# Event Details - **Event Name**: Our Marian | Exhibition Preview - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 17 Jul, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Fri, 17 Jul, 2026 at 08:00 pm - **Event Description**: Our Marian brings together newly commissioned artworks and community responses that consider Maid Marian through a contemporary lens.About this EventPreview on Friday 17 July 2026 from 6:00pm – 8:00pmJoin us for the exhibition preview and be among the first to experience Our Marian. The evening is free to attend and everyone is welcome. Complimentary refreshments will be available.Exhibition continues18 July – 8 August 2026Open Thursday, Friday & Saturday12:00pm – 4:00pmFree admission. No booking required for exhibition visitsJoin us for the preview of Our Marian, a contemporary exhibition bringing together newly commissioned artworks and community responses that reconsider the figure of Maid Marian through a contemporary lens.Developed alongside the creation of Alicja Biała's new public sculpture for Maid Marian Way in Nottingham, the exhibition explores how folklore can be reimagined and carried into the present. Rather than approaching Maid Marian as a fixed historical figure, Our Marian understands her as a site of possibility: a character continually shaped through storytelling and collective memory.At the centre of the exhibition are two bronze sculptures by Alicja Biała from the Hyperaccumulator series. Created through Biała's ongoing exploration of ecology, foraging and botanical forms, these works share a material and conceptual relationship with her newly commissioned public sculpture, foregrounding bronze as a material through which environmental and cultural narratives are preserved, transformed and reimagined.Presented alongside Biała's work are three newly commissioned artworks by BACKLIT's feminist collective, Lumina. Bringing together Rocky Mol, Lucy Nelson and Wingshan, these commissions explore mythology, language, craft, embodiment and care, drawing connections between medieval histories and contemporary experience. The exhibition also includes Dominique Golden's Julian of Norwich, an experimental clay stop-motion animation that revisits the writings and visions of the medieval mystic, tracing connections between feminine spirituality, the Virgin Mary and the evolving mythology of Maid Marian.Alongside the exhibition are outcomes from a programme of public workshops exploring medieval making traditions. Through collective making and shared knowledge, participants have developed new interpretations of historical forms, extending the exhibition beyond the gallery and into the wider community.Across sculpture, text and moving image, Our Marian asks what it means to return to familiar stories and to imagine them otherwise.Curated by Jazz Singh Swali.Supported by Nottingham City Council, UK Shared Prosperity Fund and It's in Nottingham. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/32e44020-7f1b-11f1-8de7-a55c04e17f2e-rimg-w555-h740-dc121212-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nottingham/our-marian-exhibition-preview/100001992568209152 - **Event Categories**: exhibitions, workshops, music, art, fine-arts, entertainment, storytelling - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 2 hours - Location: BACKLIT - Gallery/Studios/Projects - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Nottingham - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: BACKLIT - Gallery/Studios/Projects - **lat**: 52.9555664 - **long**: -1.1353609 - **full address**: BACKLIT - Gallery/Studios/Projects, Basement Gallery, Alfred House, Nottingham, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Our Marian | Exhibition Preview - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/596432bc16ee3180fab7cc69aff339b0f9a9a123e35febd72df3b7489c7a73f1-rimg-w1200-h848-dc121212-gmir.jpg?v=1783360441 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Our Marian | Exhibition Preview being held? - **A:** Our Marian | Exhibition Preview takes place on Fri, 17 Jul, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Fri, 17 Jul, 2026 at 08:00 pm at BACKLIT - Gallery/Studios/Projects, Basement Gallery, Alfred House, Nottingham, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Our Marian | Exhibition Preview? - **A:** Our Marian | Exhibition Preview is organized by BACKLIT Gallery. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Our Marian | Exhibition Preview is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Nottingham, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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