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Mehmil Nadeem, The Tender Touch, 2021. Courtesy the artist.
Absolutely Cultured to bring Luminarium by Architects of Air to Pearson Park
Nikki Rummer © Camilla Greenwell
An interview with Nikki Rummer on her "Unbroken" performance.
Awakening Ceremony, Kara Chin. Courtesy of the artist, 2021. © Kara Chin
Humber Street Gallery line up vibrant new programme to kick off 2022
Humber Street Gallery takes next step towards becoming a creative centre with new programme announcement
© Absolutely Cultured
Creative Hull: A city coming back to life through culture
Whitefriargate, Hull © Chris Pepper
High Streets Heritage Action Zones’ cultural programme awards £6M grants
Creative Hull © Studio Capri
Celebratory summer event will shine a light on Hull’s creativity
Ferref. Leo Fitzmaurice, Enjoy Civic Life. Courtesy of Humber Street Gallery and the artist, 2020. © Jules Lister
Critically-acclaimed artist Leo Fitzmaurice to open a double exhibition at Humber Street Gallery
Absolutely Cultured working with Opera North to bring Paris to Hull this Winter
Our contribution to the COVID-19 crisis community response
Model City's young co-creators design shops for the future
On Saturday the sound of chatter will fill the air
Hull theatre companies return from Edinburgh Festival Fringe following critical acclaim
Image: RRR 2018. Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London. © Frances Disley
Humber Street Gallery Announces Exciting New Season of Exhibitions
Tom Arran
Volunteers work with Dove House Hospice on moving project
Full programme and venues announced for PRS Foundation's New Music Biennial 2019
Tom Arran
Volunteers head back to school for innovative development day
Tom Arran
The story continues. Make it an extraordinary year by becoming a City of Culture Volunteer.
Tom Arran
Celebrating the magic of Volunteers on International Volunteer Day
Simon Wainwright, imitating the dog.
One week to go until Urban Legends: Northern Lights
Hull Comedy Festival as part of Hull UK City of Culture 2017, Chris Pepper.
Preparations underway to welcome the international performing arts community to Hull
Pablo Clark
A captivating journey through the back streets of Hull
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School is out for the summer, but Dominoes are in!
Patrick Mateer
The seventh and final act of wanton wonder from the Land of Green Ginger is delivered
Patrick Mateer
From Hull to Senegal: The legacy of the Electric Fence
Mehmil Nadeem, The Tender Touch, 2021. Courtesy the artist.
48 artists who draw on the personal and universal narratives of our times are selected for New Contemporaries 2022
Nobody by Motionhouse. Image © Dan Tucker
A Circus Adventure with Dazzling Dance Heads To Hull New Theatre, co-presented by Absolutely Cultured
Kristin McGuire © Studio McGuire / Nikki Rummer © Camilla Greenwell
Absolutely Cultured presents a double bill of performance this November
Now You See Me, a critical essay by Rosanna Mclaughlin
© Roisha Wardlaw
Creative Hull is an opportunity to rediscover and celebrate our city
Pride In Hull 2017 © Thomas Arran
Inspiring City of Culture volunteering programme secures funding for further three years - and a new home
Dance Exchange Hull, Absolutely Cultured © Tom Arran
Absolutely Cultured launches new development opportunity for local creatives
David McLeavy
Absolutely Cultured appoint Curator David McLeavy to lead on Humber Street Gallery venue evolution
An insight into "Choreographic Objects" by Sam Metz
© Maria Mahfooz ‘30 Questions with Maria Mahfooz’ 2019, courtesy of the artist and New Contemporaries
Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2020
Festivals, residencies, conferences and more – how the Emerging Cultural Leaders Bursary is supporting local talent
’25 abductresses’ (2018) and ‘Pastoral Drama’ (2018) at Tramway, Glasgow. Photograph by Keith Hunter, courtesy of Tramway, Glasgow.
