Bonington Gallery is delighted to announce layt de kam, a newly commissioned body of film and textile work by multi-disciplinary artist Ibiye Camp, exploring the complex interplay between infrastructure, care, and resilience along the coast of West Africa. At the heart of the exhibition is a critical reflection on the deployment of temporary power ships off the coasts of […]
Bonington Gallery is delighted to present Through Our Eyes, In Our Words, an exhibition exploring stories of ageing, belonging, and inclusion among middle-aged and older-aged LGBT+ people in Britain. What does it mean to belong? To grow older? To feel heard, seen, recognised? Spanning LGBT+ History Month 2026, this exhibition from the IncludeAge project invites […]
Join us for the launch of our final exhibitions of the season: THROUGH A MIRROR, DARKLY – a film commission from Turner-Prize nominated artist Naeem Mohaiemen and the 30th instalment of our Vitrines featuring a collection of photography from Baltimore-based photographer John Dean. THROUGH A MIRROR, DARKLY is a new three-channel film by Turner Prize […]
In October 1969 the Bonington Building opened against a backdrop of student protest and demonstration – not against the new building itself – but with local planning decisions to selectively and acceleratedly clear slum housing in the vicinity of the new building, in time for the grand unveiling by the Duchess of Kent. This presentation […]
THROUGH A MIRROR, DARKLY is approximately 90mins long and will be screened:Mon-Fri: 10.30am, 12pm, 1.30pm, 3pmSaturday: 11am, 12.30pm, 2pm Bonington Gallery is pleased to present THROUGH A MIRROR, DARKLY, a new three-channel film by Turner Prize nominated artist Naeem Mohaiemen. The film explores memorialisation, protest, and political violence through the lens of events in May 1970, […]
Bonington Gallery presents A Semester in Nottingham, 1976, an exhibition of photographs by Baltimore-based John Dean. Captured during his time as a visiting student to Nottingham Trent University (NTU) in 1976, these photographs offer a powerful glimpse into Nottingham life during a transformative era. This exhibition marks a poignant return to the institution — formerly Trent Polytechnic […]