Local artists welcomed for new street art on replacement hoardings

Hull City Council is engaging with local artists to create new street art on new hoardings around the Clarence Mill site.

The land was surrounded by hoardings which have deteriorated over time and are now damaged beyond repair, posing a health and safety risk to the public.

The council has commissioned a contractor to remove and replace them and is engaging with local artists to once again produce new street to adorn the hoardings.

Cllr Paul Drake-Davis, portfolio holder for regeneration and housing at the council said: "Commissioned street art is a huge part of Hull's culture and provide vibrancy to sometimes run-down or derelict areas.

"It is pleasing to hear that once again the council is allowing for the Clarence Mill hoarding fulfil this function, meaning passers by can sample colourful and engaging artwork, rather than staring at a blank canvas."

Adjacent to Drypool Bridge, the land is allocated as part of the East Bank Urban Village project, for which the council is actively seeking a development partner.

East Bank Urban Village will see up to 850 new homes developed alongside a range of other uses on the East Bank of the River Hull, creating a vibrant new urban village on underused brownfield land.

The hoardings will remain until such times as the development necessitates removal or replacement.