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Guest Blog: Gaaargh Day Two

Ahoy there! It’s pirate and story writing week for me and so far progress is slow… that’s rather disappointing. Unfortunately it’s proving to be a busy week at work and the evenings are rather full, predictably, with MissImp related improv action.

Captain Pigheart

A tiny recap. I write short pirate stories under the [...]

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Links round-up: the four day week

Image courtesy of Hatch

There’s nothing like a bank holiday weekend for proving how quickly time goes. So here are some opportunities for which now (or PDQ) is the best time to act.

Creative industries - tell the council what you think 

As you might have guessed by now, here at CreativeNottingham we are serious advocates of Nottingham’s creative industries. There’s a [...]

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Links Round-up: Competitions and Commissions

 

Castle at Light Night 2010 by 1st Galaxy who organised these lights

It is all competitions and commissions this time:

Light Night Commission

The Light Night events have become a feature of Nottingham. If you missed the last one, you can relive it via our photographic record.  The next one will be on 18 February next year, [...]

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Sculpture in the Street

four walking workers at the top of Angel Row

For those of us who won’t be going to Bondi for the annual Sculpture by the Sea (this year it takes place from 28 October to 14 November if you are going), it is possible to put together a Nottingham alternative.

Start with your back to Nottingham’s Riviera, [...]

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Links Round-up: Ideas and Skills

The Thinker, outside the Rodin Museum – photo by Paul Floyd on Flicker

Ideas

On Thursday, 19 August, while others are planning a trip to the Nottingham Riviera, you can steal some competitive advantage and have a free breakfast and learn about Strategic Thinking & New Business Ideas at the University of Nottingham’s Innovation Park. This is [...]

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Creative Nottingham Image Competition Now Closed

Our Art & Design Image Competition is now closed to new entries! The Creative Nottingham team will be going through all the designs and selecting which four will appear on our very first postcard marketing campaign over the next few days and will announce the winners very soon! You can check out all the entries [...]

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Art in unusual places

Image courtesy of Antifreeze

Car booty

I like art. I like car boots. So an occasion that combines both has to be worth a visit. Nottingham’s very first art car boot (artboot?) takes place in Nottingham this Sunday, brought to you by the Raw Collective. More details on our Community site.

Down the market

Victoria Centre Market is great for bargain fruit [...]

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Links round-up: click here for opportunities

Image by Evan Agee

Designers

Carrying a torch for the 2012 Olympics?

Like the idea of your designs being viewed by millions of people around the world? Find out how to apply to design the Olympic and Paralympic torches for 2012, plus the Olympic and Paralympic cauldrons, packaging for the torches pre and post use and more, here.

Filmmakers

Docs 360 [...]

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Links round-up: Look again

Image of Nottingham’s Trent Bridge by Views of Nottingham

See what it’s like on the other side: Living with Illegals film Screening 4th August, 7pm

What’s it like to experience life as an illegal immigrant? This screening and discussion event at the New Art Exchange explores the realities.  

See into the future 1 - GameCityNights#6 round-up

The plural of TARDIS [...]

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Guest blog: Shirts and Heroes

When I was younger, I had a Peter Schmeichel goalkeeping shirt, an official Manchester United Replica kit.  I remember that one Sunday evening, my dad was speaking at a church just outside our village I went with my mum and sister to see him.  I asked if I could wear my ‘Schmeichel shirt’, he said [...]

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