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

The book festival will take place from 26-29 September, bringing big name authors and rising stars of the publishing world to the city for four days of engaging talks, readings, discussions, workshops and Q&As. There’s a rich variety of free and paid events and activities to enjoy too, including competitions, podcast talks, open mic style performance events and much more

Lincoln Arts Centre continues to be the home for new artists and artistic ideas as they announce their Innovate Artist cohort for 2024-2025; five artists that receive seed commissions to develop new ideas, in addition to entrepreneurial support so they can innovate to sustain their artistic practice. 

July marks the culmination of a Youth Music funded programme that has seen hundreds of young people, across eight participating schools in Lincolnshire develop their musical craft and talents before taking over their local arts venue with their very own music event.

It is increasingly a radical act to have relentless belief, faith, hope and optimism. 

We're beginning to plan for Spring 2025, focusing on themes of migration, journeys and what it means to be 'home'. Find out what we're interested in below and how we work with the dreamers, makers, thinkers and doers...

The University of Lincoln’s Centre for Culture and Creativity has delivered record-beating support for the region’s creative sector within its first year of achieving Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation (NPO) status and has ambitious plans for this coming year.

Fresh off the back of their first year as an National Portfolio Organisation, Lincoln Arts Centre is open to applications to join their Innovate Artist Scheme once again, as the home for new artists and new artistic ideas.

The dust is settling on a 6-month intensive partnership with The Spark Arts for Children which culminated in the Vital Spark Symposium last week at Attenborough Arts Centre. Ben Anderson, Lincoln Arts Centre's Creative and Executive Director, details here the importance and relevance of this partnership, and partnership working in general.

We are thrilled to spotlight Burcu, the Researcher in Residence at Lincoln Arts Centre and the Barbican Creative Hub.

You may (or, also entirely likely, may not) have heard about a robust process. Now we want to shout about it and help artists make the most of the opportunity.

The University of Lincoln, having signed a partnership agreement to support Lincoln Book Festival to grow and sustain into the future, is proud to announce the appointment of Amy Magnone as the new Lincoln Book Festival Director for 2024.