Borrow Our Walls Artists 2024

October 1, 2024

January 8-27th - Andy Roberts (continued from 2023)

USA 1921 and Fred R Barnard introduced the phrase 'a picture is worth a thousand words' into his advertising campaigns, thus bringing it into modern use.

It should follow then that a thousand words must be worth a picture. If only it were that simple. My images take considerably more than Fred's 1000 as well as plenty of reading, tearing, slashing, chopping, coffee and Spotify.

There are two possible conclusions from all of this :

Either

Fred was bad at maths

I'm using the wrong words

See a selection of Andy's collages throughout May at the coffee house.

Instagram @a.n.d.y.r.o.b.e.r.ts

February - Magz King - Ceramic Artist

Magz King is a ceramic artist inspired by the natural world. She delights in highlighting intricate details, using the interplay of different high fire glazes.

Magz loves fossils, and and gets very excited about all that can be found in a hedgerow.

Facebook @MagzKingCeramicArtist

Instagram @magzking_ceramicartist

magzpukeko@gmail.com

22nd March - 26th April - Format Festival

FORMAT is a leading international festival of contemporary photography & related media.

Photography often facilitates a journey through time. At a more fundamental level, photography allows us to capture people, places and objects that might have been lost to history, giving us an unprecedented ability to reconstruct images of the past and revive our memories far into the future. Photography is taking a more active role throughout history. Future Now would hope to connect with the future through the imagination of photography.

FORMAT24 International Photography Festival - lcbdepot.co.uk

FORMAT Photography Festival (@formatfestival) • Instagram photos and videos

1 May- Ren Dorman

A young artist who we found drawing in the coffee shop and invited her to exhibit.

‘My name’s Ren and I’m 19 years old. I’ve been drawing ever since I can remember because I love art so much. My artworks mainly consist of graphite and charcoal hyper realism pencil drawings which I also do commissions on. I’d love for art to be a part of career!'

Instagram: @mochiibao

Etsy shop: @mochiibaoshop

4th June - 5th July - Collective 23

We are very excited to welcome a new exhibition 'More than a View' courtesy of Collective723.

Taking place at three venues: here at Leicester Coffee House, Wygston's House and Belgrave Library, the 'More than a View' exhibition presents a diverse collection of creative and fresh photographic artworks inspired by urban nature, facets of wildness and the community around us.

The image makers comprise of Higher Education final year students and a photography tutor from Leicester College working closely with Leics & Rutland Wildlife Trust.

www.collective23.com

8th July - 30th August - Andrew Jackson

"My work is mostly pencil on paper, mainly black and white, and largely illustrates travels, experiences and encounters from my own life. "

Website: andrewjacksondrawings.portfoliobox.net

Instagram: @andrewjacksondrawings

September - Damon Smith

Instagram: @damon_smith_illustration

October - Knighton Lane Artists

A selection of works from the Knighton Lane Artists group.

This cooperative of artists present a wide variety of disciplines.

The group have open studios and an offsite Exhibition each year.

Some studio members offer bookable workshops throughout the year.

The group meets for discussions and critiques monthly.

www.knightonlaneartists.co.uk

November - Andy Roberts

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December / January 2025 - Inside / Outside

We are a group of artists who explore and respond to our surroundings in unique ways, influenced by our diverse life experiences, artistic inspirations and observations whether that be a place, an event, or elements such as colour, shape or atmosphere. Supporting each other’s art journeys, we meet regularly to share our practices, discuss challenges and explore processes that empower us to take greater risks, thereby enriching our individual artistic growth.

Our work embodies personal expressions, capturing moments from our lives or perhaps trying to convey the complexities of life itself. A painting is a construct of line, colour, shape and material but what you see on the surface, on the outside, has its basis in the artist’s personal response to the world. We use the title Inside/Outside to try to encompass this concept.