NEW ART EXCHANGE

SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2012

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Autumn is packed with meaning and creative encounters exploring ‘Independence’, focussing on the Caribbean 50 years on from colonial rule. NAE’s main exhibition, ‘I Is AnOther’, brings a critical enquiry, reflection and alternative narrative triggered by the small yet prolific and global Island of Jamaica. This group show, curated with Rachael Barrett, brings a string of brilliant perspectives in sculpture, painting, installation, film and video from across the diverse Jamaican diaspora featuring artists: Storm Saulter, Nari Ward, Ebony Patterson, Hurvin Anderson and Peter Dean Rickards.

The public programme is full of rich pickings including exhibition tours by local and active residents and special cuisine in the NAE cafe cooked by our guest Chef Maurice Lewin Watt. Stella Vision and Kemet FM join us to present seminal films including ‘Blood and Fire: The Story of Jamaican Independence’ with a Q&A with Dr Robert Beckford and Academic in Residence, Dr Kevin Brown. An online and digital blog ‘We The People’ for the global Caribbean diaspora will launch, and capture stories of pre and post independence too.

We love festivals at NAE, so in partnership with Dune Records we bring you the ‘Lively Up Festival’ featuring a weekend of Jamaican culture across the city including ‘Catch a

Image credit; front: Ebony G Patterson. 72 Project, 2012. Mixed media on fabric with hand embellished elements.Images from left to right: Mohamed Arejdal, Just a question, Mustapha Akrim, Article 13, Soweto Kinch. Zerrou Abdelaziz, Love Revolution, Domino Men, 2011 by Nari Ward. Courtesy GALLERIA CONTINUA, San Gimignano, Beijing, Le Moulin. Photo by Ela Bialkowska.

Fire’ - a musical tribute to Bob Marley at The Royal Centre and so much more. After a brilliant Olympics we feature artists from across the world in the World Event for Young Artists festival to celebrate young and emerging talents as part of the Cultural Olympiad, London 2012 programme.

This season’s experiMENTORs, our programme to support creative talent, include Nottingham Black Archive, Michelle Walsh and First Floor Theatre. The music programme brings Alexander D Great, celebrating Trinidad and Tobago’s 50th year of independence and the award winning Soweto Kinch. VOCAL, our series of debates, discuss the UK riots one year on, preceded by a reading by playwright Archie W Maddocks in a double bill. Our children and family programme continues to offer learning opportunities with YARD preparing their seasonal performance.

CULTURE CLOUD our digital invention, will continue to offer 7 special digital prints for you to buy online and at NAE. We see Art as a gift, so do explore these wonderful works and invest and support the artists.

So loads to choose from! Be sure to engage and I look forward to seeing you during the season.

Skinder Hundal Chief Executive, New Art Exchange

WELCOME

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This is your chance to own a print from the first CULTURE CLOUD exhibition, part of a national programme seeking out artistic talent via digital channels.

View the prints in our online shop to obtain a gift for yourself or a loved one that will last a lifetime!

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WORLD EVENT YOUNG ARTISTS1000 ARTISTS, 100 NATIONS, 10 DAYS7 - 16 SEPTEMBER 2012ALL GALLERIESSPECIAL LATE NIGHT OPENING WITH A PERFORMANCE PIECE BY MOHAMED AREJDAL. TUESDAY 11 SEPTEMBER (9PM CLOSE)PLEASE NOTE NAE IS OPENING ON SUNDAY 9 & 16 SEPTEMBER TO ACCOMMODATE THE WEYA FESTIVAL.

New Art Exchange is proud to support World Event Young Artists (WEYA) – a showcase of the best creative young talent from across the globe. For ten days the festival will take over multiple sites throughout Nottingham providing the opportunity for 1000 young artists from 100 nations to join together and share their creativity on an international platform.

For WEYA, New Art Exchange is hosting a selection of artists from BJCEM - the international biennial platform for young artists from Europe and the Mediterranean. Our exhibition has been especially curated by Claudio Zecchi and Marco Trulli from BJCEM under the theme of ‘Disorder’. Over 25 young artists from countries such as Cyprus, Egypt, Kosovo, Syria, Bosnia and Israel will be featured.

For more information about WEYA see: www.worldeventyoungartists.com

EXHIBITIONS

Sunday 9 September, 8:30pm

MANDALA 3D digital projection New Art Exchange is also supporting MANDALA, an open-air, 3D digital projection and dance show on the Nottingham Council House produced by Sampad and seeper. With live performances from Devika Rao, Aakash Odedra and a soundtrack by world-class musicians Anoushka Shankar and Zakir Hussain. The projection will form part of WEYA opening weekend.

All events are free. Please note, artists and performance times are subject to change.

Image credits: Fatmir Mustafa, Carriage. Mohamed Alaaeldin Ibrahim Metwally, Piece of Bread (video still). Marwa Adel Seida. Mathias Isouard.

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EXHIBITIONS

Image credit: Domino Men, 2011 by Nari Ward Courtesy GALLERIA CONTINUA. Photo by Michele Alberto Sereni.

