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  • January 2026

  • Thu 29
    January 29 @ 17:00 - 20:00

    Exhibition Launch: ‘A Decade of Exhibitions’ and ‘Material Worlds: Contemporary Artists and Textiles’

    Gallery 1 Attenborough Arts Centre, Lancaster Road, Leicester, United Kingdom   +1 more

    Join us to launch our upcoming exhibitions 'A Decade of Exhibitions' and 'Material Worlds: Contemporary Artists and Textiles'. In 2016, Attenborough Arts Centre opened its new purpose-built galleries, creating a new home for contemporary art in Leicester. Since then, we have welcomed thousands of visitors and hosted a diverse programme of exhibitions by local, national […]

    Free
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    Sat 31
    A tiled piece with yellow and green yarns punch through the holes.
    January 31 @ 10:30 - 14:30

    Introduction to Latch Hook

    Studio 3 Attenborough Arts Centre, Lancaster Road, Leicester, United Kingdom

    A beginner-friendly introduction to the highly textured and traditional craft of latch hook. In this relaxed half-day workshop, you will create a 12cm squared sample of hooked canvas which you can take home to display as a wall hanging or place in a frame.   About the tutor: Tutor Caroline will guide you through the […]

    £26 – £35
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    Sat 31
    An oil painting of a naked women sat down, looking at the painter.
    January 31 @ 10:30 - 16:00

    Portraiture Workshop

    Studio 4 Attenborough Arts Centre, Lancaster Road, Leicester, United Kingdom

    Through a whole series of drawing exercises, explore a wide variety of methods of seeing and therefore drawing the portrait from a live model. ‘Drawing is looking’, so in this one-day workshop you will explore a variety of ways of looking, covering structure, anatomy, light and shadow, the gestalt and much more, and utilise a […]

    £60 – £80
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    Sat 31
    A collection of colourful, stylised digital drawings on a collage.
    January 31 @ 10:30 - 16:30

    Digital Art: A Beginners Workshop for iPad and Procreate in a Gallery Setting

    Studio 1 Attenborough Arts Centre, Lancaster Road, Leicester, United Kingdom

    If you have an iPad and Apple Pencil and are wondering how to start your digital artistic journey, then this workshop is for you! Procreate is an app that is similar to Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator but much more user friendly and cheaper at just £10! Tutor Rosie is a self-taught artist and illustrator and since […]

    £30 – £40
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  • February 2026

  • Mon 2
    A tablet showing a piece of artwork, surrounded by pens, coffee, notebooks and colours.
    February 2 @ 10:00 - February 9 @ 16:00

    Social Media Marketing for Creatives

    Studio 1 Attenborough Arts Centre, Lancaster Road, Leicester, United Kingdom

    A new two day workshop for artists and makers who want to gain tips and tricks to get the max from their social media. Do you want to start selling your art online? To get better at it but need to know more tricks of the trade? Why do hashtags matter? What actually is an […]

    £60 – £80
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    Fri 6
    A person in a wolf mask growling.
    February 6 @ 19:00 - 21:00

    The Comedy Asylum: Menopausal Werewolf in Wigston

    Main Hall Attenborough Arts Centre, Lancaster Road, Leicester, United Kingdom

    From the team of comedians, writers and people with mental health conditions behind festival hits ‘Robots Vs Zombies’ and ‘Death in Dunton Gusset’ comes a suburban horror story of great magnitude. Also, there's a raffle. Age Recommendation: 16+ Show Notice: Scenes of violence Recommended Price: £10 What are ‘Pay What You Can’ tickets? We believe that that arts […]

    £5 – £20
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    Sat 7
    A white man and two young girls smiling at each other in front of a laptop that says '14/48'.
    February 7 @ 10:00 - February 15 @ 12:00

    14/48 Takeover Workshops

    Studio 1 Attenborough Arts Centre, Lancaster Road, Leicester, United Kingdom

    The World’s Quickest Theatre Festival written by Young People. Young people write the plays, and we stage them. 14/48 Takeover gives young writers aged 8-12 the chance to work with professional playwrights and theatre makers to produce four new plays, brought to life for family audiences. Each writer attends four sessions, either in the morning […]

    £20
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    Sun 8
    Two handles creating a pottery bowl together.
    February 8 @ 12:30 - 15:30 View all in this series

    Sunday Sessions: Illuminate: Sacred Threads

    Salmon Gallery Attenborough Arts Centre, Lancaster Road, Leicester, United Kingdom

    We are partnering with local creative community groups for our weekly Sunday Sessions, to support artists and organisations while bringing you incredible workshops each week. The sessions are designed and led by a local artist and groups, as they bring their own expertise to facilitate exciting creative workshops. Ranging from painting to pottery, wellbeing to […]

    Free
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    Wed 11
    A group of young people chatting in a gallery surrounded by art.
    February 11 @ 10:30 - 12:00 View all in this series

    Art History: Understanding Art Better

    Main Hall Attenborough Arts Centre, Lancaster Road, Leicester, United Kingdom

    A series of five talks with discussion time for anyone with an interest in understanding and challenging their views on art. These accessible talks with discussion time are intended for anyone interested in developing their understanding of art, whatever their existing level of knowledge. Some historical context for individual artists and schools of art will […]

    £7.50 – £10
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    Sat 14
    A blue background with a stylised women holding her face, painted in oils.
    February 14 @ 10:30 - 16:00

    Life Drawing Masterclass

    Studio 4 Attenborough Arts Centre, Lancaster Road, Leicester, United Kingdom

    Feel a sense of personal discovery as you challenge your practise in this one-day masterclass for those with some experience of life drawing. You will explore a wide range of styles and techniques to draw and paint the human figure and be encouraged to create something new and unique. You will begin by experimenting with […]

    £60 – £80
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    Sat 14
    A piece of white paper on top of a collection of scattered photographs. The paper has shapes and squiggles created with pens, threads and cut up paper. In the corner is another white piece of paper with a black squiggle with leaves made out of paper cuttings.
    February 14 @ 13:00 - 15:00 View all in this series

    Saturday Gallery Art Club: with Poonam Thanki

    Salmon Gallery Attenborough Arts Centre, Lancaster Road, Leicester, United Kingdom

    Saturday Gallery Art Club is your opportunity to get creative, explore art hands-on, and take inspiration from our latest exhibitions to create your own work. This session has been designed by one of our gallery assistant facilitators to explore a unique area of work. Open to everyone, each session is supported by our friendly Learning […]

    Free
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    Sun 15
    A mixed palette of different swirls of coloured paint broken up by abstract silver lines across the image.
    February 15 @ 13:00 - 15:00 View all in this series

    Sunday Sessions: Sacred Patterns

    Salmon Gallery Attenborough Arts Centre, Lancaster Road, Leicester, United Kingdom

    We are partnering with local creative community groups for our weekly Sunday Sessions, to support artists and organisations while bringing you incredible workshops each week. The sessions are designed and led by a local artist and groups, as they bring their own expertise to facilitate exciting creative workshops. Ranging from painting to pottery, wellbeing to […]

    Free
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