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Atkins Gallery is having a COVID Christmas Remembrance Tree where people can hang an ornament to represent someone they lost to coronavirus. From 1st December people can bring in bauble either purchased or handmade to hang on the tree. Also available are pre cut plain wooden decorations for people to decorate with the name of their loved one which can be collected from the Reception at Atkins Building.

The Christmas tree is a sustainable real tree which is being rented from local business Love a Christmas Tree who will collect the tree after Christmas and return it to the ground at their farm in Kirkby Mallory.

The COVID Christmas Remembrance tree accompanies the next exhibition in Atkins Gallery called Journey. Journey is a collaborative exhibition led by trainee art therapist Lyni Sargent, exploring the topic of human emotions and how art can be used to process the events of life. Lyni was motivated to create the exhibition after the passing of her father.

Local art venues Atkins Gallery and Ten2 Gallery have teamed up to showcase your creative responses to Life in Lockdown

Ten2 Gallery is planning to host a physical exhibition of their lockdown canvases as soon as they can open again and the Atkins Gallery will include them in their online exhibition.

To enter the Ten2 Gallery exhibition please call in to The Art Studio, 102 Castle Street and collect your lockdown exhibition kit ( 20x20cm (8x8inch) canvas, acrylic paints and brushes set at a special offer price for just £10!) Completed entries can be returned to the art shop from Monday 15 June or they can be posted through the letterbox (if closed)! The cost of the kit includes entry into the exhibition at Ten2 Gallery plus it will be photographed to be included in the Atkins Gallery online Exhibition.

Later in the year when Atkins Building is open to the public again, the physical entries from the Ten2 exhibition will go on tour and be displayed at Atkins Building as well.


Atkins Gallery also has its own online exhibition which is free to enter with a digital submission of up to three responses to the lockdown be it painting, sewing, writing or sculpting! Submission of entries is from now until 26 June and the exhibition goes online on 1 July 2020!


ENTRY DETAILS

Ten2 Gallery, 102 Castle Street, Hinckley, LE10 1DD https://www.ten2gallery.co.uk/

Please collect the lockdown exhibition special offer canvas set by calling into The Art Studio, Monday to Saturday between 09:00 and 2:00. Return your entry by dropping it off during those same times or put it through the letterbox.

Please include with your entry Name, contact details and piece title. If the entry is from a person aged under 16 please include their age and the contact details of a parent or guardian.

Entries will be photographed by Ten2 Gallery and details transferred to Atkins Gallery for submission in both exhibitions.

For information on the Ten2 Gallery exhibition please call 01455 636339 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Entry to just Atkins Gallery online exhibition, Atkins Building http://www.atkinsbuilding.co.uk

Please email your submissions to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) and please include your name and piece title. Optional extra details include a statement about the piece, your social media handles, mediums used and the size of the piece.

04/06/2020 UPDATE

Atkins Gallery exhibitions and Town Centre events cancelled for July https://www.hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk/press/article/2172/events_cancelled_%E2%80%93_july_2020

04/05/2020 UPDATE

Atkins Gallery exhibitions and Town Centre events cancelled for June. https://www.hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk/press/article/2158/events_cancelled?fbclid=IwAR0pSZW_7vqAJxyjTDHleMzYZ8gYNDrYrVxF7LB9QYvRkBdkBAG-N_cx21Q

30/03/2020 UPDATE

https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/registrars/registration-services-and-coronavirus-updates
Leicestershire Registration Service Death appointments will move to a telephone basis please see the link for more information. Atkins Building including Atkins Gallery remain closed to the general public.


18/03/2020
Following Government guidance on COVID-19 it is with great regret we have to announce that Atkins Building is no longer open to the general public & only open to those with appointments at Leicestershire Registration Service 0116 3056565 and the businesses based at Atkins Building.


In a wider response to the advice HBBC has cancelled Atkins Gallery exhibitions and Town Centre events for the foreseeable future to carry out the current advice of non essential social contact. The situation will be monitored going forward in regards to making a decision regarding the exhibitions and events planned later this summer.

For more information on Atkins Gallery and other Town Centre event cancellations please see Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council press release

https://www.hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk/press/article/2146/events_cancelled

Post Box Galley, Atkins Building Terms and Conditions

Atkins Building is launching a new exhibition space for local artists and community groups called the Post Box Gallery which is situated in Atkins Building Reception. This free exhibition space has high footfall, a flexible STAS mini rail hanging system and you can exhibit for up to six weeks and promotion of the exhibition on Atkins Building social media. To download a copy of the Post Box Gallery Terms and Conditions please click on the Download Information link

The popular Atkins Gallery Open Exhibition returns this summer with 2019 celebrating the Hansom Cab and Hinckley’s contribution to the transport industry.
The theme of this year’s Open Exhibition is Travels and Transport with 2D and 3D interpretations of the theme welcome. Your piece could be about a physical or personal journey, a favourite vehicle you’ve owned or would like to own, views and experiences from your travels from home and abroad, inspiration from heritage transport like the Hansom Cab or the Flying Scotsman, inspiration from daily or special journeys or different ways of travelling by land, sea or air.

