An annual event held in the Lady Bay district of Nottingham in which members of the community open their homes to the public as temporary exhibition venues. Artists and makers from across Nottinghamshire are selected and invited to display their work in these unconventional spaces.
The event attracts visitors from far afield and provides an excellent opportunity for a diverse range of people to engage with artworks, take part in artist-led workshops, and build community ties.
For this year’s festival, I was involved in a project titled ‘Contemplations’, curated by Paul Liptrot, in which a group of artists were selected to exhibit together. The work was exhibited in the central space of a church, and was curated to reflect the exhibition title’s theme of thoughtfulness, stillness and meditation.