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Art Works: Alys Power's Contemporary Jewellery

Thu 16 Mar 2017

A local artist lets us in on her creative secrets...

NTU Fine Art Student Gill Howell-Jones Exhibits Shoes for Homeless Fundraiser

Thu 16 Mar 2017

Gill Howell-Jones, an NTU fine art student, has put together an exhibition of student-designed canvas shoes that she is auctioning off. The money raised will be used to buy new trainers for homeless and vulnerable people in Nottingham in an exchange at Emmanuel House. We caught up with her to find out about the project and how people can get involved in the auction…

Art Therapy for Mental Health at Creative Counsel down One Thoresby Street

Tue 14 Mar 2017

Our Emily painted a picture and let go of her inhibitions...

Television Workshop To Relocate

Thu 02 Mar 2017

Nottingham’s Television Workshop is moving from its basement premises at 49 Stoney Street after more than thirty years...

Review: The Art of Black Hair at New Art Exchange

Wed 01 Mar 2017

NAE looks at the various ways in which black people style and celebrate their hair in the gallery's latest exhibition...

10 Notts Hip Hop Artists to Watch Out For

Thu 23 Feb 2017

The UK hip hop scene is having somewhat of a resurgence these days. There’s a big light shining on London, but Nottingham has always been a birthplace of premium hip hop talent, from Out da Ville rapping circles around the rest of the country, to Pariz-1 proving that she can go bar to bar with any MC. The Nottingham pool of talent has always remained full, so we’ve collated a list of current hip hop artists to get to know this year.

It’s worth noting that without a few Nottingham rap legends laying down the groundwork beforehand, we may not have many of the artists on this list. So before we start, we give a big shout out to Scorzayzee, Wariko, Pariz-1, Out da Ville, Stan Crook Ed, J Gold, Fif Nova, 1st Blood, Cappo, Land Lordz, Fort Nottz, Smokes and Bluntz.

Art Review: Pale Lithics at Malt Cross

Wed 22 Feb 2017

There's a whole lorra light down over at Malt Cross...

Art Review: The Object is Alive at Nottingham Castle

Thu 16 Feb 2017

We got down to Nottingham Castle to check out the latest exhibition...

Art Works: Billy Partridge

Thu 16 Feb 2017

This local artist talks us through his creative process...

Art Review: All Men By Nature Desire to Know

Wed 15 Feb 2017

As their latest exhibition draws to a close, we implore you to have a look around...

12 Nottingham Grime-Influenced Artists to Watch in 2017

Mon 13 Feb 2017

Grime is coming up large in the global community, as one of the most authentically British sound to emerge from the UK in decades. Since its creation in the early noughties, it's been one of the staple sounds of Nottingham, and its growing popularity has opened doors to twisted paths for UK hip hop and r 'n' b artists, producers and DJs. With events like Detonate and venues like Stealth supporting and encouraging the growth of alternative musical talent from the Midlands, it is easy to see why some of the most groundbreaking artists are Nottingham born and bred...

Dance Theatre Review: Material Men Redux at Nottingham Lakeside Arts

Fri 10 Feb 2017

We went down to Nottingham Lakeside Arts’ Djanogly Theatre to check out Shobana Jeyasingh’s Material Men redux…

Art Review: International Postcard Show

Wed 08 Feb 2017

With less than a week to go before it ends, make sure you go and check out the Surface Gallery’s annual International Postcard Show...

Beth Does Chinese New Year at Nottingham Lakeside Arts

Wed 08 Feb 2017

To celebrate Chinese New Year this year the University of Nottingham ditched their usual fireworks display for a video projection onto one of the most iconic buildings in the city. We sent out vlogger Beth to let us know what she thought...

Prosthetic Wounds and Body Casting Workshops with Fake-Up

Tue 07 Feb 2017

Steve Best of Fake-Up has been working in the special effects industry for years. This month, for the second in a series of monthly workshops, there’s the chance to have a go at body casting with the man himsen, upstairs at The Navigation Inn. We put a few questions to our Steve ahead of the day…

Artists Tell Personal Stories with Grand Theft Auto V

Thu 02 Feb 2017

New Art Exchange’s latest exhibition, Untitled: Art on the Conditions of our Time, sees twelve artists exploring our present cultural condition, including identity shifts, social networks, activism, history and conflict. As part of their Finding Fanon series, artists Larry Achiampong and David Blandy have created a new film commission for the show, where they use Grand Theft Auto V as a platform to present people’s stories…

Art Review: NCN Exhibition at Rough Trade

Thu 02 Feb 2017

On the Monday 9 January, a group of young, innovative fashion students from New College Nottingham held their own exhibition to display their illustration work at Rough Trade...

Art Works: Mariano Doronzo

Wed 01 Feb 2017

A local artist talks about his photography project - Through The Looking Glass...

Lord Biro Presents Woodie Woodpecker's Anti-Fracking Art Show

Mon 30 Jan 2017

Lord Biro, aka Buss Pass Elvis, gets lyrical about the threat of fracking in Sherwood Forest in his own unique way...

Video Artist Barret Hodgson on Chinese New Year Celebrations 2017

Sat 28 Jan 2017

The University of Nottingham decided to change thing up this year and instead of their usual fireworks display to celebrate the Chinese New Year, they got Nottingham video artist and digital producer Barret Hodgson to apply some magic to the Trent Building...

Art Review: Chinese New Year at Nottingham Lakeside Arts

Tue 24 Jan 2017

It's the Year of the Rooster, so get your cock crowing. We got down to Lakeside Arts to get a look at the launch of their extravagant Chinese New Year celebrations...

7 Ways to Get Involved in Nottingham Art

Mon 23 Jan 2017

Like any decent city, Nottingham has a rich history of art that goes beyond the crude doodles in the gents toilets in some of the choicer pubs. No, from traditional paintings to contemporary international art, to some of the UK’s finest graff writers, you can lose yourself in arty, cultural stuff. To save you wandering around aimlessly, here’s our seven-point starter guide to Nottingham’s art scene...