According to Don Marquis “procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday”. I seem to have had difficulty keeping up with the whole week, ideas for blogs which remained firmly in my head include; incorporating the “May the 4th be with you” pun (probably just as well) about the Open Studios Notts Exhibition Preview the… Read More

Blood transfusions. Not very Easter-y are they? Or creative, you’d think. But in a recent campaign to raise awareness of the blood donor service, the NHS Blood and Transplant Service recently asked for knitted drops of blood to yarnbomb in cities across the country. They expected to receive 700 drops and got 8,000 instead, with… Read More

32 postcards of free original art will be placed across Nottingham City by Fine Art Degree students at Central College Nottingham for the public to find and keep on Thursday 3rd April. Eight students have worked in collaboration with Rosie MacLennan coordinator of the 52 Artists for Bulwell project to explore ideas around what makes… Read More

Today we welcome Michelle Keegan to the Creative Nottingham team. Michelle will be blogging once in a while for us so we thought we’d ask her a few questions about who she is and how she got here… I came to Nottingham to teach Fine Art at South Notts College back in 1991 [now called… Read More

Ok, I’ll be honest – I totally lifted that headline from Notts TV. But, you know what they say – good artists copy, and great artists… etc etc! Confetti Institute of Creative Industries has been a landmark of creative learning in Nottingham for twenty years this year.  Every year, the regular curriculum is shelved for… Read More

Ever tried visiting Creative Nottingham on your smartphone and been frustrated that you’ve had to zoom in and out to find your way around? Well, those days are over. Today, we’re proud to announce the launch of the mobile and tablet optimised version of Creative Nottingham. We opted for a responsive approach, which means accessing the… Read More

I don’t know about you but I’ve avoided New Year Resolutions so far. The healthy ones anyway. Those can wait till the weather’s less shitty. Or at least until the days feel longer, say March-ish. But there are some resolutions that it feels sensible to start in the middle of winter. New crafts and skills… Read More

Since 1986 when I packed my crimpers, hairspray and black eyeliner and headed South to study Fine Art (at what was then Trent Polytechnic now Nottingham Trent University – NTU) I’ve lived in Nottingham. Not the only student to settle in their student city I’m sure. My claims to fame from my time at NTU… Read More

Prologue: It’s a fact that our city centre is a veritable treasure chest of secondhand shops. This series of posts will explore the rise of vintage in Notts, introducing some of the enthusiasts involved and showcasing a lesser-known aspect of retail that attracts students and locals of all ages. If you often hurry past Hopkinson… Read More