Exhibitions archive

Previous exhibitions at QUAD

QUAD’s Artistic programme includes local, national and internationally significant exhibitions, commissions and residencies.

We showcase work by local artists and students from University of Derby and beyond alongside professional practice opportunities and mentoring support for early and mid-career artists. Our regular programme of educational and creative wellbeing-focused workshops complement a range of contextual talks and events throughout the year. QUAD’s programme includes FORMAT International Photography Festival, one of the UK’s leading festivals of photography and related media.

A year-round programme of innovative curated exhibitions and arts events
Free entry to our exhibitions
Regular open calls and residencies

Exhibition archive

Derby At Work

Take street photography of people working, photograph yourself and your colleagues at work.

07th Mar 2013 - 06th Apr 2013

Erik Kessels: Album Beauty

An exhibition of found photographs curated by Erik Kessels.

08th Mar 2013 - 25th May 2013

Mobile Phoneography

Masterclass and street photography walk with world renowned photographer Misho Baranvoic.

30th Mar 2013 - 31st Mar 2013

Transience

A variety of print works responding to a memory themed brief.

14th Jun 2013 - 17th Jul 2013

A Universal Archive: William Kentridge as Printmaker

This major exhibition includes 100 prints in all media, from 1988 to the present, focusing on exp...

14th Jun 2013 - 17th Aug 2013

What Makes You You?

A new interactive digital art project by painter Sally Sheinman.

16th Jun 2013 - 18th Aug 2013

William Kentridge Film Screenings

A screening of four seminal film works by William Kentridge.

05th Jul 2013 - 02nd Aug 2013

Wrong Pong

To ping pong what crazy golf is to golf.

24th Aug 2013

Get creative

Workshops and courses for adults and young people, building skills and encouraging creativity in many different mediums

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