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“When you’ve got other people around you, you feel more motivated and inspired.”
Get Creative is City Arts’ longest running project. It started in 2011 and provides a weekly, therapeutic, pop-up studio space for - at the time of writing - six learning…
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“It was three full days of great, open conversations and support.”
Elodie Horsewell is an 18 year old artist. She was invited to take part in our Artployment project by the team at People Express, an arts organisation based in South…
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“I’ve learnt new skills and that’s given me confidence.”
Volunteers are very important to small charities like City Arts. Recently, we’ve been working with Anna McLaughlin, a University of Leeds graduate with Masters degree in Arts Management and Heritage…
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“I’ve produced work that is about me; that communicates my personal mental health journey.”
Edwina is a 28 years old illustrator and visual artist from Hong Kong. In 2020 she completed an MFA degree in Fine Art at Nottingham Trent University. The artist first shared…
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“There’s a really supportive environment, coming from both the other members of Young Producers and City Arts’ staff”
Amelia Daiz is a 27 year old artist based in Nottingham. Amelia joined City Arts’ Young Producer group in 2015. Whilst studying for her a Fine Art degree at Nottingham…
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“I hadn’t fully anticipated the level of support I would get from City Arts. There was incredible wraparound assistance.”
Tory Hayward is a self-taught artist based in St Anns, Nottingham. As part of our Residence project, she applied for a bursary aimed at artists from the communities of St…
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“You’ve given me the time and space to develop as an artist”
Izzy Hollis first got involved with City Arts in 2016, as part of a team making a giant tiger puppet for Nottingham’s Light Night festival. We offered her the space…
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“Places like City Arts, and opportunities they offer, can help you out of a trough.”
Simon Withers has worked in the arts for over 30 years, presenting over 120 exhibitions. He dramatically and destructively gave up on his art career in 2015. Art, and presenting…
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“These groups are brilliant because you go and you are totally immersed”
Blue to Green is a social prescribing project providing free arts activities for adults with mental health issues. It is funded by GreenSpace, the Green Social Prescribing Programme for Nottingham…
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“I went in thinking that becoming a self-employed creative was something I could never achieve…”
Elevate is a free course to help young creatives aged 18-30 jumpstart their careers. The course teaches participants a range of essential skills for starting a creative career, including how…
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“We went wild, did everything we could, and treated it like a high-end West End production.”
Founded in 1997, The Dance Studios in Hockley, Nottingham teaches children’s and adult dance classes including tap, ballet, modern, jazz and limbering. We invited children and young people from The…
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“Seeing everything come together was a wonderful moment.”
The Jingah Project is a fantastic theatrical collaboration based around the theme of environmental responsibility. Led by Chloé Charody Creations, the project brought together world-class artists and performers to create exciting…
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