MAMA RAJ: An Anglo-Indian Family History

ADRIAN SHAW

"I hope this Exhibition will go a long way to remind people in Britain that there was an Empire once, which was the home of a people which was rejected, and betrayed when India went ‘independent’ - some of whom remained in that great Country as loyal, useful citizens, and others who came out to the ‘Mother Country’ and elsewhere in the Commonwealth, and who still remain largely unrecognised, although with many surprisingly famous members (some who still, sadly, reject their mixed-identity)... who either racially, or culturally belong to the group ‘Anglo-Indian’. 

And, of course, today, there are groups facing the same problems in our ‘multi-cultural’ Western societies, (young British Asians, etc.), who are undergoing their own struggles for identity and acceptance in the melange, in order to be accepted as ‘Citizens…’

Wednesday 7 - Friday 30 December 2011

Launch Event: Saturday 10 December, 3 - 5pm

Admission: Free

Art and Faith Lab (Part One)

TASAWAR BASHIR

Tasawar Bashir is an architect and artist. In his work he strives to explore the notion of the sacred in dazzlingly strange ways.

Art and Faith lab is not a standard exhibition; instead the artist is using the main gallery as an experimental ‘lab’ space to present some of his artistic concerns which explore ideas of art, faith and inner city realities. Most importantly, Tasawar will engage members of the public and local artists to contribute to the work on show in the gallery.

The Lab is intended to be an informal space to present and test ideas, gain feedback from friends and colleagues about overcoming the difficulty of talking about God and how the history of this search tells us something important about the human condition and nature of our aspirations.

Wednesday 7 - Friday 30 December 2011

Launch Event: Saturday 10 December, 3 - 5pm

Admission: Free

From Where I STAND

A Visible Project

“From where I STAND”is an exhibition of experimental photography that forms a meditation on light created by people that have lived over half a century. Through a series of experimental photography workshops participants worked with a practicing lens media artist and looked at light as a fundamental element of photography, without which images cannot be captured. The exhibition forms a snapshot of the myriad interpretations of these workshops.

The photographic workshops were delivered as part of the Visible programme run by Newark and Sherwood District Council and supported by Arts Council England and Nottinghamshire County Council. The Visible programme seeks to creatively empower people over the age of fifty by offering immersive, high quality creative experiences.

31 July - 14 August 2010

Admission: Free

Our Doodle World

featuring Jon Burgerman

Holgate School

The Holgate School in Hucknall were invited to participate in a Government initiative, and opted to use their specialism in the Arts to deliver an enrichment scheme, focusing on raising aspiration. Seventeen Year 7 students were carefully selected for the project: To organise a private view and art exhibition. The students were given seven weeks to organise a private view; create their own art to be displayed in the exhibition and produce a promotional film.

The inspiration for their work came from meeting the legend Jon Burgerman - a Nottingham based artist, famed for his doodling, drawing, scrawling, illustration, art, animation and character design.

After a special masterclass by Burgerman, the students experienced “Kicks n Canvas” - an exhibition in London, to open their eyes to the work of street artists to influence their own style and designs. Through using the arts as a platform to raise aspiration, the students have grown in confidence; developed their communicative, collaborative and leadership skills, and become very proud of their achievements.

20 - 28 August 2010

Admission: Free

Arts On Prescription Programme

City Arts

City Arts is all about people, creativity and wellbeing, and here presents an installation inspired by the Arts on Prescription programme. We believe that taking part in the arts offers new and inspiring experiences and makes a difference in people’s lives.

The Arts on Prescription programme offers a supported safe environment for participants, enabling them to benefit by exploring their own creative freedom. This exhibition showcases an artist’s vision from a series of workshops delivered over the summer by our professional artists.

For more details about City Arts and Arts on Prescription please contact Alma Cunliffe on 0115 978 2463 or alma@city-arts.org.uk

1 - 10 September 2010

Admission: Free

Retratos de Independencia

Bicentennial Portraits of
Latin American Women in England

As part of his Highfield Fellowship at the University of Nottingham, documentary and fine art photographer Dr John Perivolaris has produced a series of photographic portraits and video interviews; reflecting on the twenty-first century legacy of Latin American women’s contribution to Latin American Independence struggles in the Nineteenth Century. The series of portraits Perivolaris has produced form part of the 'Gendering Latin American Independence' project, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and led by Professor Catherine Davies, at the University of Nottingham. 

Participants have offered their thoughts on the struggles of Latin American women since Independence, role models who have inspired them, as well as the challenges currently faced by women in Latin America and the diaspora. As part of Night of Festivals

13 September - 2 October 2010

Admission: Free

Mark It Collective

Your Space Exhibition

The Mark It Arts Collective is a visual arts group of six, formed in response to a course on developing creative practice. The theme of our exhibition is ‘Inside Out: Outside In, Celebrating Difference” which aims to reflect and explore this apparent contradiction. Our work examines how we make subjective judgments about others based on outer physical appearance and perceived difference. Our intention is to support people in exploring how they perceive difference in both themselves and other people. 

Further information can be found at: www.themarkitcollective.blogspot.com

14 September - 2 October 2010

Admission: Free