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Upcoming Events

There's always plenty happening at The Atkins Building, check out the events calendar below for all the upcoming events and exhibitions!

30

Sep

2024

Quentin Blake: Book Covers

28 September to 25 October 2024

Quentin Blake’s career illustrating books began over 60 years ago with his covers for paperback fiction. Since then he has created hundreds of designs for everything from literary classics to his own picture books.

Each cover is a new challenge for Blake. He has to capture the essence of a story without giving away too much of the plot or the ending. His illustrations need to be carefully balanced with the title and suitable for the printing process that will be used. At the same time, Blake’s designs must be eye-catching and appealing to the changing tastes of different readers.

This exhibition features 60 of Blake’s book covers from the 1960s to the present: from mid-century Penguin paperbacks to finely-crafted special editions and family-friendly poetry books. First editions are shown alongside reproductions of original artwork from Blake’s archive that show how he combines typography, dynamic layouts and his unique way of drawing to create playful designs.

Quentin Blake: Book Covers is a touring exhibition from Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration http://www.qbcentre.org.uk

IMAGE Cover illustration for The Green Ship by Quentin Blake © Quentin Blake 1998

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

Saturday 28 September 10:00-14:00
Saturday 5 October 11:30-13:00

 

25

Oct

2024

A Month in the Country

Friday 25 and Saturday 26 Ocotober 2024 at 7.30pm

Red River Theatre Group present A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr.

A Month in the Country play will be on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 October

Performances will be at 7.30pm in the Atkins Building - pay what you can afford.

To book tickets please call 07973 429965

 

04

Nov

2024

Painting Icons, inside the art of Brett Jones

4 November to 15 November 2024

A memorial art exhibition by the influential Brett Jones, a 3D Generalist, Art Director and Artist with over 20 years in the Film, TV and Games Design Industry, who sadly passed away in July 2024. From his humble beginnings in Game Design on the now famous James Bond, Golden Eye video game to working on Hollywood blockbusters like Guardian of the Galaxy, Brett was a talented and prolific artist who created art in many mediums including sketch cards and digital art.

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

 

23

Nov

2024

Christmas Gift Fair

Saturday 23 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.

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02

Dec

2024

Hinckley & Bosworth at 50 1974 -2024

2 December 2024 to 6 January 2025

A free exhibition of photo, memories and rarely seen items telling the story of how life has changed in Hinckley and Bosworth over the last 50 years. This special one off exhibition will fascinate anyone who has lived, worked or visited Hinckley and Bosworth since it became a borough under local government reorganisation in 1974.

Atkins Galley is open Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00 excluding Christmas/New Year Bank Holidays

 

20

Jan

2025

NWSLC Student Show

20 January to 31 January 2025

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.

 

10

Feb

2025

NWSLC Staff Show

10 February to 21 February 2025

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 and look out for additional evenings and weekend viewings.

 

04

Mar

2025

Hinckley & District Photographic Society Exhibition

4 March to 14 March 2024

Hinckley & District Photographic Society (HDPS) is a small group of amateur photographers who meet on Friday evenings from Sept through to April.

This local club have competitions and other photography based events all carried out in a social environment.

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

 

 

 

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