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Zadie Xa, Yinka Shonibare, and Paul Maheke explore the complexities of identity, heritage, and belonging. Learn more about the artists...

ChalleNGe's Child Friendly Creative City is a remarkable new £1.5 million programme set to transform how Nottingham youth access, enjoy and contribute to local culture and the creative arts. Learn how Lakeside Arts is involved and how it can benefit you or your young ones...

Paloma Proudfoot, Anna Perach, and Marc Camille Chaimowicz works blur the boundaries between art and craft, public and private, body and object, inviting us into spaces where personal histories and collective memory entwine.

Caroline Achaintre creates vividly colourful tufted tapestries that resemble impressionistic creatures. Discover more about the complex process behind these works, the art movements that influenced such beautiful pieces and more...

Rae-Yen Song explores identity, ancestry, and the immigrant experience through fantastical, immersive installations, that create visions of alternate worlds. Learn more about this innovative, exciting artist...

Nottingham’s resident artist, Yelena Popova, has firmly placed the county on the international art map with her striking geometric tapestries, which explore the enduring legacy of nuclear energy.

Dominating the entrance to the Material Worlds’ exhibition is Holly Hendry’s colossal installation ‘Slacker.’ Combining an industrial printing press with an anatomical tapestry, Hendry has us confront what is usually hidden. Discover more about the artist behind the work.

Young Critic Cerys offers an insightful review of Penguin by Hamzeh Al Hussien, a performance centred on community and identity.

Nestled within the University of Nottingham’s picturesque University Park campus, Lakeside Arts offers an eclectic mix of exhibitions, performances, and workshops for all ages. Here's your guide to the must-see and do events this summer.

Our talented group of Young Critics have recently reviewed the Kook Ensemble's production of SAND. A charming and moving circus theatre production, our Young critics give their opinions on this performance.

In advance of their performance of Sunny Side in May 2025, we had a chat with choreographer and director Anna Holmes, Northern Rascals' Co-Artistic Director. Read on to find out more about the creation of this show.

A full-sized replica chariot from the Iron Age has gone on display at the University of Nottingham Museum, here at Lakeside Arts.

Leonard Design is proud to support Material Worlds, a bold exhibition coming to Lakeside Arts.

Our talented group of Young Critics have recently reviewed the Akimbo Theatre Company production of The Animator. Stepping into the captivating world of Lotte Reiniger, the visionary who created the very first feature-length animation film, our seven Young critics give their opinions on this dynamic performance.

We are proud to host the world premiere of Architects of Air's 32nd Luminarium, Myriad, for the school half term in May 2025. Nottingham families can enjoy this brand-new luminarium in Highfields Park, next to Lakeside Arts' DH Lawrence Pavilion.

Royal Academician Conrad Shawcross has created two newly commissioned works for Lakeside Arts' Cosmic Titans: Art, Science and the Quantum Universe exhibition. Find out more about the renowned British artist.