Venue
The Royal Standard/Static
Starts
Friday, October 24, 2008
Ends
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Address
The Royal Standard Unit 3 Vauxhall Business Centre, 131 Vauxhall Road, Liverpool, L3 6BN Static 23 Roscoe Lane, Liverpool, L1 9JD
Location
North West England

The event will see The Royal Standard and Red Wire host 25 artists giving them the opportunity to experience the Capital of Culture and debate what the title means to artists. Many of the artists have connections with other Capitals of Culture, Vilnius (2009), Istanbul (2010) and Glasgow (1990) or cities short-listed for the 2008 award.The 3 day event will culminate in a lively debate reviewing the weekend’s activity and discussing the meaning of the capital of culture to artists. Has nomination created a positive effect in other cities or does the winner take it all? To book a place at the talk on Sunday 26th Oct contact [email protected]