The Arts Society Southport are longstanding partners of The Atkinson and support the annual Young Artist of the Year competition and Poetry & Creative Writing competition. The Arts Society network brings arts education and culture to over 64,000 members, bringing people together through a shared curiosity for the arts. Their members contribute to and preserve our artistic heritage through volunteering and grants.
If you are interested in becoming a member please visit their website: theartssocietysouthport.org.uk
Andy Warhol is remembered as the king of pop art who embraced celebrity and consumerism, and would become an American icon. Yet there is a lesser-known side to him: the shy, gay son of immigrants whose prolific, experimental and inclusive artistic practice enabled a counterculture that would play a part in transforming modern art.
