Est. 1967 — Liverpool L1 ·
53.3984° N / 2.9803° W ·
Liverpool’s Third Cathedral
53.3984° N / 2.9803° W ·
Liverpool’s Third Cathedral
TheBlack‑EBelongs to All
Britain’s first community arts centre. Since 1967 we’ve connected artists with our communities inside a former chapel — enabling the people of Liverpool to tell their story to the world.
What’s On— The Black-E
Events
Music, dance, theatre, and everything in the dark between them — at 1 Great George Street.
●YouthDanceMusicTheatre
Youth Arts Scheme — Summer 2026
Free daily sessions for children and young people — music, dance, theatre, arts, and cultural workshops. Free lunch and snacks included.
Free28 Jul → 28 Aug · 11:00am – 3:30pm
Recently at The Black-E
All Events →
Past↗28 Sept/DanceMusic
African Routes 2025: Equal Measures
A two-day celebration of African dance and music — exhibitions, workshops, discussions, and live performances exploring equal measures of tradition and future.
Free
Past↗28 Oct/YouthDance
Autumn Youth Arts Scheme 2025
Four days of free creative workshops for young people — music, dance, theatre, arts, and cultural activities. Free lunch included.
Free
Past↗22 Dec/YouthDance
Winter Youth Arts Scheme 2025 — Part One
The first of two winter sessions — free creative workshops across music, dance, theatre, arts, and cultural activities. Free lunch and snacks.
FreeThe Art of Survival
Culture isthe signatureof humanity.
Since 1967 — harnessing people’s creative power, ambitious for our community and the artists we work with, reaching the young and old and everyone in between.
About The Black-E→The Archive
58 Years of
Making History.
1967Great Georges Project founded
1970First community arts programme
1980Studios & workshops expand
1990Chinese arts collaborations begin
2000A new generation of makers
2010Heritage & deep archive begins
2020Reimagining the building
202658 years of making history
Support The Black-E
UK Registered Charity
Help us keepthe doors open.
For 58 years, The Black-E has survived on community support.
We are an independent charity. No building endowment, no private wealth — just the Arts Council, the council, and people like you.
Every donation, however small, goes directly to keeping this building open, the artists paid, and the community inside.
Bill & Wendy Harpe bursaries support cultural practitioners at all stages of their career — awarded in the spirit of our founders.
Secure payment via SumUp · All amounts welcome
58 Years · Est. 1967
Founded by Bill & Wendy Harpe, with Sally Morris & Sir Peter Moores · 1967
