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A Deep Dive into William ‘Bendigo’ Thompson - Nottingham's 19th Century Bareknuckle Boxer
Sat 20 Apr 2024This month we take you on a trip back to the early 19th century, to paint a picture of a very different Nottingham, where prize-fighter turned evangelist Bendigo rose from the slums to become a national hero in the ring.
Painting Portraits and the People of Beeston with Artist Matthew Lyons
Mon 30 Oct 2023Amelia Brookes talks to Beeston artist Matthew Lyons about painting the local community, appearing on Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year, and his painting process...
The Hood, The Bad and the Ugly: A Century of Robin Hood on Film
Wed 28 Jul 2021It’s been well over a century since Robin Hood first graced the silver screen. Since then, the revered revolutionary has been portrayed by Hollywood legends, Soviet stars and a cartoon fox. We take a look at the most memorable movies from the leader of the Merry Men, as well as some of his more disappointing depictions...
Film Review: Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Sat 29 Feb 2020This French language film has received over 100 nominations, including nods at the BAFTAs and Golden Globes...
NTU Student MJ the Art Traveller to Appear on Sky Arts' Portrait Artist of the Year 2019
Thu 14 Feb 2019It's that time of the year again. Portrait Artist of the Year returns to Sky Arts with a new round of contestants ready to get painting. The set-up is simple: paint a portrait of a surprise celebrity in your own style in be in the chance to win a £10,000 commission for a major British Institution, plus £500 of materials from Cass Art. What’s not so simple is that you are judged by some of the best art curators and artists in a portrait you can do in four hours under the glare of TV lights. This year, the competition features Nottingham Trent MA student Michael Sheppard aka MJ the Art Traveller...
Photographer Emily Andersen on the Release of Her New Book and Photographing Celebrities
Thu 01 Nov 2018From photographing well-known artists, musicians, writers, directors and actors - including Helen Mirren, Bella Freud and Nico - to exhibiting at some of the world’s most prestigious galleries, Emily Andersen has forged a fascinating photography career. Carefully balancing her craft while lecturing part time at NTU, she has recently published her second book, entitled Portraits: Black & White. We caught up with Emily ahead of her book launch and exhibition at Bonington Gallery later this week…
‘Invisible Britain: Portraits of Hope and Resilience’ Interview with Paul Sng
Mon 22 Oct 2018‘Invisible Britain: Portraits of Hope and Resilience’ gives a narrative to those forgotten by the media and government in modern Britain.
The book features the work of several accomplished documentary photographers, to show the untold stories of those affected by issues such as Brexit, austerity, de-industrialisation and social upheaval.
The Broadway are hosting a screening of the Invisible Britain: Sleaford Mods film with a panel Q&A to discuss the book with director/editor Paul Sng, Carl Phillips and photographers David Severn and Laura Dicken.
We sat down with Paul Sng, to talk about the book...
Art Works: Alex MacNaughton's Pet Portraits
Wed 25 Jul 2018Alex MacNaughton tell us all abaht how her proper good pawtrait business came to be...
Paul Sng on New Book Invisible Britain: Portraits
Tue 03 Apr 2018Invisible Britain: Portraits is a forthcoming photography book edited by filmmaker Paul Sng and co-curated by Chloe Juno and Laura Dicken, that will feature stories and portraits of individuals across the UK who have been impacted by austerity...
Ex-Kerrang! Editor Ash Bird Talks Portrait Photography
Fri 23 Sept 2016"When I left, I bought my first proper camera and spent a few years of teaching myself before I was happy to say that I could do it for money"
Christopher Richardson talks Nottingham in the 19th Century
Mon 14 Jul 2014City Of Light is a book that celebrates Nottingham’s gobbiness during the nineteenth century, when we got up to all sorts in the name of education. We chatted to the author, Christopher Richardson, about the role of libraries, literacy and Luddites in the city’s history...
Melton Original Portrait Sessions
Fri 23 May 2014Get your mug immortalised in black and white in the Malt Cross gallery
Melton Original Portraits
Mon 05 May 2014Become a part of Malt Cross' latest exhibition by getting your portrait taken with an ex-RAF bellows camera
Goose Fair in the 1890s
Mon 01 Oct 2012Babies in bottles, armless women, lion petting zoos… these were the sights of Goose Fair that Nottingham diarist Sydney Race recorded over a century ago. Ann Featherstone reviews his fascinating chronicles from a time when people used to pay to look at massively fat kids, instead of waiting in queues with them…
Arthur Century Later
Sun 25 Apr 2010ITV were supposed to remake Saturday Night and Sunday Morning in 2008, but they chickened out. So what would a modern Arthur Seaton be like? We have a stab at it…