A photograph of the public art intervention Sea of Hull by Spencer Tunick. Hundreds of naked people, painted different shades of blue lie on the floor of a main road in Hull City Centre. The painted bodies appear as a flow of water passing by the Guildhall. 

Hull

With local young people, we are exploring how democracy and collective decision making is understood in a community that has one of the lowest voter turnouts in the country. The local political culture is discussed in this BBC Radio 4 documentary. Our work in Hull will take place through 2027 and will culminate in an exhibition and events with local leaders and community representatives at the Freedom Centre, co-produced with our partners, local youth organisations and young people.

We ran an animation workshop with My Pockets production company at the Freedom Centre Family Fun Day on July 30th, 2025.

Posts

Catherine Hill, Frome - A cobbled street with stone buildings and independent shops.

1 October 2025

Civic imaginaries of Frome

Michael Howcroft

Between November 2025 and March 2026, the Civic Imaginary Partnerships team will be living and working in Frome. In this blog, the first of our Place-Study profiles, we outline some of the features that have shaped Frome’s contemporary civic identities and why the town is of interest to us.

Read More