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Art Works: Corrina Rothwell

Fri 07 Jun 2019

You'll recognise her work from our regular feature, Blather... 

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Under Cover Artist: Fabrice Gagos

Sat 01 Jun 2019

LeftLion Photography Editor Fabrice Gagos gives us the lowdown on this issue's mush...

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Football Fanzones Return to Sneinton Market

Mon 20 May 2019

The fine folk at Art of Football are bringing the football fun times back to Sneinton Market this summer...

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Artist Profile: Ellen Angus

Thu 16 May 2019

We might just forgive you if you’re unfamiliar with Ellen Angus from her 8-minute, Red Lady performance at Parliament Square on 19 January 2019, which coincided with the Women’s March, and garnered both national and regional media coverage. We sat down with one of Nottingham's own to chat about the meanings behind her art...

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Art Works: Laura Bosely

Fri 10 May 2019

Check out her piece, Collaged Visions of Nottingham...

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Under Cover Artist: Art of Football

Thu 09 May 2019

If you’re a Forest fan, there’s every chance you will have seen the brilliant football-themed artwork created by Art of Football on the front of matchday programmes, in venues at the City Ground or at their base in Sneinton Market. Celebrating iconic players and moments from history, they’ve developed a unique, vibrant style that perfectly encapsulates the passion and dedication of being a football fan. We caught up with Luke Cuthbert to find out what they’re all about…

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Art Works: Joanna Whittle

Thu 09 May 2019

 Joanna Whittle gives us the low down on intricate paintings

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Art Review: Louise Lahive's Process of Ending at Surface Gallery

Thu 09 May 2019

The Artist and her work are life-affirming and eclectic in sources and approach…

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Art Works: Susan Dodd

Tue 16 Apr 2019

Serial-collector Susan gives us the lowdown on her piece, 250 Years of Circus... 

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Art Review: Paint a Poppy Challenge and Open Day at The Society of All Artists in Newark

Thu 11 Apr 2019

Newark holds the space used by the Society of All Artists, a cultural hub bringing creative people together to work, inspire and promote themselves both nationally and internationally. We headed down for their Open Day, to check out the society’s new group exhibition Paint a Poppy...

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Art Review: Cell Colour at Hung Up Gallery

Mon 08 Apr 2019

From fluorescent techno chickens to flying rhinos and death deities, Hung Up gallery’s Cell Colour exhibition is an explosion of colour and character. Showcasing work from five top-notch local artists, it celebrates the rise of urban art in Notts and explores what happens in the space where the street and gallery collide.

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Art Works: Christos Gkenoudis

Mon 08 Apr 2019

His piece, titled Rodon, is a physical representation of his brainwaves...

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Street Artist Kid 30 on His Latest Exhbition Misspelt Youth

Fri 05 Apr 2019

You might not know his name, but if you’ve ever walked around Nottingham, you’ll definitely be familiar with his work. Whether dominating Hopkinson by the station, covering the outside wall of Brass Monkey or brightening up The Avenues in Sneinton, Kid30’s bold, iconic cartoon characters have helped shape the visual landscape of the city. We caught up with the street artist to talk about his latest exhibition, Misspelt Youth…

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Under Cover Artist: Liv Auckland

Mon 01 Apr 2019

Do you love the cover and poster artwork as much as we do? If so, you've got the extremely talented Liv Auckland to thank for it. We caught up with the Notts-based artist to find out how she managed to come up with such a cracking performance themed piece for us... 

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Theatre Review: Wendy and Peter Pan at The Television Workshop

Sat 30 Mar 2019

The third play in the Television Workshop season took place at Metronome and we were all hooked...

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Theatre Review: Brave New World at The Television Workshop

Sat 23 Mar 2019

Written by award-winning playwright Dawn King, Brave New World is the theatre adaptation of Aldous Huxley’s 1932 novel of the same name. We got down to The Television Workshop, to see the performance as part of their 2019 Play Season..

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Jenny Sealey MBE: The Journey of a Deaf Artist in the World of Disability Arts

Fri 22 Mar 2019

Artistic Director and CEO of Graeae Theatre Company, local woman Jenny Sealey MBE has been advocating for the rights of D/deaf artists, and artists with disabilities, by promoting access in theatre for over two decades. She recently appeared at Nottingham Trent University's Distinguished Lecture series, looking back at her life, career, and incredible achievements...

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Under Cover Artist: Alex Traska

Sat 16 Mar 2019

What do Nottingham and outer space have in common? Well, if you’ve got the creative skills of Alex Traska, quite a bit. We had a chinwag with the Nottingham artist to find out how he managed to put together such a cracking cover and pull-out poster...

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Art Works: David Smee

Fri 15 Mar 2019

David gives us the lowdown on his illustrations...

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Art Review: Familiar Machines at BACKLIT

Wed 13 Mar 2019

Familiar Machines brings together works which explore the movement of body and machine through public and online space. The exhibition presents mechanisms of power and feminine governance that question patriarchal systems, and reinforce ideas around social disobedience. Our Caroline got down on International Women's Day to see the exhibition...

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Theatre Review: Posh at Television Workshop

Sun 10 Mar 2019

The new season from Nottingham's Television Workshop kicked off with a group of characters you'll love to hate...

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Artist and Curator Diana Ali on Her Role as Mentor on BBC's The Big Painting Challenge

Sat 09 Mar 2019

This month sees The Big Painting Challenge back on our screens for a third series. We caught up with artist, curator and Nottingham resident Diana Ali to talk about her career and role as a mentor on the BBC One show…

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The Colour of Love at New Art Exchange

Thu 28 Feb 2019

Contributors from The Colour of Love project came together to share their photographs of life and love as Black African-Caribbean and White British people in mixed-race relationships through times of resentment and hardship. We went along to the launch event of the new exhibition to celebrate a significantly important and moving local heritage community project...

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Workshops Extend Wigflex City Festival to Entire Bank Holiday Weekend

Thu 21 Feb 2019

With headliners such as Honey Dijon, Midland, DJ Stingray and Call Super, there’s no doubt that there’s going to be a lot of sweating taking place at stalwart Nottingham promoter Wigflex’s debut festival. However, the recent announcements outlining panel discussions, workshops and art installations hint that there’s much, much more than just sore feet to be gained from the most exciting community gathering to hit Notts this year.    

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Send Project Join YMCA and CRS to Deliver Music Workshops in the Community

Tue 19 Feb 2019

With a mission to engage people in creative experiences, Send Project has been providing music workshops and courses around Nottingham since 2005. Having recently teamed up with YMCA and CRS, the Sneinton-based studio continues to grow year after year, reaching out to more people than ever before. We caught up with Moon Cavanagh and Gaz Frost to find out how their music projects help young people and vulnerable adults in the city…

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