Everyone is an artist

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Get Creative group member , Laura Savage 2023

Since 1977, we’ve been breaking down barriers to reconnect people with art, culture and creativity. We stand up for people who are underrepresented in the arts. We see talent where it has been overlooked and undervalued. Anywhere can be your studio, your gallery, your stage. At City Arts, we believe you are an artist. 

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Get Creative group member , Laura Savage 2023

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Cover of City Arts' Annual Report for 2023/24. The design features a pink background with a central photo of a young child holding a handmade puppet. The child is wearing a blue turban and a matching jacket, smiling as they show their colorful craft made with leaves and string. The City Arts logo appears at the top, and the text reads 'Annual Report 2023/24' in white at the bottom.

Publication

Read our 2023/24 Annual Report

Find out all about City Arts’ work by reading our Annual Report for 2023/24. Our work ranges from inspiring young minds at our Hoopla! festivals to platforming disabled artists. The…

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What's on

Exhibition

‘The Air We Breathe’ & ‘The Weather Station’

Dates of event: Until 29 Apr 2025 Mon - Thu, Daily Opening Time: 10:00am - Daily Closing Time: 5:00pm

Venue Address: The Window Gallery, City Arts, 11-13 Hockley, Nottingham, NG1 1FH

Two exhibits using art to explore environmental data about Nottingham. The Air We Breathe is an artistic investigation into Nottingham’s air quality data. The University of Nottingham’s City as Lab,…

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Projects

Audience watches performer with stag puppet. Text reads 'Hoopla - a mini festival of ages 0-4'.

Find out more: Hoopla!

Project dates: Since July 2022

Young Producers - a group for 18-30 year olds

Find out more: Young Producers

Project dates: Since October 2014

Get Creative participant, artist and volunteer

Find out more: Get Creative

Project dates: Since November 2011

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Our Impact

Artist Edwina Kung in her art studio
Edwina Kung in her studio, 2022

Case Study

City Arts have really encouraged me to talk about myself. I’ve produced work that is about me; that communicates my personal mental health journey. It has shown me that it is okay to make art that is about myself.

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Key Stats April 2023 - March 2024

61k Exhibition audiences for the Window Gallery

2112 Workshop attendances

30% of our attendances were by disabled people

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Case Study

“The consultancy and advice were invaluable. If I was working on my own, I wouldn’t have had access to that kind of advice.”

Nikki Charlesworth is a Nottingham based Theatre Designer, Puppet Designer and Animator. She studied at Nottingham Trent University. She works at the forefront of disability-led theatre making, contributing to new,…

Read more: '“The consultancy and advice were invaluable. If I was working on my own, I wouldn’t have had access to that kind of advice.”'
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