8 - 10 Dec 2017 PART OF SUBSTANCE The Deep A spectacular, large scale projection event and soundscape by artists Anna Heinrich and Leon Palmer, that will ‘virtually’ transform and remodel the architecture and facade of The Deep. This ambitious work will be a dramatic, monumental, expression of...
1 Nov - 31 Dec 2017 Pearson Park 7:00am 11:00am Artist Julian Barnard will be carving a 6 meter high Wych Elm tree stump at the Princes Avenue entrance to Pearson Park between June and December 2017. The carving has been commissioned by the Trustees of Pearson Park under the...
1 Dec 2017 - 7 Jan 2018 Hull Old Town 5:00pm Where Do We Go From Here? is a groundbreaking kinetic artwork created by the award-winning Jason Bruges Studio that uses light, robotics and sound to create a unique immersive experience in the streets of Hull’s historic old town, one...
1 Dec 2017 - 25 Feb 2018 Kingston Art Group Gallery 6:30pm 12:00pm Stendhal syndrome is a disorder that causes rapid heartbeat, dizziness, fainting, confusion and even hallucinations when an individual is exposed to too much culture/art. 19th-century French author Stendhal (pseudonym of Marie-Henri Beyle) described his experience with the phenomenon...
27 Sep - 31 Dec 2017 PART OF THE HULL 2017 CREATIVE COMMUNITIES PROGRAMME Hull Paragon Interchange Working with local community groups, mosaic artists belonging to the British Association for Modern Mosaics (BAMM) have created a piece of artwork featuring 100 bird-shaped mosaic pieces, which will be assembled...
13 Oct - 31 Dec 2017 Humber Street Gallery Hull UK City of Culture have partnered with international photography co-operative Magnum photos to create this bespoke exhibition, commissioning Martin Parr and Olivia Arthur to explore the culture and creativity of Hull. The exhibition highlights the qualities that have made the...
Turner Prize, one of the world’s most renowned art prizes, is awarded by Tate to an artist who has exhibited outstanding work in the previous year. The four shortlisted artists for 2017 will exhibit their work at Ferens Art Gallery, Hull, from September with the...
Hull Bullnose Heritage Group, The Goodwin Development Trust and Hull City Council have worked together to produce two murals to commemorate and celebrate Hessle Road, the fishing industry and allied trades. Hull landed more fish in the St. Andrews fish dock than any other port in the UK...
Walk the stories of Hull’s wartime past with The Hull Blitz Trail. Between 1939 and 1945 thousands of people across Hull were drawn into the Second World War, as soldiers, nurses, firefighters, evacuees, war workers and more. Eighty-six air raids on the city from June 1940...