Based on a series of “trans-for-trans” writing workshops that have taken place in Spring 2022, Earth is a Deadname is the first solo exhibition by Margate-based artist Lou Lou Sainsbury, installed first at Gasworks, London (July 2022) and then at Humber Street Gallery, Hull.
Identifying as a time traveller, Sainsbury works across film and performance, poetry and textiles. Her work unwrites and rewrites the natural history of living beings, inviting the viewer to delve into alternate mythologies informed by queer and ecological activisms. Sainsbury’s performances and films result from long-term research developed through collective study and collaborative processes.
For her first institutional solo exhibition, she presents a newly commissioned body of work that seeks to reimagine transgender experience beyond the limiting language of medical terms.
Free with grounds admission
In 2020 the Viola Trust asked Larry Malkin to produce a calendar featuring 12 boats and ships important to the Port of Hull. This calendar was sold to raise money to bring home the Viola-Dias which currently lies rusting away in Grytviken, South Georgia. The Viola was built in Beverley in 1906, and the Viola Trust is trying to bring her back to her home port of Hull before it is too late.
These calendar pictures with those of a second calendar commemorating the part that the 9 Hull registered vessels played in the liberation of the Falkland Islands in 1982 form a major part of this exhibition. Other pictures show the Viola being launched, moving down the river Hull, and leaving the fish dock on her first voyage out on station with the Boxer Fleet, along with a variety of seascapes.’
My Work:
My paintings of ships and seascapes started with pictures of the paddle steamer ‘Lincoln Castle’ way back in the 1970s, when as a teacher, I was seconded to BBC Radio Humberside to make education programmes. The Humber Bridge had not opened, so journeys to the South Bank and the Grimsby studios depended on the paddle steamers and the level and state of the tide. To paint this wonderful old vessel on the muddy waters of the river Humber, became a challenge as the Humber is a muddy brown coloured stream, highlighted with silver-blue sky reflections. This proved impossible to replicate until I slashed at the canvas with sweeping brush strokes from the shoulder with a long thin rigger brush. This suddenly gave the right effect. I now work in the same manner with all seas, blocking in with a wide brush, working from the shoulder and then adding movement with the rigger.
Larry Malkin
An exhibition by Artist Susan Beaulah of oil paintings on Bankside and the River Hull
New Contemporaries annual exhibition of emerging and early career artists launches in Hull at Ferens Art Gallery (Gallery 4) and Humber Street Gallery (Space 1 & 2)
The hotly anticipated 2022 exhibition includes artists selected through an open submission by internationally renowned artists James Richards, Veronica Ryan and Zadie Xa. Established in 1949, New Contemporaries gives visibility and recognition to the incredible breadth and depth of emerging talent.
It also provides vital development opportunities enabling artists’ practices to become more sustainable long-term.
Have you ever wondered how a shark works? Dive into The Deep this summer (23rd July – 26th August) and find out exactly that!
Join our crew as we journey through the toothy jaws of sharks and discover the anatomy of a shark through hands on activities, including jaw’some facts!
Explore the mouth of a shark and find out some of the strangest objects which have been found in a shark’s stomach and learn why a shark doesn’t sink!
Take part in our fin’tastic shark workshop and uncover the mysteries of this charismatic animal and what we can do to help protect this magnificent species.
The Shark Summer event is included in standard ticket entry (advance booking required for all visits), no additional booking is required for this exhibition.
‘Sea’ you soon!
Brooklands Photographic Society are holding their ninth annual photographic exhibition at Hull History Centre.
On Saturday 9th July Hull’s biggest free street festival returns to Prince’s Avenue.
Thousands will be entertained by this year’s headliners Pearl’s Cab Ride, fun fair, art sales, street entertainment, dancing, art installations and not forgetting food from 25 different food establishments.
The festival is organised by the Princes Avenue Community and Traders (PACT) which is a voluntary group set up to promote the local community and businesses. The festival is a celebration of the culture of HU5.
The event features live music from some of the very best local talent in the Hull area showcasing not only well established artists on the Main Stage but providing a platform for upcoming talent on the Acoustic Stage.
There will be Art Installations from local artists displaying and selling their work on the street. There will also be a number of stalls featuring local support groups and as well food and drink, some of the local venues will be offering live entertainment throughout the day.
The Hands on History Museum, in the old Grammar School where William Wilberforce studied, houses the story of Hull and its people.
Entry to the museum is free.
Hands on History includes a fascinating glimpse into Victorian times, the Story of Hull and also features the Egyptian Gallery. This gallery is home to a genuine 2,600 year old mummy and unique replicas of King Tutankhamen’s treasures.
The museum is open 12noon-4pm on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month.
Part of Freedom Festival 2022
This is an operatic video installation for an army of six girls and war mistresses created by and featuring Joanne Dudley, the performer known for her ground-breaking collaborations with William Kentridge.
Each of the seven screens depicts a 18th century imperialistic portrait but with noticeable difference. Instead of the lavish depiction of white powerful men, young girl commands her own stance of power.
The bold new work draws on a quintessential 19th century form and turns it on its head – the dramatic soprano’s death aria.
Each girl recreates an operatic death scene representing the squirming heights of patriarchal fantasy.
Brickfest is back again, with a selection of the finest LEGO displays by some of the country’s best builders, fun activities and LEGO retailers.
Join us for an action packed day to celebrate the opening of our Brick by Brick exhibition. Have a go at our LEGO® brick challenges*, take part in a mini-figure safari competition and enjoy craft activities.
Free, drop-in
Enjoy and see what you can discover about Hull, its people and its past in our Unlocking the Treasures exhibition.
Through fun and interactive elements the exhibition will bring to life people, places and events from the past using photographs, maps and documents from the collections held within the Hull Local Studies Library. What will you discover?
The Hesslewood Children’s Trust Exhibition: “A helping hand…” 1921-2021. One hundred years of Hesslewood.
The Exhibition highlights the remarkable journey and continued work of the Hesslewood Children’s Trust from its historical foundations to the present day.
Join the East Yorkshire Thoroughbred Car Club in the grounds of the Streetlife Museum for a display of classic cars.
See a great collection of vintage vehicles between 10am and 4pm
