BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Northampton BID - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Northampton BID
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:Europe/London
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:BST
DTSTART:20250330T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20251026T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:BST
DTSTART:20260329T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20261025T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:BST
DTSTART:20270328T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20271031T010000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260724T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260724T170000
DTSTAMP:20260603T144007
CREATED:20260407T154952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T154952Z
UID:135734-1784887200-1784912400@www.discovernorthampton.co.uk
SUMMARY:From the Collection: Drawings
DESCRIPTION:An exhibition of drawings from the Northampton Museums & Art Gallery collection. \nThis exhibition explores drawing as a fundamental artistic language\, presenting preparatory sketches and finished works that reveal how ideas take shape on paper. Through the delicate studies of Henry Moore\, the atmospheric sketches of Walter Sickert\, the imaginative designs of Sir Edward Burne Jones\, and the expressive drawings of Clare Abbatt\, amongst others\, visitors are invited to consider drawing not merely as a preliminary step but as an art form in its own right. The works on display highlight how artists across different periods and practices use line\, tone\, and observation to experiment\, problem solve\, and refine their vision. Together\, they celebrate drawing’s enduring role as a tool for exploration\, invention\, and creative thinking.
URL:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/event/from-the-collection-drawings/2026-07-24/
LOCATION:Northampton Museum And Art Gallery\, 4-6 Guildhall Rd\,\, Northampton\, Northamptonshire\, NN1 1DP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Museum
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1959-60.49.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260724T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260724T170000
DTSTAMP:20260603T144007
CREATED:20260408T111952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T111952Z
UID:136020-1784887200-1784912400@www.discovernorthampton.co.uk
SUMMARY:Rose Finn Kelcey: House Rules
DESCRIPTION:Arts Collective launches its new gallery programme with an exhibition revisiting the pioneering work of British conceptual artist Rose Finn-Kelcey\, curated by Emer Grant. This marks the first presentation of the artist’s work in her hometown of Northampton. \nFeaturing photographic\, installation and video works loaned from national collections and archives\, the exhibition recontextualises Finn-Kelcey’s groundbreaking practice through architectural space and coded forms. It considers how formal systems and power structures shape experience through architecture\, language\, ritual and atmosphere. \nExhibited publicly for the first time since its original installation\, Bar Doors (1991) captures architectural thresholds\, foregrounding moments of passage between spaces. The photographic documentation of Finn-Kelcey’s site-specific installation—seven saloon-style doors installed in a Houston city park—invites viewers to reconsider familiar architectural features as markers of access and permission. \nThe exhibition also explores Finn-Kelcey’s fascination with spirituality and its connections to the commercial and domestic structures of contemporary life\, featuring works such as It Pays to Pray (1990)\, God Kennel – A Tabernacle (1992) and Jolly God (1997). Her iconic flag works are also presented\, including documentation of Power for the People (1972)\, in which a collective political declaration was placed directly onto the monumental architecture of Battersea Power Station while it remained operational. \nThroughout the exhibition\, architecture\, movement and attention shape how the works are encountered. Finn-Kelcey’s work offers a lens through which to experience 24 Guildhall Road as an active structure—shaped by play\, language and collective imagination. \n\n\n\n\nImage Credit: Rose Finn-Kelcey Bar Doors (Photograph of installation) 1991 \nWood\, Houston International Festival\, Buffalo Bayou Park\, Houston\, Texas. USA \n©The Estate of Rose Finn-Kelcey. Courtesy the Estate and Kate MacGarry
URL:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/event/rose-finn-kelcey-house-rules/2026-07-24/
LOCATION:NN Contemporary\, Vulcan Works\, northampton\, Northamptonshire\, NN1 1EW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/NN-Contemporary.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260724T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260724T140000
DTSTAMP:20260603T144007
CREATED:20260319T102427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260319T102427Z
UID:135025-1784896200-1784901600@www.discovernorthampton.co.uk
SUMMARY:Craft and chatter
DESCRIPTION:If you’re looking for a way to unwind after a busy week or just want to make some new crafting friends\, come along with your chosen craft to these friendly informal sessions. \nThey take place every Friday lunchtime in the Northampton Museum & Art Gallery lower café area. \nDrop in – no booking required but please purchase a drink or something to eat from the cafe.
URL:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/event/craft-and-chatter-5/2026-07-24/
LOCATION:Northampton Museum And Art Gallery\, 4-6 Guildhall Rd\,\, Northampton\, Northamptonshire\, NN1 1DP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Museum
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Knit_and_Natter-768x512-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260725T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260725T170000
DTSTAMP:20260603T144007
CREATED:20260407T154952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T154952Z
UID:135735-1784973600-1784998800@www.discovernorthampton.co.uk
SUMMARY:From the Collection: Drawings
DESCRIPTION:An exhibition of drawings from the Northampton Museums & Art Gallery collection. \nThis exhibition explores drawing as a fundamental artistic language\, presenting preparatory sketches and finished works that reveal how ideas take shape on paper. Through the delicate studies of Henry Moore\, the atmospheric sketches of Walter Sickert\, the imaginative designs of Sir Edward Burne Jones\, and the expressive drawings of Clare Abbatt\, amongst others\, visitors are invited to consider drawing not merely as a preliminary step but as an art form in its own right. The works on display highlight how artists across different periods and practices use line\, tone\, and observation to experiment\, problem solve\, and refine their vision. Together\, they celebrate drawing’s enduring role as a tool for exploration\, invention\, and creative thinking.
