Nottingham Creative Community News

A Long Engagement: Contemporary Abstract Art at Backlit Gallery

This new exhibition celebrates the work of seven artists, featuring a range of abstract art which varies freely in theme, tone and...

Art Review: Familiar Machines at BACKLIT

13 March 19

Familiar Machines brings together works which explore the movement of body and machine through public and online space. The exhibition presents mechanisms of power and feminine governance that question patriarchal systems, and reinforce ideas around social disobedience. Our Caroline got down on International Women's Day to see the exhibition...

BACKLIT: Same as it Never Was / 10 year anniversary review

02 November 18

Backlit have just celebrated their 10thanniversary, which coincided with the new ‘Same as it Never Was’ exhibition. The exhibition reflects upon the journey of the organisation over the last decade. We got down to check it out...

Art Review: Mountain of Tongues at Backlit Studios

25 July 18

Our Adrian went to Backlit to find that although Mountain of Tongues has just finished, but nothing stops him from a good review. Better late than never, he says...

Art Review: Performing Gender at Backlit Gallery

19 June 17

We got down to the latest exhibition at Samuel Morley's old gaff...

The Sneinton Art Scene

17 June 14

Nottingham will never be mistaken for Paris but it is slowly being reorganised into French-style ‘quarters.’ In April the city council approved plans for Royal, Canal and Castle quarters to go with the business-orientated Creative Quarter that is based in and around Hockley. While LeftLion understand that there are as yet no plans to actually reorganise residential areas of Nottingham into arrondissements, readers may be wondering if there are also plans afoot to create the equivalent of Paris’ bohemian Left Bank.

"Bring Back Mat" - How Artist Mat Collishaw Re-Connected With Nottingham

21 June 13

We speak with Matt at Backlit Studios to talk zoetropes, myth-making and the crucial influence of Wollaton Hall...

Metronome Sessions

Backlit Gallery