Foundation for Art and Creative Technology

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FACT
File:FACT Liverpool.JPG
Exterior of FACT
Location Liverpool
Postal code L1 4DQ

FACT (The Foundation for Art & Creative Technology) is a new media arts centre based on Wood Street in Liverpool, England. FACT hosts art projects and exhibitions as well as being a cinema.[1]

History

FACT was Liverpool’s first purpose-built arts centre for more than 60 years. It was opened in February 2003 by its founding executive director Eddie Berg, having cost £10 million to build. The building is linked to Bold Street, one of Liverpool’s main shopping areas, by a public square off Wood Street and Colquitt Street.

The cinema hosted a Question and Answer session with Quentin Tarantino in 2007 for the UK release of Death Proof.[2] After funding cuts in 2014 FACT laid off one quarter of its staff, replacing them with volunteers.[3] In 2015 FACT hosted an art event in which Shia LaBeouf answered phone calls from the public.[4]

The Building

Designed by architectural firm Austin-Smith:Lord, the building is situated on Wood Street in the Ropewalks area of the city centre.[5] It contains three gallery spaces, four cinema screens and a multimedia suite and also comprises a cafe, a bar and a lounge area.

See also

References

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External links

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