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Welcome Welcome to the second of our Bonington Gallery guides. This editionfocuses on the culmination of the 170 years celebration that started sosuccessfully in January with our Alumni exhibition, Since 1843: In theMaking. As well as celebrating our heritage, we’ll be looking to thefuture with exhibitions that have been instigated by staff and studentresearch and collaboration with other institutions and experts in theirfields. Knitting Nottingham and Crafting Anatomies both draw from therich traditions of the School of Art & Design in terms of process andresearch and explore development, both in the use of technology and collaboration.

Looking further ahead, we’re very excited about the gallery activelyseeking closer collaborations with national and international partnersand next year’s ambitious program begins to demonstrate this. We alsowant to consider closely our relationship to the city and the otherinstitutions both public and artist-led, and cement the gallery’s positionas a vital contributor to the vibrant arts community here in Nottingham.

The next time you visit us you will notice some colourful and provocativenew artworks adorning the entrance corridor and Foyer space outsidethe Bonington Gallery. We asked NTU alumnus, Jon Burgerman, tocreate murals that reflect the creative process and enjoyment of arteducation; they certainly brighten up the place!

We would also like to offer our warmest wishes and thanks to GeoffLitherland who is leaving the gallery team and thank him for all hiswonderful work over the previous years and offer our warm welcome to Tom Godfrey who is taking over from Geoff in the gallery management role.

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Making the Future ‘14 Monday 15 September - Thursday 2 October

PREVIEW:Wednesday 24 September, 5 pm – 8 pm

A showcase celebration of selected workfrom postgraduate students across a richlydiverse range of art and design practice.

This is a unique opportunity to view animpressive and expert range of work from ourgraduating master’s students across a wideportfolio of creative courses in both theSchool of Art & Design and the School ofArchitecture, Design and the Built Environment.

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Bonington Gallery websitedevelopmentsTake a look at our updated website: www.boningtongallery.co.uk

It now includes a blog, a community map showing local art events, podcasts and video updates, along with listings of forthcoming exhibitions and events being held at Nottingham Trent University.

If you’d like to receive information regarding events and exhibitions taking place at Bonington Gallery, you can join our mailing list by signing up on the website.

Clockwise from left:claire bradshaw, MA Textile DesignInnovation

Emilia Pancheri, MA Fashion Design

Vasiliki Demetriadi,MA Graphic Design

Matthew Robertson, MA Photography RPT

Debra SwannDwelling

Thursday 9 October – wednesday 29 October 2014

Preview: Wednesday 8 October, 6 pm – 8 pm

Dwelling is a solo exhibition by Debra Swannconsolidating her artistic research throughsculpture, video and photography.

Dwelling is an exploration of the domesticspace and the personas that may evolvethrough these spaces. Thinking about therepetition of tasks and the familiar sites of thehome, narratives are created to comment onrelentless labour and the strangeness of thecomings and goings of the home.

A number of historic locations becomebackdrops, stages or sites for making work.The re-contextualisation of objects made forsuch places take the viewer through subtlejuxtapositions of time and reality. Blurring therelationship between fact and fiction theviewer questions what they are looking at andthe process by which history is written andhow we establish truth.

Referencing the everyday and the domestic,a tension between the real and the unreal isexamined.

Debra Swann, Charm 2013

Opposite and front cover:Study for a family portrait (Shrunken Heads)

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George Miles: Views of Matlock Bath

George Miles will be showing a substantialmonograph of large format colour landscapephotographs, from his recent book launch,Views of Matlock Bath. This show re-presentsthe interconnections made through thesequencing of photographs within the bookand the relationship they bear upon how weview the landscape.

Taken over a three year period around themuch loved local destination of Matlock Bath,the project was carried out under thementorship of photographer Stephen Shore.His practice explores how the land is used,viewed, and mediated: both physically andthrough representations of it.

Top:GEORGE MILESHigh Tor from Artists’ Corner, Autumn237

Lizzie’s bench Heights of Abraham, Autumn233

Clockwise from top:Debra SwannStudy for a family portrait (Skulls)

In Pieces, video still

Babies (on Sticks) 2013

Thursday 9 October – Friday 31 October 2014

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A celebration of Nottingham Trent University’s170 years of knitting education, design andresearch. The exhibition will referenceNottingham’s knitting heritage and specialismin knitwear design, as an influence andinspiration for developing new knittingdirections and technologies, which challengecurrent knit practice and offer future-focusedideas.

Since 1589, when William Lee invented the knitting machine in Calverton,Nottinghamshire; Nottingham has been a world centre of creativity and innovation in knit design and technology with a worldreach in terms of its influence and impact on the manufacture of quality knitwear.

