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 art 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.”
The council will be liaising with Bankside Gallery Hull to arrange the new street art.
The gallery’s David Harrison said: “We thank the council for its continued support. We know the former Clarence Mill site is a well loved and valued artistic space.
“We’re extremely pleased to see the old, weather battered, hoardings being replaced and know they will be warmly received by the city’s street art community.
“We have already posted publicly on our social media accounts about the news and expect new artwork to appear soon, weather permitting.
“Thank you once again to the council for its continued support for the city’s street art community – both here and elsewhere in the city. We hope to continue this well established relationship long into the future.”
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.
