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Studio Pottery as part of the 'Crafted in Clay' exhibition at Newstead Abbey | Some of Cool Company members taking part in The Book of Dead Time |
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The Book of Dead Time Artist comission | Endless creativity in our Art Club |
Painting club's March project | Painting their own interpretation of Van Gogh's Landscape at Twilight |
Musicians at the monthly 'Just Jamming' session | Jewellery making by ArtSpeak Art Club members |
Bead work and broach making at the ArtSpeak Art Club | Lantern making for Light Night at Arkwright Meadows Community Gardens |
Fortnightly Art Club - Bead making demonstrations | Exhibition Walkthrough of Sophie Ryder exhibition at Djanogly Gallery |
Meet Me at 25 Prospect Street Christmas Special | Our Kindred Spirits Theatre Group doing some improvisational tasks |
Some of our members during a Just Jamming session at 25 Prospect Street | Art Club members having a go at autumnal weaving |
Beautiful work produced during an Artist residency with Annette Waterfield at our Meet Me at 25 Prospect Street session | Viewing some work by Henry Moore at Derby Museum of Making |
A gallery walkthrough at New Art Exchange | A visit to the Museum of Making in Derby to see the Henry Moore exhibition |
Wreath making workshop during our Friday art sessions at Meadows Arkwright Community Gardens | An afternoon session at Meet Me at 25 Prospect Street with Artist Jane Stockley delivering a screen printing workshop |
Some of our brilliant art club members posing with their baskets they made | Our painting club with Artist Mark Beaven |
Participants enjoying an outdoor element to our workshop at AMC gardens | Participants were studying leaves and using the mediums of drawing and watercolour during this session in the Meadows at AMC Gardens |
Art session at Arkwright Meadows Community Gardens | Some of our members enjoying a visit around Newstead Abbey |
Exploring the gardens at Newstead Abbey on an ArtSpeak Ambles visit | Some of our members enjoying a painting workshop outdoors to study trees |
Cool Company dance workshops | Dance workshops in the Space at Nottingham Contemporary as part of Cool Company |
Members taking a closer look at one of the sculptures on the Radical Horizons trail at Chatsworth | A fantastic sculpture by Dana Albany that we saw on a visit to the Radical Horizons exhibition at Chatsworth. |
Members interacting with an installation at Chatsworth | Members enjoying a guided tour of the Radical Horizons exhibition at Chatsworth |
Gardener of the Forest installation | Our Art Club's installation at Sherwood Art week in the window of Sanita's flower shop |
A beautiful depiction of flowers during one of our painting workshops. | Members learning new brush techniques during our painting workshops |
Members practicing mindfulness during a session in Woodthorpe Park | Members exploring Woodthorpe Park as part of The Art of Stillness - Mindfulness Walk |
Some of our Art club members working hard on producing the rainforest scene for a collaborative piece | Some of the exotic flowers made by art club members which will be displayed as part of Sherwood Art Week - Art in Shops from 24 June. |
Poetry workshop delivered by John Humphreys and Clare Stewart. (Photo credit. Tom Platinum Morley) | Our narrowboat experience as part of Nottingham Poetry Festival with a poetry workshop on board. (Photo credit. Tom Platinum Morley) |
Participants joining in a Poetry workshop on a narrowboat - part of Nottingham Poetry Festival (Photo credit. Tom Platinum Morely) | Giles the orangutan, the star of an art installation being produced for Sherwood Art Week by members of our Art Club |
Discussing art work at Yorkshire Sculpture Park during an Artist led walk, talk and make session. | Taking inspiration from a Sean Scully Sculpture for some mud painting at Yorkshire Sculpture Park |
Members exploring the sculptures at Yorkshire Sculpture Park | Some of our regular Just Jamming members taking the lead with Just Jamming Extra at The Robin Hood |
Some beautiful felting work created by Art Club members | Photography participants enjoying a visit to Nottingham Castle |
States of Matter at St Mary's Church during Light Night 2022 | Some members getting ready to explore Light Night 2022 |
Some of our Art Club members trying faux stone carving | Members getting into faux stone carving during our fortnightly Art Club |
Faux stone carving at ArtSpeak Art Club | Member John's design was produced using a Shire Horse Brass as he was inspired by a workshop around canal art that was delivered by Radford Care Group Artist in residence Annette Waterfield |
Carving owls during ArtSpeak Art Club | Tuesday Art Club in December - The group looked at wire work |
Some linocut designs produced during Tuesday Art Club | Musicians enjoying a fun session together at Just Jamming |
Some musicians at our October Just Jamming session | Inspired by autumn leaves and making rubbings during our fortnightly Art Club |
Experimenting and exploring ideas in our Art Club | Kindred Spirit members improvising under the trees at Wollaton Park |
Some of the Kindred Spirit Theatre Group members during a session at Wollaton Park | Participants trying out new techniques during our June Photography walk |
