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Exhibit at the Institute of Mental Health
Working with the Institute of Mental Health, City Arts puts on exhibitions looking at people’s experience of mental health issues. Each year we run an open exhibition asking artists to…
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Get Creative
Weekly therapeutic art workshops aimed at people who have learning disabilities, mental health issues or are receiving other types of health care in the community. At Get Creative people can…
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Express Yourself
For over 10 years, our Express Yourself project has been helping young people to learn new creative skills and feel good about themselves. The courses run over ten weeks. They…
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Exhibition
VIEW POINTS
Dates of event: Until 30 Sep 2021 Every day, Daily Opening Time: 6:00am - Daily Closing Time: 10:00pm
Venue Address: Arnold Market, Market Place, Arnold, Nottingham, NG5 6ND
Photographs exploring nature, captured by young people from Gedling. Over the past few months, during lockdown, 14-19 year olds taking part in our Express Yourself project have experimented with different…
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Exhibition
VIEW POINTS
Dates of event: Until 30 Sep 2021 Every day, Daily Opening Time: 6:00am - Daily Closing Time: 10:00pm
Venue Address: Arnot Hill Park, Arnold, Nottingham, NG5 6LU
Photographs exploring nature, captured by young people from Gedling. Over the past few months, during lockdown, 14-19 year olds taking part in our Express Yourself project have experimented with different…
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Watch ‘Motions of the Park’ – a short film by young people from Gedling
Enjoy this short film created by 14-19 year olds from Gedling, Nottinghamshire. The film captures scenes of movement and motion found in Arnot Hill Park, a beautiful, Green Flag Award…
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Mural project injects colour into Nottingham’s Cystic Fibrosis Centre
City Arts have teamed up with the Wolfson Cystic Fibrosis Centre to create two new murals in the hospital. Mural artists Megan Russell (aka Peachzz) and Alastair Flindall (aka Kunstity) have worked…
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Artist Q&A with Susan Spangenberg
A Q&A with New York based outsider artist Susan Spangenberg. Presented in partnership with the Institute of Mental Health. Susan spoke about her life as an artist and the work…
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Blog
15 years of Arts Awards at City Arts
In this blog, Creative Producer Alma Solarte-Tobón reflects on City Arts’ Arts Awards journey. The qualification, awarded by Trinity College London, inspires young people to grow their arts and leadership…
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Watch ‘UnReal’ – a fantasy animation created by our young participants
After receiving a strange phone call, Athena, Joe and their dog Spot, arrive in technicolor alternate universe. The trio try to find out what happened to their friend… https://youtu.be/esB2OLpAIOQ This…
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Artists and mental health professionals speak about mental health, creativity and self care
In this video support worker Saffron, artist Meridith and photographer & CAMHS volunteer Neve talk about their experiences of getting help with their mental health. We hear how art can…
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Artist Honey Williams on mental health, facing misogynoir and her artistic inspirations
Young people involved in our Express Yourself project posed questions to brilliant Nottingham-based artist Honey Williams. Honey describes herself as a Sonic and Visual Artist & Designer. She is an…
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Ideas for Creative Self-Care from Young Artists
Art can help your mental health. Making art boosts our confidence. It helps us feel more engaged and resilient. Being creative has been shown to relieve anxiety, depression and stress.…
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Persimmon Homes award City Arts £1,000 for young people’s mental health courses
City Arts has secured a £1,000 donation from housebuilder Persimmon Homes, for our mental health wellbeing course. We will use the funds to deliver a series of ‘Express Yourself’…
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Mask Making with children and young people
A mask is a tool that can be used to temporarily alter a person’s appearance or personality. This activity will help young people create a mask and use their imaginations…
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Parades, play and emotions at Light Night 2020
We had a wonderful time at Nottingham Light Night 2020. For the first time the event took place over two days, Friday 7th & Saturday 8th February. City Arts produced…
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City Arts’ young participants help showcase 100 years of parks history in new mural
An old railway tunnel has been brought back to life telling the story and history of Arnold. The tunnel, which is located behind Arnot Hill Park, Arnold, on what was…
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