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Nusic Future Session: The Fine Art Society

Mon 10 Dec 2018

New Nottingham music from this bunch of talented boggers...

Panto Review: Beauty and the Beast at Nottingham Arts Theatre

Wed 05 Dec 2018

We got down to Nottingham Arts Theatre to check out this year’s panto: Beauty and the Beast…

Director Jack Bond on Latest Documentary An Artist's Eyes

Tue 27 Nov 2018

We caught up with the legendary director ahead of the release of his latest documentary, An Artist's Eyes...

Art Works: Woodworker Martin Sommerville at By Our Hands We Make Our Way

Sun 25 Nov 2018

Martin Sommerville talks to us abaht his wooden puppet, Hobo...

Art Review: The Luminous at Surface Gallery

Thu 22 Nov 2018

They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder, which can be difficult to determine in a day and age where we have social media ramming it’s notion of a ‘perfect’ woman down our throats left right and center. What if we knocked down those barriers and took a look at the extraordinary ordinary and gave them a platform to shine, to be luminous. That is what photographer Laura Dicken and The Renewal Trust have worked to complete alongside several of our very own women from Sneinton…

Art Works: Chantelle Arnold

Wed 21 Nov 2018

Creator of the Bookish Plant Pots, Chantelle Arnold, had a chat with us abaht her works and her ever-growing plant collection...

Express Yourself in Notts: We Made a Zine with Hannah Whitlow and Dizzy Ink

Mon 12 Nov 2018

We visited Nottingham Zine Library down at Nottingham Contemporary, to get inspired by the city in a zine workshop put together by Express Yourself...

Nottingham Greeting Card Business The Art File on Sustainability and the Creative Industry

Mon 12 Nov 2018

Exchanging messages of goodwill has been common practice ever since the early Egyptians, who used papyrus scrolls to send greetings and sparked an international trend spanning centuries. While some may bash out a quick “happy birthday” text to their gran, the greeting card industry is still thriving. We sat down with James Mace, of local business The Art File, who explains why…

Nottingham Grime Artist Omari Grant Has Taken On the Regional Boxing Scene

Tue 06 Nov 2018

Omari Grant – a force from Nottingham grime’s early days, also known as Kriptik – has recently been smashing it on the regional boxing scene under the alias of “The Praying Mantis”. Currently at seven undefeated wins, we sat down to find out what powers his success...

Under Cover Artist: Leosaysays

Wed 31 Oct 2018

Our cover and poster artist for the month, Leosaysays, chats to us about his work...

Artist Tristram Aver is Raising Awareness of Austerity and Autism Through His Native British Trees Series

Tue 30 Oct 2018

Tristram Aver is a father, artist and curator who recently used lino-printing techniques to create 1,000 prints in one day, all on his tod, to raise money and awareness for Autism East Midlands and The Woodland Trust. An extension of his Native British Trees series, the project delves into topics ranging from austerity and war, to sustainability and mental health. We sat down with Tristram beneath the yellowing Victoria Park leaves to find out what's rustling in his brain crevices...

Live Music Review: Rafiki Jazz at New Art Exchange

Mon 22 Oct 2018

We got down to New Art Exchange to check out the amazing Rafiki Jazz...

Under Cover Artist: Farah Kandanker

Thu 18 Oct 2018

We grabbed a few words from the creator of graphic novel Cat Ghost, Farah Kandanker, who treated LeftLion Magazine to a cover and poster this month...

Art Works: Robert Lever

Tue 16 Oct 2018

He might not hail from Hoodtown, but he's obsessed with our architecture...

Art Works: Gul Bains-Khosa

Fri 12 Oct 2018

She loves nothing more than making folk feel beautiful...

Henry Normal's Nature V Human Nature at Nottingham Lakeside Arts with Pete Ramskill and Milla Tebbs

Wed 10 Oct 2018

Chris Davis headed down to Nottingham Lakeside Arts to check out Henry Normal’s Nature V Human Nature…

Live Music Review: False Heads at The Chameleon

Fri 05 Oct 2018

Iggy Pop likes False Heads and we learned when we were LeftCub not to disagree with Iggy so we were down the front at The Chameleon when they came to town

Jam & Chutney Session with Just Grow Project

Thu 04 Oct 2018

Last Tuesday, Windmill Community Gardens hosted a jam and chutney making workshop and gee whiz it was a real treat!

Africa State of Mind at New Art Exchange

Wed 03 Oct 2018

New Art Exchange is dedicated to championing BAME art and artists, it felt like perfect timing to have Africa State of Mind’s launch in line with NAE’s 10 year anniversary. The exhibition showcases the work of 16 artists from across Africa, and presents Africa as both a psychological state, as well as a physical territory.

Art Review: Visions of a Free-Floating Island at Surface Gallery

Wed 03 Oct 2018

This cracking exhibition at Surface Gallery showcased new work from Hugh Marwood, Andrew Smith and Shaun Morris; their art reflecting many of the ideological and psychological challenges facing the UK post-Brexit. Our writer Adrian Shaw popped in to have a look and tell us all abaht it...

Art Works: Georgia Fry

Tue 18 Sep 2018

Our gal Georgia Fry on how skateboarding helps her approach her art...

Art Works: Charlie Delaney's Short Film Trentside

Fri 14 Sep 2018

Charlie Delaney gives us the lowdown on his film Trentside...

Enabling Innovation and NTU Are Looking For an Artist in Residence

Fri 14 Sep 2018

They've got a wicked opportunity for you arty lot..

Spandex Ballet: A Work, of Art?

Thu 13 Sep 2018

High-brow pursuits met high-flying pugilists as independent Wrestling show Spandex Ballet dropkicked into the Nottingham contemporary art gallery last weekend. The debut Nottingham show from the unusual Wrestling Resurgence promotion played in front of a packed house in the art gallery’s exhibition space. Pitching their tent firmly at the tongue-in-cheek, theatrical end of the spectrum, Resurgence nonetheless shoehorned in enough bone crunching spots and proper old fashioned wrastlin’ to entertain fans of all tastes.

Art Works: Vic Camilleri's Photographic Statue

Wed 12 Sep 2018

Local photographer and skateboarder Vic Camilleri talks us through his photographic statue...

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