He’s brought some of the best and most interesting music to York.
But last night it was Joe Coates’ turn to take centre stage as he was crowned the city’s Cultural Champion.
The music promoter and man behind Please Please You received the final award of a night which celebrated the incredible creativity and diversity of York’s arts scene.
[arve url=”https://youtu.be/N7H-ES6evQM” title=”York Culture Awards 2017 Opening Film” /]
Hosted by BBC Radio York Breakfast presenter Kay Crewdson and organised by Make It York, the York Culture Awards took place at the Minster on Thursday (November 23).
It opened with a new film showcasing the cultural vibrancy of the city produced by local film maker Ben Porter of Hewitt & Walker.
Performances on the night included 20 young people with disabilities from Accessible Arts and Media’s IMPs project, a bespoke dance performance from York Youth Dance, songs by Converge’s Communitas Choir and a performance by the Ebor Singers.
So who won?
The 2017 winners





[arve url=”https://youtu.be/vSHqfosVuiQ” title=”Inside the Viking exhibition” /]VikingVR is the first output of a rapidly developing collaboration between Digital Creativity Labs (DC Labs) at the University of York and York Museums Trust. The team (consisting of researchers and practitioners from both institutions) worked together to produce a bespoke VR interactive for the British Museum/York Museums Trust exhibition ‘Viking: Rediscover the Legend’. This exhibition is one of the first globally to integrate VR as a core part of the exhibition experience. Initial visitor feedback has demonstrated the popularity of the technology and has shown that VR can have a transformative influence on people’s perceptions of the past.
[arve url=”https://youtu.be/w0qGJ3y2yvE” title=”‘Tinged With Gladness’ by Katie Greenbrown” /]Katie Greenbrown is a freelance writer who has performed poetry at SayOwt, Unplugged, NY Ball, Words & Whippets, Finding the Words, Pechakucha, PlayOwt and Nerd Punk (at the Edinburgh Fringe). Katie’s performances are inspired by a desire to take poetry off the page and deliver it directly to an audience, showing how energising, accessible and enjoyable poetry can be when performed live with originality, authenticity and care.




