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 […]
For the third year running, Bonington Gallery is delighted to be a host venue for CADALFEST (Celebrating Adivasi and Dalit Arts and Literature Festival), the first international festival series dedicated to creative practitioners whose work resists caste discrimination and social exclusion in India. Events will take place online on our YouTube channel, or in person […]
Book your free ticket for this special poetry book launch with NTU's Linda Kemp and Andrew Taylor. Join us for the launch of two new poetry books — The Moral Theology of the Devil / Clothed with the Sun by Linda Kemp (Research Fellow at NTU) and State Honey by Andrew Taylor (Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at NTU), […]