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General Practice, 25 Clasketgate, Lincoln (2026)

03/12/2025

Ball and Branch – Festive Fun at General Practice

You are all invited to join us for some festive fun as General Practice hosts its annual Christmas frolics: Ball and Branch.

We’ve invited a wonderful range of artists to create and develop work for our Christmas tree, and pieces are still arriving as we speak. We’re embracing the excitement of not knowing exactly how it will all come together, and we’d love you to be part of it.

As always, we’ll also be running the General Practice Secret Santa, which is mysterious as ever so we’ll see how that unfolds on the night.

Come in your best Christmas jumper or outfit. There will be music .3 , drinks, and a few surprises in store. Expect a delightfully chaotic exhibition with party vibes throughout.

Doors open at 6:00pm, and together we’ll unwrap the night as it happens.

Find us at 25 Clasketgate—just ring the doorbell to get in. Wrap up warm, stay as long as you like, and help us celebrate with familiar faces and new ones alike.

We hope to see you there!

Look at the list of artists.

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22/10/2025

Five years ago, Dance First, Think Later opened at General Practice, born out of lockdown experimentation and creative resilience. Three artists, working from makeshift studios at home, transformed restrictions into opportunities. They embraced the uncertainty of the moment — testing ideas in real time, connecting through Zoom, WhatsApp, and Instagram, and finding energy in one another’s processes.

From those conversations came a show of 45 artists, a testament to collaboration and the power of shared momentum even in isolation. Each participating artist contributed a single evolving work, inviting visitors to witness not just outcomes but the ongoing question of when a piece is ever truly “finished.”

Looking back five years on, the show stands as a snapshot of a unique moment — when distance sparked connection, limitations bred invention, and the spirit of General Practice as a collaborative, experimental space shone through more than ever. It reminds us how vital community and curiosity remain to the act of making.

08/10/2025

A big thank you to everyone who came along to last night’s talk and private view — it was an amazing show by the wonderful Ben Saddler.

If you missed it or would like a little more time with Ben’s work, the exhibition will be open again this Friday and Saturday, 12–4pm. Just ring the bell, and someone will come down to let you in.

A note from Ben:
The very first record I ever bought was The Works by Queen. I was seven, completely obsessed with “Radio Ga Ga” — especially the clapping bit. I picked it up from Midland Educational in Birmingham City Centre while my dad bought The Riddle by Nik Kershaw.
Fast forward to my teenage years, and I grew a little embarrassed to admit I loved Queen.
Years later, when I began painting again in my late twenties, I realised most of my canvases came from The Works. And just like with Queen, I felt that same twinge of embarrassment — but not anymore.
The Works at General Practice brings together almost all of my paintings made on canvases from The Works, alongside a new painting/sculpture celebrating my love of Queen (mainly Brian May’s guitar and Freddie Mercury’s moustache, if I’m honest) and their iconic album The Works.

01/10/2025

Tuesday 7th October

We’re thrilled to welcome the amazing to Lincoln.

Kicking off with a talk
Talk: 5–6pm, NHD1010, University of Lincoln (open to everyone)

Private View: immediately after at General Practice

Ben will be sharing insights at the University before heading over to GP for the opening of his show. Everyone is warmly invited—don’t miss it!

A note from Ben:

The very first record I ever bought was The Works by Queen. I was seven, completely obsessed with “Radio Ga Ga”—especially the clapping bit. I picked it up from Midland Educational in Birmingham City Centre while my dad bought The Riddle by Nik Kershaw.

Fast forward to my teenage years, and I grew a little embarrassed to admit I loved Queen.

Years later, when I began painting again in my late twenties, I realised most of my canvases came from The Works. And just like with Queen, I felt that same twinge of embarrassment. Not anymore.

The Works at General Practice brings together almost all of my paintings made on canvases from The Works, alongside a new painting/sculpture celebrating my love of Queen (mainly Brian May’s guitar and Freddie Mercury’s moustache, if I’m honest) and their iconic album The Works.

Tuesday 7th October
Talk: 5–6pm, NHD1010
Private View: General Practice, immediately after

Everyone welcome. Please share

29/09/2025

Tuesday 7th October – Save the Date!

We’re thrilled to welcome the amazing to Lincoln.

Kicking off with a talk
Talk: 5–6pm, NHD1010, University of Lincoln (open to everyone)

Private View: immediately after at General Practice

Ben will be sharing insights at the University before heading over to GP for the opening of his show. Everyone is warmly invited—don’t miss it!

A note from Ben:

The very first record I ever bought was The Works by Queen. I was seven, completely obsessed with “Radio Ga Ga”—especially the clapping bit. I picked it up from Midland Educational in Birmingham City Centre while my dad bought The Riddle by Nik Kershaw.

Fast forward to my teenage years, and I grew a little embarrassed to admit I loved Queen.

Years later, when I began painting again in my late twenties, I realised most of my canvases came from The Works. And just like with Queen, I felt that same twinge of embarrassment. Not anymore.

The Works at General Practice brings together almost all of my paintings made on canvases from The Works, alongside a new painting/sculpture celebrating my love of Queen (mainly Brian May’s guitar and Freddie Mercury’s moustache, if I’m honest) and their iconic album The Works.

