Tuesday 14 February – Saturday 13 May Reading International is pleased to announce Matt Copson and Alastair MacKinven’s ‘Eggy and Seedy’, a multifaceted project comprising an exhibition of works on paper by forty international artists in a local café, a show in a refurbished office block, a serialised radio play, a group performance in a … Read More
The first and only permanent exhibition of Ladybird Books artwork will be launched at the University of Reading, to coincide with the release of a new book penned by HRH The Prince of Wales. The gallery, located within the University’s newly-refurbished Museum of Rural English Life (MERL), contains more than 20,000 illustrations.It will include artwork … Read More
To celebrate 70 years of the special relationship between Reading and Düsseldorf, some of the German city’s finest artists will be coming to Reading to perform during Reading Fringe Festival this July. Reading and Dusselfdorf have had close links since 1947, just after the end of the Second World War and it is probably the … Read More
Reading Bach Choir is an amateur choir based in Reading, consisting of 40-50 members, passionate about achieving the highest possible standards. The choir gives four concerts a year, in and around Reading, Berkshire. Some are a cappella and others are with professional soloists & instrumentalists. The repertoire is very varied – from the Renaissance to … Read More
Sat 28 January – Sat 6 May 2017, Reading Museum, Reading The exhibition will consist of 12 great paintings by Ray Atkins in Reading Museum’s Sir John Madejski Art Gallery. Some of these huge paintings have not been exhibited before. An exhibition for art lovers and people who remember Reading in the early 1970s, the last time … Read More
Reading UK CIC and Reading BID view investment in arts and culture as a key component of place making for Reading – making it a better place to live, work and do business. In 2016, Reading BID provided a number of grants for town centre arts and heritage projects as part of Reading Year of … Read More
Computing students from Reading College are bringing one of the town’s historic landmarks back to life thanks to innovative technology. As part of Reading’s Year of Culture, the higher education computing and systems development students have created a virtual replica of the Abbey ruins by taking and stitching together more than 7,000 photos. The students … Read More
Film nights on bikes powered entirely by legs 16 & 17 December Pedal power will be projecting a programme of short films Made in Reading over two evenings in December, as part of Light Up Reading, the finale of Reading’s Year of Culture. On 16 and 17 December, film fans, cyclists and the curious … Read More
As part of Reading’s Year of Culture and the town’s festive Christmas celebrations, Reading 2016 has created The Thames Tower High Striker, a fairground-style interactive lighting of the 15-storey building in front of Reading Station. From Thursday 1 December to Saturday 17 December, visitors to Thames Tower, a vibrant new office space in the centre of … Read More
Saturday 3 December, 10am As part of the culmination of Reading 2016, Reading’s Year of Culture, Light Up Reading is providing children with a special opportunity to ask Father Christmas all the questions they have ever wanted to ask. An Audience with Father Christmas, hosted by Elsa from Frozen will take place aboard a … Read More
