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Puppet Making Workshop
Handmade Nottingham, 8 Kings Walk, NG1 2AE
1st November, 10am-1pm
@CreationsbySidnee next puppet making workshop will be at Handmade Nottingham.
each ticket includes:
⭐️a puppet making starter kit
⭐️all materials provided (glue, scissors, fabric etc)
⭐️lots of things to decorate your puppet with (wool, felt, pompoms, buttons etc)
⭐️and lots of cute outfits to dress your puppet in!
bring a friend and have some creative fun or have a solo date bringing your imagination to life!
Unearthing: A workshop in story and clay with Ruby Daley
Sat 21 Nov 2026 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Nottingham Contemporary, NG1 2GB
Join Ruby Daley, a storyteller, traditional tile maker and community gatherer, to explore your personal histories and our collective dreams of a life lived closer to clay in this hands-on making workshop exploring ceramics in relation to our current exhibition Julia Isídrez: Mud is everything.
Ruby Daley is a storyteller, traditional tile maker and community gatherer based in Glasgow. She facilitates gatherings that tend to our relationship to community, land and hand making. Her work is grounded in applied storytelling and folk research, focusing on stories of the land, archetypal emergence, and ritual practice. Ruby is fascinated by the eternality of clay and by the archaeological remains that preserve our myth making and social histories. Her work encourages the exploration / excavation of our relationship to the world through story, reflection, and intuitive making. Ruby is a 2025 graduate of the King’s Foundation Building Arts Programme and alumni of the Emerging Voices in Storytelling placement with the Village Storytelling Centre.
Vehdance Carnival Class
Mon 14th Sep – Mon 30th Nov 2026, 6-7:30pm
Fabric Dance, Space 2
East Midland Dance Artist Network Open Class is contemporary based, although those practicing other styles are welcome. An inclusive class where options/adaptations are given for those who wish to attend.
Having some practical contemporary dance experience is ideal, the class is primarily aimed at dance professionals working in the industry, as well as across a wide range of creative disciplines, and those in professional training.
EMDAN’s programming for this class enables a pool of artists to lead class, normally for a two-week block. EMDAN also aim to programme at least one guest artist each term; either a company who is touring/ performing in the East Midlands or a practitioner with a specific skill set that is of particular interest to the EMDAN network.
This enables the East Midlands dance community to experience class with a wide range of talented artists across a variety of practices and styles.
£8 per class
Find out more and book a class here
Adult Art Club
Supported by Ashfield Creates
Saturday 7 November | Saturday 5 December, 11am
Trinity Methodist Church, Kirkby-in-Ashfield
18+ only
The Adult Art Club is designed for anyone who wants to play with colour and meet new people in a relaxed, fun environment. Join us and Kirstin from The Opaque Elephant on the dates below:
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- Saturday 22nd August, 11am–12:30pm, at Trinity Methodist Church, Kirkby
- Saturday 5th September, 11am–12:30pm, at Trinity Methodist Church, Kirkby
- Saturday October 3rd, 11am–12:30pm, at Trinity Methodist Church, Kirkby
- Saturday 7th November, 11am–12:30pm, at Trinity Methodist Church, Kirkby
These sessions are all about playing with colour, getting hands-on, and meeting new people in a relaxed, friendly space. Expect vibrant painting, mixed-media collage, and even a bit of finger painting. Whether you’re a complete beginner or a practising artist, this is a great chance to try something new and have a play with colour!
All tickets are free but please book in advance as tickets are limited.
Open Space Directors Workshop
Nottingham Playhouse, Neville Studio
Wed 28 Oct, 10am – 5pm (The day will run 10am – 1pm with a lunch break and then 2pm – 5pm.)
Hosted by Beccy D’Souza (Artist Development Producer) and Andy Routledge (Amplify Associate) this will be an open space workshop day of exploring the landscape and how we might change it for theatre Directors in the region, at all stages of their careers. You manage the agenda, we provide the space and the facilitation.
You can read more about what Open Space sessions are for here: https://openspaceworld.org/wp2/what-is/ and how they work here: https://www.communityplanning.net/methods/open_space_workshop.php
This event is FREE for Amplify Members. Find out more about Amplify Membership.
Collage N’ Cocktails
Every other Wednesday
Get ready to unleash your inner artist while sipping on cocktails at Collage N’ Cocktails – a creative night you won’t want to miss!
Come join us at The Carousel on July 1st, 2026 at 7:00 PM for a fun-filled evening of collage making and cocktails! Let your creativity flow as you create unique collages while sipping on delicious drinks.
Whether you’re a seasoned artist or just looking to try something new, this event is perfect for everyone. Grab your friends and make it a night to remember!
Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to unwind and get creative. See you there!
Gallery Art Group
Saturdays 19 September – 17 October & 7 November – 5 December
Visual Arts Studio, Lakeside Arts
See your creative expression flourish! Our Associate Artists will take their inspiration from our current exhibitions programme to lead workshops that explore materials, develop art skills and technique whilst building confidence in a relaxed and sociable environment.
