In October 2010, Sideshow will take place for the second time round supporting the prestigious British Art Show 7, “In The Days Of The Comet” curated by Lisa le Feuvre & Tom Morton, for its nationwide launch at Nottingham Contemporary, The New Art Exchange and the Nottingham Castle Museum & Art Gallery.
Sideshow complements Nottingham’s growing artist-led scene and do-it-yourself attitude towards contemporary art. Sideshow is a unique city-wide event in Nottingham presenting a range of contemporary art exhibitions, ambitious new commissions, site specific public projects, artists talks, performances, screenings and music events in the artist-led spaces, studios and empty buildings of the city.
15 new artists commissions involving 100 artists from the UK collaborating with 50 organisations have been selected by Rob Bowman, Artangel, London; Lotte Juul Petersen, Wysing Arts Centre, Cambridge; Phil Duckworth & Ben Sadler, Juneau Projects, Birmingham and Kitty Anderson, The Common Guild, Glasgow.
Sideshow 2010 is co-ordinated and supported by Nottingham Visual Arts and funded by Arts Council England, Igniting Ambitions on behalf of the Legacy Trust UK and Nottingham City Council.
