2021 Festival
6 - 7 March, 2021
Fringe Festival
1 - 5 March, 2021
2021 Festival
6 - 7 March
1 - 5 March (Fringe)
Release your inner creative with this year's exciting programme of workshops, demonstrations, talks, exhibits, competitions and more.
Take part in the highly-anticipated ArtWaves Open Art Exhibition competition.
10.00am - 3.30pm
Tthe first of two exciting mixed media workshops with sell out artist Robert Dutton, sure to inspire students once more!
10.00am - 4.00pm
Join returning award winning artist Catherine Inglis in a full day workshop exploring coastal sunsets.
10.00am - 3.30pm
Robert is a Derwent Associate Artist and has won several awards with his contemporary and expressive approach.
10.30am - 3.30pm
Hull Beats Bus aims to build confidence and give the younger generation a voice through music and arts workshops.
Browse pictures, paintings, sculptures and more by local artists and residents in this year's Open Art Exhibition.
Put some colour into your life with artist Sophie Walker.
1.00pm - 4.00pm
Join professional fine art painter Julia Borodina in this exciting new workshop for ArtWaves 2021.
The Happiness Sum is a playful, interactive artwork by Gemma Wood. It asks us to consider what activities bring us happiness and how much!
10.00am - 1.00pm
Experiment with mark making techniques, in response to coastal patterns and textures, to create a decorative ceramic wall piece that can be taken away with them.
Scented Souvenirs is a souvenir stall with a difference; allowing participants to take home a perfume based on the stories they tell. Ran by Michael Borkowsky
John Harrison will be demonstrating an introduction to his style of pen and wash, based on loose yet strong ink drawings.
Using vibrant colours in pastel Catherine Inglis will show how to bring a coastal scene to life
Watching Robert Dutton paint his energetic and expressive style of painting is really exciting!
Join Julia Borodina as she demonstrates her painting methods and approaches based on a local seascape.
Join well known and returning artist Charles Evans for a demonstration taking you step by step through a watercolour piece.
Step into the real-life imagination of doodle artist Frankie Curtis
...Something lurks on the walls and floors, creeping and pushing through. Creatures squirming through rafters and underneath floorboards...
An intriguing temporary installation inspired by Victorian sea bathing.
The Iridescent Monster trail is an immersive family oriented installation piece.
Following the success of the 2019 visual art trail, the birds are back and bigger than ever... Well not quite but we have more of them to find!
Join A J Ludlow Professional Watercolours for a demonstration exploring the behaviour of pigments in Watercolours.
Join Justin Burns for an exploration of the geology, heritage and seaside traditions of the area’s resorts
11.00am - 3.00pm
Join the team from Hull Carnival Arts as they bring some magic to ArtWaves.
Join members of Hull Samba as they accompany the ArtWaves Parade down the Promenade
12.30pm - 3.30pm
Join artist Louise Goult for this 3 hour workshop exploring textiles.
1.00pm - 2.00pm
Enjoy this completely free 45 minute songwriting session with Hull Beats Bus so you can gain a sense of how online workshops work and what you can expect from them.
3.00pm - 4.00pm
Enjoy this completely free 45 minute session creating seascapes in mixed media with artist Robert Dutton so you can gain a sense of how online workshops work and what you can expect from them.
