Upcoming events

Join us at Bonington Gallery for the free launch of a new exhibition focusing on the region’s art schools, and the vital role that they play in the cultural life of our cities.

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Discover photographs, artefacts, aural histories, press cuttings and more from Nottingham School of Art & Design's rich 180-year history in the Bonington Gallery Vitrines.

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Bonington Gallery presents a photographic exhibition focusing on the region’s art schools, and the vital role that they play in the cultural life of our cities.

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Join us at Bonington Gallery for an insightful gallery tour of current exhibition, The Art Schools of the East Midlands by John Beck and Matthew Cornford, and the accompanying exhibition, Art [School] Histories in the Vitrines and foyer.

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Pay what you decide! We're delighted to welcome the brilliant United Strings of Europe to University Hall – a multi-cultural classical music ensemble known for its experimental and engaging programming. Appearing as a sextet, they'll be performing works by Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer Caroline Shaw, 16th Century Italian prince and composer Carlo Gesualdo, Austrian-American composer Arnold Schönberg, and 17th Century British composer Henry Purcell.

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We're bringing Reggae to University Hall in the first of our Global Roots concerts. Kicking us off are Birmingham's very own Myki Tuff & Friendly Fire Band – whose hit 'It's a Brum Ting' became an anthem for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. With our pay what you decide pricing, round up your friends and book your tickets now!

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Join Birmingham based artist-educator Shannon Thomson for a ‘micro-residency’ and drop-in workshop to coincide with Bonington Gallery's latest exhibition, The Art Schools of the East Midlands.

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Come and find out more about the cutting-edge facilities and creative spaces in our new Design & Digital Arts building, opening in 2024.

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Students and colleagues – come along and interact with this free experimental installation in celebration of Bonfire Night. Visit Benefactors' Court for this projection of colour and light – without the associated environmental and ecological impacts of real fireworks – and have the opportunity to engage with it to create your own visual display. This installation has been developed by NTU NXT and is presented in collaboration with Curated & Created – NTU's arts programme and takes place as part of Green Week.

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Join us at Bonington Gallery for an insightful gallery tour of current exhibition, The Art Schools of the East Midlands by John Beck and Matthew Cornford, and the accompanying exhibition,��Art [School] Histories in the Vitrines and foyer.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/events/events/2023/11/free-lunchtime-walkthrough-the-art-schools-of-the-east-midlands