Tuesday 7th October
Talk: 5–6pm, NHD1010
Private View: General Practice, immediately after

Everyone welcome. Please share spread the word.

15/09/2025

We had a fantastic end event on Friday , and what an incredible turnout! Thank you to everyone who came along to show their support it was the perfect conclusion to a wonderful experience.

A special thanks to and the team for giving us the freedom to explore and create. It really was a magical experience exploring the land, delving into different zones, and having the rare chance to play with fluidity. We loved spending time discovering the edges of Scunthorpe and developing a new body of work.

Here are a few photos from the event the space was amazing and let us work with real scale and ambition.

09/09/2025

Full Empty is an experimental residency by General Practice, an artist-led collective based in Lincoln.

Taking inspiration from the novel Roadside Picnic and Tarkovsky’s Stalker, we’re exploring Scunthorpe by dividing it into zones—roaming, collecting, and responding to what we find. Forgotten edges, closed-off sites, and chance encounters become spaces for discovery.

is our base camp, where experiments unfold and ideas take shape. It will all come together in a one-night public happening on 12th September, transforming Scunthorpe’s landscapes into a site of hidden stories, ruins, and potential futures.

08/09/2025

We’ve just wrapped up the first week of our residency at 20-21 Gallery in Scunthorpe. Over the past few days, we’ve explored the town’s edges and in-between spaces—stumbling upon a mysterious house, a dragon turned to stone, empty cement factories, and an abandoned hotel.

Through sound, performance, video, and photography, we’ve been gathering fragments of these places to shape into something new. Nights in the gallery have been filled with play, experiments, and preparations for our final performance on 12 September, 7–9pm.

This journey has only just begun—more to come as we head into week two.

08/09/2025

We’ve just wrapped up the first week of our residency at 20-21 Gallery in Scunthorpe. Over the past few days, we’ve explored the town’s edges and in-between spaces—stumbling upon a mysterious house, a dragon turned to stone, empty cement factories, and an abandoned hotel.

Through sound, performance, video, and photography, we’ve been gathering fragments of these places to shape into something new. Nights in the gallery have been filled with play, experiments, and preparations for our final performance on 12 September, 7–9pm.

This journey has only just begun—more to come as we head into week two.
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01/09/2025

We are very happy to begin our residency with 2021 Gallery from 1–12 September.

General Practice, an artist-led collective based in Lincoln, has been invited to Scunthorpe for a two-week experimental residency that will conclude with a one-night “Happening” inside the newly refurbished Church Gallery at 20-21 Visual Arts Centre.

Working under the title Full Empty, the residency takes inspiration from the 1971 philosophical science fiction novel Roadside Picnic by Russian authors Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, as well as Andrei Tarkovsky’s film Stalker, which was based on the novel.

Throughout the residency, the group will explore Scunthorpe by dividing the town into zones, navigating them with curiosity. They will roam and collect — gathering materials, stories, photographs, sound recordings, and impressions of the environment. Sites on the edges — half-forgotten, half-closed, sometimes forbidden — will become spaces for discovery, echoing the childlike adventure of exploring unknown places.

20-21 Visual Arts Centre will serve as a temporary studio and base camp, where conversations, experiments, and collaborative making will unfold. This process will culminate in a one-night public installation/happening that reimagines Scunthorpe’s landscape as a site of hidden stories, ruins, and potential futures.

More updates are coming soon.

28/08/2025

Save the Date – Tuesday 7th October
We’re thrilled to be hosting a Private View at General Practice, and everyone is welcome. It’s fantastic to have here with these amazing works – this is not to be missed.

The very first record I ever bought was The Works by Queen. I was seven years old, completely obsessed with Radio Ga Ga—especially the clapping bit. I picked it up from Midland Educational in Birmingham City Centre while my dad bought The Riddle by Nik Kershaw. Fast forward to my teenage years, and I’d grown a little embarrassed to admit I loved Queen.

Years later, when I began painting again in my late twenties, I realised most of my canvases came from The Works. And just like with Queen, I used to feel that same twinge of embarrassment. Not anymore.

The Works at General Practice brings together almost all of my paintings made on canvases from The Works, alongside a new painting/sculpture celebrating my love of Queen (mainly Brian May’s guitar and Freddie Mercury’s moustache, if I’m honest) and their iconic album The Works.

Tuesday 7th October
Talk: 5–6pm
Private View: immediately after the talk

Everyone is welcome. More details to come.

23/08/2025

After a short summer break we are back ☺️

We are happy to announce Self seed by Jane Frederick

A garden as a studio: September residency at General Practice, Clasket Gate, Lincoln.

The Garden Seekers Project examines the complexity, symbolism, social history and wonder of formal gardens and forms the focus of Jane Frederick’s practice.

Her research began at Hamilton MAS, the micro art space by the sea in Felixstowe, Suffolk in 2020, when she was based in the Heritage seafront spa gardens.

From there Jane became Essex Gardens Trust artist in residence working with regional garden teams to create an installation in the Robert Adam Rooms at Audley End House, Saffron Walden.

During the September residency, Jane will be delighted to allow the gp eco-system to nourish and shape new
work with conversations, critique and public engagement.

PV 6-9pm Friday 19th September all welcome

Further updates on how you can visit Jane’s work coming soon.

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