There are Fair trade products & free WI-FI at FACT
| Location |
| 88 Wood Street, Liverpool, L14DQ |
| Hours |
| CENTRE Monday - Friday: 10.00am - 11.00pm Saturday: 11.00am - 11.00pmSunday: 11.00am - 10.30pm |
| GALLERIES, MEDIA LOUNGE & SHOP Monday - Friday: 10.00am - 6.00pmSaturday - Sunday: 11.00am - 6.00pm |
| CAFEMonday - Friday: 8.00am - 9.00pmSaturday: 11.00am - 9.00pmSunday: 11.00am - 7.00pm |
| BARMonday - Friday: 11.00am - 11.00pmSaturday - Sunday: 11.00am - 10.30pm |
| TICKETS & INFORMATIONMonday - Saturday:11.00am - 15 min after start of last screeningSunday:12.00pm - 15 min after start of last screening |
| Phone |
| Information: +44 (0)151 7074450 |
| Website |
| http://www.fact.co.uk |
| Established |
| 1988 |
| Payment Method |
| (All major Cards accepted) |
About FACT
FACT, the Foundation for Art and Creative Technology, commissions, exhibits, and promotes "artists' work and innovation in the fields of film, video, and new media." The Centre has four floors and houses galleries, a cinema, a cafe, a bar, a store, and an education area. Admission is free to the Centre.
FACT has officially become one of my favourites because the Box has fantastic new sofas! Screening a heady mix of independent, world and mainstream cinema. Thursdays and Wednesday are often the days to pay a visit, good coffee and a friendly social scene - catch emerging artist film and video, world cinema or join a film course and argue that Steve Guttenberg is the new Steve McQueen. Staff are friendly and informed and the shop is quite an Aladdin's cave with DVD deals, cool zines and books.
The Gallery
Currant Exhibition
Persistence of Vision Informed by scientific research and inspired by historical developments in media technology, Persistence of Vision explores the interplay of vision, memory and media. Presenting contemporary artists’ works that repurpose current image technologies as well as those of our recent past, it playfully reviews and re-imagines the devices through which our memories are stored and revived. A family-friendly drop-in space in the Media Lounge provides hands-on activities where visitors can see how vision is shaped by memory, and how memory is influenced by how and what we see.
Exhibition delivered in partnership with Nikolaj Copenhagen Contemporary Art Center, Denmark.
Picture House at FACT
From mainstream films to Art-house The cinema shows mainstream and art-house movies. The cinema is run by the Picturehouse group and aims to offer an alternative film going experience, screening world cinema to the latest blockbuster, and The Met Opera, National Theater, and Royal Opera - (Live broadcast). Kids Club films, and Big Scream films for parents with babies. Cinema goers can take alcoholic beverages into the each of the 4 cinema screens, one of which is a fifty seat capacity all sofa seated environment.
Visit the website for times & information: Go!
The Cafe
Cafe at FACT The Cafe serves a variety of gorgeous sandwiches, cakes, (from Dafna's cheesecake factory!), a selection of teas, coffees, refreshing soft drinks, beer and wines from around the world. There is a lovely bright dining area and FREE WI-FI.
The Bar
Bar at Fact There is a bar on the second floor which serves coffee as well as a great selections of beers, wines and cocktails. You can buy your cinema ticket at the bar to save you waiting at the box office. There is FREE WI-FI.
Fact shop
A selection of Zines in the FACT shop We sell a range of CD's, DVD's, books and gifts related to the exhibitions and films shown at FACT. We can order any book in print. We also sell posters. You can buy any of our items at our online shop. To do so, just click on this link: FACT shop
The Kiosk
There is a kiosk stand on the cinema level for ice cream, popcorn, drinks and confectionery. You can also buy cinema tickets at the kiosk.
Mites
Mites: a FACT service The Moving Image Touring and Exhibition Service [MITES] is the national exhibition technology resource for artists and exhibitors in the UK. Based at FACT, it offers technical support and subsidised exhibition technologies ranging from data video projectors to computers and audio equipment. MITES has provided equipment for almost every major technology-based exhibition in the UK since its inception in 1992.
Tenantspin
tenantspin: working with the community tenantspin is a Liverpool based Community TV Channel. It is managed by FACT, city-wide tenants and Arena Housing, a registered Social Landlord formed in 2001 and responsible for over 14,000 properties across the North West of England. This unique collaboration enables all parties to explore issues around contemporary ways of living and ways of seeing. tenantspin commenced in 1999 as a pilot project. Since then it has grown significantly and is well known for its groundbreaking approach to collaboration. It is a unique project, unique in terms of its funding, its ‘tenant’ collaborators and in terms of the diversity of artists and other organisations it works with.
