In this issue
City Arts Forum - date for your Diary
Thursday 25 April, 6-8pm
Creative Voice Network Meeting
Tuesday 26 March, 11am - 12.30pm, Central Library
Don't miss the chance to discuss and share all things youth arts. Including Hull Libraries sharing their experience of Discover Arts Award as well as a tour around their new Makerspace. Booking required.
Find out more about Arts Award on their website
Creative Voice Youth Arts Festival Conversation
Creative Voice would like to involve more young people in the current conversation which was launched at last year's youth arts festival.
Let us know if you would like to help with this and we can send you the working document to share with your youth group. We plan to conclude this conversation by Easter with plans for a new one to start at the next Festival.
Email: creativevoice@hullcc.gov.uk
Creative Voice is an youth arts development initiaitive in partnership with Hull Youth Development Service, Music 4U and Headstart.
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.
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
Hull Truck Young Company present TEN, at Hull Truck Theatre
Monday 11 until Saturday 16 March, 7pm
Tickets are £9 (concessions £3 off) Recommended age: 11+
Celebrating 10 years since Hull Truck Theatre moved into its home on 50 Ferensway. TEN comprises ten 10-minute plays by four Hull writers. The plays explore local, national, and international events that have taken place since 2009.
To book tickets for TEN visit the Hull Truck website or call the Box Office on 01482 323638.
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
Box Office 01482 300306 or book online
Manchester Camerata at Meridian Centre, Withernsea
Thursday 21 March, 2pm
The Meridian Centre, Queen Street, Withernsea, HU19 2HH
Tickets £6 are available in person from Withernsea Library
Manchester Camerata returns to The Meridian Centre for a relaxing afternoon of popular classics chosen by local residents that will be specially arranged for this concert. Expect to hear a collection of music that will take you back to the time of big bands and dance halls, alongside well-known classical masterpieces such as Barber’s Adagio for Strings. We’re delighted to be joined by Withernsea Ladies Choir and residents from local care homes for this concert.
Box office: Bridlington Spa Tel. 01262 678258
Visit the Bridlington Spa website for further information
Lunchtime Concert – Sproston & Udloff
Thursday 21 March, 1pm, free
Hull Minster, HU1 1RR
Visit Hull Minster website
Clare Teal & Her Trio - Swing's the Thing
Thursday 21 March, 7:30pm
Hull Truck Theatre, Ferensway, Hull
£25
Award winning jazz vocalist and Radio 2 presenter Clare Teal joins her Trio for a brand new show with standards from the grand masters of the Great American Song Book, Cole Porter & Rodgers & Hart to witty and urbane song stylists of the 50’s & 60’s Cy Coleman & Carolyn Leigh & Dave Brubeck, while also drawing inspiration from more contemporary writers and originals.
Visit the Hull Truck Website for further information and to book tickets
Elio Pace
Friday 22 March, 7:30pm
Hull Truck Theatre, Ferensway, Hull
£24.50 concessions £2 off
Elio Pace returns to Hull Truck Theatre with a very special, intimate, and completely unique concert honouring his childhood musical idol, Elvis Presley. The concert features many Elvis Presley classics as well as some rarely-heard and forgotten gems. Elio’s sensational singing and electrifying piano-playing is ingeniously accompanied on stage by the dynamic and percussive power of the incomparable drummer, Steve Rushton.
Visit the Hull Truck Website for further information and to book tickets
Disney’s Peter Pan Jr – NAPA's Junior Musical Theatre
Tuesday 22, Wednesday 23 March 7pm, Saturday 24 March 2pm
Friday 29, Saturday 30 March 7.00pm, Sun 31 March 2pm
At Northern Academy of Performing Arts 50, Anlaby Road, Hull, HU1 2PD
£7
Based on the classic J.M.Barrie story, this musical adaptation follows Peter Pan on his journey through Neverland, as he tries to thwart the evil Captain Hook and save Wendy from the inevitability of growing up. Performed by Napa’s Junior Musical Theatre classes this story will take you straight to the second star to the right and straight on ‘til morning’.
