A blog by Creative & Executive Director of Lincoln Arts Centre Ben Anderson

The University of Lincoln are delighted to announce that its Creative & Executive Director, Ben Anderson, has been selected as one of eight cultural leaders for the inaugural Imogen Kinchin Fellowship.

Lincoln Arts Centre has been selected as one of ten arts centres from across the UK to join a new national Creative Health Network, bringing together senior leaders to explore how arts centres can play a bigger role in improving health and wellbeing in their communities.

Rare and previously unseen photographs and personal memorabilia collected over a lifetime by Lincolnshire photographer André Waszczyszyn will go on public display for the first time this autumn in a new exhibition at the University of Lincoln Arts Centre.

A major new national report based on extensive new research and 200+ case studies has proved how Lincoln Arts Centre and other arts centres create change in their communities and local people’s lives.

Best-selling British crime writers, top-trending ‘BookTok’ influencers and an array of authors, artists, broadcasters, journalists and historians form the cast for the latest instalment of Lincoln Book Festival, returning this October.

Arts Council England and local partners back ambitious county-wide collaboration to grow skills, jobs and opportunities.

A pioneering student and staff co-led arts initiative at the University of Lincoln has received national recognition for the way it connects teaching, creative practice and professional industry experience.

This Autumn, we present Loud & Proud, a season of pop, pride and performance. From bold theatre, live music and visual art to cabaret and conversation, Loud & Proud is a season of iconic pop culture, powerful political voices, queer joy and storytelling that refuses to whisper.

Applications are open to join the University of Lincoln's Arts Centre Saturday Club for local 13—16-year-olds. 

From immersive play experiences for babies and families to participatory theatre, new musicals and deeply personal storytelling, Lincoln Arts Centre has announced a new wave of artist development support designed to nurture creative talent and develop ambitious new work in and for Lincolnshire.

We’re delighted to announce that Lincoln Book Festival’s popular flash fiction competition is back for 2026! And we’re going all-in with this year’s theme – Hobbies.