ADMIT A GRAND DAY OUT ONE Hull History Centre Rosebowl Fountain, Queen’s Gardens, Hull


I Wish To Communicate With You installation


Made In Hull City Hall projection ◀ CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15


4 City of Culture


2017 is a special year in that it sees the return of the UK’s City of Culture designation. Designed to build upon the success of Liverpool winning the European Capital of Culture Award in 2008, the inaugural City of Culture award went to Londonderry in 2013, and in 2017 the honour has fallen upon Hull. Sited unfashionably at the end of the M62,


Hull may not be the fi rst city to spring to mind when one thinks of culture, but the city has gone to great strides to build its image in the past decade and is pulling out the stops to ensure its time as City of Culture is benefi cial. A large bulk of the awarded money has gone


into renovating the city’s Ferens Art Gallery (hullcc.gov.uk/Ferens), which will be the host


of the 2017 Turner Prize and will exhibit the four shortlisted artists work to the public, free of charge. But it’s not just the Turner Prize to look forward to as Ferens Art Gallery also hosts a wide range of paintings from artists such as Lorenzetti, Rembrandt and, local artist, David Hockney. If you prefer your art a little closer to the knuckle, however, the recently-opened Humber Street Gallery (humberstreetgallery.co.uk) is a contemporary art space dedicated to showcasing the latest artists and their boundary-pushing, often provocative work. There is more going on in Hull in 2017 than


its art shows, indeed if you are a music-lover then there are numerous music festivals


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coming to Hull in 2017 to suit all tastes. The city draws upon its proud maritime history to stage a Folk & Maritime Festival in July and, in the same month, the city hosts the Hull Jazz Festival where the freshest names in UK jazz perform alongside internationally-recognised artists. The true highlight of the city’s festivals is the Humber Street Sesh (humberstreetsesh.co.uk). Held in August, this award-winning grassroots festival takes over the city’s marina and exclusively hosts local musicians, which draws crowds of 30,000 people.


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THE WILTSHIRE MARKET town of Corsham is something of a hidden treasure: packed full of historic buildings, ties to Capability Brown, glorious countryside on the doorstep and culturally surprising – the famous Bath Academy of Art was established here. There are even peacocks regally wandering the streets to add a touch of the exotic! Situated just 20 minutes from


Bath, Corsham sits on the edge of the Cotswolds. At one end of its historic High Street stands the stately Corsham Court (corsham-court.co.uk), home to a collection of celebrated paintings displayed in a 72-foot long gallery designed by Capabi l ity Brown. A short walk further on, past the town’s quirky vintage, craft and antique shops, brings you to Corsham’s contemporary arts centre, The Pound (poundarts.org.uk), home of the summery Blue Sky Festival, 13-18 June (blueskyfestival.org.uk). Come back in the autumn and you can


discover over 50 of the area’s artists – and their open studios – as part of the Peacock Arts Trail, 30 September - 8 October (peacockartstrail.co.uk).


Hull is the only city in the UK to have white telephone boxes


The city’s first children’s literature festival, The Big Malarkey Festival, takes place at the end of June in anticipation of the Children’s Laureate winner being


announced. Hull Truck Theatre continues to host productions from across the UK while promoting the work of local playwrights. With all this, and so much more besides,


Hull is proving to be an attractive cultural destination in 2017. So why not journey up the M1 and see what all the fuss is about? Find a full programme of events at hull2017.co.uk


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There are cultural delights aplenty in this town.


Why not come and see for yourself? corsham.gov.uk/visit 01249 702130


Images: Jame Mulkeen / Neil Holmes Photography / Sean Spencer / Octovision Media


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