In this issue
Generations Orchestra
World - urban – fusion creative music making
Launching Saturday 15 February 11am - 1pm
And on Saturdays 15 Feb, 14 March, 18 April, 23 May, 13 June, 18 July
At Albemarle Music Centre, Ferensway, Hull
All ages and abilities - just turn up. Bring or borrow an instrument.
A partnership with Hull Music Service, Humber Drum Circles and Creative Voice.
Arts Development - Office move
The Arts Development team have moved from Pacific Exchange to new offices with colleagues from our wider Council department at Earle House, Colonial Street, Hull.
Our phone numbers and emails remain the same. If you'd like to send us mail, please direct it to our new address.
Light Works – Sabine Jeanne Bieli
Friday 31 January – 15 February
Open Wednesday to Saturday 12.30pm to 3.30pm
47 King Edward Street, Hull, HU1 3RW
Arts Development are delighted to have supported this exhibition by Sabine Jeanne Bieli with a Grants to Arts award. The artist uses spatial drawings made from mohair threads and light projections themed around water and air. Sculptural art works respond to a vacant shop, temporarily used as laboratory and exhibition space in Hull’s pedestrian zone.
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
Northern Ballet's new dance film platform showcases all the ways you can watch Northern Ballet in the digital world, giving you even more opportunities to experience our work throughout the year.
Check out their website to find out more,
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.
Green Ginger Garland Dancers
Every Thursday, 7:30pm
St Vincent's School Hall, Queens Road, Hull
Green Ginger Garland Dancers are keen to recruit some new dancers so that the culture of English traditional dance in Hull is more sustainable in the meium / long term
For more information visit the Green Ginger Garland website.
My Night With Reg at Hull Truck Theatre
Thursday 13 to Saturday 15 February, 7.30pm
Matinee: Saturday 15 February, 2pm
At Hull Truck Theatre, Ferensway, Hull
£26-£13.50 concessions available
In 1985, in a London flat, old friends and lovers gather to celebrate new beginnings, yet their whole world is about to change. Funny, sad and sweet, Kevin Elyot’s award-winning dark comedy play about the relationships of a group of gay men and their connections to the unseen yet magnetic Reg is a moving exploration of friendship, happiness and love, and their fragility in the shadow of the 1980’s AIDS crisis.An evening of laughter, heartbreak and celebration,
Recommended age 14+ Contains themes of a sexual nature, strong language, smoking and some upsetting scenes.
Visit the Hull Truck website for further information and to book tickets.
Kate Fox - Where there's muck there's bra's
Saturday 15 February, 7:30pm
£13 & booking fee
Ropewalk, Barton on Humber, DN18 5JT
A hilarious thought-provoking show which sees stand-up poet Kate Fox and actor Joanna Holden explore the Northern women you’ve heard of (and the ones you haven’t). This funny performance lecture uncovers the hidden history of the writers, scientists, sportswomen, politicians, protestors, musicians and other heroines who make up a far more diverse North than we usually see.
Visit Hull Box Office for further information and to book tickets.
Angels of the North
Wednesday 4 March - Saturday 28 March, 7.30pm
East Riding Theatre, Beverley, HU17 9BE
A New Comedy by John Godber OBE. Mick and Dennis have seen it all and done it all. From airport runs, taking pets to the vet, and delivering babies, it’s all in a day’s work for the local taxi firm. But with Uber on the block Mick and Dennis’ jobs are under threat. Hop in as these Northern powerhouses fight to survive
Starring John Godber, Adrian Hood & Martha Godber
Tickets are available from the East Riding Theatre Box Office (01482 874050) / (boxoffice@eastridingtheatre.co.uk) or online
Two at Hull Truck Theatre
5 March – 28 March
at Hull Truck Theatre, Ferensway, Hull
£26 - £10 | Concessions available
Pull up a stool and join the regulars amongst the humour and heartbreak that’s found at the bottom of a glass this March. Written by award-winning playwright Jim Cartwright, two actors play 14 characters in this mesmerising, bittersweet comedy set in a Northern local.
Visit the Hull Truck website for further information.
