Previous Exhibitions

Fashion students

Vintage-inspired student exhibition - May 2012

Fashion students are exhibiting a vintage-themed collection from 1 to 4 May at ncn’s Lace Market Gallery.

Inspired by visits to local vintage shops including Cow and Daphne’s Handbag, the students took photographs and explored drawing techniques of vintage garments, accessories and household objects. Their drawings and photographs have been used as inspiration for either a shoe or coat design which will be manufactured from paper and card.

Photo by James Ingleton

Fine Art and Nottingham Trent University students

Positive Nottingham Project - April 2012

A collaborative exhibition of work produced by Fine Art students together with Nottingham Trent University students, in which all ncn Art and Design students have been invited to submit work upon the theme.

Art and Design Foundation students

Print exhibition and auction - March 2012

Art and Design Foundation students are holding a print auction of artwork on Thursday 29 March, 5.30pm to 8.30pm at ncn’s Lace Market Gallery.

The prints are inspired by drawings produced on educational visits to Calke Abbey, Derbyshire and Venice, plus a number of specialist studio projects. They have been made using different processes including intaglio prints (drypoint, collagraph and lead prints) and monoprints.

The exhibition is open for viewing from 21 to 29 March between 10am and 4pm (Monday to Friday) at the ncn Lace Market Gallery, 25 Stoney Street.

Shaun Belcher

Moogee The Art Dog: Biting the Hand that Feeds? - March 2012

Artist and Nottingham Trent University Lecturer, Shaun Belcher is presenting his latest ‘doodles’ – Moogee The Art Dog: Biting the Hand that Feeds? – at ncn’s Lace Market Gallery until Friday16 March.

Get doodling! As part of the exhibition there will be a giant roll of paper and black ink available for visitors to have a go for themselves.

'AS’ Level Art & Design and Applied Art & Design students

Painting Exhibition - February–March 2012

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Foundation Art and Design students

The Sleeping Bag Project - January–February 2012

Foundation Art and Design students have transformed old sleeping bags into multi-functional objects as part of their course. The designs will be exhibited at ncn’s Lace Market Gallery until 3 February and will later be donated to Emmanuel House homeless shelter.

Through the exploration of ‘upcycling’ techniques the students used a range of design processes, from fabric manipulation through to re-design and re-structuring. Some of the sleeping bags were changed into multi-functional objects which transform from a functional sleeping bag into a garment or bag.

The exhibition is free to view Monday to Friday between 9am and 4.30pm at the ncn Lace Market Gallery, 25 Stoney Street.

BTEC Extended Diploma in Fashion and Clothing students

Olympic Street Fashion - January 2012

Edgy, urban and inspired by the Street Art exhibition of Contemporary Prints at Nottingham Castle earlier this year, ‘Olympic Street Fashion’ is an exhibition of work by ncn first year BTEC Extended Diploma in Fashion and Clothing students using a simulated brief.

Commissioned by ncn’s Lace Market Gallery, students used a variety of textile techniques such as screen print and spray paint to design and produce a contemporary outfit which consisted of a promotional t-shirt and leggings for the 2012 Olympic Games.

Eva Brudenell

Dave - December 2011 and January 2012

Eva’s illustrations are based on observations of people going about their everyday lives, capturing things that are taken for granted like catching the bus to work or sitting in a café.

The story of Dave began when Eva rediscovered the children's book Treehorn's Treasure, written by Florence Parry Heide and illustrated by Edward Gorey. This was the first book she read as a child and she never forgot how descriptive and absorbing the illustrations were.

Eva comments: “I love the directness of pen and paper rather than computer-based illustration and I try to put in a lot of detail and expression to assist the viewer in pursuing the narrative. When I invented Dave my main aim was to create a character like Treehorn that people could empathise with and warm to. Drawing is a language without words.”

First Year BTEC Art and Design students

Student Street Art - November–December 2011

First Year BTEC Art and Design students are showcasing their Street Art-inspired exhibition at the ncn Lace Market Gallery from 24 November to 2 December.

Based on a visit to the Street Art exhibition of Contemporary Prints from the Victoria and Albert Museum at Nottingham Castle earlier this year, students have created a variety of t-shirts and posters inspired by Street Art, particularly the work of renown street artists, Bansky and Sheppard Fairy.

Year 10 students

You Call the Shots - November 2011

You Call the Shots is an artist-led alcohol education project delivered on behalf of Rushcliffe Borough Council, Nottinghamshire Primary Care Trust, South Notts Community Safety Partnership and Arts Partnership Nottingham.

The project has already supported over one hundred Year 10 students to work in the mediums of photography, typography and stencil art to produce original images about the effects of alcohol misuse on health, safety and wellbeing.

J.C Middlebrook, Hannah Lobley, Debbie Bryan and designers from Nottingham's twinned city of Karlsruhe, Germany

Creative Twinning - October 2011

Creative Twinning is a partnership between Debbie Bryan, Hannah Lobley and Jayne Childs. The exhibition features a collection of Eco-Creative work by J.C Middlebrook, Paperwork by Hannah Lobley, Debbie Bryan Collections and three designers from Nottingham's twinned city of Karlsruhe, Germany.

Second Year Interactive Media students

Identity: A Multimedia Exhibition - September 2011

Identity is an exhibition of work by Second Year Interactive Media students. Featuring print-based, video, animation and web pieces, the exhibition explores the general subject of Identity - what makes us who we are? Using a variety of creative skills and techniques, our students have created unique artefacts which reflect a wide variety of themes - nationality and nationhood; surveillance culture; gender politics; sexual identity; virtual and real world identities.

