Nottingham

Artists on Show in Nottingham

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  Helen Maurer Angel Row Gallery 16 September - 28 October A solo show by artist Helen Maurer, whose preferred media include "glass, light and film". Projecting images onto objects, Maurer's works aim to evoke memories of the experience of place, including the boat on which she presently lives. www.angelrowgallery.com

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  Seeking Tacit Utopias Surface Gallery 27 October - 25 November A survey of contemporary painting curated by Thomas Wright, Seeking Tacit Utopias showcases emerging artists from various London Fine Art postgraduate programmes and promises to provide a congenial space for visitors to reflect the utopian desires at the heart of the works on show. www.surfacegallery.org

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  From Victorian to Modern: Innovation and Tradition in the Work of Gwen John, Vanessa Bell and Laura Knight. Djanogly Art Gallery, Lakeside 28 October - 19 December A show focusing on the work of three important later 19th and earlier 20th century female artists, their relation to their male peers and their particular experience of modernity. Amongst the artists is Nottingham School of Art graduate Dame Laura Knight. www.lakesidearts.org.uk

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  Pattern Future Factory November - December A series of events linked together by the theme of 'pattern'. A performance and exhibition by Hetain Patel and Aazmeen Singh Kharbanda, Copy/Paste re-presents the practice of henna paste body adornment in a new context. Joy Pitts's Prayer as Pattern uses clothing to reflect on prayer and thanksgiving. The Way of All Flesh is a durational installation performed by Richard Hancock and Veenus Vortex. www2.ntu.ac.uk/ntsad/bonington

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Galleries / Art Spaces / Organisations

Angel Row Gallery

Presently the East Midlands' key venue for the exhibition of contemporary visual art, Angel Row has a continuous programme of exhibitions accompanied by events, talks and education activities.

Lakeside

A public arts centre run by the University of Nottingham, Lakeside presents an "eclectic" programme of music, dance, theatre, visual art and family events. Its Djanogly Art Gallery organises shows ranging from contemporary art through photography to craft and design.

Future Factory

Based at Nottingham Trent University's School of Art and Design, Future Factory coordinates programmes in three exhibition venues: the Bonington Gallery, Powerhouse and Basement, and the 1851 Art Gallery.

A partnership formed between Nottingham City Council, Nottingham Trent University's Future Factory and the University of Nottingham is presently overseeing the development of CCAN (Centre for Contemporary Art Nottingham). Building on the established work of Angel Row and Bonington Gallery, CCAN will inhabit purpose-built premises designed by architects Caruso St. John and enjoy greatly enhanced facilities for the exhibiting of visual and live arts. Along with the proposed New Art Exchange - a state of the art centre for African, African Caribbean and South Asian arts - CCAN is intended to help establish Nottingham as the cultural hub of the East Midlands.

Surface Gallery, NOW, Moot, Reactor, My House Projects

There's no shortage of serious artist-driven enterprise in the Nottingham area. Indy gallery Surface is run by volunteers and aims to support emerging contemporary artists. Based in Nottingham city centre, the gallery hosts a diverse programme of exhibitions. Formerly the Nottingham Festival fringe, NOW currently offers a year-round programme of live events and projects using new media. Opened in 2005, Moot gallery is run by artists from studios complex Stand Assembly; Reactor is a Nottingham based artists' collective whose members work both collaboratively and individually on a variety of events, exhibitions and projects.

Lastly, the website for the diminutive My House Projects website reports that it "has shifted focus away from the domestic setting, and aims to get out of the house more" New projects will take place in pubs, community halls, "tents and many more locations".

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