Contact NAPA to book tickets on 01482 310690
James
Friday 22 March, from £41.60
Bonus Arena, HU1 2PS
Indie legends James have announced they will be embarking on 12 date UK tour which finishes at the Bonus Arena. In a typical non-conventional James style, the band will be ‘supporting themselves’ in a special 30-minute acoustic set before their famed storming electric main show.
Box office: 0844 8440444
Check our their website for more information
Hessle Sinfonia Spring Concert
Saturday 23 March, 7:30pm
£9/£7/£2
Longcroft School Auditorium, Burton Road, Beverley, HU17 7EJ
A programme of beautiful music for a spring evening. Tchaikovsky Romeo & Juliet Overture and Swan Lake Suite, Prokofiev Classical Symphony and Borodin Symphony No.3
Box office: Tickets on the door.
The Full Brontë – a literary cabaret, an afternoon of Wuthering Delights
Saturday 23 March 2-4pm
Hull Central library, Albion Street, Hull, £10
Suitable for audiences aged over 12 years
Book tickets via Eventbrite
Hulljazz presents Andrew Bishop's Jazz Orbit
27 March, 8:30pm
The Goodfellowship Inn, Cottingham Road, Hull, HU5 4AT
£5 £3 concessions for unemployed & NUS
An exciting Lincoln-based jazz/latin combo playing standards delivered with a kick. Richard Pustelnik: trumpet Sean South: guitar Kevin Cross: piano Rob Lewry: bass Adam Wilkes: congas and percussion Andrew Bishop: drumkit. Jazz Orbit play percussive jazz from the 50s, 60s, and 70s, by the likes of Horace Silver, Wayne Shorter, Kenny Burrell, Grant Green, and of course Jobim. Expect bossa, afro-cuban, with a pinch of funk.
Find them on Facebook
Heads Up clocks up a dozen festivals
Heads Up Festival, 27 - 30 March
Various venues, including Hull Minster, Hull Central Library and Kardomah 94
Check out their website for more information
Middle Child return to Hull Truck Theatre with Us Against Whatever
Wednesday 27 March to Wednesday 3 April, 7:30pm, Matinee Saturday 30 March, 2pm
Us Against Whatever follows the stories of Anna, a Polish woman who is starting to think she made a mistake in moving to Hull, and Steph, who sees her home city changing under years of austerity. The cabaret is performed in Middle Child's usual gig theatre style by a cast of actor-musicians. Audience members will be invited on stage to take part in karaoke themselves during the two intervals, as well as singalong to numbers throughout the show.
Age Guidance: 14+
Tickets: £18 - £10 (Concessions £2 off)
Visit Hull Truck Theatre website to book tickets or call the Box Office on 01482 323638.
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
Book tickets via Hull Box Office
Visit Hull Bach Choir website to find out more
Loudhailer Electric Company & Work in Progress Celebration
Saturday 6 April, 7:30pm
£8
Kardomah94, 94 Alfred Gelder St. Hull, HU1 2AN
Loudhailer Electric Company original psychedelic sounds, road songs, myths & legends, sci-fi, new set. Work in Progress feel-good mix of original and Americana favourites, ft foot stomping bass, fiddle, mandolin, guitar and vocal harmonies.
Book tickets online via Hull Box Office or tel: 0844 249 1000
NAPA present Hello, Dolly – Musical Theatre
10-13 April, 7:30pm, matinees on 11 and 13 April, 2pm
£15
Hull Truck Theatre 50 Ferensway, Hull, HU2 8LB
Join NAPA’s all-singing, all-dancing students as they return to Hull Truck Theatre with this fabulous musical comedy that’s a favourite on Broadway and the West End.
Book your tickets by calling the Hull Truck Theatre box office on 01482 323638.