Submission Dates for your transport and journey inspired pieces are 1 July to 5 July at Atkins Building Reception 08:30-17:30 costing £12 for up to three pieces with the exhibition opening on 15 July. You can download a Open Exhibition Pack from https://www.atkinsbuilding.co.uk/events

Atkins Gallery which is a large well-lit open plan space adjacent to Atkins Gallery Reception which has availability in autumn 2019. The space is ideal for group and solo shows and can support 2D, 3D, visual media and installations. It is available for £120 a week and includes the use of plinths and lockable glass cabinets and support from Reception and Atkins building social media.

For more information about any of the ways to exhibit at Atkins Building please call 01455 247070 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or follow Atkins Building on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

What are your childhood Memories?

Atkins Gallery Open Exhibitions return this summer with a new brief to inspire local artists!

This year's theme is Childhood Memories a broad and all encompassing title which can be interpreted in many different ways. The title encourages expressive reminiscence and allows the artist to draw upon personal memories or explore a more generalised nostalgia. You might want to think about people you have known, things you have seen, experiences you have enjoyed. You could consider special occasions or milestones in your life; favourite colours, foods or toys from your youth; or changing styles and fashions when you were growing up. You might create a piece highlighting people, places or products that are no longer with us. You might decide to paint an old photograph or draw a collection of childhood relics; or you might sketch a place you have visited or create a collage using ephemera from the year you were born!
There are many possibilities and submissions interpreting the theme in a variety of media are welcome.

If you are interested in exhibiting in the Open Exhibition please download a copy of the Exhibitor Pack. Please read the information thoroughly, the back page is to be filled in and returned to us along with your submitted pieces. Artists can submit up to three pieces for £12 (instructions on making the online payment is included in the pack) and artwork is to be submitted between 26th – 30th June and be collected after the exhibition between 1st – 4th August 2017.

A Lunchtime Launch is on Saturday 8th July to kick-start the exhibition, giving visitors the opportunity to meet the artists involved and discuss the artwork on display. The Lunchtime Launch will be free entry and welcomes everyone, with refreshments available from Café Español

Download your copy of Atkins Gallery Spring 2017 exhibitions by clicking on the link below!

In Atkins Gallery this Spring

ALCHEMY EXHIBITION
25th MARCH - 22nd APRIL
A group of local artists will exhibit some intriguing compositions in a range of style and subject matter. The Alchemy Artists work, talk and exhibit together. Explorations on the themes of "Alchemy", "Things are getting better, Things are getting worse" and others, will stimulate, delight, and puzzle.

FOOTPRINTS ON THE FOSSEWAY
2nd MAY - 10th MAY
This is an exhibition by Redmoor Academy that covers a year of exploring the Roman heritage of Hinckley and surrounding areas. It will consist of an original mosaic made using traditional Roman methods; costumes created by students for use by actors in a world premiere of a forgotten Roman play; a life-sized Roman chariot of the type used on the Fosse Way; archaeological finds from the dig at Sharnford; a film of the Roman play; the documentary of the year’s work; written pieces and photographs.

IN OILS BY NEIL PRIOR
13th MAY - 27th MAY
Local artist Neil Prior will be exhibiting a superb selection of oil paintings in the Atkins Gallery this May. His subject matter ranges from animals and people to landscapes and still-life in his chosen medium of oils. In addition to hosting the exhibition, Neil will be spending time in the Atkins Gallery to showcase the tools and techniques he deploys to create his artworks and to speak about his inspiration and choice of subjects. For more information about Neil and his artwork please visit his Facebook page @NeilPriorArtist

NWHC BA HONS VISUAL MEDIA GRADUATE SHOW
12th to 27th JUNE 2017
Students from North Warwickshire and Hinckley College will be putting their graduate work on display in the Atkins Gallery in June. This is the third year the college has exhibited the students' coursework and this exhibition anticipates the exploration of a range of subjects and themes in a visually dynamic and striking way.

CHILDHOOD MEMORIES OPEN EXHIBITION
8th JULY – 29th JULY
This summer the Atkins Open Exhibition returns with a new brief to inspire local artists. As with previous Open Exhibitions, Childhood Memories has a broad and all encompassing title which can be interpreted in many different ways. A Lunchtime Launch is proposed on Saturday 8th July to kick-start the exhibition; this will be free entry and gives visitors the opportunity to meet the artists involved and discuss the artwork on display with refreshments available from Café Español. For more information on the Open Exhibition and to download an Exhibitors Pack please see the exhibition entry on http://www.atkinsbuilding.co.uk/events

Promotional poster for the Atkins Gallery

The Atkins Gallery has a busy schedule this spring and summer meaning there is always something to look forward to. The all-important dates for your diaries are included in our snazzy promotional poster.

Back for their second year running, Coventry University Drawing Prize promises to be an eclectic and memorable exhibition this April. Similarly, students from North Warwickshire and Hinckley College return this May following last year's exhibition for another fantastic collection of work entitled H.E Photography. WhiteFriars Revisited showcases some wonderful examples of Haybarn glass in June with the opportunity to get your antiques valued and sold at auction by Lockdales on Thursday 9th June, 11.30am-3.30pm.

Not to be missed during the summer is our second Open Exhibition so artists get on the lookout for some inspiration and submit your artwork for this 'Local Landscapes' themed collection. If you are interested in participating, please download an Exhibitor Pack, which includes terms and conditions and payment instructions. Remember there will be an Evening View on Friday 15th July to launch what should be an exciting and variegated Open Exhibition. Refreshments can be purchased from Café Espanol and entry is free, giving you the opportunity to look at the artwork and meet the artists involved.

The Atkins Gallery is free to enter and welcomes everyone. Its opening hours coincide with Café Espanol's opening times: 10am till 2:30pm on weekdays and Saturdays and evening openings on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings from 6:30pm till 10pm. Visitors are able to view the Gallery between 2:30-4pm on weekdays - please enquire at the Atkins Reception. For more information on anything about the Atkins Gallery including upcoming exhibitions and events and how to exhibit please contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or call 01455 247070.

Left to Right: Michelle Kemp Photography, Ann Patchett, Anne Jones, Prize Draw Winners Hannah and Ethan, and Emma Banks

Wedding Fair Prize Draw winners Hannah Mason and Ethan Hawkins had no idea that a visit to the Atkins Building’s annual Wedding Fair would turn out to be so advantageous. The building’s 5th annual Wedding Fair held in the Atkins Gallery boasted a fine selection of local exhibitors, some of which had offered gifts to the free entry prize draw which all visitors were welcome to enter. The winner selected at random was Ethan Hawkins of Earl Shilton who plans to marry his fiancé Hannah Mason in August 2017. The couple admitted to being over-the-moon at the news they had won, stating that “when we entered we never even had the thought that we might win. It came as a complete surprise.”

Included in the prizes were a Michelle Kemp Photography gift voucher for pre-wedding couple photo shoot including one mount print; £50 gift voucher from Sue Todd of Designer Travel; a hamper of best-selling Forever Living Products courtesy of local representative Jennifer Plester, Choices Floristry gift Voucher; £100 towards wedding décor when selected from the WOW Business; free chair covers from The Meeting Centre and a custom made vanilla sponge cake made specially by Ann Patchett of Ann’s Party Catering. The prizes were presented to Hannah and Ethan in Café Español on Saturday 12th March 2016 and several exhibitors re-joined them for a cup of coffee to celebrate as photographs were taken. The Atkins based staff would like to congratulate Hannah Mason and Ethan Hawkins and wish them all the very best for a happy future together.

Atkins Gallery Logo

Following the takeover and refurbishment by the Atkins Building and HBBC the Atkins team are focused on using the space for displaying local and regional art, not only has the layout and price structure been revised to make the Atkins Gallery more accessible for individual artists and groups to exhibit. The revised layout also makes it ideal performance area or workshop space.

The Atkins Gallery Cabinets are also available for exhibiting smaller art and craft items, including ceramics, jewellery, prints and greeting cards, while the Atkins Reception area provides a free space for local artists and community groups to display their work.

Upcoming Exhibitions in the Atkins Gallery

Until 7th May - Coventry Drawing Prize Exhibition
A collection of entries for the annual drawing prize organised by Coventry University and open to all past and present staff and students.

3th May to 2nd June - Christina Lauder Fellowship Prize collection
A collection of award-winning children’s portraits including a Baby of the Year portrait from local photographer Christina Lauder.

8th June to 20th June - North Warwickshire and Hinckley College Student Show
Following on from the successful NWHC 2015 staff show entitled “Finding Time”, this student exhibition will feature a wide variety of 2D, 3D and digital art and design from local up-and-coming talent.

From 25th June - Hinckley Business Market 2015
An annual event being held across Atkins Building with local business exhibitions, seminars, workshops, social media interaction. Those interested in exhibiting, sponsoring or attending the events please contact the organisers at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

10th July to 2nd August - Themed Series Open Exhibitions
The first exhibition in a series of themed open exhibitions open to all. The theme is Summer Holiday encompassing everything from trips home and away, sitting in the garden or on the beach to any activities or memories evoked by this time of year with all mediums welcome. The entry fee is £12 for up to three items with piece submission dates from 1st to 3rd July.


To download an entry form and information pack for the open exhibition please click the link below and for more information on exhibiting at the Atkins Building please call 01455 247070 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)