I IS ANOTHER28 SEPTEMBER – 8 DECEMBER 2012MAIN & MEZZANINE GALLERIESLAUNCH EVENT: THURSDAY 27 SEPTEMBER, 6PM-9PM

In 2012 the physically small but culturally rich island nation of Jamaica celebrates its 50th anniversary of independence. At this time it seems poignant to call for an independence of critical thought with regard to the island’s rich artistic community, often invisible to the rest of the world beyond the recording studio or stage. Featuring artists who share the island nation as a commonality by heritage alone, this exhibition highlights the best contemporary talent in sculpture, painting, installation, film and video from across the diverse Jamaican diaspora.

Comprised mostly of found objects given new purpose, Nari Ward’s dramatic installations examine issues of identity, poverty, race and consumer culture. In response to the exhibition’s primary concern of highlighting distinctive cultural signifiers of identity within the Caribbean community, Nari has chosen to exhibit Domino Men; human scale reproductions of game pieces made of burnt wood, tyres and used clothes. Whilst rich in playful connotations, the pieces are imbued with a strong sense of the perishability of things and allude to the “domino effect”, i.e. a mechanical chain reaction of creating, constructing and then destroying that serves as a metaphor of our behaviour as human beings.

Hurvin Anderson’s paintings flirt between abstraction and figuration. Their tranquil scenes merge unstable ideas of memory, conjoined histories, and cross-culturalism. In particular, the series of work represented in this exhibition examine the newly formed identity of the recently displaced Caribbean immigrant in the United Kingdom. The works add gravitas and quiet introspection in spaces that act as catalysts for social interaction in immigrant communities.

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EXHIBITIONS

Ebony G. Patterson presents the Of 72 Project. The series is a reflection on the deaths of 73 members of the Tivoli Gardens community in West Kingston, Jamaica, who were killed during a state of emergency in May 2010. 72 of the victims were male, while one was said to be female. The project comprises 73 hand embellished figures representing the persons still yet to be recognized and identified.

As a leading force in the Jamaican film industry, Storm Saulter’s filmmaking captures Jamaica’s gritty present and details of the past that are often overlooked or ignored by the population. In his installation for this exhibition, Saulter comments on the average Jamaican’s attitude towards the environment and littering in particular.

Photographer and filmmaker Peter Dean Rickards specialises in capturing another side of island life. Unconventional characters, violence and the raw energy of the street are at the heart of a body of work that gives a voice to the dark underbelly of Jamaican society. In this exhibition Peter’s diverse work acts as an amplifier or medium for an assemblage of artists and personalities who are either willingly or unwittingly playing into his lens. Part critical parody, part unfiltered portal, Rickards’ documentary style comments on the distinctive local attitude toward contemporary art, and provides a platform for a repertoire of characters that reflect elements of Jamaican society almost too rare to believe. The fine line between truth and satire is at the crux of work.

We would like to acknowledge the following organisations in their support for this exhibition: The Andy Warhol Foundation, Small Axe Inc, Monique Meloche Gallery, Galleria Continua, Lehmann Maupin Gallery, Thomas Dane Gallery, New Caribbean Cinema and Three Sixty Degrees.

28 September 2012 – 5 January 2013 Central Gallery

Marcia Michael: Study Of KinMarcia Michael visualises her photographs as carriers of the past. The title of the show, Study of Kin, refers to the term Study of Man, which explores the ethnographical and anthropological way of seeing, documenting and classifying difference in human race. These photographs are based on the methodologies used by photographers, anthropologists, criminologists, biological racialists and scientists who added to the competing discourses on race, during the 19th and 20th Century. However in this case, the artist’s family are the ones that are being looked at, hence the term Kin.

Join our team of NAE associated creatives and experts for a diverse range of perspectives about the exhibitions I Is AnOther and Study of Kin. During these informal Walk & Talks you will learn more about the artists and have the opportunity to exchange your opinions about the show.

Saturday 29 September, 12pmRachael Barrett: Curator of I Is AnOther

Saturday 13 October, 12pmFounding members of the Nottingham Black Archive: experiMENTORS at NAE

Saturday 27 October, 12pmDr Kevin Brown, Mechanical Engineer, Community Volunteer, Radio Broadcaster, Entrepreneur and Academic in Residence at NAE

Saturday 10 November, 12pmFirst Floor Theatre: experiMENTORS at NAE

Saturday 24 November, 12pm Eddy Maxwell MBE, Chair of New Art Exchange

Saturday 8 December, 12pm Sophia Ramcharan, Founding member of Stella Vision film club

Community and Group ToursPlease contact New Art Exchange in advance to book a group tour, or to take part in a workshop with your community group. We can cater for all ages. Please get in touch on info@nae.org.uk

GALLERY WALK & TALKS

Image credit: Ebony G Patterson. Detail from the 72 Project, 2012. Mixed media on fabric with hand embellished elements. Image credit: Marcia Micheal, Angry Woman.

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Thursday 20 September, 6.30pm – 7pmA reading of excerpts from ‘Mottled Lines’by Archie W Maddocks

Archie W Maddocks explores what led to the UK Riots last summer and how the lack of communication amongst some of society’s citizens allowed fear to take over.

