Since 1977, we’ve been breaking down barriers to reconnect people with art, culture and creativity. We stand up for people who are underrepresented in the arts. We see talent where it has been overlooked and undervalued. Anywhere can be your studio, your gallery, your stage. At City Arts, we believe you are an artist.
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Opportunity
City Arts is looking for an East Midlands based artist/s to bring an interactive show, experience or workshop to our Hoopla! festivals for 0-4 year olds and their caregivers. Hoopla!…
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Find out about the artists and groups that we host in our building, and how to get involved with their activities.
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Publication
Find out all about City Arts’ work by reading our Annual Report for 2023/24. Our work ranges from inspiring young minds at our Hoopla! festivals to platforming disabled artists. The…
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News
City Arts has been awarded £20,000 by the Garfield Weston Foundation. It will go towards the charity’s core operating costs. The Garfield Weston Foundation provides funding for a wide range…
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This short film captures places, spaces and voices that make up Carlton, Nottinghamshire. Contributors range from Jigsaw Homes residents to local business owners. Carefully collaged together by filmmaker Owen Davies,…
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Dates of event: Until 5 Jun 2025 Mon - Thu, Daily Opening Time: 10:00am - Daily Closing Time: 5:00pm
Venue Address: The Window Gallery, City Arts, 11-13 Hockley, Nottingham, NG1 1FH
Two exhibits using art to explore environmental data about Nottingham. The Air We Breathe is an artistic investigation into Nottingham’s air quality data. The University of Nottingham’s City as Lab,…
Find out more: about '‘The Air We Breathe’ & ‘The Weather Station’'Workshop
Date of event: 19 May 2025 Event start time: 6:00pm - Event end time: 8:00pm
Venue Address: City Arts, 11-13 Hockley, Nottingham, NG1 1FH
Join Evie Osbon for a workshop exploring LGBTQIA+ experiences and imagining a LGBTQIA+ friendly Nottingham. The session will be filled with socialising, connection and compassion. Evie will share creative prompts…
Book Now: 'Queer Storytelling Conversation Cafe' View event: 'Queer Storytelling Conversation Cafe'City Arts Hosts • Poetry
Date of event: 16 Jun 2025 Event start time: 6:00pm - Event end time: 8:00pm
Online + Venue Address: City Arts, 11-13 Hockley, Nottingham, NG1 1FH
City Arts are pleased to host DIY Poets, Nottingham's oldest running poetry group, who bring their eclectic style to an online/offline hybrid event from our building in Hockley, Nottingham. Join…
Book Now: '‘Drop The Mic’ w/ DIY Poets' View event: '‘Drop The Mic’ w/ DIY Poets'
Project dates: Since October 2014
Project dates: Since November 2011
Project dates: Since July 2022
Case Study
This was my first entrance into the art world… It helped me to feel like an artist, to feel inspired and motivated.
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Key Stats April 2023 - March 2024
1 in 3 Artists employed were deaf or disabled
2112 Workshop attendances
167 Creative workshops
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Opportunity
City Arts is looking for an East Midlands based artist/s to bring an interactive show, experience or workshop to our Hoopla! festivals for 0-4 year olds and their caregivers. Hoopla!…
Read more: 'Call for artists making work suitable for 0-4 year olds'Case Study
Gemma Poyzer is a freelance commercial photographer from Nottingham. She studied photography at Nottingham College and has been working as a photographer since. In 2024, Gemma was awarded one of…
Read more: '“This was my first entrance into the art world… It helped me to feel like an artist, to feel inspired and motivated.”'Blog
Ellie Jupp has written a review of ‘The Air We Breathe’ & ‘The Weather Station’, the current exhibition in The Window Gallery at City Arts. Ellie is a second year…
Read more: 'From Data to Display: How Art Is Changing The Conversation On Air Quality'Publication
Find out all about City Arts’ work by reading our Annual Report for 2023/24. Our work ranges from inspiring young minds at our Hoopla! festivals to platforming disabled artists. The…
Read more: 'Read our 2023/24 Annual Report'Case Study
Nikki Charlesworth is a Nottingham based Theatre Designer, Puppet Designer and Animator. She studied at Nottingham Trent University. She works at the forefront of disability-led theatre making, contributing to new,…
Read more: '“The consultancy and advice were invaluable. If I was working on my own, I wouldn’t have had access to that kind of advice.”'News
City Arts has been awarded £20,000 by the Garfield Weston Foundation. It will go towards the charity’s core operating costs. The Garfield Weston Foundation provides funding for a wide range…
Read more: 'City Arts awarded £20,000 by the Garfield Weston Foundation'
