Sunday Sessions: with Lizzie Howley
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 […]
Fixing by Wild Open Hearts
When Matt was little, their dad bought a classic car. A 1952 Sunbeam Talbot Mark II. Dad had ideas that he and Matt would do it up, repair, rebuild together. […]
WORD! Workshop: Unlock Your Story: A Creative Writing Workshop with Juliette Burton
Unlock Your Story: A Creative Writing Workshop with Juliette Burton Ready to write the story only you can tell? Join award-winning writer, comedian and storyteller Juliette Burton for an uplifting, joy-sparked creative writing workshop […]
Save the World: The 25th Annual Open Art Exhibition
A BrightSparks: Arts in Mental Health Group and Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust exhibition. The main exhibition features selected artworks from The University of Leicester Collection with responses from members of […]
Exhibition Launch: ‘A Decade of Exhibitions’ and ‘Material Worlds: Contemporary Artists and Textiles’
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 […]
Saturday Gallery Art Club
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 Open to everyone, each session […]
Apittame x Queer Coffee Linkups: Art for Freedom
‘Art For Freedom’ is an exciting, all-ages showcase event happening in February 2026 in Leicester. It’s a celebration of community, connection, the many ways we find our sense of belonging […]
A China Plate and Belgrade Theatre Co-Production in association with Birmingham Hippodrome: Please Do Not Touch
Written by Casey Bailey Directed by Gail Babb “They will tell you that legal and illegal are the same as right and wrong. And I’ve told you that you only have […]
WORD! International Women’s Day Special
Join WORD! – one of the longest running poetry and spoken word events in the UK – for a brand new season at Attenborough Arts Centre! With a vibrant open-mic […]
Paula Varjack: Nine Sixteenths
In 2004, in the SuperBowl halftime show finale, 23 year old Justin Timberlake ripped off 37 year old Janet Jackson’s top. Her breast was exposed on screen for nine sixteenths […]