A N N U A LREPORT 2011/12

STATEMENT

V I S I O N

Values

• Nurturing:Tobecomeaplacewheretalentandcreativityisnurtured.

• Accessible:Tomakeartandcultureaccessibletoall.

• Openandexperimental:Tobeopenandreceptivetonewideasandopportunities.

• Excellence:Torecognizethevalueofexcellenceinallthatwedo.

Mission Statement

“Stimulating new perspectives about the value of diversity in art and society”

NAEwillchampion,embraceandengenderculturaldiversityinallthatwedo.Wewillplayaleadingandstimulatingroleintheregionandensurethatdiversityresonatesmorewidelyatanationalandinternationallevel.Throughitscommitmenttoinformingandpromotingtherelationshipbetweenartandsociety,NAEwillstrivetomakeincreasinglyvisiblethecontributionofdiversevoicestothisagenda.

VS

Vision, Mission and Values

“ARTS FROM DIVERSE CULTURES FOR AlL”

C H A I R M A N SREPORT

Ourvisiontoleadandchampionculturaldiversityandthecreativeexpressionofminorityculturescontinuedtointroduceabroadprogrammeofactivities.Ourroleasanationalcentreandanorganisationdriventostimulatenewperspectivessurroundingartisticandsocialdiversityhasledustopresentgoodqualityseminalexhibitions.IthanktheNAEteamfordeliveringtohighstandards,particularlyinayearwhereresourceswerescarceandcapacityonthegroundrefined.

Itwasgreatnewsthatourfirstmajorcommission,FloatingCoffinsbyZinebSedira,wasboughtaspartofTATE’spermanentcollection.Itfeaturedintheirmajorexhibition‘Migrations’asasignificantandprominentworkofartinagroupshowofhistoricinfluencesonBritishArtinmoderntimes.Wealsohadmajorsuccessinbeingselectedasoneoftheeightnationalpilots,aspartoftheDigitalResearchandDevelopmentfundforArtsandCulture,ledbyNESTA(anindependentUK-basedcharitywithamissiontohelppeopleandorganisationsbringgreatideastolife),ACE(ArtsCouncilEngland)andAHRC(ArtsandHumanitiesResearchCouncil).Thiswasaremarkableachievement,sincethefundwasoversubscribedbyover5000%withover500applicants.NAEteamedupwithArtfinderandeightnationalgalleryandvisualartsorganisationsfromNorthtoSouthofthecountrytoplananddelivertheCultureCloudproject.

WewerealsoproudtosupportinthedevelopmentofNottingham’sfirstartist-ledstudio,Primary,asisterorganisation,whichfinallygotthegreenlightinsecuringasitetooperatefrom.

DuringtheyearNAEbegananOrganisationalDevelopmentprogramme.ThishasledtotheintroductionofnewthoughtandleadershipincludingtherecruitmentofanewDirectorofProgrammes,MelanieKidd,tohelpsupporttheCEOandtheorganisationanddeliverthecreativeprogramme.Wealsorecruitednewboardmembers,bringinginexpertisefrombothbusinessandhighereducationwiththeintroductionofTasleemIqbalandProfessorChrisO’BrienOBE.Astrongerseniorteamandboardmeantthatwewereabletobuildnewfoundationsandextendinordertoascertaininvestmentforourwork,aspirationsandvision.

Iamproudoftheorganisation’sachievements,especiallybalancingourlocalandinternationalefforts,andwouldliketothankandcreditalltheartistswhoenrichourexperiences,theaudiences,theNAEteam,boardtrustees,volunteersandfundersfortheirtirelesssupportandefforts.

IhopethatyoucontinuetovisitandengagewithourspaceandprogrammeandverymuchlookforwardtoseeingyouhereatNAEinthenearfuture.

Edwin Maxwell MBE ChairofNewArtExchange

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This was a year of introducing change, consolidating strengths and making the new staffing structure, introduced in 2010/11, work effectively.

After a successful year with the launch of British Art Show 7, featuring seminal artists like Christian Marclay, the challenge was on in order to sustain and grow momentum.

EXECUTIVE OFFICER REPORT

C H I E F

CEO

At NAE I believe we should ‘think and deliver the new’ and in 2011/12 there were many new introductions including new staff, board members, programmes and partnerships. It was also a year of consolidation and the settling in of a refined team structure. We continued to introduce novel strands and activities, hosting, incubating and growing a successful artistic programme and introduced a strong framework for organisational development and change.

