NAE OPEN 2023


The NAE Open returns for its third iteration, with a presentation of work that includes paintings, video, live art, photography, textiles and sculpture. This dynamic exhibition was created through a competitive, open application process for Nottinghamshire -based artists and Global Ethnic Majority* artists living anywhere in the UK. Tasked to seek out the most innovative […]

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A BLACK DIASPORA HERITAGE SHOWCASE


The Black Heritage Exhibition presents a collection of art, stories and conversations around the wider black diaspora and the connection it has amongst its diversity. The exhibition invites a cross-generational collective of four local women Black Artists to showcase a collection of mosaics, artefacts, paintings, photography and archives. Panya Banjoko, Laura Decorum, Paula D Pontes […]

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Dipesh Pandya: Let the Record Show II

Recurring

NAE Open artist, Dipesh Pandya will present Let The Record Show II (2023) through his alter ego Swan Nemesis in a performance of Outspoken Word + Subliminal Bass, staged in a car outside the NAE building. There will be two performances, the first at  7.15pm and then again at 8.30pm.

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Dipesh Pandya: Let the Record Show II

Recurring

NAE Open artist, Dipesh Pandya will present Let The Record Show II (2023) through his alter ego Swan Nemesis in a performance of Outspoken Word + Subliminal Bass, staged in a car outside the NAE building. There will be two performances, the first at  7.15pm and then again at 8.30pm.

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ELEVATE | NEW SEASON LAUNCH CELEBRATION


Please join us to celebrate the launch event of the new season, featuring live art performances by NAE Open artists, plus a live DJ set by sound artist Raheel Khan. Receive a free drink on arrival. The CafeBar will be open for tasty food and drinks.   FREE | ALL WELCOME

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JOURNEY OF THE MIND


An Exhibition of Self Discovery Journey of the Mind combines Sikh teachings with new forms of storytelling to encourage visitors to think about their own minds to help improve mental wellbeing. Featuring figurative drawings and digitally created paintings by world-renowned Sikh artist Kanwar Singh, and short films by British animator Christian Wood, the exhibition explores […]

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COMMUNITIES IN MOTION


Situated outside the NAE in the Street Gallery, Communities In Motion is an exhibition curated by Lisa Robinson with local photographer Tom Morley. It presents a series of photographs of local Black centres that connect to the history of past, present and future of Black activism in Nottingham. The exhibition questions: is there a need for […]

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BILLY DOSANJH [TRAVELLER, YOUR FOOTPRINTS]


  Billy Dosanjh is an artist, filmmaker and story-teller whose practice pays tribute to every displaced person. Born and raised in the Black Country area of the West Midlands, he has built a body of work that explores the lives of South Asian empire workers who arrived in this blue-collar region in the last throes […]

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