Lincoln Arts Centre is delighted to announce internationally renowned contemporary artist Annabel McCourt as the newest Associate Artist at the Centre.

We’ve refreshed our Artistic Policy for 2026–2028, helping shape the next phase of programming at Lincoln Arts Centre and guiding the kinds of ideas we’re looking to welcome through our Open to Ideas process.

We are recruiting for our fourth year of Routes In at Lincoln Arts Centre and Barbican Creative Hub, funded by Arts Council England.

We're launching a new membership option for our book club. You get to stay in the loop and get exclusive perks!

As we head into a new year, we’ve been thinking about 2026. Not in a crystal-ball kind of way, but in a practical, roll-your-sleeves-up kind of way. These are some* of our wishes for 2026.

An progress update from December 2025

On Sunday 9 November, Lincoln Arts Centre and the University’s Library Square were illuminated in sound and light for the launch of Freedom: Then & Now - The Lincolnshire Mosaic of Freedom. This new public artwork, marking 80 years since VE Day, brings together thousands of community-contributed images to make four main images reflecting what freedom means today, following months of conversations across the county. 

Yesterday, Wednesday 5 November 2025, Professor Becky Francis published the much anticipated review of England’s national curriculum and school assessment process: Building a World-Class Curriculum for All.

This spring, we present In Their Words, a season celebrating the voices, experiences, and creativity of women shaping our world. With original commissions, artworks, and performances, the programme highlights resilience, imagination, and connection in women’s stories.

In this 3–4 minute read, we celebrate the Prescribing Change conference, share key insights on youth-led social prescribing in Lincolnshire, and outline how you can help shape the next phase of creative health initiatives.

Lincoln Arts Centre is calling on the public to help 1,000 children experience live arts for free this Autumn and for a limited time, every donation will be doubled. A local charitable foundation will match donations up to £5,000, instantly doubling the impact of every gift.

Thousands of community-contributed images will form a striking new digital artwork commemorating 80 years since the end of World War II, to be unveiled in Lincoln this November.