This event is now fully booked. Those without a ticket may not be admitted.
Join us for the launch of a new exhibition featuring over 120 works by contemporary working-class artists and photographers.
Curated by photographer, writer and broadcaster Johny Pitts, After the End of History emphasises the perspectives of practitioners who turn their gaze towards both their communities and outwards to the wider world. Find out more.
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CappoClaude Money
Dr Paul Adey is a HE lecturer of Music Performance and Music Business at Confetti Institute of Technologies.
Performing under the artist name of Cappo, he has practiced hip hop lyricism for over two decades. During this time, he has had the privilege of appearing at many of Europe’s premier live music venues, performing alongside artists such as Public Enemy, Skepta, and The Sleaford Mods.
Throughout his career, he has released music on various record labels including Tru-Thoughts and Ninja Tune, and featured live on BBC Radio One (John Peel), BBC Radio 1 Xtra, and BBC Radio 6 numerous times.
Paul’s interdisciplinary research focuses on popular culture, literary devices and musical concepts such as intertextuality and allusion, and the semianalysis of song lyrics. The interdisciplinary nature of Paul’s research links his work to Music, English, Creative Writing, and media studies.
Claude Money is a record producer and PhD researcher from Nottingham via Singapore and Spain. Based at Sirkus Studios, he’s been known to work on projects of all genres, but is consistently influenced by the stylings and history of Library Music, Soul, Jazz and Hip-Hop, as well as the traditional folk music of his broad and eclectic cultural background.
Outside of the record industry, he produces music for the screen. He has created bespoke pieces for the BFI and Netflix as well as BBC’s Inside Out, London Fashion Week and the Sailing Grand Prix.
Since 2016, He’s produced a wide variety of tracks for artists including Pete Beardsworth, Emily Makis, Wariko, President T, Window Kid and Snowy. His breakout single was his remix of Misti Blu Two by Amillionsons featuring siblings Taka Boom, Chaka Khan and Mark Stevens, available now on vinyl via Amillionrecords.
Claude’s previous career as a journalist eventually led him to the world of live music. As a promoter he’s worked with headliners such as Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Talib Kweli, Pharoahe Monch, Saul Williams, KRS One, Children of Zeus, The Pharcyde and Ghostface Killah. His passion for the culture has now led him full circle. In October of 2024 Claude will begin a new role at the Nottingham Trent University Doctoral School as a researcher where he will be recording and transcribing the oral histories of Nottingham’s hidden Hip-Hop history, a previously unexplored and under-researched area of UK cultural history.
Osheen Siva: Karuppu The first UK exhibition by multidisciplinary artist Osheen Siva is entitled ‘Karuppu’ (கருப்பு – meaning darkness/black in Tamil). Taking a cue from Afrofuturism, Siva’s work brings together science fiction, mythology, heritage, their love of comic books, and the vibrant, joyful colours of South India.
Aja playing to a full room People enjoying the opening of Osheen's exhibition View of the atrium where food was being servedPeople enjoying the opening of Osheen's exhibition People enjoying the opening of Osheen's exhibition People enjoying the opening of Osheen's exhibition People enjoying the opening of Osheen's exhibition People enjoying the opening of Osheen's exhibition People enjoying the opening of Osheen's exhibition People enjoying the opening of Osheen's exhibition People enjoying the opening of Osheen's exhibition People taking photographs of Oshee's workA person dancing next to Osheen's artworks. A discussion of Shahnawaz's work in our vitrines space People having conversation in our vitrines space Taking photos through the peep holesReading through the interpretation of Shahnawaz's watercoloursA discussion of the works presented in our exhibitionsLooking through the peep holesA discussion of Shahnawaz's work in our vitrines space People filming through the peep holes of Peep Show
Aja playing to a full room People enjoying the opening of Osheen's exhibition View of the atrium where food was being servedPeople enjoying the opening of Osheen's exhibition People enjoying the opening of Osheen's exhibition People enjoying the opening of Osheen's exhibition People enjoying the opening of Osheen's exhibition People enjoying the opening of Osheen's exhibition People enjoying the opening of Osheen's exhibition People enjoying the opening of Osheen's exhibition People enjoying the opening of Osheen's exhibition People taking photographs of Oshee's workA person dancing next to Osheen's artworks. A discussion of Shahnawaz's work in our vitrines space People having conversation in our vitrines space Taking photos through the peep holesReading through the interpretation of Shahnawaz's watercoloursA discussion of the works presented in our exhibitionsLooking through the peep holesA discussion of Shahnawaz's work in our vitrines space People filming through the peep holes of Peep Show
Photography will be taking place (please let our photographer know if you do not want to be featured)
There is lift and stairs access and an accessible toilet
Enjoy music in our Atrium from electronic DJs MOANand AJA.