Theyearincludedmanyhighlights;thepurchaseofFloatingCoffinsbyTATEandourprojectCultureCloudreceivingpilotfundingfromNESTA,anindependentUK-basedcharitywithamissiontohelppeopleandorganisationsbringgreatideastolife,ACE(ArtsCouncilEngland)andAHRC(ArtsandHumanitiesResearchCouncil).ThisremindedmeofhowfarwehadtravelledasanorganisationbutalsoasaphysicalspacemorphingfromastronggrassrootshistoryintoNewArtExchange,acontemporarycreativeinstigator.

Exhibitions

Theexhibitionsprogrammesaw‘thenew’tothe‘highlyacclaimed’rubshouldersinthemaingalleryspace.RaghuRai,startedtheyearpassingthebatontoBaselAbbasandRuanneAbouRahmeintheirexhibition,partneringwithDelfinaFoundation,TheZonewhichradicalisedtheappearanceandarchitectureofourmaingallery.

FollowingTheZonecamethespellbinding,LeoAsemotawithhisENSProject,FirstPrinciplesaseriesofintricateimages,film,sculptures,livebroadcastsexploringtechnology,art,(post)colonialsubjectmatterandcontexts.LaterwewouldseeanewpartnershipemergebetweenNAE,Cornerhouse,AsianTriennialManchesterandLissonGalleryaswetogetherlaunchedthebrilliantlydetailedworksofRashidRanaunveilingthemicrowithinthemacroinEverythingIsHappeningAtOnce’.

InthesameyearwealsopresentedPatrin,withMonitoringgroup,anexhibitionexploringanddocumentingtherealityandlivesofGypsycommunitiesintheUKwithartistsCecilliaJardemar&SaraHeitlinger.ForourCentralGallerysupportingnewtalent,wehostedartistssuchasAnnaDeLaVega,whosedocumentationofhowacharityworkedwithvillagersimplementnewtechnologiestoimprovesustainablelifestyles.DjanoglyCityAcademycontinuedtopresenthighqualityworkfromtheirpupilstoo.

Academic In Residence

ThisyearwastheintroductionofourAcademicinResidencewherewefeaturedDrZahiraHarb,DrMarkRawlinsonandDrPaulGladston,whocommented,critiquedandfurtheredtheirownpracticeashandsonacademicsonthegroundinagalleryspaceinaninnercityneighbourhoodwhere‘thestreetneverlies’.

Artist Development

OurdevelopmentprogrammeforartistsexperiMENTORwasalsoborn.ThisprovidedartistssuchasTasawarBashir,AliaPathan,SayedHasanandartistIAMKSOachancetoshareanddeveloptheirgeniusthoughtsinrealenvironmentswithcuratorialguidancefromtheNAEteamandnetwork.ForexampleBashir’sdatavisualisationoftheKoransawhiminvertandexplorespirituality,usingartistictoolsinaonemonthintenseresidency

makingNAE’smaingalleryhispersonalcaveandhideout.AliaPathansharedseveralideas,performancesandinterventionswithaudiencesandbothSayedandIAMKSOteameduptodeliveranemotiveprojectatHeathrowTerminal5inMyGrandad’sCar.WecontinuedwiththeEuropeanVolunteerServiceprogrammebyintroducingnewpartnersfromItaly,Spain,FranceandEgypthostingfourvoluntaryresidenciesworkingcloselywithWorldEventforYoungArtists.

Youth Arts Research and Development (YARD)

SupportedbyBBCChildreninNeed,YARDourflagshipprogrammeforyoungpeople’screativedevelopment,weresuccessfulintheirapplicationinwinningtheinternationallyacclaimedyouththeatreinitiativeContactingtheWorld.YARDalsoexpandeditsprogramme,benefitingmoreinnercityyoungpeopleofNottinghamandconnectingwithwiderfestivalsandvenueslikeNEAT,NottinghamPlayhouseandCorbyCube.YARDparticipantYvesMcKenziewasmadeYouthArtsandCulturalAmbassadorfortheCommonwealthin2011.ThiswasbrilliantnewsandtestamenttotheYARDmodelinempoweringandsupportingthegrowthofyoungtalentfromtheneighbourhood.