The Roaring Girls present Beach Body Ready
Tuesday 10 March to Wednesday 11 March, 8pm
Hull Truck Theatre, Ferensway, Hull
£13 concessions £11
Join The Roaring Girls for a defiantly feel-good show which sticks two fingers up at how the media says you should look.
Recommended Age 14+ Contains strong language and covers subjects that some people may find upsetting.
Visit the Hull Truck website for further information and to book tickets
Hull & Humber Film Forum
Wednesday 4 March, 6pm
Hull School of Arts & Design, Hull
The forum is a place for those interested in all aspects of film making to meet, chat, discuss, show short films and network with other filmmakers. People are encouraged to share information regarding filmmaking opportunities, films in development, future plans, etc.
The Film Forum, which is free, is currently run by Humber Film, a community of local filmmakers who share a common purpose to support and encourage each other and develop the filmmaking community in the Humber Region. Members work in various aspects of filmmaking and its associated disciplines.
If you would like to show a short film, please send it to info@humberfilm.com (or via WeTransfer or something similar) a few days before the event (mp4s preferred).
Visit the Humber Film website for further information and find the Hull & Humber Film Forum on Facebook.
Hull Independent Cinema
Visit the Hull Independent Cinema website for full details of independent film showing in Hull.
Women of Words
Women Of Words is a monthly event series for female performers of spoken word, prose, song and drama. Each month they feature open mic slots and special guests. Women of Words takes place between 2 – 4pm on the first Wednesday of every month at Hull Central Library Albion Street, HU1 3TF.
They continue to welcome a large and growing audience of women and men. Share your work with our warm and supportive audience with an open-mic slot, or simply enjoy the creative talents of Hull’s amazing women. They have a ‘pay as you feel pot’ which will be passed around during the interval. There’s no need to book – just turn up and join in.
Check out their website for more information.
Strange Majesty: an evening with Simon Heywood
Friday 6 March, 7.30pm for 8pm
£7 or pay what you can afford
Beehive Jazz and Arts Cafe, 73 Newland Avenue, Hull, HU5 2AL
Legends of Vortigern and the forgotten kings of Britain told in stories and music
Visit Hull Storytellers website for further information
Away with Words - spoken word open mic
Thursday 20 February, 7.30pm
Free
Off the Road Live Lounge, Princes Ave, Hull
Away With Words spoken word night. Come down and perform your stuff - spoken word, poetry, comedy, monologues, sketches - anything goes providing it's close to being legal. Hosted by Jim Higo, the event welcomes all performers.
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: From the New World
Thursday 13 February, 7.30 - 9.20 pm
Hull City Hall, HU1 3RQ
Adult tickets from £18 / students £5
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra perform some of the best-loved pieces by Kodály, Rachmaninoff and Dvořák "KODÁLY Dances of Galánta RACHMANINOV Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini DVOŘÁK Symphony No.9, ‘From the New World’ Kerem Hasan Conductor Mark Bebbington Piano Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Join the nation’s favourite orchestra for an evening of orchestral gems, beginning with Kodaly’s enchanting Dances of Galánta, a musical tour of the composer’s native Hungary, featuring the folk melodies that helped form its musical identity. The centrepiece of this evening’s performance is Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, a devilishly technical and lavishly expressive work, performed by celebrated pianist Mark Bebbington. Dvořák’s powerful yet poignant ‘From the New World’ Symphony concludes the evening; a rightful staple in the top 20 of Classic FM’s ultimate Hall of Fame."
Box office 1482 465683, Email address - culture@hull.ac.uk
Check out their website for more information
Stage 4 Beverley - Beverley's Winter Music Festival
Wednesday 12 February - Sunday 16 February
East Riding Theatre Beverley & The Monks Walk, Beverley
Five days of music and words bringing together leading artists from an eclectic mix of styles, including Mark Radcliffe, Tom Robinson, The Horizon Stage, The Magpies and more.
For more information and to see the full lineup visit the Stage4 Beverley website
Tickets are available from East Riding Theatre Box Office (01482 874050) or online via their website .
