Exhibition
Heart – a creative exploration of scientific research
29 Sep 2022 – 3 Nov 2022
Regular hours
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Monday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Tuesday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 17:00
Free admission
Address
- 11-13 Hockley
- Nottingham
England - NG1 1FH
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- City Arts is served by city inbound buses (NCT Lilac, Red, Pathfinder lines) – bus stop directly opposite, and city outbound buses at Boston St/Lower Parliament St (NCT Lilac, Red, Pathfinder lines) which is 120m away from the building (approx. 2 mins walk).
- Nottingham Station is 1km away (approx. 15 mins walk). There is a tram interchange at the Station and regular buses into the city centre are directly outside on Carrington Street.
Heart showcases the work of a community textiles project led by textile artist Anna Wickramasinha. The project connected local people to the work of the Biodiscovery Institute at University of Nottingham.
About
It features a stunning lab coat assembled from 111 individual textile artworks, skilfully stitched together by Reeta Brack at One BC. Each panel of this coat was created by a Nottingham community member, under Anna’s expert guidance.
Workshops held at City Arts and hubb in Sneinton taught techniques ranging from embroidery to embossing. Community members were joined by researchers from the Biodiscovery Institute and learnt about their ground-breaking work.
Look closely and you will see the influence of the researchers’ work: patterns drawn from microscopic images of cells; motifs inspired by cutting edge biotechnology.
The lab coat, and this exhibition, tell the story of a creative journey through scientific discovery.
