Hello hello hello my little art junkies! I can only offer my apologies once again for being so MIA, just that thing called life gets in the way sometimes, doesn’t it? I promise I will get better at multi-tasking. But for now, I thought I would update you on something really exciting that I have been getting up to this year. So prepare the drum roll please (she says knowing very well that the news is in the blog title)………………

I have been writing for the one and only, Art in Liverpool!

YES! Art in Liverpool! If you don’t know what that is, well, I’m about to fill you in. Art in Liverpool is a renowned arts magazine in the Merseyside region that runs digitally as well as in print. It publishes regular articles on everything going on in the arts community of the city, as well as sharing opportunities and listings. It also leads the Independents Biennial which is a 15 week arts and culture festival in the city that supports incredibly talented, local artists.

This is the first time I have been offered the opportunity to write for such an established publication, so you can imagine how much I fangirled when Patrick Kirk-Smith, the lovely editor, responded to my pleas to write for him. And gosh! Hasn’t it been fun? Nothing could have cemented my dream of becoming an arts writer more than this milestone in my career has.

Anyway! The lucky readers of Art in Liverpool have been spoiled with a mini series written by yours truly, called Liverpool Lockdown Treasures. When pitching to Patrick at the beginning of the yea, when it was all very gloomy and sad because the whole country looked like a deserted island, I expressed my wishes of encouraging the public to go and appreciate the endless array of outdoor artwork that the beautiful city of Liverpool has on offer. Sooooooo, that’s what I did! I explored some of the city (since that’s all we could really do for the first four months of the year) and created three, very accessible trails of outdoor artwork that were published on Art in Liverpool for anyone and everyone to enjoy. You can go check them out here

Also, yes, I am wearing the same bobble hat in this picture that I am in my profile piece and yes you will catch me wearing it if the weather is anything below 12 degrees. I use it as a personality trait don’t judge me.

The trails cover the Waterfront, the City Centre and the Baltic Triangle, which are all very easily accessible spots in the region. They were incredibly interesting and fun to create, and I know that a lot of people who tested out my trails loved them too! It is really important to me to open up the four walls of the art gallery and encourage people, who wouldn’t usually engage with the arts, to get involved with a sector that is so necessary and brilliant.

The many sculptures, murals, artworks and installations that I talk about in my articles haven’t disappeared now that lockdown is over (thank god), which means that my fabulous outdoor trails can still be used for a fun outing. Whether you are walking, on a bike or a pair of roller skates, I think it is a brilliant pastime to get out into the city and give your eyes an invigorating artistic feast, especially if the British weather is treating us.

I hope that in the future I can create some more trails of the outdoor artwork in the city, spanning across more of the suburban areas and perhaps move over to the Wirral. If anybody has any spectacular outdoor artworks that they think I should write about, let me know via my Instagram: @confessionsofanartjunkie because I would love to know!

That’s a little writing update from me. Hopefully with university being finished for the Summer I will have some more time to write on here! *fingers crossed*

I hope you have a brilliant week and I will see you in the next confession.

Sending my love from your dearest art junkie,

Bryony