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| LCB DEPOT UPDATE July 2016 |
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| cultural quarter action plan |
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The St George’s Cultural Quarter Action Plan sets out a range of proposals to help attract new investment into the area and strengthen its reputation as an exciting and creative place to live, work and do business. The Plan has been developed by Leicester City Council with support from the Cultural Quarter Association and other key stakeholders.
The Plan is due to be launched for public consultation on Wednesday 6 July in the cafe-bar at LCB Depot where you can see and discuss the Action Plan and plans for regeneration of St George's churchyard with City Council staff from 11.45am to 7pm. Info boards about the plans will stay on display 6 - 11 July inclusive.
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| Brexit - to panic or not to panic? |
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As the politicians take their time to decide what the decision to ‘Brexit’ actually means, we offer a few thoughts from others. Organisations such as Creative England and Arts Council are unable to lead with opinion given their relationship with government, so we present a brief snapshot of what’s being said in the creative industries.
The Creative Industries Federation is taking the decision very seriously and is planning a series of events across the country designed to canvas views
Online magazine Fast CoDesign provides some decent appraisal, identifying potential negative impact across the design world.
Predictably, a host of sources have come forward to talk about the impact on the UK Film Industry, with the most immediate/irreverent from Den of Geek.
Geoff Taylor at the BPI can see good and bad stuff looming for the music industry.
Online research magazine iQ can see lots of possible problems particularly around visas and basically more paperwork for European touring.
So as the fog clears, be great to hear back from you as the impact on your business becomes clear. (JB) |
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| old gallery vinyled |
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| Our former gallery space on the corner of our B Block building takes another step towards becoming a new meeting room later this month, with snazzy window vinyls from A&S Signs via LCB-based creative agency The Unloved. The new room will replace our 5th Floor Terrace Room, which is now available as office space for a creative business, with integrated breakout space giving views across the city rooftops, for £583pcm + VAT,
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| welcome to james |
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"Hello - my name is James Burkmar and I'm the lucky soul who was appointed as Workspace Manager here at LCB Depot. I'm a musician and have strong ties with the city having moved here originally in 1980!
Based at LCB Depot I'm fortunate to be part of a successful and growing enterprise. I'm looking forward to understanding that success and working with the team, businesses and partners to develop what we do and to help put the city on the map and celebrate its diverse creative and cultural enterprise."
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| leicester business festival 2016 |
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Leicester Business Festival is taking place again this year between 24 October & 4 November. As part of the Festival, partners are being invited to host a series of events to promote different business sectors from Leicester and Leicestershire.
Lightbox Studios at LCB Depot are available from 24 - 29th October, and could be used as a venue for an event as part of the Festival. Our Business Growth team invites suggestions from the creative community on how best to showcase Leicester's creative businesses = a specific sub-sector or to sell the creative work of an individual or group.
If you are a creative businesses and have any suggestions about what we could use the space for during that week or could help organise an event or series of events, please email growth@lcbdepot.co.uk by 15 July.
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| creative publications & apps |
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Please help!
Our Business Growth team is looking to develop a comprehensive list of publications from across the creative industries. to help us promote and celebrate Leicester's creative businesses. If there are any publications that you currently subscribe to or think would be useful for us to add to our database, please send details to matt.bateman@lcbdepot.co.uk
Also, if you use any free or low cost apps to help manage your business - for project management, finance or sales etc. - could you let us know what they are so that we can share these with other creatives in our network?
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| shelf life |
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A Leicester Lofi exhibition celebrating small quirky shops
A celebration of all the wonderful defiant independent traders and their small quirky shops, inspired by John Londei's ‘Shutting Up Shop’ project.
In Lightbox at LCB Depot until 9 July, free
Plus Shutting Up Shop closing event:
Smartphone darkroom workshop
Saturday 9 July 12-4pm, free
Aftershow get-together
Saturday 9 July 6-9pm, all welcome
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| indian summer festival exhibition |
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Araf Mohammed shares a colourful, rich and true vision of India through stunning photography of his recent travels. The exhibition is in aid of raising awareness about The Hope Foundation, a charity that protects children in the streets of Kolkata. Shown at LCB Depot as part of Leicester's annual festival celebrating all things India.
An LCB Depot/Inspirate collaboration.
July 11 - 29, free
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| meta 4 : alchemy |
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Meta4 are four Nottingham-based artist-printmakers - Jeannie, Carol, Kate & Linda - who actively collaborate, share ideas, inspire and creatively challenge each other.
They have chosen Alchemy as a theme to unite their practices: a form of chemistry and speculative philosophy practiced in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, and concerned with discovering methods for transmuting baser metals into gold and finding a universal solvent and ‘elixir of life’.
LCB Depot Print Room
4 July - 30 September, free
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| open 27 prizewinners |
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| Artists awarded LCB Depot prizes in Leicester Museum & Art Gallery's Open 27 exhibition earlier this year now have their work on the walls of our meeting rooms for users to enjoy until Spring 2017. Marcia Blagg's striking abstracts are in our Garden Room; Danquella Slaughter's exquisite ink landscapes are in our Courtyard Room; and Paul Barrand's Dear Old Albion collection (Drive By, pictured right) is in our Old Gallery space.
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| artists in residence |
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| LCB Depot will host two artists in residence in the weeks leading up to Leicester's Summer Art Trail (August 20-29). Jenny Pyrah and Andrea Jaeger (left, and centre, picture left) will use studio space at LCB Depot to produce an exhibition of work.
