All That Glisters is Not Gold

The Exhibition, called “All That Glisters is Not Gold’, is organised by one of the county’s most prominent art groups, East Riding Artists (ERA), and will run from Tuesday March 29th to Sunday May 22nd in the Hall’s new exhibition gallery.

Burton Constable Hall is a renowned Grade I listed Elizabethan country house near Skirlaugh in the heart of the East Riding.

Free entrance to Burton Constable Hall with admission ticket

A Different World – Through the Eyes of the Travelling Chichesters

A Different World : Historic House Reveals Glimpse of Aristocratic Lives Abroad in New Exhibition

Behind closed doors at Burton Constable Hall on the outskirts of Hull is a hive of activity as staff prepare the Elizabethan mansion for its grand reopening on 9th April for the 2022 season.

Most exciting of the changes being made this year is the creation of a brand new exhibition room and its transformation into A Different World – an exploration of the adventures of the travelling Chichester family in the 19th Century. With never-before displayed archive material featuring sketches by the globe-trotting military officer Sir Charles and his wife Mary Barbara and diary entries and emotional letters between them and their children half a world away, this year there is something new for everyone to discover.

A life of excitement, tragedy, adventure and affluence is told almost entirely through the words of this extraordinary couple, whose travels took them across Europe, the Mediterranean, the West Indies and North America. These long voyages saw the family cross the Atlantic frequently in the days when steam ships were still a new innovation, when colonialism was at its height and when a simple train journey from London to Hull could take 19 hours! From the earliest days of their courtship, through early married life apart as Charles built his career in the British military, to the couple’s terrible parting in Toronto, this exhibition explores their lives together.

Letters to Charles and Mary Barbara’s eldest sons, 4000 miles away at their school in northern England, portray the stark differences between the worlds that each were experiencing – but also show the strength of the bond of love and long-distance parenting that prevailed even when the world was a much bigger place! Of the couple’s eleven children, only five survived to adulthood – many were born overseas in Trinidad, Toronto – and even onboard a troop ship! This exhibition reveals the way the couple coped with the hardships they faced, as well as reveling in the high life of parties and picnics they explored in all the countries in which they lived.

Come to explore this different world with us – and in reading the words of a bygone age yourself, draw your own conclusions about that world and the people who lived there….

Life In The Humber – Easter Event

Visit The Deep this Easter and meet ‘Hank Plankton’ who can’t wait to tell you all about the incredible Humber Estuary and the amazing creatures who call it home. Explore diverse habitats, native bird species, grey seals and even zooplankton.

Get crafty with our guides in Deep Blue One and make your very own magnet to take home with you. (£2 donation).

Booking is essential. The exhibition is included in admission.

Shh! Shirethorn House Happening

Exhibition, events, performances and workshops organised by studio holders at Shirethorn House will take place from 16th April to 7th May 2022 at Humber Fruit Brokers Gallery.

In addition to the preview and closing events, new work by Hull-based Women of Words will be shown on May 1st ( this new show is suited to audiences 14 + parental discretion advised)

Shirethorn House appeared on the creative map of Hull in July 2021 providing studio space for artists and creators, and has grown into a community ranging from emerging to established artists, covering a wide range of art forms including painters, photographers, theatre practitioners, musicians, cartoonists, and circus performers.

For the “SHH!” (Shirethorn House Happenings!) exhibition at Humber Fruit Brokers Gallery on Humber Street, studio holders have come together to show their work, create performances and host a range of events. The work shown will express the creative melting pot that is Shirethorn House and highlight the opportunities and synergies that happen in the space.

Free entrance from Saturday 16th April to Saturday 7th May, opening every weekend from 11am to 4pm

Preview event 15th April.

See posters online for more info https://www.instagram.com/shirethornhouse/

Exhibition Launch Party

Join us to celebrate the opening of our latest exhibitions at Humber Street Gallery, Ankles Absorbing Ash by Harminder Judge and our INTER_CHANGE Showcase.

