Following 12 years based in Hockley, City Arts is moving its office into BACKLIT.
BACKLIT is a cultural hub dedicated to heritage, placemaking, and contemporary artistic practice. Their community unites creative practitioners across disciplines through on-site studios, a public gallery programme, and a developing archive. Based in Alfred House, Nottingham, BACKLIT was founded in 2008. It is housed in a historic Victorian building established in 1872.
The organisations new address is City Arts (Nottingham) Ltd, BACKLIT, Alfred House, Ashley Street, Nottingham, NG3 1JG.
We will no longer have a dedicated landline phone number, but you can still get in contact using the details on our ‘Contact Us’ page. Please bear with us while we update all our online profiles and promotional information. We have also taken on storage space at Nottingham Playhouse’s new facility in Colwick, continuing our close and mutually supportive relationships with other Nottingham cultural organisations.
Suzannah Bedford, City Arts’ CEO and Creative Director, said:
We’re excited to be joining the fantastic community at BACKLIT. It is an exciting next step for City Arts – being part of another creative, artist-led space in St Ann’s where collaboration and community really matter. We’re looking forward to new partnerships, fresh ideas and continuing our work with artists and communities across Nottingham from our new home.
Suzanne Golden, Co-Director of Backlit, said:
BACKLIT is thrilled to welcome City Arts to our on-site community. We have long admired City Arts’ work, and we’re excited to work more closely with them in the future.
City Arts core team will be smaller, and we would like to take a moment to thank Alma Solarte-Tobón and Alison Denholm for their work, and wish them all success as they move into the next phase of their careers. We are pleased to be able to continue working with them on a freelance basis. The organisation will grow according to each project’s requirements.
We are delighted that City Arts’ Get Creative group, which supports learning disabled and autistic artists, is currently being hosted by Broadway Cinema. Hoopla, City Arts’ mini festivals for 0-4 year old in St Anns, Bulwell, Aspley and Hyson Green, will take place this summer.
More exciting news about City Arts’ programme will be shared in the future.