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Fantastic photos from the Cerebral Palsy World Games’ Closing Ceremony
Enjoy Jo Wheeler's phenomenal photographs from the Closing and Medal Ceremonies of the Nottingham 2015 World Cerebral Palsy Games. The World Games ran for one week…
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“Disability arts… worth fighting for?” – Discussions at City Arts
https://www.youtube.com/embed/4-PqnBA4WhI As the 2015 CPISRA World Games opened in Nottingham, we held a debate on the value of disabled people’s participation in culture: Can art really make a difference to…
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Bianas, Birds and Mobility Scooters: Nottingham’s most innovative carnival troupe
We've joined forces with new Nottingham-based carnival company Can Samba to produce our biggest, most inclusive, carnival troupe to date. Mobility scooter users will join over sixty other participants from…
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Opening Ceremony of the 2015 Cerebral Palsy World Games
Photos from the stunning, City Arts produced, opening ceremony for the 2015 Cerebral Palsy World Games on Sunday 9th August 2015. The opening ceremony was directed…
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Jamie Beddard on directing the Opening & Closing Ceremonies of the 2015 Cerebral Palsy World Games
Working on the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Nottingham 2015 Cerebral Palsy World Games has been a fantastic rollercoaster, and with the closing this Saturday, the ride continues. Saturday’s…
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Nikki Charlesworth on creating the opening ceremony of the World Cerebral Palsy Games
Nikki Charlesworth is an undergraduate Theatre Design student at Nottingham Trent University. In this blog she talks about her involvement in the Nottingham 2015 CPISRA World Games. In September 2014,…
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Beautiful portraits of older people feature in ‘The Dreaming House’ exhibition at Newstead Abbey
A selection of stunning stereographic portraits of elderly visitors to Radford Care Group form part of ‘The Dreaming House’, a new fine art textile exhibition at Newstead Abbey. The photographs…
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City Arts Carnival Decorations at Nottingham Playhouse
Saturday 25th July, City Arts participated to the Mouthy Poets, Carnival- themed 'Say Sum Thin 9' event at Nottingham Playhouse by exhibiting some of our Carnival…
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First Art photographer featured in The New York Times
Congratulations to First Art photographer David Severn, whose work has been featured in the The New York Times. The article, written by David, contains a number of images produced for…
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Introducing ‘Can Samba’, in residence at City Arts for Carnival 2015
For City Arts, Nottingham Carnival is annual highlight; full of fun, colour and festivity. Each year we are delighted by the diverse group of people that help us prepare to…
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Francois Matarasso: “On the futility of comparing experiences”
It’s a genuine shock when the soprano hits her first note. The contrast between the purity of the sound and its location is disconcerting. To hear such a voice in…
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‘Aspirations and Transformations’ announced as themes for 2015 CPISRA World Games ceremonies
The themes for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Nottingham 2015 CPISRA World Games have been announced as ‘Aspirations’ and ‘Transformations’. Nottingham arts organisations City Arts and Dance4 have…
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