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Jumpstart your creative career with our free course for 18-30 year old writers in Nottingham & Nottinghamshire.
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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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‘Carlton, England’ – a film about the Nottinghamshire town
This short film captures places, spaces and voices that make up Carlton, Nottinghamshire. Contributors range from Jigsaw Homes residents to local business owners. Carefully collaged together by filmmaker Owen Davies,…
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RESIDENCE: Introducing our bursary award recipients
Three Nottingham artists have been awarded a bursary as part of City Arts' RESIDENCE project. Awarded by a panel of Community Curators, the bursaries support artists who have faced barriers…
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Nottingham Puppet Festival is back for 2024
Nottingham Puppet Festival will return for the third time in April 2024. Events happening between Tuesday 9 and Sunday 21 April will showcase the many diverse and exciting forms that puppetry…
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Exhibition
The National Puppetry Archive
Dates of event: 11 Mar 2024 - 20 Apr 2024 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
As part of the Nottingham Puppet Festival, the National Puppetry Archive present a small exhibition of work by John M. Blundall (1937-2014). Blundall is best known for his early work…
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Getting Published w/ Pippa Hennessy & Georgina Wilding
Date of event: 2 May 2024 Event start time: 7:00pm - Event end time: 8:00pm
Location: Online
Getting published is an important milestone for a writer. It helps your work find new and wider audiences. It can boost your confidence, validate your work and increase your credibility.…
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Networking & Finding Collaborators w/ Nottingham City of Literature
Date of event: 9 May 2024 Event start time: 7:00pm - Event end time: 8:00pm
Location: Online
Writing is often a solitary practice but this doesn't mean that you have to be alone. Networking and working in collaboration can enhance your work and help progress your career.…
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Project dates: Since October 2014
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Project dates: July 2022 - August 2024
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Project dates: October 2023 - May 2024
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Project dates: Since November 2011
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Project dates: November 2023 - October 2024
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Project dates: October 2023 - April 2024
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Project dates: April 2024 - April 2024
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Key Stats April 2022 - March 2023
1902 Workshop attendances
134 Artists supported
4 Mini-festivals in St Ann’s, Aspley, Bulwell and Hyson Green
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Opportunity
Nikki Charlesworth and Hoda Ali seek Projection, Lighting and Sound Designers
Nikki Charlesworth and Hoda Ali are recruiting creative and technical roles to be involved in their new show, The Luckiest Girl Alive, funded by Arts Council England and performed as…
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Opportunity
Nikki Charlesworth and Hoda Ali seek performers for a new show
Nikki Charlesworth and Hoda Ali are recruiting performers to be involved in their new show, The Luckiest Girl Alive, funded by Arts Council England and performed as part of Refugee…
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Video
‘Carlton, England’ – a film about the Nottinghamshire town
This short film captures places, spaces and voices that make up Carlton, Nottinghamshire. Contributors range from Jigsaw Homes residents to local business owners. Carefully collaged together by filmmaker Owen Davies,…
Read more: '‘Carlton, England’ – a film about the Nottinghamshire town'
News
RESIDENCE: Introducing our bursary award recipients
Three Nottingham artists have been awarded a bursary as part of City Arts' RESIDENCE project. Awarded by a panel of Community Curators, the bursaries support artists who have faced barriers…
Read more: 'RESIDENCE: Introducing our bursary award recipients'
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Introducing our Nottingham Puppet Festival bursary award recipients
Two Nottingham artists and a theatre company have been awarded bursaries as part of the 2024 Nottingham Puppet Festival. City Arts and an expert panel awarded the bursaries to support…
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Case Study
“City Arts has become part of our DNA at InterCollege and it will always remain a part of the DNA”
Asser Mortensen is a founder of, and Director at, InterCollege Aps. The organisation is a social enterprise working in the fields of education and training. For 8 years, City Arts…
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