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The Generator: Stories & Memories
The Generator: Stories & Memories An oral history project supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Stories & Memories project captures the voices, recollections and experiences of those who studied, worked and created in the historic Packe Street building over the decades. Through these personal stories, we are preserving the building’s rich creative legacy while sharing it with new generations as The Generator begins its next chapter as a vibrant community arts venue. With thanks to Institute Loughborough for their continued generous support and for providing the filming location. Click on any picture below to read or watch the full interview
020 Jemma Bagley
A Bucket Catching the Drips: Jemma Bagley on Art Space's Earliest Exhibitions in the Generator Gallery
Jemma Bagley studied textile design at Loughborough Art College from 1987, and by around 1997 was helping run exhibitions and workshops for Art Space, a group still going today, in what was then a semi-derelict generator gallery. In this interview, she talks about hanging work from the building's own gantry hook, an accidental audience wandering in off the street, and how the space taught her almost everything she knows about running a socially engaged arts practice.
Interview date: 06.12.2025