Hulljazz presents the Hull University Big Band
Wednesday 10 April, 8:30pm
The Goodfellowship Inn, Cottingham Road, Hull, HU5 4AT
£5 £3 concessions for unemployed & NUS. Children welcome. Under 18s free if accompanied by a paying adult.
Playing a wide range of jazz and funk, spanning nearly a century of music, Hull University Big Band are back to perform some classic Big Band standards, and some contemporary tunes that you might not have heard before.
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.
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
Masterpieces in Focus from the Royal Collection: Hans Holbein the Younger, Sir Thomas More – at the Ferens Art Gallery
Exhibition will run from Saturday 23 March – 23 June in gallery 3
The Gallery is open Monday – Saturday, 10am – 4.30pm, and Sunday, 11am – 4pm.
Ferens Art Gallery, Hull, HU1 3RA
Part of Masterpieces in Focus from the Royal Collection. There is a programme of talks and events to the complement the exhibition. To find out more about these events visit the Ferens Art Gallery website.
Hornsea Ceramics Fayre
Saturday 16 March, 10am-3pm
Free
Hornsea Town Hall 75a Newbegin, Hornsea East Yorkshire, HU18 1PA
The inaugural Hornsea Pottery Fayre will bring pottery back to Hornsea. The event coincides with 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 locally to share their work and bring ceramics back to Hornsea.
Interior - exhibition at Studio Eleven
Until Sunday 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 Saturday 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 Sunday 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
Walter Presents to Yorkshire
Wednesday 27 March, 6pm, free admission.
Middleton Hall, University of Hull, HU6 7RX
Join us for an evening with Walter Iuzzolino - the curator of Walter Presents – who will talk about the ground-breaking channel’s vision for world drama, and be the first to see the first episode of their dazzling new show ‘The Mafia only Kills in Summer’.
Book online here. Check out their website for more information
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.
Ferens Fine Art Lecture - Sabina Jaskot-Gill of the National Portrait Gallery, London
Tuesday 19 March, 6.30pm, free
Middleton Hall, University of Hull, HU67RX
Ferens Fine Art Lecture Series 2019 The University of Hull’s Ferens Fine Art lectures will this year concentrate on the Art of Photography and will be held in connection with the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2018 exhibition, which is currently on display in the gallery within the Brynmor Jones Library until June 2019. Sabina Jaskot-Gill of the National Portrait Gallery, London. As Curator of Photographs (Content and Interpretation) Sabina curates the annual Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize and develops photography displays. She received an AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Award in 2010, completing a PhD in post-war Polish photography, jointly supervised by the University of Essex and Tate. Before being appointed Associate Curator of Photographs at the National Portrait Gallery in 2016, Sabina lectured on the history and theory of photography.
Check out their website for more information
Freedom Talks: In conversation with Guardian investigative journalist Annie Kelly
Tuesday 26 March, 6.30pm
Middleton Hall, University of Hull, HU67RX
Admission is free but booking is essential.
A landmark bill to help eradicate modern slavery received Royal Assent on 26 March 2015. The Modern Slavery Act was the first of its kind in Europe, and one of the first in the world, to specifically address slavery and trafficking in the 21st century. To mark this anniversary Freedom Festival Arts Trust (FFAT) and the University of Hull’s Wilberforce Institute for the study of Slavery and Emancipation (WISE) are joining forces to host a discussion with award-winning human rights journalist and editor of the Guardian’s Modern-day slavery in focus series Annie Kelly. The evening will also feature live spoken word and an exhibition of photographs from the Modern-day slavery in focus series called ‘Faces of Slavery’. This event is part of the ongoing ‘Freedom Talks’ a partnership between the University of Hull and Freedom Festival Arts Trust.