Admission: £3 (£2 concession) Age range: 14+

**30 minute break for refreshments**

7.30pm – 9pm

VOCAL: [Media]ted Riots with Artist Rhiannon Slade, Curated by Saira Lloyd; Synapse Arts

Artist Rhiannon Slade facilitates a conversation between voices of the hard to reach, local community members, youth groups and the academics to explore the effect that the Nottingham riots had on the people of Nottingham. The event will comprise of a short film presentation, and a panel discussion. Panelists include: Professor David Buckingham (Loughborough University), Writer Archie W Maddocks, local community groups, witnesses, emergency services and journalists. The panellists table has been designed by young people in partnership with the artist.

Admission: FREE. Age range: PG

www.rhiannonslade.com/mediatedriots

LECTURES, PRESENTATIONS, Q&A, DEBATESAs places are limited please book in advance to avoid disappointment.

Wednesday 7 November, 10am – 12pm

Body as CanvasThis participatory workshop invites people with learning disabilities to explore the possibilities of expression through body movement as a response to the work featured in the exhibition, I Is AnOther. The workshop is led by Salamanda Tandem who work with a wide spectrum of people to create dance, music and visual artworks.

Admission: FREE (interested groups/ schools please contact NAE Box office to make a booking) Age range: 16+

Thursday 1 November, 7pm – 8pm

Culturally Commercial: Curatorial challenges faced in mapping the future of Caribbean art in a commercial and international contemporary contextJoin Rachael Barrett, curator of I Is AnOther in conversation with internationally known art critic and historian Edward Lucie Smith. Smith is also a published poet whose writings are presently studied at Oxford University, a member of the Académie Européenne de Poésie, a past winner of the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize, an anthologist and a practising photographer. Smith and Barrett will discuss the current and future state of the contemporary art world from the perspective of Jamaican artists who exist as both participants and outsiders by mapping journeys of their survival and development.

Admission: £4 (£3 concession) Age range: All are welcome

Thursday 8 November, 6.30pm – 7.30pm

Journey to Nottingham This is an interactive session exploring people’s stories about coming to Nottingham. What brought them to this part of the UK? How did their journey begin?

This session will focus specifically on the experiences and reasons why people from Africa and the Caribbean came to Nottingham during the 1950s and 1960s. If you have been on an interesting journey that has brought you here, we would love you to come along and share it with us.

For more information on Nottingham Black Archive please see page 23.

Admission: FREE Age range: All are welcome

Nottingham Black Archive are part of the experiMENTOR programme at New Art Exchange.

http://nottinghamblackarchive.wordpress.com/

Image credit: Body of Canvas by Geoffrey Fielding. Journey to Nottingham, Mr Francis and Esme Shepherd courtesy of Nottingham Black Archive.

Thursday 6 December 10am – 2pm

Culture and ContextNottingham Contemporary has teamed up with Lakeside Arts Centre and New Art Exchange to present a four part course that explores the art, history and function of the city’s cultural venues. The sessions, led by Chris Lewis-Jones, will take place across each of the venues providing an excellent opportunity to learn and map the city’s dynamic art scene.

Other dates: 22, 29 November and 13 December. Please enquire for locations.

All bookings and enquiries to be made through saima@nottinghamcontemporary.org at Nottingham Contemporary

Age range: 18+

PERFORMANCESAs places are limited please book in advance to avoid disappointment.

Friday 21 September, 6pmHatch Double Bill: Cat In Hell by Ollie Smith

M.O.U.S.E. by Present Attempt

Experimental performance platform Hatch, continue their series of Double Bill projects. The initiative pairs new work by East Midland’s artists, with the most exciting contemporary performances from around the country.

Present Attempt’s M.O.U.S.E stands for the small, the hidden and the unnoticed; the intruder, the interruption and the parasite. Cat In Hell by Ollie Smith, developed during a residency at New Art Exchange, is a show all about sleek whiskers, snazzy pyjamas, conjuring tricks and confetti, and about getting the cream and choking on it.

Admission: £6 Age Range: 16+

www.hatchnottingham.org.uk

Thursday 18 October, 7.30pm – 9pm

Soweto KinchAward-winning jazz alto saxophonist and hip hop star Soweto Kinch celebrates the autumn release of his new studio double album titled ‘The Legend of Mike Smith’. This UK tour features his new trio Karl Rashid-Abel (double bass) and Shaney Forbes (drums). This stunning show is based on ‘The Seven Deadly Sins’. Expect the unexpected!

‘A real tour de force – a contemporary take on The Seven Deadly Sins’. John Fordham – The Guardian

Admission: £10 (£8 Concession) Age Range: All are welcome

Friday 16 November, 7.30pm – 9pm

Alexander D GreatTrinidadian born Alexander D Great is the winner of Association of British Calypsonians’ 2010 Calypso Monarch title 2011/2012. He is also the BBC’s resident Calypsonian since 2000. Celebrate Trinidad and Tobago’s 50th year of Independence through Alexander’s new calypso, interspersed with some classic calypso from the past.

