Lucy Byrne

dot-art
Arts, Media & Culture – Winner

Lucy Byrne is the founder of dot‑art, a Liverpool‑based social enterprise she established to make art accessible to all, and which celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2026. Over two decades she has grown dot‑art into a unique part of the Liverpool City Region’s cultural infrastructure, supporting more than 600 artists through a city centre gallery, affordable studios, an innovative art rental scheme and the annual Liverpool Art Fair. Her schools’ programmes have engaged 21,000 children and generated £5 million in social value. Lucy is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Director of The Culture Network LCR, and creator of the Liverpool Plinth public sculpture programme.