Nottingham Creative Community News

The Nottingham Contemporary Are Celebrating Their Tenth Anniversary

Since 2009, Nottingham Contemporary has hosted over fifty exhibitions, displaying the work of over 500 artists. This issue, we...

My First... Heartbreak

15 September 19

We asked your lot about the first time you got your heart dropped down the stairs and trampled on...

Nottingham Green Festival is Back For Its 27th Year

13 September 19

For nearly three decades, hoards of like-minded, green-thumbed folk flock to the Arboretum on a September Sunday for the Nottingham Green Festival, a community-led event where the whole family can educate themselves on being environmentally friendly. Our new Stage Editor, Rebecca Buck, has fond memories of the fest, dating back to her childhood...

Mermaid Cove Put on Events with Real Life Mermaids

09 September 19

Being a mermaid is something we’ve all dreamt about, but dreams are usually where it ends. However, the folks at Mermaid Cove are bringing this fantasy to life, with the magical underwater performances that they tour across festivals in the UK. We spoke to mermaid performer Elle Woods and marketing man Kai Coombes about how they came up with the idea, what a typical show entails, and how they train to swim in those hefty flippers...

City Stylin' #17

12 September 19

We took to the streets to find Notts' best dressed...

5 Nottingham Albums to Listen to This Month

09 September 19

The latest sounds from the Nottingham vault...

Under Cover Artist: Leosaysays

07 September 19

Leosaysays talks us through his belting second LeftLion cover, featuring a watery post-apocalyptic Nottingham…

Life on Nottingham's Canals

05 September 19

Of late, my thoughts have been occupied with worst-case Brexit scenarios. Even if the UK doesn’t descend into a completely apocalyptic state, the impending destitution might be a welcome opportunity to disconnect from modern society and adopt a nomadic life of reflection and fresh air. But where to live out this idyllic fantasy now that our borders will end at Dover? Perhaps the UK’s network of inland canals and waterways? My intrepid companion Bunty and I went to find out…

The Thompson Brothers on Students, The Matrix and Their Rowing Victory of '88

04 September 19

Nottingham's most opinionated grocers on...

Food Review: Juni

04 September 19

When the weather is scorchio, it’s time to scope out some tapas, sit outside and sip something in a big bulbous glass over loads of ice. Juni on Low Pavement can assist nicely on all these fronts...