URL:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/event/from-the-collection-drawings/2026-07-25/
LOCATION:Northampton Museum And Art Gallery\, 4-6 Guildhall Rd\,\, Northampton\, Northamptonshire\, NN1 1DP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Museum
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1959-60.49.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260725T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260725T170000
DTSTAMP:20260603T144007
CREATED:20260408T111952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T111952Z
UID:136298-1784973600-1784998800@www.discovernorthampton.co.uk
SUMMARY:Rose Finn Kelcey: House Rules
DESCRIPTION:Arts Collective launches its new gallery programme with an exhibition revisiting the pioneering work of British conceptual artist Rose Finn-Kelcey\, curated by Emer Grant. This marks the first presentation of the artist’s work in her hometown of Northampton. \nFeaturing photographic\, installation and video works loaned from national collections and archives\, the exhibition recontextualises Finn-Kelcey’s groundbreaking practice through architectural space and coded forms. It considers how formal systems and power structures shape experience through architecture\, language\, ritual and atmosphere. \nExhibited publicly for the first time since its original installation\, Bar Doors (1991) captures architectural thresholds\, foregrounding moments of passage between spaces. The photographic documentation of Finn-Kelcey’s site-specific installation—seven saloon-style doors installed in a Houston city park—invites viewers to reconsider familiar architectural features as markers of access and permission. \nThe exhibition also explores Finn-Kelcey’s fascination with spirituality and its connections to the commercial and domestic structures of contemporary life\, featuring works such as It Pays to Pray (1990)\, God Kennel – A Tabernacle (1992) and Jolly God (1997). Her iconic flag works are also presented\, including documentation of Power for the People (1972)\, in which a collective political declaration was placed directly onto the monumental architecture of Battersea Power Station while it remained operational. \nThroughout the exhibition\, architecture\, movement and attention shape how the works are encountered. Finn-Kelcey’s work offers a lens through which to experience 24 Guildhall Road as an active structure—shaped by play\, language and collective imagination. \n\n\n\n\nImage Credit: Rose Finn-Kelcey Bar Doors (Photograph of installation) 1991 \nWood\, Houston International Festival\, Buffalo Bayou Park\, Houston\, Texas. USA \n©The Estate of Rose Finn-Kelcey. Courtesy the Estate and Kate MacGarry
URL:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/event/rose-finn-kelcey-house-rules/2026-07-25/
LOCATION:NN Contemporary\, Vulcan Works\, northampton\, Northamptonshire\, NN1 1EW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/NN-Contemporary.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260725T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260725T153000
DTSTAMP:20260603T144007
CREATED:20260528T101132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260528T101132Z
UID:136853-1784989800-1784993400@www.discovernorthampton.co.uk
SUMMARY:Mini Makers at the Central Library
DESCRIPTION:Come and join us for our exciting Mini Makers children’s craft or art activity at Northamptonshire Central Library! \nChildren aged 11 and under and their carers are very welcome to join us for an afternoon of fun\, crafts and arts! \nThis is a drop-in session. There is a charge of £1 per child. New crafters are accepted up until 3 p.m.
URL:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/event/mini-makers-at-the-central-library/2026-07-25/
LOCATION:northamptonshire central library\, Abington Street\, Northampton\, United Kingdom\,\, NN1 2BA
CATEGORIES:Library
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/622379100_1327494472739286_1859120895099266015_n.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260725T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260725T220000
DTSTAMP:20260603T144007
CREATED:20260526T142529Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260526T142529Z
UID:136668-1785006000-1785016800@www.discovernorthampton.co.uk
SUMMARY:A NASHVILLE COUNTRY EXPERIENCE
DESCRIPTION:A Nashville Country Music Experience in Northampton. \nDust off your boots and saddle up for Life’s a Rodeo\, the ultimate country music experience right here in Northampton at Roadmender! Join us for a night of toe-tapping tunes\, heartfelt ballads\, and high-energy hits. So grab your friends\, throw on your best cowboy hats and flannel\, and join us for Life’s a Rodeo — where Northampton meets Nashville! \nLive Country Performance\, Performing the music of:\n\n Dolly Parton\n Luke Combs\n Morgan Wallen\n Kenny Rogers\n Zach Bryan\n John Denver\n Shania Twain\n Chris Stapleton\n Taylor Swift\n Blake Shelton \nShow Times: \nDoors Open: 7:00pm\nShow Ends: 10:00pm\nPhysical ID is required upon entry by all guests.
URL:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/event/a-nashville-country-experience/
LOCATION:Roadmender\, 1 Lady's Ln\, Northampton\, Northamptonshire\, NN1 3AH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Roadmender
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Lifes-A-Rodeo-Event-Graphics-Northampton-July_Square.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260725T210000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260725T210000
DTSTAMP:20260603T144007
CREATED:20260302T095405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260302T095405Z
UID:134787-1785013200-1785013200@www.discovernorthampton.co.uk
SUMMARY:V8
DESCRIPTION:V8 are pure hard rock power. Every riff hits\, every chorus roars\, and every show ends soaked in sweat and spilled beer!
URL:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/event/v8-3/
LOCATION:The King Billy Music Bar\, 2 Commercial Street\, Northampton\, NN1 1PJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:MUSIC
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Screenshot-2026-03-02-095204.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260726T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260726T090000
DTSTAMP:20260603T144007
CREATED:20260522T084330Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260522T084330Z
UID:136629-1785056400-1785056400@www.discovernorthampton.co.uk
SUMMARY:Wellness Collective Wellness Walks
DESCRIPTION:Free local wellness walk for women\, every Sunday at 9am from Grandbies Coffee shop \n\nJoin us and grab a coffee for a chill group walk to boost your mood\, meet new friends\, and soak up good vibes! Its free\, just turn up All women welcome.
