Independents Biennial is a festival of contemporary art, running every two years across Merseyside. Independents Biennial 2025 was one of the UK’s largest contemporary art festivals and sought to advocate for artists and evidence their ambition.
2025 In Numbers:
Unique engaged audience
169,292
Total visits (event & exhibition)
230,853
Total visits (public works)
1,201,898
Events
206
Artist Numbers
470
Associate Artists
830
Event & Exhibition venues
72
Total venues
102
Read the full Independents Biennial 2025 Evaluation HERE
Get involved:
We’re doing 2027 a little differently. We want to ensure that artists are paid for what they do. Historically, our budgets, and the independent drive of artists to make things happen, means they typically go underpaid (see evaluation…). That puts the onus on us, and every other facilitator, to ensure you have the tools you need to make a career out of your career.
For now, funding for 2027 is unconfirmed, but we’re working towards it and want to ensure that artists with larger projects are able to make them happen regardless.
To get involved with Independents 2027, email info@artinliverpool.com to express interest, share proposals, project updates and any ideas you think we might be able to help with.