Editorially, there are 2 strands - WAYS OF SEEING, co-ordinated by FACT and commissioning leading artists, writers and thinkers to develop webcast content collaboratively with the tenants. Arena Housing helps coordinate a WAYS OF LIVING series that explores social and social housing issues such as anti-social behaviour, care, money, smart homes, the paranormal, ethical banking, regeneration, the Welsh Streets, high-rise nightmares, CCTV and healthy eating.
During its life tenantspin has created over 600 hours of Community TV programming which has been seen across the world as well as by the local community in Liverpool. This website will showcase this archive of programmes.
Visit the tennantspin website: Go!
FACT membership
FACT MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS: - 3 FREE tickets for any cinema screening when you join (6 for joint Membership) - £2.00 off all full priced ticket at all times (except Wednesdays) - No booking fees for FACT events and screenings - Invitations to exclusive FACT Member events, exhibition previews and private screenings - 10% discount in Cafe at FACT - 10% discount in the FACT shop (excludes magazines) - FACT brochures delivered FREE to your door
JOIN TODAY! To become a FACT Member simply call 0871 704 2063 or fill out an application form and post it with a cheque (made payable to City Screen (Liverpool) LTD to: FACT, 88 Wood Street, Liverpool, L1 4DQ. For further information please contact FACT Information on (0151) 707 4450
FACT Membership is just £27 (£22 for concessions: students, over 60s, income support), a year or £45 for joint membership (two people living at the same address). Become a FACT Member today and take advantage of our new Affinity Partners and offers!
FACT Membership offers a great range of offers at FACT - including discounted cinema tickets, invitations to exclusive Exhibition Previews and Members' Screenings, as well as both the Exhibitions & Events and Film brochures delivered to their door and discounts in the shop, bar and Cafe at FACT - and with many local businesses through our Affinity Partner Scheme. FACT AFFINITY PARTNER BENEFITS:
We are currently reviewing the range of offers we can give to our members, renewing and adding companies to increase the benefites of FACT Membership so please bear with us while we work towards this.
NEW! Red Lotus The unique boutique in Bold Street specialises in accessories, giftware, unique interiors and furniture from the four corners of the world. FACT Members are offered a 10% discount to on all full priced stock in store. Excludes furniture and silver jewellery
NEW! Tapas Tapas is a family run restaurant, just across from FACT, which serves authentic Spanish tapas, freshly prepared in the premises. It offers a wide range of vegetarian options as well as meat and fish dishes and a good selection of wines. Great for popping in after visiting the galleries or before a film. FACT Members are offered two tapas from the lunchtime menu for £5.95, available Sunday to Friday at any time. (Excludes Celebratory dates, December and Bank Holidays)
NEW! WhizzGo FACT members can now get 50% off membership to WhizzGo, the pay-by-the-hour car club in Liverpool. WhizzGo has cars located in four convenient spots in Liverpool city centre and can be hired for as little as an hour or as long as needed. Hourly rates start from £5.99 an hour, which includes all tax, insurance, maintenance and 40 miles free petrol per booking per day. For more information or to sign up to WhizzGo, call 08444 77 99 66 or visit WhizzGo. To claim 50% off your WhizzGo membership, quote the promo code FACT and give your Membership number when joining online or over the phone.
Docklands Bars Ltd (Formerly Korova Corporation) are delighted to offer FACT Members discounts at all their venues includeing the newest additions in Liverpool One - Dinomat and Zelig's. Please note that offers may vary and restrictions do apply. Your FACT card must be shown when ordering. Discount applies to cardholder only. FACT Members are offered 20% off food and drink Sunday to Thursday. Excludes Celebratory dates, December and Bank Holidays.
Docklands Bars venues also include: Korova Zeligs Dinomat Raven babycream Negresco
* Terms and conditions apply to all offers.
** FACT's affinity partner scheme runs on a rolling basis and is therefore subject to change. Please check with individual partners for confirmation of offer.
FACT news
Palm d’Or winner Uncle Boonme Who Can Recall His Past Lives came out of an exhibition at Liverpool’s FACT May 25 2010 by Catherine Jones, Liverpool Echo
LIVERPOOL’S FACT was celebrating today after a film created as part of an exhibition at the Wood Street arts centre was awarded the highest accolade at Cannes.
Thai film-maker Apichatpong ‘Joe’ Weerasekthakul won the Palme d’Or with his film Uncle Boonme Who Can Recall His Past Lives.
The movie was born from the Primative exhibition - Weerasekthakul’s first solo UK show - held at FACT last September as a major part of the Abandon Normal Devices festival.
Mike Stubbs, director of FACT, said today: “We’re thrilled Apichatpong Weerasekthakul has won the Palme d'Or at Cannes and very proud here at FACT to be part of the Primitive project.
“Uncle Boonme Who Can Recall His Past Lives was conceived as an integral part of the Primitive project, which includes the seven screen gallery installation of the same name co-commissioned by FACT and shown here as part of Abandon Normal Devices.”
The multi-screen video installation Primate was commissioned by FACT, in partnership with Haus der Kunst, Munich and Animate Projects, London.
