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Conceptual and Abstract Art at Rough Trade Nottingham

Sat 18 Nov 2017

This weekend, for one weekend only, Matt Britton and Mike Dack have an exhibition of Conceptual and Abstract Art on at Rough Trade. We popped over to check out what was going on...

Exhibition Review: Collected Words at Nottingham Lakeside Arts

Wed 15 Nov 2017

A celebration of Nottingham’s literary wares, past and present...

Art Works: Adam Brett

Thu 09 Nov 2017

Toy Photography

Art Review: Sounds Like Her at New Art Exchange

Wed 08 Nov 2017

Seven women, from a variety of different backgrounds, have brought their work together to create Sounds Like Her the New Art Exchange. They’re using their voices, language, noise, textures, music, sonic structures and non-sonic materialisations of sound all to grab your attention and make you think about things from new perspectives...

Happy 40th Birthday to City Arts Nottingham

Mon 06 Nov 2017

City Arts is a community arts organisation based at the bottom of Hockley that’s done nowt but good for local people. The creative boggers turned forty in September, and are celebrating their anniversary with a year-long series of events for everyone to get stuck into. We delved into a bit of their history, had a chat with a few of the organisers, stuck our party hats on, and did a little dance...

Television Workshop Talk Nottingham's Capital of Culture Bid

Thu 26 Oct 2017

Television Workshop's Nic Harvey chats about naturalistic acting techniques and their long list of success stories...

Instar: Nottingham's Sci-Art Collective

Wed 25 Oct 2017

Instar’s Trish and Nic are two properly dedicated and focused creative clever clogs with a passion for uncovering the art in science and the science in art. We sat down to find out the hows and whys of what they get up to...

Art Works: Gray Silva

Wed 25 Oct 2017

A local tattoo artist lets us in on his creative process...

Art Works: Lauren Gill

Thu 19 Oct 2017

Firenza

Man Alive! Readings from Man Booker Prize Shortlist at Lakeside Arts

Wed 11 Oct 2017

This October, the best and brightest of the literary world will be celebrated in this year's Man Booker Prize 2017. We decided to head on down to Lakeside's Djanogly Theatre for a reading from some of this year's shortlisted authors.

Artist Wolfgang Buttress Talks Nottingham's Capital of Culture Bid

Tue 10 Oct 2017

The brain behind The Hive installation at Kew Gardens explains how the 'cultural renaissance' in Nottingham will help us become European Capital of Culture 2023...

David Hone Talks Feathered Dinosaurs at Lakeside Arts

Tue 03 Oct 2017

As part of the Dinosaurs of China exhibition, David Hone joins us at Lakeside Arts to talk about whether T-Rex had feathers and to bust some myths started by Jurassic Park. Since our Gav is a mathematician, he put on his best Jeff Goldblum outfit to hear all about it

And Now, the Weather: Talking Art, Mystery and Oddity with Welcome to Night Vale’s Meg Bashwiner

Sun 01 Oct 2017

A podcasting staple for fans of weird fiction, Welcome to Night Vale has made an international name for itself since its debut in 2012. With its fourth live tour All Hail underway, we popped in to have a chat with performer and sentient patch of haze Meg Bashwiner to get her thoughts on the show, the state of the world, and her first time in Nottingham.

Art Works: Tracey Meek

Tue 26 Sep 2017

Artist Tracey Meek on her very cute Snow People...

Art Works: Chrissy Curtin

Sat 23 Sep 2017

The local artist on her creative process...

The Artist Who Makes Famous Faces Out Of Cans

Wed 13 Sep 2017

Kelly Ann Holmes is a self-taught mixed media artist specialising in the use of recycled drinks cans. She’s a homegrown Nottingham gal, and draws inspiration from the vibrant scenes our city has to offer. She won the first Open Exhibition at THiNK in Cobden Chambers, and is gearing up for her first solo show, Wasted Talents and Glorious Tragedies: an exhibition in portraiture based on fame and glamour, touching on the topics of mental health and substance abuse...

The School of Artisan Food is Hogwarts for Bakers

Wed 13 Sep 2017

Long-forgotten baking techniques are seeing a new lease of life thanks to The School of Artisan Food, based up in North Nottinghamshire. The School is a not-for-profit organisation that teaches anyone, from the enthusiastic foodie to the professional baker, the art of artisan food production. After it was shortlisted for awards by the Great Food Club and the Great British Food Magazine, we popped over to the Welbeck Estate, eager to learn more about the movement that’s taking the culinary world by storm...

The Television Workshop Needs Your Help

Thu 07 Sep 2017

After being unceremoniously kicked out of their former Stoney Street home, in favour of luxury flats – gah – The Television Workshop are in desperate need of dollar to renovate their new space. After churning out talent like Vicky McClure, Bella Ramsey and Joe Dempsie, it’s now down to yow lot to keep the training ground for young actors alive. Well, at least without a flooded basement…