20-21 Visual Arts Centre is delighted to announce ‘Delay-a-grams’, the new exhibition by Hull based artist Dom Heffer.
In a world of 24 hour news, instantaneous communications, fast food and even faster images, Heffer has produced a new series of paintings that highlight the gallery as a refuge for ‘slow looking’.
Each artwork focuses upon our culture’s relationship to vision via advertising, entertainment, food, gaming and the ways in which we look at nature.The exhibition includes artworks made by participants in a series of workshops led by Dom as part of our summer programme.
Spooky Family Funday – Outer Space
Saturday 25 October, 10am to 4pm.
Our Spooky Family Funday is back – and this year it’s out of this world! Blast off into a day filled with space-themed performances, alien autopsies, DJ workshops, horror special fx make-up workshops and Beetlejuice is back!
Free to attend and no booking required.
Toddler Tuesday Tuesday 28 October, 10am to 4pm.
Join our special play area designed just for little ones under five. Parents and carers, bring your kids along to enjoy self- led play. Explore interactive and sensory toys, get creative with crayons, and unwind in our cosy reading nook.Free to attend and no booking required.
Have a Go……Pottery
Wednesday 29 October, 10.30am to 12pm.
Try something different at these friendly drop in sessions. Create your own hanging leaf motif, all materials provided.
Suitable for adults and children but children must be accompanied by an adult. Free to attend and no booking required.
Launch of Discover@2021
Thursday 30 October, 10am to 4pm.
Brand-new gallery made for curious minds will open on Thursday 30 October. Get hands-on with art, science, and technology in a fun, family-friendly space where imagination leads the way.
Free to attend and no booking required.
Walk and Draw
Thursday 30 October, 10am to 12pm and 2pm to 4pm.
Walk and explore the area around our centre, sketching trees on watercolour paper with artist Tony Wade.Free to attend but booking is required via Eventbrite.
Walk and Find
Friday 31 October, 10am to 12pm and 2pm to 4pm. Suitable for families and younger children to explore the area around our centre with artist Tony Wade. Create cute creatures out of your findings.Free to attend, but booking is required via Eventbrite.
The exhibition runs until Saturday 1 November 2025.
Eco-Tie-Dye a Tote Bag with Charlotte Portier-Tock
Saturday 1 November, 10.30am to 12pm. Get creative in our beautiful venue with this hands-on workshop.
You’ll design your very own cotton tote bag using natural dyes from berries, vegetables, and spices, creating stunning, organic patterns.
Take home a unique, reusable bag that’s entirely your own creation. Suitable for adults and children eight years and above (if accompanied by an adult). The workshop costs £18 per person, and places can be booked via Eventbrite.
Have a go at… Cyano type Printing
Saturday 1 November, 1.30pm to 3pm.Try something different at these friendly drop in sessions. Explore the art of Cyanotype printing which uses sunlight to create beautiful images.
All materials are provided and is suitable for both adults and children. Children must be accompanied by an adult.Free to attend and no booking required.
Art Club
Saturday 8 November, 1pm to 3pm.
Art and creative sessions for children aged eight years and above, with a different exciting theme every month. Free to attend and no booking required.
Then and Now – Film Premier and Exhibition
Opening Tuesday 11 November, 5.30pm to 8pm at Scunthorpe Central Library.
The premiere screening of Then and Now – a film featuring 178 people from our local community, projected on a grand scale onto the exterior of Scunthorpe Central Library.
The evening will also feature live performances of singing, dance, and poetry inside the venue, alongside an opportunity to explore the accompanying exhibition.
The film is part of a nationwide Project ‘Our Freedom: Then and Now which commemorates 80 years since VE and VJ day.
Free to attend and no booking required.
Cosplay Youth
Friday 14 November, 5pm to 8pm.
Join a fun, creative session where you can craft, design, and make your own costumes. A welcoming and safe space to explore your imagination and bring characters to life.
Cosplay Youth is part of Volunteen by Community Vision. For ages 10 to 18.
Free to attend, but booking is essential. To book your place please email hannah.dobson@communityvision.org.uk
Rainbow Youth North Lincs
Last Wednesday of the month. 5:30pm-7:30pm. Under 18’s LGBTQ+ Youth group. Voluntarily run by Scunthorpe Pride Chair Abi and Trustee Simone. Enhanced DBS checked. Activities and social skills. No need to book. Parents and carers are welcome to stay if they wish to.
Elf on the Shelf Experience
Saturday November 29, at various times.Come along and meet our mischievous life-size Elf on the Shelf, Toby! Enjoy stories, crafts, biscuit decorating and a hot chocolate.It costs £5 per child (plus booking fees), and can be booked via Eventbrite.
Nature’s Wellness Tools for Winter
Saturday 22 November, 2pm to 4pm.
Join medical herbalist and counsellor Trudy Norris to build your wellness tools for the winter months and beyond.The workshop will enable you to work with medicinal plants to support your wellbeing in a holistic, safe and preventative way. We will explore the actions and uses of plants that can be safely used to support mind, body and spirit. Enjoy a free herbal tea and artisan scone and take away your own homemade bottle of essential oil. It costs £18 per person (plus booking fee), and can booked via Eventbrite.
| Claire Hewitt – Everything in the forest is the forest Currently running and will end Saturday 10 January 2026. Responding to a government report suggesting that loneliness and isolation were increasing in rural areas of the UK, acclaimed photographer Claire Hewitt presents new work that celebrates trees and their remarkable ability to nurture and communicate. Setting up a studio within a circle of twelve oak trees, Hewitt documented the forest and its seasonal changes, exploring nature and the forest through a range of sustainable photography techniques. |
| Upcoming Exhibitions 15 November 2025 to 10 January 2026 Arc in Movement Produced in partnership with Tenfoot Dance Company and performed and filmed at locations across North Lincolnshire as part of ‘The Woman’s Movement 100’, a major national touring project, Arc in Movement presents a film and multi-media installation to be exhibited at 20-21 Visual Arts Centre during Autumn 2025, shining a light on our unique place and community. |
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