In 2023, Liverpool will host the Eurovision Song Contest. The event should be taking place in Ukraine, but the ongoing full-scale invasion of the country means the UK will host the competition instead. As such, this will bring together three distinct cultures - Ukraine, UK and Eurovision - and present them on an extraordinary stage - the city of Liverpool.
This provides a unique creative opportunity.
The Grand Final of Eurovision is being delivered by the BBC and will be broadcast live on Saturday 13 May to 160 million across the world. As host city, Liverpool will be delivering a cultural festival in the lead up to the main event with a series of commissions, events and installations which will act as a platform for modern Ukraine - telling a story of an ambitious, progressive country. Alongside that the city will be marking the power of music, as well as the unbridled joy, diversity and expression which Eurovision represents.
Culture Liverpool are looking for creatives, artists, makers, performers and dreamers to help transform Liverpool through this period with a unique arts and cultural commissioning programme operating within a limited timeframe.
Details of this unique commissioning programme can be found here:
https://www.cultureliverpool.co.uk/eurovision-cultural-commissions/
Expressions of interest need to be submitted by 12 noon on Monday 12th December 2022.