The Hubbards
Saturday 15 February, 6.30pm
The Welly, 105-107 Beverley Road, Hull, HU3 1TS
£6 & booking fee
Visit Hull Box Office for further information & to book tickets.
Fast & Bulbous Presents The Dyr Sister, ShaSh and Domestic Dog
21 February, from 7:30pm
£5.00 on the door
Union Mashup, Princes Ave., Hull, HU5 3QA
Headliners The Dyr Sister returned to action recently with a show of sublime beauty and drama. Strings, harmonies and a wonderful performance in the dark arts is to be expected. Straight outa Sheffield we have ShaSh who shall bring their energetic take on electronica and performance art. Plus Domestic Dog who performs a rare solo show bringing his stripped down lo-fi, sunshine pop which promises to make you feel warm and fuzzy during the bleak winter.
Find Fast and Bulbous on Facebook for further information.
Swansea City Opera - A Night of Romantic Opera
Thursday 5 March, 7.30pm
Adults £16, Concessions £14 all children under 16 free with full paying adult, additional children £6
Tickets are available from Beverley Library in addition to online and telephone bookings
Toll Gavel United Church, Beverley, HU17 9AA
The acclaimed company Swansea City Opera are returning to East Riding of Yorkshire with a captivating show transporting audiences into the world of Romantic Opera. An enchanting evening of arias and ensembles accompanied by piano and performed by a carefully selected cast of singers from the major national and international opera houses singing music from some of the most loved composers including Puccini, Verdi, Bizet, Mozart and many more. Known for his colourful life in opera as Artistic Director of SCO.
Visit the Bridlington Spa website for further information
Manchester Camerata - French Fancies
Thursday 12 March, 4pm
At Withernsea High School, Hull Road, Withernsea, HU19 2EQ
Tickets £7 available from Withernsea Library in addition to online and telphone bookings
Manchester Camerata returns to East Riding as part of the Royal Philharmonic Society award-winning Classically Yours series with a sumptuous programme of French favourites. From whimsical to romantic, this concert will take you on a journey through some of the most celebrated French repertoire and will include the world premiere of a new piece devised and written by members of the local community. Fauré Sicilienne, Op. 78, Debussy Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, Ravel Ma Mere L’Oye (Mother Goose Suite), Dukas Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Community piece
Visit the Bridlington Spa website for further information
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Brahms Symphony No.1
Thursday 12 March 7.30 pm - 9.20 pm
Hull City Hall, HU1 3RQ
Adult tickets from £18 / students £5
By popular demand, Esther Yoo returns to Hull to play Tchaikovsky’s ferocious Violin Concerto, followed by Brahm's Symphony No.1 "Borodin Prince Igor: Overture Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Brahms Symphony No.1 Thierry Fischer Conductor Esther Yoo Violin Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Opening with Borodin’s Overture from his opera Prince Igor, this piece provides the backdrop of a heroic bygone era in a work deeply infused with Russian folk traditions. By popular demand, internationally renowned violinist Esther Yoo returns to Hull City Hall to play Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with fire and ferocity, leading the orchestra in one of the most enduring concertos of the violin repertoire. The concert finishes with Brahms’ monumental First Symphony, which took the composer nearly fifteen years to write, and this is evident in the pure musical intensity throughout the work."
Box office: Culture Campus 01482 465683, Email address - culture@hull.ac.uk
Check out the website for more information.
Hull Bach Choir Concert
Saturday 14 March
Trinity Methodist Church Cottingham Road, Hull, HU5 2EJ
Adult £15& 2 for £25, Students and Jobseekers £5, Accompanied Children £1
Hull Bach Choir’s next concert is .Bach : St John Passion 7.30 pm (Full rehearsal @2pm) Conductor : Julian Savory. If you would like to sing instead of listen, whether you have sung it before or not you will be very welcome. Ability to read music is desirable. Fee: £20 - copy provided. Rehearsals ( 9) begin on Monday 13 January 2020 7.30 - 9.30 pm in St Nicholas Primary School, Cottingham Road, Hull HU6 7RH Please contact Suzanne to register, as soon as practicable, on 01482 446319 or 07905 303237 or email secretary@hulachchoir.org.uk or come to first or second rehearsal.
