Sideshow is coming to town

Summary of artists selected for commissions, how you and your project can be involved, and how you can volunteer.

Last week, Sideshow invited Nottingham artists and whoever was interested, to a general meeting to present commissioned projects, and to reveal information about the main venues and events for the festival. In addition to this, it was revealed how other projects and individuals could register their interest and how it was possible to become involved as a volunteer.

Over a series of 2 days, Sideshow invited a panel comprised of Lotte Juul Petersen, Wysing Arts Centre; Robert Bowman, Artangel; Kitty Anderson, The Common Guild; and Phil Duckworth and Ben Sadler, Juneau Projects and Sideshow commissioned projects. Below are the 15 projects, which made it through to be commissioned by Sideshow. Although each project was put forward by one person or group, in many cases there are several more people behind the scenes working on each project to make it a reality in time for October-December this year. Sideshow estimates that the commissioning initiative will fund over 100 people overall. To our surprise and delight, many projects from outside of Nottingham were proposed for the festival.

Alexander Stevenson (Glasgow)

Project Eigg

A performance lecture and oral history at One Thoresby Street. Installed on a revolving stage. With support from Theatre Royal, the Tron Theatre, and the National Theatre of Scotland. Theartist is supported by Cultural Enterprise Office Glasgow, Low Salt, and Transmission Gallery.

Annexinema (Nottingham)

Documentary film (title tbc) and Screening event

Commissioned 16mm film about the History of Cinema in Nottingham. Presented with a peripatetic cinema event in an unusual site, possibly a former cinema in Nottingham City Centre.

Hearing Bertold Brecht (Nottingham, London, Berlin)

Featuring Derek Hampson, Peter Suchin, Peter Hofer

Exhibition at The Moss Gallery, at Wollaton Street Studios including sound installations and recordings of Bertold Brecht.

Georgina Barney (Leicestershire/Nottingham/Aberdeen)

Farming Fiction

Ongoing research project with the artist and Nottinghamshire farms (venues tbc)

In collaboration with National Farmers Union, Alice Carey, Nottinghamshire Farms and City Centre. Working with farmers, presented as a series of events and an exhibition

Jeanie Finlay (Nottingham/Teeside)

Sound it Out

Documentary film and screening event

Single Screen Video work (30-45 mins) about an iconic vinyl record shop in Stockton Upon Tees. (venue tbc)

John Newling (Nottingham)

Stamping Uncertainty Choir

Performance installation by award winning artist, which highlights points of uncertainty in Christian Hymns, involving a local choir in iconic medieval church a stones throw from Nottingham Contemporary.

LAB (Nottingham)

A series of experimental workshops and events with local artists, designers and technicians. Project will be managed by Mat Trivet, Neil Thomson, Becie Gamble, Jeff Baker and others. (Venue tbc)

Mark Essen (Birmingham)

Club Hot Zeus

Performance piece incorporating dance and cinema at One Thoresby Street. A collaboration investigating icons of cinema with community dance organisations and a ballerina.

Stand Assembly (Nottingham)

Extended Attic Programme (title tbc.)

A series of innovative exhibitions, performances, installations, screenings, music events in the attic of historic lace factory turned artist studio in Sneinton. Including Tom Godfrey, Candice Jacobs, Bruce Asbestos, Neil Dixon, and other studio members.

Simon Raven (Nottingham/Oxford/London/ more tbc.)

Posthumous Progress

Set in picturesque Elizabethan Houseand Parkland, Wollaton Hall and Park, 3 miles from city centre, including an appearance from Queen Elizabeth 1st herself. Open to public during the day, ticketed evening event. Including Brian Catling, Aaron Williamson, Lesley Smith and other local artists tbc.

Sixes & Sevens (Nottingham)

Pile & other events

A collaborative sculpture exhibition project, and associated events including members of S&S and Sean Edwards, S Mark Gubb and others. Co-curated by Craig Fisher. Other collaborative projects curated by Sarah Duffy.

Masding & Farmer (Birmingham)

Sound and audio commission (title tbc)

Collaborative project with Joanne Masding and Sarah Farmer, both of whom are members of The Lombard Project. Installations will crop up in an impromtu manner at Sideshow events and venues throughout the festival.

The Heuristics Laboratory (Nottingham)

3 week experiment (title tbc)

3 week experiment with artists Pete McPartlan, Georgie Park and Ruth Scott, perfecting their skills in newly refurbished Newton Building at Nottingham Trent University. Experiments include making film/sound loops, ropewalking and learning to use a wooden lathe.

Hatch (Nottingham/Leicester)

It’s About Time

A collection of events around the theme of time travel and durational performance in the grounds of Nottingham Castle and surrounding historic buildings such as the Trip to Jerusalem and Lord Byron’s house. Featuring Reckless Sleepers, Hetain Patel and many others.

The YH485 Press (Nottingham/ Great Yarmouth/London)

Sideshow Mobile Library

Travelling Bibliobus, which will visit Sideshow sites and events containing recommended reading from artists taking part in the festival. Organised by Aaron Juneau, Jonathan Watts & Harriet Mitchell.

-----------

Sideshow Venues

In addition to events commissioned by Sideshow there will also be a series of programmed events in the following places

Sideshow Gallery & Bar at One Thoresby Street.

Meeting point, music and performance space throughout Sideshow

Wunderkammer, (Sideshow Open exhibition) at the Hopkinson Gallery, The Art Organisation

22nd October - 20th November

Open exhibition in the style of 18th/19th Century Salon or cabinet of curiosity. Open to all Artists based in Nottingham. No selection process. Submission details to follow.

Sideshow Project Space at Surface Gallery

23rd November - 18th December

Events tbc.

More venues to be announced in due course.

----------------

How to get involved...

Please see attached PDF documents for applications for volunteering, and also booking forms for venues and events. Please fill in these forms BY HAND and send them back to 1 Thoresby Street, Nottingham NG1 1AJ. Anyone can pledge their interest to be a part of Sideshow and register their events with us. If you are a venue and would like to be a part of the festival, we can help match you up with a suitable artists project.

More information coming soon about the next public meeting in August where the Sideshow team will present the Sideshow Open Exhibition, Wunderkammer in more detail.