URL:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/event/wellness-collective-wellness-walks-2/2026-07-26/
LOCATION:Grandbies\, 26 St Giles' St\, northampton\, Northamptonshire\, NN1 1JA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Wellness
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot-2026-05-22-094109.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260726T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260726T170000
DTSTAMP:20260603T144007
CREATED:20260407T154952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T154952Z
UID:135736-1785067200-1785085200@www.discovernorthampton.co.uk
SUMMARY:From the Collection: Drawings
DESCRIPTION:An exhibition of drawings from the Northampton Museums & Art Gallery collection. \nThis exhibition explores drawing as a fundamental artistic language\, presenting preparatory sketches and finished works that reveal how ideas take shape on paper. Through the delicate studies of Henry Moore\, the atmospheric sketches of Walter Sickert\, the imaginative designs of Sir Edward Burne Jones\, and the expressive drawings of Clare Abbatt\, amongst others\, visitors are invited to consider drawing not merely as a preliminary step but as an art form in its own right. The works on display highlight how artists across different periods and practices use line\, tone\, and observation to experiment\, problem solve\, and refine their vision. Together\, they celebrate drawing’s enduring role as a tool for exploration\, invention\, and creative thinking.
URL:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/event/from-the-collection-drawings/2026-07-26/
LOCATION:Northampton Museum And Art Gallery\, 4-6 Guildhall Rd\,\, Northampton\, Northamptonshire\, NN1 1DP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Museum
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1959-60.49.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260726T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260726T160000
DTSTAMP:20260603T144007
CREATED:20260409T132051Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260409T132051Z
UID:136038-1785074400-1785081600@www.discovernorthampton.co.uk
SUMMARY:Mostly Matt - The Bear
DESCRIPTION:Live covers vocalist/guitarist\, singer songwriter & bedroom producer.\nMIxed multi genre covers show
URL:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/event/mostly-matt-the-bear/2026-07-26/
LOCATION:The Bear\, 11 Sheep Street\, Northampton\, NN1 2LT
CATEGORIES:MUSIC
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/535125056_1610508156524219_2270858443072087962_n.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260727T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260727T223000
DTSTAMP:20260603T144007
CREATED:20260424T132638Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T132638Z
UID:136258-1785182400-1785191400@www.discovernorthampton.co.uk
SUMMARY:Larry Dean & Finlay Christie: Work In Progress
DESCRIPTION:Live stand up comedy at The Lamplighter Northampton. As part of the Northampton Comedy Festival 2026 in association with Northampton BID. \nWork in progress shows from Larry Dean and Finlay Christie \nDoors 7pm – Show 8pm \n \nLarry Dean: Hellbent\nRecently married\, emotionally feral. The gallus Glaswegian goon returns with a riotous show about refusing to grow up. As seen on SNL\, Live at the Apollo\, QI and The Royal Variety Performance. ***** (Telegraph). \n \nFinlay Christie: Champagne Casanova\nFinlay misguidedly believes that his muggers fancied him\, that being a f*ckboy is cool and that Kim Jong Un would love him. Funny\, self-aware and internet-brained\, this is an hour about the myths constructed by incels\, billionaires and even human people\, that mean we don’t have to admit we’re ordinary\, rejected or wrong. There’s also a strong section on air fryers. As seen on social media (1M+ followers)\, Live at the Apollo\, Have I Got News For You and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. ‘The voice of a generation’ **** (Chortle.co.uk).
URL:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/event/larry-dean-finlay-christie-work-in-progress/
LOCATION:The Lamplighter\, 66 Overstone Rd\, Northampton\, northamptonshire\, NN1 3JS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Northampton Comedy Festival 2026
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/dv79coqkllcin18lbny7-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260728T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260728T170000
DTSTAMP:20260603T144007
CREATED:20260407T154952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T154952Z
UID:135737-1785232800-1785258000@www.discovernorthampton.co.uk
SUMMARY:From the Collection: Drawings
DESCRIPTION:An exhibition of drawings from the Northampton Museums & Art Gallery collection. \nThis exhibition explores drawing as a fundamental artistic language\, presenting preparatory sketches and finished works that reveal how ideas take shape on paper. Through the delicate studies of Henry Moore\, the atmospheric sketches of Walter Sickert\, the imaginative designs of Sir Edward Burne Jones\, and the expressive drawings of Clare Abbatt\, amongst others\, visitors are invited to consider drawing not merely as a preliminary step but as an art form in its own right. The works on display highlight how artists across different periods and practices use line\, tone\, and observation to experiment\, problem solve\, and refine their vision. Together\, they celebrate drawing’s enduring role as a tool for exploration\, invention\, and creative thinking.