New Initiatives / Community

WeintroducedVOCAL,our‘glovesoff’seriesofdebatesaffectinglocalandinternationalcommunitieswherewediscussedtheissuesfacingyouthculture,Muslimcommunitiesandadebateaboutourpurpose.AlsointroducedwasWho’sInTheKitchen,bringingaseriesofguestchefs,fromthelocalneighbourhoodwho,byrespondingtoexhibitionthemes,cookedtheirfavouritedishesandhadthemservedaspartofourinternationalcafémenu.Thebookswapprogramme,HisaabKithaab,cameoutofourEVSprogrammeandhasbeenhugelysuccessful.LocallywecontinuedtosupportartistgroupsincludingFirstFloor,BlackDrop,CultureBox,ManushiDance,StellaVision,andourtouringventuredintotheregioninvenuesliketheHarleyGalleryandRichardAttenboroughCentre.

Festivals

WeloveFestivalsatNAE.AsanewinitiativeinDecember2011,NAEpremieredIshraqahafestivalcelebratingMiddleEasternartandculture,workinginpartnershipwiththeUniversityofLincolnandapartnerorganisationAgorainAlexandria,Egypt.Wepresentedseminalfilmsanddebatestriggeredby18DaysandfeaturedfilmsfromtheInternationalCommunityFilmFestival.ThisyearNottinghamMelamadehistoryonceagainas,forthefirsttime,itfeaturedintheRiversideFestivalcapturingrecordaudiencesandfeaturinga

moreexperimentalprogrammejuxtaposedwithtraditionalMelamagic–sizzlingcuisine,folk,Bhangraandexuberantdances.

Alltheprogressandachievementsintheyearcannotbeignoredwithoutrecognisingthecommitmentandsupportoftheartists,audiences,theNAEteamandboardtrustees,ourvolunteers,fundersandpartnersforcontinuingtosupportthevisionandideologyofourorganisation.

Skinder HundalChiefExecutive

E X H I B I T I O N SIN THIS PERIOD

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Exhibitions

April 2011 – March 2012

Main Gallery:

Raghu Rai, Invocation to India Closed on 30 April 2011 *AlsoshownintheMezzanineGallery

The Zone, Basel Abbas & Ruanne Abou Rahme 21 May - 20 August 2011

Leo Asemota, The Ens Project, First Principles 16 September – 26 November 2011 *AlsoshownintheMezzanineGallery

Rashid Rana, Everything is Happening At Once 14 January - 31 March 2012 *AlsoshownintheMezzanineGallery

Mezzanine Gallery:

Patrin, Cecillia Jardemar & Sara Heitlinger 21 May - 3 September 2011

Central Gallery:

Small is Beautiful, Anna de la Vega Closed on 30 April 2011

India’s Golden Triangle, Mervyn Mitchell Closed on 30 April 2011 *Alsoatouringexhibition:18July–30SeptemberHarleyGallery,

Worksop

Zed Sardar 21 May – 6 August 2011

Djanogly City Academy Exhibition of Student’s work 15 August – 10 September 2011

Lauren Page 16 September – 26 November 2011

Kiren Hanif ‘Travellers Tails’ 3 December 2011 - 8 January 2012 Central Gallery

Your Space Exhibition:

Tasawar Bashir, Art Faith Lab 3 December 2011 - 8 January 2012 Main Gallery

Adrian Shaw’s ‘Mama Raj’ 3 December 2011 - 8 January 2012 Mezzanine Gallery

Touring Exhibitions:

An(other) Story: Folk & Tribal Arts In India 18 July - 30 September Richard Attenborough Centre, Leicester

NAE Commissioned Work Featured:

Floating Coffins Zineb Sedira Exhibited as part of Migrations, 31 January – 12 August 2012 Tate Britain (exhibited and purchased by Tate Britain)

K E YACHIEVEMENTS

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WewelcomedfournewEVS(EuropeanVoluntaryService)volunteerstoNottingham.RespectivelyfromItaly,Spain,FranceandEgypt.TheseyoungpeoplehavebegunanintensiveoneyearplacementwithinNAEandourEVSpartner,WEYA(WorldEventforYoungArtists).EachvolunteerbringswiththemspecialistskillsandaninternationalperspectivewhichcontributestoNAE’sambitiontoengagediverseculturesandbuildinternationalrelationships.

We’veconsolidatedourrelationshipwithWEYA.NAEisakeyvenuesupportingthisinitiativewhichwillseeathousandyoungartistsfromallovertheworldarriveforthefestivaltobeheldinSeptember2012.

InadditiontoMelaWeekendwhichengagedthousandsofpeopleattwosites(NAEandRiverside)welaunchedasecondcommunityorientatedfestival,Ishraqah2ndand3rdDecember,incollaborationwithLincolnUniversity,IshraqahwasafestivalcelebratingMiddleEasternartandculture.