This event is a chance to meet the artists, visit both exhibitions and to bring people together from across the city for a drink or two.

INTER_CHANGE Symposium

A day of talks, workshops and discussion around supporting artists, collectivism and collaboration. The symposium will take place within the INTER_CHANGE Showcase exhibition at Humber Street Gallery and will explore similar themes that are present within the artist’s work. This event has been funded by Art Fund.

10am-4pm on Saturday 11 June

Sea Change

In some ways, Hull is a place defined by its relationship to the sea. It is a place grounded by a body of water- always pulling out, always coming back in again. This water has a remarkable tendency to shape, renew, de-stabilise and re-invent the land it surrounds.

 Sea Change is an exhibition which brings together the work of five artists, all with connections to Hull. It asks the questions: To what extent do our collective geographies and histories inform who we are? Are such things traceable in our habits, choices and creative agencies? And how – if at all – do the places we come from shape, inform and contribute to our sense of self?

Just as the tide does daily, some of the artists featured in the exhibition have returned to Hull for the show. The pool is mixed with those who have navigated new waters alongside some who have stayed close to home.

As the sea remains a constant unknown, any sea change brings about the chance for learning and un-learning. This exhibition is an opportunity to suppose, wonder, invite new perspectives and cultivate connections. It may pose the questions above, but it may not answer them.

 CREEL 

Creel are an artist-led curatorial project based in Hull. Formed in late 2020 by Ellie Chapman and Lauren Wilson, Creel aim to highlight the work of early career artists based in the region. Hull has historically been described as ‘the end of the line’ due to its geographical isolation, Creel counteract this by providing a platform for local artists. In 2021 Creel launched HEARTH/PARK, their first online exhibition on their Instagram page, featuring the work of 16 artists with connections to the city. Sea Change is their first curated exhibition in a gallery space.

Science Spectacular

Join us at the Museums Quarter this Easter for a celebration of science. We’ve teamed up with the University of Hull, Explorer Dome, Science Made Simple, and more for an exciting 2-day Science Spectacular packed full of free bookable and drop in activities for all the family to enjoy.

Ever wondered if it’s possible to build Iron Man’s Suit? Or how superheroes fly? These are some of the questions the University of Hull and their Superhero Science Show will look to answer.

The Science of Sport Show will invite you to limber up and get involved as they explore how we balance, what happens when a ball bounces and why things that spin are so important in sport.

The Explorer Dome, ‘The Wonder of Space’ science show will see visitors discover a world of planets, stars, galaxies, and black holes, explore the life and death of stars and discuss the future of transport and human space travel!

As well as free ticketed science shows there will be a host of free drop-in activities including the paper plane challenge, fossil making fun, the science of wind energy, and science busker David Price.

Brick by Brick – International LEGO Brick Art

This family friendly exhibition brings together work by international artists, designers and photographers who use LEGO® bricks as their medium or inspiration.

The exhibition includes a range of stunning 2D and 3D work. Using this simple plastic construction block as their starting point, each artist has created striking, thought provoking and often humorous artworks which will appeal to art enthusiasts and LEGO® fans alike.

Brick by Brick is a 20-21 Visual Arts Centre Touring Exhibition.

Burton Constable

Richard Lees: The Whalers

The Whalers is essentially a print re- imagining of Moby Dick as a story about human greed, toxic masculinity and the fatal consequences of declaring war on nature.

The project has been inspired by a number of things: firstly, Burton Constable’s commemoration of Herman Melville’s bicentenary (the focus of Hull Print Collective’s design brief in 2019) ; secondly, Hull’s Whaling heritage, particularly in relation to the ambitious Maritime City project. But the prints, as you’ll see, also draw on my deep concern about the life or death environmental crisis we now face and the dark forces that brought us to this cliff edge.

The exhibition may be viewed in the Stables Community Art Gallery

Hull Unleashed Comic – Con

A great geeky day out!

Hosted by Smiley Quinn and featuring: Will Mellor, Patricia Quinn, Jimmy Vee and Louise Cordice

Extinction – The history of life on Earth

Dive in Deeper this half term and explore ‘Extinction’ and the history of life on earth.

