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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...

Nottingham Mela Festival 2018 in Photos

Wed 05 Sep 2018

Celebrating thirty years of Nottingham Mela, New Art Exchange, Hockley and the Arboretum were filled with South Asian arts and culture. Our Mann Hans got down and took some snaps for LeftLion...

Live Music Review: Electronic Music Open Mic Night at The Chameleon Arts Cafe

Fri 24 Aug 2018

We got down to The Chameleon Arts Cafe to checkout the open mic night with an electronic twist...

Sneinton Market Street Art Block Party 2018

Tue 21 Aug 2018

The Surface Gallery's annual Block party at Sneinton market is always a hit with the locals of Nottingham, great music, fantastic healthy food and unique urban market stalls. It’s a great opportunity to kick back and enjoy the city vibes, watch some skateboarding, hang out and of course check out some live street art.

Under Cover Artist: Displaced/Replaced

Thu 16 Aug 2018

From Donald Trump being held hostage on Derby Road, to glitched-out riot police down Sneinton Market, there’ve been a few paste-ups appearing around the city of late. We managed to pin down the person responsible for the political artwork across Nottingham, and got ‘em to do a cover for us. Here, Displaced/Replaced talks about what inspires them, and why they’re questioning the system through art...

What's on New Art Exchange's New Menu?

Tue 07 Aug 2018

New Art Exchange have a brand spanking new chef and have revamped their menu with world foods galore…

Art Works: Alex MacNaughton's Pet Portraits

Wed 25 Jul 2018

Alex MacNaughton tell us all abaht how her proper good pawtrait business came to be...

Art Review: Mountain of Tongues at Backlit Studios

Wed 25 Jul 2018

Our Adrian went to Backlit to find that although Mountain of Tongues has just finished, but nothing stops him from a good review. Better late than never, he says...

Art Works: Nicola Halford

Mon 09 Jul 2018

Nottingham artist Nicola Halford gives us the lowdown on her glass panel painting...

Art Review: Darbar Fringe at New Art Exchange

Fri 06 Jul 2018

Our Adrian popped dahn to the New Art Exchange to check out the Darbar Fringe Festival...

Under Cover Artist: Nicholas Wright

Fri 06 Jul 2018

We grabbed a few words from July's cover and poster artist...

Art Review: Black Dolls The Power of Representation at Sudbury Hall

Thu 05 Jul 2018

Panya Banjoko explores the powerful exhibition about black dolls and how they have been perceived...

Nottingham Artist Trekkah Benjamin Visits USA on Roosevelt Scholarship

Thu 05 Jul 2018

We had a chit-chat with Trekka Benjamin, who is jettin' off to the states on the Roosevelt Scholarship to learn about how we can improve community arts in the city...

LeftLion Film Podcast #8 - Al Clark & Anna Griffin: Wellington Films

Fri 29 Jun 2018

Ashley Carter and Derry Shillitto are joined by Al Clark and Anna Griffin of Wellington Films, who talked about their brilliant new film Calibre, which has just won the prestigious Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature at the Edinburgh International Film Festival and is on Netflix now.

Art Works: Jasmin Issaka

Mon 25 Jun 2018

The local artist on her love of chaos...

Art Review: SEE HERE at the former Neale’s Auction House

Tue 19 Jun 2018

We joined a celebration of Nottingham’s diverse art scene housed in a breathtaking non-gallery space…

Art Works: Dolly Loves Dallas

Mon 18 Jun 2018

The local artist on her process...

Make Your Cake and Eat It with Sherwood Textile Workshop

Thu 14 Jun 2018

Do you know your ganache from your mirror glaze, your Battenburg from your Victoria sponge, your macarons from your macaroons?

Art Review: Nottingham Trent University Fine Art Degree Show 2018

Tue 12 Jun 2018

Supersized food and bizarre experiences lie in wait at Nottingham Trent University’s Fine Art Degree Show. Here are some of our favourite installation pieces lurking inside the Bonnington Building...

Art Review: The House of Fame at Nottingham Contemporary

Wed 06 Jun 2018

Linder Sterling is a fascinating character. In the mid-seventies, she edited herself down to one name, hung out with some of the biggest musicians of the decade and became one of the key artists in the British punk and post-punk movement, using her preferred technique of photomontage to create her politically charged artwork. The House of Fame has been convened by Linder and includes work of her own, work from those who have inspired her, and loans from Chatsworth House, where Linder resides as Artist in Residence.

In Another Place: Local Artists Display Work on Billboards Across East Midlands

Fri 01 Jun 2018

Advertising bombards our everyday lives, our data isn’t safe anymore, we can’t escape consumerism and it all seems a bit bleak, doesn’t it? What if we could take that advert for the jasmine scented extra-frothy body wash that we can't seem to avoid and replace it with art? Replace the ordinary with something extraordinary. If your peepers have been extra focused, you may have noticed that across the East Midlands, that is exactly what’s happening...