In this issue
Hull Dance on Humber Street
Dancer residencies, classes and events 5 - 28 February.
A whole host of dance activities including, Rejuvenate, Belly Dance, Creative Club, Adult Taster Dance Sessions, Adult Irish Dance or Samba tasters. From sitting in on rehearsals with local dancers Jo Ashbridge and Tamar Draper, or Middle Child theatre company, to spending a day with Yael Flexer, there’s something for everyone.
Half Term Family activities include:
Family Create a Dance in a Day
Thursday 21 February, 10am-3pm
Join us for an interactive half-term treat. This is a chance for adult and child to work together to create a dance in a day. Choose an item from home that is special to you and use it as your inspiration to create a dance together, it’s a great way to spend some quality time together, move your bodies and inspire your minds. Bring your packed lunch or pop out to local Humber Street shops during the break. Wear loose comfortable clothing
Suitable for ages 7+, 1 Adult can accompany up to 2 children.
Price = Pay what you can
The Nonsense Show
Wednesday 20 Feb, 12-12.45pm and 2.45-3.30pm
Come and join in with Mambo Jambo's Nonsense songs, raps and dance, plus Nonsense in general, at the Pop Up Dance Studio. Ideal for children aged 4-7 and their families
Check out their website for more information
Advice and support
If you have an idea for an arts project in Hull we have experienced arts development officers who can help. Part of our role is also to help develop local artists.
We can:
keep you informed of commission opportunities
help you develop your ideas
advise on pricing, effective budgeting and preparing funding bids such as Arts Council grant funding applications.
Complete the online form with your idea or development needs or email cityartsenquiries@hullcc.gov.uk
Abbacapella
Sunday 24 March 2019, 10:30-4:30pm
At Hymers College, Hymers Ave., Hull
Join Hull Freedom Chorus for a one off singing day celebrating the songs of Abba. Find your inner Agentha, unleash your Frida, and set your Benny and Bjorn loose with a day of fun, singing a selection from the back catalogue of the Swedish super group.
This workshop led by choral leader and master musician Ben Newton, is about having pure fun singing a selection of the back catalogue of Abba, from iconic songs you love to some of the more obscure, there will be something to delight all Abba fans. It's a fun day to celebrate these massive icons of pop. No need to read music, just come along and have fun.
Prior booking is essential as places are limited. Participants will be expected to bring their own lunch and mug.
This one off day will be charged on a pay what you feel on the day basis. Places are limited and pre-booking is essential.
To apply to reserve a place (subject to availability), email hullfreedomchorus@hullcc.gov.uk or phone Arts Development on 01482 300300 before 17 March, stating your name and ‘Abba Yes’. Non members are asked to complete a free online registration form to join the Chorus.
Bookings will be confirmed by email by 20 March.
Gypsy Queen
Friday 15 and Saturday 16 February, 8pm
Hull Truck Theatre, Ferensway, Hull
£12.50 (concessions £10.50)
A play about the unconventional love story between two men who find each other in the most unlikely of worlds, on as part of its UK tour. Set in the competitive world of boxing, Gypsy Queen is a tale of finding love in the most unusual circumstances, and explores LGBTQI visibility in sport, faith, sexuality, and the notion of masculinity.
Visit the Hull Truck Theatre website for further information.
Bouncers returns to Hull Truck
until Saturday 16 February
at Hull Truck Theatre, Ferensway, Hull
£12.50-£24.50
The acclaimed comedy written and directed by the multi award winning John Godber OBE. This new production of Bouncers has been re-imagined for the new generation of nightclub goers.
Age Guidance: 14+
For more information and to book tickets visit the Hull Truck Theatre website or call the Box Office on 01482 323638.
One Man Two Guvnors – Senior Drama
Friday 15 February, 7pm, £7
Northern Academy of Performing Arts 50, Anlaby Road, Hull, HU1 2PD
One Man Two Guvnors – Senior Drama Fleeing from his skiffle band, Francis Henshall becomes minder to Roscoe Crabbe, a small-time East End hood, now in Bristol to collect £6,000 from his fiancée’s dad. But ‘Roscoe’ is really his twin sister Rachel posing as her own dead brother, who’s been killed by her boyfriend Stanley Stubbers. The permanently hungry Francis decides to take up a second job working for Stanley Stubbers. As the plot becomes more complicated, he desperately tries to keep his two guvnors apart, with hilarious results. This acclaimed slapstick British play is from Hull Writer Richard Bean and is guaranteed to be a night of laugh out loud fun and mayhem.