MOAN explores self-liberation, sexual pleasures and unique narratives from all over the world through a variety of creative outputs.
An erotic platform that acts as a diary for as many people as possible – with a primary focus on women and non-binary. A safe space and a judgement free zone for experiences, fantasies, fetishes and issues to be discussed through a women and non-binary perspective openly. A narrative not often explored in mainstream media.
Using the power of electronic music & events to connect with the community on a deeper level, to rebel and to create multisensory narratives, which make our activism harder to silence. MOAN events bring people together and are a catalyst for liberation and exploration. If you are interested by this, online mixes are uploaded on SoundCloud for you to listen and all event details are updated through the Instagram.
Aja Ireland is an award-winning sound and performance artist making deconstructed club and industrial techno whose live shows are described in The WIRE Magazine as “Shifting from ethereal diffusions to potent explosions.”
The album SLUG was released on Opal Tapes in October 2021. The video GRIME created by IMPATV and AJA, featured on Creative Review’s ‘Best Music Videos of 2021’ who described the track as: “brutal, visceral and unrelentingly noisy”.
Aja’s debut album released in 2018 on Opal Tapes was greeted with critical acclaim and
the artist was featured in VICE, The Quietus, Elephant Magazine, Red Bull Music and The Dazed Magazine. IN 2018, Aja won the PRS Oram Award for innovative music production.
Aja scored the spatial sound design for Joey Holder’s art installations Ophiux, Adcredo The Deep Belief Network (toured at Matt’s Gallery and 6th Athens Bienalle), Semelparous which was shown in The British Art Show and and Cryptic at Two Queens Gallery.
In AJA’s latest project, CRYPTID, an EP, music video, and full audio visual live set will be released later this year for the upcoming 2024 AV performance tour. The visuals project a realm where volcanic, ritualistic circles of standing stones merge seamlessly with projections of microscopic creatures. AJA takes on the persona of a cryptid hybrid, adorned in sculptural fashion nightmares, eating green lasers and morphing into underwater creatures.
Join us for a first look round a new photographic exhibition by John Beck and Matthew Cornford, focusing on the region’s art schools, and the vital role that they play in the cultural life of our cities.
Accompanying the exhibition, in our Vitrines you can discover archive materials and memories relating to the history of Nottingham School of Art & Design, established in 1843.
Free food will be available from 6 pm – first come, first served!
The menu will be:
Vegan Balti with Rice & Mixed Salad (V) Chickpea, spinach & sweet potato Balti served with rice and fresh mixed salad (vegan, vegetarian & gluten free). Thai Red Chicken Curry with Rice & Mixed Salad Thai red chicken curry with mangos & sweet peppers served with rice and fresh mixed salad (halal & gluten free).
From 7 pm, the United Voices Choir will sing a selection of songs chosen for their positive and uplifting messages
Photography will be taking place. There is lift and stairs access and an accessible toilet.
There is lift and stairs access and an accessible toilet.
Also taking place on Saturday 8 October is the Tennis Tournament – a live artwork by Stephen Willats, taking place at The Park Tennis Club in Nottingham.
Thanks to all who joined us for the preview yesterday – what a brilliant way to start off 2019!
Below are a few highlights from the event, featuring some selfies taken in front of Dick Jewell’s epic photo collage, War & Peace. When you visit, be sure to take your own selfie and share it on instagram with the hashtag #djwarandpeace. One lucky winner (selected by Dick) will get a signed copy of Dick’s book, 4000 Threads!
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A huge thank you to everyone who came to the preview of Krísis last night! It was great to see so many new faces. Special thanks to all the artists who came along and to all those who were involved in the performances! Here’s a selection of photos from the night – with more to come of the individual performances later (next week):
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