URL:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/event/from-the-collection-drawings/2026-07-28/
LOCATION:Northampton Museum And Art Gallery\, 4-6 Guildhall Rd\,\, Northampton\, Northamptonshire\, NN1 1DP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Museum
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1959-60.49.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260728T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260728T170000
DTSTAMP:20260603T144007
CREATED:20260408T111952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T111952Z
UID:136299-1785232800-1785258000@www.discovernorthampton.co.uk
SUMMARY:Rose Finn Kelcey: House Rules
DESCRIPTION:Arts Collective launches its new gallery programme with an exhibition revisiting the pioneering work of British conceptual artist Rose Finn-Kelcey\, curated by Emer Grant. This marks the first presentation of the artist’s work in her hometown of Northampton. \nFeaturing photographic\, installation and video works loaned from national collections and archives\, the exhibition recontextualises Finn-Kelcey’s groundbreaking practice through architectural space and coded forms. It considers how formal systems and power structures shape experience through architecture\, language\, ritual and atmosphere. \nExhibited publicly for the first time since its original installation\, Bar Doors (1991) captures architectural thresholds\, foregrounding moments of passage between spaces. The photographic documentation of Finn-Kelcey’s site-specific installation—seven saloon-style doors installed in a Houston city park—invites viewers to reconsider familiar architectural features as markers of access and permission. \nThe exhibition also explores Finn-Kelcey’s fascination with spirituality and its connections to the commercial and domestic structures of contemporary life\, featuring works such as It Pays to Pray (1990)\, God Kennel – A Tabernacle (1992) and Jolly God (1997). Her iconic flag works are also presented\, including documentation of Power for the People (1972)\, in which a collective political declaration was placed directly onto the monumental architecture of Battersea Power Station while it remained operational. \nThroughout the exhibition\, architecture\, movement and attention shape how the works are encountered. Finn-Kelcey’s work offers a lens through which to experience 24 Guildhall Road as an active structure—shaped by play\, language and collective imagination. \n\n\n\n\nImage Credit: Rose Finn-Kelcey Bar Doors (Photograph of installation) 1991 \nWood\, Houston International Festival\, Buffalo Bayou Park\, Houston\, Texas. USA \n©The Estate of Rose Finn-Kelcey. Courtesy the Estate and Kate MacGarry
URL:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/event/rose-finn-kelcey-house-rules/2026-07-28/
LOCATION:NN Contemporary\, Vulcan Works\, northampton\, Northamptonshire\, NN1 1EW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/NN-Contemporary.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260729T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260729T170000
DTSTAMP:20260603T144007
CREATED:20260407T154952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T154952Z
UID:135738-1785319200-1785344400@www.discovernorthampton.co.uk
SUMMARY:From the Collection: Drawings
DESCRIPTION:An exhibition of drawings from the Northampton Museums & Art Gallery collection. \nThis exhibition explores drawing as a fundamental artistic language\, presenting preparatory sketches and finished works that reveal how ideas take shape on paper. Through the delicate studies of Henry Moore\, the atmospheric sketches of Walter Sickert\, the imaginative designs of Sir Edward Burne Jones\, and the expressive drawings of Clare Abbatt\, amongst others\, visitors are invited to consider drawing not merely as a preliminary step but as an art form in its own right. The works on display highlight how artists across different periods and practices use line\, tone\, and observation to experiment\, problem solve\, and refine their vision. Together\, they celebrate drawing’s enduring role as a tool for exploration\, invention\, and creative thinking.
URL:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/event/from-the-collection-drawings/2026-07-29/
LOCATION:Northampton Museum And Art Gallery\, 4-6 Guildhall Rd\,\, Northampton\, Northamptonshire\, NN1 1DP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Museum
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1959-60.49.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260729T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260729T170000
DTSTAMP:20260603T144007
CREATED:20260408T111952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T111952Z
UID:136300-1785319200-1785344400@www.discovernorthampton.co.uk
SUMMARY:Rose Finn Kelcey: House Rules
DESCRIPTION:Arts Collective launches its new gallery programme with an exhibition revisiting the pioneering work of British conceptual artist Rose Finn-Kelcey\, curated by Emer Grant. This marks the first presentation of the artist’s work in her hometown of Northampton. \nFeaturing photographic\, installation and video works loaned from national collections and archives\, the exhibition recontextualises Finn-Kelcey’s groundbreaking practice through architectural space and coded forms. It considers how formal systems and power structures shape experience through architecture\, language\, ritual and atmosphere. \nExhibited publicly for the first time since its original installation\, Bar Doors (1991) captures architectural thresholds\, foregrounding moments of passage between spaces. The photographic documentation of Finn-Kelcey’s site-specific installation—seven saloon-style doors installed in a Houston city park—invites viewers to reconsider familiar architectural features as markers of access and permission. \nThe exhibition also explores Finn-Kelcey’s fascination with spirituality and its connections to the commercial and domestic structures of contemporary life\, featuring works such as It Pays to Pray (1990)\, God Kennel – A Tabernacle (1992) and Jolly God (1997). Her iconic flag works are also presented\, including documentation of Power for the People (1972)\, in which a collective political declaration was placed directly onto the monumental architecture of Battersea Power Station while it remained operational. \nThroughout the exhibition\, architecture\, movement and attention shape how the works are encountered. Finn-Kelcey’s work offers a lens through which to experience 24 Guildhall Road as an active structure—shaped by play\, language and collective imagination. \n\n\n\n\nImage Credit: Rose Finn-Kelcey Bar Doors (Photograph of installation) 1991 \nWood\, Houston International Festival\, Buffalo Bayou Park\, Houston\, Texas. USA \n©The Estate of Rose Finn-Kelcey. Courtesy the Estate and Kate MacGarry
URL:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/event/rose-finn-kelcey-house-rules/2026-07-29/
LOCATION:NN Contemporary\, Vulcan Works\, northampton\, Northamptonshire\, NN1 1EW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/NN-Contemporary.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260729T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260729T223000
DTSTAMP:20260603T144007
CREATED:20260206T142030Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260206T142030Z
UID:134523-1785351600-1785364200@www.discovernorthampton.co.uk
SUMMARY:ERIC JOHNSON
DESCRIPTION:One of the most outstanding instrumentalists in rock over the past 40 years\, Texas guitarist Eric Johnson was\nalready a legend before he recorded his first album. By the early 1980s\, many celebrated guitarists were singing\nthe praises of this skinny kid from Austin with the mind-melting chops. Comparisons were made to such guitar\nheroes as Jeff Beck and Jimi Hendrix and when he joined the ‘70s Austin fusion band Electromagnets they were\nbeing hailed as “the Mahavishnu Orchestra of Texas”. With the release of his highly-anticipated 1986 solo debut\nalbum Tones\, the underground guitar legend finally emerged onto the scene fully-formed. It landed him on the\ncover of Guitar Player magazine\, which hailed the album as a “majestic debut”\, and earned him his first Grammy\nnomination for the song “Zap”. With the release of his follow up album\, 1990’s platinum-selling Ah Via Musicom\,\nwhich contained the Grammy Award winning song “Cliffs of Dover”\, Eric Johnson became a bona fide international\nguitar phenomenon.
