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Nottingham Contemporary
Saturday 21 September | 10am – 9pm
Free Entry
Come along to celebrate ten years of Nottingham Contemporary, with a vibrant family-friendly day of activities.
Illumaphonium | 10am - 6pm
Play with our colourful interactive musical sculpture. The Illumaphonium responds to your touch and creates an ever-changing pattern of light and sound.
Family Activities & Face Painting | 11am - 3pm
Explore sound and colour and make your own artworks together as a family. Then turn yourself into a work of art with our face painting, inspired by the weird and wonderful costumes of the Bauhaus.
Costumes | 11am - 3pm
Look out for the imaginative creations of recent Nottingham Trent University graduates - Rose Jennings, Jenny McInally, Luciane Humblot and Sophie Brown.
Metallic Band Performance by Edna G Olds School | 12 - 12.15pm
Hear percussion music made from all sorts of metal items. Year 5 students at Edna G Olds school have been working with our Associate Artist, Chris Lewis-Jones to create this unique musical piece.
1525 Tarot Card Making Workshop: Young Humans of Nottingham | 1pm - 3pm:
1525 Tarot Readings | 3pm - 5pm
Illustrate your own tarot cards based on Nottingham and Nottingham Contemporary, with artists Kim Thompson and Arit Etukudo. Open to 15-25 year olds. Please book.
Cake cutting 3pm-3.15pm
Join us for a slice of cake, and hear from our director, Sam Thorne. Our cake is inspired by an iconic artwork we've exhibited, and tastes delicious.
Live Music | 5.30pm onwards
A line-up of local music acts including Clyde Scothern, Esther Van Leuven, Chai 6ix Band, Tesla's Kiss and headlined by Jimi and the Strangers, who will be performing their jig-inducing, toe-tapping melodic bluesy alternative rock.
In addition, there will be a number of talks throughout the day from our team. Gain unique and personal insights into our exhibitions and creative programme. If you have any birthday messages for Nottingham Contemporary, please tag them, or use the hashtag #alwayscontemporary.
If you'd like to help Nottingham Contemporary fund their next ten years, text TENYEARS to 70085 to donate £5. This costs £5 plus your standard message rate.
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