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Main artistic works and projects.
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Meccano Bridge
The constraints of the site required a bridge that could be assembled on site. Liam worked with local residents and volunteers from the Manchester Bolton and Bury Canal Society who were eager to take on the task of building their own bridge. The idea emerged of building the bridge from scaled up Meccano. This trick…
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Street Signs
Northern Quarter Street Signs by Tim Rushton and Liam Curtin The Street signs appeared towards the end of the 1990’s when Liam was working as Lead Artist in Manchester’s Northern Quarter, he felt that bespoke street signs would help to give the area a sense of place. He commissioned artist Tim Rushton to design a…
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Ceramics
On a cold day in 2025, as the news from around the world grew increasingly dark – I felt there was so little I could do to change things. So, I went to the studio to do something… read more
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Organ Donor Mural
The Call, Lead Artists: Liam Curtin and Stephen Raw, Poem by John McAuliffe. Curated by Lime Art, please read their article linked here: Organ Donor Recognition Artwork. The Call is an artwork in recognition of organ donors and their families located on the wall of the Patrick Cryne Building, in the main boulevard of Manchester…
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Pavement Jewellery
Pavement Jewellery is a series of 58 bronze ingots laid in the pavement reflecting the unique history and evolution of the road as a kind of time capsule for the collective knowledge of the local community for future generations, and features a permanent puzzle to be uncovered through a dialogue with and between the local…
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High Tide Organ
Finale for the Sea’s Song 2024 In 2002 an extraordinary sculpture appeared on Blackpool’s promenade. Commissioned by Blackpool Council, The Blackpool High Tide Organ harnessed the power of the sea using the swell of water at high tide to push air into a series of organ pipes creating musical chords which serenaded the high tide.…
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Temporary Art
In some ways, I prefer these projects. They carry less responsibility than permanent works and can often be achieved without the need for engineers or tedious bureaucracy. It is also rewarding to work with a community and make something together. Giving people an insight into the process of making art can be a hugely bonding…
