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

Exhibition

Refugee Roots Art Club

Dates of event: Until 28 Aug 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

An exhibition of artwork created by the Refugee Roots Art Club, presented as part of Nottingham Refugee Week 2025. The theme of Refugee Week 2025 is “Community as a Superpower.”…

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Family Friendly

Hoopla! in Aspley

Date of event: 5 Aug 2025 Event start time: 10:00am - Event end time: 2:30pm

Venue Address: Melbourne Park, Melbourne Road, Nottingham, NG8 5HJ

Hoopla! is a fun, free, outdoor mini-festival for ages 0-4. Enjoy puppetry, art, theatre, music, play, and exploration in a park near you. The festival is returning for its fourth…

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Hoopla! in Bulwell

Date of event: 12 Aug 2025 Event start time: 10:00am - Event end time: 2:30pm

Venue Address: Bulwell Forest Garden, Austin Street, Nottingham, NG6 9HE

Hoopla! is a fun, free, outdoor mini-festival for ages 0-4. Enjoy puppetry, art, theatre, music, play, and exploration in a park near you. The festival is returning for its fourth…

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Asser Mortensen , 2023

Case Study

City Arts has become part of our DNA at Intercollege and it will always remain a part of the DNA... City Arts has left a big impact on us.

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Key Stats April 2024 - March 2025

43% of audience members had not been to an arts event in the last year

170 Artists supported

72 Artists employed

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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.”'