Check out the website for bookings or purchase from Gough & Davy (cash) or On the door
Box office: 0844 2491000
Hessle Sinfonia Spring Concert
Saturday 21 March
Tickets on the door: £9 Adult; £7 Concessions; under 18s free
At Longcroft Auditorium, Burton Road, Beverley, HU17 7EJ
A concert of music by Borodin, Khachaturian and Saint-Saens. Rich melodies, gorgeous harmonies and one of the best-loved TV themes ever! Hessle Sinfonia's Spring concert features Borodin Overture Prince Igor and the Polovtsian Dances; Khachaturian Spartacus Suite No. 2 (The Onedin Line theme) and Saint-Saens delightful 2nd Symphony.
Visit the Hessle Sinfonia website for further information
Sinfonia Viva - School of BaRock
Saturday 21 March, 6pm
Tickets cost Adults £8, Children £6
Bridlington Spa, YO15 3JH
Join Grammy nominated, RPS winning orchestra Sinfonia Viva for a wonderful evening of music. Don’t miss this huge community performance, which brings together over 100 people to perform together on stage at Bridlington Spa. Featuring Remarkable Rock Choir and Remarkable Rock Orchestra, the performance will also feature pupils from local schools, performing new music they have written for the concert, alongside some classical repertoire and some pop and rock classics. Led by James Redwood from Sinfonia Viva and Mark Howley from Remarkable Arts, this promises to be a hugely creative combination of rock and classical.
Visit the Bridlington Spa website for further information
Creative Connections: The Exhibition
Tuesdays - Saturdays to 6 March
Artlink Hull, 87 Princes Ave., Hull, HU5 3QP
Visit the Artlink website for further information
Enkindled Spring
Exhibition runs to 29 March
The preview on Saturday 8 February 1pm – 3pm RSVP: info@studioeleven.co.uk
At Studio Eleven Gallery and Workshop 12 Humber Street Fruit Market, Hull, HU1 1TG
Enkindled Spring Our first exhibition of 2020 Featuring: Ceramics by Dylan Bowen Hand – Made Prints by Melvyn Petterson
Visit the Studio Eleven website for further information
Enter U Dance on Screen
Check out their website for more information
Youth Music Update - Give a Gig Week is Back
Get ready for one of the most exciting events on the music industry calendar. Give a Gig 2020 kicks off from 27 March - 5 April, and it’s easy for you to get involved. All you have to do is register your gig on our website, fill out the venue with guests and raise money for Youth Music – simple.
Since Give a Gig Week began in 2017, more than 300 fundraising gigs have taken place featuring incredible performers of all genres, including Craig David, Clean Bandit, AURORA, Newton Faulkner, Bicep, The Wombats and Madison Beer.
Youth Music will help promote your gig to a wider audience. So whether you’re a small indie band, a large choir, a solo rapper or a jazz collective, join us to celebrate music and support young musicians.
If you are one of their grantholders and interested in holding a gig, please get in touch with your grants & learning officer to find out more about how we can support you.
Check out the Youth Music website to register now
East Riding Youth Dance is back - places still available
Beverley, Bridlington, Goole, Leven, Pocklington & Withernsea - Ages 9 - 18
A range of dance styles, from contemporary to urban dance will be offered across the two years and evaluation will play a key role in the continued artistic development of the project.
The sessions will focus on strength building and fitness along with the creation of an original piece of dance which will be performed at the biggest Youth Dance Platform in the area on Sunday 26 April 2020 at Bridlington Spa alongside other invited guest companies.
For more information visit the East Riding Youth Dance website
Children's Irish Dance Class
Various Locations in Hull and East Riding
Weekly Classes - Price £4
Want to compete or dance for fun, we have an Irish Dance class to suit you. With classes held in both Hull and East Yorkshire, the McKeown Academy of Irish Dance ensures to support all participants in achieving their goals. Classes are taught from beginner up to championship level and offer the opportunity to compete on a national/international level. The Academy regularly performs at venues such as the Hull City hall, Hull new Theatre, Bridlington Spa and Beverley Folk Festival.