Visit their website for more information
Mambo Jambo at Live Lounge
Saturday 16 February, 7.30pm Croft Park Cafe and Bistro, Little Weighton, HU20 3XJ
£15 including hot supper Acoustic roots duo Mambo Jambo might just be the biggest acoustic duo you’ll ever see, with their own brand of musical sunshine mixing folk, jazz and world styles, plus their own compositions in a highly original way. With Frankie on sax, vocals, clarinet, flute, guitar and percussion and Pete on guitar, vocal, ukulele, Cuban tres, banjo, accordion and suitcase. Pete and Frankie have been gathering admirers at shows and festivals the length and breadth of the country, and abroad. A fabulous musical treat is in store wherever they roll up, their tour bus packed with instruments.
Find out more via the Mambo Jambo website
Book tickets online via Ham Gigs
SLIME – A squishy squelchy show for the very young
Tuesday 19 & Wednesday 20 February, 11am & 1.30pm
Hull Truck Theatre, 50 Ferensway, HU2 8LB
£8
Surreal, funny, and playful, SLIME is a must-not-miss show for the very young and their families.
Visit Hull Truck to find out more and book tickets
Ensemble 360: ‘Giddy Goat’ Family Concert with Narrator Ruth Rosales
Thursday 21 February, 1pm
Middleton Hall University of Hull, Cottingham Road, Hull, HU6 7RX
£8 Adults / £6 Senior Citizens / £4 Students, Unwaged & Registered Disabled. £16 Family Ticket (2 Adults & 2 Children) Under 5s go free.
This musical story follows the trials and tribulations of Giddy, a young mountain goat who is scared of heights. Based on the colourful children’s book by Jamie Rix and Lynne Chapman*, with specially composed music by Paul Rissmann, this tale of facing fears and making friends is an ideal way to introduce children aged 3-7 years to classical music, with plenty of audience participation and projections of images from the story. *Published by Orchard Books. (2.30 – 4.30 pm: Masterclass for University of Hull students. Observers welcome.)
Check out their website for more information
The Dresser
Thursday 21 February, 7pm, £7
Saturday 23 February, 2pm, £7
Northern Academy of Performing Arts 50, Anlaby Road, Hull, HU1 2PD
This hilarious yet poignant play explores the relationship between two men who are inevitably, and at times reluctantly, co-dependent. As World War II rages, backstage in a provincial English theatre, an ageing, once-famous classical actor is troubled. Sir, the last in a dying breed of great English Shakespearean actors, is unwilling to take to the stage to deliver his renowned portrayal of King Lear. It falls to his faithful dresser Norman to rouse another great performance from him, to keep both the show and its star from falling apart. The Dresser has been nominated for Olivier and Tony Awards as well as an Academy Award for the screenplay. Don’t miss this wonderful production of what is widely considered Ronald Harwood’s greatest play 21/02/2019
Visit their website for more information
Hull Philharmonic concert
Saturday 23 February, 7:30pm
Tickets: £10-£27 (discounts available)
Guest conductor: James Hendry
Piano: Richard Uttley
Weber: Overdure Der Freischütz; Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor; Beethoven: Symphony No 3 in E flat Major (The Eroica)
Visit the Hull Philharmonic Orchestra website for further information
Box Office: 01482 300306 or book online
When Cellos Speak… Music & The Holocaust
Tuesday 26 February, 6pm
Middleton Hall, University of Hull, HU67RX
Free
A collaboration in words and music between Martin Goodman (writer) and Brice Catherin (cellist). Goodman’s new novel J SS Bach takes music and the Holocaust as its theme, the tale of a cellist and composer transported to Dachau. Martin will read passages that take us to Dachau and to the concentration camp of Terezìn where doomed musicians were allowed to play. Brice will play works on cello to reflect the readings, including selections from Bach’s Cello Suites, as well as other works from the period. Martin Goodman is Professor of Creative writing at the University of Hull. He has published award-winning nonfiction and fiction. Brice Catherin is a French cellist and composer and undertaking a PhD in Music at the University.
Book tickets via Culturenet
Mali Hayes
Thursday 28 February, 7.30pm
Middleton Hall, University of Hull, HU6 7RX
£8 Adults / £6 Senior Citizens / £4 Students, Unwaged & Registered Disabled
Mali Hayes’ music is described as a Jazzy-Nu-R&B type Neo Soul. Supported by Future Bubblers & Help Musicians UK.