URL:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/event/eric-johnson/
LOCATION:Roadmender\, 1 Lady's Ln\, Northampton\, Northamptonshire\, NN1 3AH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:MUSIC
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Screenshot-2026-02-06-141758.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260729T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260729T223000
DTSTAMP:20260603T144007
CREATED:20260526T142648Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260526T142648Z
UID:136671-1785351600-1785364200@www.discovernorthampton.co.uk
SUMMARY:ERIC JOHNSON
DESCRIPTION:One of the most outstanding instrumentalists in rock over the past 40 years\, Texas guitarist Eric Johnson was\nalready a legend before he recorded his first album. By the early 1980s\, many celebrated guitarists were singing\nthe praises of this skinny kid from Austin with the mind-melting chops. Comparisons were made to such guitar\nheroes as Jeff Beck and Jimi Hendrix and when he joined the ‘70s Austin fusion band Electromagnets they were\nbeing hailed as “the Mahavishnu Orchestra of Texas”. With the release of his highly-anticipated 1986 solo debut\nalbum Tones\, the underground guitar legend finally emerged onto the scene fully-formed. It landed him on the\ncover of Guitar Player magazine\, which hailed the album as a “majestic debut”\, and earned him his first Grammy\nnomination for the song “Zap”. With the release of his follow up album\, 1990’s platinum-selling Ah Via Musicom\,\nwhich contained the Grammy Award winning song “Cliffs of Dover”\, Eric Johnson became a bona fide international\nguitar phenomenon.\nThe New Age Music Guide once opined that “Eric Johnson plays guitar the way Michelangelo painted ceilings:\nwith a colorful vibrancy that’s more real than life” while Rolling Stone included him in their list of the 100 Greatest\nGuitarists of the 21st century. A dynamic singer as well as an incredibly gifted guitarist\, a pianist and a prolific\nsongwriter\, Eric has been featured on the cover of countless guitar magazines around the world while also racking\nup critical accolades along the way.\nSince 1986 Eric has released seventeen albums\, in addition to albums with other artists such as Eclectic with\njazz guitarist Mike Stern\, and the platinum-selling G3 Live with Joe Satriani and Steve Vai. Eric has received eight\nGrammy nominations along with numerous other recognitions\, awards and wins in various polls and magazines.\nAmong Johnson’s many accolades are a GRAMMY award in 1992 for “Cliffs of Dover” as Best Rock Instrumental\nPerformance\, lifetime induction into the Guitar Player Gallery of Greats\, and his listing among the “100 Greatest\nGuitarists of the 20th Century” by Musician magazine. In his hometown of Austin Texas\, a city full of guitarists\, the\nreaders of the Austin Chronicle voted Eric Johnson the city’s “Best Electric Guitarist” and “Best Acoustic Guitarist”\nin their yearly poll year after year. They also named him “Electric Guitarist of the Decade” and one of the top five\n“Musicians of the Decade”. In February 2024 Eric was honored with induction into the Texas Heritage Songwriters\nAssociation Hall of Fame.\n2023 found Eric on his ‘Treasure Tour’\, 67 US dates that were split between a Spring and a Fall tour. In January\nand February 2024 Eric joined the ‘G3 Reunion Tour’ with Joe Satriani and Steve Vai\, and the resulting live\nalbum from the tour was released in January 2025. In August 2024 he made a short run of dates in the north and\nnortheast including the Backroads Blues Festival in New York. In September and October 2024 Eric was a featured\nperformer on the ‘Experience Hendrix 2024 Tour’\, crossing the country from Washington state to Florida\, and\nthen rejoined in March and April 2025 for the ‘Experience Hendrix 2025 Tour’ throughout the east and northeast\nUSA and Canada. September and October 2025 saw the first dates of his ‘Texaphonic’ tour\, from New Orleans to\nNew York\, featuring a set of new blues-rock power trio material. In December 2025 Eric joined the Allman-Betts\nBand for a series of shows as a special guest\, duetting with Devon Allman and Duane Betts. The Texaphonic tour\ncontinues in the USA from April through May 2026 from Florida to California\, including a headlining appearance\nat the Austin Blues Festival. In late June Eric returns to Europe for the first time in over a decade and brings the\nTexaphonic tour to Europe and the UK\, finishing up in Scotland by mid August at ‘Guitar Dreams’ with Mike Stern\nand others before returning to Austin for a special event with Tommy Emmanuel.\nOver the course of more than four decades\, Eric Johnson has been traveling on a prolific odyssey. Along the way\,\nhis creations have cross-pollinated the various musical genres which include rock\, blues\, jazz\, fusion\, soul\, folk\,\nnew-age\, classical\, and even country. Inevitably EJ says it best himself in sharing that regardless of the genre “It\nreally boils down to the music and the song at the end of the day”\, he explains. “The most important thing for me is\nto grow musically and make a more expansive and meaningful artistic statement with every new project”.
