Young People

Find your creative spark

Whether you’re in your teens or your twenties, get inspired and get creative with Hull Museums. There are lots of ways for you to learn and take part across our venues.

Future Ferens (18–25)

If you’ve ever wanted to get hands-on behind the scenes of a thriving art gallery – this is your chance! Future Ferens is a volunteer group of young creatives, curators and promoters. Together they devise and produce a whole range of events and exhibitions at Ferens Art Gallery. (With our support, of course!) It’s free to join, and we have regular member meet ups throughout the year.

Find out more about Future Ferens

National Art and Design Saturday Club (13–16)

National Art and Design Saturday Club is a collaboration between Ferens Art Gallery and the Institute of Arts at Hull College. Created for 13–16-year-olds, the Club offers an exciting programme of practical workshops in art and design. As well as a chance for young people to meet new friends and build their portfolio.

Find out more about Saturday Art Club

Young Artist Open (15 and under)

The Young Artist Open is our annual exhibition for budding local artists aged 15 and under. Every year, we invite young creatives to show their work in Ferens Art Gallery. Young artists can apply as individuals, schools or local groups.

Find out more about the Young Artist Open

Open Exhibition (16+)

Aged 16 or over? Then why not enter our general Open Exhibition instead? Established in 1967, the Ferens Art Gallery Open Exhibition is our annual celebration of Hull's incredible artistic talent. The exhibition is open to everyone – from new and emerging artists to established pros.

Find out more about the Open Exhibition

Flourish with Ferens

Join our monthly creative sessions for children and young people. Organised with and for disabled and neurodivergent visitors, the group is welcoming, friendly and relaxed. Flourish happens once a month (on a Saturday) in The Studio at Ferens Art Gallery. Session themes alternate between art and music. So far we’ve had drumming, painting, collage, songwriting and printing.

Book your place at Flourish with Ferens

Past projects

Rediscovering Ferens – Identity Exhibition

Rediscovering Ferens was an exhibition co-curated with young people. We worked with Future Ferens as well as young people from Hull’s Warren Youth Project.

The project focused on themes of identity. Young people chose artworks that resonated with them from our permanent collections. They then made their own creative responses and wrote interpretation labels. These responses were displayed alongside the original artworks as part of a special exhibition.

A man teaching a group of school children. They are surrounded by easels and artworks.

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