Book tickets via Culturenet
Katie Spencer – Weather Beaten Album Launch
+ support
Friday 1 March, 7pm
Middleton Hall, University of Hull, HU6 7RX
£8 adult / £4 students
‘Weather Beaten’ is Katie Spencer’s debut full-length album, produced by Spencer Cozens, long-time collaborator of John Martyn and Joan Armatrading. This evening will see Katie perform the album in its entirety accompanied by Hugh Bradley on double bass. ‘
Visit Katie's website to find out more.
Book tickets via Hull Box Office
Urinetown The Musical – NAPA Senior Musical Theatre
Friday 1 March, and Saturday 2 March, 7pm and Sunday 3 March, 2pm
Northern Academy of Performing Arts, 50 Anlaby Road, HU1 2PD
£7
Let NAPA’s Senior Musical Theatre students take you on a journey to Urinetown, where you will be entertained by this zany musical comedy.
Box Office tel 01482 310690.
For more information visit the Northern Academy of Performing Arts website
HEARO Diffusion
Thursday 7 March, 7.30pm
Middleton Hall, University of Hull, HU6 7RX
£8 Adults / £6 Senior Citizens / £4 Students, Unwaged & Registered Disabled.
HEARO (Hull ElectroAcoustic Resonance Orchestra) is a collective of artists at the University of Hull, dedicated to public presentation and engagement with sonic arts and electronic music, ranging from concert and gig performances to gallery installations, public interventions, talks, and workshops. The HEARO system is a collection of 30 loudspeakers which can deliver immersive sonic experiences.
2.30-4.30 pm: Masterclass for University of Hull students. Observers welcome.
Book tickets via Culturenet
Princess & The Hustler
Tuesday 5 – Saturday 16 March, 7.30pm Matinees: 9, 13, 16 March, 2pm
Hull Truck Theatre, 50 Ferensway, HU2 8LB
From £10 to £24.50
Princess & The Hustler is set against the backdrop of one of the most pivotal moments of the Black British civil rights movement – the 1963 Bristol bus boycott, and tells the story of Princess, a cheeky 10-year-old with a plan to win the Weston-Super-Mare Beauty Contest.
Visit Hull Truck website to find out more and book tickets
Bad Girls the Musical
Northern Academy of Performing Arts, 50 Anlaby Road, Hull, HU1 2PD
Saturday 9 March, 7pm and Sunday 10 March, 2pm
Tickets £7
Adult Musical Theatre. Based on the hit TV Show, Bad Girls the musical follows the story of a group of female inmates who are up against the odds. The new wing Governor Helen Stewart tries to rid the prison of the ‘us and them’ regime. A riot occurs and all hell breaks loose.
Box Office tel 01482 310690.
The Full Brontë – a literary cabaret, an afternoon of Wuthering Delights
Saturday 23 March 2-4pm
Hull Central library, Albion Street, Hull
£10
Join hosts Maria (glamourpuss, academic, thespian) and her assistant Brannie (dogsbody, ensemble cast, backstage crew) in their chaotic attempt to pay homage to the Brontë family. Combining comedy, storytelling, music, and games, this show of wuthering delights was hailed by three weeks as ‘the anarchic love child of French and Saunders and Hinge and Brackett’.
Suitable for audiences aged over 12 years
Book tickets via Eventbrite
Perpetual Motion Machine
Thursday 14 March, 1pm
Middleton Hall, University of Hull, HU6 7RX
£6 Adults / £4 Senior Citizens / £3 Students, Unwaged & Registered Disabled.
Perpetual Motion Machine is a six-piece group, recently selected as ambassadors for Jazz North’s prestigious Northern Line scheme. With an unusual line-up of twin tenor saxophones, twin guitars, bass, and drums, the Machine creates a cinemascope sound that surrounds the listener. Art rock, free-improvisation, spoken word, and bebop coexist in this exciting new music, crafted by artists who have performed extensively throughout the UK and overseas, collaborating along the way with many leading artists, such as Perico Sambeat, Baptiste Herbin, Roni Ben-Hur, Judy Carmichael, Steve Fishwick, Richard Hawley, Tori Freestone, and Sebastiaan DeKrom.
2.30-4.30 pm: Masterclass for University of Hull students. Observers welcome.