URL:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/event/eric-johnson-2/
LOCATION:Northamptonshire
CATEGORIES:Roadmender
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Eric-Johnson.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260730T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260730T170000
DTSTAMP:20260603T144007
CREATED:20260407T154952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T154952Z
UID:135739-1785405600-1785430800@www.discovernorthampton.co.uk
SUMMARY:From the Collection: Drawings
DESCRIPTION:An exhibition of drawings from the Northampton Museums & Art Gallery collection. \nThis exhibition explores drawing as a fundamental artistic language\, presenting preparatory sketches and finished works that reveal how ideas take shape on paper. Through the delicate studies of Henry Moore\, the atmospheric sketches of Walter Sickert\, the imaginative designs of Sir Edward Burne Jones\, and the expressive drawings of Clare Abbatt\, amongst others\, visitors are invited to consider drawing not merely as a preliminary step but as an art form in its own right. The works on display highlight how artists across different periods and practices use line\, tone\, and observation to experiment\, problem solve\, and refine their vision. Together\, they celebrate drawing’s enduring role as a tool for exploration\, invention\, and creative thinking.
URL:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/event/from-the-collection-drawings/2026-07-30/
LOCATION:Northampton Museum And Art Gallery\, 4-6 Guildhall Rd\,\, Northampton\, Northamptonshire\, NN1 1DP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Museum
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1959-60.49.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260730T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260730T170000
DTSTAMP:20260603T144007
CREATED:20260408T111952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T111952Z
UID:136301-1785405600-1785430800@www.discovernorthampton.co.uk
SUMMARY:Rose Finn Kelcey: House Rules
DESCRIPTION:Arts Collective launches its new gallery programme with an exhibition revisiting the pioneering work of British conceptual artist Rose Finn-Kelcey\, curated by Emer Grant. This marks the first presentation of the artist’s work in her hometown of Northampton. \nFeaturing photographic\, installation and video works loaned from national collections and archives\, the exhibition recontextualises Finn-Kelcey’s groundbreaking practice through architectural space and coded forms. It considers how formal systems and power structures shape experience through architecture\, language\, ritual and atmosphere. \nExhibited publicly for the first time since its original installation\, Bar Doors (1991) captures architectural thresholds\, foregrounding moments of passage between spaces. The photographic documentation of Finn-Kelcey’s site-specific installation—seven saloon-style doors installed in a Houston city park—invites viewers to reconsider familiar architectural features as markers of access and permission. \nThe exhibition also explores Finn-Kelcey’s fascination with spirituality and its connections to the commercial and domestic structures of contemporary life\, featuring works such as It Pays to Pray (1990)\, God Kennel – A Tabernacle (1992) and Jolly God (1997). Her iconic flag works are also presented\, including documentation of Power for the People (1972)\, in which a collective political declaration was placed directly onto the monumental architecture of Battersea Power Station while it remained operational. \nThroughout the exhibition\, architecture\, movement and attention shape how the works are encountered. Finn-Kelcey’s work offers a lens through which to experience 24 Guildhall Road as an active structure—shaped by play\, language and collective imagination. \n\n\n\n\nImage Credit: Rose Finn-Kelcey Bar Doors (Photograph of installation) 1991 \nWood\, Houston International Festival\, Buffalo Bayou Park\, Houston\, Texas. USA \n©The Estate of Rose Finn-Kelcey. Courtesy the Estate and Kate MacGarry
URL:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/event/rose-finn-kelcey-house-rules/2026-07-30/
LOCATION:NN Contemporary\, Vulcan Works\, northampton\, Northamptonshire\, NN1 1EW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/NN-Contemporary.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260730T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260730T230000
DTSTAMP:20260603T144007
CREATED:20260203T081950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T081950Z
UID:134171-1785430800-1785452400@www.discovernorthampton.co.uk
SUMMARY:BIKE NIGHTS
DESCRIPTION:All are welcome\, show off your ride.
URL:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/event/bike-nights-14/2026-07-30/
LOCATION:The King Billy Music Bar\, 2 Commercial Street\, Northampton\, NN1 1PJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Screenshot-2025-08-26-132909-1.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260730T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260730T220000
DTSTAMP:20260603T144007
CREATED:20260424T132804Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T132804Z
UID:136261-1785439800-1785448800@www.discovernorthampton.co.uk
SUMMARY:Phil Nichol & Paul Tonkinson: Work In Progress
DESCRIPTION:Live stand up comedy at Cheyne Walk Club. As part of the Northampton Comedy Festival 2026. In association with Northampton BID. \nPhil Nichol and Paul Tonkinson work in progress shows \n \nPhil Nichol: Aren’t We Lucky\nLou Reed. The lottery. Ecstasy. Prince Andrew. Punk. Barenaked Ladies. Crisps. Terry Jones. Leukaemia. Butterflies. Dizzy Gillespie’s cheeks. Chance. Scat. Sunshine on Leith. Boo-bee-dee-do. Wasps. Double helix. Comedy. Dennis Hopper. Scrotums. Life. Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner\, Phil Nichol is back with a brand-new show. An acclaimed actor\, award-winning comedian\, producer\, presenter\, writer and musician\, there is no end to his talent. As seen on The Graham Norton Show (BBC One) and Never Mind the Buzzcocks (BBC Two). \nPaul Tonkinson: Work In Progress\nPaul Tonkinson is a mainstay of the UK comedy circuit\, renowned for his infectious energy\, physical comedy\, and sharp observational wit. Originally from Yorkshire\, he is a double Time Out Comedian of the Year winner and has a long history in broadcasting\, including stints hosting The Big Breakfast and The Sunday Show. A frequent tour support for Michael McIntyre\, Tonkinson is a master of mimicry and often draws on his Northern roots and family life for his material. Outside of stand-up\, he is an avid runner\, co-hosting the popular Running Commentary podcast and authoring the book 26.2 Miles to Happiness.
