HAVE YOUR SAY ON LIVERPOOL’S NEW PUBLIC ART MURAL CELEBRATING THE LINKS BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND IRELAND
Following the successful Beatles mural in Croxteth Avenue, Litherland earlier this year, the Liverpool Mural Project now has a new mural to paint and want you to get involved. In collaboration with, Liverpool Culture Company, Open Culture, The Liverpool Irish Festival and The New Picket music venue, we hope to create a distinctive, non-political mural, celebrating Liverpool and Ireland's proud history and culture.The Liverpool Mural Project is a unique and exciting project, which unites the skills and experience of Belfast mural artists from both communities, Belfast Loyalist Mark Ervine and Republican Danny Devenny, together with community groups and artists in Liverpool. The current project is to restyle the facade of The New Picket venue which is located on New Bird Street, off Parliament Street.
Peter Morrison, Project Manager - “Following the recent success of the Litherland mural and the fantastic response, we are delighted to be working with the Culture Company on this project. We want everyone to play a part, so tell us your ideas, come and watch the artists at work and have a go!”
How to Participate… anyone and everyone can get involved by providing suggestions of links between Liverpool and Ireland for the content of the mural. This could be people, buildings, or anything that is symbolic of the strong historical union between Liverpool and Ireland, or is of a musical theme. Some current suggestions being considered include Irish trade union leader James Larkin, who was born in Liverpool, musician Elvis Costello, and Kitty Wilkinson who was born in Ireland and pioneered the country's first wash house.
We are also looking for enthusiastic people to get involved with the painting of the mural, which will take place early September at the Picket. If this sounds like fun, then please get in touch, telling us about yourself and why you're interested, you don’t have to be an expert we want everyone to get involved, have their say and take ownership.
To get involved email getinvolved@theliverpoolmuralproject.com