Meet like-minded peers, build your GCSE or A-level portfolio and/or work towards an Arts Award qualification – all in a relaxed and sociable environment.
This workshop is designed for children to enjoy independently. Parents and carers, feel free to relax in our lovely cafés or explore our galleries while the kids get creative.
For ages 11-18
NOTTDANCE
Nottingham College – City Hub
Hofesh Shechter Company Workshop (for ages 13 to 17)
Led by Hofesh Shechter Company, the workshop is an opportunity to explore the Company’s distinctive movement style. The workshop will include a full warm up and use repertoire and imagery from Hofesh’s critically acclaimed work, From England with Love, to explore his creative process.
Ticket price: £3
BFI Film Academy Alumni: Case Studies & Network Sign-Up
Explore inspiring stories from regional alumni and see where their BFI Film Academy journey has taken them.
If you’ve taken part in a Midlands BFI Film Academy Short or Specialist Course, join our alumni network by signing up to the database – gain access to exclusive opportunities and stay connected with future prospects. Check out here.
Film Hub Midlands
Film Hub Midlands regularly update their site with different resources, opportunities, courses and awards/prizes you can get involved with.
There’s a wide variety of activities and events for everyone aspiring to work in the film industry so don’t miss out.
Find out more
Amplify Co-Working Sessions
Nottingham Playhouse
22 July, 10am
For creatives who have work to be getting on with but like being around other people doing the same, Company is booked out for AMPLIFY members from 10am-5pm. We’ll provide tea and coffee. Come along for a check in first thing, and we’ll have an end of day accountability check in for those that want it. Or just drop in when it suits you – even if just to say hello.
In cosy corner, we have the Play Library up and running, so if you have any plays you’d like to re-home and gift to the theatre community, please bring them along – and of course feel free to take a play or two home with you to bring back another time.
Free | £5 suggested donation
1525: Pocket Altars – Ritual as Practice with Wingshan
Nottingham Contemporary
Sat 7 Nov, 2pm–4pm
Taking inspiration from currently exhibiting artist Sarah Cunningham’spaintings and their connections with landscapes and the natural world, Nottingham-based artist and witch Wingshan invites you to join a gentle workshop exploring ritual as artistic practice.
Working with pre-made padded textile altars, participants will use painting, hand-stitching, herbs, fabric and small found materials to create a portable personal altar. Through the four corners of the altar, the workshop will open up ideas around seasons, elements, animism* and our own experiences of cyclical change.
You will be encouraged to create your own correspondences and meanings through colour, materials and objects, making an altar that can continue to shift and grow beyond the workshop as new seasons arrive.
No previous painting or sewing experience is needed – just curiosity and a willingness to experiment. You are welcome to bring along anything you would like to include in your altar!
*Animism is the worldview that animals, plants, rocks, rivers, and other natural phenomena possess a distinct spiritual essence, soul, or personal agency.
Writing For (your own) Performance
Playhouse Nottingham
Monday 9th November, 6pm
This is the in-person workshop option, visit their website for the online option too.
A 3 hour workshop breaking down the basics of pitching your ideas and projects, approaching funding applications and making your work happen.
For writers, directors, performers and early career producers who are interested in getting their own projects off the ground, whether that’s developing a show or booking a tour.
It would be useful if you can bring a project that you are currently working on, or an idea for something you want to make.
Hosted by Midlands artists, for Midlands artists: with Producer Jas Nisic, Writer and Producer Josie White, and Producer, Writer, Performer and Stage Manager Dan McVey.
Cool Company Dance and Movement Workshops
Mon 21 Sep – Mon 14 Dec, select Mondays, 2pm-4pm
venues: Fabric Dance and Nottingham Contemporary
Cool Company is a dance improvisation ensemble for people aged 55 and over based between The Space at Nottingham Contemporary and Studio 1 at Fabric. Referencing our current exhibitions, the group explore and develop relationships between visual arts, mixed media and movement. Key to these workshops is the integration of social and creative elements which empower the work of the group. Cool Company is an established and welcoming group. Workshops are facilitated by Deane McQueen, professional choreographer/ director and Backlit Gallery studio artist.
No previous experience is required.
To find out more and how to apply click here
Museum Makers
Presented by People’s Museum of Ashfield and Ashfield Creates
ATTFE Community Hub, Sutton-in-Ashfield
3:30 pm, Tuesday 10th November 2026
Join the People’s Museum of Ashfield team to start making plans on how we’re going to bring this ambitious project to life.
This session is open to anyone who wants to get involved: Researchers, Creatives, Makers, Builders – and from any background or age.
We’ll be workshopping ideas throughout this drop-in, understanding what people want to discover and where individuals may want to lead elements of investigation and research to help bring this project to life.
The session will be led by Dr Lisa McKenzie, sociologist and passionate Ashfield advocate and Edward Boott, Artistic Director of Nonsuch Studios – the team behind Ashfield Creates.
