Friday 8th November
Print Fair and Launch of LAW
5:30 pm - 10pm
Leicester Print Workshop
LPW will be hosting the launch event for Leicester Art Week 2024. On Friday 8th of November from 5:30pm – 10pm you are invited to join us for late night shopping at The Print Fair @ LPW, listen to live music from Boilers, Rattle and More and help us raise money for the Lucy Phillips Art Fund.
Saturday 9th November
Plants as self portraits - Family Art Workshop
1 pm - 3 pm
Attenborough Arts Centre
Saturday 9th November
CQ Earlies
12 - 4 pm
LCB Depot
Plants have been used by humans as food, shelter, clothing, and medicine forever. Tim is inspired by Caribbean plants and how they connect to his own heritage. What plants are special / meaningful to you? How can we create a self-portrait using plants? Use collage, paint sticks and all the materials provided to create a botanical self portrait.
FREE Family activities across the Cultural Quarter at Curve, LCB Depot, Leicester Print Workshop, Phoenix & Two Queens. Find out more @cqearlies https://linktr.ee/Culturalquarterearlies
Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th November
Print Fair
10 am - 4 pm
Leicester Print Workshop
The Print Fair @ LPW will take place on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th of November in our beautiful workshop located in the centre of Leicester. You can get your Christmas shopping in early and buy from our community of printmakers, grab a tasty snack from Gooeylicious and have a go at screenprinting your own bag! Our new course programme for 2025 will also have its grand unveiling!
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Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th November
Open Studios
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StudionAme
Open studios event on Saturday the 9th and 10th, with work for sale and on display. Visitors are welcomed to come and walk around the studios and meet the artists.
Saturday 9th November
Open Studios
12 - 4 pm
Two Queens
Take a sneak peek behind the scenes at Two Queens artist-run gallery and studios, see work in progress and chat to our resident artists. All welcome, light refreshments will be available. Please note, some of our studio spaces are upstairs and not wheelchair accessible.
Saturday 9th November
India to Leicester: An Artist’s Journey Out of Hours Tour
10 am - 11 am
Leicester Museum and Art Gallery
View the exhibition India to Leicester: An Artist’s Journey without the crowds with a weekend pre-opening tour. Daughter of the artist, Kranti Parekh will explore the story of local artist K. Koria and his drive to pursue a career in the arts. It explores his life from his early beginnings in India, to how he came to establish himself as the UK's first Asian Graphic Artist.
Saturday 9th November
Family Workshop - Decorated Bags
12 - 4 pm
Two Queens
Join us for a free, drop-in family workshop and decorate a mini canvas tote bag. No booking required, wrap up warm and wear clothes you don't mind getting messy. Aimed at ages 4+. Part of Cultural Quarter Earlies.
Wednesday 13th November
New Media Art Club Gallery Screenings Presents:
Children of Men - Selected by Curator Pasha Kincaid
6:30 - 9 pm
CB Depot
Alfonso Cuarón's dystopian masterpiece "Children of Men" (2006) offers a haunting vision of a world grappling with human extinction. Set against the backdrop of global infertility, the film explores themes of hope, rebirth, and the resilience of the human spirit - echoing the transformative essence of our "Spirit to Matter" exhibition. Pasha chose the film "Children of Men" as it resonates deeply with current political rhetoric around refugees and Asylum seekers and presents a stark reflection on humanity's interconnectedness and our shared fate. The film's journey from despair to a glimmer of hope mirrors the exhibition's exploration of existence's transformational potential. Let's come together as a community to witness this powerful and thought provoking screening.
Friday 15th November
Tim Fowler: The Ground Film Screening & Artist Talk
Presented in collaboration with Leicester Society of Artists
6:30 - 8pm
Attenborough Arts Centre
Join Tim Fowler for a screening of a new documentary film that goes behind the scenes to explore the development of his new major exhibition at Attenborough Arts Centre, 'The Ground'. After the screening, Tim will be in conversation with Gita Joshi, an independent curator and founder of The Curator's Salon. The gallery opening hours will be extended until 6:30pm for guests to view Tim's work before the talk.
Friday 15th November
Creative Wellbeing Group, Ceramics Session
​1 - 4pm
Two Queens
Two Queens Creative Wellbeing group is a free, hands-on drop-in aimed at local creative people – no booking is required, sessions are open to everyone who feels they would benefit from taking part. For this session we will be working with clay and simple glazes, and we will fire your creations in the kiln to pick up later! There is no pressure to produce an expected outcome – everyone is welcome regardless of whether they are keen to make something or just to stop in for a chat and a cup of tea.
Friday 15th, Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th November
Printmaking Workshops
Friday 15th: 2 - 5 pm
Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th: 10:30am - 1:30pm
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StudionAme
You will be shown how to make and expose a screen print followed by using the screens and equipment to make your own ART WEEK related designs to take away with you. All materials included: with free tote bag to print onto and take away. £5 refundable booking deposit per place required