Art at the Alex

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Art at the Alex 'The Alex' (Rugby) is an independent, licensed arts centre with exhibits, events and artist's studio on site. Quirky place to spend time. All art is local art!

Art at the Alex is a venue for artists to work and meet and a licensed cafe which their works adorn. Studios to resident artists Steve Davies (IG: stevedavise1st) and Chris Pegler (IG: peglerpurl) this aims to be a hub for local artists and makers. The Alex was formerly the Alexandra Tavern (and previously the Alexandra Arms). It has a lovely garden and space where the brewery was and these spaces provide great areas to hold extra events. Which it plans to do most weekends through the year.

Some pictures from the second day of the   in The Rugby Town yesterday at    Lovely day and some great talks and activit...
25/10/2026

Some pictures from the second day of the in The Rugby Town yesterday at Lovely day and some great talks and activities from our lovely speakers Zeki Aslan, Steve Davies, Faye Spencer, Nathan Gregg, Sally Morris and Charlotte Pettifer. From digital arts to fantasy fiction, sharing sketchbooks to being foolish with puppets, we finished the day
with making flowers based on a lovely book. Really splendid stuff.

Some pictures from the first day of    activity at   We heard about how and why Charles Lines of Wild and Free Rugby cha...
23/10/2026

Some pictures from the first day of activity at We heard about how and why Charles Lines of Wild and Free Rugby changed from map to comic style trail information after the The afternoon was a workshop with Victoria Duffield-Harding and Evelynn Wenman of artzine Grazruts helping participants create their own zines. Some pictures to show went on. Two more days of talks and activity (yes we are open on Sunday too). The Rugby Town Rugby Town Crier Rugby Borough Council Rugby Yarn Bombers

Thank you to everyone who braved the weather.
Glad everyone enjoyed themselves.

Make a note of the next First Thursday music in the evening event here.  Thank you Tom Jennings for the poster. Supper a...
23/10/2026

Make a note of the next First Thursday music in the evening event here.
Thank you Tom Jennings for the poster.
Supper available. Free entry but donations collection for artists.

Its   this weekend across The Rugby Town. We have full days on Friday, Saturday and Sunday 23-25th October.Map shows how...
23/10/2026

Its this weekend across The Rugby Town. We have full days on Friday, Saturday and Sunday 23-25th October.
Map shows how to find us if its a first visit. We have a cosy cafe and art exhibition to shelter against the weather and its right next door to the John Barford car park (lower level, James Street entrance).

See the whole programme - all venues across town - here https://www.therugbytown.co.uk/whats-on/

FREE Christmas Parking dates for Rugby Borough Council car parks - which includes the John Barford (our local car park!)...
23/10/2026

FREE Christmas Parking dates for Rugby Borough Council car parks - which includes the John Barford (our local car park!) Saturdays and Sundays from 21st November + the four days before Christmas. And its only £1 for 3 hours when no free.

21st– 22nd November 2026
28th – 29th November 2026
5th – 6th December 2026
12th – 13th December 2026
19th – 20th December 2026
21st December – 24th December 2026

CALLING ALL WOULD BE LINO CUT ARTISTS! Do you want to learn about lino cut from two expert printmakers? Eric Gaskell and...
08/10/2026

CALLING ALL WOULD BE LINO CUT ARTISTS! Do you want to learn about lino cut from two expert printmakers? Eric Gaskell and Steve Davies will be teaching another small class next month (6-7 November, Friday afternoon 12-5 and Saturday 10-5). Max 6 students, using Steve's studio set up to print and catering to all levels of expertise. Book online. https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thealexandraartscompanyltd/2421919

DESCRIPTION:
Across two days, under the guidance of experienced printmakers Eric Gaskell and Steve Davies you will learn practice the lino printing processes from drawing the initial design to making proofs and revisions, until you have a finished print. You will work with equipment in Steve Davies' studio (located in the Alex) and learn about the tools, techniques and practices that Eric and Steve employ in their own printmaking.

The course is now in its eighth presentation. While it is suitable for newcomers the class size allows for customization to different skill levels and aspirations. This makes it very suitable for those who already know how to create lino cut art, or learned this skill in the past. One past student has attended three of these courses, using different approaches and techniques each time.

This is a great opportunity to properly understand the process, and benefit from individual tuition by experts as part of a very small class. We have often welcomed out of town visitors to this class and are happy to recommend places to stay in Rugby should you need to.

The course will be taught in the Art at the Alex art centre, using the Garden Room and Print Room areas. The timings are 12-5pm (Friday) and 10am-5pm (Saturday). The Rugby Town Rugby Town Crier Percival Guildhouse

THE MAP IS THE STORY  (Charles Lines) Based on the work by Charles to develop a town trail that did not rely on regular ...
01/10/2026

THE MAP IS THE STORY (Charles Lines)
Based on the work by Charles to develop a town trail that did not rely on regular maps. The image below was from the Spring Maddness leaflet used to publicise the work of Rugby Yarn Bombers. Its an intriguing way to look at the The Rugby Town a bit differently. FREE EVENT and no need to book but let us know if you are coming/interested.

Friday 23rd October
Talk 11.30-12.15
First part of at
No need to book but do arrive promptly to get a seat.

What happens when a map stops being a guide and becomes part of the adventure itself? This talk explores the creation of a comic trail map that reimagined the traditional event map as an illustrated story. Rather than following roads and symbols on a page, participants navigated by recognising landm...

Hm. What is   up to in October. Here is our page at a view round up. There is an exhibition all month about local people...
01/10/2026

Hm. What is up to in October. Here is our page at a view round up. There is an exhibition all month about local people and places. For National Poetry Day today we have Emily Tells Tales and at the end of the month we have loads of interesting events here. Including some by Come and visit. The Rugby Town Rugby Town Crier

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Art At The Alex, 72-73 James Street, Warwickshire, UK
Rugby
CV212SL

Opening Hours

Thursday 11am - 4pm
Friday 11am - 4pm
Saturday 11am - 4pm

Telephone

+441788438553

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