URL:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/event/phil-nichol-paul-tonkinson-work-in-progress/
LOCATION:Cheyne Walk Club\, 2 Cheyne Walk\, northampton\, Northamptonshire\, NN1 5PU\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Northampton Comedy Festival 2026
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/seozgfjhhpszlii9tus0.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260730T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260730T230000
DTSTAMP:20260603T144007
CREATED:20260206T145756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260206T145756Z
UID:134557-1785441600-1785452400@www.discovernorthampton.co.uk
SUMMARY:KARAOKE NIGHT PARTY.
DESCRIPTION:Every Thursday 8pm – Close\, Karaoke is back! Come and sing your favourite songs with your friends or family\, Students come and enjoy your Student deal drinks\, cheaper then anywhere in town! Make a night of it Live At The Optimist!
URL:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/event/karaoke-night-party-33/2026-07-30/
LOCATION:The Optimist\, 23-25 St. Giles Street\, Northampton\,\, NN1 1JA
CATEGORIES:Karaoke
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Screenshot-2025-08-26-133550.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260731T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260731T170000
DTSTAMP:20260603T144007
CREATED:20260407T154952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T154952Z
UID:135740-1785492000-1785517200@www.discovernorthampton.co.uk
SUMMARY:From the Collection: Drawings
DESCRIPTION:An exhibition of drawings from the Northampton Museums & Art Gallery collection. \nThis exhibition explores drawing as a fundamental artistic language\, presenting preparatory sketches and finished works that reveal how ideas take shape on paper. Through the delicate studies of Henry Moore\, the atmospheric sketches of Walter Sickert\, the imaginative designs of Sir Edward Burne Jones\, and the expressive drawings of Clare Abbatt\, amongst others\, visitors are invited to consider drawing not merely as a preliminary step but as an art form in its own right. The works on display highlight how artists across different periods and practices use line\, tone\, and observation to experiment\, problem solve\, and refine their vision. Together\, they celebrate drawing’s enduring role as a tool for exploration\, invention\, and creative thinking.
URL:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/event/from-the-collection-drawings/2026-07-31/
LOCATION:Northampton Museum And Art Gallery\, 4-6 Guildhall Rd\,\, Northampton\, Northamptonshire\, NN1 1DP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Museum
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1959-60.49.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260731T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260731T170000
DTSTAMP:20260603T144007
CREATED:20260408T111952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T111952Z
UID:136302-1785492000-1785517200@www.discovernorthampton.co.uk
SUMMARY:Rose Finn Kelcey: House Rules
DESCRIPTION:Arts Collective launches its new gallery programme with an exhibition revisiting the pioneering work of British conceptual artist Rose Finn-Kelcey\, curated by Emer Grant. This marks the first presentation of the artist’s work in her hometown of Northampton. \nFeaturing photographic\, installation and video works loaned from national collections and archives\, the exhibition recontextualises Finn-Kelcey’s groundbreaking practice through architectural space and coded forms. It considers how formal systems and power structures shape experience through architecture\, language\, ritual and atmosphere. \nExhibited publicly for the first time since its original installation\, Bar Doors (1991) captures architectural thresholds\, foregrounding moments of passage between spaces. The photographic documentation of Finn-Kelcey’s site-specific installation—seven saloon-style doors installed in a Houston city park—invites viewers to reconsider familiar architectural features as markers of access and permission. \nThe exhibition also explores Finn-Kelcey’s fascination with spirituality and its connections to the commercial and domestic structures of contemporary life\, featuring works such as It Pays to Pray (1990)\, God Kennel – A Tabernacle (1992) and Jolly God (1997). Her iconic flag works are also presented\, including documentation of Power for the People (1972)\, in which a collective political declaration was placed directly onto the monumental architecture of Battersea Power Station while it remained operational. \nThroughout the exhibition\, architecture\, movement and attention shape how the works are encountered. Finn-Kelcey’s work offers a lens through which to experience 24 Guildhall Road as an active structure—shaped by play\, language and collective imagination. \n\n\n\n\nImage Credit: Rose Finn-Kelcey Bar Doors (Photograph of installation) 1991 \nWood\, Houston International Festival\, Buffalo Bayou Park\, Houston\, Texas. USA \n©The Estate of Rose Finn-Kelcey. Courtesy the Estate and Kate MacGarry
URL:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/event/rose-finn-kelcey-house-rules/2026-07-31/
LOCATION:NN Contemporary\, Vulcan Works\, northampton\, Northamptonshire\, NN1 1EW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/NN-Contemporary.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260731T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260731T140000
DTSTAMP:20260603T144007
CREATED:20260319T102427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260319T102427Z
UID:135026-1785501000-1785506400@www.discovernorthampton.co.uk
SUMMARY:Craft and chatter
DESCRIPTION:If you’re looking for a way to unwind after a busy week or just want to make some new crafting friends\, come along with your chosen craft to these friendly informal sessions. \nThey take place every Friday lunchtime in the Northampton Museum & Art Gallery lower café area. \nDrop in – no booking required but please purchase a drink or something to eat from the cafe.
