Surface is delighted to present our Derby Print Open 2024 winner, Sue Clegg, and her solo exhibition Brain Dump in La Loovre.
Chaz Howkins has been creating daily self-portraits every day since January 1st 2021. 730 Daily Self-Portraits represents the first two years of this ongoing project. Howkins now intends to continue creating a self-portrait every day for as long as they are able :)
Silver Surface: Volunteer Show
Surface is delighted to present Silver Surface, our annual volunteer show, which this year commemorates the gallery’s 25th anniversary.
Surface is excited to announce the exhibition for our fourteenth East Midlands Graduate Project, EM24: Escape Simplicity.
Surface is proud to present Timestamp, a group exhibition that brings together the work of five distinctive artists. Explore how their artworks interact, discover unexpected connections, and reflect on the impact of their gathering in Nottingham.
A spectacular range of interpretations and reflections on the intricacies of human experience: figurative paintings, line drawings, bold dioramas and pop-art prints, encounter futuristic landscapes and curios from the Ersatz Museum, while Maximillion descends into realm of dreams to further extend the scope of our visual experience.
Surface is pleased to welcome Homecoming, a solo exhibition by Nottingham-born artist, Richard Mynett. A combination of new figurative and abstract landscapes, Homecoming considers the spaces that surround us and looks to challenge our perception of the natural environment and its inhabitants. These works are reminders, prompts and signs that we exist as part of this world, not apart from it.
Return of the most anarchic, the most spectacular show in town: the Nottingham Street Art Festival. This hugely popular exhibition supports and promotes Nottingham’s vibrant alternative art scene by showcasing some of today’s best local talent.
The return of our annual studio artist exhibition. Layered promises a thought-provoking journey through the artistic layers of each studio artist’s individual practice — explore and peel back the intricate layers of meaning embedded within.
Don’t Lick the Walls sees the return of Nottingham Trent University’s BA students as they explore a range of photographic approaches including digital, analogue, and artificial intelligence. The exhibition also explores female empowerment, sustainability, mental health, illusion, and the complex layers of intersectionality.
The Street Art Festival celebrates and supports Nottingham’s thriving alternative art scene, showcasing some of today’s best local, national, and international street art. Up to six pieces can be submitted per person and all work will be hung salon style, packed from floor to ceiling. All submissions will be displayed as long as you can get them through the door.
Surface is now accepting submissions for our fourteenth East Midlands Graduate Project: EM24: Nottingham’s only graduate residency. This opportunity supports Fine Art graduates from across the region by offering a free residency and exhibition in an independent contemporary art space to kick-start the transition from university to professional art world.
For the first time, Surface welcomes Nottingham Trent University’s first year Fine Art students, and an exhibition entitled, Serious Leisure.
The 8 Collectives is the latest culmination of collaborative work by second-year NTU Fine Art students. The exhibition occupies both floors and consists of eight distinct responses to the space, to collective concerns, and to each other.
This March sees the return of the annual Surface collaboration with Nottingham Trent University, the 13th NTU Festival: The Island. Following the success of last year's festival, Inside, Outside, Together, Apart, this year's selected Fine Art students will respond to the festival's title by exploring the idea of The Island as a potent site of the imagination onto which we can project fantasies, aspirations, and possible futures. Their responses are showcased in four week-long exhibitions.
Surface welcomes back the International Postcard Show. This vibrant, long-running exhibition is a highly popular feature of our calendar and includes hundreds of original artworks from established and aspiring artists from all over the world.
Choose a background, use your own imagery or select from copies of exhibited artwork, and recycled materials. Create a collage that reflects your unique perspective on the theme of 'Home'.
Surface is delighted to present Homeland, a touring exhibition by the photographer and visual artist Paulina Korobkiewicz. The exhibition addresses themes of political identity, belonging, memory and representation among migrant communities in West Bromwich and Hyson Green, the most ethnically diverse neighbourhood in Nottingham.
Surface is pleased to announce the return of our annual volunteer show, Radiate. The exhibition features a range of artistic practices as diverse as our dedicated community of volunteers. Radiate encompasses the warmth and inclusivity of Surface, and gives back to the volunteers that make it all possible.
Surface invites artists from across the world to participate in our annual International Postcard Show. All submissions will be included in this vibrant and hugely popular exhibition. The International Postcard Show will feature hundreds of original creations in an array of different media by established and aspiring artists from all over the world.
Surface is excited to announce the exhibition for our thirteenth East Midlands Graduate Project, EM23: Vessel.
Join Tom Crossley for Objects, Things and I, the last in a series of free workshops this October delivered with this year’s East Midlands Graduate Project, EM23. Next up, the exhibition: EM23: Vessel :)
The first of two workshops to explore the use of everyday objects in the practice of sculpture. Join Sculptor Jay Dennis and explore the world of objects in this terrific free workshop, Urban Foraging.
In this workshop you will practise the layering of geometric abstraction. Join us to learn how fundamental mathematical forms can be arranged into dynamic compositions.
Working inclusively within the LGBTQIA+ community, #Khaz_TJC is offering 12 adults the opportunity to participate in a day of play in this fun and inclusive workshop involving vocal, movement, costume, puppetry, and the creation of a final skit :)
Visit Memory Lane with Mia Kruger, the fifth in a series of eight fabulous workshops this October at Surface. All you need to bring with you is an object that has sentimental value. Everything else is free
In this workshop, artist Kengo Brown invites you to a round table discussion to exchange experiences and opinions on how one can navigate their way “home”. As your point of departure, Kengo asks, “where would you like to bury your bones?”
Third in the series of eight workshops for this year’s East Midlands Graduate Project: EM23. Join Tinaye Makuyana for this family-friendly workshop, Joy in Paper.
Second of eight free workshops by selected artists for this year's East Midlands Graduate Project: EM23. Join Loughborough Fine Art graduate Harry Mayston for this fascinating workshop, Drawing with the World. Everyone welcome
Come Clay with Me with Lauren Browne; the first in a series of eight workshops that will run every Saturday throughout October as part of this year’s East Midlands Graduate Project: EM23.
