Leading contemporary artists, Heinrich and Palmer, have created a new and stunning visualisation of one of the most popular objects in the Hull Maritime Museum’s permanent collection. Lumen Prize nominated artists behind the ‘Ship of…
Mahogany Opera has already created ten 10-minute Snappy Operas with some of the country’s most exciting composers and writers and is excited to announce the commission of two brand new Snappy Operas, in partnership…
During lockdown, despite worries about not earning enough to pay their rent, many visual artists will have been delighting in having additional time to devote entirely to their artistic practice, working alone, without distractions. Not…
As an artist who spends a lot of time in schools, teaching children of all ages how to draw, the lockdown has meant that illustrator Calvin Innes has had to shift his focus to creating…
Hull-born artist, Esther Johnson, has designed two T-shirts and a bag to celebrate the city’s entwined maritime and cultural legacy whilst raising money for foodbank organisations across the UK. Reece Shearsmith and five other Hull…
Hull-born singer and songwriter Jessika-Mae is the latest act lined-up to fill Back to Ours’ Friday night intimate gig slot, #rightonyoursofa. “I was always really influenced by artists like Stevie Wonder, Etta James, Janis Joplin…
PODCAST: 56 minutes HULL IS THIS 5th co-produced podcast with the YADA YADA spoken word group. Hi Five! The podcast is hosted by HULL IS THIS editor Jerome Whittingham, and Alice Godber, organiser of…
In response to the Covid-19 crisis and following careful consideration, Freedom Festival Arts Trust has announced that the city’s annual Freedom Festival will not take place outdoors in September as planned, but with an exciting,…
Continuing HULL IS THIS series featuring the work of some of the city’s visual artists, whose work might otherwise be hanging on a gallery wall right now, editor Jerome Whittingham has been messaging with photographer…
Nurses Day celebrations take place every year on 12th May, but in 2020, there’s even more reason than usual to celebrate the contribution nurses make in our society. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust’s nursing…