2026

Developed through the In the Margins of the Frame archival research residency, 86:26 sees CJ De Barra, founder of the Notts Queer History Archive, bring together film, photography and archival material to explore Nottingham’s queer history, nightlife, activism and local industry.

Join CJ De Barra, founder of Notts Queer History Archive, for a screening of A Boy Called Mary from Channel 4’s 1986 series Six of Hearts.

Join CJ De Barra, founder of the Notts Queer History Archive, for a screening exploring queer life, activism and representation during the 1980s.

Our Marian brings together newly commissioned artworks and community responses that consider the figure of Maid Marian through a contemporary lens.

Pairing earlier works with new pieces, the exhibition invites audiences to encounter artistic practice as an evolving process shaped by time, experimentation and changing perspectives.