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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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Case Study
“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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News
City Arts Nottingham receives £315,933 National Portfolio Funding from Arts Council England over next 3 years
City Arts has been awarded Arts Council England National Portfolio Funding for the next 3 years. The funding totals £315,933 over the 3 year period ending March 2026. City Arts…
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Case Study
“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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Blog
What we learned from City Arts’ ELEVATE course…
Young creatives who attended our ELEVATE course have shared what they took away from it. ELEVATE, a collaboration with Broadway’s Near Now, introduced a small group of 18-30 year old…
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News
Hoopla! Mini-festivals for ages 0-4 coming to your area
City Arts are bringing a mini-festival for 0-4 year olds and their families to four Nottingham areas. Hoopla! is a fun, free, outdoor festival. Join us in Bulwell, St Ann's,…
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Residence: Introducing bursary award recipient Izzy Hollis
Artist Izzy Hollis has been awarded the 'Wildcard' bursary as part of City Arts’ RESIDENCE project. Chosen by people representing each of our community curation panels, this bursary supports a…
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Residence: Introducing bursary award recipient bitter/blue
Artist bitter/blue has been awarded the Future/Fresh bursary as part of City Arts’ RESIDENCE project. This bursary was for artists from Black, South Asian, East Asian or mixed ethnic backgrounds.…
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Case Study
“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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Opportunity
Residence: Design and share your Pysanky egg
This year, people around the world are decorating Pysanky eggs in solidarity with Ukraine. Mythology tells that every Pysanky decorated helps to keep evil out of the world. Show your…
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News
Residence: Introducing bursary award recipient Zoe Milner
Artist Zoe Milner has been awarded the D/deaf, disabled or neurodivergent artists bursary as part of City Arts’ RESIDENCE project. Zoe was for selected the bursary by a panel of…
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Case Study
“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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