Sat 12 & Sun 13 May
11am - 3pm. Free. The Space
Mika Rottenberg is the queen of fantastical constructions and improbable stories told using some of the most...
11am - 3pm. Free The Space and the Galleries, just drop inCome along for a chance to make a big statement with your art. Try out new ways of making your ideas come alive...
The SpaceWe’re chosen the beautifully magical, and sometimes moving, film Up as our very first family friendly screening. Join us to float away on a journey of...
Tue 10, Wed 11 and Friday 13 April
11am - 3pm. Free.
Help us make a BIG jigsaw on the gallery floor, but not before you’ve:
1. Been on an art hunt
2. Found your...
11am - 2pm
Associate Artist Jo is laying down the law! She’ll be handing you strict set of rules to follow. Follow the rules and play the game to have lots (and...
Be inspired by the ways DAAR imagine change places of conflict into places of beauty and freedom. Use a host of materials and objects to make your own poetic...
Friday 6 & Sunday 8 April 2012, 12pm – 3pm, freeCelebrate spring with artists the Nu-Urban Gardeners – bringing art into your very own plot. Tend your plants, add...
We’re creating a big map across the gallery floor and need you to mark it up.Draw the lines you have taken through the galleries, illustrate it with interesting...
11am - 3pm
We will be piling a mountain of interesting objects and materials in the middle of the studio.
Now take a frame, a pencil and large piece of paper and...
This Easter drop in to see exhibitions for free and take part in free family activities. Explore the galleries with our fun Play and Learn kits and get interactive...
11am - 3pm
A large black line suspended from the ceiling hovers in Gallery 2.
Now have a go at inverting the scale- make it teeny tiny or even bigger (if...
11am - 3pm
Explore artworks by DAAR to see how countries are carved up and divided, leaving some sad and strange buildings behind.
Mark your own territory by...
11am - 3pm
DAAR’s Oush Grab offers a new way of changing a military fortress into a haven for migratory birds.
Recreate your own birds and set them free on a...
11am - 3pm
Take a very close look at Thomas Demand’s photographs. Can you see the textured, layered landscapes flattened through photography?
Follow the...
11am - 3pm
How did you get to the gallery today? Can you illustrate your journey using colourful sticky tape and paper?
Take your materials for a walk up and down...
11am - 3pm
Inspired by DAAR’s artwork Colonies: P’sagot, this workshop will give you the chance to transform some regular looking boring shoeboxes into a new...
Have fun with your family in the galleries over half term. We’ve got two very special activities on offer to get you exploring the galleries and trying some unusual...
11am - 3pm
Tear, arrange and layer materials to make Thomas Demand inspired artworks. There are lots of textures on offer, but only a limited number of colours. We...
4pm – 9pm, Free
Come and inhabit The Light Village, and enter our beautiful dwellings in The Space. Make your own lanterns and help to illuminate them. Part of...
11am – 3pm, Free
The Space and the Galleries, just drop in
Come along for a chance to make a big statement with your art. Try out new ways of making your ideas...
11am - 3pm
Surreal landscapes, floating architecture and half built cities are looming large in our new exhibition. Be inspired by what you see and work with us to...
11am - 3pm. Free
The Space and the Galleries, just drop in.
Welcome in the New Year at Nottingham Contemporary with 2012's very first Family Extravaganza.
11am - 3pm. Free
The Studio, just drop in.
Be inspired by Klaus Weber’s dressed up rocks and give your own object a personality.
What will your object wear? Does...
11am - 3pm. Free
In the Galleries, just drop in.
Work with our Associate Artist on this Bank Holiday special. Make a fantasy shopping list and bring ingredients of...
11am - 3pm, Free
The Studio, just drop in.
Jump into the giant vehicle that is Nottingham Contemporary. Get inspired by the rain filled window with its giant...
11am - 3pm. Free
The Studio, no need to book just drop in.
What objects would you choose to tell others a story about yourself or things that are important to you?...
11am - 3pm. Free
The Studio, no need to book just drop in.
Use a host of tactile materials and fragments of strange objects to construct your very own work of art....
11am - 3pm. Free
The Studio, just drop in.
Can you make art by crash landing bees on giant pieces of paper? Yes! Come along and we'll show you how. We are already...
11am - 3pm. Free
The Studio, no booking required just drop in.
Klaus Weber has a host of art works that sway, squeak and run with considerable speed. Join us to make...
11am - 3pm. Free
The Studio
The force of nature can no longer be contained. Come on in and create artworks inspired by the power of nature. Help us make art that will...
