TWAREHOUSE, STANLEY DOCK.

TWAREhouse is a new transdisciplinary event happening in the tobacco warehouse opposite Titanic Hotel Liverpool in the North Docks, taking place for one month from 1st October.

The TW Collective is an artists’ residency taking place in line with the redevelopment of the Tobacco Warehouse phase. The residency will be marked by a free exhibition in the Autumn, which will show works from local artists inspired by the building, its impressive heritage, iconic surroundings and stories, with the goal to build a cultural foundation in the North Docks area with Tobacco Warehouse at its centre. This is a ground-breaking collaboration between developers, Harcourt, and Liverpool John Moores University students, representing the potential of commercial development to support the development of art and culture. At the heart of this pilot residency programme is the drive to develop creative and cultural events within the community, and to develop artwork that responds to the themes suggested in the building. This is a unique opportunity to spend time in a building of considerable significance to the City’s history before it is redeveloped. The Tobacco Warehouse is at the heart of the North Docks, and the Atlantic Corridor development zone. The warehouse building is of great cultural significance to Liverpool, as the largest brick building in the world when it opened in 1901. Built in the Stanley Dock, it stored tons of raw tobacco leaf whilst it matured and dried before being made into cigars and cigarettes. The artists are all associated with Liverpool John Moores University Fine Art department Masters programme. Their practices range from photography, sculpture and print to paint, installation and video works. Their work explores the histories of the Tobacco Warehouse, its workers past and present, and the local area and how it is changing.

There will be opportunities for the artists to develop collaborative partnerships and works, and for work to be seen by the residents and visitors as they set up their homes in the building. “The TWAREhouse project is allowing me to challenge my own art practice and see how it relates to people away from an institution.” Vincent Quirk LJMU The exhibition will take place in the ground floor lobby area of Tobacco Warehouse and is accessible Mon-Fri 9-5pm & Sat-Sun 10-4pm