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Football Fanzones Return to Sneinton Market

The fine folk at Art of Football are bringing the football fun times back to Sneinton Market this summer...

Artist Profile: Ellen Angus

16 May 19

We might just forgive you if you’re unfamiliar with Ellen Angus from her 8-minute, Red Lady performance at Parliament Square on 19 January 2019, which coincided with the Women’s March, and garnered both national and regional media coverage. We sat down with one of Nottingham's own to chat about the meanings behind her art...

Art Works: Laura Bosely

10 May 19

Check out her piece, Collaged Visions of Nottingham...

Art Works: Joanna Whittle

09 May 19

 Joanna Whittle gives us the low down on intricate paintings

Art Review: Louise Lahive's Process of Ending at Surface Gallery

09 May 19

The Artist and her work are life-affirming and eclectic in sources and approach…

Under Cover Artist: Art of Football

09 May 19

If you’re a Forest fan, there’s every chance you will have seen the brilliant football-themed artwork created by Art of Football on the front of matchday programmes, in venues at the City Ground or at their base in Sneinton Market. Celebrating iconic players and moments from history, they’ve developed a unique, vibrant style that perfectly encapsulates the passion and dedication of being a football fan. We caught up with Luke Cuthbert to find out what they’re all about…

Art Works: Susan Dodd

16 April 19

Serial-collector Susan gives us the lowdown on her piece, 250 Years of Circus... 

Art Review: Paint a Poppy Challenge and Open Day at The Society of All Artists in Newark

11 April 19

Newark holds the space used by the Society of All Artists, a cultural hub bringing creative people together to work, inspire and promote themselves both nationally and internationally. We headed down for their Open Day, to check out the society’s new group exhibition Paint a Poppy...

Art Works: Christos Gkenoudis

08 April 19

His piece, titled Rodon, is a physical representation of his brainwaves...

Art Review: Cell Colour at Hung Up Gallery

08 April 19

From fluorescent techno chickens to flying rhinos and death deities, Hung Up gallery’s Cell Colour exhibition is an explosion of colour and character. Showcasing work from five top-notch local artists, it celebrates the rise of urban art in Notts and explores what happens in the space where the street and gallery collide.

Street Artist Kid 30 on His Latest Exhbition Misspelt Youth

05 April 19

The Harley Gallery Announces Two New Exhibitions

02 April 19

From Punk Tapestry to Anglo-Saxon Jewellery- The Harley Gallery, one of the region’s leading contemporary art spaces, announces two major new exhibitions for April.

Under Cover Artist: Liv Auckland

01 April 19

Do you love the cover and poster artwork as much as we do? If so, you've got the extremely talented Liv Auckland to thank for it. We caught up with the Notts-based artist to find out how she managed to come up with such a cracking performance themed piece for us... 

Art Works: William Gregory MacArthur

22 March 19

He's a fast-paced worker, finishing his paintings in less than thirty minutes...

Elizabeth Price: FELT TIP at The Nottingham Contemporary

20 March 19

A spectre is haunting Nottingham Contemporary… After weeks of technical difficulties, Elizabeth Price’s new solo show FELT TIP is finally open to the public in its entirety. Our writer Daniel Welton shares his thoughts...

Under Cover Artist: Alex Traska

16 March 19

What do Nottingham and outer space have in common? Well, if you’ve got the creative skills of Alex Traska, quite a bit. We had a chinwag with the Nottingham artist to find out how he managed to put together such a cracking cover and pull-out poster...

Art Works: David Smee

15 March 19

David gives us the lowdown on his illustrations...

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...

Artist and Curator Diana Ali on Her Role as Mentor on BBC's The Big Painting Challenge

09 March 19

This month sees The Big Painting Challenge back on our screens for a third series. We caught up with artist, curator and Nottingham resident Diana Ali to talk about her career and role as a mentor on the BBC One show…

NTU Student MJ the Art Traveller to Appear on Sky Arts' Portrait Artist of the Year 2019

14 February 19

It'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...

Art Works: Ronan Somerville

07 February 19

Ronan's illustrated chess board is decorated with meaningful creatures...

Art Works: Kelly Fung

07 February 19

Kelly Fung gives us the lowdown on her contemporary piece, Sit Down... 

Under Cover Artist: Carrot

05 February 19

Carrots. If you’re looking, you’ll see them painted all over these streets. We got the notorious graffiti artist Carrot to dob us a cover and pull-out poster for this issue, and asked him what’s up, Doc...

Art Review: Adrift by Harry Martin

05 February 19

Taking some time out for yersen can be something we don't do enough, our Ewan got down to Wessie B to go through a guided meditation with artist Harry Martin, before viewing his new exhibition 'Adrift'...

Paranoid Picnic at NAE

22 January 19

Paranoid Picnic: The Phantom BAME is a solo exhibition from Hardeep Pandhal taking place at the New Art Exchange from the 19th of January to the 17th of March. This is an exhibition of two halves, with one half in the NAE and the other taking place in Primary. We got trusty Caroline down to check it out...
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