Humber Street Gallery is proud to present Affinity Without Finality, the final exhibition of its artist development programme INTER_CHANGE, showcasing new work by early-career artists Chloe Barker, Emily Fratson, Zivarna Murphy, Victoria Smith and Isaac Yeboah.
Since December 2024, the five artists have worked closely with the Gallery’s team through creative workshops, retreats, mentoring and professional development. Over the course of the year, conversations between the artists and team kept returning to one theme: friendship.
What does it mean to make with one another, to support each other, and to hold space for care, complexity and connection?
Taking inspiration from artist Céline Condorelli’s reflections on friendship as a form of cultural production, Affinity Without Finality explores how collective responsibility and togetherness shape creative practice. The exhibition brings together ceramics, textiles, drawing and photography to consider friendship as both subject and process, with each artist offering their own interpretation while remaining deeply connected to the group.
INTER_CHANGE, which ran from 2021–2025, provided early-career artists in Hull and the Humber with time, space and resources to experiment, reflect and grow. The programme was designed to help artists build confidence and resilience in the early stages of their careers, while forming networks that would continue to support their practice long after the programme ended.
This closing exhibition celebrates not only the achievements of the five participating artists, but also the spirit of collaboration that has defined INTER_CHANGE since it began. While this is the final chapter for the programme, Humber Street Gallery continues its commitment to artist development through the Fruit Factory Guild, a new support network for artists, curators and cultural practitioners across the region.
Affinity Without Finality invites audiences to experience work shaped by dialogue, care and creative friendship in an exhibition that captures the power of making and being together.
