18 Oct-26 Jan 25
Tim Fowler: The Ground
Attenborough Arts Centre
Tim Fowler is an artist best known for his immediately recognisable paintings that feature a palette of extremely bright and intense colours. He works intuitively, combining oil and acrylic with spray paint, enamel, graffiti inks, creating layered compositions that fizz with energy. This exhibition, entitled ‘The Ground’, after the name that many Bajans give to their gardens, will be the Leicester artist’s largest solo show to date and a personal exploration of the artist’s Bajan heritage, bringing together key pieces from an ongoing body of work that began in 2020. Inspired by the results of a DNA test, Tim started researching his family history, and then became fascinated by plants that have made a migratory journey similar to his own DNA: from West Africa via the Caribbean to the UK. Tim says: ‘It is important to me that this exhibition comes from a place of learning and represents both the darker colonial history of the journey that my DNA has taken, as well as the cultural beauty expressed and mirrored in the plants that I paint.’ Following a significant period of research and development, Tim’s focus has shifted from plantation crops linked to the transatlantic slave trade, such as tobacco, cotton and indigo, to plants that were used by indigenous and enslaved communities for their practical and medicinal properties. Tim visited Barbados to see first-hand how communities there live with and make use of these plants, and upon his return he spent time with the University of Leicester’s Archives & Special Collections, looking at some of the earliest books that document plants from the Caribbean for a European audience. The exhibition features in Attenborough Arts Centre’s series of events being held during October 2024 for Black History Month and as part of the Leicester Art Week programme from 8-17 November 2024. Accompanying the exhibition is a line of posters, postcards, badges and tote bags featuring Tim’s work available for purchase at front desk. These items are available for a limited time so make sure you explore the range when visiting.
25 Oct - 1 Feb 25
Members Show
Leicester Print Workshop
During Art Week you will be able to view our Members Show Exhibition featuring a broad selection of prints and techniques from our artist members. For the little visitors, there will also be an eye spy activity to help them explore the art around them.
13 Sept - 18 Nov
Jas Singh: 1984
Phoenix Cinema and Art Centre
1984 marks a deeply personal journey of self-discovery, as artist Jas Singh reconnects with his cultural heritage, catalysed by the 40th anniversary of ‘Operation Bluestar’, a pivotal moment in Sikh history.
28 Oct - 22 Nov
Spirit to Matter – Alchemy in the Making
LCB Depot
Artists Pasha Kincaid, Marianne Scahill-Pape, Raisa Watkiss and Shivani Khoshia along with selected local artists, are exhibiting a myriad of artworks that explore creativity as an alchemical process –  art channelling ideas into form; art manifesting stories into culture; and reflecting the divine in humanity. At LCB Depot, Rutland St, Leicester. Monday 28 October – Friday 22 November 2024 Open Mon - Fri 11am – 4pm
21 Sept - 1 Dec
India to Leicester: An Artist’s journey
Leicester Museum and Art Gallery
This exhibition tells 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. This exhibition includes many of his commercial works and contemporary paintings. Inspired by the rich culture of colourful India, these poetically capture moments in everyday village life from a time gone by. Through the expert use of colour, and with bold composition, his works preserve and celebrate the essence of India as he remembers it.
Until 17 Nov
Sound 2024
Phoenix Cinema and Art Centre
Sound 2024 is an exciting showcase of audiovisual works by local and international artists working in the areas of sound art, music and audio production. Following an open call, selections were made by a panel including LCB Depot, Phoenix and the Shortwave Collective, an international feminist artist group working with radio. Sound 2024 presents the selected works as a looping audiovisual playlist in the gallery. Full details of the exhibited works and the artists behind them are available in the gallery. Sound 2024 coincides with an exhibition at LCB Depot which includes an installation by the Shortwave Collective. Visit lcbdepot.co.uk for details.