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Word Up: Young Creatives Do Poetry at Bluecoat Academy
Mon 08 Nov 2021Young Creatives Nottingham has teamed up with local poet (and former LeftLion Editor) Bridie Squires to deliver a series of poetry workshops with young people at Bluecoat Beechdale Academy...
Young Creative Awards Winners to Have Work Showcased in Nottingham
Thu 07 Oct 2021The work of three young photographers will be displayed by businesses across the city...
Nottingham Poetry Festival's Creative Director Anne Holloway on Her Career Highlights and What You Can Expect from This Year's Festival
Fri 25 Jun 2021As Creative Director for Nottingham Poetry Festival, founding editor of Big White Shed and a former member of Mouthy Poets, Anne Holloway has just about seen and done it all on the Notts poetry scene. She talked to Bridie Squires about her work, career and what to expect from the upcoming festival...
Nottingham Young Creative Awards Winners Announced for 2021
Fri 18 Jun 2021After another big year for entries, the winners of this year's Young Creative Awards have been announced today...
Notts Creatives: The Art Collective Made Up of Former Young Creative Award Winners on Their Social Action Project
Wed 26 May 2021Art writer Kelly Palfrey catches up with Notts Creatives, the art collective made up of former finalists of the Young Creative Awards, to find out more about their Social Action Project, which aims to keep the city’s young people engaged in the arts...
“More Like A Museum than a barbers” - Getting a Chop at Hopkinson’s The Dandy Gent
Mon 24 May 2021The Dandy Gent are new kids on the local barbering block, based on the first floor of Nottingham’s well-loved vintage bazaar and arts centre Hopkinson. Adam Pickering went in for a chop from these curious coiffure curators, and found a lot more than just a barbers...
Nottingham Contemporary's Loudspeaker: An Artist-Led Creative Project Encouraging Women to Express Themselves
Mon 17 May 2021Art Co-Editor Laura-Jade Vaughan explores the impact of Loudspeaker, Nottingham Contemporary’s artist-led creative project for women looking to explore contemporary art, express themselves and develop their self-confidence in a safe and fun environment...
Creative Job Opportunities at LeftLion for Young People Aged 16-24
Mon 17 May 2021We are delighted to announce that we are offering a number of paid roles to work at LeftLion as part of the Department of Work & Pensions Kickstart Scheme.
Young Creative Awards 2021: Writer Andrew Tucker on Creativity and Why You Should Enter This Years' Competition
Fri 09 Apr 2021Writer and 2019 winner Andrew Tucker talks to previous winners of Nottingham’s Young Creative Awards about their creative process and how your life can change by entering this year’s competition…
Nottingham Young Creative Awards Winner Kate Sharp Designs Car for Carshop
Fri 09 Apr 2021The UK’s leading used car retailer, CarShop – which recently opened a new flagship store on Enterprise Way, has pledged its support of Nottingham's young, creative talent by announcing its headline sponsorship of this year's Young Creative Awards.
Broadmarsh Big Conversation Results See Loud Calls For Nature and Heritage
Thu 08 Apr 2021Since covid struck and knocked Intu’s shopping centre plans for six, the future of Broadmarsh has become a hot topic in Nottingham. Today marked a step forward in the citywide discussion, as the key findings of Nottingham City Council’s Big Conversation were released...
Nottingham Is Getting its Own Tiny Forest Thanks to Green Hustle
Wed 24 Mar 2021The city's first tiny forest will be planted on Woodthorpe Grange Park...
Sugar Stealers are Hosting a Month of Free Online Women’s Creative and Wellbeing Workshops
Tue 16 Mar 2021The collective – made up DJ Tricia Gardiner, Nottinghamshire actor Esther Coles and film producer Anna Griffin – are offering workshops to aid the wellbeing of women everywhere after a particularly difficult month…
Creative Incubators: Nottingham's Music Studio Scene
Fri 05 Mar 2021A rite of passage for musicians with a hunger to progress their ideas. A collaborative creative melting pot. A place to make memories with your mates and, for some, a lifeline. From Rockfield to the Brownswood Basement and the recent rise of Digital Holdings, the UK hosts a number of iconic music studios that have moved on from simply being a place to lay down some tracks. Adding to this is a steadily growing number of studios in Nottingham. Eileen Pegg takes a look at the role these spaces play for the creative community, speaking with established hubs in the city and those launched over the past ten turbulent months...
Nottingham Creatives Launch New Platform To Tackle Everyday Racism
Fri 05 Mar 2021Be The Change, launched by Yasmin Bryan and Jade Vowles of The Media Group UK, is already being used in schools in help educate in the fight against racism...
Entries for the Young Creative Awards 2021 Are Now Open
Fri 19 Feb 2021Are you a creative aged between 11-24 that lives, works or studies in Notts? You might just be in with a shot of bagging yourself a Young Creative Award...
Confetti Is Creating Industry Opportunities So Students Can Do It For Real
Tue 19 Jan 2021Confetti is all about hands-on learning provided by industry experts...
Green Party and Lib Dems Launch Broadmarsh Proposal
Thu 17 Dec 2020The Green Party and the Liberal Democrats in Nottingham have joined forces with an environmentally-frienly plan to replace the old Broadmarsh shopping centre.