Acclaimed German artist Thomas Demand is best known for his large scale photographs that question the medium as a faithful record of reality. His exhibition at Nottingham...
Decolonizing Architecture/Art Residency (DAAR) is an art and architecture collective set up by Alessandro Petti, Sandi Hilal and Eyal Weizman, based in Palestine. Their...
Ruth Claxton
Postcards
Ruth Claxton takes souvenir postcards of figurative paintings from art history and intricately reworks them by cutting into the surface and...
A relaxed, informal chance to explore the exhibition, with plenty of opportunity for questions.
Every Wednesday at 1pm. No need to book, just drop in.
Wed 1 Feb –...
Saturday 04th February
7.30pm - 12am
Free Entry
We Are Avengers have been turning out their characteristic dark but pretty Lo-Fi grooves generously seasoned with...
11am – 3pm, Free
The Space and the Galleries, just drop in
Come along for a chance to make a big statement with your art. Try out new ways of making your ideas...
7pm, Free, The Space
Israeli film-maker and theoretician Eyal Sivan is one of the most prominent directors of contemporary political documentaries on the Middle East...
7pm, Free
The right of Palestinian refugees to return is at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Eyal Sivan returned to the Aqabat-Jaber refugee camp the day...
4pm – 9pm, Free
Come and inhabit The Light Village, and enter our beautiful dwellings in The Space. Make your own lanterns and help to illuminate them. Part of...
From 7.30pm, Entrance Free
“Me and Mr. Jones are Voice – Rachel Foster / Piano – Paul Deats, accompanied by an awesomely talented rhythm section; Martin Bentley...
11am - 3pm
Tear, arrange and layer materials to make Thomas Demand inspired artworks. There are lots of textures on offer, but only a limited number of colours. We...
3pm, Free
The Specialist charts the sensational trial of an appallingly ordinary man – the main administrator of the Nazi death camps, Adolf Eichmann. It is made...
Work with our Associate Artist Jo Dacombe on a one day practical course to explore the possibilities of creative digital photography, inspired by the Thomas Demand /...
Have fun with your family in the galleries over half term. We’ve got two very special activities on offer to get you exploring the galleries and trying some unusual...
7pm, Free
Rarely off our television screens for long, the reporting of the Israel / Palestine conflict is itself a contentious political issue. Claims of objectivity...
7pm, Free
Laleh Khalili is Senior Lecturer in Middle East Politics at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. She will discuss the history of...
7.30PM - 2AM
The Space, Free Entry
Yunioshi are a four piece electro rock band, Bloodgroup are a fuzzed electro dance group from Iceland with a keytar, We Show Up On...
11am - 3pm
Inspired by DAAR’s artwork Colonies: P’sagot, this workshop will give you the chance to transform some regular looking boring shoeboxes into a new...
Support Structure are architect Celine Condorelli & artist-curator Gavin Wade. For six months in 2011 they were in residence at The National Trust’s Clumber Park, in...
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
How did you get to the gallery today? Can you illustrate your journey using colourful sticky tape and paper?
Take your materials for a walk up and down...
11am – 5pm, Free
A free coach trip to Clumber Park with a specially curated tour by Support Structure, connecting the installation at Nottingham Contemporary with...
7pm, Free
The architectural model gained new prominence in the early 20th century, when it became a popular tool for design education, playing a key role in the...
2pm – 5pm, Pay What You Think – no booking required
Practice explores two people during the act of spectatorship. Playful, intimate and touching, it continuously...
7.30PM - 02.00AM
Free Entry
Curated by MiMM the collaboration showcase brings together, for the third time Nottingham's independent urban art, music, fashion and...
11am - 3pm
Take a very close look at Thomas Demand’s photographs. Can you see the textured, layered landscapes flattened through photography?
Follow the...
7pm, Free
The remarkably varied architecture of Los Angeles is inseparable from the cultural history and geography of the city - an illustration of the different...
