Liverpool Biennial is the largest as well as one of the most exciting contemporary visual arts events in the UK, and with 834,000 visits in 2010, it is one of the best attended in the world.

The 2012 Festival is in the final planning stages and The Monro Group which features The James Monro and The Monro gastropubs in its portfolio have been selected to be the fetival's Official Restaurant Partner. 

The Monro Group is a significant donator to the arts and will be running a series of arts event throughout the festival including sculpture, photogrpahic and painting competitions.