What’s On Calendar

Opening Times

Tuesday – Saturday 10:00 – 16:00

September

Fully Empty – An event by General Practice

Friday 12 September, 7pm to 9pm

Join us for a special one-night-only art event in the church-space at 20-21 Visual Arts Centre. Lincoln based art collective General Practice presents intriguing and mysterious light, video and sound installations, reimagining Scunthorpe’s landscape as a site of hidden stories, ruins, and potential futures.

Free entry, no need to book.

Cosplay Youth

Friday 12 September, 5pm to 7.30pm
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, to book please email hannah.dobson@communityvision.org.uk

Art Club

Saturday 13 September, 1pm to 3pm
Art and creative sessions for kids 8+ a different exciting theme every Month.
Free to attend no booking required.

Future Ready

Thursday 25 September, 1pm to 6pm
16- 25 year olds, meet employers and training providers, try out fun interactive experiences and competitions.
Free to attend, no booking required

Home Ed ‘Take It Away Clay’

Tuesday 30 September, 10.30am to 12.15pm
Come join us for a fun day of clay sculpting at Home Ed Take it Away Clay – unleash your creativity and get your hands dirty!

£7.54 per child, please Book Here.

October

Art Club

Saturday 11 October, 1pm to 3pm
Art and creative sessions for kids 8+ a different exciting theme every Month.
Free to attend no booking required.

Spooky Family Funday – Outer Space!

Saturday 25 October, 10am to 4pm

20-21’s 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, No booking required.

November

Home Ed ‘Popping Portraits’

Tuesday 30 November

In this hands on workshop, children will be introduced to the concept of the pop art movement and explore the work of Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein.

£7.54 per child, please Book Here.

Reoccurring Events

ARTivity Table

Daily: Tuesdays – Saturdays, 10am to 4pm

Arts and Crafts activities for the whole family based around our current exhibitions.

Free to attend no booking required

Get Crafty

Every Wednesday, 1.30pm to 3pm

Craft sessions for age 16+ with a disability.

Free to attend no booking required

 

Our Exhibitions:  

Here at 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, we have multiple exhibition spaces showing a range of contemporary art and craft from local, regional, national and international artists.

Please note that the main exhibition space is currently closed for the final stages of restoration and will reopen on 22 August. 

Current Exhibitions:

23 August to 13 September 2025

Luxmuralis – Science
‘Science ‘ is a spectacular immersive visual experience which is designed to enable people to explore science and the understanding of the physical world around us. Luxmuralis is the name of an artistic collaboration between sculptor Peter Walker and composer David Harper. Their jaw-dropping fine art, light and sound installations have been enjoyed by millions of visitors at sell-out shows across the UK and abroad.

28 June to 20 September

Ruth Calland – This Is All the Treasure We Can Have or Hold
We are delighted to present a new solo show by acclaimed London-based painter Ruth Calland. The exhibition explores important contemporary themes around self-transformation, and the elusive but joyful reward of authentic self-expression. Born in Scunthorpe, Calland sees this exhibition as a homecoming: a turning towards their roots within the backdrop of the alchemical steel town landscape.

For more information head over to our dedicated Exhibitions page.