Hull UK City of Culture 2017
hull uk city culture designation given city kingston upon hull england january december department digital culture medium sport dcms designation mean hull gain access funding improve infrastructure art facility host series event celebrating local culture hull selected become second uk city culture since initiative began succeeding derry uk city culture event held every four year highlighting one location uk promoting art culture mean celebration regeneration aim initiative administered department culture medium sport build success liverpool year european capital culture significant social economic benefit area inaugural holder award derry derrylondonderry next uk city culture scheduled official aberdeen stated would bid title official dundee local official colchester derby leicester plymouth stokeontrent swansea hull york suggested city would bid title april hampshire chamber commerce announced portsmouth southampton making joint bid title also bid east kent canterbury ashford folkestone dover thanet another hastings bexhillonsea supported celebrity graham norton june shortlist four bid dundee hull leicester swansea bay announced winner title announced november hull chosen tv producer phil redmond chaired city culture panel said hull unanimous choice put forward compelling case based theme city coming shadow july martin green announced chief executive team green previously head ceremony summer olympics organised tour de france grand départ ceremony yorkshire first threemonth season intended focus contribution city art industry idea january hull event opened firework display humber estuary series sound light installation reportedly attracted visitor end first week bbc reporting people participated opening event event included multimedia sound light projection onto landmark building city victoria square well display hullywood icon featuring local people recreating famous scene film season april june focused hull gateway place movement celebration migration flux third season explored role hull played emancipation movement building contribution william wilberforce existing suite summer festival hull including freedom festival freedom festival former united nation secretarygeneral kofi annan awarded wilberforce medallion gave wilberforce lecture hull city hall celebrates historic role hull wilberforce combating abuse human right th anniversary decriminalisation homosexuality marked part lgbt series event included title uk pride awarded pride hull closing season october december looked forward attempted redefine city future building legacy year uk city culture turner prize held hull december december hull’s tenure city culture came end coventry took mantle uk city culture began june event constituting season city culture staffed volunteer working alongside paid staff initial pioneer volunteer recruited march various wave recruitment drive total individual volunteer signed volunteer wore uniform designed provided local company arco consisting black trouser short blue polo shirt jacket baseball cap purple backpack arco described colour scandalous blue ludicrous purple mischievous pink made volunteer easily identifiable approachable member public looking assistance advice bbc reported report university hull march found hull status uk city culture attracted five million people £ million investment new job hull city culture official website archived june wayback machine