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View article Ferens Art Gallery to be turned into giant canvas this October half term

Ferens Art Gallery to be turned into giant canvas this October half term

The Ferens Art Gallery will turn one of its walls into a huge canvas this half term so that families can create a giant jungle gallery, inspired by one of Ferens’ most-loved paintings. As part of this year’s Big Draw, Hull-based street art collective Spray Creative will create a 2-metre-high spray paint version of one of […]

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View article National Poetry Day 2021: A poem for Whitefriargate

National Poetry Day 2021: A poem for Whitefriargate

Hull’s Whitefriargate is the inspiration for a new poem that will be unveiled on the historic street on National Poetry Day on Thursday (7 October). Vicky Foster, Whitefriargate’s poet-in-residence for 2021, has written a new poem, drawing on the street’s rich history and its long-standing role in the story of the city and the people […]

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View article First look at exhibition celebrating 70 Years of Caribbeans in the UK

First look at exhibition celebrating 70 Years of Caribbeans in the UK

70 Objeks & Tings, an exhibition celebrating 70 Years of Caribbeans in the UK, launches at the Streetlife Musuem in Hull tomorrow (Saturday 2 October) as part of Black History Month. The title ’70 Objeks & Tings – Celebrating 70 Years of Caribbeans in the UK’ is a nod to patois, a traditional form of […]

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View article Middle Child return to Humber Street for 2021 panto

Middle Child return to Humber Street for 2021 panto

Award-winning Hull theatre company Middle Child are celebrating their 10th panto anniversary this Christmas with a return to their spiritual home on Humber Street. Middle Child’s Rapunz’ull, a take on the classic fairy tale, will run at Social from 16-24 December. The company first performed an alternative panto at Social’s predecessor, Fruit, in 2011 and […]

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View article Yorkshire’s Olympians and Paralympians set for arena homecoming event

Yorkshire’s Olympians and Paralympians set for arena homecoming event

Yorkshire’s Olympic and Paralympic heroes will be given a homecoming to remember with a major event at the Leeds first direct arena on October 10. Olympians and Paralympians will take to the stage to talk about their exploits in an event hosted by 2016 Olympic medallist Nile Wilson and sports broadcaster Tanya Arnold. Athletes attending […]

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View article Absolutely Cultured announce exciting new autumn event

Absolutely Cultured announce exciting new autumn event

This Autumn, Absolutely Cultured presents FloodLights, a newly-commissioned public project featuring captivating projections and soundscapes, brand new for Hull in 2021. The city of Hull, and the lives of its inhabitants, has been shaped by its proximity and relationship to water. Absolutely Cultured, working in partnership with Living With Water, Yorkshire Water and the University […]

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View article Exhibition celebrating 70 Years of Caribbeans in the UK launched in Hull as part of Black History Month

Exhibition celebrating 70 Years of Caribbeans in the UK launched in Hull as part of Black History Month

Museumand, The National Caribbean Heritage Museum, has curated 70 Objeks & Tings – a colourful Caribbean exhibition and hardback book to celebrate Black History Month 2021. The exhibition opens at the Streetlife Museum in Hull on Saturday 2 October. The title ’70 Objeks & Tings – Celebrating 70 Years of Caribbeans in the UK’ is a nod […]

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View article Homegrown stars head line-up for Inner City Sesh

Homegrown stars head line-up for Inner City Sesh

A host of local talent will headline Inner City Sesh next weekend – a 15,000-capacity music festival in Queens Gardens. Following the cancellation of the hugely popular music and art festival Humber Street Sesh, the Sesh Events team partnered with Hull City Council to deliver Inner City Sesh on Saturday 18 September. The main stage will […]

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View article Checkmate! Free chess event sessions from city experts

Checkmate! Free chess event sessions from city experts

Hull’s local libraries will play host to a series of chess events open to the public, starting this weekend. The ‘chess sesh’ events are free and open to all ages, existing chess players and those who want to learn and have fun. Those who attend can meet experienced chess players from the Hull and District […]

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View article Hull’s historic Whitefriargate to come alive as part of new sound installation

Hull’s historic Whitefriargate to come alive as part of new sound installation

A new immersive soundwalk for Hull’s Whitefriargate will help people rediscover the magic of the historic thoroughfare this month. Artist Jez riley French has created a soundwalk, Breet Velvit Ake (‘bright velvet wander’ in the Yorkshire dialect), evoking Whitefriargate’s complex social, cultural and physical history. The installation will form part of  this year’s Heritage Open […]

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