Admission: £8 (£6 concession) Age Range: All are welcome

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Thursday 22 November, 7.30pm – 8.30pm

Our Front RoomJoin First Floor Theatre as they mark the rites of passage and milestones of life! Eat salt fish and callaloo, sip rum punch and shake your two foot!

Our Front Room explores memory and family histories to rediscover hidden stories that piece together the many facets of our identity. Past, present and future overlap, and memories of home, lost love, forgotten dreams and family bonds throughout the decades are explored.

An R&D project by Alison Garner & Rachael Young (First Floor Theatre) with support from Dwayne Simms and Honey Williams. See page 23 for more information on First Floor Theatre.

Admission: £4 (£3 concessions) Age range: All are welcome

First Floor Theatre are part of the experiMENTOR programme at New Art Exchange.

http://www.first-floor.info/

Thursday 4 October & Thursday 6 December, 8pm – 10pm

Blackdrop (spoken word)

Hear vibrant spoken word performances by local artists that celebrates National Poetry Day on 4 October and Blackdrop’s anniversary with a Blackdrop special!

Admission: £3 Age Range: 18+

Saturday 8 December, 6.30pm – 7pmYard Youth Theatre Present: Island StoriesInspired by the ‘I Is AnOther’ exhibition, YARD Youth Theatre’s production will explore the rich stories of islanders from all over the world, from Jamaica to La Reunion, Iceland to Hawaii.

In their trademark styles, Yard Youth Theatre will mix physical theatre, spoken word, video and puppetry to create an innovative performance.

Saturday 8 December, 7.30pmYard Young Actors Company Present: MacbethYard Young Actors present Shakespeare’s Macbeth, a tale of power, lust and the darkness of human nature. Yard Young Actors will bring this classic into the 21st century making it relevant for a young contemporary audience. They will be fusing theatrical forms and pushing the boundaries of audience experience.

Admission: £5 (£3 concession) for one performance£8 (£5 concession) for both performancesAge range: PG

FILM SCREENINGS As places are limited please book in advance to avoid disappointment.

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Friday 26 OctoberFilm Screening: 7pm – 9pm DJ: 9pm – 11pm

Marley (2012) (Presented in association with Stella Vision)

Dir: Kevin McDonald, 144 minutes.

Bob Marley has universal appeal. His impact on music history and his role as a social and political prophet is both unique and unparalleled. This film provides the definitive life story of the musician, the revolutionary, and the legend. Made with the support of the Marley family, the film features rare footage, incredible performances and revelatory interviews with the people that knew him best.

The film screening is followed by a DJ spinning Bob Marley tunes in our Café Bar.

Admission: £4.50 (£3 Concession)Age Range: 15+

Friday 14 December, 6.30pm – 7.30pm

Aspire: Choir PerformanceParticipants and artists of the 10 week Aspire Music workshops led by Musician Freddie Kofi present new songs developed through the sessions based on positive, life changing, uplifting themes.

Admission: £4 (£3 Concession)Age range: All are welcome

Thursday 11 October, 7pm – 8.30pm

Ring Di Alarm (Presented in association with Stella Vision)

Dir: Various, 90 minutes.

Join us for this screening of short films from six visionary Caribbean directors who tell stories of morality, innocence, love, loss, vengeance, and redemption on the Island of Jamaica. 

The series of feature films is a Caribbean co-production, jointly produced by Storm Saulter from Jamaica and the St Lucian, Michelle Serieux of New Caribbean Cinema (NCC). NCC is a fresh, pioneering approach to film-making in the Caribbean that proposes to present the world with a showcase of creative artistry from the region’s up and coming filmmakers.

Admission: £4.50 (£3 Concession)Age Range: 15+

www.newcaribbeancinema.com 

PERFORMANCESAs places are limited please book in advance to avoid disappointment.

Stella Vision are a group of people who are passionate about film. The group has two key aims: to provide a platform for established new and emerging filmmakers to share their films with audiences from Nottingham’s diverse communities, and to promote World Cinema to new audiences. For further information: info@stellavisionfilms.com, stellavisionfilms.blogspot.com. Twitter: @visionstella

Saturday 24 November, 1pm

Blood and Fire: The Story of Jamaican Independence(Presented in association with 97.5 KEMET FM and Stella Vision)

Dir: Dr. Robert Beckford, 144 minutes.

This film presents the story of the Jamaican people’s path to independence and the heroes and personal dramas behind that journey. With special focus on the cousins Norman Manley and Alexander Bustamante and how their very different ambitions for an independent Jamaica led to the formation of Jamaica’s two major rival political parties.

Join Dr Robert Beckford, educator, author and award-winning broadcaster for a Q&A following the screening. The film audio and Q&A will be broadcast live on KEMET FM.

Admission: FreeAge range: All are welcome

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FAMILY FRIENDLY WORKSHOPSParticipatory creative activities for all the family. Due to popular demand, places on our Family Friendly sessions must be booked in advance with a non-refundable payment (unless otherwise stated). Complimentary light refreshments are included.

Saturday 20 October, 2pm – 4pm

THE BIG DRAW - I Can!New Art Exchange welcomes all families and friends to participate in our annual Big Draw event – I Can. The Big Draw takes place every October throughout the UK with the mission of getting everyone involved in the fantastic pastime of drawing, regardless of their drawing ability. So get your scribble on and join us to contribute to an enormous collaborative drawing!