Key Achievements

April 2011 – March 2012

WehostedthewidelyacclaimedPakistaniartistRashidRanainhisfirstexhibitioninNottingham.RanaisahugelysignificantartistwhoiscelebratedasthemostaccomplishedartistfromSouthAsiatoday.

FloatingCoffins,commissionedbyNAEin2008,wasboughtbyTateinautumn2011andhassincebeenfeaturedintheseminalexhibitionMigrationsatTateBritain.

NAE’snewlyconceivedCultureCloudprojectsecured£54,000fromthehighlysoughtafterNESTADigitalR&DFundfortheArts.

Ouryoungpeople’sprogrammeYARD(YouthArtsResearchDevelopment)reachedinternationalsuccessbybeingawardedoneofthreeUKplacesintheInternationalyoungpeople’stheatrefestival,ContactingtheWorld,devisedandmanagedbyContact,Manchester.ItwasalsoannouncedthatYARDwouldbetwinnedwiththeMoradokmaiTheatreCommunity,Thailand,forthefestival.

WedeliveredthefirsttwophasesoftheACEfundedOrganisationalDevelopmentprogrammeworkingtowardsalongtermsustainableorganisation.

VisitorstoNAE 53,887

Maingalleryentries 31,183

Mezzaninegalleryentries 20,580

Centralgalleryentries 32,332

Numberofattendeesatliveperformances/events(IncludingMela)

