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Art Works: Adrian Tasker
Tue 25 Nov 2014"The cardinal sin for any designer is to not research your subject"
Being Arthur
Fri 21 Nov 2014The first ever live 24 hour Twitter presentation of Saturday Night and Sunday Morning happens this weekend as part of the Being Human humanities festival
Interview: INJ Culbard
Thu 13 Nov 2014INJ Culbard has drawn Sherlock Holmes, the unknowable and unnameable horrors of HP Lovecraft, clockwork universes, medieval mercenaries battling horrors, animals fighting aliens, Japanese Oni demons on the rampage and a crime fighting Edwardian vampire. Intrigued, we sat down with him for a cuppa and a chat...
Art Works: Barney Melton
Wed 29 Oct 2014We're talked through the art of a one-of-a-kind portrait that puts the selfie fad to shame
Lyric Lounge: Storytelling Workshop
Tue 21 Oct 2014An evening of talented rattle from the travelling spoken word festival with a close look at Sophie Snell's tale-telling workshop
Writing Workshops at the Festival of Words
Mon 20 Oct 2014Lara Elena Donnelly and Judith Allnatt examine the power of words
Art Works: Josie McGilvray
Thu 09 Oct 2014We're talked through the processes of making steampunk-style jewellery with a delicate edge
Art Works: Stuart Akroyd
Wed 17 Sept 2014The glass blowing wizard lets us in his studio to find out what it takes to create his work...
Art Works: Hedboy
Fri 12 Sept 2014Pro-doodler Jonathon Upton (aka Hedboy) lets us in on his illustrative secrets...
Interview: Comic Artist D'Israeli
Tue 12 Aug 2014Comic book artist Matt Brooker, aka D’Israeli, is equally at home drawing a Victorian London gothic horror as he is a science fiction action thriller starring a tramp and a businessman with a shark’s head. He sat down with us for a chat about his new book Ordinary...
Art Works: Susi Henson
Wed 30 Jul 2014We speak to the lady who's made corsets for the likes of Dita Von Teese about her favourite piece
Art Works: Helen Taylor
Tue 08 Jul 2014Have you seen that bed filled with wildflowers knocking about in Notts? The lady behind it gave us an insight into the project
The Sneinton Art Scene
Tue 17 Jun 2014Nottingham will never be mistaken for Paris but it is slowly being reorganised into French-style ‘quarters.’ In April the city council approved plans for Royal, Canal and Castle quarters to go with the business-orientated Creative Quarter that is based in and around Hockley. While LeftLion understand that there are as yet no plans to actually reorganise residential areas of Nottingham into arrondissements, readers may be wondering if there are also plans afoot to create the equivalent of Paris’ bohemian Left Bank.
Six Brazilian Artists to Watch Out For
Fri 13 Jun 2014Forget the cheesy tunes you're offered up over the course of the World Cup, we've picked out six amazing artists in Brazil
Art Works: Ian Jones
Wed 28 May 2014"I have brushes made from Aztec symbols, from fish bones, from floorboards. It’s such a powerful tool - I like the freedom of it"
New Art Club: Hercules
Mon 19 May 2014Award-winning comedy and dance duo New Art Club performed their new production, Hercules – a dance cabaret
Marian Clayden: A Dyer's Journey Through Art and Fashion
Sun 11 May 2014The lady who taught in St Ann's and studied at Nottingham School of Art before inventing 'boho chic' fashion for A-listers
Art Works: Sid Sottung
Mon 05 May 2014"The look has a strong foundation and a loose, soft internal layering technique that represents the movement and fluidity of the exaggerated lengths"
Interview: Youthoracle
Wed 02 Apr 2014"As soon as you bring something quite personal up about someone, or expose them for something, you’ve won really"
Don't Flop Raise the Bar in Nottingham
Fri 21 Mar 2014Don’t Flop have gone from strength to strength in the last five years to emerge as the UK’s biggest battle rap league. A forthcoming year of madness is on the cards for them and they’re dragging Nottingham into it with their newest event, Raise the Bar. Be there or be square...
Art Works: Jamie Gibson
Mon 10 Mar 2014"I find that interesting people, from whichever field of work they are in, make better subjects"
Art Works: Ethan-Carrick Maguire
Tue 11 Feb 2014"As a twelve-year old from St Ann’s, living in the hood equips me with a passion to do well in life"
Art Works: Martha Glazzard
Tue 28 Jan 2014"I’m intrigued by how customs come about and whether they are still observed today"
History of Nottingham's Savoy Cinema
Mon 13 Jan 2014On 7 November 1935, the Savoy Cinema opened its doors to screen its first film, Flirtation Walk, a musical romance starring Dick Powell. It was likely that only the Lenton locals took any notice of this event because, at that time, there were 52 other cinemas in and around Nottingham. So if it wasn’t that extraordinary then, what is its place in Nottingham today? And how in Cockleman’s name has it survived so long when the others have not?
Art Works: Angelo Murphy
Fri 13 Dec 2013"The thoughts and inspiration behind the work for my show draws heavily on folklore and mythological themes; a rich quarry for any artist"