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Cultural Nexus: Engaging Community Through Museums, Archives, Curation, and Repatriation
Wed 19 Jun 2024Lenton gallery Primary hosts Sonya Dyer’s speculative installation The Ready Room
Sat 23 Mar 2024Reclaiming the neglected stories of Black women in science and mythology, Lenton gallery Primary hosts Sonya Dyer’s speculative installation where hard science meets science fiction and the artist reimagines an alternative journey for immortal HeLa cells beyond the laboratory’s confines…
We Speak to World Music Event Producer Rastarella as Her Signature Event Cultural Vibrations Turns Fifteen Years Old
Thu 15 Feb 2024Born in Trinidad, Rastarella is a world music event producer, an empowerment speaker and hosts on Nottingham’s number one urban radio station, 97.5 Kemet FM. She is also a mother of three daughters, a SEN mother, and married. If you ever get to meet Rastarella, you will never forget it. Launching her signature event Cultural Vibrations in 2009 at Hockley Hustle and founding the Nottingham Global Roots Festival in 2015, 2024 marks her fifteenth year in business. It's a massive milestone as a grassroots promoter who is consistently showcasing music from around the world at numerous venues, events and festivals. This is Rastarella, interviewed by Parisa East of Acoustickle…
Local Cultural Organisations Issue Open Letter Voicing Concern About Nottingham City Council’s Budget Cuts
Tue 16 Jan 2024With the recent announcement of budget cuts to the cultural and social sectors in Nottingham, over 120 individuals representing at least 75 local organisations have signed an open letter voicing concern about Nottingham City Council’s Section 114 process, and the impact it will have on the Nottingham communities.
Cultural Festivals, Music Gigs and Going Back to Nature, Here’s What’s on in Nottingham This Week: 4 - 10 September
Sun 03 Sept 2023This week you could be at a psychedelic party, having spicy South-Asian food or planting a sapling. Here is a list of our hot picks for the week…
New Artistic Director and CEO of the New Art Exchange Saad Eddine Said Outlines His Plans for the Iconic Cultural Centre
Mon 08 Aug 2022Formerly the Director of HOME Slough, Saad Eddine Said has built a career in the arts sector, having worked with many high-profile organisations and artists. He spoke to us about his aims within his new role as Artistic Director and CEO of the New Art Exchange in Nottingham…
Notts Art Collective INSTAR Dig Into the Role Flora and Fauna Have Played in Our Collective Cultural Past
Tue 17 May 2022From modern tales like The Princess and the Frog, through to ancient literature in the form of The Epic of Gilgamesh, humans have been fascinated by the wonders of mythical flora and fauna. Yet our natural world is perhaps more incredible than anything in a fairy tale…
Exhibition Review: Be Loved at Primary
Sun 14 Nov 2021Be Loved allows a playful and personal glance into Carmen Argote’s digestion of a space, in dialogue with each environment she inhabits. Developed through a residency at Primary, and including pieces previously crafted in Los Angeles, this exhibition encompasses works on paper, video, and sculpture. We take a look at the expansive new project...
Inspiring the Next Generation: Shekayla Maragh on Running Workshops to Help Musicians Create Lasting Jobs in the Industry
Wed 21 Apr 2021Tenacious, driven, yet always humble, Shekayla Maragh is a cultural producer making moves for musicians in the Midlands. Supporting minority musical talent on a regional level, encouraging people to have ownership, equality and build careers with integrity and longevity is important to Shekayla. She turned down a traditional industry A&R role in London to carve out her own organic career path; staying curious and being empowered by her work is also key. Led by her passion, she launched musical development agency, CUBE, in 2019...
Crowdfund Campaign: Build A Better Primary
Mon 19 Apr 2021Primary, the artist-led contemporary visual arts organisation based in Radford, are looking for help to transform their building into a warm, welcoming and sustainable place for Nottingham’s creative community and beyond...
The Chimera Plantarium Project Are Working with Primary School Kids to Create Art
Thu 17 Sept 2020Lenton locals may have spotted the remnants of The Chimera Plantarium Project on Church Drive. Two vividly coloured and curiously shaped murals command a presence that hints towards their leafy beginnings and leaves passers-by turning their heads. They are just some of the work delivered by artist Chiara Dellerba and the children from Years 5 and 6 at Edna G. Olds Academy, as part of Primary’s Making Place project. Working together, they explored and created artwork based on the idea of spontaneous plants – wild, urban flora. Spontaneous plants are resilient creatures and their perseverance to thrive almost anywhere, even in abandoned, overlooked, or routinely neglected areas, is something us humans could learn from. We spoke to Chiara, to find out more about the project…
The Nottingham Project Launches to Rejuvenate the City’s Cultural Scene
Mon 13 Jul 2020The 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.
ArtSpeak are Working to Engage Older People in Cultural and Art Activities in Nottingham to Combat Social Isolation
Sat 13 Jul 2019ArtSpeak is a funded outreach programme from Radford Care Group which opens to get people aged sixty plus to get involved in arts and culture in Nottingham. Through the development of community hubs and a diverse programme of events and workshops, they hope to decrease social isolation among the older generation in our city. We spoke to Sharon Scaniglia and Hannah Stoddart to find out more…
Walk This Way! at The Primary
Wed 25 Jul 2018We headed down to Primary for an art walk led by children from Mellers Primary School...
PubhD at The Vat and Fiddle: Cultural Astronomy, Osteoarthritis and Kindertransport
Mon 07 Nov 2016Every month, some of the city’s cleverest clogs meet up in the pub to share, in layman’s terms, what they’ve been researching for their PhD. The next one is on Wednesday 16 November at The Vat and Fiddle if you fancy getting down to learn a thing or two…
Art Review: Anna K.E's Leaving The Rock Stage at Primary
Fri 14 Oct 2016"It's an open question as to whether these explicit but neutral images... are designed to invite or deflect the act of looking"