Record

VF - 1991-2013 - VisionFest

Reference Number (Click this to reveal full catalogue structure)	VF
Title	VisionFest
Date	1991-2013
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Multimedia	$b2\7da550-015c-411f-9535-90990e957005.pdf$
Extent	8 boxes and 1 shelf
Description	This collection houses the papers of VisionFest, the Liverpool annual arts festival held between 1992 and 1996. The collection consists of: printed material including exhibition catalogues; leaflets; flyers; press cuttings; photographs including photographic slides; VHS tapes; and other records from the festival. The collection also contains a small number of items relating to other arts festivals on Merseyside during the early 1990s. Please note that this collection is currently uncatalogued, but you can still browse a provisional box list of items attached within the Multimedia field.
AdminHistory	VisionFest was an annual arts festival held across Liverpool between 1992 and 1996. The event was run by John Brady, the VisionFest Festival Director, and was a forerunner to Liverpool Biennial.
CustodialHistory	The collection was generously provided to LJMU SCA by the VisionFest Festival Director John Brady in 2008.
Related Material	See reference LB for the papers of the Liverpool Biennial festival, and reference AIL for the Art in Liverpool collection of papers related to cultural organisations across Liverpool. See KH for Keith Hackett's papers, which also document Liverpool's cultural sector from 1982-2005, and includes his time as Joint-Chair for Visionfest.
AccessStatus	Open
AccessConditions	Please note that this collection is currently uncatalogued, but you can still browse a provisional box list of items attached within the Multimedia field. Be aware that access to some of these records may be closed or restricted because they contain personal data which identifies people who may be alive, in accordance with data protection legislation. Please contact archives@ljmu.ac.uk for all appointments and enquiries.
Creator	Christopher Olive, Assistant Archivist 2024