Corked Jar Terrarium Workshop
The Watered Garden
Thursday 19th November – 6pm
Thursday 10th December – 6pm
This is our most popular workshop, and for good reason. You’ll make your own closed terrarium in a classic corked jar, layered with soils and substrates, moss and handpicked plants to create a little self-contained world that looks great on a shelf and barely needs looking after.
Terrariums are brilliant for anyone who loves plants but forgets to water them. Once they’re set up, they look after themselves. During the workshop, we’ll guide you through the whole process, from layering substrates to planting and styling your finished jar.
Our workshops are hands-on, relaxed, and something a bit different compared to your usual afternoon out. If you’re after something creative to do in Nottingham, this is a great place to start. And don’t forget, workshop participants get a 10% in-store discount on the day of your class.
Dog Life Drawing – Blend Sneinton Market Nottingham
2nd and 7th November, 6pm
Come join us at Blend for a paws-itively fun event where you can unleash your creativity! Our dog life drawing session is the perfect opportunity to sketch some adorable furry friends in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Whether you’re a seasoned artist or just looking to try something new, this event is open to all skill levels. So grab your pencils and get ready to capture the unique charm of our canine models. Don’t miss out on this woof-tastic experience!
All drawing materials supplied
The cafe will be open for refreshments!
Wheelchair acessible
We will provide the dog models so please don’t bring your own pooch 🙂
Intro to Beading & Stringing Workshop
Sat 21 November (10:00AM – 12:30PM)
The Bead Shop
In our Intro to Beading & Stringing Workshop you’ll learn how to make beaded jewellery perfect for building your skills. You’ll create a Right Angle Weave bracelet using seed beads. As well as how to professionally finish the ends and add a clasp. We’ll also cover how to create a simple elasticated bracelet and learn how to effective secure the ends and use a crimp cover for a really neat finish. The workshop also covers how to make beaded necklaces using flexible beading wire which using a different method of attaching a clasp and utilising wire guardians.
This class is a great starting point for your jewellery making journey as well as the perfect follow on workshop after the Introduction to jewellery making workshop. Equally if you just fancy spending a few hours making yourself some jewellery, (or as a gift) it’s a great relaxing activity. Perfect to do with friends and family.
Our Intro to beading and stringing workshop is ideal for building your confidence with jewellery making. It is a great introduction to making your own jewellery and is an ideal class for a complete beginners. Also great opportunity for anyone who would like to finesse their jewellery making skills. Or brush up on skills. The workshop is taught by one of our skilled tutors who have a wealth of jewellery making knowledge. Feel free to take the opportunity to pick their brain about design, other skills and where you can take your jewellery making journey next.
Some of the beads used in this workshop are quite small, so if you usually use a magnifier or glasses for close work, please bring those along with you.
Cool Company Dance and Movement Workshops
Mon 21 Sep – Mon 14 Dec, select Mondays, 2pm-4pm
Nottingham Contemporary
Cool Company is a dance improvisation ensemble for people aged 55 and over based between The Space at Nottingham Contemporary and Studio 1 at Fabric. Referencing our current exhibitions, the group explore and develop relationships between visual arts, mixed media and movement. Key to these workshops is the integration of social and creative elements which empower the work of the group. Cool Company is an established and welcoming group. Workshops are facilitated by Deane McQueen, professional choreographer/ director and Backlit Gallery studio artist.
No previous experience is required.
Workshops will take place on the following dates:
Workshop One
Mon 21 Sep 2pm-4pm
The Space, Nottingham Contemporary
Workshop Two
Mon 12 Oct 2pm-4pm
Studio 1, Fabric
Workshop Three
Mon 2 Nov 2pm-4pm
Studio 1, Fabric
Workshop Four
Mon 16 Nov 2pm-4pm
The Space, Nottingham Contemporary
Workshop Five
Mon 30 Nov 2pm-4pm
The Space, Nottingham Contemporary
Workshop Six
Mon 14 Dec 2pm-4pm
Studio 1, Fabric
The cost for the series of workshops will be provided on application. New members can confirm payment following the first session.
To book a place or for further information please email membership secretary [email protected]
NextGen Hub Nottingham
Introducing NextGen Hub!
Calling all young creatives in Nottingham and surrounding areas! We’re excited to unveil Next Gen Hub, a brand-new series of sessions just for you!
What’s in store?
• Songwriting & Spoken Word Masterclasses: Unleash your creativity and craft your own music.
• Event Management Skills: Gain the know-how to lead and organise a fantastic festival event this summer!
• Wellbeing & Relationships: Explore how to nurture your mental health and build meaningful connections.
• Voice Work & Tone: Improve your singing skills with expert guidance.
• Dance & Relaxation: Find your rhythm and unwind through movement.
Session tutors will be revealed soon! Stay tuned for more details on the experts who’ll be guiding you through each session.
A huge thank you to Near Neighbours Nottingham for funding our inclusive creative project especially designed in consultation with young people at Community Recording Studios (CRS) in Nottingham.
📢 Stay Tuned!
More details on how to sign up and get involved are coming soon. Keep an eye out for updates and get ready to join the creative journey!