FACT Liverpool unveils 2025 programme

FACT Liverpool, the UK’s leading centre for art, film, and creative technolog announces its dynamic 2025 programme, featuring solo exhibitions, collaborative projects, and immersive experiences that push the boundaries of contemporary art and technology.

The programme is highlighted by extraordinary international co-commissions and locally embedded participatory projects that bring together artists from multiple disciplines and practices.

● 21 February – 11 May 2025: FACT presents two compelling solo exhibitions that explore the intersection of media, technology, and global politics: Christopher Kulendran Thomas’ Safe Zone and Bahar Noorizadeh’s Free to Choose.

● 25 – 26 April 2025: To mark the closing weekend of Art Plays Games, an exhibition dedicated to games made by artists, FACT hosts a two-day symposium to explore storytelling in games, featuring discussions on world-building, interactivity, avatar creation, and immersive design with artists, performers, game designers, and industry professionals.

● 22 May – 10 August 2025: Amartey Golding’s solo exhibition marks the culmination of FACT’s multi-year Resolution project, featuring a film and chainmail sculptu created in collaboration with imprisoned men from HMP Altcourse.

● 7 June – 14 September 2025: FACT welcomes the return of Liverpool Biennial, the UK’s largest contemporary art festival, for its 13th edition.

● 29 August – 17 November 2025: A Studio/Lab Exhibition will showcase works by artist members and residency artists, highlighting local talent and providing a unique opportunity to explore FACT’s vibrant creative community.

● 16 October 2025 – 22 February 2026: FACT presents two powerful solo exhibitions: a new commission by Bassam Issa Al-Sabah and Nina Davies’ collaborative project with participants from The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre’s Teenager and Young Adults Unit.

Amartey Golding, In The Comfort of Embers. Solo Exhibition at Power Plant Toronto Canada, 2023. Courtesy of the artist. Photo by Toni Hafkenscheid

Nicola Triscott, Director and CEO at FACT Liverpool, said:

“From pioneering co-commissions that bring global perspectives to Liverpool to participatory projects that engage and uplift our local communities, we are proud to be at the forefront of exploring and redefining the intersections of art, screen media, technology and society. With national and international reputation for bold, innovative programming that pushes the boundaries of creative practice, our 2025 programme celebrates the remarkable creativity of artists across disciplines while affirming FACT’s position as a leader in fostering a more inclusive and forward-thinking cultural dialogue.”

Maitreyi Maheshwari, Head of Programme at FACT Liverpool, said:

“FACT’s programme in 2025 is a year of ambitious collaborations that examine how the political and the personal
continue to impact each other through our ever-changing relationship with technology. Building national and international partnerships within the cultural sector and broader social systems is vital to unpacking and sharing the urgent questions artists address in their works in an increasingly divisive political and economic climate. We’re thrilled to be kicking off the year with works by Christopher Kulendran Thomas and Bahar Noorizadeh, produced in partnership with WIELS (Brussels) and Artspace Sydney (Australia), and our collaboration with The Otolith Collective. Through the summer, our partnerships focus locally with the conclusion of our work with the justice system, our longstanding collaboration with Liverpool Biennial, and a presentation of works from our Studio/Lab artists. In Autumn, we conclude the year with Nina Davies’ collaboration with The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre alongside new works by Bassam Issa Al-Sabah that playfully subvert technology and social media uses as we exercise personal agency and choice.”