Getting closure to nature during our Urban Nature photography walk | Participants exploring the Victoria Embankment during our Urban Nature Photography walk |
Our Art Club members worked with Artist Anna Roebuck to make bunting from recycled plastics | Beautiful designs created for bunting in the first Art Club at 25 Prospect Street in July |
Artist Anna Roebuck led a session on how to create bunting from recycled plastics in our first Art Club session | Experimenting with different view points during our Photography walk |
Participants during our Architecture Photography Walk in Nottingham City Centre - (Photo credit, Sammy) | Participants working with Photography Tutor Dominic Pote on different camera techniques |
Photography group participants trying out alternative camera techniques at Newstead Abbey | Practicing pinhole photography with polaroid film in the Japanese Gardens at Newstead Abbey in a photography workshop with Dominic Pote |
A brilliant evening of live music from AJAR | Local Folk Trio - AJAR at our Light Night 2020 event |
Light Night 'Your Time to Shine' open mic with AJAR performing | A great group of talented musicians enjoying the opportunity to play together |
Our regular drummer playing brilliantly at Just Jamming | Guitar and Bass player at Just Jamming |
One of our first Just Jamming sessions in Jesse Boot's old office at The Embankment | A trio of musicians playing together at Just Jamming |
An Accordion Player enjoying playing at our Just Jamming music night in February | Just Jamming at The Embankment Pub in West Bridgford |
A step back in time as we explore the cottage that was once home to the Poet John Clare. | A visit to John Clare's cottage as part of our Literary Season |
Another example of the beautiful work produced by participants in our painting workshop at Lakeside | Some amazing final results in the 'Expressive Use of Colour' painting workshop |
Peices of work produced and influenced by the later work of Ivon Hitchen's | Amazing pieces of work produced in Liz Goulding's introductory painting workshop |
Beautiful colour palettes created with Acrylics | Participants working with Liz Goulding and taking inspiration from Ivon Hitchens |
Expressive use of Colour workshop at Lakeside Arts | Working with China Petals Artist, Diane Daley |
Making china mosaic Christmas designs at Winwood Heights | Artist and Tutor Liz Goulding discussing painting techniques |
Participants experimenting with acrylics on canvas | Selecting compositions in our 'Expressive use of Colour' workshop with Liz Goulding |
Exploring Ivon Hitchens later works | Gallery walkthrough of Ivon Hitchens 'Space Through Colour' at Djanogly Gallery with Head of Programming, Neil Walker |
Some of our photography group enjoying an afternoon out at Highfields Park with Tutor Jagdish Patel | Participants getting creative with Artist Nancy Power |
Some of the fantastic designs created during the introductory to linocut printing workshop | Participants printing their linocut designs with Artist Nancy Power in the introduction to Linocut printing workshop at City Arts |
Our walkthroughs are relaxed and informal and a great introduction to Contemporary Art | ArtSpeak Meets at New Art Exchange |
Members exploring the 'Open' Exhibition at New Art Exchange as part of our monthly walkthroughs | The group meet every Monday to try out new Art skills |
Participants enjoyed experimenting with colours and designs | Silk Painting with Jessica Kemp at our monthly sessions in Clifton |
Sarah Manton led a great paper cutting workshop for participants in Clifton as part of their weekly art group | Participants in Clifton adding lots of detail to their designs |
Monday creativity in Clifton with participants learning about Paper cutting with Artist Sarah Manton and trying out various techniques | Participants loved helping to create our Graffiti style origami wall at Bulwell Arts Festival |
Residents at Lathkill Close enjoyed making origami pieces to create a large wall installation | Participants helped create this design out of Origami with Pulp and Fold Artist, Karen Barnes as part of the Bulwell Arts Festival |
Mosaic workshop with China Petals at Haworth Court in Clifton | Artist Sian Watson Taylor giving an informative and passionate talk about the Bauhaus and the work created as a result of its pioneering approach to teaching, during our walkthrough at Djanogly Gallery, Lakeside. |
Enjoying a closer look at some of the work in the Homage to the Bauhaus Exhibition at Djanogly Gallery during our Artist led walkthrough in May | Our first gallery walkthrough with Aaron Schoburgh. An impressive, vibrant exhibition reflecting a combination of cultures and iconic brands. |
Some of our Creative Cafe participants in The Meadows sharing stories and memories of the area | Participants helping add the final touches to the ArtSpeak origami installation |
Beautiful paper used for the origami workshop on Light Night | One participant helping to add to our origami wall in Nottingham's Urban Rooms |
For Light Night 2019 we hosted a pop up event with Artist Karen Barnes who led an origami workshop |
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