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Rebecca Constable On Writing For a Dyslexic Audience

Wed 02 Mar 2022

In 2016 Rebecca Constable won a Young Creative Award for her story about dyslexia. She then went on to publish a full length book on Dyslexia friendly paper. We chat to the young creative about writing with dyslexia, her latest creative projects, and The Young Creative Awards...

Jamal Sterrett on Bruk Up Dancing, His Inspirations, and The Young Creative Awards

Wed 16 Feb 2022

Passionate about Bruk Up and Flex dancing, Jamal Sterrett won the Young Creative Awards in 2015. We talk to the dancer about his New York inspirations, dancing as a form of self expression, and growing up in St Ann's.

Videographer Kai-Yan Lai on Camille Munn, His Short Film, and The Young Creative Awards

Tue 01 Feb 2022

After winning a Young Creative Award in 2016, Kai-Yan Lai has gone from strength to strength in the film industry. We catch up with the young videographer about his work on Camille Munn's new music video, his short film Bedbugs, and why you should enter the Young Creative Awards...

Two Notts Creatives Discuss the Future of Ratcliffe-On-Soar Power Station

Tue 18 Jan 2022

Architectural Designer William Harvey and artist Ryan Boultbee, two creatives obsessed with the built environment, discuss the uncertain future of Ratcliffe-on-Soar (R-o-S) power station - that’s the big’un, with the giant cooling towers, that you can see dominating the landscape on the approach to Notts…

We Chat to Sophie Gargett, the Nottingham-Based Editor of Creative Culture Magazine The Dilettante

Sun 16 Jan 2022

Artists, agony aunts and adorable cats - ‘creative culture’ magazine The Dilettante really has it all. We hear from its Nottingham-based editor, Sophie Gargett, about what people can expect from this peculiar publication…

We Are Recruiting: Marketing and Editorial Assistant

Wed 12 Jan 2022

We are delighted to announce that we are offering another paid role at LeftLion as part of the Department of Work & Pensions Kickstart Scheme.

New Pop-up Project Offers Space for Creative Ways to Tackle Climate Change

Fri 17 Dec 2021

The Green Light in the City project aims to offer a space for learning, fun, and discussion around environmental issues...

Word Up: Young Creatives Do Poetry at Bluecoat Academy

Mon 08 Nov 2021

Young Creatives Nottingham has teamed up with local poet (and former LeftLion Editor) Bridie Squires to deliver a series of poetry workshops with young people at Bluecoat Beechdale Academy...

Young Creative Awards Winners to Have Work Showcased in Nottingham

Thu 07 Oct 2021

The work of three young photographers will be displayed by businesses across the city...

Nottingham Poetry Festival's Creative Director Anne Holloway on Her Career Highlights and What You Can Expect from This Year's Festival

Fri 25 Jun 2021

As Creative Director for Nottingham Poetry Festival, founding editor of Big White Shed and a former member of Mouthy Poets, Anne Holloway has just about seen and done it all on the Notts poetry scene. She talked to Bridie Squires about her work, career and what to expect from the upcoming festival...

Nottingham Young Creative Awards Winners Announced for 2021

Fri 18 Jun 2021

After another big year for entries, the winners of this year's Young Creative Awards have been announced today...

Notts Creatives: The Art Collective Made Up of Former Young Creative Award Winners on Their Social Action Project

Wed 26 May 2021

Art writer Kelly Palfrey catches up with Notts Creatives, the art collective made up of former finalists of the Young Creative Awards, to find out more about their Social Action Project, which aims to keep the city’s young people engaged in the arts...

Nottingham Contemporary's Loudspeaker: An Artist-Led Creative Project Encouraging Women to Express Themselves

Mon 17 May 2021

Art Co-Editor Laura-Jade Vaughan explores the impact of Loudspeaker, Nottingham Contemporary’s artist-led creative project for women looking to explore contemporary art, express themselves and develop their self-confidence in a safe and fun environment...

