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Four people are gathered round a white table drawing with pens and paper in the Salmon Gallery.
08 Dec
Creative Learning, Exhibitions, Gallery, News, Theatre and Performance

Ways We Can Help During the Cost of Living Crisis

  • December 8, 2022
  • By author-avatar Paige Manning
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The cost of living crisis has affected us all this winter and as a public-facing cultural centre at the heart of the University of Leic...

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02 Dec
Creative Learning

Diversity in Art: Communal and Inclusive

  • December 2, 2022
  • By author-avatar Paige Manning
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In the past, art was exclusive to the elite. If you wanted to be an artist, you had to have a patron who paid for your work and support...

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14 Nov
Creative Learning, Education, Exhibitions, Gallery, News, Theatre and Performance

We Are Celebrating Spring with the Launch of Our New Season

  • November 14, 2022
  • By author-avatar Paige Manning
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The arrival of spring is cause for celebration and this year we are celebrating before the year is even over. With the launch of our ne...

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Mixed media artwork featuring a cathedral at the centre, a tree to the left and an orange building behind this.
29 Sep
Creative Learning

Meet Our Tutors: Pete Clayton, Mixed Media Landscape Artist

  • September 14, 2022
  • By author-avatar Devin Gohil
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Over the 25 years since opening the centre, we have been fortunate to work with a strong network of highly knowledgeable, experienced a...

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Painting of a person against a mid-blue background. They are wearing a dark black floral shirt and holding yellow flowers. Their face is constructed with vibants strokes of green, yellow and redish browns.
22 Sep
Creative Learning

Meet Our Tutors: Jemisha Maadhavji, Bringing Together Pattern and Colour Through Portraiture

  • September 22, 2022
  • By author-avatar Devin Gohil
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Through the medium of oil painting, tutor Jemisha Maadhavji brings a contemporary approach to portraiture, combining pattern, bold colo...

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Student looks to the left of a series of framed photographs to check they are level. She is wearing a matching green to the sofa which is under the framed pieces.
21 Sep
Creative Learning, Education, News

Our Placement Students Celebrate their time at Attenborough Arts Centre

  • September 21, 2022
  • By author-avatar Devin Gohil
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Through the past 8 weeks we have had the pleasure of hosting three placement students from the University of Leicester’s MA Museum and ...

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5 ceramic heads sit against a grey background
15 Sep
Creative Learning

Meet Our Tutors: Sculpture and Ceramics Expert Austin Orwin.

  • September 14, 2022
  • By author-avatar Devin Gohil
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Sculpting with clay is a unique and often therapeutic way of making, allowing you to explore the endless possibilities of sculpture, ce...

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Photo of drawing with red patterns within an oval
08 Sep
Creative Learning

Meet Our Tutors: Savannah Sinhal, An Artist Bringing The Magic of Spirituality to The Arts. 

  • September 7, 2022
  • By author-avatar Devin Gohil
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As part of our 25 years of creativity. we spoke with Savannah Sinhal to learn more about her connection with the Vedic Arts, spirituali...

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Painting featuring red flowers, a hanging chair and other green vegetation in the foreground, against a black background.
05 Sep
Creative Learning

Get ready for: The Final Garden Art Challenge!

  • September 5, 2022
  • By author-avatar Devin Gohil
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Children and families, artists, students and anyone in between - this is an opportunity for you. Absorb yourself in the beauty of the n...

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A mixture of coloured textiles, red, browns and neon greens sewn together to create a textile painting
31 Aug
Creative Learning

Meet Our Tutors: Diane E Hall, an artist with a passion for the environment and conservation.

  • September 21, 2022
  • By author-avatar Devin Gohil
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Diane Hall has been a tutor at Attenborough Arts Centre since our opening, leading workshops such as Problem and Criticism, which helps...

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