Event Calendar

Open Exhibition -The Art of Music

14 July to 8 August 2025

The Atkins Gallery annual Open Exhibition returns for 2025 with the theme The Art of Music!
We are looking forward to seeing your music inspired submissions to join our annual local artist showcase

For more information on the Atkins Gallery Open exhibition please email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or download an Exhibitor Pack

Atkins Gallery is open Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00 and look out for additional evenings and weekend viewings.

Submission of artworks 30/06/2025-04/07/2025

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Open Exhibition 2025 Exhibitor Pack

Connect with Leicestershire Recovery College part of the Art of Music Exhibition

Thursday 17 July 10:00-13:00

Some people consider music to be a form of therapy so as part of the Art of Music Exhibition the Leicestershire Recovery College will be visiting Atkins Gallery to promote their mental health resources and educational courses.

Leicestershire Recovery College is an NHS college offering a range of recovery-focused educational courses and resources for people aged 18 and over who are accessing Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust Mental Health services, along with their family members, their carers, and Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust staff.

Visit the pop up stand in Atkins Gallery to learn more about what is on offer

Lunchtime Recital with Castle Baroque Players

Wednesday 6 August 12:30-13:30

As part of the Art Of Music Exhibition there will be a FREE lunchtime recital in Atkins Gallery

Introducing Castle Baroque Players is the inaugural concert series of Castle Baroque Players, a new amateur historical performance group based in Leicestershire. Their aim is to combine the past and present: playing Baroque music on authentic eighteenth-century instruments, with a contemporary vitality and flair. Artistic Director Seb Carrington leads the group from the harpsichord in a programme of Telemann, Byrd, and Corelli

The inaugural concert series of Castle Baroque Players, featuring a programme of Telemann, Byrd, and Corelli, directed by Seb Carrington.

No need to book to attend the recital. Freshly made lunches and Fair Trade Coffee available from the onsite Hansom Café

Earl Shilton Camera Club exhibition

18 August to 29 August 2025

Earl Shilton Camera Club present their 2025 exhibition with a full members' showcase.

The club has members ranging from beginners to experienced photographer’s with the common aim of improving all members' skills and sharing knowledge.

Atkins Gallery is open Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00 . Additional evenings and weekend viewings will be added here and promoted on our social media @atkinsbuilding

Evening Event Wednesday 27 August 19:00-21:00

Learn more about ESCC at http://www.earlshiltoncameraclub.org.uk

VE and VJ 80th anniversary Exhibition

8 September to 26 September 2025

Remembering the end of the Second World War with Hinckley & District Museum and Atkins Gallery.

2025 marks 80 years since the end of the Second World War, with Victory in Europe (VE) Day on 8 May 1945 and Victory over Japan (VJ) Day on 15 August 1945.

Hinckley & District Museum and Atkins Gallery are partnering up to create an exhibition in September to capture local people’s memories and family stories of VE and VJ Day, with a particular focus on VJ day, the sometimes-overlooked aspect of the Second World War.


Atkins Gallery is open Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00 . Additional evenings and weekend viewings will be added here and promoted on our social media.@atkinsbuilding

Fully Fashioned Memories

8 September to 26 September 2025

This exhibition celebrates the everyday factory worker at work and play with objects, photos and stories from the 1960s to 2002

Part of Heritage Open Days

Atkins Gallery is open Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00 . Additional evenings and weekend viewings will be added here and promoted on our social media.

Atkins Heritage Tour

Saturday 13 September 10:00-12:00

Historic Hinckley buildings walking tour, that all have a connection to the notable Atkins hosiery family.

Great Meeting Unitarian Chapel records when the first Atkins (Robert) arrived in Hinckley in 1722 to start his business. The Atkins family continued their connection with the chapel into the 20th century.

Atkins Building, the Victorian hosiery factory built by the descendants of 1722 Robert Atkins where manufacture continued by the family until 2002.

Hinckley & District Museum, a thatched framework knitters cottage the predecessor to the factory and was owned by the Atkins Family.

To book a FREE place on this 3 building tour please email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

The tour begins at Hinckley & District Museum meeting at 10am for guest registration.

Part of Heritage Open Days 2025

Underwater Photographer of the Year

6 October to 7 November 2025

Underwater Photographer of the Year is an annual competition, based in the UK, that celebrates photography beneath the surface of the ocean, lakes, rivers and even swimming pools, and attracts entries from all around the world.
The contest has 13 categories, testing photographers with themes such as Macro, Wide Angle, Behaviour and Wreck photography, as well as four categories for photos taken specifically in British waters.

The 2024 collection including the winning images will be on display in Atkins Gallery.

Atkins Gallery is open Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00. Look out for additional evening and weekend openings here or on social media @AtkinsBuilding

Image credit Lonesome Drifter by Dennis Corpuz, runner up in the Macro Category

Christmas Gift Fair

Saturday 22 November 10:00-16:00

Our annual Christmas shopping event with local businesses, artists and crafters.
Entry to the Christmas Gift Fair is free.

Festive treats available from the onsite Hansom Café.

All exhibitor enquiries to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). Please note no third parties have been appointed to manage exhibitors.

Open Thinking Partnership Schools Exhibition

1 December 2025 to 2 January 2026

An exhibition of pupils’ artworks and sensory creations from the Multi Academy Trust consisting of Dorothy Goodman School, Cleveland House and the Dorothy Goodman Satellite bases and the Fusion Academy.

Atkins Gallery is open Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00 excluding Bank Holidays. Additional evenings and weekend viewings will be added here and promoted on our social media.

NWSLC Student Show

19 January to 30 January 2026

A Hinckley campus wide showcase of student work in various disciplines.

Atkins Galley is open Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00 and look out for additional evenings and weekend viewings.

NWSLC Staff Show

10 February to 20 February 2026

North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College ( NWSLC) Creative Arts teaching team are mounting their own exhibition in Atkins Gallery.

Atkins Gallery is open Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00
Look out for additional evenings and weekend viewings.

MIDLANDS TEXTILE FORUM

15 May 2026 to 29 May 2026

Midland Textile Forum are a group of artists who predominantly use textiles and/or mixed media in their practice. They live and work in central England. The Forum's aim is to develop our individual practice, and support and encourage textile based activity in the region, primarily through exhibitions

Image Loop line patchwork by Jo Hall

Atkins Gallery is open Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00 . Additional evenings and weekend viewings will be added here and promoted on our social media.

Cover Uncover

28 September 2026 to 9 October 2026

Cover-Uncover is a group of contemporary artists based in the East Midlands.

Cover-Uncover brings together practices that include painting, collage, printmaking, digital art, sculpture and light installations.

Atkins Gallery is open Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00 . Additional evenings and weekend viewings will be added here and promoted on our social media.