URL:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/event/craft-and-chatter-5/2026-07-31/
LOCATION:Northampton Museum And Art Gallery\, 4-6 Guildhall Rd\,\, Northampton\, Northamptonshire\, NN1 1DP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Museum
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Knit_and_Natter-768x512-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260801T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260801T170000
DTSTAMP:20260603T144007
CREATED:20260407T154952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T154952Z
UID:135741-1785578400-1785603600@www.discovernorthampton.co.uk
SUMMARY:From the Collection: Drawings
DESCRIPTION:An exhibition of drawings from the Northampton Museums & Art Gallery collection. \nThis exhibition explores drawing as a fundamental artistic language\, presenting preparatory sketches and finished works that reveal how ideas take shape on paper. Through the delicate studies of Henry Moore\, the atmospheric sketches of Walter Sickert\, the imaginative designs of Sir Edward Burne Jones\, and the expressive drawings of Clare Abbatt\, amongst others\, visitors are invited to consider drawing not merely as a preliminary step but as an art form in its own right. The works on display highlight how artists across different periods and practices use line\, tone\, and observation to experiment\, problem solve\, and refine their vision. Together\, they celebrate drawing’s enduring role as a tool for exploration\, invention\, and creative thinking.
URL:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/event/from-the-collection-drawings/2026-08-01/
LOCATION:Northampton Museum And Art Gallery\, 4-6 Guildhall Rd\,\, Northampton\, Northamptonshire\, NN1 1DP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Museum
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1959-60.49.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260801T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260801T170000
DTSTAMP:20260603T144007
CREATED:20260408T111952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T111952Z
UID:136303-1785578400-1785603600@www.discovernorthampton.co.uk
SUMMARY:Rose Finn Kelcey: House Rules
DESCRIPTION:Arts Collective launches its new gallery programme with an exhibition revisiting the pioneering work of British conceptual artist Rose Finn-Kelcey\, curated by Emer Grant. This marks the first presentation of the artist’s work in her hometown of Northampton. \nFeaturing photographic\, installation and video works loaned from national collections and archives\, the exhibition recontextualises Finn-Kelcey’s groundbreaking practice through architectural space and coded forms. It considers how formal systems and power structures shape experience through architecture\, language\, ritual and atmosphere. \nExhibited publicly for the first time since its original installation\, Bar Doors (1991) captures architectural thresholds\, foregrounding moments of passage between spaces. The photographic documentation of Finn-Kelcey’s site-specific installation—seven saloon-style doors installed in a Houston city park—invites viewers to reconsider familiar architectural features as markers of access and permission. \nThe exhibition also explores Finn-Kelcey’s fascination with spirituality and its connections to the commercial and domestic structures of contemporary life\, featuring works such as It Pays to Pray (1990)\, God Kennel – A Tabernacle (1992) and Jolly God (1997). Her iconic flag works are also presented\, including documentation of Power for the People (1972)\, in which a collective political declaration was placed directly onto the monumental architecture of Battersea Power Station while it remained operational. \nThroughout the exhibition\, architecture\, movement and attention shape how the works are encountered. Finn-Kelcey’s work offers a lens through which to experience 24 Guildhall Road as an active structure—shaped by play\, language and collective imagination. \n\n\n\n\nImage Credit: Rose Finn-Kelcey Bar Doors (Photograph of installation) 1991 \nWood\, Houston International Festival\, Buffalo Bayou Park\, Houston\, Texas. USA \n©The Estate of Rose Finn-Kelcey. Courtesy the Estate and Kate MacGarry
URL:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/event/rose-finn-kelcey-house-rules/2026-08-01/
LOCATION:NN Contemporary\, Vulcan Works\, northampton\, Northamptonshire\, NN1 1EW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/NN-Contemporary.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260801T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260801T153000
DTSTAMP:20260603T144007
CREATED:20260528T101132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260528T101132Z
UID:136854-1785594600-1785598200@www.discovernorthampton.co.uk
SUMMARY:Mini Makers at the Central Library
DESCRIPTION:Come and join us for our exciting Mini Makers children’s craft or art activity at Northamptonshire Central Library! \nChildren aged 11 and under and their carers are very welcome to join us for an afternoon of fun\, crafts and arts! \nThis is a drop-in session. There is a charge of £1 per child. New crafters are accepted up until 3 p.m.
URL:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/event/mini-makers-at-the-central-library/2026-08-01/
LOCATION:northamptonshire central library\, Abington Street\, Northampton\, United Kingdom\,\, NN1 2BA
CATEGORIES:Library
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/622379100_1327494472739286_1859120895099266015_n.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260802T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260802T170000
DTSTAMP:20260603T144007
CREATED:20260407T154952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T154952Z
UID:135742-1785672000-1785690000@www.discovernorthampton.co.uk
SUMMARY:From the Collection: Drawings
DESCRIPTION:An exhibition of drawings from the Northampton Museums & Art Gallery collection. \nThis exhibition explores drawing as a fundamental artistic language\, presenting preparatory sketches and finished works that reveal how ideas take shape on paper. Through the delicate studies of Henry Moore\, the atmospheric sketches of Walter Sickert\, the imaginative designs of Sir Edward Burne Jones\, and the expressive drawings of Clare Abbatt\, amongst others\, visitors are invited to consider drawing not merely as a preliminary step but as an art form in its own right. The works on display highlight how artists across different periods and practices use line\, tone\, and observation to experiment\, problem solve\, and refine their vision. Together\, they celebrate drawing’s enduring role as a tool for exploration\, invention\, and creative thinking.
URL:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/event/from-the-collection-drawings/2026-08-02/
LOCATION:Northampton Museum And Art Gallery\, 4-6 Guildhall Rd\,\, Northampton\, Northamptonshire\, NN1 1DP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Museum
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1959-60.49.jpg
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR