FACE x Liverpool Everyman Exhibition Call Out
CALL OUT: Open to the Global Majority - FACE Members, Graduates, Artists and Designers.
FACE is inviting academics, artists, designers and graduates to submit images, physical objects and/or garments for consideration for a curated exhibition at Liverpool Everyman. We welcome work across fashion, textiles, art, design, image-making and related creative practices.
Do you have work that sits within Afrocentric and/or Afrofuturist perspectives? We are particularly interested in work that explores ideas around identity, representation, cultural heritage, innovation, creativity, Black histories, imagined futures and the Black diaspora.
Selected works will form part of the FACE x Liverpool Everyman Exhibition, (read more here) presented alongside the first FACE Conversations of Truth.
What to submit
Academics, Artists and Designers
Name and position:
University/Organisation:
Object, garment or work:
Description (200–500 words):
Online link to profile, work or website:
Image of object/work (low-resolution):
Additional high-resolution images (if available):
Graduates
Name:
Object, garment or work:
Description (200–500 words):
Online link to profile, work or website:
Year of graduation and university:
Image of object/work (low-resolution):
Additional high-resolution images (if available):
Submission
Please send the above details for consideration to davina.hawthorne@dmu.ac.uk by:
Tuesday 1st September 5pm, 2026
Please note that this is a FACE curated exhibition and submission does not guarantee selection.
Delivery and collection
If selected, all physical works will need to be organised and delivered to Liverpool Everyman by Friday 25 September at 2pm, by the artists. All artists are responsible for drop off and pick up.
A van may be available to collect and return works for artists/designers who are local to Liverpool. Please enquire if you would like to discuss whether this can be accommodated. Further details regarding collection/return of works will be provided to selected participants.
Number of works: Each person can submit up to three works for consideration. Where a work consists of multiple elements, please indicate this clearly in your submission.
Selection: Will be made by FACE Council members / curators.
Insurance: All artists are responsible for their own insurance during delivery, collection, installation and duration of the exhibition.
Step Inside: Death of a Salesman – Lead Curator: Yusra Warsama
FACE Takeover – Lead Curator: Davina Hawthorne
FACE Takeover – Contributing Curators: Nada Koreish, Benita Odogwu – Atkinson, Andrew Ibi, Gavin Douglas
Installation: FACE members - Davina Hawthorne, Nada Koreish, Benita Odogwu-Atkinson and Liverpool Everyman technical team will be available to install the exhibition.
Collection: All artists are responsible for collection unless the van collection and return service is arranged for local artists.
Photography: FACE/Liverpool Everyman may photograph selected works for exhibition documentation and publicity. Selected artists will be required to sign an agreement granting permission for this use before installation.
Costs: There is no fee attached for participation, and all artists will have to cover their own costs and transport outside the local Liverpool area. Other regional areas local to Liverpool can be considered.
ABOUT THE EVENT: FACE Takeover, 5–10 October 2026. VENUE: Liverpool Everyman
As part of Step Inside: Death of a Salesman, FACE will Take Over for one week. There are three strands:
Exhibition of selected creative work
FACE Conversations of Truth panel discussion Wednesday 7 October. 1 hour - time TBC
FACE Reading Corner – published works by FACE members
FACE Conversations of Truth | 01
Design Futures in the Black Diaspora: Celebrating Legacies. Reclaiming Histories. Imagining Futures.
How have designers from the Black diaspora shaped fashion and design histories? Whose contributions have been celebrated, remembered, overlooked, or marginalised? How can reclaiming and celebrating these stories inspire future generations of creative practitioners?
This event launches FACE Conversations of Truth, a new series of public dialogues in which creative provocations become catalysts for critical reflection, creative exchange and collective action.
Bringing together voices from education, industry and creative practice, this inaugural conversation celebrates the enduring legacy, excellence, influence and future of designers across the Black diaspora.
Through a critical exploration of identity, representation, innovation, cultural heritage and creative leadership, the panel will consider how celebrating excellence while reclaiming overlooked histories can help shape more equitable and imaginative futures for fashion, design, creative expression and education.
FACE x Liverpool Everyman Exhibition
5 – 10 October 2026
Presented alongside the conversation, a curated exhibition of work selected by FACE will feature established, current and emerging creatives.
The exhibition celebrates Afrocentric and Afrofuturist perspectives, creating a shared space for exhibition, dialogue, creative exchange and collective reflection.
The exhibition will explore how creative practice can help us reclaim histories, celebrate legacies and imagine future possibilities across fashion, textiles, art and design.