Author name: Chris Pegler

What is Alexmas? Its our free 12 days or celebration and activity at the Alex each year, in the run […]

Each October we encourage local artists and makers to show work on the theme of The Rugby Town (2023), Rugby:

Calling for entries by local artists to one of our regular ‘open’ exhibitions. This one follows on from previous annual

We took part in the Rugby Literary Festival last year (its first year). It was a great event and we

Alongside all the Northants and Rutland Open Studios activity we have in September this is also a month centred on

We have been plotting and planning since last year to be part of NROS – even though we are not

Wasn’t it magnificent? Hope you got to see the yarnbomb around Rugby July-August and managed to see our lovely montage.

of our favourite events last Autumn was the Talk Like a Pirate evening led by Keith and Kate of The

August is traditionally when the Alex closes so that Chris and Steve can progress projects around the building which they

Each year Chris and Steve choose work(s) by an artist in the Alex’s July Summer Arts Exhibition and award a