For ‘I Can’ we will be taking inspiration from Jamaican culture by drawing in time to reggae beats and exploring our main gallery exhibition I Is AnOther. The exhibition is full of contemporary art from Jamaica and celebrates the multiple facets of Jamaican identity. We will be using a variety of vibrant materials to develop and explore your hidden creative talent.

Admission: £3 for one adult with one child, £2 for additional participants thereafterAge range: All are welcome

Saturday 29 September, 2pm – 4pm

Draw Your Family HistoryCome and turn your family pictures into drawings! Don’t worry if you can’t draw well, we will be using special projectors to help you trace your photographs on paper and make a picture you can take home. Bring along unframed photographs to the session. It can be a picture of you on your own, with your siblings, parents, grandparents or friends – anyone who is important within your family circle, related or not! You will then use the traced image to create a long series of drawings that will reflect your unique family heritage. This workshop is inspired by I is AnOther artist, Hurvin Anderson.

Admission: £3 for one adult with one child, £2 for additional participants thereafterAge range: All are welcome

Saturday 10 November, 2pm – 4pm

Tickle Your SensesJoin in with this storytelling session led by Panya Banjoko. Be prepared to have your senses tickled with exciting stories, peculiar smells, unusual objects and tantalising tastes! Let your imagination take you on a journey…have fun making up a story of your very own from a collection of everyday objects.

Admission: £3 for one adult with one child, £2 for additional participants thereafterAge range: All are welcome

Saturday 1 December, 2pm – 3pm & 3pm - 4pm

Do The Two StepThis interactive movement workshop led by Dwayne Antony will celebrate the energy and rhythms of Caribbean culture! The whole family can come along to wiggle, giggle and blow your carnival whistle to the sounds of the Caribbean. Be ready to have some fun!

Admission: £3 for one adult with one child, £2 for additional participants thereafterAge range: All are welcome

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OCTOBER HALF TERM ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLEAll our youth workshops are FREE but advance booking is essential!

Wednesday 24 October, 10am – 12pm

Sample, Loop and Record – Music from the CaribbeanDo you want to have a go at making some music? Are you keen to learn how people create the tracks you hear on the radio and TV? If so, this is the perfect workshop for you! You will join a production team and receive hands-on experience of recording, arranging and mixing tracks with a slight West Indian flavour.

Just come with your enthusiasm and ideas! The finished track will be available for download so that you can play it to your friends and family.

Admission: FreeAge range: 11 - 16 years

Tuesday 23 October, 10am – 12pm

Off the StreetThis urban art workshop will explore the creative art forms we see around us on the street. Learn how to create amazing graffiti murals and take away your own completed artwork at the end of the session.

Admission: FreeAge range: 7 – 13 years

REGULAR WORKSHOPS YARD (Youth Arts Research and Development) is a creative hub for young people aged 11-25 to develop skills as performers and creative producers.

Every Tuesday and Wednesday, 5pm – 7pm

Yard Young Actors CompanyYARD Young Actors weekly sessions provide intensive theatre training for young people aged 15 - 25. During the sessions participants will develop skills in voice, script work, characterisation and movement. Over the course of the season, the group will work together to create original dynamic performances that draw inspiration from the exhibitions at New Art Exchange.

Entry into the group is by audition only. Please contact rachael@nae.org.uk for further information.

Admission: £30 for a 15 week termAge range: 15 – 25 years

Every Wednesday (Term Time only), 5pm – 7pm

YARD Youth Theatre Yard Youth Theatre is for anyone aged 11 - 14 with an interest in theatre and performance. The sessions build self-esteem, confidence and expression. Come along to join in with weekly drama classes, learn new skills, meet new friends and take part in exciting performances. No audition necessary.

Admission: £15 for a 15 week termAge range: 11 – 14 years

Tuesdays: 11 Sep, 25 Sep, 9 Oct, 23 Oct, 6 Nov, 20 Nov, 4 Dec & 18 Dec only, 5pm – 7pm

Young People’s PanelMade up of 15 - 25 year olds who are passionate about visual and performing arts, these sessions provide insight and experience of working within a creative organisation. The panel meets twice a month to vision and shape the Youth Programme at NAE.

From September, the panel will start to develop a photography competition specially designed for young creative talent. The Young People’s Panel will shape the competition theme, secure a commercial sponsor, develop a promotional plan and create an exhibition of the entries in our Central Gallery space.

The Young People’s Panel is a great opportunity to develop skills and gain insight into how a contemporary arts venue operates. If this sounds like the kind of creative work you want to experience then get in touch now! For more information regarding the Young People’s Panel, or for more information regarding the competition, please contact rachael@nae.org.uk.

Admission: FREEAge range: 15 – 25 years

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REGULAR WORKSHOPS

Mondays: 13 August – 17 December3:30pm – 4pm (3 – 4 year olds)4pm – 5pm (5 – 11 year olds)

Capoeira for KidsAn opportunity for children to discover the upside down and inside out world of Capoeira!