Leading benefactors from the flourishingknitwear industry in the nineteenth centurywere pivotal in enabling the foundation ofNottingham’s Government School of Design in 1843. As recognition of theindustry’s contribution, a pair of locally made stockings were buried within a time capsule in the foundations of the Art School building, Waverley.

Knitting NottinghamThursday 6 November - Friday 28 November 2014

Preview: Wednesday 5 November 2014, 6 pm - 8 pm

BOMI HAN, MA Textile Design Innovation

Opposite:Rory Longdon, NTU alumnus,

Graduate Fashion Week 2011 Gold award winner

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DistinguishedLectureSlaying the Sixth Giant: Reflections onthe public funding of the arts, part ofthe Distinguished Lecture Series

Professor Sir Christopher Frayling

Wednesday 12 November 2014 from 6 pm, Newton building, City site

Sir Christopher is an award-winningbroadcaster on network radio and television,and author of 21 books on the arts, designand popular culture.

He was knighted in 2001 for Services to Artand Design Education and was awarded anhonorary degree, Doctor of Art (DArt), fromNottingham Trent University in November2013.

This lecture is held in conjunction with our170 years celebration of Art and Design inNottingham. Our School of Art & Design haseducational roots dating back to theformation of the Nottingham GovernmentSchool of Design in 1843.

Lecture synopsis: The welfare state in thepost-war period set out to slay the “five giantsof physical poverty”. It also set out to slay asixth giant – poverty of aspiration – through,among other things, the public funding of thearts. Seventy years on, it is time to learnlessons and examine this “great experiment.”

Visit www.ntu.ac.uk/distinguishedlectures to reserve tickets.

The School of Art & Design was establishedas one of the earliest Government Schools of Design, founded following an 1835-36Commons Select Committee inquiry taskedwith looking into ‘the best means of extendingknowledge of the Arts and Principles ofDesign among the people’. It concluded thatraising the level of public taste through arteducation would transform society and theUK’s economic fortunes through improvedproducts from the home market – reflectingissues that remain relevant today.

During 2014 we have hosted a number ofambitious celebratory events, and ourexciting programme extends right through tothe beginning of 2015, with retrospective andfuture-focused exhibitions and debates, todemonstrate how we support, shape andinfluence industry.

Visit www.ntu170years.co.uk for details of our upcoming celebratory events.

THE 170TH DEBATES

A series of debates setting the agenda forour future art and design education,designed to interrogate fundamental issuesthat we as a transforming Art & Designinstitution wish to consider.   

Debate topics include: • Design and Personalisation:

does it empower or exploit? Wednesday 24 September 2014

• The Critical Art School Wednesday 15 October 2014

• New Technologies are Killing Handmade CraftWednesday19 November 2014

• Who Owns the Image? Wednesday 3 December 2014

Visit www.ntu.ac.uk/art-eventsto book your place.

TransformingFutures: Celebrating over 170 years of art anddesign at Nottingham Trent University

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Q-Art Crit

Q-Art is an independent student andgraduate run organisation that works to break down barriers, supporting people into, through and beyond art education. The crit is a model of learning whereby artists present their work to a group in orderto gain feedback on how that work is beingread and ways that they might develop itfurther. They are part of almost every artcourse at further and higher level educationthroughout the UK. Nottingham TrentUniversity will be hosting an open Cross-College Crit, bringing together artistsof all backgrounds from across the EastMidlands region.

These crits provide a supportive and criticallyengaged atmosphere, which encouragesconstructive feedback for participants and an opportunity for students to learn from abroad range of perspectives and levels ofexperience, as well as to learn in a non-assessed peer led environment.

Q-Art actively promotes equality and diversity within the visual arts by encouragingpeople from all backgrounds, ages andperspectives to engage with art. The critscan enable students to build a network ofcontacts and support outside of theirimmediate peer group, and help preparethem for professional life after art school.

To participate in the cross-college crit, please email: boningtongallery@ntu.ac.uk

Visit www.q-art.org.uk/crits to find out more.

Friday 31 October 2014, 3 pm - 6 pm

MA Fashion Futuresfinal show: Bloomb23 September - 2 October 2014Monday – Saturday 11 am - 6 pm

Ideas on Paper, Cobden Chambers, Pelham Street City Centre, Nottingham

I have loved the roses too fondly to be fearfulof withering.I have loved the crowns too conceitedly to befearful of limelight.I have loved rose crowns too viscerally to befearful of expression.Let creativity explode and ideas blossom…Let it Bloomb!

An exhibition of final project work by 2013/14Nottingham Trent University MA FashionFutures students.

