Thursday Lates
Each season, Humber Street Gallery showcases a new commission related to the themes of the exhibitions on display at the venue. Art inspires art and these events will take many forms; dance, music, spoken word, performance art and more.
On these Thursdays the gallery spaces will also be open beyond their usual closing time, so come and check out the exhibitions on display and then join us for an evening of culture!
Keep your eye on this page for upcoming Thursday Lates events…
Past Thursday Lates:

Thursday Lates: Dean Wilson
Thursday 26 October 2023
7-9pm
Humber Street Gallery
Pay what you can, booking required
In response to Perches and Flyways at Humber Street Gallery, poet Dean Wilson will reveal a specially commissioned poem and perform some of his work gathered in the collections Take Me Up The Lighthouse and Sometimes I’m So Happy I’m Not Safe On The Streets.
Thursday Lates: Horrible House
Thursday 17 August 2023
7-11pm
Humber Street Gallery
Pay what you can, booking required
Bruce Asbestos is bringing you Horrible House; a night of DJs, “open” house music and a bring-your-own DIY catwalk extravaganza. We’re also inviting house music-makers in Hull to submit your original tracks to Bruce Asbestos for a chance to be played on the night.
Thursday Lates: SALAAM!
Thursday 8 June 2023
7-9pm
Humber Street Gallery
Booking required
Hull based artist, Michael Barnes-Wynters (MBW) delivers a response to Hetain Patel’s exhibition Baa’s House, including the preparation, cooking and offering of a designed dhal with chapatti for all attendees, aided by his collaborator Emma Diamond.

Thursday Lates: BAIZE MOI
Thursday 20 April 2023
7-9pm
Humber Street Gallery
Pay what you can, booking required
A response to Winner Breaks First, BAIZE MOI is a dance solo choreographed by Gareth Chambers and performed by Joe Grey Adams that explores the sexual personae of masculine working class archetypes prominent in pop culture.

Thursday Lates: An Evening with Emily Oetegenn
Thursday 9 February 2023
7-9pm
Humber Street Gallery
Pay what you can, booking required
Spoken word artist, film-maker and alumnus of our INTER_CHANGE programme 2021/22, Emily Oetegenn shares her signature spoken word, her original short film Reprise and new film commission Alternative Stratosphere, exploring queer love, disability and sensuality.

Thursday Lates: Bluebeany and Sideshow Wonderland present “Disco Mystical”
Thursday 12 January 2023
7-9pm
Humber Street Gallery
Pay what you can, booking required
In “Disco Mystical”, Hull-based artist Anna Bean aka Bluebeany will explore themes of mysticism and transformation, presented through her magical glittery lens. Joined by Sideshow Wonderland, a group of performers featuring Michelle Dee, Caroline Ullyart and Ruth Getz, expect music, games and plenty of audience participation to help rid you of those January blues.

Thursday Lates: The Roaring Girls Christmas Party
Thursday 8 December 2022
7pm-late
Humber Street Gallery
Pay what you can, booking required
It’s December, so naturally it’s time to get involved with our late night Christmas Party hosted by Hull’s very own The Roaring Girls. MC Rabbey will be there to bring some festive joy to your Thursday night along with connoisseurs of the key change Plug It In.

Thursday Lates: Bloomberg New Contemporaries Artist Talk – In Person
Thursday 10 November 2022
7-9pm
Humber Street Gallery
Pay what you can, booking required
Kialy Tihngang, a Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2022 cohort member, joins us for this Thursday Lates event. Tihngang’s practice is informed by textiles, sculpture, costume, animation and moving image, which combines and contrasts hand and digital techniques.
Thursday Lates: The Big Draw
Thursday 13 October 2022
7-9pm
Humber Street Gallery
Booking required
Guided by artists Sean Azzopardi and Emily Fratson, the night will have you use the Bloomberg New Contemporaries exhibition as inspiration to create as many drawings as possible while learning new techniques.

Thursday Lates: INTER_CHANGE Special
Thursday 26 May 2022
7-9pm
Humber Street Gallery
Booking required
An evening of performance work by artists who took part in our INTER_CHANGE programme, including Sean Azzopardi, Claire Holditch and Emily Oetegenn. Featuring spoken word, live musical performances and art by some of Hull’s most exciting creative talent.
Thursday Lates: Out Loud Scratch Night with Middle Child and Silent Uproar
Thursday 24 – Saturday 26 March
6:30pm doors, 7pm start
Humber Street Gallery
Casino by Larner Wallace-Taylor
Out Loud is a scratch night for writers in Hull to see and hear their scripts performed by professional actors in front of a friendly audience for the first time, produced by Middle Child and Silent Uproar.

Thursday Lates: Emily Gray & Jamal Sterrett
Thursday 17 February 2022
7-9pm
Humber Street Gallery
Booking required
A double bill saw new performance work by dancers Emily Gray and Jamal Sterrett. Both artists developed unique performances in response to themes of identity, technology, reality, and history, as was explored in new solo exhibitions on throughout Spring 2022 at Humber Street Gallery by Ashley Holmes and Kara Chin.

Thursday Lates: Otis Mensah and G
Thursday 18 November 2021
Humber Street Gallery
This double bill explored new performance work by artist Otis Mensah, and cross disciplinary artist, G. Taking influence from Jazz, Hip-Hop and spoken word, both Otis and G developed unique performances alongside some existing pieces in response to themes of family, identity and the body present within Jasleen Kaur’s solo exhibition Flesh ‘n’ Blood.

Thursday Lates: Chiedu Oraka
Thursday 28 October 2021
Humber Street Gallery
Rap artist Chiedu Oraka performed an intimate set alongside Deezkid, BLAZER BOCCLE, JT, Joe The Third, and DJ D Li, comprising new work and previous tracks exploring themes of growing up in north Hull, perceptions of identity and the importance of community solidarity, themes which were shared within the exhibition In Conversation as Collective Strategy.
Location
Humber Street Gallery
Pay what you can, booking required
Upcoming events

Installation view. Perches and Flyways, 2023. Creative Connections Artists, Juneau Projects and Jennifer Holtridge © Jules Lister
Perches and Flyways, Creative Connections Artists with Jennifer Holtridge and Juneau Projects

Installation view. INTER_CHANGE Showcase 22/23, 2023. © Jules Lister
INTER_CHANGE Showcase 22/23

Thursday Lates: Emily Gray and Jamal Sterrett, 2022. Courtesy of Humber Street Gallery © Luke Hallett
Thursday Lates

Model City workshop, Absolutely Cultured © Thomas Arran