They will be moving on all fours, squatting, rolling, hopping, spinning and cart-wheeling, as well as singing, drumming and clapping. All of the activity is within easy reach of a child’s natural way of being. The spirit of play, use of non-verbal communication and enjoyment of music make capoeira a truly integrated creative and developmental activity for children. The sessions are brought to you in association with Capoeira Angola Nottingham.

Sessions are divided into two age ranges to best meet the needs of all children.

For further information and booking onto the Capoeira sessions please contact Juliet Line on 07903 114 248 or juliet@culturebox.org.uk

Admission: £2 (3 - 4 year olds)£3 (5 - 11 year olds)

Mondays: 1 October – 12 November (excluding 22 October), 2pm – 3pm

Capoeira Angola: Beginners Course for AdultsCapoeira is a ritualised reaction based movement game with roots in African Brazilian music, dance and performance culture. Each game is a meeting of minds, bodies and characters in which two players attempt to outwit each other, demonstrating their skill, grace, physical dexterity and understanding of their partner/opponent’s movements.

This six week course will introduce newcomers to the fundamentals of the art form. Participants will develop skills in a capoeira sensibility, interactive movement, ‘hidden intentions’ and the spirit of play. Upon completion, you will be equipped with the understanding and confidence to take your first step into the capoeira circle and enjoy the challenges, rewards and magic that it offers!

For further information and booking onto the Capoeira sessions please contact Juliet Line on 07903 114 248 or juliet@culturebox.org.uk

Admission: £40 (£30 concessions).Age range: 11+

16 October - 11 DecemberHeld on alternate Tuesdays (5pm – 7pm) and Saturdays (10am -12pm)

Aspire: Creative Music WorkshopNottingham singer and BASCA (British Academy of Songwriters Composers & Authors) Award winning songwriter, Freddie Kofi, leads a brand new vocal and music development programme, Aspire.

Based on gospel music, Aspire will focus on the use of positive, life changing, uplifting themes that have the potential to inspire and motivate the local community through a ten-week series of workshops. The workshops will culminate with a concert performance here at NAE involving all workshop artists and singers.

Admission: £30 (£25 Concession)Age range: 12+

Every Saturday, 8 September - 15 December1.30pm – 2.30pm: Beginners and Children (6 – 14 year olds)2.30pm – 4pm: Advanced

Kathak DanceVina Ladwa’s Manushi Dance classes have taken place at NAE for over a year now, but new members are welcome each season!

During this 15 week period Vina will work with the group to develop skills in the classical Indian Dance for of Kathak creating a language of movement with the participants, representing an identity rooted in two cultures.

Admission: £75 (£60 concession) for the 15 week course or £6 per class.

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ALSO HAPPENING AT NEW ART EXCHANGE

EVS Programme: Bringing an international perspective to Nottingham’s art sceneNew Art Exchange is a designated and accredited European Voluntary Service (EVS) Centre for the East Midlands. Patrice Puchaux from France, Shaden Meleas from Egypt, Erica Melloni from Italy and María Jesus Oporto Brieva from Spain arrived in Nottingham earlier this year to work within the creative teams of NAE and World Event Young Artists.

‘We are really enjoying our EVS experience. We have learned about ourselves, and how to be independent. From working at NAE we have learnt more about western perspectives on art. At the end of our EVS experience we hope to be better qualified as a creative producers, marketers, curators, performers and artists.’ Patrice Puchaux & Shaden Meleas

This project has been funded with support from the European Union.

National Schools Film Week National Schools Film Week is a free, annual festival for schools offering a wide programme of feature films at cinemas across the UK. The festival enables schools to take young people to experience films at the cinema during the school day as part of their curriculum learning. NAE will be giving over our cinema facilities to local primary and secondary schools in October to watch Kirikou and the Sorceress and The First Grader. The screenings will begin at 10am with doors opening at 9.30am and are free for schools to attend. For more information or to book tickets from September visit www.nationalschoolsfilmweek.org

Academic in ResidenceDr Kevin Brown, a Research Fellow in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Nottingham is also a community volunteer, radio broadcaster and entrepreneur.

As community volunteer he has worked with various community organisations as a mentor for Black children. He will be working with New Art Exchange to facilitate a live broadcasting of a Q&A session with KEMET FM and will be leading a Gallery Walk and Talk.

NAE’s experiMENTOR Programme:experiMENTOR is a creative development initiative that supports the professional development of artists and creatives and provides a public platform for their experimentation. This season we are thrilled to be joined by First Floor Theatre, artist Michelle Walsh and Nottingham Black Archive (NBA).

