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Under Cover Artist: The Nottingham Horror Collective's Ruth Skrytek

Sat 30 Apr 2022

Head Illustrator and Co-Founder of The Nottingham Horror Collective, alongside one half of the witchy music duo Modern Coven, Ruth Skrytek has a knack when it comes to the creatively spooky. After first featuring their illustrations in our October magazine, we knew that there was no one better to design a cover for our magic issue…

Exhibition Review: 'The Magical Four' at Fletcher Gate Art Gallery

Fri 29 Apr 2022

'The Magical Four', a group show currently on display at Fletcher Gate Art Gallery, offers a look at the works of four painters, each with their own unique style.

Exhibition Review: Editing DH Lawrence at Weston Gallery, Lakeside Arts

Fri 22 Apr 2022

A new exhibition at Lakeside’s Weston Gallery explores DH Lawrence’s struggles with censorship, and the changes Nottingham has seen since it produced one of its most famous authors. Hannah Beresford takes a closer look into Lawrence’s salacious personal life.

Young Artist Ryan Boultbee Talks Architecture and Ecology

Wed 13 Apr 2022

From Worsdworth to Shelley, the Romantic poets dreamed of studying among nature. Now Ryan Boultbee has designed a building to do just that - a utopian school built on the waterside. We catch up with the artist and architect about his entry for the Young Creative Awards, his inspirations, and his project No Jobs in the Arts...

Nottingham’s Anjli Mohindra Talks Vigil, the Television Workshop and What’s Next for Her Career

Wed 30 Mar 2022

Fresh from starring in Vigil, one of the BBC’s most popular series ever, and Munich: The Edge of War, one of Netflix’s most popular films of the last year, West Bridgford’s Anjli Mohindra chats to us about her love for Notts, her time at the Television Workshop and what’s next for her career…

Artist Caroline Walker on A Female Gaze, the new Nottingham Castle Exhibition Showcasing Her Work Alongside Dame Laura Knight's

Wed 16 Mar 2022

With A Female Gaze, Nottingham Castle are celebrating the work of two generational talents from the art world. The first is Dame Laura Knight, who, as the first woman elected to the Royal Academy in 1936, was a critically acclaimed and much loved painter who created some of her most iconic work here in Nottingham. The second is Caroline Walker, a renowned British contemporary artist whose rich, atmospheric oil paintings reveal the diverse social, cultural and economic experiences of women living in contemporary society. Despite being born almost a century apart, A Female Gaze celebrates the work of both women, while exploring the developments of women artists over the past hundred years. We caught up with Walker ahead of the exhibition's opening to find out more...

Nadia on... the Arts

Sun 13 Mar 2022

In her monthly LeftLion column, Nadia Whittome, MP for Nottingham East, discusses issues affecting both Nottingham and Westminster. This month, she talks about the importance of the arts...

Under Cover Artist: Emmy Lupin

Mon 07 Mar 2022

Emmy Lupin has illustrated for the likes of Adidas and SEGA, as well as clocking up her fair share of LeftLion doodles over the years with her bright, bold and stylish aesthetic. So when it came to deciding who should illustrate the cover of our fashion issue, the choice was unanimous...

Squire PAC Announce Their Performing Arts Lineup

Wed 23 Feb 2022

Featuring comedian Scott Bennett and poet John Hegley, The Squire Performing Arts Centre boast an impressive lineup...

Under Cover Artist: Fiona Carr

Tue 22 Feb 2022

LeftLion’s Design Assistant gives us the rundown on her first ever cover, a celebration of all things scientific…

The Bakehouse Owner Craig Poynter Lifts the Lid on Hockley’s New Artisan Bakery

Mon 07 Feb 2022

After gaining a loyal following for its award-winning food in Sherwood, The Bakehouse has now opened a second cafe in the heart of Hockley. We chat to owner Craig Poynter about what people can expect from the city’s brand new artisan bakery…

Under Cover Artist: Moan Zine

Sun 23 Jan 2022

We get Moan Zine, a Nottingham-based erotic magazine, to bring their gorgeous art style to the cover of LeftLion. They tell us all about their process and the importance of their publication…

Hetain Patel’s Exhibition Trinity Comes to the New Art Exchange This January

Tue 11 Jan 2022

Showcasing the largest solo exhibition by Hetain Patel, Trinity is coming to the New Art Exchange this January...

(Un)rest: Young Producers at City Arts Review

Thu 23 Dec 2021

The annual takeover of the City Arts window facing out onto Hockley is here. As part of the Young Producers arts collective, The Window Gallery is transformed into a site of protest and rebellion, as placards and works of abstraction fill the space. What happens when we speak up? And what does it look like when art and protest meet?

Under Cover Artist: Rich Perotta

Mon 20 Dec 2021

Former Marvel and DC comics illustrator Rich Perotta talks us through the process of creating his festive LeftLion cover, a homage to Nottingham, the place the native New Yorker now calls home...

Notts Street Photographer Rich Bell Chats First Photobook Life Works & Dreams

Thu 25 Nov 2021

Rich Bell’s candid photographs of Nottingham’s streets have graced our regular Notts Shots galleries over the past couple of years and, after checking out his first photobook Life Works & Dreams, we found out how he entered the world of street photography.

Laced at New Art Exchange

Tue 23 Nov 2021

New Art Exchange are currently presenting their autumn show, Laced: In Search of What Connects Us, a network of artists linked to curator Loren Hansi Gordon through shared connections to Africa and its diasporas...

Under Cover Artist: Leosaysays

Tue 23 Nov 2021

LeftLion regular Leosaysays fills us in on the inspiration behind his devilish third mag cover...

Exhibition Review: Cut & Mix at New Art Exchange

Mon 22 Nov 2021

An inspired perspective of Black masculinity packaged into a succinct and glorious exhibition, Cut & Mix at New Art Exchange is a spectacle. Works from Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Keith Piper, and Marlene Smith, among others, offer a nuanced look at exactly what Black masculinity is, cleverly tearing apart notions of race, gender, and class in a whirlwind of contemporary art...

"Don't waste!": Joshua Sofaer on Regulated Exhibition at Backlit Gallery

Fri 19 Nov 2021

Cambridge-born artist Joshua Sofaer loves a bit of rubbish. So much so that in his latest exhibition Regulated Exhibition, currently on view at Backlit Gallery, Sofaer has transformed the gallery into a factory of sorts: a recycling sorting facility, science museum, and contemporary art gallery all rolled into one. In conversation with Leftlion arts correspondent Marta Tavares, Sofaer speaks about his passion for waste, the climate emergency, and his unending curiosity for the world we live in...

Under Cover Artist: Curtis Powell

Thu 04 Nov 2021

He’s been at LeftLion for bloody ages, but our Jason Williamson cover is Curtis Powell’s first. We chat to our Head of Photography and Video about how he approached it...

"I Wanted to Celebrate the Resilience of the Human Being" - Artist Susie MacMurray on Witness at the National Justice Museum

Thu 07 Oct 2021

Created by artist Susie MacMurray and curated by Andrea Hadley-Johnson, Witness is a striking installation art piece made to be displayed at the National Justice Museum. We head over to have a gander and chat to Susie all about her intentions behind Witness and the creative process...