One year on, what happens next?

One year on from the day Hull was crowned UK City of Culture 2017, Culture Company Chief Executive Martin Green announced that preparation is key to making 2017 a huge success.

In three events held to celebrate the anniversary of the win, cultural stakeholders, young people and the public heard about Martin’s ambitions for 2017 as he set out how Hull will prepare for its year in the spotlight. 

Speaking to packed houses in the Ferens Art Gallery Live Art Space, Martin said: “Hull put in a great bid and it’s now the Culture Company’s job to curate and deliver that bid. We want to stage the greatest, most spectacular year of arts and culture ever seen in the UK – and to do that detailed planning, preparation and partnership working will be the key to success.”

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Rovers reveal shirt inspired by City of Culture bid colours

Hull Kingston Rovers have revealed a unique away kit for the 2015 season to celebrate its pride at Hull being named UK City of Culture 2017.

The club were one of 20 “Business Angels” to financially back Hull’s bid for the prestigious title from the start – the only professional sports team in the City to do so – and have celebrated its success by unveiling an eye-catching shirt inspired by the official City of Culture bid campaign badge.

Launching the design shortly after the one-year anniversary of the City of Culture announcement, the Robins were joined by business partners, sponsors and fans at Archbishop Sentamu Academy to celebrate the cultural diversity of Hull and the surrounding area.

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VHEY attend annual World Travel Market

Visit Hull & East Yorkshire (VHEY) joined exhibitors from 186 countries and regions to ‘Tell the World’ at the 35th annual World Travel Market (WTM) Exhibition at the Excel centre, held in London in November. 

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Digital Utopias launches as part of Hull City of Culture 2017

Digital Utopias, a one-day conference that has been developed to inspire debate around the impact that new technologies can have in enabling creativity across the arts, will take place at Hull Truck in Hull on January 20, 2015.

Organised by the Arts Council, the event will be curated by Abandon Normal Devices and is supported by Google for Hull City of Culture 2017. 

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