Projects

Gallery

BACKLIT is a cultural organisation, and our work and research often extend out into different areas of interest. Our projects and partners play a key role in informing and developing our programmes, artists and community.

  • Klara Szafrańska

    NTU + BACKLIT

    Since 2019, Nottingham Trent University MFA students have been a part of the BACKLIT studios and hosting yearly exhibitions and events in our galleries. This ongoing partnership aims to promote student artists, give a prominent city-centre studio location, host exhibitions and events and support the overall development of artists and arts ecology in the region.
  • Projects + Partners

    The Nottingham Asylum Project

    In 2021, BACKLIT presented a year-long research project on the history of King Edward Park, Sneinton, Nottingham, the site of the UK’s first county asylum, 1812. The project showcased community research, artist commissions and an online resource.