What’s on
Absolutely Cultured is a cultural development organisation passionate about the ability that arts and culture have to be a vehicle for change. Â
Here are our current projects taking place across our three strands; Programming & Curating, Social Action & Volunteering and Talent Development & Learning.
IETM Hull © Tom Arran
4Â December
Developing your Creative Practice webinar with Arts Council England
Are you an artist using this time to research, learn new skills, develop ideas and connect to other practitioners? Are you thinking to apply for Developing Your Creative Practice grant from Arts Council England? Absolutely Cultured is hosting a session to offer those interested an opportunity to meet with ACE and learn more about the funding available.
Imagination Alley, Absolutely Cultured © Tom Arran
October 2020
Imagination Alley
Volunteers have been working with local artists, partners and residents on this 120 metre-long mural in The Shires.
Peel Street Park, Absolutely Cultured © Sergej Komkov
Play equipment in progress from October 2020, mural to come
Play equipment and mural
Newly installed play equipment with artwork by Sergej Komkov and a mural by Lydia Caprani.
Installation View. Practice in Place. Courtesy of Humber Street Gallery and the artists, 2020. © Jules Lister
17 September - 13 December 2020
Practice In Place
Temporarily closed until 3 December.
The culminating exhibition of Fruit Factory Network, a year-long pilot programme designed to support local visual artists.
Installation view, 2020. Jamie Crewe, Solidarity & Love. Courtesy of Humber Street Gallery and the artist, 2020. © Jules Lister
15 August - 13 December 2020
Jamie Crewe: Solidarity & Love
Temporarily closed until 3 December.
Taking inspiration from Radclyffe Hall’s novel The Well of Loneliness (1928), the exhibitions address the provocations of the book, which has had a lasting impact on generations of queer, lesbian, and transgender people.
Ferref. Leo Fitzmaurice, Enjoy Civic Life. Courtesy of Humber Street Gallery and the artist, 2020. © Jules Lister
14 January - 18 April 2021
Enjoy Civic Life, Leo Fitzmaurice
Leo Fitzmaurice reworks logos and signs as a response to a collection of mounted plaques on display in Hull’s Guildhall in this new exhibition of work, commissioned by Humber Street Gallery.
Installation view. Leo Fitzmaurice, Autosuggestions. Courtesy of The Sunday Painter and the artist, 2020. © Ollie Hammick
14 January - 18 April 2021
Autosuggestions, Leo Fitzmaurice
Leo Fitzmaurice deconstructs and adapts car parts from his local scrapyard to create a series of mask-like creations that seem almost-human.
Model City workshop, Absolutely Cultured © Thomas Arran
Ongoing
Learning Resources and Activities
Fun and family-friendly activities inspired by our past, present and future projects.