Who we are…

87 Gallery Explorers is an opportunity to be part of something new and unique in Hull. Being an Explorer means you will discover, investigate, collaborate, and make exciting art in a professional gallery.

Kids ages 7-16 can gather weekly with us in our brand new Studio, where they will have exclusive after-hours access to our exhibitions, and can get involved in a hands-on way.

Subsidised places available.
Please contact matt.fratson@artlinkhull.co.uk for more info.

 
 

WHAT TO EXPECT

  • Weekly sessions exploring traditional processes and new technologies including CGI, photography, video and sound, sculpture, drawing, and more!

  • The chance to gain an Arts Award qualification

  • Unique creative experiences online, on site, and across the city

  • Collaboration with artists and peers

  • The chance to develop creative projects, events, and digital channels

  • The opportunity to gain first hand knowledge from artists and professionals about what it’s like to have a creative career

  • A supportive environment to make friends and share your interests

  • Support to develop a portfolio

 

Term 4 (Jan-March ‘25)

START JANUARY

Wednesdays 22 January to 26 March
(no session in half-term)

 7-11 Year Olds: 4.30 - 6.00 PM

12-16 Year Olds: 6.30 - 8.00 PM

Exhibition: Different by Design
Focus: Illustration and Nature

£10 / session for 9 sessions | £90 full term
Payment is not based on weekly attendance
Subsidised placements available (enquire here)

  • Investigate contemporary issues in the natural world through illustration, journalling and a combination of traditional and digital processes.

  • Gain special insight into the creative practices of our gallery staff, and work together with guest artists and designers, from inside - and outside - the city

  • Embrace the value of process, play and experimentation

  • The opportunity to gain an Arts Award Explore level qualification!

School Visits

 

Teachers and students - would you enjoy spending an afternoon, or an evening after-school with us at 87 Gallery?!

  • Learn more about our current exhibition with an exclusive tour of the gallery and studio

  • Take part in a practical activity with a local artist

  • Learn more about creative careers and working in an arts organisation, with our Engagement Producer and the gallery team

  • Bookings available for Primary, Secondary and Post-16

A school visit to 87 Gallery is an opportunity for students to tell us more about what they would like to see being made more available in the city, and which art subjects, techniques and processes they would be interested in learning, to help us in continuing to shape and improve our offer for young people and the wider community in Hull and the East Riding.

EXPLORE MORE

For secondary school work experience placements, enquiries about exchanges and collaborations, or volunteering opportunities to support our learning programme, email matt.fratson@artlinkhull.co.uk

 
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Our Instagram

This is a channel that 87 Gallery Explorers use to share their processes and outcomes. It is co-curated by Explorers lead (Matt) and the two groups.
Click through to see more of our posts and to follow along.

Check out Rosa's grainy and dramatic 'Grungy' ink drawing #inktober2024 P.S. Happy Halloween! 🎃☠️ @artlinkhull @87__gallery
It's #inktober again! Day 25 is Scarecrow - check out these responses from William and Isaac in Group 1 to beckon in our favourite time of year. #inktober2024 @artlinkhull @87__gallery
On the gallery floor, for our summer exhibition ‘Cold Junction’, Luis and Sebastian Bustamante installed a hopscotch shape to symbolise the concept of belonging to, and moving between two places - a ‘here’, and a ‘there&
Today we’re celebrating our first ever Gallery Explorers Arts Award achievements! A huge well done to Charlie, Aaminah, Noah, Rosa, and Arthur for each achieving their Arts Award: Explore qualifications at the end of the summer term. This is a
87 Gallery Explorers X Cold Junction   An exhibition of photographs taken by Gallery Explorers in Hull city centre is now showing in our Community Gallery space @87__gallery !   Accompanied on our Hull Culture Trail day by Explorers facilit
We were very fortunate to meet Isaac Yeboah @nashism_art at the beginning of the summer to learn about Symbolism and Style through his incredible drawings, based on family, memory and heritage, and a series of drawing exercises. Thanks so much Isaac
Gallery Explorers has been dynamite this term – check out these highlights from our Hull Culture Trail last month.   Huge thanks again to @ferensartgallery, Alex and Dave @humberstreetgallery for our tour of Live Like Legends, Dinostar, an
Term 2 of 87 Gallery Explorers begins today! We're looking back at these highlights from our recent workshop with @rubydeverell thinking about what self-portraits can communicate, and looking forward to seeing Ruby again soon as we dig deeper into o

 ‘At Explorers, I get experiences I would really never get at home or at school!’