Chris
3/12/2025 2:29:59 PM
4 mins read
20-21 Visual Arts Centre presents: Brilliant People Like Us
We are excited to announce an upcoming exhibition, Brilliant People Like Us – a bright and energetic showcase resulting from an eight-month experimental exchange between members of our 'Get Crafty' group and ArtWorks Sheffield.
Expect an explosion of creativity, featuring everything from a giant rooster to a cloud of colourful butterflies, alongside vibrant paintings depicting England vs Spain in the European Championships and bustling summer seaside scenes!
What's On
March
Art Club
Saturday 15 March, 1pm to 3pm.
Free guided crafts sessions for children and young people aged eight years and above with a different, exciting theme every month.
Free to attend and no booking required.
Arc In Movement Sign Up Day @ The Baths Hall
Saturday 22 March, 12pm to 2pm.
Would you love to be part of something exciting for North Lincolnshire? Then join the community cast of Arc In Movement. Together, we’ll create a striking mass movement sequence to be filmed in Scunthorpe town centre in October 2025. No dance experience is required and everyone is welcome.
Free to attend and no booking required.
April
Kickback Youth
Friday 4 April, 5pm to 7pm.
Teenagers, join us for our events just for you. Art, music and free food.
Free to attend and no booking required.
Easter Family Funday
Saturday 5 April, 10am to 4pm.
Join us for a special easter themed day at 20-21 with art, crafts, games and more.
Free to attend and no booking required
Toddler Tuesdays
Tuesday 8, 15 and 22 April, 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.
Art Club
Saturday 12 April, 1pm to 3pm.
Free guided crafts sessions for ages eight and above with a different, exciting theme every month.
Free to attend and no booking required.
Chad McCail – All Together Now
Running now until 22 March 2025.
In Chad McCail’s immersive installation, viewers will enter an enormous three-dimensional miniature cityscape which includes schools, factories, offices and workplaces, hospitals, military sites, and beyond.
Here, a war is being waged between gigantic creatures, that are fighting not only for control of the resources of this city, but for its soul. The work is full of extraordinary details which creates an intense and almost surreal experience for visitors.
Running now until 5 April 2025.
We are delighted to present a new exhibition of ceramics by Jessie Davies – an artist whose work highlights important yet fragile wetland and woodland environments, that play a vital role in our wider ecosystems.
Upcoming Exhibitions
12 April to 5 July 2025.
This retrospective exhibition by one of North Lincolnshire’s most successful artists, will include large-scale installations about contemporary identity and culture.
This artist often uses interactive elements to thrill and entertain visitors, while also encouraging them to think about their own relationship to global issues. The exhibition will include ‘I’m Sorry’ – a new series of touring artworks, exploring the artist’s own deeply personal experience of loss.
Regular events
ARTivity Table: Everyday, all day.
We offer an ARTivity table in our gallery space themed around our current exhibitions. This is free to use for children of all ages.
Get Crafty: Every Wednesday from 1.30pm to 3.30pm.
Craft sessions for people aged 16 and over with a disability.
Sing and Splodge with Mini Music Makers
Music and art sessions for under fives that happen every Thursday during term-time.
10.15am to 10.45am, suitable for babies aged 12 to 18 months.
11am to 11.45am, suitable for 18 months to five years.
Costs £2 and you can just come along.
February successes
New addition to our café garden!
Rafferty the horse has come to live in to our café garden! Created by artist Julie Oxenforth in collaboration with our very own 'Get Crafty' group. Rafferty was part of the Horsing Around Trail, a celebration of renowned artist George Stubbs that took place across North Lincolnshire.
Why not pop by, grab a coffee, and take a moment to admire this fantastic artwork?
Restoration revealed
The hoardings in front of our building have come down, unveiling the full, stunning restoration of our Grade II* listed former St John’s Church. This marks a major milestone in our journey, and we couldn't be more thrilled to share it with you.
A huge thank you to UK Restoration Services for their incredible work in bringing this historic building back to life.
Call for Community Cast: Be Part of Arc in Movement
Celebrate North Lincolnshire and allyship by joining our community cast for 'Arc in Movement', an extraordinary film and exhibition project taking place in 2025. This is your chance to be part of something truly unique and help tell the story of our region.
We are inviting individuals, families, and friends to participate in this national creative project, which will culminate in a stunning exhibition at 20-21 Visual Arts Centre in Autumn 2025 before touring nationally.
The community cast will be guided by Riot, North Lincolnshire’s renowned dance company based at The Baths Hall.
Together, we’ll create a striking mass movement sequence to be filmed in Scunthorpe town centre in October 2025. No dance experience is required and everyone is welcome.
This project, led by Fred Garland of Tenfoot Dance Company, aspires to be part of a landmark 2028 presentation celebrating the centenary of universal suffrage in London.
Sign up day is Saturday 22 March at The Baths Hall.
