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APRIL – JUNE 2018
GALLERY & CAFÉBAR OPENING TIMES Mon – Fri: 9am – 6pm Saturday: 10am – 5pm Sunday: 10am – 4pm Closed Monday 7 & Monday 28 May › The Forest Tram Stop 39-41 Gregory Boulevard Nottingham NG7 6BE › www.nae.org.uk › 0115 924 8630
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Image credits Front cover: Somnyama Ngonyama II, Oslo, 2015 © Zanele Muholi, courtesy of Stevenson, Cape Town/ Johannesburg and Yancey Richardson, New York. Page 2: Adrian Vitelleschi Cook. Page 3: Bartosz Kali.
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WELCOME
This skin is mine This season launches with a major solo exhibition by South African based visual activist, Zanele Muholi. Somnyama Ngonyama presents a compelling range of self-portraits that explore a multitude of struggles, creating haunting and piercing works of art that gaze deeply at you, asking critical questions, reclaiming blackness and the representation of the black body.
weekly programme of drama and art for young people, engaging budding artists and thinkers continues. If you are thinking of a career or have a creative idea our programme for engaging and starting up creative enterprises, Real Creative Futures, is recruiting. This season is the start of a new era with our core funder Arts Council England. We are one of 843 National Portfolio Organisations and have been awarded investment from ACE for the next four years. For this we are very grateful as it allows us to engage with more communities, families and young people. Part of our challenge is to keep the power of arts alive and we hope that you can also consider joining our supporters and patrons programmes to help strengthen the NAE family.
As ever, we have a strong public programme featuring two festivals. Darbar Fringe will combine music, arts, talks and flash performances, exploring the confluence of urban, classical and contemporary arts – investigating South Asian cultural contexts in an ever-changing world. Back by popular demand is Melting Pot, our annual food and culture festival. Expect delicious cuisine from all over the globe made by a host of talented guest chefs from our local neighbourhoods.
We look forward to seeing you for an action packed season. Skinder Hundal
The family programme strengthens with a weekly programme of events for young people, parents and carers. YARD, our
CEO, New Art Exchange
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EXHIBITIONS
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EXHIBITIONS
Zanele Muholi
Ready-made objects and found materials are transformed into culturally loaded props, merging the political with the aesthetic – often commenting on specific events in South Africa’s recent history. Scouring pads and latex gloves address themes of domestic servitude, while simultaneously alluding to sexual politics, violence against black bodies and the suffocating prisms of gendered identity. Rubber tires, electrical cords or cable ties reference forms of social brutality and capitalist exploitation, and powerfully evoke the plight of workers – maids, miners and members of different disenfranchised communities. Using a range of artefacts – from chopsticks, can lids and safety pins to plastic bags or polythene wrapping – Muholi draws attention to urgent environmental issues and toxic waste. Accessories such as cowrie shells or beads highlight Western fascinations with clichéd, exoticised representations of African cultures and people as well as the global economies of migration, commerce and labour.
SOMNYAMA NGONYAMA, HAIL THE DARK LIONESS 28 APRIL – 24 JUNE 2018 EXHIBITION LAUNCH Friday 27 April, 6pm – 9pm
In this touring exhibition by Autograph ABP, South African visual activist Zanele Muholi presents their ongoing selfportrait series Somnyama Ngonyama (meaning Hail the Dark Lioness in isiZulu, one of the eleven official languages in South Africa). The exhibition comprises more than 75 photographs with Muholi using their body as a canvas to confront the politics of race and representation in the visual archive. “I’m reclaiming my blackness, which I feel is continuously performed by the privileged ‘other’. My reality is that I do not mimic being black; it is my skin, and the experience of being black is deeply entrenched in me. Just like our ancestors, we live as black people 365 days a year, and we should speak without fear.” Zanele Muholi
Zanele Muholi: Somnyama Ngonyama, Hail the Dark Lioness is an Autograph ABP touring exhibition, curated by Renée Mussai, Senior Curator and Head of Archive & Research at Autograph ABP, London. Renée will be leading a gallery tour on 17 May, see page 10 for details.
