10.30am – 7pm, Free
A selection of short radical films and commentaries - around the themes of anti-capitalism, protest, conflict and uprising - will explore the...
11am - 3pm
DAAR’s Oush Grab offers a new way of changing a military fortress into a haven for migratory birds.
Recreate your own birds and set them free on a...
Screening of: Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003), 169 mins
Directed by Thom Andersen
7pm, Free
Los Angeles is inseparable from the movies in most people’s minds....
8pm, £10/£8 Concessions, to book call 0115 941 0773 or use the link below. Booking fee applies.
An exploration of energy, resistance and flux, Rock Steady examines...
7.30PM - 12.00AM
Free Entry
Mas Y Mas play their own irresistible mix of Latino, Flamenco and Afro-Cuban influenced music woven together by driving dance rhythms and...
11am - 3pm
Explore artworks by DAAR to see how countries are carved up and divided, leaving some sad and strange buildings behind.
Mark your own territory by...
6pm, Free
Director’s talk, followed by film screening
Infinite Space: the Architecture of John Lautner (2009), 90 mins. Directed by Murray Grigor
Murray Grigor...
11am - 3pm. Free Public Event, Drop in Nottingham Contemporary has been working on a special collaboration with 12 City Schools. Over 300 pupils and teachers have visited...
11am - 3pm
A large black line suspended from the ceiling hovers in Gallery 2.
Now have a go at inverting the scale- make it teeny tiny or even bigger (if...
11am - 3pm
We will be piling a mountain of interesting objects and materials in the middle of the studio.
Now take a frame, a pencil and large piece of paper and...
This Easter drop in to see exhibitions for free and take part in free family activities. Explore the galleries with our fun Play and Learn kits and get interactive...
We’re creating a big map across the gallery floor and need you to mark it up.Draw the lines you have taken through the galleries, illustrate it with interesting...
7.30pm - 2am
Free Entry
Cafe.Bar.Contemporary
Frontiers
'The future is surely theirs for the taking' - Drowned in Sound
'I was pretty convinced I was...
Friday 6 & Sunday 8 April 2012, 12pm – 3pm, freeCelebrate spring with artists the Nu-Urban Gardeners – bringing art into your very own plot. Tend your plants, add...
7.30pm - 2am
Free Entry
Cafe.Bar.Contemporary
Maybe Myrtle Turtle
Back from the studio Maybe Myrtle Tyrtle bring with them an array of joyous foot tapping...
Be inspired by the ways DAAR imagine change places of conflict into places of beauty and freedom. Use a host of materials and objects to make your own poetic...
11am - 2pm
Associate Artist Jo is laying down the law! She’ll be handing you strict set of rules to follow. Follow the rules and play the game to have lots (and...
Tue 10, Wed 11 and Friday 13 April
11am - 3pm. Free.
Help us make a BIG jigsaw on the gallery floor, but not before you’ve:
1. Been on an art hunt
2. Found your...
7pm, FreeA rare chance to hear Thomas Demand speak about his work, in conversation with Milan-based architect, researcher and editor in chief of Domus magazine, Joseph...
The SpaceWe’re chosen the beautifully magical, and sometimes moving, film Up as our very first family friendly screening. Join us to float away on a journey of...
6 - 7pm
The Galleries
Free
Our Gallery Assistants spend more time amongst the artworks than anyone else. They are also amazing repositories of overheard comments,...
7.30pm - 1amThe SpaceSimon Ellis & Peter Sampson present a screening of debut album Future Loops by THePETEBOX. Sold OutScreening in The Space 9pm. Sold OutPeter...
7.30pm - 12am
Free entry
Sura Susso is an extremely talented young musician who comes from a deeply rooted traditional family of musicians, yet is equally happy...
11am - 3pm. Free The Space and the Galleries, just drop inCome along for a chance to make a big statement with your art. Try out new ways of making your ideas come alive...
9.30am – 12.30pm
Join our 10 week course to explore the art of exhibiting. You’ll be covering all aspects that go into putting on an exhibition and get an...
7 - 9pm
The Space
A regular platform for Midlands-based artists working with video, curated by Beth Bramich.
This edition focuses on how moving image may...
