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A Breath of Sound was part of a community engagement programme City Arts developed for World Event Young Artists. WEYA was Nottingham’s flagship Cultural Olympiad Festival, bringing over 1,000 artists…

As part of the World Event Young Artists festival, established textile maker Ali Pretty (Artistic Director of Kinetika) in collaboration with local spoken word artist and writer Panya Banjoko were…

More than one anchor was one of four programmes devised by City Arts for World Event Young Artists 2012. This work was developed by acclaimed international artists Choman Hardi, Gaylan Nazhad…

Resonation was developed during 2012-2013 with a grant from Youth Music and is a programme focused on engaging young people from ex-mining communities in north Nottinghamshire in partnership with the…

The TaMHS project was part of a national Department of Health initiative developed out of the desire to encourage innovation and whole school approaches supporting the emotional health and well-being…

Clay Transformations was an innovative research project based at the University of Nottingham which investigated the therapeutic effects of using clay in work with teenagers dealing with feelings of anger,…

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A report into the findings of a research study on Arts on Prescription, City Arts' community based arts project designed to promote mental health.

City Arts has been central to the development of this festival led by ArtReach, Independent Creative Producers. First bursting onto Nottingham’s streets in 2010, Night of Festivals has a huge…

Curated by Alma Cunliffe, As We Move From Shadows (2010) was an installation piece inspired by the Arts on prescription programme. City Arts commissioned artist Clair Rushton to create an…

The acclaimed international performance showcase Solo Art, Solo Heart, devised and organised by City Arts came to Nottingham in 2009 and again in 2011 with a stunning line-up of international…

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This report details the evaluation conducted by researchers of the University of Nottingham, working with the Elders Dance Project, and supported by City Arts. The report seeks to capture the…

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Since 2009, City Arts has co-ordinated exhibitions at the Institute of Mental Health in Nottingham in partnership with University of Nottingham. These were; Identity, Visions, Voices, Interiors and Diversity. This…