DIALOGUES is a rolling programme, offering free online 1-2-1 sessions. These informal sessions with Nottingham Contemporary staff are aimed at early-career artists based in the Midlands region.

These sessions will last up to 30 minutes and give participants the chance to discuss their work, receive advice and critical feedback on topics such as artist statements, portfolio building, funding applications and more. Please see our staff bios below for more information on staff specialties and areas of expertise.

Sessions will be made available at the beginning of each exhibition season and can be booked on a first-come, first-served basis through Ticket Tailor. We offer 1 session per exhibition season per participant, and no more than 3 sessions per year.

Please include information in your booking stating what you would like to focus on during the session and send us any work to be discussed at least a week in advance, in order to allow staff time to review.

Please read our FAQ guide here before making a booking.

For more information please contact our Assistant Curator of Live Programmes, Klara via email - kszafranska@nottinghamcontemporary.org

About the event

Online. Free. Limited Capacity. First come first served. Booking is required.

We offer 1 session per exhibition season per participant, and no more than 3 sessions per year per participant.

Following booking, you will receive an email with a zoom link for the date of your session.

Niall Farrelly is Assistant Curator of Exhibitions at Nottingham Contemporary and an independent writer with texts appearing in Plinth, Frieze, Museums Journal and Corridor8. At Nottingham Contemporary he has experience working on major thematic exhibitions such as Donald Rodney: Visceral Canker (2024), Hollow Earth: Art, Caves & The Subterranean Imaginary (2022) and Assemble + Schools of Tomorrow: The Place We Imagine (2022). He has also worked closely with artists to realise ambitious new commissions and solo exhibitions such as Daniel Lind-Ramos: Ensamblajes (2025), Dora Budor: Again (2024) and Eva Koťátková: How many giraffes are in the air we breathe? (2023). Niall is interested in practices that engage with ideas around speculative futures, technology, internet and gaming culture, mythological pasts and human/nonhuman connections.

Niall's interests are artistic practice and development, ideas, exhibition coordination, gaming and internet culture.