Archiving the Past, Reflecting the Future Tuesday 1 October – Thursday 31 October John Lewis Free  Presented by Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage  Archiving the Past, Reflecting the Future celebrates Black history in Britain through uncovering the artistic and cultural contributions of the African and African Caribbean diaspora in Britain, and […]
Tuesday 1 October – Thursday 31 October John Lewis Free Presented by Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage  A noteworthy figure in Leicester’s early Black community was Larry Gains, the Coloured Heavyweight Champion of the World, who lived and trained in Leicester during the 1930s. Despite rising to become one of the top […]
Tuesday 1 October 2024 – Saturday 4 January 2025 Leicester Gallery, De Montfort University Free  Presented by Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage  Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage celebrates the work of the online and print magazine gal-dem, which was active 2015 – 2023. The exhibition explores their work and […]
1 – 12 October | Leicester Central Library 14 – 26 October | The BRITE Centre 28 October – 8 November | St Barnabas Library Monday – Friday | 9.00am – 5.30pm Saturday | 10.00am – 4.00pm Free Presented by Neighbourhood Services – Leicester Libraries This is a unique opportunity to gain a deeper understanding […]
Tuesday 1 October 6.00pm *By Invitation* —————————————————————————— The exhibition will be open to the Public: Wednesday 2 October 2024 ― Saturday 4 January 2025 Monday ― Friday | 10.00am ― 5.00pm Saturday | 12.00pm ― 5.00pm Leicester Gallery, De Montfort University Presented by Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage Free – Invitation Only […]
100 Black Women Who Have Made A Mark seeks to redress the erasure of Black women from portraiture in the UK. Led by Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage, the project will centre around an exhibition featuring the portraits of 100 Black women with connections to Britain and Ireland, curated by Pawlet Brookes with […]