Exhibition: We Roar

We Roar is an exhibition that showcases exceptional artwork and poetry created by prisoners in England and the USA.

We Roar Exhibition

• Saturday 28 February - Wednesday 1 April 2026
• Hull Central Library

We Roar is an award-winning exhibition of artwork and poetry by 40 people in 20 UK & US prisons and was the first ever creative exhibition to tour ten prisons and the Ann Arbor Art Fair (USA). We Roar’s extraordinary works are now touring UK libraries, funded by Arts Council England.

The artworks and poems remind us to ask critical questions, not least about social equality, privatised governance and personal freedom.

The exhibition is open during library opening hours.

Hull Central Library Opening Hours:

• Monday - 9.30am to 5pm
• Tuesday - 9.30am to 5pm
• Wednesday -1pm to 7.30pm
• Thursday - 9.30am to 7.30pm
• Friday - 9.30am to 1pm
• Saturday -10am to 4pm

No need to book - just turn up!

Exhibition Talks

To celebrate the arrival of the exhibition in Hull, a launch event will take place on Saturday 28 February from 10am - 3:30pm. Please book tickets for the talks in advance.

10am - 11:30am / The History of Hull Prison

Local history talk with Paul Schofield exploring the history of Hull Prison.

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2pm - 3:30pm / In Conversation with Faye Claridge

Join the We Roar curator Faye Claridge in conversation with Josephine Metcalf, Senior Lecturer in American Studies & Criminology at the University of Hull. They will be discussing the themes and impacts of the We Roar exhibition and inviting questions from the audience.

The event is kindly sponsored by the Wilberforce Institute at the University of Hull.

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We Roar project with 40 people in 20 UK & US prisons touring UK LIBRARIES & PRISONS and the ANN ARBOR ART FAIR (USA) IN Partnership with NOVUS and the PRISON CREATIVE ARTS PROJECT (pcap) with the UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK and the UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN funded by Arts Council England.