For more information visit the Irish Dance Hull website or email irishacademy@outlook.com
Reading the Landscape - Photographs and Words Inspired by Walking the Wolds
7 March 2020 to 6 June 2020
At Treasure House, Beverley, HU17 8HE
Exhibitions Up Close - Reading the Landscape
Saturday 28 March 10am to 12noon
Find out more about the exhibition - Photographer Peter Heaton will be in the exhibition space to chat to visitors about this and his other projects. There will also be a selection of historic Yorkshire Wolds objects from our collection to take a closer look at. No need to book, just turn up.
Visit the East Riding Museums website for further information
Meet the Musicians of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Thursday 13 February, 6.30 - 7 pm
Tickets are free, but booking is required.
Mortimer Suite, Hull City Hall, HU1 3RQ
Informal, pre-concert reception with some of the musicians from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Meet the Musicians of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. “What goes through your mind as you walk on stage?” “What do you really think of the Hovis ad?” Here is your chance to ask!
Box office: Culture Campus 01482 465683
Email address - culture@hull.ac.uk
Check out their website for more information
Bookbinding Workshop - Making a Slipcase
24 March
£55
Hull History Centre, Hull, HU2 8BG
At this one-day workshop participants will make a bespoke slip case for one of their own books. We will incorporate a rounded spine with raised bands covered with leather and decorative paper to the sides.
Visit the Signature Bindings website for further information and to book
Good Things Market Spring Edition
29 March, 11am to 5pm
At 66 Humber Street, Hull, HU1 1TU
After a hugely successful first date Hull’s new modern makers market will be bringing all the Good Things on the 29 March. You’ll find local print / jewellery / homeware / art / vintage / ceramics / food / music and more good things in the Humber Fruit Brokers.
Visit the Good Things Market for further information
Saturday Sing - vocal harmony workshops
At Artlink, 87 Princes Ave, Hull:
10.30am to 12pm on Saturdays 8, 15 and 29 February, 14 and 28 March 2020
Free your voice and explore joyful harmony singing for pure enjoyment in the latest series of workshops of Saturday Singers.
With 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.
A welcoming group for singers of all ages and abilities. £5 per session, concessions £4, children £1 (all under 16s must be accompanied)
Please contact Clare email: 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.
Studio Eleven - workshops
Combine Monoprinting and Stencil Printmaking with Diane Chatterton- Hyam
Saturday 7 March, 11am – 4pm
£45 or £40 for members
Monoprinting is a form of printmaking that has lines or images that can only be made once, unlike most printmaking, which allows for multiple originals. Create stencils and use materials to make a variety of shapes, mark-making and textures. Includes all materials.
Fabulous Fused Glass Easter Edition with Louise Watson
Saturday 14 March, 11am – 3pm
£60 or £55 for members
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.
Safe Etching with Diana Chatterton-Hyam
Saturday 28 March, 11am – 4pm
£45 or £40 for members
Create beautiful prints with this non-acid etching process.
Studio Eleven Gallery and Workshop, 12 Humber Street, Fruit Market, Hull, HU1 1TG
Check out their website for more information
Burton Agnes Jazz & Blues Festival Dates Confirmed
Burton Agnes Hall, Burton Agnes, Driffield, East Yorkshire, YO25 4NB
Friday 17 - Sunday 19 July
Early Bird Tickets for the 2019 Burton Agnes Jazz & Blues Festival available now, for a limited time only at £75
Check out the website for more information or telephone 01262 490324
Dodging the Dross - storytelling workshop
Saturday 7 March, 10am -1pm
£20.00
At St Vincents Social Club, 32 Queens Road (Car Park on Elm St just around the corner), HU5 2QP
Basics of oral storytelling and style: Storytelling research - how to find the good ones: Writing and telling stories short and long
Visit Hull Storytellers website for further information
Shadow Tales with Judith Hope Puppet Maker Portable Shadow Theatre Course
February 29 - March 1 2020
2 day course, 10am-5pm each day
Price - £150
At Flemingate Centre, Beverley, HU17 ONQ
Design and create your own miniature, magical theatre experience for one viewer at a time. On this course you will make a portable shadow theatre, housed inside a box, complete with a small viewing hole for one audience member per show. Create a cast of shadow puppets and backdrops, and use different effects to create beautiful, atmospheric, small scale theatre. The shadow boxes transport viewers into a tiny, illuminated wonderland, unique and memorable to all who experience them. Learn to make shadow puppets using card cut outs (both jointed and unjointed), coloured gels and cellophane, oiled pen illustration and glass paints on acetate. Experiment with shadows made by small objects, fabrics and textures.
