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Case Study
“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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Publication
Artployment – a free toolkit promoting entrepreneurship to young people entering the arts
Download our free Artployment toolkit in English or Spanish. Aimed at youth workers, this publication provides a series of tried-and-tested activities that can be run with young people hoping to…
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Case Study
“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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News
Where to see City Arts’ giant puppets this June…
This June we are bringing our giant bird puppets to events around Nottingham. The bird puppets were created with community groups, including Nottingham care home residents. Find out where you…
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Case Study
“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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Video
Watch ‘Inner Minds’ – An Online Workshop About Exploring Your Mental Health Through Drawing
Create a self-portrait with a twist in this fun and engaging online workshop with artist Edwina Kung, originally broadcast live on 15 March 2023. Edwina is currently exhibiting at the…
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Case Study
“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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Case Study
“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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Case Study
“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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Case Study
“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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Video
Mending Broken Hearts – A Poem by Gail Webb
Poet Gail Webb was a participant in the 'heart' project, a collaboration between City Arts and the Biodiscovery Institute at the University of Nottingham. She wrote this poem in response…
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Video
Creating Opportunities, Supporting Wellbeing & Inspiring Neighbourhoods
Watch a recording of our Annual General Meeting. Originally broadcast live on 1 December 2022, it is subtitled and BSL Interpreted. In the wake of a global pandemic, and under…
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