Modern Painters, New Decorators Grand Opening

Modern Painters, New Decorators will open the doors to their new purpose-built arts venue on Aumberry Gap, Loughborough with a special daytime celebration on Saturday 6 September 2025.

After seven years at Carillon Court Shopping Centre, the organisation has relocated to a permanent site that brings together exhibitions, artist studios, a shop, events, and a micro-bakery under one roof. The new venue is a shared space for creativity and community — built collaboratively, shaped by local voices, and designed to support artists and ideas long-term.

Pop-Up Bakery: Corita

10:00am – until sold out

Corita is a pop-up food project by Josie Jones, currently based in the kitchen at Modern Painters, New Decorators. Acutely interested in the stories that shape the food on our plates, and the conversations that happen over it, Corita will host a regular Saturday bakery from September. Visitors can expect a changing menu of baked goods, alongside coffee, tea and seasonal soft drinks.



Pop-Up Shop: Got Enough Books

10:00am – 3:00pm

Got Enough Books is a secondhand bookshop with a curated edit of titles based around culture and creativity, including art, food and photography. Expect contemporary publications and exciting rare and alternative titles.

Solo Exhibition: Jessica Ashman

10:00am – 3:00pm

Jessica Ashman is a multidisciplinary artist working across silk painting, animation and sound to explore ecology, identity, and hidden histories. Drawing on her Jamaican heritage and working-class upbringing, her installations combine archival research, personal storytelling and speculative worlds. She has exhibited with organisations including ICA London, Artangel, New Art Exchange and Animate Projects.

Group Exhibition: Studio at 17

10:00am – 3:00pm

Studio at 17 has been based in Loughborough for over 30 years, supporting a neurodiverse group of artists with space, materials and mentoring. Their exhibition in the Project Space brings together a range of new and recent works, including painting, drawing and graffiti from artists like Leicester’s Paul Dexter aka Caper.

Drop-In Workshops

10:00am – 12:00pm: Flag Making

1:00pm – 3:00pm: Creative Workshop 

Start the day with a hands-on family workshop where visitors can make bold and joyful flags to mark the moment together. In the afternoon, there will be a relaxed creative session using a variety of materials — a chance to make something and spend time in the new space.

Open Studios

10:00am – 12:00pm & 1:00pm – 3:00pm

Visitors are invited to explore the artist studios — home to a diverse and talented group of local artists working across painting, textiles, illustration, sculpture, sound, and socially engaged practice.

Shop Launch

10:00am – 3:00pm

The newly reopened shop offers a first glimpse at what’s to come — featuring artist-designed products, commissioned print editions, and the beginnings of a meaningful new resource for the community.

This new venue has been made possible through the support of Arts Council England, our Crowdfunder supporters, Studio Atta Kwami, Charnwood Borough Council and East Midlands Airport.