Insecta Collective

Insecta Collective We are a non-profit climate action and art collective.

18/06/2026

There’s still time to enter your work to A Celebration of Biodiversity Exhibition, but deadlines are quickly approaching.

If you live in , we’ve got two exciting free pop up workshops this June: This Sunday 21st we are at Clarendon Park Summer Fair, where you can make a wooden insect magnet or an insect print. Next Saturday 27th we will be at Soft Touch Art’s Radical Hope Festival on New Walk, offering free botanical gelli pad printing sessions. We hope you can join us!

17/06/2026

📩 LAST CHANCE TO ENTER!

🐠 Children & young people's Restoring the Soar Poster Competition.

📌 Free competition for anyone age 18 and under.

🐸 Create an A4 poster about The River Soar.

🌿 All entries will be exhibited at A Celebration of Biodiversity Exhibition at Leicester Adult Education Centre.

🦆 Send your entries to: Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust, The Old Mill, 9 Soar Lane, Leicester, LE3 5DE.

🔗 Full detail here: https://www.insectacollective.com/restoring-the-soar-poster-competition-2/ (entries arriving after the deadline will still be accepted, we know how bad the post can be!)

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🎨 Summer Workshops 🎨🌻 Family friendly workshops during A Celebration of Biodiversity.🦋 Great for kids age 4 - 14 and fun...
16/06/2026

🎨 Summer Workshops 🎨

🌻 Family friendly workshops during A Celebration of Biodiversity.

🦋 Great for kids age 4 - 14 and fun for parents too!

📍At Leicester Adult Education Centre, Lower Gallery.

🐢 Biodiversity Bricolage, 28th July, 10:30am - 12pm

🐡 Wonderful Water Worlds, 4th Aug, 1pm - 2:30pm

🦕 Palaeo Printmaking, 11th Aug, 10:30am - 12pm

🔗 Book now here: https://www.insectacollective.com/art-workshops-for-families-2026/ or link in bio

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11/06/2026

Plants, lichen, flowers, trees, hills, sea, beetles, bees, lizards, starfish, birds, moss, grasses, seals, albatross.

(And that’s only to name a few!)

What elements of nature inspire you?

Enter your nature & climate artwork online now.

Accepting paintings, drawing, photography, prints, zines and many other mediums.

Link in bio -> or head straight to our website: https://www.insectacollective.com/



🏷️ Charity Print Sale 🏷️🦁 Raise money for wildlife with your art!— How it works —🎨 Donate a print or original artwork wi...
10/06/2026

🏷️ Charity Print Sale 🏷️

🦁 Raise money for wildlife with your art!

— How it works —

🎨 Donate a print or original artwork with nature or climate theme.

💷 We sell all artworks for £10.

💚 We donate the proceeds to one of two wildlife charities.

💌 Just post you A3 or smaller art to: c/o Izaak James, Insecta Collective CIC, A Celebration of Biodiversity Exhibition, Leicester Adult Education Centre, 54 Belvoir St, Leicester, LEI 6QL, United Kingdom.

✅ Deadline: End of June (Officially 26th though we will still accept prints received later).

🖊️ Label the back of your print with your name, social media handles and/or website if you want, and tell us whether you want the proceeds of the sale to go to our local Leicester wildlife charity, or an international one.

🔗 Full details on our website: https://www.insectacollective.com/charity-print-sale/

(link in bio)

09/06/2026

Three wonderful nature inspired arts workshops to book onto at A Celebration of Biodiversity exhibition in Leicester City Centre this summer. Book via link in bio or directly to our website: www.insectacollective.com

These workshops are best suited to children age 4 - 14, though adults can get involved too. Plenty for everyone to enjoy!

📣 Call out for zines 📣📮 Submit your eco zines and small publications now.🎨 Accepting environmental, nature, activism and...
08/06/2026

📣 Call out for zines 📣

📮 Submit your eco zines and small publications now.

🎨 Accepting environmental, nature, activism and social justice themed work.

🖼️ All zines exhibited at A Celebration of Biodiversity Exhibition, a 3 week event in Leicester.

🦋 Send your zines to: c/o Izaak James, Insecta Collective CIC, A Celebration of Biodiversity Exhibition, Leicester Adult Education Centre, 54 Belvoir St, Leicester, LEI 6QL, United Kingdom.

🌞 If you wish to include a note with your name, social media handles and/or website we will do our best to promote you/your business.

🌳 Deadline: Friday 3rd July.

🌎 Full details here: https://www.insectacollective.com/eco-zine-zone/

🖇️ Link to website with full details in bio.

📣 Open Call for nature and climate art🎨 Accepting work in all mediums (No AI)🌏 Submit your artwork to our hybrid online/...
07/06/2026

📣 Open Call for nature and climate art

🎨 Accepting work in all mediums (No AI)

🌏 Submit your artwork to our hybrid online/offline exhibition from anywhere in the world

🪲 Submit by midday on Friday 26th June

🐿️ Free for age 18 and under, £5 per work for over 18s

💰 Small prizes for 6 winners (juried)

🌳 Submission form on our website: https://www.insectacollective.com/open-call-for-artwork-2026/

🖇️ Link to full details and form in bio

04/06/2026

A message of confidence. Your artwork is good enough to enter. Your children’s artwork is also good enough to enter, too! Don’t hold back… we can’t wait to see your creativity and celebrate the wonder of biodiversity with you.

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