Guide on our website and pick up the perfect gifts for your loved ones today.
www.thebluecoat.org.uk/christmas
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
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.
Have you visited Lou Miller's exhibition yet?
'We Dream of Our Freedom' has transformed our Gallery into a community studio. Stop by this weekend and design your own postcards inspired by Miller's banners and leave your own message of freedom.
Open Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm. Free entry.
'We Dream of Our Freedom' has transformed our Gallery into a community studio. Stop by this weekend and design your own postcards inspired by Miller's banners and leave your own message of freedom.
Open Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm. Free entry.
November 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Have you visited Lou Miller's exhibition yet?
'We Dream of Our Freedom' has transformed our Gallery into a community studio. Stop by this weekend and design your own postcards inspired by Miller's banners and leave your own message of freedom.
Open Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm. Free entry.
'We Dream of Our Freedom' has transformed our Gallery into a community studio. Stop by this weekend and design your own postcards inspired by Miller's banners and leave your own message of freedom.
Open Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm. Free entry.
We're currently redeveloping our upstairs 'bistro' into an exciting new event space. Here's a sneak peek of the progress so far 👀
November 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
We're currently redeveloping our upstairs 'bistro' into an exciting new event space. Here's a sneak peek of the progress so far 👀
'Tis the season to get creative at the Bluecoat 🎄🎁
Join us for a series of workshops this Christmas and give something truly unique to your friends and family, or enjoy a family-friendly storytelling show with Father Christmas.
Visit our website to find out more: www.thebluecoat.org.uk/christmas
Join us for a series of workshops this Christmas and give something truly unique to your friends and family, or enjoy a family-friendly storytelling show with Father Christmas.
Visit our website to find out more: www.thebluecoat.org.uk/christmas
November 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
'Tis the season to get creative at the Bluecoat 🎄🎁
Join us for a series of workshops this Christmas and give something truly unique to your friends and family, or enjoy a family-friendly storytelling show with Father Christmas.
Visit our website to find out more: www.thebluecoat.org.uk/christmas
Join us for a series of workshops this Christmas and give something truly unique to your friends and family, or enjoy a family-friendly storytelling show with Father Christmas.
Visit our website to find out more: www.thebluecoat.org.uk/christmas
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.
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
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.
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.
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🎉 Huge congratulations to our member Bluecoat for winning the Innovation in Social Value award at Liverpool Chamber's Innovation in Business Awards 2025! This is a brilliant recognition of the vital role arts centres like Bluecoat play in driving social change and community impact. Well deserved! 👏
We’re thrilled to announce that Bluecoat has won the Liverpool Chamber Innovation in Business Award for Innovation in Social Value!
The Bluecoat has been at the centre of arts and creativity in Liverpool for almost 100 years, and our commitment to innovation and entrepreneurialism allows us (...)
The Bluecoat has been at the centre of arts and creativity in Liverpool for almost 100 years, and our commitment to innovation and entrepreneurialism allows us (...)
October 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM
🎉 Huge congratulations to our member Bluecoat for winning the Innovation in Social Value award at Liverpool Chamber's Innovation in Business Awards 2025! This is a brilliant recognition of the vital role arts centres like Bluecoat play in driving social change and community impact. Well deserved! 👏
NOW OPEN 👋
Stop by our Gallery to explore two brand new exhibitions, 'Just Browsing' and 'We Dream of Our Freedom'.
Just Browsing reimagines the Gallery as a retail space, featuring tactile artworks that can be touched, used, worn, and bought.
We Dream of Our Freedom was created by artist (...)
Stop by our Gallery to explore two brand new exhibitions, 'Just Browsing' and 'We Dream of Our Freedom'.
Just Browsing reimagines the Gallery as a retail space, featuring tactile artworks that can be touched, used, worn, and bought.
We Dream of Our Freedom was created by artist (...)
October 28, 2025 at 12:08 PM
NOW OPEN 👋
Stop by our Gallery to explore two brand new exhibitions, 'Just Browsing' and 'We Dream of Our Freedom'.
Just Browsing reimagines the Gallery as a retail space, featuring tactile artworks that can be touched, used, worn, and bought.
We Dream of Our Freedom was created by artist (...)
Stop by our Gallery to explore two brand new exhibitions, 'Just Browsing' and 'We Dream of Our Freedom'.
Just Browsing reimagines the Gallery as a retail space, featuring tactile artworks that can be touched, used, worn, and bought.
We Dream of Our Freedom was created by artist (...)
Lowry Lounge returns this weekend, book your tickets today! 📖
Since 2009 we've been celebrating the life and work of local writer Malcolm Lowry, and this year's celebration will explore his early years spent in the Wirral.
Since 2009 we've been celebrating the life and work of local writer Malcolm Lowry, and this year's celebration will explore his early years spent in the Wirral.
