Ferens Art Gallery

In keeping with Hull City Council’s Welcoming the World international theme this exciting exhibition looks at the shared culture between Hull and the Low Countries through the ages. Throughout the city and surrounding landscape, Dutch influence can be seen. Trading links go back as far as the thirteenth century and in the 1920s over half the fruit and vegetables imported into Britain from the Netherlands came in via Hull. From art and architecture to the greenhouses in Cottingham, this exhibition explores ties with our friends across the North Sea.

Suitable for

• Any age

Where

Ferens Art Gallery
Queen Victoria Square
Kingston Upon Hull
HU1 3RA

Admission

N/A

Website

http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/ferens

Over the past 10 years the Ferens Art Gallery has acquired a number of audio visual art works in collaboration with the Contemporary Art Society. The Gallery is displaying three of these artists’ works this autumn.
This large black and white projection explores the western fascination with the image of the veil. The subtly shifting focus rests on 5 female heads; the Iraqi born artist, her mother and sisters. ‘Veil’ adds a powerful contemporary voice to the Ferens collection of historic portraiture.

Suitable for

• Family friendly

Admission

Free Admission

Website

http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/ferens

Over the past 10 years the Ferens Art Gallery has acquired a number of audio visual art works in collaboration with the Contemporary Art Society. The Gallery is displaying three of these artists’ works this autumn.
These two contrasting short videos compliment the Ferens holdings of maritime art. Each conveys a distinct sense of the history and culture of our coastal communities and the ebb and flow of the related industries and their associated rituals.

Admission

Free Admission

Website

http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/ferens

This is a chance for children age 15 and under to have their work on display at their local gallery, and to win a prize. Entry forms and full guidelines will be available from Ferens Art Gallery in October.
Schools/youth groups may submit 20 artworks maximum. Schools are welcome to submit an artwork(s) that has been created by more than 1 pupil i.e a class entry.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Ferens and National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies (NADFAS)

Suitable for

• 0-4
• 5-6
• 11-13
• 7-10
• 14-15

Where

Ferens Art Gallery

This popular annual event, for both amateur and professional artists, is a celebration of creative talent. Bringing together both contemporary fine art and craft it’s an ideal opportunity to find an original work of art at an affordable price. This year's selectors are Desmond Brett, Visual Artist and Course Leader in Fine Art at Hull School of Art & Design and Kate Crawford, Gallery Development Worker, Artlink.
Guidelines, entry forms and framing instructions will be available to pick up at the gallery from November 2013.
OR From November 2013 you will be able to download and print the forms from: www.hullcc.gov.uk/openexhibition
Important Dates:
Submissions must be delivered to the Gallery between 13 and 28 January 2014. There is a non-returnable handling fee of £3 (£1.50 concessions) to submit your artwork for consideration.
Exhibition: 15 February - 27 April 2014
Collection of unselected artwork: 24 February - 17 March 2014
Collection of selected artwork: 3 - 24 May 2014
This exhibition is sponsored by the Friends of the Ferens and BSB Architecture.

Suitable for

• Any age

Admission

Free Admission to the exhibition.

There is a cost to submit work for consideration - a non-returnable handling fee of £3 (£1.50 concessions).

Website

http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/openexhibition