Creative Job Opportunities at LeftLion for Young People Aged 16-24

Mon 17 May 2021

We are delighted to announce that we are offering a number of paid roles to work at LeftLion as part of the Department of Work & Pensions Kickstart Scheme.

Young Creative Awards 2021: Writer Andrew Tucker on Creativity and Why You Should Enter This Years' Competition

Fri 09 Apr 2021

Writer and 2019 winner Andrew Tucker talks to previous winners of Nottingham’s Young Creative Awards about their creative process and how your life can change by entering this year’s competition…

Nottingham Young Creative Awards Winner Kate Sharp Designs Car for Carshop

Fri 09 Apr 2021

The UK’s leading used car retailer, CarShop – which recently opened a new flagship store on Enterprise Way, has pledged its support of Nottingham's young, creative talent by announcing its headline sponsorship of this year's Young Creative Awards.

Sugar Stealers are Hosting a Month of Free Online Women’s Creative and Wellbeing Workshops

Tue 16 Mar 2021

The collective – made up DJ Tricia Gardiner, Nottinghamshire actor Esther Coles and film producer Anna Griffin – are offering workshops to aid the wellbeing of women everywhere after a particularly difficult month…

Creative Incubators: Nottingham's Music Studio Scene

Fri 05 Mar 2021

A rite of passage for musicians with a hunger to progress their ideas. A collaborative creative melting pot. A place to make memories with your mates and, for some, a lifeline. From Rockfield to the Brownswood Basement and the recent rise of Digital Holdings, the UK hosts a number of iconic music studios that have moved on from simply being a place to lay down some tracks. Adding to this is a steadily growing number of studios in Nottingham. Eileen Pegg takes a look at the role these spaces play for the creative community, speaking with established hubs in the city and those launched over the past ten turbulent months...

Nottingham Creatives Launch New Platform To Tackle Everyday Racism

Fri 05 Mar 2021

Be The Change, launched by Yasmin Bryan and Jade Vowles of The Media Group UK, is already being used in schools in help educate in the fight against racism...

Entries for the Young Creative Awards 2021 Are Now Open

Fri 19 Feb 2021

Are you a creative aged between 11-24 that lives, works or studies in Notts? You might just be in with a shot of bagging yourself a Young Creative Award...

Confetti Is Creating Industry Opportunities So Students Can Do It For Real

Tue 19 Jan 2021

Confetti is all about hands-on learning provided by industry experts...

Book Review: Connections by NTU's MA Creative Writing Students

Thu 29 Oct 2020

We check out the anthology put together by Nottingham Trent University's MA Creative Writing students...

Creative Quarter Nottingham Launches New High Street Recovery Scheme

Mon 26 Oct 2020

The COVID-specific business support programme will involve a series of workshops and mentoring opportunities for Nottingham’s retail, hospitality, leisure and personal services businesses in the lead-up to Christmas…

The Nottingham Project's Greg Nugent: "We’re a creative city where culture thrives, but when other cities were upping their game, we stood still"

Fri 14 Aug 2020

With a ten-year vision of turning Nottingham into a globally-recognised cultural heavyweight, and a board including the likes of Shane Meadows and Vicky McClure, last month saw the ambitious launch of The Nottingham Project. Spearheaded by the new Nottingham Board for Culture and Creativity, the project will seek to rejuvenate the city in the wake of a pandemic that has decimated much of the creative industry. As the director of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organising Committee, Project chairman Greg Nugent knows what it takes to deliver on the biggest scale. We caught up with the man at the helm to find out more about what the city’s creative community has to look forward to...

The Winners of the Young Creative Awards 2020 Are...

Fri 17 Jul 2020

The Young Creative Awards are an annual celebration of all the amazing things the mega-talented youths in our city can produce. Previous winners have performed at Splendour, published books and even designed for Beyonce. Every year the standard gets higher and higher, and 2020 has been no exception. Get impressed and inspired by this year’s winning work, and get their names on your radar – we’ve got a feeling they’re all worth keeping an eye out for in the future…

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