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Feast of Clay
Posted on June 16, 2013 | No CommentsWhat do you get when over a hundred potters descend on a country park in North Nottinghamshire? No punchline, but a rather special event! The annual Earth and Fire International Ceramic Fair at Rufford Abbey Country Park kicks off this Friday 21 June at 10am.... -
Creatives reclaiming the city?
Posted on June 16, 2013 | No CommentsSo this morning, out and about on my business around the goodly suburb of Basford, I noticed our resident librarian in a phone box had been doing his/ her work overnight. I’ve spotted books in the boxes before and there was another lot today. I... -
Art amongst the alliums
Posted on June 15, 2013 | No CommentsLast Sunday 9 June I enjoyed the summer sunshine (remember that?) at the 21st Park Garden Trail, a biennial open garden event. A chance to explore the beauty of usually hidden aspects of Nottingham’s Park Estate. The Park is worthy of a visit just for... -
Special Event Blog: Ronnie Wood Exhibition
Posted on June 4, 2013 | No CommentsThis is a really exciting inaugural exhibition for Castle Galleries‘ new space in Nottingham (a few doors down from its original spot in the Exchange Arcade, but much bigger and brighter). There are other notable names on display (and for sale!) that will draw in... -
One Day, On Demand
Posted on May 29, 2013 | No CommentsHave you seen the exhibition at Nottingham Contemporary at the moment – The Universal Addressability of Dumb Things? No, me neither. However, the chaps at One Thoresby Street have gone one better and this week sees the opening of their new exhibition idea. As a... -
Take one student, one lion and some wool…
Posted on May 22, 2013 | 1 CommentSo it’s a grey morning. The sky is grey, the pavements are grey, the square slabs are grey, the Council House is grey. Get the picture? It’s still too cold for bare legs at this time in the morning and I’m contemplating a warming shot... -
Freedom in Air: Exhibition and Panel Discussion
Posted on May 13, 2013 | No CommentsNottingham-based artist Rhiannon Slade has collaborated with The Cutting Room to hold a series of events inspired by The Nottingham Playhouse’s current production of The Kite Runner (running until May 18th). Slade strongly believes that art should reach out to the people that encounter it;... -
Bringing Artists into View
Posted on May 11, 2013 | No CommentsOpen Studios Notts Bringing Artists into View Artists and makers across Nottinghamshire have joined forces for Open Studios Notts events in May and June; inviting you to see art, buy art and meet artists. Rufford Gallery is showcasing selected works in a selling exhibition... -
The First Cut is the Deepest
Posted on May 8, 2013 | No CommentsAt high school I had a design teacher who was dreadfully strict. If she caught you yawning she made you run up and down stairs and round the block and would time you to make sure you didn’t slack. She also hated anyone to make... -
Indie mags pop up this weekend
Posted on April 19, 2013 | No CommentsWhat are you doing this weekend? Well if, like me, you’ve run out of magazines to read and are finding the new edition of Horse and Hound just a bit, well, meh, then you could do no worse than to turn up at Waterstone’s on...
