Independents Liverpool Biennial

Independents Liverpool Biennial Independents Biennial exists to celebrate the region’s creative life and cast a fresh perspective on how people in Merseyside see, make and use art.

Independents Biennial exists to celebrate the region’s creative life and cast a fresh perspective on how people in Merseyside see, make and use art. 7 June - 14 September 2025 It works without a theme, instead focusing on artist production, offering a glimpse into how artists work and how an artwork can develop through the course of the programme

While we’re talking evaluation (listen, data is cool, ok?) we thought it might be useful to break things down. Because, ...
16/01/2026

While we’re talking evaluation (listen, data is cool, ok?) we thought it might be useful to break things down. Because, astonishingly, a lot of the arts use jargon that not everyone understands and this can create barriers.

How did we get to our audience figures and what do the terms mean? How can you measure audience numbers for your own events and exhibitions?

If you have any questions, or would like us to break anything else down do just drop us a line!

And btw we haven’t included our digital audience figures in here, just the actual humans who came to events, exhibitions, workshops and the like.

How did we do? 🙋We've spent the last few months talking to artists, venues and everyone in between to evaluate our 2025 ...
15/01/2026

How did we do? 🙋

We've spent the last few months talking to artists, venues and everyone in between to evaluate our 2025 festival.

One thing we'll say is around funding and artist time.

There’s a real disparity between artists’ time and how they’re paid.

We worked with over 800 artists through the affiliate programme and our commissions. We supported funding bids, and where we could not offer funding we offered spaces, material, staff time and promotion.

Yet the calculation of artist time spent, at National Living Wage, is calculated at £871,953

ARTISTS SHOULD NOT BE THE ONLY PEOPLE NOT BEING PAID IN A ROOM!

Read the numbers and the full report here ...

https://independentsbiennial.com

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