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Exhibition Review: Jimmy Roberts' Akimbo at Nottingham Contemporary

Mon 19 Oct 2020

Akimbo, Guadeloupean-born artist Jimmy Robert’s latest exhibition currently on view at Nottingham Contemporary, captures an important moment not only in the artist’s career but also the social moment we are living in.

Lakeside Art's Djanogly Gallery Reopens with Mat Collishaw Exhibition

Fri 16 Oct 2020

After closing doors in March due to the pandemic, Lakeside Arts will be reopening from Saturday 17 October with the first major solo exhibition of a Notts-born contemporary artist…

Framework Have Launched Their Homeless to Home Appeal

Sat 10 Oct 2020

The charity have been working tirelessly throughout the pandemic, and this appeal explains why the work they do is so vital to Nottingham’s homeless population…

Exhibition Review: Lost Stories at Surface Gallery

Wed 07 Oct 2020

Kelly Palfrey headed down to Surface Gallery to check out their latest exhibition, Lost Stories...

Exhibition Review: Dot Dot Dash

Mon 27 Jul 2020

Ewan Cameron checked out Dot Dot Dash, Surface Gallery's eclectic online exhibition which is still available to view...

FlyGirl Are Launching to Empower Wxman of Colour in Nottingham

Wed 15 Jul 2020

With the aim to empower womxn all across Nottingham – with particular focus on womxn of colour – FlyGirl is set to launch later this year. We caught up with Avarni Bilan, one half of the Wigflex team, to see what it’s all about…

The Nottingham Project Launches to Rejuvenate the City’s Cultural Scene

Mon 13 Jul 2020

The major new project, which includes Vicky McClure, Shane Meadows and Director of the London 2012 Organising Committee Greg Nugent, will aim to breathe new life into the city post-COVID.

Happy Dough Lucky are Launching Vegan Doughnuts

Sun 12 Jul 2020

Doughnuts. Just that one word alone can make you salivate. But sometimes when you sink your teeth into one, it doesn’t taste as good as it looks. Dry. Chewy. Not good stuff. The boys at Happy Dough Lucky – Sach, Lewis and TK – are aiming to change all that. They’ve spent a load of time perfecting their recipes and flavours, so their brand new vegan doughnuts are as delicious as can be. We chat to Sach Nijran about their upcoming launch and why you should give their bad boys a shot…

Exhibition Review: Aftermath at Nottingham Contemporary

Thu 09 Jul 2020

With its usual venue of The Space out-of-bounds due to COVID-19, Alex Stubbs checked out Aftermath - the annual Nottingham Contemporary-hosted exhibition held in collaboration with Trent students - as it moved exclusively online for the first time...

Exhibition Review: Sets and Scenarios at Nottingham Contemporary

Thu 09 Jul 2020

Alex Stubbs reviews Sets and Scenarios, Nottingham Contemporary's latest online installment curated by the students of the Royal College of Art’s MA Curating Contemporary Art programme

Bandcamp Launches Juneteenth Fundraiser: Notts Music that Supports Anti-Racism Causes, Update

Fri 19 Jun 2020

A portion of any purchase made on Bandcamp today will go towards the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, following the music platform’s latest announcement. We’ve updated our previous Bandcamp Day article to showcase Notts artists who will also be donating profits towards other anti-racism causes.

Letters of Constraint: How the National Justice Museum are Documenting Life in the Coronavirus Era

Tue 09 Jun 2020

With the aim of encouraging people to reflect on their lockdown experiences to create a written legacy of the COVID crisis, the National Justice Museum’s new Letters of Constraint virtual exhibition is looking for your participation. We talked to Dr Martin Glynn, the museum’s writer in residence, about how you can put pen to paper and be part of Nottingham’s lockdown story...

Just The Tonic Launch Online Comedy Night

Fri 01 May 2020

Nottingham comedy club Just the Tonic have launched new digital live comedy night This Glorious Lockdown and there's an exclusive discount for LeftLion readers...

BioCity Company Launch ‘Masks For The Masses' Campaign

Wed 29 Apr 2020

A company based at Nottingham’s BioCity, has launched a ‘masks for the masses’ campaign...

4 Virtual Reality Exhibitions to Check Out in Nottingham

Mon 13 Apr 2020

Just because Nottingham's cultural institutions have closed their doors, it doesn't mean you can't check out what they've got to offer...

Emmanuel House Launches Appeal After Covid-19 Closure

Fri 10 Apr 2020

Nottingham charity Emmanuel House has launched an urgent appeal this week after the support centre in Hockley was temporarily forced to close...

Nottingham Castle Trust Launches Voices of Today

Wed 01 Apr 2020

Nottingham Castle Trust are celebrating the city's proud history of rebellion, and want you to get involved...

The Diaries of Nottingham WWI Soldier Are Being Made into an Exhibition and Play

Sun 15 Mar 2020

For years they lay hidden away in the attic of a house in New Zealand. But now, the missing World War One diaries of Nottingham soldier Billy Richards have been discovered, and are being used as the basis for a new exhibition and play...

Film Review: True History of the Kelly Gang

Thu 05 Mar 2020

1917's George MacKay gives a manic performance as Ned Kelly in Justin Kurzel's outback Western...

Art Review: 2020 MU

Thu 16 Jan 2020

Our Adrian pottered down to Surface Gallery to check out another marvellous exhibition...

Norma Gregory on the Hidden History of Black Miners and Her New Exhibiton

Sun 10 Nov 2019

Nottingham has plenty of things to be proud of. Our roots being one of them; history is so deeply embedded in many of the things that we all love about this city. But the narrative isn’t fully complete. Historian Norma Gregory has spent the past few years unearthing the untold stories of several black coal miners who lived and worked in the UK. We spoke to her about her new exhibition, Digging Deep: Coal Miners of African Carribean Heritage which features photos, audio recordings and oral histories that have previously been left unheard…