Take a trip down our timeline, and take a look at the History and Development of Life in the Oceans within our Awakening Seas, leaving no stone unturned.

● Hatch Dinosaur eggs and use your palaeontology skills to identify the species.

● Dive into history, evolution and diversity of sharks, and the success of the great species.

● Witness the eruption of a Volcano with the use of some clever science.

All visits must be pre booked online on our website.

During this half term period, The Deep is open from 9am until 6pm (Last entry 5pm.)

Worlds Apart | Aristotle Roufanis at 87 Gallery

87 Gallery is excited to bring an immersive new media exhibition entitled ‘Worlds Apart’ by artist Aristotle Roufanis to Hull. Located on Princes Avenue, the gallery encourages local residents and visitors from further afield to come and see the work, which will be on display Thursday to Saturday from 15 January – 26 March, 2022.

Aristotle Roufanis was commissioned to create the immersive installation, which relies heavily on his knowledge of emergent digital processes and engineering. Visitors will enjoy seeing the installation respond to aspects of real time, such as daily weather conditions and news headlines, making each day of the exhibition a unique experience.

The late politician Jo Cox once said that “loneliness doesn’t discriminate”. We all feel lonely once in a while. However, loneliness is so subjective, that we can find it difficult to relate to another person’s experience.

In his ongoing project Worlds Apart, visual artist Aristotle Roufanis uses video installation to address issues around social isolation. The work seeks to evoke a visceral response in the viewer, to spark moments of empathy, curiosity, awareness, or even uneasiness.

Using advanced technology and new media, the installation consists of an asymmetrical grid of video screens of different sizes. Each screen shows computer-generated footage of a glass tank situated on an isolated coastline, surrounded by water and uninhabited land. The tank contains a typical living room with a single armchair facing a television screen and empty boxes on the floor. The setting feels familiar, it is simultaneously welcoming and disturbing. Loneliness affects more than 9 million people in the UK alone. The contrast between the awe-inspiring landscape and the unsettling room inside the tank attempts to capture what this condition feels like.

Show Real, Kara Chin

For her most ambitious solo exhibition to date, artist Kara Chin will transform Humber Street Gallery into a ‘blue screen’ studio, where sculptures resemble props from a CGI* movie set.

Taking inspiration from the sets of Hollywood’s live action films, such as Disney’s live action film sets, which combine computer generated characters with real actors, Chin is interested in exploring the boundaries between the natural and the artificial worlds that we are increasingly moving between.

Working across sculpture, moving image and animation, the artist has had a long standing interest in artificial intelligence and the way that humans and machine interact, and for this exhibition of new works, Chin will be combining the sophisticated technology of open source CGI imagery and voice sampling with more rudimentary collections of domestic objects to create intriguing and often humorous artworks.

The Stacks: Bodies of Work

The Stacks: Bodies of Work exhibition is the culmination of a six-month arts and research residency project with visual-media artist, Matt Fratson.

Books and items buried deep in the archives of Hull Libraries will be the focus of a new exhibition delving into the city’s rich history, highlighting hidden reference collections of Hull Libraries and examining hidden archives of literature, records, surveys and maps.

There will also be exhibits at Bransholme Library and Greenwood Library from Monday 22 November until Monday 13 December.

 

Ferens Favourites

Since summer 2019 we’ve been asking visitors and school groups which artworks in the Ferens collections are their favourites. They told us how they make them feel, what they like about them and what they mean to them. The result is an exhibition that has given children, young people and adults in our city a voice which has not only shaped the exhibition, but how we see the Ferens Art Gallery’s collection.

The exhibition is a chance to see favourite works from the collection, like Rosa Bonheur’s The Lions at Home, Joseph Noel Paton’s The Man With The Muck Rake and Peter Wilson’s Believe Me, I Know Best, with text labels and drawings by the people of Hull.

Free entry * Last entry 30 minutes before closing time.