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Find out moreSince 1977, we have collaborated with communities and artists to create and explore art of all kinds – from music to writing, from drawing to dance. We aim to give everyone the chance to be creative, regardless of who they are or where they’re from.
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Publication
Free Download! A mindful art activity booklet to reduce isolation…
Download 'Create to Connect', our free PDF activity booklet. The specially designed booklets detail art activities that you can do at home, on your own or in a group. They…
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Exhibition
The Red Dress Project
Dates of event: Until 16 Jun 2022 Mon - Thur, Daily Opening Time: 10:00am - Daily Closing Time: 5:00pm
Venue Address: The Window Gallery, City Arts, 11-13 Hockley, Nottingham, NG1 1FH
A lifelong performance and photography project created by artist and choreographer Manuela Benini. Capturing an evolving series of photographs featuring Manuela’s choreographic movement interactions as she dances within natural, architectural…
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Talk
“Connecting Wildlife Street by Street – A Conversation” with wild.NG
Date of event: 25 May 2022 Event start time: 6:00pm - Event end time: 7:00pm
Location: Online
Hear artist collective wild.NG talk about their community-led project to aid nature’s recovery and grow a wild urban future across neighbourhoods. From their Pavement Wildflower Graffiti events and #poisonfreepavements campaign,…
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“Sustainable Sculpture – A Conversation” with Michelle Reader
Date of event: 22 Jun 2022 Event start time: 6:00pm - Event end time: 7:00pm
Location: Online
Creating art from household waste and found objects. Hear Nottinghamshire-based artist Michelle Reader talk about making unique figurative recycled sculptures from household and industrial waste and found objects, sourced from…
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Find out more: ELEVATE
Project dates: January 2022 - November 2022
Find out more: PoGo: Poetry on the Go
Project dates: October 2020 - June 2022
Find out more: RESIDENCE
Project dates: December 2021 - May 2022
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Case Study
You sometimes feel down when you’ve got Cystic Fibrosis. You feel a bit 'woe is me'. On those days, instead of wallowing, the project has inspired me be more creative.
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Key Stats 2020/21
13 Bronze Arts Awards for our young participants
28 COVID-safe doorstep puppet shows
5 Podcasts celebrating black creatives in Nottingham
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Community Conversations
Listen to our podcast exploring the lives of black and mixed-heritage black members of Nottingham’s creative community.
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Case Study
“I felt that what I had to say was valued. I started to value what I had to say for myself.”
Honey Williams is a creative powerhouse. She is a singer-songwriter, a visual artist and designer. Between April 2021 and October 2021, Honey was artist-in-residence at City Arts. In 2020, in…
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Opportunity
Residence: Bursary for artists/creatives from St Ann’s or Sneinton
City Arts is offering a bursary of £1200 for an artist/creative to take time to develop their work and share the outcomes with us. There is an additional £200 for…
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Opportunity
Residence: Bursary for artists/creatives from Black, South Asian, East Asian or mixed ethnic backgrounds
City Arts is offering a bursary of £1200 for an artist/creative from a Black, South Asian, East Asian or mixed ethnic background, to take time to develop their work and…
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Opportunity
Residence: Bursary for D/deaf, disabled or neurodivergent artists/creatives
City Arts is offering a bursary of £1200 for a disabled artist/creative to take time to develop their work and share the outcomes with us. There is an additional £200…
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Blog
Word Sounds Empower
For our current exhibition, Old Time Sayings, Panya Banjoko writes about the history and contemporary status of Jamaican vernacular. Panya Banjoko is a UK based writer, poet and PhD Researcher.…
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Case Study
“When I saw the mural, I cried a little. It’s so wonderful.”
Maisy is a young patient accessing Wolfston Cystic Fibrosis Centre at Nottingham University Hospitals. She took part in our 'Colours of Life' project, a collaboration between the centre and City…
Read more: '“When I saw the mural, I cried a little. It’s so wonderful.”'