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“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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“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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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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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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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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