Creativity

Take a look at what we've been up to

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  The Peace Choir

  What began as a small community choir now has more than 20 voices of all ages. The choir meets every week and has performed at events across the region, including Festival of the Sea and Hull’s Freedom Festival.

  It has also shared a stage with Opera North in the heart of the East Marsh. The Peace Choir is about more than singing: it’s about friendship, being together, supporting one another and finding a collective voice.

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  Hear Me RAW

  RAW saw young people jam, learn and perform together under the guidance of professional musicians. The project has nurtured new bands, boosted confidence and put young talent centre stage.

  RAW was named after Roy Arthur Wright, a Grimsby musician who supported young musicians for decades. After Roy died in 2018, his widow Sheila Brown donated his recording equipment so that EMU could build a music programme for young people and the wider community.

  RAW was generously supported by the Arts Council.

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  Wild Pixels

  Year 5 pupils from Weelsby Academy worked with artists The Colour Foundry on a digital project, co-creating a vision of how a greener version of where they live might look and sound.

  The project, which the pupils named “Wild Pixels”, ended in an immersive exhibition of digital art and soundscapes that showed how creativity can spark big ideas about our environment.

  Funded by Create NEL with Place Partnership Funding and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

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  Snowdrop Celebration

  600 snowdrops were planted ‘in the green’ in Grant Thorold Park. Members of the community of all ages also enjoyed the chance to make snowdrop lanterns, which they paraded through the park to celebrate the snowdrops.

  This was enabled by funding from The RWE Humber Gateway Community Fund, managed by Lincolnshire Community Foundation.

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  Sea Like a Mirror

  A newly commissioned artwork White Horses by Ivan Morison, housed in a big black tent, toured around the six locations and, in each setting, was accompanied by a series of commissions by local artists, made in collaboration with the area’s community and showcased at the event.

  EMU were part of a National partnership project led by Cement Fields based in Kent, with Art Gene based in Barrow in Furness, Norfolk & Norwich Festival, North East Lincolnshire Council, and Super Culture based in Weston Super Mare, funded by Arts Council England.

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  600 bulbs were planted at the snowdrop celebration – which finished with a lantern parade

• Local creatives work with us as equals, shaping projects from the ground up.