Phil Hargreaves, Festival Director of Hull’s Freedom Festival Arts Trust
Phil Hargreaves is the Festival Director of Hull’s Freedom Festival Arts Trust and has a passion for transforming public spaces and how people experience culture. Phil is a keen supporter of artists and ensuring everyone can access culture.
Over his career Phil has had the honour of working with some incredible creative talents, including Bradford Council on their bid for UK City of Culture and the flagship festival programmes BD:Festival and BD:IsLiT.
He has curated and produced a diverse range of cultural experiences from large-scale outdoor productions and festivals to intimate light installations, to 1-2-1 performances and large-scale tours. He takes pride in being able to create environments that allow artists to thrive and audiences to have the best experiences.