October 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Lowry Lounge returns this weekend, book your tickets today! 📖
Since 2009 we've been celebrating the life and work of local writer Malcolm Lowry, and this year's celebration will explore his early years spent in the Wirral.
Since 2009 we've been celebrating the life and work of local writer Malcolm Lowry, and this year's celebration will explore his early years spent in the Wirral.
We’re thrilled to announce that Bluecoat has won the Liverpool Chamber Innovation in Business Award for Innovation in Social Value!
The Bluecoat has been at the centre of arts and creativity in Liverpool for almost 100 years, and our commitment to innovation and entrepreneurialism allows us (...)
The Bluecoat has been at the centre of arts and creativity in Liverpool for almost 100 years, and our commitment to innovation and entrepreneurialism allows us (...)
October 24, 2025 at 10:03 AM
We’re thrilled to announce that Bluecoat has won the Liverpool Chamber Innovation in Business Award for Innovation in Social Value!
The Bluecoat has been at the centre of arts and creativity in Liverpool for almost 100 years, and our commitment to innovation and entrepreneurialism allows us (...)
The Bluecoat has been at the centre of arts and creativity in Liverpool for almost 100 years, and our commitment to innovation and entrepreneurialism allows us (...)
We're pleased to announce that Maureen Royce and Eddie Berg have been appointed as the new Co-Chairs of our Board.
Read our new blog to find out more: www.thebluecoat.org.uk/about/news/t...
Read our new blog to find out more: www.thebluecoat.org.uk/about/news/t...
October 21, 2025 at 8:30 AM
We're pleased to announce that Maureen Royce and Eddie Berg have been appointed as the new Co-Chairs of our Board.
Read our new blog to find out more: www.thebluecoat.org.uk/about/news/t...
Read our new blog to find out more: www.thebluecoat.org.uk/about/news/t...
SPACE TO LET ✨
This spacious and bright office is perfect for a small creative business. There is plenty of room for four desks, suited for a four-person team or two organisations of two people.
Find out more: www.thebluecoat.org.uk/our-communit...
This spacious and bright office is perfect for a small creative business. There is plenty of room for four desks, suited for a four-person team or two organisations of two people.
Find out more: www.thebluecoat.org.uk/our-communit...
October 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
SPACE TO LET ✨
This spacious and bright office is perfect for a small creative business. There is plenty of room for four desks, suited for a four-person team or two organisations of two people.
Find out more: www.thebluecoat.org.uk/our-communit...
This spacious and bright office is perfect for a small creative business. There is plenty of room for four desks, suited for a four-person team or two organisations of two people.
Find out more: www.thebluecoat.org.uk/our-communit...
We're delighted to be shortlisted as a finalist for Cafe of the Year at the Liverpool City Region Tourism Awards 2025.
The awards celebrate the people, places and experiences powering a visitor economy worth £6.25 billion.
Find out more: liverpoolcityregiondp.com/2025/10/16/l...
The awards celebrate the people, places and experiences powering a visitor economy worth £6.25 billion.
Find out more: liverpoolcityregiondp.com/2025/10/16/l...
October 16, 2025 at 10:50 AM
We're delighted to be shortlisted as a finalist for Cafe of the Year at the Liverpool City Region Tourism Awards 2025.
The awards celebrate the people, places and experiences powering a visitor economy worth £6.25 billion.
Find out more: liverpoolcityregiondp.com/2025/10/16/l...
The awards celebrate the people, places and experiences powering a visitor economy worth £6.25 billion.
Find out more: liverpoolcityregiondp.com/2025/10/16/l...
Bluecoat Arts Market returns this December! ✨✨✨
We’re opening our Garden and Sandon rooms to local artists, makers, and creatives. The market will feature a wide range of locally crafted, handmade goods, celebrating the creativity of our community.
We’re opening our Garden and Sandon rooms to local artists, makers, and creatives. The market will feature a wide range of locally crafted, handmade goods, celebrating the creativity of our community.
October 16, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Bluecoat Arts Market returns this December! ✨✨✨
We’re opening our Garden and Sandon rooms to local artists, makers, and creatives. The market will feature a wide range of locally crafted, handmade goods, celebrating the creativity of our community.
We’re opening our Garden and Sandon rooms to local artists, makers, and creatives. The market will feature a wide range of locally crafted, handmade goods, celebrating the creativity of our community.
JUST BROWSING: Chester Tenneson 👕🔤✨
Chester Tenneson’s work is interested in the nature of institutional language and behaviour, drawing influence from archives, signage, written rules, taxonomies and tropes of advertising to create painting, writing, performance, sculpture and print.
Chester Tenneson’s work is interested in the nature of institutional language and behaviour, drawing influence from archives, signage, written rules, taxonomies and tropes of advertising to create painting, writing, performance, sculpture and print.