Taken primarily between 2014 and 2017, each portrait in Somnyama Ngonyama poses critical questions about social justice, human rights and contested representations of the black body. Muholi’s self-reflective and psychologically charged portraits are unapologetic in their artistry as they explore different archetypes / personae and offer visual reflections inspired by personal experiences and socio-political events.
A UT O G R A P H A B P
Image credits Page 4: Ntozakhe II, Parktown, 2016 © Zanele Muholi, courtesy of Stevenson, Cape Town/ Johannesburg and Yancey Richardson, New York. Page 6: Bester I, Mayotte, 2015 © Zanele Muholi, courtesy of Stevenson, Cape Town/ Johannesburg and Yancey Richardson, New York.
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EXHIBITIONS
In Another Place
NTU BA Photography Degree Show Showcase
10 BILLBOARDS, 10 PLACES, 6 WEEKS 21 MAY – 1 JULY 2018 Ilkeston Road/143 Kimbolton Avenue, NG7 3HE
For six weeks Zanele Muholi’s exhibition will also extend from our gallery spaces onto the streets of Nottingham. One artwork from the show, selected by a local community group, will be displayed in epic proportions on a billboard in Radford. Presented as part of In Another Place, a collaboration between the Contemporary Visual Arts Network East Midlands and ten regional venues. Each venue has invited a visual artist to present an original artwork on a billboard, transforming these everyday advertising spaces into a vibrant display.
26 MAY – 24 JUNE 2018
Displayed through our Central Gallery stairwell space, we present a selection of work from Nottingham Trent University’s Photography Degree Show Festival 2018. The exhibition is a platform for soonto-be graduates from the BA (Hons) Photography programme to show their work and share their vision across the city. We are proud to celebrate the creativity of NTU’s students and their diverse explorations of photography.
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EVENTS
SOMNYAMA NGONYAMA, HAIL THE DARK LIONESS
VERBAL IMAGING TOUR + WORKSHOP
VISIBLE
ACCESS PROGRAMME
Thursday 10 May
EXHIBITION LAUNCH
Friday 4 May
6pm – 7.30pm
Friday 27 April
10.30am – 3.30pm
Dir: Campbell X / 20mins
Join MySight Nottinghamshire for a specialist gallery tour and workshop suitable for blind and visually impaired visitors. Exploring Somnyama Ngonyama, Hail The Dark Lioness, Jeanne Roberts will use detailed descriptions to help participants build a rich understanding of the work. The tour will be followed by a creative workshop in response to the themes explored in Zanele Muholi’s portraits.
This recently made documentary film, VISIBLE, challenges common misconceptions that LGBTQ+ People of Colour have no history and no story to tell. Calling upon inspirational ancestors and contemporary artists and activists working to challenge mainstream perception and the sanitisation of LGBT legacies, join us for an unforgettable evening of film and discussion. In conversation will be Director Campbell X, Producer and ACE Change Maker Kayza Rose and VISIBLE contributor, Sabah Choudhury.
SCREENING & DISCUSSION
6pm – 9pm
Join us as we launch this exhibition of work by South African visual activist Zanele Muholi. In over 75 photographs Muholi uses their body as a canvas to confront the politics of race and representation in the visual archive, presenting critical questions about social justice, human rights and contested representations of the black body. The event will include speeches, DJ and a complimentary drink on arrival.
Bethan@nae.org.uk FREE
FREE
All are welcome
All are welcome
FREE 18yrs+ (please note this Booking recommended for all events.
screening contains graphic
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EVENTS
MELTING POT FOOD & CULTURE FESTIVAL Saturday 12 May 12pm – 5pm
Our annual food and culture festival returns, bringing together the best flavours, sights and sounds to be found across Hyson Green and Nottingham. Excite
your tastebuds with authentic dishes from around the world created by a multitude of local culinary talents including refugee support group Global Sistaz United, who will be serving delicious dishes from Africa. Stock up on treats in your own screen-printed, re-usable shopping bag, drop 9
off some food for our foodbank and let the younger ones get stuck in with family-friendly craft activities. An afternoon packed with food, music and fun! FREE All are welcome
EVENTS
CURATOR’S TOUR: RENÉE MUSSAI
MOANA (PG)
BODY AS CANVAS
FAMILY FILM SCREENING
ACCESS PROGRAMME
GALLERY TALK
Saturday 19 May
Thursday 24 May
Thursday 17 May
10.30am – 12.30pm
10.30am – 12pm or
6.30pm – 7.30pm
Walt Disney Animation Studios
1pm – 2.30pm
Join us for a tour of Zanele Muholi’s exhibition Somnyama Ngonyama, Hail the Dark Lioness, led by exhibition curator Renée Mussai. Senior Curator and Head of Archive & Research at Autograph ABP, London, Mussai is a photography scholar and curates, publishes and lectures internationally. Gain an in-depth view of Muholi’s ongoing self-portrait series, which confronts the politics of race and representation in the visual archive.
