Risky Cities team member, Dr Hannah Worthen looks back at a successful community workshop, delving into the historic records of the Hull History Centre. On Thursday 8th June, members of the local community and staff from the University of Hull gathered at the Hull History Centre for a day-long workshop on the theme of ‘Watery …
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Dr Kate Smith of the University of Hull’s Risky Cities project looks forward to the ‘Flow of Words’ sharing events, featuring newly commissioned works by five different artists. Throughout August 2022, we ran creative writing workshops with community groups around Preston Road with writer Maureen Lennon. Inspired by the histories of flooding in Hull, and …
Dr Ed Brookes of the University of Hull’s Risky Cities project reflects on the powerful and emotive textiles exhibition that formed the culmination of weeks of community workshop activity After months of weaving, crafting and scratching our heads at how best to display all the amazing textile art produced by communities over the summer, the …
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A personal view of the Risky Cities community textiles workshops by Kate Smith