Art Galleries in Lincolnshire
1. Lincoln
The Usher Gallery is one of the region’s premier art galleries. It opened in 1927 displaying art from James Usher’s extensive collection. It has continued to grow and you can now view work by celebrated artists including Turner, Constable, Lowry and Grayson Perry.
Indigo Crow is an artist-led space run by a small group of professional Lincolnshire based artists. They bring a wealth of experience in painting, ceramics, glass making, felting & textile art, jewellery and more.
Showing mostly weekly shows featuring a wide range of artists.
It’s owned by Phil Bowman a stalwart of Lincoln’s art scene.
IncLLinC Gallery and Studio is the latest addition to Lincoln’s growing art scene. It specialises in works by emerging artists alongside works by artists who face significant barriers to entering the main stream art world.
Harding House Gallery
50 Steep Hill
Lincoln
LN2 1LT
See website for opening times
hardinghousegallery.co.uk
A fabulous jewel in Lincoln’s Medieval crown, the Gallery is housed in a half timbered Grade II listed building.
It is run by a diverse group of artists and makers who are responsible for the staffing and daily functioning of the Gallery and help to promote the arts throughout the region by featuring contemporary art, jewellery, and unique handcrafted work in a wide range of materials.
Decimal Place
10 Burton Rd,
Lincoln
LN1 3LB
Sunrise – 1am
Monthly art exhibition located in the windows of one of Europe’s most revered experimental music venues.
Featuring contemporary art by emerging local artists. The lights come on at sunset and switch of at 1pm. If you’ve got torch the gallery is open 24 hours.
General Practice
Top Floor
25 Clasketgate
Lincoln
LN2 1JJ
See website for opening times
https://general-practice.net/
An artist collective, promoting exchange with wider artist-led initiatives nationally and internationally. It seeks to stimulate a critical discourse and sustain an engaged visual arts culture in the city through the programming of exhibitions, events, residencies and workshops.
Lark Books Gallery
4 Saltergate,
Lincoln
LN2 1DH
Tuesday -Saturday 10-5
Located on the first floor of Lark Books this small gallery hosts monthly exhibition of original art by children’s book illustrators from around the world.
Nestled between Lincoln’s spectacular Cathedral and Castle, The Little Red Gallery houses 4 very individual rooms. showing a wide selection of contemporary art.
Lincoln Central Library
6 Free School Ln,
Lincoln LN2 1EZ
Monday-Friday 10-5
Saturday 10.4
Located in an imposing Grade II listed Carnegie building the large gallery space holds a large variety of exhibitions. To see what’s on look out for posters around Lincoln or on their instagram page.
2. Art Galleries in Lincolnshire
The Ropewalk Gallery
Maltkiln Rd,
Barton-upon-Humber
DN18 5JT
Tuesday-Saturday 10-4
the-ropewalk.co.uk
The Ropewalk is a regionally acclaimed centre for the arts housing galleries, a sculpture garden and a coffee shop.
Located in Wickenby, just outside Lincoln, The Rickyard is a beautiful purpose built exhibition space also used for artist workshops. It’s one of the venues on the Creative Lincs Art Trail which takes place annually.
Caistor Arts and Heritage Centre
8 Plough Hill,
Caistor,
Lincolnshire,
LN7 6LZ
caistorahc.org.uk/
Caistor Arts and Heritage Centre is a beautiful conversion of a former Methodist chapel. They hold exhibition in their cafe gallery and in a dedicated gallery space upstairs.
Stamford Arts Centre, Sleaford
27 St Mary’s St
Stamford
Lincolnshire
PE9 2DL
Stamford Arts Centre)
Stamford Arts Centre provides you with the opportunity to experience and participate in a wide selection of art forms from theatre, music and film to sculpture, dance and drawing.
The gallery accommodates an eclectic display of contemporary exhibitions from local and international artists including photography, painting, textile, drawing and sculpture.
Union Street Gallery
Union street gallery
Union Street
Grantham NG31 6NZ
Monday-Saturday 10.4
unionstreetgallery.co.uk/
Union Street Gallery is dedicated to uplifting local art and artists, as well as celebrating art in all its forms. They host many workshops ran by talented artists, and community arts table which is open and free to use for anyone.
Based in Sleaford, the Carre Gallery is a splendid venue for two dimensional art. It was opened in 2010 as a result of collaboration between a local businessman and the late Windham Hime, a professional artist and photographer. It is now operated by the Sleaford Gallery Arts Trust, a registered charity. Everyone involved in the gallery’s operation and management is a volunteer.