First Floor Theatre are a multi-disciplinary theatre company creating original, groundbreaking theatre and arts projects. They will be using our spaces to meet, share ideas, rehearse and collaborate with their associate artists. www.first-floor.info

Michelle Walsh is photographer and video installation artist. Her work explores contemporary portraiture at the point where neuroscience intersects with Eastern philosophy. Michelle will be engaging members of our immediate community with her current research, and asking them to sit for a number of photographs and video portraits. If you are interested in getting involved please email Michelle directly: mmwalsh04@gmail.com, www.michellewalshphotography.net

Nottingham Black Archive (NBA) is an organisation dedicated to researching, collecting and preserving black history, heritage and culture in Nottingham. The group has acquired some of the earliest documents relating to the formation of black community organisations in Nottingham. Their research will continue here at NAE. For more information: http://nottinghamblackarchive.wordpress.com/tag/nottingham-black-archive/

Young People at WEYAAs part of World Event Young Artists (WEYA), Kyle Futers, Nottingham based actor, and facilitator, and a regular contributor to NAE’s YARD programme, will lead a group of young individuals through a series of fresh artistic opportunities. The sessions will conclude with a public performance in the city which will see participants expressing their reflection about their home town of Nottingham.

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SPACES FOR HIRE

Meeting Room

Performance Space

Learning Room

Meeting, conference or away day? We have the perfect space for you, with a wide range of facilities, in-house catering and multi-media support. A comprehensively-equipped and versatile venue, we can fully cater to your organisations’ needs. All our spaces benefit from natural light and are ideal for creative thinking!

For more information please contact the Booking Team on bookings@nae.org.uk or 0115 924 8630

CAFÉ & WHO’S IN THE KITCHEN

During this exhibition guest chef Maurice Lewin Watt will be joining our kitchen team to lend some Island flavors to the menu. Originally from Hanover in Jamaica, Maurice will be cooking a Jamaican style chicken curry with pumpkin, cho-cho sweet potato and rice ‘n’ peas. Check out the specials board for this and other delicious dishes, the next time you visit!

THIS FESTIVE SEASON TREAT YOUR PARTYTO A SPECTACULAR NIGHT TO REMEMBER

Got a Christmas party to plan? Wanting something different this year? Then look no further…

New Art Exchange is offering your party an opportunity to experience the sights, sounds, foods and aromas of the streets of Mumbai mixed with all the

glamour of Bollywood!

Enjoy a street food style buffet of delicious authentic dishes in our seated ‘market place’ setting, experience traditional kathak dance, henna painting

and dance along to Bollywood sounds long into the night. Why not dress up in traditional wear and take away a memento of the night as our

photographer captures you in style!

With a comprehensive range of wines, beers and spirits from across the World, join us at New Art Exchange for a Christmas party with a difference.

BOOKINGS ARE AVAILABLE ON 14, 15, 21 & 22 DECEMBER. ADVANCED BOOKING REQUIRED.

For further details please email bookings@nae.org.uk or visit our website www.nae.org.uk

PROGRAMME COLLABORATORS

Bus Station /Railway station

The Forest

Noel Street

Hyson GreenMarket

Towards Town /Mansfield Road

Getting hereNew Art Exchange is easily accessible by car, cycle routes and public transport including Tram (The Forest stop) and Bus services (78,79,80,81 & L12). For more detailed information on how to get to New Art Exchange please visit our website www.nae.org.uk, email info@nae.org.uk or call us on 0115 924 8630.

How to find us

AccessibilityThe building and facilities are fully accessible on most levels. We have parking spaces available for people with disabilities at the rear of the building, just off Noel Street. For access to the spaces simply call us on 0115 924 8630 to arrange.

This brochure is available in large text, audio and other formats. If you would like it in a different format, please get in touch with us on info@nae.org.uk.

VISTOR INFORMATION

DUNE MUSIC IN ASSOCIATION WITH NEW ART EXCHANGE PRESENT:

LIVELY UP NOTTINGHAMCELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF JAMAICAN INDEPENDENCE

Thursday 27 September, 6pm - 9pm I IS ANOTHER/ LIVELY UP FESTIVAL LAUNCH PARTYThis exhibition highlights the best contemporary talent in sculpture, painting, installation, film, video and performance from across the diverse Jamaican diaspora.

New Art Exchange FREE ENTRY, no booking requiredwww.nae.org.uk

Friday 28 September, 2pm MANGO SPICE Fun and games for all the familyRediscover the stories, ring games and popular folk songs from Jamaica and other islands through an entertaining multi-generational performance workshop that combines music, song, storytelling and dance. Supported by EMJazz and Nottingham Jazz

Royal Concert Hall Level 2 Foyerwww.trch.co.uk

Friday 28 September, 8pm CATCH A FIRE A Tribute to Bob Marley & The WailersJazz Jamaica All Stars and the Urban Soul Orchestra, with special guest Brinsley Forde (Aswad) present a truly sensational tribute to Bob Marley and the Wailers’ and their groundbreaking, iconic album, Catch A Fire, with a massive 30-piece orchestra. 

Royal Concert Hallwww.trch.co.uk

Saturday 29 September, 8pm PARALLEL A Tribute to Joe Harriott - Nu Civilisation OrchestraA mixed media tribute to the genius of Jamaican free form Jazz icon Joe Harriott with the Nu Civilisation Orchestra in collaboration with visual artist Emma Godebska

“Most of this music is best listened to as a series of different pictures” Joe HarriottLakeside Arts Centrewww.lakesidearts.org.uk

Sunday 30 September, 5pm STEPPIN’ OVER Tomorrow’s Warriors & JazzCotech DancersCome celebrate Jamaican independence with the Steppin’ Over dance party for all the family, with a spectacular live band and dance floorshow that the whole family can enjoy. Bring your friends, bring your family, dress up and come show off your best moves!

