Modern Painters, New Decorators is an artist-led organisation based in Loughborough, East Midlands, UK, operating a purpose-built gallery, project space, artist studios, shop, and creative kitchen.
We believe artists play a vital role in shaping the places we live and the stories we share. Through exhibitions, workshops, events, and collaborative projects, we foster creativity, community, and long-term support for artists and ideas.
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Exhibition:
My Molten Sky by Janhavi Sharma
22nd Nov 2025 – 21st Feb 2026
Using black-and-white photography and sculptural installation, Janhavi Sharma explores how stories—of place, memory, and loss—are formed, broken apart, and remade.
My Molten Sky by Janhavi Sharma
22nd Nov 2025 – 21st Feb 2026
Thursday–Saturday, 10AM–3PM
Gallery Space
Using black-and-white photography and sculptural installation, Janhavi Sharma explores how stories—of place, memory, and loss—are formed, broken apart, and remade.
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Exhibition:
Futile Acts by Issie Martin
22nd Nov – 21st Feb 2026
Through moving image, drawing, and print, Issie Martin reflects on the futility of trying to hold back rising tides.
Futile Acts by Issie Martin
22nd Nov – 21st Feb 2026
Thursday–Saturday, 10AM–3PM
Project Space
Through moving image, drawing, and print, Issie Martin reflects on the futility of trying to hold back rising tides.
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Event:
Saturdays, 10AM–12PM
Creative sessions for children and their grown-ups. Workshops are free and drop-in, but booking is encouraged to help us manage capacity.
Family Workshops
Saturdays, 10AM–12PM
24th Jan · 21st Feb · 21st Mar · 18th Apr · 23rd May · 20th June
Project Space
Creative sessions for children and their grown-ups. Workshops are free and drop-in, but booking is encouraged to help us manage capacity.
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Event:
Saturdays, 10AM–3PM
Fresh bakes and seasonal drinks by Josie Jones. Baked in our creative kitchen and served in our foyer until sold out.
Bakery by Corita
Saturdays, 10AM–3PM
24th Jan · 21st Feb · 21st Mar ·
11th Apr · 23rd May · 20th June
Fresh bakes and seasonal drinks by Josie Jones. Baked in our creative kitchen and served in our foyer until sold out.
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Event:
Monthly Artist Gatherings
An informal space for artist-members to meet, share and reflect. Held monthly in the project space with refreshments provided.
Monthly Artist Gatherings
Thursdays, 3PM–5PM
26 Feb · 26 Mar · 23 Apr · 21 May · 25 June
Project Space
An informal space for artist-members to meet, share and reflect. Held monthly in the project space with refreshments provided.
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Event:
Lboro Lates
Join us for a late-night opening with exhibitions, studio visits and a relaxed, after-hours atmosphere. Part of a town-wide evening of arts and culture.
Lboro Lates
Friday 13th Mar 2026, 6PM–9PM
Across Loughborough
Join us for a late-night opening with exhibitions, studio visits and a relaxed, after-hours atmosphere. Part of a town-wide evening of arts and culture.
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Exhibition:
Flat Earth by Phil Root
14th Mar – 13th June 2026
Flat Earth by Phil Root
14th Mar – 13th June 2026
Thursday–Saturday, 10AM–3PM
Gallery Space
Phil Root uses ceramic processes to explore the limits of traditional craft pottery. He works with foraged and industrial materials such as waste clay from his local brick factory to present stories about land and our place in it. More information coming soon.

Event:
Artist-Led Walk with Sheila Ghelani
Artist-Led Walk with Sheila Ghelani
Saturday 11th Apr 2026, 10:30AM–12:30PM
An artist-led walk around town. Sheila is an artist whose performances, social art works, installations, texts and videos seek to make visible the connections between identity, ecology, science, history and the present day. Free – tickets and access information coming soon.

Event:
Film Screening: The Last Ice Age
Film Screening: The Last Ice Age
Saturday 11th Apr 2026, 1:30–3:00PM
Project Space
Part of the Shifting Landscapes Film Series in partnership with Emergence Magazine. Retracing his grandparents’ annual journey to Iceland’s Vatnajökull glacier to witness the loss of Europe’s largest ice cap with his son, Andri Snær Magnason searches for the stories that can help us understand our ecological crisis. Free – tickets coming soon.

Event:
Film Screening: Taste of the Land
Film Screening: Taste of the Land
Saturday 9th May 2026, 10:30AM–12:00PM
Project Space
Part of the Shifting Landscapes Film Series in partnership with Emergence Magazine. Documenting the people and landscapes of Cambodia threatened by development, filmmaker Kalyanee Mam awakens an ancestral memory of the taste of the land that lies within her. Free – tickets coming soon.

Event:
Artist Social
Artist Social
Saturday 9th May 2026, 1–3PM
Project Space
A chance to meet and share food with artists from across the area. A free vegetarian lunch will be provided by Corita. Free - tickets coming soon.

Event:
Celebration Day
Celebration Day
Saturday 20th June 2026, 10AM–3PM
Across our site
Save the date! Our Celebration Day is a day to make, eat and celebrate together, with gratitude. The day will feature open studios, workshops, pop-ups and a whole host of creative things to see and do. More information coming soon.
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