Book tickets via Culturenet
The Yeomen Of The Guard
Thursday 14 – Saturday 16 March, 7.30pm
Saturday 16 March, 2.30pm
Middleton Hall, University of Hull, HU6 7RX
Adults £8 / Concessions £6 / Students £6
For their 50th Anniversary, the University’s Gilbert and Sullivan Society are performing arguably the most dramatic of the duos’ operettas.
Book tickets via Culturenet
Hessle Theatre Company presents Made in Dagenham the musical
Tuesday 19 to Friday 22 March, 7:30pm, Saturday 23 March 2pm and 7pm
Hull New Theatre, Kingston Square, Hull
Tickets: £11.50-£24
Award-winning Hessle Theatre Company returns to present the local premiere of this powerful and inspiring hit West End musical.
Visit the Hessle Theatre Company website for further information.
Box Office 01482 300306 or book online
Lunchtime Concert – Sproston & Udloff
Thursday 21 March, 1pm
Hull Minster, HU1 1RR
Free
A programme to include Beethoven’s last violin sonata, and songs by Haydn and Beethoven with Pam Waddington Muse, mezzo soprano; Paul Udloff, violin, and Peter Sproston, piano.
Visit Hull Minster website
Hull Bach Choir – concert of Hummel and Schubert
Saturday 30 March, 7.30 pm
Trinity Methodist Church, Cottingham Road, Hull HU5 2EJ
£15 (2 for £25)/ Students & Jobseekers £5/ Accompanied children £1
Hummel Mass in D major op 111 Schubert Mass in E flat major D950
Hummel succeeded Haydn as Kapellmeister to Prince Esterhazy, although he refused to take the title formally until Haydn’s death. He was also a friend of Beethoven and was one of the foremost pianists of his day. His works are only now being rediscovered, and his settings of the Mass were worthy successors of Haydn’s great series. This will be the Fiftieth Anniversary of conductor Antony Ford's first concert with Hull Bach Choir. The concert also features Schubert’s great E flat Mass, one of his last works.
Book tickets via Hull Box Office
Visit Hull Bach Choir website to find out more
Adult Contemporary Dance Class - new times and venue
Every Wednesday, 7-8.30pm, State of the Arts Academy, High Street
Check out their facebook site for more information
Steps in time, Dance Company for 50+
Alternate Mondays at either the New Theatre or the Mortimer Suite in the City Hall.
£5 per session. Ist session free
Always wanted to dance? Stopped at 16? The Dance Company for older dancers is perfect for beginners or those who haven't danced for some time. We come in all shapes & sizes, levels of fitness and between 50 abd 74. We cover Ballet, Contemporary, Creative Dance and Jazz. Comfortable clothes, bare feet or socks are best. Come and join us. Please check on 07946099083 or carolhancock1@yahoo.co.uk for current dates and venue as the venue changes depending on the New Theatre and City Hall availability.
Creative Club - Get Up and Get Creative
Free dance and art workshops
Join Bransholme Community Arts Enterprise and Hull Dance for a lively mix of dance and arts activities on Saturday mornings 16, 23 February, 10am - 12pm free
Taking over 66 – 68 Humber Street
It’s an empty space, so wrap up warm, It’s art, so don’t wear your best clothes and it’s dance, so wear something you can move about in!
Celebration Event at the last session 11.15am 23 February
Creative Club offers young adults aged 16+ an inclusive experience with the opportunity to experiment with creative techniques in a relaxed, social setting
For information and to book a place please contact Frances or Chris at admin@bcae.karoo.co.uk or ring 01482 821053/ or 07895064132.
Alternatively you can just turn up
Hull Dance Youth Company - contemporary dance class for 16-19 years
Thursdasy 4.15 - 5.45pm, Horncastle Building, Hull College, free
The company will work with Hull Dance Choreographic Prize Winner 2018 Carla Morrill with classes aiming to develop dance technique whilst building confidence, creativity and dance and performance skills. The dance piece which will be devised over the coming weeks will look at themes of decision making; exploring ideas of positivity, strength, balance and the challenges of uncertainty.
Check out Hull Dance website for more information
Arts Award Access Fund
Closing date: Friday 1 March, 5pm
The Access Fund provides grants of between £100-£1500 to Arts Award centres working on Arts Award projects with young people for whom access and inclusion is an issue.
Visits Arts Award to find out more
You’re Only Here for the Culture
Until 1 March, free
Artlink Hull, 87 Princes Avenue, Hull, HU5 3QP
‘You’re Only Here for the Culture’ is a new body of work in which Kevin has collaborated with communities that share similarities. Particularly in terms of how increased support and investment into cultural activities has impacted on the status, opportunities and future prospects of people within these two port cities that have faced the challenges of economic decline. The title ‘You’re Only Here For the Culture’ came from a Hull City AFC chant.
The Dark and the Light
Exhibition of monochrome photography by Steve Cheetham.
The exhibition is open Tuesdays-Sundays until the 24th February.
In Creative & Cultural Space 6, Outlet Level 3, Princes Quay Shopping Centre, Hull.
Visit the Creative and Cultural website for further information
Brick History
Exhibition runs until 9 March
Monday-Friday 9.30am - 5.30pm Saturday 9.00am - 4:30pm Sunday - closed
Hull History Centre, Worship St, Hull, HU2 8BG
For further information, please visit Hull History Centre website
Interior - exhibition at Studio Eleven
Until 24 March 2019
Studio Eleven Gallery, 12 Humber Street, Fruitmarket, Hull HU1 1TG
Free
Studio Eleven's first exhibition of 2019, featuring artwork by painter David Fulford and ceramicist Katharina Klug.
Visit the Studio Eleven website for further information.
Musical Memories: The World of Herman Darewski
Until 30 March
The Treasure House Champney Road Beverley HU17 8HE
Free
Visit The Treasure House website to find out more
Place to Place
Humber Street Gallery, Humber Street, Hull
Exhibition runs to 31 March
For further information visit the Humber Street Gallery website
Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2018
Exhibition runs until Sunday 2 June
Wednesday – Monday 10 am – 5 pm Tuesday 10 am – 7 pm
Exhibition Space, Brynmor Jones Library, University of Hull, HU6 7RX
Exhibition organised by the National Portrait Gallery. The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize celebrates the vitality and excellence in portrait photography today. The selected works provide an excellent overview of current photography styles, trends and techniques.
Visit the culturenet website for further information
Wayne Wolton – Domes of Hull
Monday 18 February, 9.30am
Hull Central Library Exhibition Space, Albion Street, Hull, HU1 3TF
Free
Come along and watch Wayne Wolton in this week-long live drawing of a three-metre high and ten-metre long depiction of the domes of buildings in Hull.
Hull Independent Cinema screen a variety of film
Check out their website for more information
WeWatchFilms screening classic movies back on the big screen at Cineworld in Hull every month.
Visit this google drive link below for the January – March 2019 season of classic films.
Lost Voice Guy
Saturday 16 February, 7.30pm
Middleton Hall, University of Hull HU6 7RX
£16.00, £14.00 Senior citizen concessions
Stand up from Britain’s Got Talent 2018 winner, BBC New Comedy Award winner and star and writer of BBC Radio 4’s comedy series, Ability, Lee Ridley (aka Lost Voice Guy)
Book tickets on the culturenet website
The Newland Lectures - Benjamin Britten and the Prodigal Sons
Tuesday 19 February, 4pm
Free admission - all welcome
Larkin L201, University of Hull, HU6 7RX
Professor Alastair Borthwick, University of Hull The Newland Lectures are a series of prestige public lectures in music that feature a range prominent national and international speakers showcasing material, ideas, compositions or historical investigations in their specialist subject areas. They are designed to be thought provoking but accessible talks.
Check out their website for more information
The Newland Lectures – Investigating Historical Instruments
Dr Emily Baines, Guildhall School of Music
Tuesday 5 March, 4pm
Larkin L201, University of Hull, HU6 7RX
Free entry
The Newland Lectures are a series of prestige public lectures in music that feature a range prominent national and international speakers showcasing material, ideas, compositions or historical investigations in their specialist subject areas. They are designed to be thought-provoking and accessible.
Book tickets at Culturenet
Arts Council Advice and Guidance on Brexit
Visit their website for more information
Hull is a host city for the Rugby League World Cup 2021 and will be working with Back to Ours
Hull has been selected to host a men’s group match and a quarter final at the KCOM Stadium.
In 2021, 32 teams will compete over 64 games, with the tournament promising to be one of the most inclusive and diverse events ever hosted in England, promoting the three disciplines of the men’s, women’s and wheelchair Rugby League World Cup.
As part of the announcement Portfolio Holder for Leisure and Tourism, Councillor Dave Craker said: “In bidding to be a host city we were very clear that we want the match days to be a fantastic event for the whole city and something which all of our residents can enjoy. We hope to see the most diverse audience there has ever been and will be planning a varied mix of entertainment to provide vibrant match days to remember. We will be working with partners, including Back to Ours, whose events were so popular during 2017. We also want visitors to experience all the city has to offer, and our local businesses will in turn reap the economic benefits.”
The tournament will be held in October and November 2021.
Just The Ticket: Free Theatre Tickets for Local Audiences
To mark the 10-year anniversary since the opening of Hull Truck Theatre’s purpose-built theatre space on Ferensway, the company are offering free tickets to local audiences*.
This offer is available to use on any Hull Truck Theatre production being staged between January and July 2019. This includes: Jack Lear, Princess and the Hustler, Us Against Whatever, Paragon Dreams, and The Hired Man.
*One ticket available per person, subject to availability. Terms and conditions apply. See the Hull Truck website for full details.
Give the Gift of Theatre - Hull Truck initiative
Hull Truck Theatre have raised £8k to provide 800 children from disadvantaged communities across the city the chance to experience the magic of live theatre over the next 12 months. Working in partnership with Hull & East Yorkshire Children’s University to allocate the tickets, the initiative gives children from disadvantaged communities the chance to enjoy a unique learning experience.
For the first time ever, donations for the appeal were doubled thanks to match-funding made available through Arts Council England’s fundraising and capacity building initiative, Catalyst. Schools including Newington Academy benefited from receiving an allocation of Give the Gift of Theatre tickets during 2018. Their classes were able to enjoy a festive production of Oliver Twist.
Studio Eleven – studio space available
Do you have a new year's resolution to join a beautiful studio? Are you a painter or printmaker or potter (or all three) then come and join us - we have space available in heated studios with wifi and equipment from January 2018.
email: info@studioeleven.co.uk or call 01482 229600 for further details
BillboardTV
Website and a monthly TV show, covering the arts and culture in East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire. We cover theatre, exhibitions, literary events, film and music. It is available via www.billboardtv.uk., which means you can download and watch whenever you like. Do you have a story or event? We pride ourselves on covering professional and amateur productions.
BillboardTV has been around for a year and has covered a lot but many organisations are still not sending information through for their chance of free publicity. Also, please check us out and subscribe to support our volunteer venture. Our email address is billboardtvuk@gmail.com.
The latest programme, for January 2019, is here: https://youtu.be/b7b0I1QWE_g
Arts Subjects A levels denied to ever more students
A student’s academic ability and the wealth of their parents are key indicators of the likelihood that they will get the chance to study arts subjects at A level in school, new figures reveal. The dramatic disparities in A level provision between schools with different student profiles are laid bare in the latest data produced by Cambridge Assessments, the examinations arm of Cambridge University. The disparity in music is the highest of all.
See the full story on Arts Professional
Funding and opportunities
Call for artists for Hornsea Ceramics Fayre
Deadline 1 March
£15 for exhibitors
Hornsea Town Council, Town Hall, 75a Newbegin, Hornsea, East Yorkshire, HU18 1PA
Applications are now open for a brand new pottery festival in Hornsea. The inaugural Hornsea Pottery Fayre will take place on Saturday 16 March at Hornsea Town Hall 10.30am-3pm. £15 flat rate for exhibitors for the day. Closing date for applications is 1st March 2019. This event will take place on the day of the launch of ‘Potter About Hornsea’ - the new celebratory Art Trail that tells the story of the historic and famous Hornsea Pottery. The Festival is set up to encourage makers to come to the town and for those based here to share their work. Be part of the story, we’re bringing pottery back to Hornsea!
Visit Studio Eleven to find out more or email info@studioeleven.co.uk
Spaces available for "Made in Hull" retail cabinet
Studio Eleven Gallery and Workshop
12 Humber Street, Fruit Market, Kingston upon Hull, HU1 1TG
Retail offer at £20 per month
A new opportunity has arrived for local makers to submit a special application for our “Made in Hull” retail cabinet in the Studio Eleven Gallery. Benefits of the cabinet include: A platform to show your work in the heart of the Hull Showcase your work at an established gallery in the heart of Hull’s Fruitmarket Arts Quarter Highly experienced staff to sell your products Marketing of your products on our e-newsletter Profile and publicity on the “Made in Hull” section of the Studio Eleven website Included in the rolling exhibition programme Includes bags & packaging.