Visit Beverley Puppet Festival website for further information and to book
Absolutely Cultured: HIPI Hangout Discussion Forums
‘Finance Management and Budgeting’
Thursday 5 March 2020
6pm-8pm, Humber Street Gallery, Free
Confused by cash flow? Puzzled by procurement? Managing your project or company finances can be a daunting task. Join Absolutely Cultured, local artists and industry specialists to discuss the best approaches to writing budgets, tackling finance procedures and paying your artists, collaborators and yourselves fairly.
Setting up a Company
Thursday 2nd April 2020
6pm-8pm,Humber Street Gallery, Free
Setting up your own company is an exciting and rewarding experience, but with so many approaches to consider it can be confusing too. When is the right time to make it official? Should you become a Limited Company, a Community Interest Group or even think about gaining charitable status? We will look at the advantages of different routes, discuss the nitty gritty of legal responsibilities and introduce you to experts who can help.
To reserve your free space at either of our upcoming HIPI Hangouts, please email jack.chamberlain@absolutelycultured.co.uk. Places are limited.
Humber Harmony - opportunity to sing barbership
Humber Harmony are running workshops this month for men to try out barbershop.
Wednesdays in February, 7.15-9.30pm
at the New Clarence, Charles St, Hull
Visit their event page on Facebook for further informationVisit their event page on Facebook for further information
The ladies in Three Crown Sound are recruiting too,
Tuesdays in February, 7.15-9.30pm
at the New Clarence, Charles St., Hull
Learn a barbershop song alongside our established chorus, over four rehearsals. Sheet music and learning tracks are provided to assist you with the learning process, but you do not need to be able to read music.
The only requirements are: ability to sing in tune even when surrounded by people singing other parts, and a keen interest in barbershop.
Arts Council England Strategy - Let's Create
After two years of asking you for your thoughts and ideas, the Arts Council's new strategy for 2020-2030 is here.
Let's Create is a blank canvas. It's an invitation to help bring the ACE vision to life; to join in transforming England into a truly creative nation in which every one can play a part.
Business Rates Slashed for Grassroots Music Venues
The Government have announced details of a 50% reduction in Business Rates for small and medium sized Grassroots Music Venues. Over £1.7million will be released back into the grassroots live music sector, which has endured a prolonged crisis illustrated by the closure of 35% of grassroots music venues in the last decade. The extension of the relief will see 230 Grassroots Music Venues across England and Wales benefit, with the average saving per venue equating to a reduction in overheads of £7,500 per annum.
Visit the Music Venue Trust website to read more
BBC Upload
BBC Radio Humberside is involved in a new pan-BBC initiative designed to show off your creative talent!
Whether it’s as a singer or as a ‘creative’ in some other field, BBC Upload is an open invitation for you to send your work to the BBC, in the hope that it can be featured in their new show.
Upload on BBC Radio Humberside will normally be broadcast on a Tuesday evening, 9 til 10pm – with another chance to enjoy (the BBC does do repeats!) on a Sunday teatime.
And what can you Upload? Phil White, the producer in charge of Upload locally, says that singing would be very welcome (either as part of a choir or as a solo singer songwriter) other musicians (kazoo orchestras? Banjo ensembles?), bloggers, vloggers, reviewers, spoken word poets, writers….in fact, Phil says ‘if you can create it, you can Upload it!’
Already the signs are that creative folk across the area are getting involved in the new initiative and if you’d like to submit something for consideration, go to bbc.co.uk/upload. It’s simple to Upload – you can Upload as often as you like – and it’s free.
Phil says ‘if you can send an email with an attachment, you’ll have no problem with Upload and I look forward to hearing from you really soon’.
