News
12th March 2024
Thank you to all that came and celebrated International Women’s Day during our sold-out Attenborough Late! An after-hours live art experience, our Late brought together music, dance, performances, workshops, visual...
6th March 2024
Oil painting is seen as one of the most prestigious and difficult mediums to create in, but we think we should all just get stuck in! You can’t get good...
26th February 2024
We were proud to launch our latest exhibition Traces, a dynamic exhibition of wheelchair printing and giant mark making created by children and young people from Ash Field Academy school...
6th February 2024
Throughout the year we have a range of performances from theatre to music, dance to spoken word, and more. But today we are putting a spotlight on our comedy because...
4th January 2024
We believe that art is one of the most amazing practices in the world but sometimes it can be hard to get into the rhythm of it. Even if you...
28th November 2023
We are pleased to announce that Attenborough Arts Centre has granted 23 Music Scholarships for the 2023/24 academic year. These scholarships have been made possible through the generous support of...
23rd November 2023
This November, SENsory Atelier Programme Manager Bob Christer spent a week in Berlin representing the Atelier Labs programme as a selected winner in the Science Engagement category as part of...
16th November 2023
We are saddened to hear of the sudden passing of Judith Tucker, co-curator of our current exhibition ‘Arcadia for All? Rethinking Landscape Painting Now’ which features her renowned work ‘Night...
27th October 2023
Last Friday (20 October 2023) we hosted an evening celebrating black culture and communities with our Attenborough Late curated by Opal22. It was an evening of creativity, education and rhythm...
10th October 2023
Local artist and creative course student, Angie Spencer, is making headlines for her incredible painting ‘Richard in Reflection’. The oil on canvas painting represents both the birth and death of...
28th September 2023
We know the start of term can be a stressful time. If you’re looking for a quick break from your busy schedule why not come down to the Attenborough Arts...
6th September 2023
In July, Attenborough Arts Centre welcomed two new placement students, Xiaoya and Chloe, from the University of Leicester’s School of Museum Studies. To find out more about what they’ve been...
29th August 2023
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...
18th August 2023
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...
14th August 2023
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....
28th July 2023
Joanna Holland’s first solo exhibition, ‘Out of the Blue: Landscapes of Chronic Illness’ launches today in Gallery 2. The show shares her lived experience of chronic illness as it brings...
27th July 2023
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...
20th July 2023
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...
18th July 2023
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...
13th July 2023
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...
7th July 2023
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...