Sam Keogh | The Unicorn is Killed and Brought to the Castle Cartoon

In Summer 2023 Primary presented The Unicorn is Killed and Brought to the Castle Cartoon, a solo exhibition by artist Sam Keogh. During the exhibition the installation was used by Keogh to stage two performances. These live interventions will saw the artist interact with the collaged elements of the work, using them as a visual script, folding and unfolding their surfaces to guide a monologue which will describe and rewrite the history of the original tapestries. Keogh’s second performance was documented by Freddy Griffiths.

DocumentationColette GriffinNovember 10, 2023Sam Keogh, Commission, Publication

Sustaining Resilience: Land Rights and the Politics of Conservation

This is an edited recording of Sustaining Resilience: Land Rights and the Politics of Conservation, a conversation delving into the relationship between conservation and land rights, highlighting different modes of relating to land and the urgency of centring reparative approaches.

Womxn In Animation

In celebration of Maybelle Peters Exhibition, Attention, Absorption, this panel discussion event brought together Black women and non-binary artists and animators: Jessica Ashman, Phoebe Boswell, Mothy Muyobo, and Maybelle Peters. Chaired by exhibition curator, Jade Foster, the panel focusing in on the crossovers between animation and the visual arts sector.

Documentation, InterviewChloe WillisDecember 7, 2022talk, Maybelle Peters, When We Worked at Raleigh

Round Table: Sharing Ideas From a Collective Meal and Conversation

This visual design created by William Harvey maps themes, ideas and quotes from Round Table: A Meal and Conversation – and invites you to build on this through future conversations and events.

DocumentationRebecca BeinartDecember 15, 2021Nourishment

Publik Universal Frxnd | The Machines

The Machines is a new interdisciplinary performance work by Publik Universal Frxnd (formerly known as Richard John Jones) based on physical research into the folk tradition of East-Lancashire clog-dancing.

DocumentationKellymarie PalfreyNovember 16, 2021The Machines

Charlotte Tupper | A Place to Play

A blog by Charlotte Tupper reflecting on the Build Create Play programme on Ronald Street Playground, Summer 2021

DocumentationRebecca BeinartOctober 12, 2021Making Place, Build Create Play

Carmen Argote | Positive Affirmations

Positive Affirmations is an evolving online space to document Carmen Argote’s research, process and processing of ideas during her residency and exhibition at Primary.

DocumentationKellymarie PalfreySeptember 23, 2021carmen argote, Be loved

Attention: Absorption

An unfolding programme of research by artist Maybelle Peters for When We Worked at Raleigh: Contemporary Art Commission.

Tuesday 22 June - Thursday 15 July

DocumentationJade FosterJune 6, 2021When We Worked at Raleigh

Aida Amoako | Response to Divid̶e̶d̶nation

Aida Amoaka responds to Larry Achimapong's Divid̶e̶d̶nation, giving insight into the methods of divination and their implications.

DocumentationEmily SherwoodApril 5, 2020Larry Achiampong, Dividednation

The Bathhouse | Dean Kissick

Dean Kissick responds to Parker Ito’s PII.

DocumentationEmily SherwoodApril 1, 2020Parker Ito, PII, Dean Kissick

Arts and Place Regional Conversation | Kate Watson

Kate Watson writes up the day’s discussions at the Arts and Place Regional Conversation, an event organised by Primary and the national Arts and Place Working Group.

DocumentationEmily SherwoodMarch 6, 2018Making Place

ART as/is SOCIAL: The Commons | Lianne Mol

Lianne Mol reflects on the sixth session of the discussion group ART as/is SOCIAL, which focused on the Commons and responded to the question, “How can art and art institutions contribute to the Commons and take on practices of commoning?”

Art in Public Space: A Critical Reimagining | Reflections by Sumona Chakravarty

Sumona Chakravarty reflects on Art in Public Space: A Critical Reimagining, a four-day intensive lab which brought together collectives from across India to share practice and discuss the politics of arts practice in public space.

Consultation Notes | Richard Houguez

Hair Consultation took place at Primary in December 2014 as part of Richard Houguez & Rachael Young’s Intersections commission. In this blog post, Richard reflects on the event.

DocumentationRebecca BeinartJanuary 30, 2015Intersections

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