A sweeping animated adventure about a spirited teenager who sails out on a daring mission to prove herself as a master wayfinder and fulfil her ancestors’ unfinished quest. On her journey, she meets the oncemighty demi-god Maui, and together they cross the open ocean on an action-packed voyage, meeting enormous fiery creatures and beating impossible odds. Dress as your favourite cartoon character for this family screening – everyone in fancy dress gets a goody bag!
A creative workshop for adults with learning and physical disabilities delivered by our collaborators from LEVEL Centre. Pioneering the transformative power of the arts, LEVEL seek to enrich the creative lives of people with learning disabilities. As always, this workshop takes its inspiration from our galleries, exploring identity and selfpresentation through movement. Group and individual bookings are welcome. Two slots available.
FREE
FREE
All are welcome
16yrs+
FREE
Saziso@nae.org.uk
All are welcome
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EVENTS
EKOW ESHUN AFRICA: IMAGE AND IDENTITY
REFUGEE WEEK: THE ART OF EMPOWERMENT
KATHAK
DISCUSSION
SCREENING & DISCUSSION
10am – 12pm
Thursday 7 June
Thursday 21 June
6.30pm – 8pm
6.30pm – 8.30pm
Writer, critic and curator Ekow Eshun explores the cultural context of Zanele Muholi’s work; a contemporary Africa where history and modernity, the personal and political exist in vivid tension. As a continent of photographers exploring questions of gender, sexuality and identity, Eshun unlocks the themes and thinking of these artists as they seek to capture the experience of what it means and how it feels to live in Africa today.
Join us for an inspiring insight into some of the ways that asylum seekers and refugees are using the creative arts as a source of self-empowerment. We will screen The Baulkham Hills African Ladies Troupe directed by Ros Horin, a documentary following four charismatic African women who fled as refugees to Australia, and turned their stories of survival into theatre. This will be followed by a panel of inspiring writers, theatre directors and cultural activists from within and beyond the Nottingham refugee community, including poet Mirriam Mutanda.
FREE All are welcome
FREE 16yrs+ (mature themes)
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DANCE WORKSHOP Saturdays
Kathak is one of the eight classical dances of India that has a strong emphasis on rhythm, expression and grace. Join Vina Ladwa of Manushi Dance Company for this course. Sessions are suitable for beginners. £8 × session on the door £6 × full term advanced payment (children or adults)
Image credits Page 8: Sebenzile, Parktown, 2016 © Zanele Muholi, courtesy of Stevenson, Cape Town/ Johannesburg and Yancey Richardson, New York. Bartosz Kali. Roxene Anderson. Page 9: Hisham Helmy. Page 10: Renée Mussai, by Zoë Maxwell, courtesy of Autograph ABP. Saziso Phiri. Page 12: Jasdeep Degun, by Dilrani Kaur.
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DARBAR FRINGE FESTIVAL Friday 15 – Sunday 17 June
Darbar Fringe is a new festival exploring the connections between classical, contemporary and urban creative contexts, analysing the significance of South Asian and wider cultural
influences on art and UK identity. At its heart the festival draws inspiration from Europe’s largest Indian classical festival, Darbar, exploring contemporary cultural representations through art and culture. This weekend of events will feature a unique residency and collaborative sharing 12
by classical Indian and Western musicians; talks reflecting on global and UK contexts with leading thinkers and artists; high quality live music concerts and opportunities to taste delicious cuisine during Brunch Time Concerts. Visit nae.org.uk for news and updates
at New Art Exchange
This season we have a fun-packed programme of events and activities for families, children and those aged 11–16. Join us for free holiday workshops, family films, theatre groups and our weekly Saturday Art Club. For more information about our family events, see nae.org.uk/families 13
FOR 0–10 YEAR OLDS
Creative Activities for Families & Children ALL FREE There are loads of fun and creative opportunities for families and young people at NAE. Whilst visiting one of our exhibitions, workshops or film screenings, stop by our family friendly café for lunch or a delicious treat! We have comfy sofas, a child’s menu and an activity area, plus bottle warming and nappy changing facilities too.
