We’re marking 20 years presenting the University of Plymouth’s arts and culture programme for audiences, previously as Peninsula Arts and The Arts Institute.
The arts & culture programme
Celebrating 20 years of creativity
September 2024 marks our 20th anniversary as one of the South West’s major providers of arts and culture. We look forward to expanding our programme into ever-more impactful spaces, producing and hosting over 100 events each year for everyone’s learning and enjoyment. We’re dedicated to showcasing our academics and their research to the wider world, while also hosting major thinkers and makers from outside the University. We have a terrific line-up for 2024–25, and look forward to welcoming you to campus to experience and take part in our ongoing arts and cultural conversation.
Professor Anthony Caleshu
Director of The Arts & Culture programme, University of Plymouth
Spring 2025: The Personal and Communal
This spring, our programme is dedicated to exploring ‘The Personal and the Communal’. The line between the two is ever blurry as American poet Walt Whitman expressed over 150 years ago: "I am large, I contain multitudes."
Personal symbolisms which rely on communal images are ever present in south-west artist Danny Fox’s first institutional exhibition, Kingdom, showing in the Levinsky Gallery, as well as within his first book of poetry, Bootscraper, which has been launched to coincide with the exhibition.
Personal, lived experience gets communal treatment when the Human Library welcomes everyone to explore stereotypes and 'un-judge' as we aspire to be part of a more equal, inclusive and diverse world.
We are also proud to present MayFest and other student-led Performance, showcasing the individual and collective talents of our students.
See our What’s On page for details of all upcoming events.
As always, we look forward to welcoming you!
Photo credit: Dom Moore.
'Kingdom' 2025, Acrylic on canvas, by Danny Fox.
Exhibitions
The Levinsky Gallery presents lucent, an exhibition of international artworks curated by David Quinn, with an associated programme of tours, talks and films.
Music
Musica Viva showcases the ‘music of home’ through Britten, Bach and Bartók, plus this season's performances from the University Choral Society and Orchestra, including relaxed performances for all ages to enjoy.
Film
An eclectic programme of screenings and talks including our popular Celluloid Psychology series, a trio of Screen Queens presented in collaboration with the Women's Network and films selected to accompany this season's exhibition, lucent.
Talks
Includes our ‘Creative Talks’ series, featuring artists who work in a variety of disciplines, sharing their work, processes, influences, and their own experiences of professional practice, plus Cultural Talks and Research Seminars.
Performance
Contemporary performances live on stage at The House, our performing arts centre in the heart of campus.
Want to get involved?
Find out more about activities for families, support for schools keen to engage with arts and culture, and opportunities for University of Plymouth students and volunteers.
The Archives: 2004–24
We’ve produced and hosted over 2,000 public facing events over the past 20 years. Looking back, our most recent spring–summer 2024 season saw a celebration of creativity designed to inspire, challenge and entertain. Highlights included University academics' work and creative collaborations in Resonating Bodies, Green Makers | Materials | Objects and SOAK Live Art. We hosted the major UK touring exhibition, Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize in The Levinsky Gallery, and in The House, Rendez-Vous Dance’s The Monocle and Richard Chappell Dance’s Hot House. The acclaimed Musica Viva concert series marked the 100th anniversary of Rhapsody in Blue with the formation of The London Gershwin.
Contact the arts and culture programme team
Roland Levinsky Building, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon PL4 8AA
The Levinsky Gallery, Tuesday–Friday 10:00–16:00, Saturday 12:00–16:00. Closed Mondays, Sundays and Bank Holidays
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