October 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
JUST BROWSING: Chester Tenneson 👕🔤✨
Chester Tenneson’s work is interested in the nature of institutional language and behaviour, drawing influence from archives, signage, written rules, taxonomies and tropes of advertising to create painting, writing, performance, sculpture and print.
Chester Tenneson’s work is interested in the nature of institutional language and behaviour, drawing influence from archives, signage, written rules, taxonomies and tropes of advertising to create painting, writing, performance, sculpture and print.
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Recently, visitors to the British Science Festival 2025 in Liverpool were invited to @thebluecoat.bsky.social where they could step into the future of medicine at the AI Puzzle Lab with @liverpooluni.bsky.social 🤖
@britsciassoc.bsky.social
www.liverpool.ac.uk/research/new...
@britsciassoc.bsky.social
www.liverpool.ac.uk/research/new...
October 15, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Recently, visitors to the British Science Festival 2025 in Liverpool were invited to @thebluecoat.bsky.social where they could step into the future of medicine at the AI Puzzle Lab with @liverpooluni.bsky.social 🤖
@britsciassoc.bsky.social
www.liverpool.ac.uk/research/new...
@britsciassoc.bsky.social
www.liverpool.ac.uk/research/new...
We're thrilled to share that we've received funding from The Health Lottery Foundation to support the development of Young Blue Room, our new inclusive arts programme with learning disabled young people aged 14-25.
Find out more: www.thebluecoat.org.uk/about/news/h...
Find out more: www.thebluecoat.org.uk/about/news/h...
The Bluecoat receives grant from the Health Lottery Foundation to…
The Bluecoat is pleased to announce that they’ve had £ 24,862.90 from The Health Lottery Foundation that will be used to support the development of Young…
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October 14, 2025 at 10:32 AM
We're thrilled to share that we've received funding from The Health Lottery Foundation to support the development of Young Blue Room, our new inclusive arts programme with learning disabled young people aged 14-25.
Find out more: www.thebluecoat.org.uk/about/news/h...
Find out more: www.thebluecoat.org.uk/about/news/h...
JUST BROWSING: Daniel Sean Kelly 🫖🏺📝
Daniel Sean Kelly uses analogue media to express the ideas of a brain developed under digital conditions, through drawings and ceramics.
Some of his interests include; being a body in real and imagined space and objects that misbehave or communicate unreliably.
Daniel Sean Kelly uses analogue media to express the ideas of a brain developed under digital conditions, through drawings and ceramics.
Some of his interests include; being a body in real and imagined space and objects that misbehave or communicate unreliably.
October 14, 2025 at 9:27 AM
JUST BROWSING: Daniel Sean Kelly 🫖🏺📝
Daniel Sean Kelly uses analogue media to express the ideas of a brain developed under digital conditions, through drawings and ceramics.
Some of his interests include; being a body in real and imagined space and objects that misbehave or communicate unreliably.
Daniel Sean Kelly uses analogue media to express the ideas of a brain developed under digital conditions, through drawings and ceramics.
Some of his interests include; being a body in real and imagined space and objects that misbehave or communicate unreliably.
JUST BROWSING: Ben Saunders 🏺📖✨
Ben Saunders is a queer, trans-masc ceramicist, events producer and exhibition curator based in Manchester. His work focuses on community building, and explores themes surrounding intimacy, pleasure, sex and the trans body.
Ben Saunders is a queer, trans-masc ceramicist, events producer and exhibition curator based in Manchester. His work focuses on community building, and explores themes surrounding intimacy, pleasure, sex and the trans body.
October 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
JUST BROWSING: Ben Saunders 🏺📖✨
Ben Saunders is a queer, trans-masc ceramicist, events producer and exhibition curator based in Manchester. His work focuses on community building, and explores themes surrounding intimacy, pleasure, sex and the trans body.
Ben Saunders is a queer, trans-masc ceramicist, events producer and exhibition curator based in Manchester. His work focuses on community building, and explores themes surrounding intimacy, pleasure, sex and the trans body.
Exhibition extended!
Visit our Upstairs Gallery to see a new exhibition from Blue Room artists exploring the biodiversity of our secret Garden, depicting a range of commonly-found birds and insects.
Open until Sun 26 Oct
Free entry
Visit our Upstairs Gallery to see a new exhibition from Blue Room artists exploring the biodiversity of our secret Garden, depicting a range of commonly-found birds and insects.
Open until Sun 26 Oct
Free entry
October 9, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Exhibition extended!
Visit our Upstairs Gallery to see a new exhibition from Blue Room artists exploring the biodiversity of our secret Garden, depicting a range of commonly-found birds and insects.
Open until Sun 26 Oct
Free entry
Visit our Upstairs Gallery to see a new exhibition from Blue Room artists exploring the biodiversity of our secret Garden, depicting a range of commonly-found birds and insects.
Open until Sun 26 Oct
Free entry