This year Design Season has asked the city’s designers and design networks to takeover 4 spaces across the city and create 4 pop up exhibition, workshop and demonstration spaces across the city. Supported by Leicester’s High Street Heritage Action Zone. We invite visitors and residents in to learn skills, view exhibits and experience demonstrations from some of the city’s creative design talent.
Interact Digital Arts presents a two week pop up installation at 58 Granby Street – Digital Arts or Digital Design? The former shop will feature artworks by local digital artists and art groups, as well as a programme of evening events and workshops.
Opening times
Monday 18th to Weds 20th 10:30am – 5pm
Thursday 21st & Friday 22nd 11:30am – 5pm
Saturday 23rd 12noon – 5pm
Monday 25th to Weds 27th 10:30am – 5pm
Thursday 28th & Friday 29th 11:30am – 5pm
Saturday 30th 12noon – 5pm
The pop-up gallery is also being used to launch Monobloc, a consortium of Leicester digital arts, music and digital heritage organisations who are working together to raise the profile of their work in the city. Monobloc’s longer-term goal is to establish a grass-roots digital media centre with a gallery, maker space and studios to support digital creativity in Leicester.
For full details of performances, exhibits and workshops please visit the Interact website – link below
Workshops
Interactive Light Workshop Learn how to control LED lights with the BBC Micro:bit and help to construct Sean Clark’s Colloquy artwork. Saturday 23 October 2-4pm, free, drop-in
Electronic Music Workshop Come and play with electronic instruments including synthesisers, drum machines and effects units. Hosted by R10 Electronic Music Studios. Saturday 30 October 2-4pm, free
Plus
Wednesday 20th October 5pm – 7pm. Zine Archive.
Friday 21st October 7:30pm – 9:30pm. Ping! Discs Showcase.
Tuesday 26th October VR Night
Wednesday 27th October
6pm – 8:30pm. “How to Destroy the Art World and Design Something Nicer” : three short talks about building communities of artists, problems, solutions and practical steps towards idealistic goals, by Phoenix Perry, Alan Lane, and Monobloc . Hosted by Sean Carroll.
7:30pm – 9pm. Monobloc Launch.
Thursday 28th October VJ Night
Friday 29th October – AT THE EXCHANGE BAR, RUTLAND STREET
Interact at the Exchange Bar. Entry by donation, you can book in advance on Eventbrite,
6pm – 8pm. Open Screen / 8pm – 10pm R10 Artists with Visuals / 10pm – 12:30am Ping! Artists with DACHHU Visuals
We are sorry that the venue is not wheelchair accessible. The event will be streamed online and we are working to find more accessible venues for future events.
Saturday 30th October
7pm – 10pm. CEREMONY ft. billion o’clock album launch. Limited tickets. Book on Eventbrite