Nottingham Contemporary www.nottinghamcontemporary.org

See www.livelyupfestival.com for more information.

PLEASE CONTACT INDIVIDUAL VENUES DIRECTLY TO BOOK TICKETS

Date Event / Activity Time DescriptionTuesday 11 September WEYA special event with performance by Mohamed Arejdal. 9am – 9pm WEYA special eventThursday 20 September A reading of excerpts from Mottled Lines 6.30pm – 7pm Lecture, presentation, Q&A, debate

VOCAL: [Media]ted Riots with Artist Rhiannon Slade, Curated by Saira Lloyd; Synapse Arts

7.30pm – 9pm Lecture, presentation, Q&A, debate

Friday 21 September Hatch Double Bill: Cat In Hell by Ollie Smith and M.O.U.S.E. by Present Attempt

6pm Performance

Thursday 27 September I Is AnOther Launch Event also launching Study of Kin 6pm – 9pm Launch partySaturday 29 September Walk and Talk with Rachael Barrett: Curator of I is Another 12pm Gallery walk and talkSaturday 29 September Draw Your Family History 2pm – 4pm Family friendly workshopThursday 4 October Blackdrop 8pm – 10pm Spoken wordThursday 11 October Ring Di Alarm 7pm – 8.30pm Film screeningSaturday 13 October Walk and Talk with Nottingham Black Archive 12pm Gallery walk and talkThursday 18 October Soweto Kinch 7.30pm – 9pm PerformanceSaturday 20 October THE BIG DRAW - I Can! 2pm – 4pm Family friendly workshopTuesday 23 October Off the Street 10am – 12pm Half term activityWednesday 24 October Sample, Loop and Record – Music from the Caribbean 10am – 12pm Half term activityFriday 26 October Marley (2012) with cafe music event 7pm – 11pm Film screening and café eventSaturday 27 October Walk and Talk with Dr Kevin Brown 12pm Gallery walk and talkThursday 1 November Culturally Commercial 7pm – 8pm Lecture, presentation, Q&A, debate Wednesday 7 November Body as Canvas 10am – 12pm Lecture, presentation, Q&A, debateThursday 8 November Journey to Nottingham 6.30pm – 7.30pm Lecture, presentation, Q&A, debateSaturday 10 November Walk and Talk with First Floor Theatre Company 12pm Gallery walk and talkSaturday 10 November Tickle Your Senses 2pm – 4pm Family friendly workshopFriday 16 November Alexander D Great 7.30pm – 9pm PerformanceThursday 22 November Our Front Room 7.30pm – 8.30pm PerformanceSaturday 24 November Walk and Talk with Eddy Maxwell MBE 12pm Gallery walk and talkSaturday 24 November Blood and Fire: The Story of Jamaican Independence.

Q&A with Dr. Robert Beckford1pm Film screening, Q&A

Saturday 1 December Do The Two Step 2pm – 3pm & 3pm - 4pm

Family friendly workshop

Thursday 6 December Culture and Context 10am – 2pm Lecture, presentation, Q&A, debate Thursday 6 December Blackdrop 8pm – 10pm Spoken wordSaturday 8 December Walk and Talk with Sophia Ramcharan 12pm Gallery walk and talkSaturday 8 December Yard Youth Theatre Present: Island Stories 6.30pm – 7pm PerformanceSaturday 8 December Yard Young Actors Company Present: Macbeth 7.30pm PerformanceFriday 14 December Aspire: Choir Performance 6.30pm – 7.30pm PerformanceRegular WorkshopsMondays: 13 August – 17 December

Capoeira for Kids 3.30pm - 4pm4pm - 5pm

Capoeira workshop

Mondays 1 October – 12 November only (excluding 22 October)

Capoeira Angola: Beginners Course for Adults 2pm – 3pm Capoeira workshop

Tuesdays (11 Sep, 25 Sep, 9 Oct, 23 Oct, 6 Nov, 20 Nov, 4 Dec & 18 Dec only)

Young People’s Panel 5pm – 7pm Young people’s panel

Tuesdays and Wednesdays Yard Young Actors Company 5pm – 7pm Theatre workshopWednesdays (term time only) YARD Youth Theatre 5pm – 7pm Theatre workshopSaturdays (8 September - 15 December)

Kathak Dance Beginners and Children (6-14 Year Olds) 1.30pm – 2.30pm Dance workshop

Saturdays (8 September - 15 December)

Kathak Dance Advanced 2.30pm – 4pm Dance workshop

16 October - 11 DecemberHeld on alternate Tuesdays and Saturdays

Aspire: Creative Music Workshop Tuesdays 5pm – 7pmSaturdays 10am - 12pm

Music workshop

Capital Funders

Revenue Funding

AcknowledgmentsWe would like to acknowledge the financial support New Art Exchange has received from our Funders and Partners.

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Gallery Opening TimesMonday to Saturday 9am - 5pmSunday ClosedPlease note we are closed on Bank Holidays

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