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Artist and Curator Diana Ali on Her Role as Mentor on BBC's The Big Painting Challenge

Sat 09 Mar 2019

This month sees The Big Painting Challenge back on our screens for a third series. We caught up with artist, curator and Nottingham resident Diana Ali to talk about her career and role as a mentor on the BBC One show…

The Colour of Love at New Art Exchange

Thu 28 Feb 2019

Contributors from The Colour of Love project came together to share their photographs of life and love as Black African-Caribbean and White British people in mixed-race relationships through times of resentment and hardship. We went along to the launch event of the new exhibition to celebrate a significantly important and moving local heritage community project...

UK Young Artist City Takeover in Photos

Fri 15 Feb 2019

The UK Young Artist City Takeover took place around Hoodtown from Thursday 7 to Wednesday 13 February. We got down to as many events as we could to take some snaps...

NTU Student MJ the Art Traveller to Appear on Sky Arts' Portrait Artist of the Year 2019

Thu 14 Feb 2019

It's that time of the year again. Portrait Artist of the Year returns to Sky Arts with a new round of contestants ready to get painting. The set-up is simple: paint a portrait of a surprise celebrity in your own style in be in the chance to win a £10,000 commission for a major British Institution, plus £500 of materials from Cass Art. What’s not so simple is that you are judged by some of the best art curators and artists in a portrait you can do in four hours under the glare of TV lights. This year, the competition features Nottingham Trent MA student Michael Sheppard aka MJ the Art Traveller...

Desire, Love, Identity: An LGBTQ exhibition at the National Justice Museum

Mon 11 Feb 2019

It’s fair to say that most Nottingham folk still call it the Galleries of Justice and associate it with ghost tours and a family day out in a scary old prison, but there have been new developments at the rebranded National Justice Museum lately. This includes making more innovative use of the temporary exhibition space, accessible for free. Our Rebecca headed on over to check out their newest exhibition...

Art Works: Ronan Somerville

Thu 07 Feb 2019

Ronan's illustrated chess board is decorated with meaningful creatures...

Art Works: Kelly Fung

Thu 07 Feb 2019

Kelly Fung gives us the lowdown on her contemporary piece, Sit Down...

Art Review: Adrift by Harry Martin

Tue 05 Feb 2019

Taking some time out for yersen can be something we don't do enough, our Ewan got down to Wessie B to go through a guided meditation with artist Harry Martin, before viewing his new exhibition 'Adrift'...

Under Cover Artist: Carrot

Tue 05 Feb 2019

Carrots. If you’re looking, you’ll see them painted all over these streets. We got the notorious graffiti artist Carrot to dob us a cover and pull-out poster for this issue, and asked him what’s up, Doc...

Light Night 2019: Artist Luke Jerram's Museum of the Moon Installation in the Royal Concert Hall

Thu 31 Jan 2019

It's the closest this installation has ever been to Nottingham, so it's dead exciting...

Nottingham Bands and Artists - Send Us Music!

Sat 26 Jan 2019

Want your music reviewed in LeftLion? Read on...

Paranoid Picnic at NAE

Tue 22 Jan 2019

Paranoid Picnic: The Phantom BAME is a solo exhibition from Hardeep Pandhal taking place at the New Art Exchange from the 19th of January to the 17th of March. This is an exhibition of two halves, with one half in the NAE and the other taking place in Primary. We got trusty Caroline down to check it out...

5 Things to Know About Nottingham's LGBT+ Community

Mon 21 Jan 2019

Nottingham is a great place to go out. Although the city has a thriving LGBT+ community, it can feel impossible to find. So here are a few pointers about coming out in Notts…

Under Cover Artist: David Severn

Thu 03 Jan 2019

This month’s cover artist is one of the most hardworking photographers in the city. Having just released his Whitby Goth Weekend photobook, and with a bunch of other projects in the pipeline, we sat down with David Severn to get the skinny on his wrestling shoot at Nottingham’s House of Pain, for this issue of LeftLion...

Theatre Review: Red Riding Hood at Nottingham Lakeside Arts' Djanogly Theatre

Mon 17 Dec 2018

We took a little person to Nottingham Lakeside Arts' Djanogly Theatre to check out Red Riding Hood...

Art Review: Still I Rise - Feminisms, Gender, Resistance at Nottingham Contemporary

Mon 17 Dec 2018

Brexit debates rage on. America divides under Trump’s presidency. And as we celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the women’s vote, the Nottingham Contemporary’s Still I Rise - Feminisms, Gender, Resistance could not be better-timed.

New Exhibition at Lakeside Arts Marks the Centenary Since the Death of British Artist Harold Gilman

Sat 15 Dec 2018

Nottingham Lakeside Arts’ Djanogly Gallery host the first extensive survey of his work in over 35 years with Beyond Camden Town...

Under Cover Artist: Robert Lever

Thu 13 Dec 2018

We caught up with this month’s cover and poster artist, Robert Lever...

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…

Emmanuel House: Spread The Love This Winter

Wed 21 Nov 2018

As we dig out our big coats and SAD lamps in preparation for these cold winter days, Emmanuel House is preparing for its busiest, and most integral time of year. The charity provides some of our most vulnerable people in Nottingham with the basic necessities, which at this time of year is as basic as a warm room and a cup of tea. They have just launched their 'Think Christmas - Give Hope' campaign, in which they are trying to raise enough money to keep the centre going for another year. So, have a gander at these snaps from the launch event at Peggy's Skylight, get in touch if you feel inclined to help...

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...

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