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[Primary @WeArePrimary]

Last weekend to apply!

* Collaborative Programme Curator
Application Deadline: Sunday 31 May 2026, 11pm

Join the Primary team

https://t.co/1B1Hr2qSWZ

[Primary @WeArePrimary]

Join our team

We are seeking to recruit a Collaborative Programme Curator.

This role builds on a decade of programme at Primary that has embedded collaboration, socially just approaches and community-centred practice.

https://t.co/1B1Hr2qSWZ

[Primary @WeArePrimary]

Final weekend to apply!

* Deputy Director
Application Deadline: Sunday 31 May 2026, 11pm

Join the Primary team

https://t.co/KvW6WqRjdf

[Primary @WeArePrimary]

Join our team

We are seeking a Deputy Director to play a key role in implementing Primary’s strategic direction and strengthening the organisation’s skills, knowledge, and capacity.

Application Deadline: Sunday 31 May 2026, 11pm

https://t.co/KvW6WqRjdf

[Primary @WeArePrimary]

Join our team

We are seeking to recruit a Collaborative Programme Curator.

This role builds on a decade of programme at Primary that has embedded collaboration, socially just approaches and community-centred practice.

https://t.co/1B1Hr2qSWZ

[Primary @WeArePrimary]

Join our team

We are seeking a Deputy Director to play a key role in implementing Primary’s strategic direction and strengthening the organisation’s skills, knowledge, and capacity.

Application Deadline: Sunday 31 May 2026, 11pm

https://t.co/KvW6WqRjdf

[Primary @WeArePrimary]

Expect participatory ritual, Middle Eastern percussion, multidimensional storytelling, and Afro-diasporic club bangers – a rhythmic summoning of collective futures rooted in embodiment, resistance, and renewal.

[Primary @WeArePrimary]

Coming up this week at Primary, the first leg of the Diasporas Now tour - free event, book your spot now via --

https://t.co/raqwv2wAIt

Friday 12 December, 19:00-22:00 (18:30 doors)

Lineup:
Mahsa Salali
Tif Wellington
DJ set by Princess Trium

[Reactor @wearereactor]

Total GHAOS: 20th Anniversary

On this day, 20 years ago, Total GHAOS was realised.

To celebrate, over the next 20 days we’ll trawl through the archive and post something we find.

[ChalleNGe @ChalleNGeNottm]

Whoop, whoop! #ChildFriendlyCreativeCity launched today!

Thanks @ace_national @Lottogoodcauses & partners for a combined £1.5m to transform children’s participation in arts, culture & creativity.
#CulturalRucksack #Loud&Clear #CreativeTaskforce #NatureConnections #ChildrensFund

[Primary @WeArePrimary]

RIBA writes that the “careful repurposing of the historic building ensures its long-term preservation. Meanwhile, ongoing knowledge exchange, participation and engagement between artists and audiences strengthen Primary as a unique cultural asset.”

https://t.co/l9S7GC0rrk

[Primary @WeArePrimary]

Primary awarded RIBA East Midlands Building of the Year

The first stage of Primary’s capital development has been recognised through an East Midlands Award, as well as awards for Building, Client and Small Project of the Year.

https://t.co/1eaGngPZhq

@RIBA @ribaeastmidland

[Primary @WeArePrimary]

Opening tomorrow evening, Friday 6 June, 6-9pm -- Matthew Arthur Williams, 'Small Mercies' at Primary -- come along for a first look, all welcome!

https://t.co/pbIKQCX7bq

[Arts Professional @ArtsPro]

Call for Arts Council England to prioritise greater structural support for freelance artists following the funding body’s latest publication advocating for public funding of cultural organisations
https://t.co/0NfwBUpTgb

[ACE Midlands @ace_midlands]

A massive congratulations to @WeArePrimary, whose recent capital works have received four awards from RIBA East Midlands 🥳

[RIBAJ @RIBAJ]

🚨 RIBA East Midlands Awards 2025 winners: @Pricegore undertakes an outstanding Victorian conversion for an artist-led charity to win Building of the Year, & @Hawkins_Brown creates the UK’s first biophilic primary school

👏 Congrats to our winners!

https://t.co/j7TjYNSdmo

[Royal Institute of British Architects @RIBA]

RIBA East Midlands Awards 2025 winners announced 📣

The transformation of a Victorian school building into a cultural hub, and a “flexible” school building that offers an innovative model for future schools are this year’s inspiring winners: https://t.co/U226Q5o8gF

#RIBAawards

[Reactor @wearereactor]

Reactor Halls E23: Jaap Blonk, YappiScope
Sat 14 June 2025
Doors 6pm / Performance 7pm
Primary, 33 Seely Road NG7 1NU

£8 advance / £12 on the door

https://t.co/AHOQxgeKeN

@WeArePrimary #JaapBlonk #YappiScope #ReactorHalls

[Reactor @wearereactor]

Reactor Halls E22 & Rammel Club #146
Yan Jun, Dirty Electronics, Jo Christman & Tom Carroll
Wednesday 2 April 2025, 8pm
Beam @ Primary, 33 Seely Road NG7 1NU

£10 advance / £12 on the door
tickets: https://t.co/kIYLHMFcoI

@RAMMELCLUB @WeArePrimary @D_Electronics_

[Royal Institute of British Architects @RIBA]

Our RIBA East Midlands 2025 shortlist is here ⬇️

A net-zero carbon primary school and the restoration of a Grade-I listed stately home are among five shortlisted projects.

📌 View the shortlist: https://t.co/vUVBvBj9Ns

#RIBAawards

[ChalleNGe @ChalleNGeNottm]

Happy Birthday to the Art of Belonging pledge! We’re so proud to be part of a group of Nottingham organisations working together to welcome asylum seekers and refugees. @mcintyre_jo @RefugeeRoots @NottsRefugee

[Primary @WeArePrimary]

Uncanny Christmas: Primary’s Artist-Run Weird Winter Party is THIS SATURDAY!

Don’t wait—BOOK NOW and guarantee entry at our alternative Christmas party!

https://t.co/s9V7666JED #UncannyChristmas