Launch event: Friday 15 March, 6–8 pm. Book free tickets Don't miss the first UK exhibition by multidisciplinary artist Osheen Siva, entitled 'Karuppu' (கருப்பு – meaning darkness/black in Tamil). The exhibition includes drawings and paintings, collaborative tapestries crafted with local woman artisans, and the incorporation of leather, laden with political and caste contexts in India. […]
Preview: Friday 15 March, 6–8 pm Bonington Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of paintings by Nottingham based artist Shahnawaz Hussain which capture key buildings and landmarks across Nottingham and the wider county. Based in Nottingham, Shahnawaz Hussain is a self-taught artist who has been practicing and making art for the past 8 years. […]
For the fifth iteration of our 'Bonington Archive' series, we are delighted to present materials from our archive related to Burst, a solo exhibition by artist Tom Hackett that took place in the gallery from 8 May - 9 June 1990. The installation consisted of a large sculpture made from fabric and 80 x 3-8ft […]
As part of this year’s Light After Dark Film Festival, Bonington Gallery is pleased to present Peep Show, an innovatively staged exhibition of archival film curated by feminist collective Invisible Women. Only visible through spyholes in the outer perimeter walls of Bonington Gallery; Peep Show brings together a series of archival film fragments that explore […]
Join us for Reel ‘Em In’s unmissable debut film night, to celebrate the crime genre and pay homage to cinema’s past and present. Free - book your ticket This event showcases a variety of stylistic elements utilised by filmmakers to explore different methods of creating mystery and tension. By playing with the expectations of the […]
Alongside our current exhibition, Karuppu, join us for a free online in-conversation event between our exhibiting artist Osheen Siva with Jelena Sofronijevic, producer of EMPIRE LINES podcast and Nicole Thiara, researcher of Dalit and Adivasi literature. Together, they will explore topics related to Osheen’s practice; their inspiration from cultural aesthetics that explore speculative futures and […]
Join us for a free tour of current exhibition, Karuppu by Osheen Siva, with BSL interpretation. Alongside, discover more about Shahnawaz Hussain: My Nottinghamshire Perspectives in Watercolour and Peepshow: An Illusion Cut to the Measure of Desire in our extra gallery spaces. Free, open to all Book your free place now
Book your free place Alongside our current exhibition, Karuppu, join artist Osheen Siva for this free, in-person workshop rooted in Dalit history, focusing on the legacy of the Dalit Panthers. This event utilises speculative fiction as a tool to explore a future in which multi-dimensional narratives are built, while being anchored through an anti-caste, anti-racist […]