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Exhibition:

From Saturday 23 May to Sunday 1 November

‘Stretched to the Limit’ by…

‘Stretched to the Limit’ is Steel Door Studios' first solo show of a body of work. This series of evocative pieces shines a floodlight on a prison system in crisis. Spiralling overcrowding,…

Project Lab

Exhibition:

Saturday 23 May - Sunday 20 September 2026

Project Lab - Pieces of Me:…

Pieces of Me: Stories from Nottingham brings together the voices of refugees and asylum seekers living in Nottingham through art, poetry, textiles, and storytelling.

Make It Yours

Workshop:

Friday 3 July, 10am-12pm

Whitework/Hard Labour

Inspired by Victorian and Edwardian prison work on household linen, this embroidery workshop invites you to stitch nature inspired motifs onto a cotton handkerchief; just as prisoners would have done.

Make It Yours

Workshop:

Friday 17 July, 10am-12pm

Tapestry Weaving

Trial using hand-held looms with warping threads and string, and learning basic weaving techniques.

Make It Yours

Workshop:

Friday 24 July, 10am-12pm

Baskets & Woven Dreams

Taking basket weaving as a metaphor, this workshop will look at contemporary forms and approaches to creative pieces around the themes of purpose and hope, using a variety of colours, textures, and…

Crime Club

Crime talk

Event:

Thursday 30 July 2026, 6pm

Crime Club: Transportation to…

Find out how transportation to America differs from the later penal system established to Australia in Crime Club: Transportation to America.