Exhibitions
Make now, think later! Alexandra Reinhardt Memorial Awards 2024-25
This exhibition brings together creative outcomes from the Alexandra Reinhardt Memorial Awards 2024–25, showcasing how young people across the UK explored identity, place and wellbeing through collaborative artist-led projects.
View exhibitionScunthorpe Steel - The Exhibition
This summer 20-21 is due to celebrate steel making in Scunthorpe with a major exhibition featuring new and archive films, photographs, artworks and objects celebrating and inspired by steelmaking in Scunthorpe.
View exhibitionIntroducing 2026
Our ‘Introducing’ exhibitions are shows by locally based artists, offering the opportunity to showcase their work in a professional setting
View exhibitionLost Worlds by Luxmuralis
After the success and popularity of last year’s Science, 20-21 is thrilled to welcome back the incredible Luxmuralis with Lost Worlds.
View exhibition20-21 Open Exhibition 2026
The 20-21 Open Exhibition is one of the highlights of our exhibition programme. Returning by popular demand in 2026, the exhibition showcases the very best paintings, drawings, sculptures, photographs and moving-image artworks from across the region.
View exhibitionTouring exhibitions
20-21 Visual Arts Centre manages a programme of touring exhibitions available for hire by museums and galleries across the UK.
Each exhibition includes engaging content and comprehensive resources to support seamless installation and delivery.
Read moreInformation for artists
20-21 Visual Arts Centre presents a dynamic and varied programme of exhibitions across its six gallery spaces.
It also offers valuable opportunities for regional, national, and international artists to showcase and sell their work.
Read morePast exhibitions
Exhibition archiveDive into our archive of past exhibitions and rediscover the imaginative, thought‑provoking artworks and creative projects that have shaped 20‑21’s vibrant history.
