Kaleidoscope Network
Kaleidoscope Network is a collaboration between Eastside Projects (Birmingham), Primary (Nottingham), Spike Island (Bristol), The NewBridge Project (Newcastle) and Bloc Projects (Sheffield).
Formed in response to a need for mutual support, the network has come together as a way to share resources, increase what each partner is able to offer and create new connections between communities of artists. It also offers professional development for the associated partners who are able to learn from one another.
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New Midland Group
New Midland Group (NMG) is a consortium of three artist-led organisations located in Nottingham. Backlit, One Thoresby Street, and Primary support the creative development of artists in the City and the wider region
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The Exchange 2
THE EXCHANGE 2 is the second iteration of a project connecting artists and creative practitioners across the UK. Bridging the gap created by limited movement and opportunity to network The Exchange aims to create new exchanges and friendships between artists that wouldn’t otherwise be able to connect.
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Picturing Food Justice
‘Picturing Food Justice’ is a participatory photography project let by artist Kelly O’Brien, that addresses issues around food justice, particularly in Nottingham’s NG7 postcode area. The project is supported through a collaboration between Off Centre Photography Festival, Himmah and Primary.
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Inside the Studio Visits
Inside the Studio Visits documents a fragment of the exchange that occurs between an artist and a curator. The series offers an insight into this less than public process and highlights Primary’s role as an artist-led space in Nottingham, providing studios and development for creatives.
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Making Place Film
This short film offers a tour of the Making Place Exhibition that took place at Primary in 2021 and an overview of collaborative community projects from the previous three years.
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Landedness
Groups in South Africa and the UK will get the opportunity to explore the idea of “landedness” in both cultural contexts.
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Residency: Angela YT Chan
Angela YT Chan is an independent researcher, curator and artist. Her work reconfigures power in relation to the inequity of climate change, through self-archiving, rethinking geographies and speculative fiction.
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Nourishment: A Cyclical Programme
The spring season is here! Our spring programme is focused around sharing seeds and sharing knowledge.
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Carmen Argote | Be loved
In her first solo exhibition in the UK, Carmen Argote will present Be loved, part of an expansive new project encompassing video, sound, objects, and works on paper.
September 2021 - December 2021
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MADEYOULOOK | Ejaradini
Ejaradini is an art installation and garden created by South African artist collaborative MADEYOULOOK (Molemo Moiloa and Nare Mokgotho). The exhibition features archival images, plants, and text on the façade of Primary. Ejaradini reflects on Black urban gardening, land, and plant life in South Africa and Britain through visual and nature-based storytelling.
April - September 2022
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When We Worked At Raleigh: Contemporary Art Commission
Building on When We Worked At Raleigh, we are pleased to announce that artist Maybelle Peters has been commissioned for a period of research and development, working towards the creation of a new moving image artwork in response to the archive.
February - May 2021
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When This Tree Blossoms...
When This Tree Blossoms… began in 2018 as part of a national project exploring how we can envision positive futures in response to climate and environmental change. The first event took place when artists Frank Abbott and Rachel Jacobs followed the blossoming of the cherry trees in Christ Church Gardens across the road from their studios at Primary.
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Re-Framing Dance Producer Residency
We are pleased to announce that curator, producer and writer Nora-Swantje Almes will undertake a three week residency at Primary, where she will develop skills in producing new work as part of Re-Framing Dance.
February - May 2021
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Artist Development
Primary provides Artist Development provision that actively and strategically supports artistic and professional development through activity, platforms and paid opportunities.
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Making From Home
A series of inspiring activities, created by artists, for you to try at home. Suitable for kids and adults of all ages to experiment and enjoy!
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Rebecca Lennon | LIQUID i
The first instalment of a new and evolving work of performance, audio-visual installation, and experimental text, dealing poetically with urgent themes around finance, housing, the body, the voice, and the porous nature of selfhood.
May - July 2021
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Making Place Exhibition
An expansive and celebratory exhibition marking three years of Making Place, our long-term community programme looking at how we learn from the city and how we use public space. Join us as we reflect on past projects and generate ideas for the future.
May - July 2021
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Making Place
Our long-term programme focusing on learning from the city and use of public space, comprising of a number of commissions and ongoing projects, including regular event series’ Social Practice Social, Skillshares, and Tell Me Something I Don’t Know.
2017 - present
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Sounds of Lockdown
If lockdown was a rhythm, what would it be? A group of local young people aged 16-25 will produce a podcast or radio show focused on stories, thoughts, and reflections about the lockdown, led by digital storyteller Jaya Gordon-Moore and creative practitioner Parmjit Sagoo.
September - October 2020
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