Check out their website for more information
The Sunny Art Prize
The Prize is organised annually by the Sunny Art Centre in London, and offers a selection of thirty artists the opportunity to take part in international activities, including exhibitions and a residency.
Sunny Art Prize 2019 Submissions Deadline: 30 June 2019
Details visit the Sunny Art Centre website
Launch of the 2019 Moth International Short Story Prize
The Moth International Short Story Prize supports the work of short story writers through monetary awards and writing retreat opportunities.The competition also includes the publication of award winning work, giving the writers in question a creative platform for their work.
The first prize is a monetary award worth €3,000. The second prize will be a week-long writing retreat at Circle of Misse in France (this prize includes a sum of €250 for the purposes of covering travel costs). The third prize is a monetary sum of €1,000. The prize winning stories will also be published in The Moth.
This competition is open to anybody aged 18 and over who wishes to submit an original, previously unpublished short story. Applicants may submit as many stories as they wish. Entrants may be based anywhere in the world.
The deadline for applications is 30 June 2019.
For further information visit the Moth Magazine website
Fusion Fund for Professional Musicians to Develop and Test New Work – New Round Open
Closing date: 11 March 2019, 9am
Help Musicians UK (HMUK) operates the Fusion Fund, providing financial support for professional musicians to undertake projects that develop and test new work, ideas or potential career directions through inspiring periods of collaborative research and development.
Visit HMUK to find out more
Don't forget about Hull City Council Grants to Arts funding. Check out our website for more information. We can also help match fund an application to Arts Council England.
More Singing for Blokes, Chaps and other Men
City Arts are pleased to be organising a further series of free singing workshops for male voices. Building on the success of or previous workshops for male singers, these sessions will be run by local leaders Charles Huckvale and Laurence Rugg. Sessions run from 7:30-9pm on Thursdays:
21 February at Thornton Village Hall, Walker St.
7 March at Danish Church, Ferensway
21 March at Thornton Village Hall, Walker St.
and 4 April at Danish Church, Hull
No prior booking is necessary, just turn up and have fun. Contact Arts Development on 01482 300300 for further information about this, and any other aspects of our Singing City choral development initiative.
Creative Journals with Diane Chatterton-Hyam
Saturday 23 February, 11am-4pm
Studio Eleven Gallery and Workshop 12 Humber Street Fruit Market, Kingston upon Hull, HU1 1TG
£45 or £40 for members
In this workshop, you can create your own sketchbook, using a variety of materials and mixed media techniques.
To book a place or to request more details please email info@studioeleven.co.uk
3 Colour Lino Printmaking with Diane Chatterton-Hyam
Saturday 2 March, 11am-4pm
Studio Eleven Gallery and Workshop 12 Humber Street Fruit Market Kingston upon Hull, HU1 1TG
£45 or £40 for members
Learn the technique to produce 3 colour lino printmaking and registering
To book a place or to request more details please email info@studioeleven.co.uk
Saturday Sing - vocal harmony workshops
At Artlink, 87 Princes Ave, Hull
Free your voice and explore joyful harmony singing for pure enjoyment in the latest series of workshops. Retaining an emphasis on exploring voices in harmony, while creating beautiful music together. Led by experienced community choir leader Clare Drury, you will sing a variety of material including dipping into contemporary, folk, and world music. All songs are taught by ear, so there’s no need to read music, nor to have any previous singing experience. All you need is a desire to free your voice, and a willingness to join in with others in this friendly group and have fun.
A welcoming group for singers of all ages and abilities.
10:30am to 12.00pm on Saturdays 2, 9 and 23 March and 27 April 2019.
9 March session will explore songs celebrating women, to mark International Women's Day.
£5 per session, concessions £4, children £1 (all under 16s must be accompanied)
Please contact Clare 07774 961811 or e-mail: SingwithClare@outlook.com to discuss your needs or just turn up to a session. Join us on Facebook to see what we're up to.
Clare's work is based on the principles of the Natural Voice Network, who believe that singing is our birthright and in a natural approach to voice.
Yorkshire Dance are recruiting a Marketing and Communications Officer
The closing date for application forms is Monday 18 February at 10am.
Interviews will take place in Leeds city centre during week commencing 25 February 2019.
Check out their website for more information.
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