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Hoopla! Mini-festivals for ages 0-4 coming to your area
City Arts are bringing a mini-festival for 0-4 year olds and their families to four Nottingham areas. Hoopla! is a fun, free, outdoor festival. Join us in Bulwell, St Ann's,…
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Re-Imagine
Dates of event: Until 31 Aug 2022
Location: Online
Re-Imagine is the first in a series of four online exhibitions. Each explores young people's experience of mental health issues. The series showcases artwork by a mix of UK-based and…
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100 Eggs for Ukraine
Dates of event: Until 22 Sep 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
An exhibition of ornately decorated eggs that are rich in history and symbolism – Pysanky. The Pysanky custom is ancient. One legend from the Carpathian Mountains tells that the concept…
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DIY Poets – August Showcase
Date of event: 11 Aug 2022 Event start time: 7:15pm - Event end time: 9:45pm
Venue Address: City Arts, 11-13 Hockley, Nottingham, NG1 1FH
City Arts are pleased to host DIY Poets' August Showcase. Nottingham’s premier poetry group DIY Poets are presenting their latest showcase as a hybrid online/in-person event, live from City Arts.…
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Hoopla! Aspley – A mini festival for ages 0-4
Date of event: 19 Aug 2022 Event start time: 10:30am - Event end time: 3:00pm
Venue Address: Melbourne Park, Melbourne Road, Nottingham, NG8 5HJ
A fun, free, outdoor festival for 0-4 year olds and their families. Join us for a day of puppetry, music, play and exploration. Watch a puppet show performed on a…
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Decorate your own Pysanky egg
Date of event: 20 Aug 2022 Event start time: 1:30pm - Event end time: 3:30pm
Venue Address: City Arts, 11-13 Hockley, Nottingham, NG1 1FH
Pysanky is an ancient Ukrainian egg decorating art. Learn how to create wonderful decorated eggs using a combination of wax and dye. Join this workshop with artist Tory Hayward and…
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What we learned from City Arts’ ELEVATE course…
Young creatives who attended our ELEVATE course have shared what they took away from it. ELEVATE, a collaboration with Broadway’s Near Now, introduced a small group of 18-30 year old…
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Hoopla! Mini-festivals for ages 0-4 coming to your area
City Arts are bringing a mini-festival for 0-4 year olds and their families to four Nottingham areas. Hoopla! is a fun, free, outdoor festival. Join us in Bulwell, St Ann's,…
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Residence: Introducing bursary award recipient Izzy Hollis
Artist Izzy Hollis has been awarded the 'Wildcard' bursary as part of City Arts’ RESIDENCE project. Chosen by people representing each of our community curation panels, this bursary supports a…
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Residence: Introducing bursary award recipient bitter/blue
Artist bitter/blue has been awarded the Future/Fresh bursary as part of City Arts’ RESIDENCE project. This bursary was for artists from Black, South Asian, East Asian or mixed ethnic backgrounds.…
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Residence: Design and share your Pysanky egg
This year, people around the world are decorating Pysanky eggs in solidarity with Ukraine. Mythology tells that every Pysanky decorated helps to keep evil out of the world. Show your…
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Residence: Introducing bursary award recipient Zoe Milner
Artist Zoe Milner has been awarded the D/deaf, disabled or neurodivergent artists bursary as part of City Arts’ RESIDENCE project. Zoe was for selected the bursary by a panel of…
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