New Exhibition Announced at Humber Street Gallery
Absolutely Cultured and British Council launch new bursaries
PRS Foundation's New Music Biennial A Huge Success
PRS Foundation’s New Music Biennial Returns to Hull for 2019. Tickets available Friday 7 June
Absolutely Cultured’s CEO and Creative Director Katy Fuller to step down
Candoco Dance Company, Danny Lawson
Everyone and anyone: Hull hosts IETM
Patrick Mateer
Volunteers invite residents to a magical breakfast
City of Culture Volunteers celebrated at winter event
imitating the dog - Oh The Night! [Tom Arran]
Culture Still Shines Bright In Hull
Tulips are coming! Volunteers launch new community project
Simon Wainwright, imitating the dog
Illuminating dark winter nights with Urban Legends: Northern Lights
Anarchy In The UK, 1976. Screen print on muslin, 690mm x 900mm approx. Private Collection.
Jamie Reid XXXXX: 50 Years of Subversion and the Spirit
Kieran Stewart
Absolutely transforming the rhythm of Hull for one special day
Installation view, Utopias, 2017, Romily Alice
It Takes a Village: New exhibition at Humber Street Gallery
Installation view, 2019. Stranger in the Village, Harold Offeh. Courtesy of Art Tower Mito (Japan) and the artist © Yuzuru Nemoto
Humber Street Gallery shines a spotlight on Hull for its Summer season
Mountain & Mercies, galeriepcp, Paris, 2021. Courtesy of galeriepcp. © Diane Arques
Humber Street Gallery's Spring season showcases emerging local talent alongside established artist Harminder Judge
FloodLights, 2021. Absolutely Cultured © Tom Stevens
Absolutely Cultured to present brand new projections and soundscapes in Hull city centre this Autumn
Creative Hull © Studio Capri
Absolutely Cultured announces Creative Hull programme
Installation view. In My Room, Hannah Quinlan and Rosie Hastings. Courtesy of Focal Point Gallery and the artists 2020 © Anna Lukala
Humber Street Gallery to host first solo institutional exhibition by artists Hannah Quinlan and Rosie Hastings
Chatty Hull 2019, Absolutely Cultured. Courtesy of Artlink Hull © Anete Soda
Absolutely Cultured is awarded £198,000 by Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
Estuary 1-9, Jessie Davies, Practice in Place. Courtesy of Humber Street Gallery and the artist 2020. © Jules Lister
In conversation with Jessie Davies
Absolutely Cultured announce selected artists for Creative Micro-Commission Programme
Hear Hull's future brought to life by the city's children this February half term
Exciting Absolutely Cultured project to bring young people's vision of the future to life
New exchange programme for city’s dancers launched by Absolutely Cultured
New Season of Exhibitions at Humber Street Gallery Announced
Just Club, The Roaring Girls, The Herd, Middle Child and Casus
The Hull Takeover is heading back to The Fringe!
Jerome Whittingham
Stories from Fountain Road Estate told in new exhibition
Candoco Dance Company Face In by Yasmeen Godder Photography by Hugo Glendinning
Programme is unveiled for IETM Hull
PRS Foundation’s New Music Biennial returns to Hull
Suki Seokyeong Kang, Land Sand Strand, 2016-2018. Installation view at Bluecoat, Liverpool Biennial 2018. Photo: Rob Battersby
Liverpool Biennial Exhibition launches in Hull as Humber Street Gallery enters exciting new phase
Novak - Avenue [Chris Pepper]
Hull student’s textile designs illuminated as part of Urban Legends: Northern Lights
Photo: 7 Alleys by Periplum for Hull UK City of Culture 2017. Photo credit: James Mulkeen
The Seeds of Change Commission
Home Town Story - a beautifully explosive landscape love poem to Hull
Hull UK City of Culture is crowned UK's best arts project
Arts Council England awards Absolutely Cultured £1.25 million
Humber Street Gallery opens 6th exhibition in 2018, “Measures of Life”.
Tony Johnson, Yorkshire Post