A unique opportunity to view industry relatedpublications from the students at Ideas onPaper, Cobden Chambers (Pelham Street),city centre, Nottingham. MA Projects ondisplay are based on a variety of themesincluding branding, consumer behaviour,marketing, visual merchandising and art.

Image left: Laura Allen, NTU

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Over the summer our technicians have beenbusy painting an exciting and vibrant newpermanent artwork at the entrance to theBonington Gallery. We invited alumnus, Jon Burgerman to design a series of large-scale murals that aim to reflect thecreative processes, enjoyment and energy of the School of Art & Design.

Jon Burgerman is an English-born artist,living in Brooklyn, New York. His workoscillates somewhere between fine art, urban art and pop-culture, using humour

to reference and question his contemporarymilieu. Jon exhibits internationally and hiswork is also in permanent collections at the V&A Museum and the Science Museum in London. Burgerman studied BA (Hons)Fine Art at Nottingham Trent University,graduating with first class honours.

Visit www.jonburgerman.comto find out more.

futureexhibitions

Bonington Gallery will be hosting an exciting series of exhibition and events in 2015.

Visit www.boningtongallery.co.uk for more information and to join our mailing list.

Crafting Anatomies: Materials, Performance, Identity January 2015

This exhibition will conclude Nottingham Trent University’s 170 Year anniversary celebrations,and will explore how the body is interpreted, crafted and reimagined in historical, contemporary and future contexts.

Make:Believe January 2015: Newton Building

This national exhibition project is a collaboration with the Society of British Theatre Designers(SBTD) and the V&A Museum and being held in the Newton atrium exhibition spaces at Nottingham Trent University, curated and led by Kate Burnett, Reader in Theatre Design.

Returns February 2015

The focus of this exhibition is on the landscape of post industry, explored through artistic research, taking as its point of departure the closed Spode Factory site, in Stoke on Trent.

Made in WoodMarch 2015

A collaborative exhibition and research event between staff and students from NTU and Bergen Academy of Art and Design, Norway (KHiB) with a focus on the use of wood and its constructive, structural and tactile qualities.

Simon CalleryApril 2015

In 1994, Callery was included in the exhibition Young British Artists III at the Saatchi Gallery.He paints cityscapes which are abstracted to the point of making them conceptual images.His other exhibitions include Art Now at Tate Britain, and Galerie Philippe Casini, Paris. This exhibition will be created in the Gallery with Callery working with students in an openstudio setting.

NTU Art and Design Degree Show Festival 2015May / June 2015

Showcasing innovative, original work by graduates from the School of Art & Design, and School of Architecture, Design and Built Environment. We have a host of exhibitions,catwalk shows, and other activities for the general public to enjoy. Come and see thenext generation of artists and designers, as they prepare to enter the professional creative arena.

Visit www.ntu.ac.uk/degreeshows to find out more.

ICONS OF RHETORIC | 북한의수사학아이콘June 2015

An instant film mosaic of North Korean media by Chris Barrett. Visit www.iconsofrhetoric.com to find out more.

Left:Andrew Brown, Returns: Spode Works, Stoke on Trent

Right:Simon Callery, Chromium Oxide Cut Pit Painting

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Due to our central location, we don’t havevisitor parking available. There are a numberof on-street parking sites situated close to thegallery on Shakespeare Street. If you’retravelling by car, you may wish to park in the neighbouring muti-story car parks. See map opposite for details.

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The gallery is based in Nottingham citycentre. It’s a five-minute walk from theVictoria bus station and most routes stopwithin a 10 minute walk. Check the NCT website for details:www.nctx.co.uk/lines

Rail and tram

When arriving at Nottingham Station, take thetram to Nottingham Trent University stop onGoldsmith Street. All trams go via theUniversity. The gallery is a short walk from the NTU stop. See map opposite for details.

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There are a number of on-street parkingfacilities for Blue Badge holders, these aresituated on Shakespeare Street. Our galleryis fully accessible for visitors with disabilitiesand we’re always happy to help.

This information can be made available in alternative formats.Please note that whilst Bonington Gallery has taken all reasonable steps to ensure the accuracy of the content within this guide at the time of printing, we reserve the right to remove, vary or amend the content of the guide at any time. For avoidance of doubt, the information provided within the content of this guide is for guidance purposes.Some images in this guide are representative of the artist's work and may not be in the final exhibitions.

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If you hear the fire alarm, leave the buildingby the nearest safe exit. Staff will show youthe way. Do not use the lifts.

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Christmas FairSpecial preview event: Tuesday 2 December, 5 pm – 8 pmOpen to the public: Wednesday 3 December, 9 am – 6 pm

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