Nottingham Contemporary Ways of Seeing, Learning and Making: I Heard the Sky is Still Blue

Join Nottingham Contemporary for a talk in the CONTEMPORARY X ART HISTORIES strand, a collaborative programme between the University of Nottingham and Nottingham Contemporary. The event explores how artists develop and sustain their practice through studio environments, peer exchange and the everyday realities of making work.

Matthew Chesney, Co-Director of BACKLIT in Nottingham, reflects on the role of artist-led spaces in creative development, drawing on Sarah Cunningham’s six years at BACKLIT studios. The conversation considers finding space to work, earning a living and the commitment needed to keep an artistic practice going, making it relevant to anyone interested in contemporary art, artist-led organisations and creative careers.