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.
Read More‘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.
Read MoreInside 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.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreGroups in South Africa and the UK will get the opportunity to explore the idea of “landedness” in both cultural contexts.
Read MoreAngela 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.
Read MoreThe spring season is here! Our spring programme is focused around sharing seeds and sharing knowledge.
Read MoreIn 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
Read MoreEjaradini 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
Read MoreBuilding 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
Read MoreWhen 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.
Read MoreWe 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
Read MorePrimary provides Artist Development provision that actively and strategically supports artistic and professional development through activity, platforms and paid opportunities.
Read MoreA 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!
Read MoreThe 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
Read MoreAn 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
Read MoreOur 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
Read MoreIf 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
Read MorePrimary have been archiving and releasing Tell Me Something I Don't Know recordings as a podcast.
May 2020 - present
Read MoreA new video installation developed through collaboration and discussion with UK-based immigrants, exploring the entanglement of love, power, and administration.
October 2019 - January 2020
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