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Adam Riches as Sean Bean in ‘The Twelve Beans of Christmas’ Like an undescended testicle en route to its final destination, Christmas is a-coming! And nothing yells Yule louder than Sean Bean in full on medieval mode, challenging you all to a sackful of seasonal games, hellbent on getting you all giddy. So come join […]
Best jazz music in Leicester. Leicester Jazz House presents a solo concert by Alcyona Mick, a pianist working at the forefront of the London Jazz scene. Alcyona has written and produced music for independent short films, documentaries, and animation. She won an award for Best Soundtrack at the Anima Mundi International Festival, Brazil, and has […]
New year, new creative project! Journaling has become a popular mindful practice and in this workshop we’ll show you how to use embroidery as a fun and creative alternative to a written journal. Embroidery journaling is a way to document your days by sewing icons and words on to fabric to create an eye-catching embroidered […]
We are partnering with local creatives 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 pattern-making, there […]
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 […]
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 […]
This exhibition is in partnership with Hayward Touring. Attenborough Arts Centre presents 'Material Worlds: Contemporary Artists and Textiles', an ambitious group exhibition exploring how artists are using textiles in surprising and radical ways. Illuminating the diverse roles textiles play in contemporary artistic practice, the exhibition brings together artists who take the intimate and domestic quality […]
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 and international artists. Over the past decade, these spaces have become more than galleries — they are places […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
