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A variety of chairs of different designs and colours are hanging from a ceiling, suspended by silver hoists

MAC needs your chairs!

Transform your pre-loved chair into art. We invite you to submit your preloved chair to The Final Bid, a unique artwork and exhibition by internationally acclaimed artist Michael Pinsky, opening at Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) in summer 2026.
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February half term fun

Join us for creative courses, spectacular shows and fun family films this half term!
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Woman holding a colourful handmade caterpillar puppet with a red head, green segmented body, and yellow accents.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

This beloved tale is brought to life by a captivating cast of storytellers, sweeping original music, and stunning puppetry.
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Kick-start 2026 with new creative adventures

Unleash your inner artist and explore sessions in ceramics, stained glass, textiles, jewellery, painting, printmaking, wellbeing, music, writing and more. 2026 is a blank canvas - what will you create?
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A South Asian man in his thirties sits in an audiotorium with plush red seats. He is wearing a white ruff, a black outfit and red socks, and his feet are crossed over the back of the chair in front of him. He looks directly into the camera. In his left hand he holds up a human skull.

NT Live

The best of British Theatre brought to you from the stage to the screen.
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Woman with brunette bob and earing white top and trousers. She is leaning forward with her hand out. On the right is the back of a boy's head. The screen in the background has a yellow box on it with the word 'touch screen'.

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Two little girls sit on beanbags in a cinema smiling to their left, dressed in halloween costumes

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MAC's building with their open-plan terrace in the sunshine. Trees frame the photo.

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Upcoming events

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  1. Hospital Rooms: Spaces of Creativity and Kindness Art Workshop with Farwa Moledina

    Free
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  2. Made in The Middle: Scratchbashing Craft

    Free
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  3. Blue, pink and yellow block shapes with the text 'Clun SENsation' over the top. There are musical notes around the text.

    Club SENsation

    Community
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Cinema highlights

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  1. The animated image shows two characters - a small child character with distinctive features including mismatched eyes and stitched-looking hair, wearing a dark striped sweater and holding a candle in a candlestick holder. They're looking up at a much larger character who appears to be some kind of creature or monster with orange/brown fur, large expressive eyes with green irises, and a gentle, friendly expression.

    Stitch Head

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  2. We see a scene from what looks like a sauna or steam room, with two men sitting against a distinctive terracotta-tiled wall. The younger man on the right is wearing an Ireland national team football jersey with "eircom" sponsorship visible on it. The older man on the left has a towel draped around his shoulders.

    Saipan

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  3. We see a collection of cartoon animals in a staged pose - a fox in a tie and pink shirt with a sly grin on his face, a large blue snake with a huge smile on its face and a cheery bunny rabbit wearing human clothes. They all stare at the camera smiling and are standing on the edge of what looks like a wooden dock, with a pile or rope on the right hand side of the image.

    Pay What You Choose: Zootropolis 2

    Cinema
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Creative courses

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  1. A small bird made from clay is on a wooden block, looking towards the viewer

    Family Pottery Birds (CSC115)

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  2. Digital Music Production for Young People (CSC175)

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  3. A person is writing into an open notebook, with papers to the side of them with text on it

    Introduction to Life Writing (WR110 Spring)

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