Check out their website for more information
http://culturenet.co.uk/events/freedom-talks-annie-kelly
Heritage Slide Shows with Q&A
Tuesdays 2 April, 4 June, 6 August, 1 October, and 3 December, 7:30pm
Off the Road, Live Lounge," corner of Princes Ave, Hull HU5 3RU
Bi monthly talks, by local author and historian, David Zander Smith. We explore the history of Hull, it's buildings, culture and quirky characters. All welcome. A huge collection of local heritage photo prints can also be browsed. Info via. mikeclive1945@gmail.com
Arts Council Advice and Guidance on Brexit
Visit their website for more information
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
Grass Roots Forum on developing the Cultural Offer of Hull and East Riding
Tuesday 26 March, and last Tuesday of every month, 7:30pm
Free
at Off the Road, Live Lounge, Princes Avenue, Hull HU5 3RU.
We are talented enough to export our creativity to the world. How do we use and develop our resources? We are the legacy.
All welcome, bring your ideas, make useful contacts.
Further info via. mikeclive1945@gmail.com
Funding and opportunities
Creative England Launches iFeatures 2019
iFeatures is an annual feature film programme, driving the development of low-budget, high-quality debut features from daring and distinctive storytellers across the UK. The programme targets emerging writers, directors and writer/directors who have yet to make a funded feature film, and at producers who are still at an emerging stage of their career. Creative England is seeking those whose work has already garnered positive industry and/or public attention in fields from short films, theatre, TV and documentaries, to online storytelling, art film and video, video gaming, commercials/advertising, graphic novels and music promos.
The funder is looking to support high-quality, low-budget films budgeted between £500,000 and £750,000.
iFeatures 2019 is open for applications until 9am on Friday 29 March 2019.
For further information visit the Creative England website
Hull Late Starters Salon Orchestra – callout for players
Tuesday mornings, 10am- 12noon
In HU6 7FB
This small orchestra, formed in Summer 2018, is for elementary and intermediate players.
Are you a late starter or a re-starter? Minimum standard required is music exam Grade 2 or equivalent. If you would like help in finding a teacher to enable you to reach the required standard, please contact HuLSSO for details.
They would be interested in players of any stringed instruments including guitars, any woodwind instruments including recorders, brass instruments of all sizes, and anyone who would like to play a percussion instrument or bring and play their own keyboard. Music stands will be provided.
For further information please visit the HulSSO website
The Chamber Culture Fund - open for applications Monday 18 March
The Chamber Culture Fund Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce Application deadline 12 midday on Monday 18th March 2019 A single award of £4,000 The Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce are pleased to invite applications to the Chamber Culture Fund. The fund was launched to commemorate the organisation’s 180th anniversary and Hull’s status as the 2017 UK City of Culture. The first award was made in 2018. Do you have an ambitious and artistic idea? Do you want to test out new work which will further develop your practice? The Chamber invites applications from artists and organisations based in the Hull and Humber region for a single monetary award of £4,000. We are keen to support the development of exceptional arts and culture projects. Successful applicants will also be allocated a mentor who will offer advice and support during the project, adding to the overall development experience. The awards are open to artists and organisations working in any discipline – this can include literature, music, visual art, the performing arts, digital media, performance and other artforms, or any combination of these. To find out more and request and application pack please contact: Chamber Culture Fund, Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce, 34–38 Beverley Road, Hull, HU3 1YE
Telephone number: 01482 324976
Email address: President@hull-humber-chamber.co.uk
Check out their website for more information
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
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 23 March and 27 April 2019.
£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.
Studio Eleven Gallery Workshops
12 Humber Street, Fruit Market, Hull, HU1 1TG
Fabulous Fused Glass with Louise Watson
Saturday 16 March, 11am-3pm, £60 or £55 for members
Louise Watson is an experienced glass artist that works with both architectural and kiln-formed glass. Learn the techniques of fused glass making, an ideal way to experiment and create your own small project pieces. You will learn a variety of fusing methods to create pieces such as pendants, decorations and small tiles. Suitable for beginners and those with some fused glass experience.
To book a place or to request more details please email info@studioeleven.co.uk
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 March at Thornton Village Hall, Walker St.
and 4 April at Danish Church, Ferensway, 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.
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.
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