SATURDAY ART CLUB
FUN PORTRAITS
EVERY SATURDAY
HOLIDAY PROGRAMME
YARD YOUNG PEOPLE’S THEATRE
From 28 April – 23 June
Tuesday 29 May – Friday 1 June
EVERY TUESDAY*
10.30am – 12.30pm
10am – 12pm
5pm – 7pm
Kickstart your weekend with a different creative activity every week, all inspired by our current exhibition. There’s always loads to do and learn plus we always have a soft play area for very small children. Don’t miss our free family film screening each season (see page 10 for details).
Inspired by artist Zanele Muholi and their exploration of identity, use materials and objects to represent what you enjoy in life and create self-portraits, personalised backdrops and your own portrait book to take home. Delivered over four daily sessions led by local print studio, Dizzy Ink.
Have fun with a range of games and exercises which develop acting skills and confidence.
FREE
FREE
Aimed at under 10yrs
Suitable for 7–10yrs
but all are welcome
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Saziso@nae.org.uk FREE Suitable for 7–10yrs Registration is required. Please contact us in advance. *Excluding 5 & 12 June
FOR 11–16 YEAR OLDS
Creative Workshops ALL FREE Our sessions for 11–16s are a great opportunity to build independence, develop new skills and make new friends. Our young people’s theatre YARD continues on a Wednesday evening and our Holiday Programme workshops will take a fresh look at photography. Sessions are led by Nottingham-based printing studio, Dizzy Ink. Come along to each workshop over the holidays.
HOLIDAY PROGRAMME
YARD YOUNG PEOPLE’S THEATRE
Tuesday 29 May – Friday 1 June
EVERY WEDNESDAY*
2pm – 4pm (12.30pm – 2.30pm on Friday 1 June)
5pm – 7pm
Express yourself through portraits by developing your very own photography studio and photography zine. Use a range of everyday products to create a makeshift studio ready for a photo shoot. Working as a team, you will act as creative directors and produce a zine to take home.
Learn how to strengthen and develop acting skills, build confidence and learn about the making of theatre productions.
SELF(IE) EXPRESSION
Saziso@nae.org.uk FREE Suitable for 11–16yrs Registration is required. Please contact us in advance.
FREE
*Excluding 13 June.
Suitable for 11–16yrs Advanced booking required via nae.org.uk or call 0115 9248630. Image credits Page 13: Saziso Phiri. Page 14: Bartosz Kali. Page 15: Courtesy of Dizzy Ink.
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Real Creative Futures
social media for businesses and visual business planning. ExperiMentor is a residency programme based at New Art Exchange providing long and shortterm bespoke support for artists of all disciplines. From launching a career in the arts, to exploring a new aspect of work, ExperiMentor could be the support you need.
Real Creative Futures is New Art Exchange’s business support programme, part of EU funded The Big House project. We aim to support individuals and small businesses, working in the creative and digital sector, to establish and grow by linking them to a range of FREE business support services including one-toone coaching, skills-based workshops, mentoring from industry specialists, networking events and grants.
If you are over 16 years and would like to find out more, visit our website or get in touch via email or telephone. rcf@nae.org.uk › www.realcreativefutures.co.uk
We specialise in offering support to visual and performing artists, creative writers, publishers, photographers, videographers, designers and craft makers. Upcoming events include letterpress and risograph printing, how to cast with Jesmonite, copyright in design,
› 0115 924 8630
Image credits Page 16: Jack Neville. Page 17: Bartosz Kali.
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New Art Exchange Supporters
› Special supports’ only events › Behind the scenes news › Exhibition guides direct to your door › NAE goodies, and much more! To find out more and join our Supporter, Champion and Patron opportunities to Supporter, Champion or Patron schemes, visit our website, ask in the gallery or get in touch via email or telephone.