Contemporary street art

Dilk

July–August 2011

Team Recoat

August–September 2011

Salon des Refusés

September 2011

ncn’s Lace Market Gallery is proud to host a variety of Street Art and graffiti exhibitions as part of a special street art programme of events, talks, workshops and satellite exhibitions across the city.

Organised by Nottingham Castle Museum & Art Gallery to accompany the touring exhibition Street Art: Contemporary Prints from the V&A, the events aim to explore contemporary street art printing themes and styles, as well as showcasing and supporting local talent.

Internationally-recognised graffiti artist, Steven Dilks, will kick-start the exhibitions with Dilk: a Retrospective from 28 July to 12 August. The exhibition takes a unique look at Steven’s career spanning nearly 30 years, with intimate and personal photos of his work and precious keep-sake items and collections.

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A group exhibition by Scottish graphic artists Team Recoat will take place from 22 August to 3 September. The group consists of Susie Wright, Elph, Kirsty Whiten, Al White, FiST, RueFive, Mark Lyken, Deathrattles, David Galletly and Syrkus.

Salon des Refusés will run from 12 to 16 September. The winner of the Solo Show Salon des Refusés prize (held at the Surface Gallery in Nottingham) will be selected by the Editor of VNA magazine, George MacDonald, and will be invited to either exhibit a series of work at the Gallery or use it as a project space for one week. Salon des Refusés aims to showcase practices relating to street art in the Midlands today.

Dan Lavrnja

Detached Observations – Passionate Interpretations - July 2011

Born in Mansfield in the 1950’s, Dan had a keen interest in photographing the city of Nottingham and had intended to put on an exhibition of cityscapes.

Dan was interested in portraying the mundane; a bus stop, a billboard or shop window as he felt that people would often bypass the ordinary. He was a prolific recorder of landscapes – urban and natural – imbuing them with a heightened sense of reality. This imagery was captured in his unique style, causing the viewer to look differently at the city.

To view Dan’s work visit: www.djlphotography.co.uk

ncn Art, Design, Fashion & Media students

Life on Show - End of Year Exhibtion - June 2011

We invite you to experience Life on Show at New College Nottingham’s Art, Design, Fashion & Media end of year exhibition. Tuesday 21st June is our preview night, so be among the first to marvel at our creative collection from the next generation of artistic entrepreneurs. Life on Show will be open to the public from Wednesday 22nd June – Friday 24th June so come and explore the exhibitions and see the excellent variety of work produced this year.

Adult Learners’ Week volunteers

Have a Go! - June 2011

As part of our Adult Learners’ Week celebrations in Market Square on 18 May members of the public of all ages were encouraged to have a go at various art, design, fashion and media activities.

Inspired by the 2012 London Olympics, people created either a post-it note portrait or fabric design displayed at the Lace Market Gallery.

Quarrydale School

Modern Icons - June 2011

Quarrydale School pupils showcase their work inspired by modern icons as part of their contextual influences in art and design.

'AS' Level Art & Design / Applied Art students

Way Ahead - May 2011

'AS' Level Art & Design / Applied Art students present the 6th annual Ceramic Heads exhibition. With over 80 unique sculptures on display this showcase is sure to charm and fascinate!

Cyril Dennery

Growing Tubes - April 2011

French artist, Cyril Dennery, is exhibiting Growing Tubes, a Pottery Story – a selection of pottery installations and photography – at the ncn Lace Market Gallery.

Art, Design, Fashion and Media students

Street Life - April 2011

Art, Design, Fashion and Media students will exhibit their work inspired by ‘street life’ (curated by Introduction to Art, Design, Fashion and Media Level 1 students) at the ncn Lace Market Gallery.

BTEC National Diploma Fashion and Clothing students

Paper clothing and shoes - March 2011

Inspired by architecture, students will exhibit a variety of work including shoes, dresses and hats made out of paper.

Sarah Dempsey

The art of language - March 2011

Local artist, Sarah Dempsey, will be exhibiting Writing Room - an art installation which investigates the visual power and adaptability of language - at the ncn Lace Market Gallery from 1 to 18 March.

The concept of the exhibition is to question how we view objects, consume text and how we relate objects and words to their surroundings and their context.

Sarah comments: “My work explores the potential of language, objects, space, and our imagination. For me, this is a way of storytelling, but the true narrative of these stories is defined by the viewer. So much can be taken from just one line, from a book that contains thousands of words. I think that this shows the never ending potential of the language that lies beneath the cover of a book.”

‘AS’ Level Art & Design and Applied Art & Design students

Towards Abstraction - February 2011

Students on ‘AS’ Level Art & Design and Applied Art & Design courses are showcasing a selection of over 80 paintings at ncn’s Lace Market Gallery.

The students created a personal and imaginative response to an observed source, experimenting using a variety of mediums including acrylic, oils and mixed media to produce their final pieces.

Following the exhibition paintings can be viewed on the ncn website at www.ncn.ac.uk/gallery_sys/ BTEC Digital Artwork & Design students designed the Flash Gallery for the online exhibition.

Foundation Degree Design students

Size Matters - February 2011

Large sculptural objects created by ncn Foundation Degree Design students will be showcased at the pavilion building in the Lace Market Square (off St Mary’s Gate) between 18 and 22 February.

The exhibition will run alongside Light Night, an event organised by the City Council to showcase the variety of nightlife, entertainment and activities available in Nottingham.

Art, design and fashion students

British Identity - February 2011

Students studying art, design and fashion courses at ncn have joined together to create an exhibition based on the theme ‘British identity’. The finished pieces were displayed at ncn’s Lace Market Gallery between 2 and 14 February 2011.

Inspired by Britain’s ever changing cultural identity, with its historic traditions and customs, students have experimented with a range of methods including stencilling, printing, knitting and painting to create their final pieces.