Gliitch Studios
Gliitch Studios, Prospect House, Prospect Street, Hull, HU2 8PP
Gliitch is a new digital analogue media studio in the centre of Hull. We are looking for artists, community groups and individuals who are interested in all aspects of media. The studio is available for groups an individuals to make their own films, videos and recordings. Training and support can be given and/or media engineers can be provided. Prices are negotiable, with a limited number of free offers. There is a TV studio, a film studio, podcasting and music recording facilities. We also have volunteer opportunities for those interested in media as a career or hobby.
Telephone number - 07759943552
Email address - darren@creativeprojects.org.uk
Visit the Culturezone Facebook page for further information
Spaces for Hire at Hull Scrapstore
Dairycoates Avenue, Hull HU3 5DB
£10 per hour/£50 per day
Space for hire, self contained with facilities, bespoke hours catered for.
Contact: 01482 328750. admin@hullscrapstore.org.uk
Visit the Scapstore website for further information
Juice Studios – Studio Manager (contracted)
Juice Studios are looking for a proactive individual with previous experience in a similar role to take the lead in the smooth running of a unique arts organisation. The Studios Manager provides the glue which will hold together a beautifully diverse mixture of people, projects and priorities. Managing operations as per the business plan including the smooth running of the studios, enrolling new members, room bookings and a small creative programme of workshops/talks.
For further details and an application pack visit the Juice Studios website.
Applications close 8th February
Generation Hull Chair
Generation Hull (Hull’s Cultural Education Partnership) are looking for an independent Chair.
For further information visit the IVE website, scroll down the page and follow the link within the ‘how can you get involved?’ section.
Closing date for applications is Sunday 9th February at 12am.
The Unknown Open
Do you have an unexplained photograph, something paranormal or other worldly caught on camera. Well Creative and Cultural are keen to see it. They are hoping to put on an exhibition of the unusual. Photographs of strange phenomena. To open at #RAWCON2020 (The Research and Witness Convention) 28 February in Princes Quay Hull.
Work has to be submitted digitally to the gallery by 5pm on 12 February via email submit@creativeandcultural.com.
Your work will then be curated and if successful will be printed by HIP Gallery and exhibited in Creative & Cultural Space 1 from 28 February 2020 and feature as part of the research and witness convention.
Up to 5 pieces can be submitted per entrant and must be accompanied with a submissions form which is available from the gallery or by request via email. Its £3 per entry to cover the cost of administration and printing. Payment can be made through paypal: paycandc@gmail.com or through their gallery shop in Princes Quay.
Earth 2050 Open Exhibition - Call for Artists
Venue - Hull History Centre, Hull, HU2 8BG
Calling all citizens of Earth - show us your vision. What will our planet look like in the near future? Will we have plastic-filled oceans and burning continents? Or will we all be living in green cities in disease-free harmony? In these uncertain times, imagination runs free… The University of Hull's Energy and Environment Institute (EEI) and Doctoral College, in partnership with Pint of Science are hosting an art exhibition to highlight the environmental issues facing our society. This includes potential threats to the environment/civilisation, changes currently happening and technology which might contribute to shaping our future.
The partners are making an open call for anyone to submit a photo or work of art (in any medium) that meets the theme: “Earth2050: What will our world look like in 30 years?”
Submission is via www.Earth2050.co.uk by 15 April 2020. 100 submissions will be chosen and exhibited at Hull History Centre (HHC) from the 29 April to 2 May 2020. A panel of judges will choose an exhibition winner and a runner up whom will be presented with their prizes at an evening event at HHC on 1 May. The exhibition will also include work from professional artists Dan Lewis and Kelly Stanford who will showcase their work along the same theme as the competition.
For more information and to submit your entry visit the Earth2050 website http://www.Earth2050.co.uk
Submission deadline 15 April 2020
Aesthetica Art Prize
Calling all Artists: Entries are open for the @AestheticaMag Art Prize. Enter your work onto the world’s stage and win £5000, a 12-week group exhibition and publication. Categories include #painting #sculpture #photography #installation #video.
Find our more via the Aesthetica website
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