COoL is a diverse collective of key arts organisations in Liverpool: championing the arts; changing perceptions; creating possibilities. COoL is the leading cultural partnership model of its kind in the UK. COoL:
• Creates arts partnerships locally, nationally and internationally
• Encourages pioneering artistic practices
• Passionately promotes access, diversity and inclusion
• Actively lobbies and advocates for the arts
Our members create exciting art in many forms, including visual arts, theatre, film, dance, comedy, music, literature, multimedia, craft, design and festival production. Between them they make:
An annual economic impact of at least £8,000,000 to Liverpool City Region economy
With:
Over 100,000 people participating in COoL projects annually
Over 50,000 young participants embracing our life-changing positive activities and training
A collective audience of over 500,000 people
Employing:
Over 150 full-time equivalent staff; creating dozens of new jobs and freelance opportunities within the Liverpool City Region
Creating:
Over 400 newly commissioned artistic projects each year with work winning awards and critical acclaim worldwide
The collective was initiated by Hope Street Limited in 2007 to strengthen the small/medium scale organisations in the lead up to, and following Liverpool’s successful bid to become European Capital of Culture in 2008. Most of our 32 members are regularly funded by either Liverpool City Council or Arts Council England; several are National portfolio organisations. Current members:
20 Stories High
Africa Oyé
Bluecoat Display Centre
BrazUKa
Collective Encounters
DaDaFest
dot-art services
First Take
Hope Street Limited
Hurricane Films
Liverpool Arab Arts Festival
Liverpool Irish Festival
LOOK
Merseyside Dance Initiative
Metal Culture
Milapfest
Movema
OLC Productions
Open Culture
Open Eye
Pagoda Arts
The Atkinson
The Black-E
The Comedy Trust
The Windows Project
Threshold Festival
Tmesis Theatre
Sense of Sound
Squash Nutrition
Wicked Fish
Wired Aerial Theatre
Writing on the Wall