32,711

Numberofeducation/workshopparticipants

3,995

Touringexhibitionsaudiences

24,374

Liveeventsprogrammed 91

Levelofcustomersatisfactionscoring4andaboveoutofarange1to6

99%

P E R F O R M A N C EDATA

OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 2011 / 12

S T A T E M E N T

Incoming resources 2011/12

Unrestricted funds

ArtsCouncilEngland 398,593

NottinghamCityCouncil 38,600

Sponsorship&Fundraising 20,887

EarnedIncome 70,084

528,164

Net Incoming Resourcesbefore Transfers

61,620

Transfers Between Funds 23,194

Net Movement in Funds 84,814

Brought Forward at 1 April 2011 157,233

Carry Forward at 31 March 2012 72,419

Restricted Funds

GrantsReceivable 86,919

Resources expended 2011/12

Unrestricted funds

CharitableActivities 452,755

ProjectExpenditure&Publicity 133,929

GovernanceCosts 3,100

589,784

Restricted Funds

Grants&Projects 85,942

B O A R DChairEdwin Maxwell MBE

ViceChairSukhbinder Johal MBE

SecretaryC Mohan Khera

DirectorSardul Gill

DirectorLeslie McDonald

DirectorHenderson Mullin UntilDecember2011

DirectorDr Lisa Mooney

DirectorDr Heidi Winklhofer UntilDecember2011

DirectorTasleem Iqbal FromDecember2011

DirectorProfessor Chris O’Brien, OBE FromDecember2011

MEMBERS

T E A MMEMBERS

AssistantYardCo-ordinatorAlison Garner

AssistantYardCo-ordinatorElizabeth Savage UntilMarch2012

ProjectAssistantRavi Abbott

CustomerServicesDutyManagerAnita Kumari

Chef/GuestServicesOfficerStephen Smith

GuestServicesAssistant(Catering)Benjamin Lord

GuestServicesAssistant(Catering)Treasa Robert

GuestServicesAssistant(Cleaning)Mawusi Morrison

GuestServicesAssistant(Cleaning)Doris Kumi

Administrative/ MarketingAssistantElaine Carthy

Administrative/MarketingAssistantAlice Thickett

Administrative/MarketingAssistantJaskamal Banger

ReliefReceptionistOliver Scutt FromJanuary2012

ChiefExecutiveSkinder Hundal

DirectorofOperations&EnterpriseMark Stephens

DirectorofProgrammesMelanie KiddFromOctober2011

Marketing&CommunicationsManagerRaam Tarat UntilDecember2011

Facilities&TechnicalManagerAndrew Lindley

Office(SupportServices)ManagerEmma Chadwick UntilAugust2011

Office(SupportServices)ManagerIan Lunn FromAugust2011

Executive&ProjectsAssistantAmindokht Shooshtari FromMarch2012

Exhibitions&ProgrammesCo-ordinatorRoshni Belakavadi

Marketing&PublicRelationsOfficerNayo Hunt FromNovember2011

CommunityEngagementOfficerMervyn Mitchell UntilAugust2011

YouthEngagementOfficerRachael Young

GalleryAssistantKyle Futers UntilMarch2012

GalleryAssistantBenjamin Lord UntilMarch2012

GalleryAssistantOliver Scutt UntilMarch2012

GalleryAssistantAmindokht Shoosthari UntilMarch2012

GalleryAssistantAlice Thickett UntilMarch2012

EuropeanVoluntaryService(EVS)Islam Muhammad UntilJanuary2012

EuropeanVoluntaryService(EVS)Laura Rossi UntilDecember2011

EuropeanVoluntaryService(EVS)Patrice Puchaux FromFebruary2012

EuropeanVoluntaryService(EVS)Shaden Meleas FromMarch2012

EuropeanVoluntaryService(EVS)Erica MelloniFromFebruary2012

EuropeanVoluntaryService(EVS)María Jesus Oporto Brieva FromFebruary2012

P A R T N E RORGANISATIONS

Core Funders- ArtsCouncilEngland- NottinghamCityCouncil

Capital Funders- ArtsCouncilEngland- NottinghamCityCouncil- EastMidlandsDevelopmentAgency- GreaterNottinghamPartnership- NeighbourhoodDevelopmentCompany

Programme Funding (Restricted)- BritishCouncil- BBCChildreninNeed- NESTA- ArtsCouncilEngland- ArtsandHumanitiesCouncil- DigitalResearch&DevelopmentFund

Partners, Funders and Supporters- AGMA-AssociationofGreaterManchester

Authorities- AgraaAlexandria- AiconGallery,London- Akademi- ApplesandSnakes- Artreach(NightofFestivals)- Arts&HumanitiesResearchCouncil- ArtsCouncilEngland- ArtsAdmin- AsianTriennialManchester- Autograph- BabyStudios- BBCAsianNetwork- BBCRadioNottingham- BJCEM- Blackdrop/Pendrop- BroadwayMediaCentre- CapitalFMArena- CapitaliseNetwork- CarnivalofMonsters- Chaterjee&Lal- ChineseArtsCentre- CityArts- Cultivate- CultureBox- Dance4- DarbarFestival- Deda- DelfinaFoundation- DerbyQUAD- DjanoglyCityAcademy- EmbraceArts- EMVAN-EastMidlandsVisualArtsNetwork- ExperieneNottinghamshire- FACT- FilmandVideoUmbrella- FormatInternationalPhotographyFestival- FreedomTheatre- GalleriesofJustice- Hatch- HaywardTouring- HolgateSchool- HysonGreenYouthClub- IgnitingAmbition–CulturalOlympiad- LakesideArtsCentre- LakesideArtsCentre- LeMAC- Leftlion- LeicesterUniversity- LightNightNottingham- LissonGallery- LiverpoolBiennial- LiverpoolJohnMooresUniversity- LiverpoolMuseums(TheWalkerGallery)- LondonCouncils- LondonSouthBankUniversity- MACE-MediaArchiveforCentralEngland- MadLab- MagnumPhotos- MainstreamPartnership- ManushiDance- MidlandsArtCentre/sampad- MLARenaissanceEastMidlands- MonitoringGroup- motiroti- NationalSchoolsFilmWeek

- NCCL-NationalCentreforCitizenshipandtheLaw

- NEAT11- NESTA- Newark&SherwoodDistrictCouncil- NextLevelProjects- NorthamptonUniversity- NottinghamAsianArtsCouncil- NottinghamBlackArchive- NottinghamCarnival- NottinghamCastleMuseumandArtGallery- NottinghamContemporary- NottinghamLiming- NottinghamMelaNetworkGroup- NottinghamPhotographyHub- NottinghamPlayhouse- NottinghamTrentUniversity- NottinghamVisualArts- NottinghamshireCountyCouncil- NottinghamshireandDerbyshire

GypsyLiaisonGroup- Primary- PVALabCulture- RichardAttenboroughCentre- Shisha- SouthbankCentre- SouthwellMinsterSchool- SowingSeeds- SpiritNottingham- StellaVision- StudioWest- SynapseFestival- TheAnglo-SikhHeritageTrail- TheDrum- TheLegacyTrust- TheMarkItCollective- TheMightyCreatives- TheRoyalCentre- Tilt- UKYoungArtists- UniversityofLincoln- UniversityofNottingham- WhiteCubeGallery- WORD!- WritingEastMidlands(TheLyricLounge)- YouthinAction

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