Founded initially as a reading group at the University of Derby in 2023 by Rebecca Howard and Victoria Sharples, the New Materialist Research Group facilitates interdisciplinary research activities with a focus on 'new materialist' approaches to art practice, collaboration, and curation.
NMRG is a space for academics, artists, researchers, students, technicians and the wider public.
Recent exhibitions and symposia include:
Necrology (2025): https://haarlemartspace.co.uk/whats-on/necrology-curated-by-victoria-sharples-in-partnership-with-nmrg-playing-fields
Bodies (2024)
An Elastic Continuum (2023): https://www.s1artspace.org/programme/an-elastic-continuum/
To join NMRG and for more information on upcoming events, you can follow NMRG on Instagram.
Image Credit: Carla Collinson
Image Credit: Carla Collinson
Image Credit: Carla Collinson
Image Credit: Carla Collinson
Image Credit: James Clarkson
Image Credit: James Clarkson
Image Credit: James Clarkson
