The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts is a performing arts higher education institution in Liverpool, founded by Paul McCartney and Mark Featherstone-Witty and opened in 1996. LIPA offers 11 full-time BA degrees in a range of fields across the performing arts, as well as three Foundation Certificate programmes of study in acting, music technolo…The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts is a performing arts higher education institution in Liverpool, founded by Paul McCartney and Mark Featherstone-Witty and opened in 1996. LIPA offers 11 full-time BA degrees in a range of fields across the performing arts, as well as three Foundation Certificate programmes of study in acting, music technology, and dance and popular music. LIPA offers full-time, one-year master's-level degree courses in acting and costume making. It is a member of the Federation of Drama Schools.