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NOTTS ART NOTES

This page highlights some art and craft venues and exhibition spaces in and around Nottinghamshire (and occasionally beyond) and points to some online resources that might be of interest. Like much in life, its not definitive.

“The arts … are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow …”, Kurt Vonnegut

Art/Craft Venues (in Notts & nearby):

• Bassetlaw Museum, Retford
• Harley Gallery, Worksop
• Mansfield Museum
• National Holocaust Centre & Museum, Laxton
• Spotlight Gallery, Newark-on-Trent
• Patchings Arts Centre, Calverton
• Captivate – including Takeover Festival
• Lady Bay Arts

• Bonington Gallery, Nottingham
• Lakeside Arts, Nottingham
• New Art Exchange, Nottingham
• Nottingham Contemporary
• Surface Gallery, Nottingham
• Nottingham Society of Artists
• Sherwood Art Week, Nottingham
• Primary, Nottingham
• Backlit, Nottingham

Lincs:

• Slumgothic & X-Church, Gainsborough
• The Collection & Usher Gallery, Lincoln
• Sam Scorer Gallery, Lincoln (Note: closed from 4 Sept 2022)
• The Hub, Sleaford

North Lincs:

• The Ropewalk, Barton-upon-Humber

South Yorks:

• Doncaster Museum & Art Gallery

Derbys:

• Derby Museum & Art Gallery
• Museum of Making
• QUAD

Leics:

• Leicester Museum & Art Gallery, Leicester
• Attenborough Arts Centre, Leicester

Other arty guides:

• Inspire: Culture Learning Libraries – art events in Notts libraries.
• Nottingham Art Map
• Visit Nottinghamshire
• Visit Leicester
• Art Galleries in Sheffield
• Contemporary Visual Arts Network – East Midlands (CVAN EM)
• Art Fund – includes a whats on for art exhibitions, events & over 700 museums, galleries and historic places to visit across the UK.

Online Arts Stuff:

Covid-19 disrupted everyone’s ability to physically experience art – these are some online resources of the time, in no particular order:

• Art Detective (podcasts by Dr Janina Ramirez)
• The Lonely Palette
• History of Art (Oxford University lectures)
• The Great Women Artists podcast
• V&A Podcasts
• Artcast
• Royal Academy of Arts podcasts
• British Museum on Streetview
• ‘Virtual galleries’ at the British Museum
• British Museum on Google Arts and Culture
• V&A Museum – Curator Tour of Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk