Current season: Leicester Comedy Festival February 7th – 22nd
Next Opportunity: coming soon
CREATIVE ENTERPRISE PROGRAMME
LCB delivers a year-round programme of exhibitions, events, talks and workshops, including work directly curated/produced by LCB or in partnership with sector partners, key brands, networks and HE.
We utilise our Lightbox gallery space, our meeting rooms and cafe/event space and our courtyard garden to exhibit and promote works from across the creative industries and to celebrate and inspire creative enterprise
Our creative programme’s exhibition and events programme includes work from different sub-sectors across the creative industries led by LCB and delivered in partnership with independent arts producer Vehicle Arts.
Our exhibition open calls secure work from local, national, and international artists and creatives.
We encourage and support partners and participants to have an enterprising approach – the more you put in the more you get out!
#sound music technology, sound, generative,
2021, 2022, 2023, September 2024
#design architecture, interior, product and furniture design
October 2021, 2022, 2023, LCB20
#art visual art, sculpture, video and digital art
November 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
#shop painting, art, ceramics
(previoulsy #graphics Jan 2021, 2022, Dec 2022) Dec 2023, 2024
#digital art, design, VR, AR, Gaming
June 2020, Feb 2021, December 2021 2023 Jan 2024, 2025
#performance drama, dance, music, comedy
Feb 2022 2023 2024
#film photography, film, video, TV, and online video
March 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 (screenings)
#fashion contour, footwear & fashion design,
April 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
#craft ceramics, glass, metalwork, woodwork, textiles, jewellery
May 2020, May 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
If you would like to get involved in our programme either in in an exhibition (or to volunteer with us) join our Opportunities mailing list. Alternativelty keep your eyes on our social media for our Open Calls
You don’t have to be making work specifically in each of the sectors, if it’s related to the theme in some way then that’s also good- if you dance about architecture we can potentially include that in October’s programme, for example.
We’re also up for hosting events– you can send your ideas for them through the open call too.
SUMMER EXHIBITIONS
Over the summer we host a variety of the city’s festivals as well as special exhibitions and solo shows.
Previous exhibitions include
2023 LCB Summer Exhibitions
2022 Being Here : Re Imagined | SPEC 3 | Kendrick Snodin : The Prism of Memory
2021 Alternative Degree Show | This Machine Is Black | Arabesque | Inaquien
2024 Oceans: Treasures of the Deep | No Jobs in the Arts Open Residency,
DESIGN SEASON
Design Season is a festival of design that occurs every October across the city showcasing leading designers from all fields based in Leicester and beyond. Find out more at the Design Season site. At LCB Depot we focus on architecture, interior, product and furniture design.
The 2020 edition featured our Design Showcase exhibition that brought together work from different design disciplines.
LCB SHOWCASE WINNERS
Every year LCB Depot awards three artists from Leicester Museums and Art Gallery’s Open exhibition a year-long exhibition in our meeting rooms. Currently on show are the artists selected from 2023/24 Open Exhibition – Conrad McEwan in the Courtyard Room, Steve Merry in the Garden Room and Zory Rubel in the Old Gallery. Previously 2021/22 Open 33 exhibition – Elisa Panerai in our Garden Room; and George Sfougaras in our Courtyard Room. Olivier Leger is exhibiting in the cafe space from June 6th – the end of July 2023. Previous winner Nick Linnett remains in our Old Gallery room.
Note: the rooms maybe in use so please get in touch to arrange a viewing on 01162616800 or info@lcbdepot.co.uk
Previous winners include for Open 32 – Nick Linnett,Sarah Park, James R Root.
THE PRINT ROOM
Leicester Print Workshop take over our Print room with exhibitions from their members.
Find out more at https://lcbdepot.co.uk/event/printroomexhibitions/
Note: the room maybe in use so please get in touch to arrange a viewing on 01162616800 or info@lcbdepot.co.uk
EXHIBITIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES ELSEWHERE
See a list of other local exhibition venues here and at Creative Leicestershire
Find Art Workers (technicians, photographers, writers, etc) via CVAN Arts Worker Directory
See the art groups, clubs and societies supported by Leicestershire Art Alliance
You can sign up to get Creative Leicestershire’s monthly bulletin
You can also find out about current local exhibitions via our Elsewhere highlight on instagram
Pickup Leicester Art Map from venues across the city and preview here
