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East Gallery – located at the heart of the Norwich campus, the gallery hosts international exhibitions.
Tuesday 1 October 2024 – Saturday 2 November 2024
Norwich University of the Arts is pleased to present the first exhibition of the East Gallery Fellows 2023-4, with Divine Southgate-Smith.
Tuesday 1 October – Saturday 2 November 2024 | East Gallery
There will be a launch event for this project on Saturday 28 September, 1-3pm at East Gallery.
Free refreshments will be served and all are welcome.
Over the past year, Southgate-Smith has used the research-based Fellowship programme to ‘launch a speculative and material investigation into the archive of African expression through craft and design’. ‘The archive is porous’, Southgate-Smith comments, alluding to the many voids in the official record of indigenous peoples. The resulting history, often constructed through colonial collecting and cataloging processes, she/they conjecture, cannot be considered as representing time or people in a linear manner.
“Am I porous or am I imploding?” is a rumination on a familiar and ubiquitous form: the bead. Present in all cultures, in all times across the world, and particularly speaking to Southgate-Smith’s Togolese heritage, it holds equal significance for maker and viewer. Five artworks created while on residency offer a set of artifacts for a new, pluralistic history which interweaves the archive, and a contemporary lived experience.
East Gallery is based in the heart of Norwich, our address is:
Cavendish House
St Andrews Street
Norwich
NR2 4AE
East Gallery – located at the heart of the Norwich campus, the gallery hosts international exhibitions.
Exhibitions • 10am – 4pm 3 July – 27 July
This co-creative exhibition at Hungate Medieval Art shares creative works resulting from a three-year collaborative project at Hellesdon Hospital in Norwich.
East Gallery • 12pm – 4pm 4 July – 30 August
Marilou Chagnaud's exhibition delves into the geological phenomenon of erosion along the Norfolk coastline.
Exhibitions • 10am – 3pm 10 July – 12 July
Explore our free Norfolk Art and Design Competition public exhibition of shortlisted and winning entries from Norfolk and England
Read more about Norfolk Art and Design Competition exhibition
East Gallery • 1pm – 2pm 29 July
Join us for a free lunchtime exhibition tour with Marilou Chagnaud and Curator, Claire Allerton.
East Gallery • 1.30pm – 4.30pm 30 July – 31 July
Join us for this free screen printing workshop with East Gallery Fellow, Marilou Chagnaud.
Read more about Practical print workshop with Marilou Chagnaud
Degree Shows • 5 September – 9 September
Norwich’s Master’s graduates present their end-of-year shows, with a 5-day exhibition this September.
Opening times:
Tuesday – Friday 12–5pm, Saturday 12–4pm
Admission free
East Gallery: 01603 610561
+44 (0)1603 610561