Today marks what would have been Lord Richard Attenborough’s 100th birthday. Born on 29 August 1923, Richard was the eldest of the three sons of Mary and Frederick Attenborough. He […]
Attenborough Arts Centre has been selected as one of 20 winners in the Science Engagement category of the international Falling Walls Engage awards for its Atelier Labs programme. The programme […]
Written by Chloe Hutchinson The sun is shining (or at least trying to!) and the birds are singing which can only mean one thing – it’s time for Botanical Birdsong. […]
Rosie from ‘Rosie and Ramona’ is a returning tutor on our Creative Course Programme. In her work you will find brightly-coloured illustrations on cards, prints, wrapping paper and totes, including […]
One of our Creative Course tutors, Mel Rye, is ready to bring you a sense of playfulness! Mel’s work celebrates humour, silliness and the unexpected to create joyful pieces, which […]
Held in Manchester on Thursday 13 July, the HEIST Awards celebrates everything student recruitment, engagement, marketing and communications for universities and colleges around the world. A collaboration between Attenborough Arts […]
On the evening of the 12 July we celebrated the launch of ‘Covid Changemakers: The Extra Mile’ with the University of Leicester. Our communities came together to experience the exhibition […]
Next time you visit our centre you may see something new on our front windows: ‘Attenborough Arts Centre, Culture & Creativity for all’. We commissioned Nottingham based artist Lorna Dunn […]
By Blue Summer ‘Accessibility’ as a word is easy to define. The OED (2021) defines it as ‘The quality or condition of being accessible (in various senses)’. However, when discussing […]
One year ago today we begun our 25th anniversary celebrations at Attenborough Arts Centre. Established by Richard Attenborough, a lifelong champion of arts and social justice who campaigned to make […]