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- Planning Leicester - Town Planning & the Historic Environment since the 1960s - a free event at City Hall/New Walk Museum 1&2 July
- Leicester Hackspace is running an Arduino Starters Course on Saturday 2 July 11am-5pm at Makers' Yard
- Join Echo Factory for its first public event in its brand new building at 68 Humberstone Gate LE1 3PL : Music Industry eXchange is an event for creatives, professionals, & the music industry to collaborate in an evening of entertainment and networking. Thursday 7 July 6-11pm, free entry
- Artists are invited to submit work to Leicester's Summer Art Trail Open Exhibition, apply by 14 July
- Artists, crafters and designer-makers - book a stall at the Summer Art Trail Marketplace at LCB Depot on Saturday 27 August
- The Mighty Creatives are looking for a Finance & Resources Officer to use their financial and broader operational experience to support TMC to help children, young people and adults transform their lives, the services they use and the communities they live in. Apply by 18 July
- Story City Festival is back in Leicester 15-23 July with stories in many forms, in theatres, cafes, bars and online
- Showcasing the finest talent from Leicester's music scene and beyond, along with real ales, cocktails, food and drink, art, children's activities and much more, Simon Says festival is at De Montfort Hall on July 23 & 24
- The Midlands Engine Science and Innovation Audit invites responses from the creative, digital and design sectors, by 12 July - one of five national audits announced by the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills in July last year
- On Tuesday 26 July, the StartUp Britain bus visits Jubilee Square, Leicester as part of its flagship annual summer tour, offering free mentoring, advice and workshops to aspiring and early-stage entrepreneurs
- LCB-based Big Difference Company has won the contract to produce a Procession of Light in Preston
- Peter Chandler has moved into a new role as the interim Head of Economic Regeneration at the City Council. Peter will still be involved in supporting LCB Depot, Phoenix Square, Makers Yard and the Cultural Quarter, so you’ll still see him around!
- Our new creative companies.......Miss White Bride online wedding accessory boutique joins the Business Lounge at LCB Depot
Tell us your creative news - click email us, below |
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| business growth surgeries |
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Our Creative Business Growth Surgeries are regular free sessions at LCB Depot with LCB Depot's Business Growth Team. Book a 20-minute slot on Eventbrite and have a chat about how your creative business could grow.
Thursday 14 July 10.30am - 12.30pm
Tuesday 26 July 2.30 - 4.30pm
Tuesday 16 August 10.30am - 12.30pm
More advice surgeries are scheduled for later in 2016 - click below for dates and details
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| creative business surgeries |
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Starting a creative business?
Book your free advice session with Creative Leicestershire's Business Advisor.
Tuesdays 5 & 19 July; and 2 August
One-hour slots between 10.30am and 4pm, at LCB Depot, free
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| studio 6 workshops |
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Workshops from makers at Studio 6 in Makers' Yard
at 82-86 Rutland Street, Leicester LE1 1SB
Lampshade Sunday 3 July £60
Applique Friday 8 July £60
Bookbinding Thurs 14 & Thurs 21 July £55 each
Cotton Headpiece Friday 15 July £60
Design and Make Necklace Saturday 16 July £25
Name Plaque Saturday 16 July £46
Ribbon Roses Headband Thursday 28 July £75
Name Necklace Friday 29 July £36
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| free legal surgeries |
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Do you have business issues which are unresolved, unpaid debts, contract disputes, or need help with partnership or shareholder agreements ? Do you have any commercial property questions ? Do you have a dispute with employees or need help with preparing employment contracts ?
If so , please feel free to drop in and have a chat with Tom Jellicoe of Lawson West at his free surgery at LCB Depot on Wednesdays 6 July, and 3 and 31 August, 2.00 to 5.30pm
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| creative coffee |
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Creativity, coffee, conversation. Fortnightly meet-up for creative people and those looking to meet creatives, alternating between LCB Depot and Phoenix.
Creative Coffee is taking a break over Summer, but will be back in September!
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| clay workshops |
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With Jo Keogh Ceramics at Makers' Yard, 82-86 Rutland Street, Leicester LE1 1SB
Clay Days
Saturday 23 July & Sunday 24 July, 10.30am - 4pm,
£40 each day +£5/kg clay used
A six-Tuesday evening class
Tuesday 5 July to Tuesday 9 August, 6 - 8pm, £90
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| smartphone darkroom workshop |
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Participants will take photos on their phones and print them the traditional way in a darkroom with enlargers and chemical trays. A workshop linked to the Leicester Lo-Fi exhibition Shelf Life, on show in our Lightbox gallery. Followed by Shutting Up Shop exhibition aftershow get-together 6-9pm, all welcome
Saturday 9 July, 12-4pm, aftershow event 6-9pm
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WORKSPACES & STUDIOS TO LET TO CREATIVES
We have six workspaces at LCB Depot - 335, 355, 456, 476, 538 & 690 sq ft
All our workspaces are taken at Phoenix Square
All our studios are taken at Makers' Yard
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LCB Depot, 31 Rutland Street, Leicester LE1 1RE
0116 261 6800 | info@lcbdepot.co.uk | www.lcbdepot.co.uk | @lcbdepot
LCB Depot is Leicester’s leading hub for the creative industries,
providing space to
Work - over 80 workspaces and studios across three sites in Leicester's Cultural Quarter - LCB Depot, Phoenix Square, and Makers' Yard
Meet - four contemporary meeting rooms, plus Lightbox & Cafe-Bar events spaces
Eat - at Grays Coffee Shop & Kitchen, open Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm, and for some weekend & evening events
Connect - regular art exhibitions and creative events
Grow - business growth support, advice and finance opportunities
LCB Depot is a service owned and operated by Leicester City Council
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