Audiences invited to create their own artworks as part of BBC's Turner Prize coverage from Hull, City of Culture
DJ, producer and artist Goldie presents the award for the Turner Prize 2017 on December 5 at Hull Minster. The BBC, as part of its commitment to the arts, will broadcast the action from the ceremony in the heart of Hull, the City of Culture 2017 and explore the art and artists on this year’s shortlist.
Published: 30 November 2017
The Turner Prize is the world's most exciting and important contemporary art prize - and this year is no exception with the work of four terrific artists on display in our City of Culture, Hull.
- A special episode of BBC Two’s Front Row featuring Waldemar Januszczak, David Bailey and Polly Morgan will profile the four shortlisted artists as they prepare for the exhibition in Hull and will include a live music performance from former winner Martin Creed
- BBC News will broadcast the ceremony from Hull Minster as the winner of the Turner Prize 2017 is announced
- BBC Radio 6 Music will ask listeners to create their own pieces of art inspired by music featured on Mary Anne Hobbs’ programme (Saturday 2 December, 7-10am)
Jonty Claypole, BBC Director of Arts says: “The Turner Prize is the world's most exciting and important contemporary art prize - and this year is no exception with the work of four terrific artists on display in our City of Culture, Hull. The BBC is proud to partner with Tate, using the full breadth of its services to bring coverage, debate and opinion about the prize to millions in the UK and around the world."
On Saturday 2 December, Waldemar Januszczak, David Bailey and Polly Morgan will join Brenda Emmanus on BBC Two’s Front Row (7-7.30pm) to ask what the Turner Prize - an award synonymous with the progression of ideas and pushing the boundaries of art forms - reveals about the current state of British contemporary art.
The programme will also profile the shortlisted artists Lubaina Himid, Rosalind Nashashibi, Hurvin Anderson and Andrea Büttner as they prepare for the Turner Prize 2017 exhibition at the Ferens Art Gallery in Hull, which is a highlight of the UK City of Culture programme, whilst Hull-born actress Maureen Lipman joins Brenda on a tour of the exhibition itself and former Turner Prize winner Martin Creed performs live in the studio.
On BBC Radio 6 Music, Mary Anne Hobbs’ show (Saturday 2 December, 7-10am) is broadcasting live from the Turner Prize 2017 exhibition in Hull and will be themed Art Is Everywhere. Listeners will be invited to create their own piece of art inspired by sounds on the programme, upload their work to the bbc.co.uk/6music gallery and share it on social media using the hashtag #6musicart.
To provide inspiration, Philip Selway will be performing an intimate live session and will appear alongside other guests including David Bowie's official photographer Denis O' Regan, inventor Dominic Wilcox, interactive designers Jason Bruges and Nick Tandavanitj of Blast Theory, Helen Yeomans and the Glorious Choir from Hull.
In Sunday’s show (7-10am), Art Is Everywhere continues with unique contributions from 2014’s Turner prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller, Anorak magazine’s founder Cathy Olmedillas, visual artist Rob Ryan, and poet James Massiah.
Coverage of the Turner Prize award ceremony will be broadcast live on the BBC News Channel and BBC World News at 9.30pm on Tuesday 5 December, and then shown on BBC Four later that evening. Rebecca Jones will offer a chance for viewers to explore the exhibition as she broadcasts live from the Ferens Gallery, while Jane Hill brings the excitement of the ceremony live to viewers at home as the winner is announced by Goldie.
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About the Turner Prize
One of the best known art prizes in the world, the Turner Prize was established in 1984 to promote public debate around new developments in contemporary British art. The Turner Prize is awarded annually to a British artist for an outstanding exhibition or presentation of their work in the previous year. It takes its name from the British painter J.M.W. Turner.
The Turner Prize 2017 shortlist was announced on 3 May 2017. The Turner Prize award is £40,000, with £25,000 going to the winner and £5,000 each for the other shortlisted artists. In addition to presenting the prize, an exhibition is held presenting the work of all the nominees.
From 2011 onwards, the prize has been staged at a venue outside London every other year. For 2017, the Turner Prize exhibition is held at the Ferens Art Gallery in Hull.
