Shop is a weird and wonderful multi-disciplinary creative space which offers a complete creative service. We work in all areas of art and design including graphics, screen print, web, multi-media, film and fashion design. We also have an extensive track record of organising and hosting exciting events. Feel free to sign up to our mailing list below for updates:
The screening last Saturday was great! Warp Films were very happy and even suggested we have another screening in two weeks time. We have happily obliged and can now proudly announce that we will be having a second screening on SATURDAY 14th AUGUST. As before, doors will open at 7:30pm for an 8:00pm start. Last Saturday we had to turn people away at the door so we recommend booking your tickets in advance by clicking here.
Warp Films, the company that bought you This is England and Four Lions are taking over Shop for a night on the 31st July to screen their latest film Trash Humpers by Harmony Korine. The film will be screened across different rooms in Shop on various piles of old, rusty TV sets. White Lightning (or equivalent) and Tennents Super will be the special (classy) drinks for the evening.
Doors open at 7:30pm with the very generous entrance fee of £4 (free for Shop members). BOOK YOUR TICKETS HERE.
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Monthly Exhibitions at Shop
Since May 2010, Mimm clothing has found a permanent base in the ground floor of Shop’s Canning Circus headquarters. Thanks to this, our retail space is now open seven days a week. To coincide with the permanent opening times, Shop would like to offer one artist (or collective) per month to hang their work alongside Mimm’s stock.
We are doing this to keep Shop looking fresh and exciting and it gives both established and up and coming artists the opportunity to display their work in a place that gets hundreds of people walk and drive past it on a daily basis. Successful applicants will get to take over the Shop window, our window ledge and one wall of the Shop.
How much will it cost?
Free. Shop will take a negotiable mark up on all items sold.
Rules
All artists must apply in advance with a proposal and examples of their work. This will be reviewed by the Shop Team and the artist will notified if successful in due course. All artwork will be displayed for just under one one month, precise dates and time frames will be agreed closer to the time. Any artwork that hasn’t been sold by the end of this period will need to be collected before the next artist comes in to hang the next instalment of work.
Helpful Hints
Shop is more likely to accept your work if we consider it will fit within our branding guidelines. In a nutshell; if it can be presented in a slick, professional manner that will not be too obtrusive in the retail environment. We will also lean towards artwork that can be installed in a relatively short amount of time; preferably no more more than a couple of hours. However, feel free to run us by your ideas, however crazy they may seem.
One more thing
We can facilitate a small, informal gathering for the opening night of your mini exhibition should you require this.
To apply to become a Shop Guest please email info@viewtheshop.co.uk with your proposal. Please put “Shop Guest” somewhere in the email title.
The photo’s of the day are now up in our Events Archive. Thanks to everybody who came, yet another fantastic Shop extravaganza (photos by Sam Kirby).
To celebrate Shop’s latest event in conjunction with SIZE? on May 6th we are giving away Leth’s latest mixtape for free! It’s a colaboration of sorts with Shop’s very own Rikki Marr who has provided the artwork for this very special venture.
This one is a party banger for sure, very much in keeping with the Shop vibe you are all used to seeing at our shows.
Download, enjoy, and we will see you all on the 6th! Click the Image for more.
Guy Brown’s latest works are on show for two weeks from the 1st November
Update: Photos from this event can now be found in our events archive.
Highlights of yesterdays Regenerate Clothing Launch at Shop. Featuring artists Phil Blake and Goonism. Music by Ronika.
Last week, Shop held the after party for Nottingham’s Breakin’ Convention. Breakers from New York, Korea and Nottingham got together to break it up albeit some strange looks from the neighbors!