New Art Exchange is dedicated to making art from diverse cultures accessible to all. With your support we ensure that people from all backgrounds are able to practice, show and enjoy art and culture in a space dedicated to championing their voices.
As a registered charity, we rely on your generosity. If you would like to support us without joining, you can make a one-off donation of any amount online at nae.org.uk/donate, or when reserving an event ticket. Until 2019, Arts Council England are doubling all donations, meaning your gift goes even further.
Join like-minded people and receive a range of exclusive benefits, from only £40 per year. By joining our Supporter’s scheme you will be helping us continue our work and keep our gallery and events free.
supportus@nae.org.uk
As a Supporter, you will gain access to a range of exclusive benefits including:
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CaféBar
OPENING TIMES Mon – Fri: 9am – 6pm
Escape from the April showers and enjoy the spring sunshine this season in our CaféBar, featuring free Wi-Fi, friendly faces and fantastic coffee.
Saturday: 10am – 5pm Sunday: 10am – 4pm Closed Monday 7 & Monday 28 May
It’s the perfect place to unwind with a book, catch up with friends or work out of office. Offering tasty food and drink to keep you going throughout the day and deliciously sweet treats for that afternoon pick-me-up.
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Spaces For Hire
Our RIBA award winning building provides the perfect blank canvas for you to hold your conference, workshop or social event. With a wide range of catering and refreshment options, technical equipment and support available on request, your event will surely be one to remember. Out of hours requests welcome.
Did you know we have bright, contemporary and welcoming spaces available for hire? Performance Space (up to 80) Learning Room (up to 40) Meeting Room (up to 12) CaféBar (up to 50)
bookings@nae.org.uk › 0115 924 8630
Image credits Page 18: Bartosz Kali.
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ALL EVENTS
April Fri 27
6pm – 9pm
Exhibition Launch
Zanele Muholi
Sat 31
10.30am – 12.30pm
Family
Saturday Art Club
May Fri 4
10.30am – 3.30pm
Access Programme
Verbal Imaging
Sat 5
10am – 12pm
Workshop
Kathak
Sat 5
10.30am – 12.30pm
Family
Saturday Art Club
Thu 10
6pm – 7.30pm
Film / Discussion
VISIBLE
Sat 12
12pm – 5pm
Festival
Melting Pot
Thu 17
6.30pm – 7.30pm
Gallery Talk
Curator’s Tour: Renée Mussai
Sat 19
10am – 12pm
Workshop
Kathak
Sat 19
10.30am – 12.30pm
Family / Film
Moana
Thu 24
10.30am – 12pm
Access Programme
Body As Canvas
Thu 24
1pm – 2.30pm
Access Programme
Body As Canvas
Sat 26
10am – 12pm
Workshop
Kathak
Sat 26
10.30am – 12.30pm
Family
Saturday Art Club
Tue 29 – Fri 1
10am – 12pm
Holiday Programme
Fun Portraits
Tue 29 – Fri 1
2pm – 4pm*
Holiday Programme
Self(ie) Expression
June Sat 2
10am – 12pm
Workshop
Kathak
Sat 2
10.30am – 12.30pm
Family
Saturday Art Club
Thu 7
6.30pm – 8pm
Sat 9
10am – 12pm
Workshop
Kathak
Sat 9
10.30am – 12.30pm
Fri 15 – Sun 17
Africa: Image and Identity Family
Saturday Art Club
Festival
Darbar Fringe
Thu 21
6.30pm – 8.30pm
Film / Discussion
Refugee Week:
Sat 23
10am – 12pm
Workshop
Kathak
Sat 23
10.30am – 12.30pm
Family
Saturday Art Club
*except Fri 1, 12.30pm – 2.30pm
The Art of Empowerment
Collaborating organisations this season: Autograph ABP, CVAN EM, LEVEL, Manushi Dance Company, My Sight Nottinghamshire, NET Tram, Nottingham Trent University, The Big House, Dizzy Ink, Darbar, Nottingham Refugee Week, Global Sistaz United
New Art Exchange Registered Charity No. 1121755 Company No. 04899786 Registered in England & Wales
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