Useful Links

Discover contacts and resources to help you on your creative journey.

Mental Health

Mind Nottinghamshire
nottinghamshiremind.org.uk

Nott Alone
nottalone.org.uk

Samaritans Nottingham
samaritans.org

CALM
thecalmzone.net/stay

Young Minds
youngminds.org.uk

Kooth
kooth.com

IMARA
imara.org.uk

Harmless
harmless.org.uk

Base 51
https://www.base51.org/counselling

The Wolfpack Project thewolfpackproject.org.uk

Useful Organisations

Film Hub Midlands
Learn – Film Hub Midlands

Musicians Union
musiciansunion.org.uk

Artist’s Union England
artistsunionengland.org.uk

PRS
prsformusic.com

Discover Creative Careers
Find your perfect role in the creative industries – Creative Careers (discovercreative.careers)

Community Recording Studio (CRS)
crsstudionotts.co.uk

Fabric Dance School
fabric.dance

Hashtag NG (Nottingham Youth Network)
hashtagng.co.uk

Nottingham Community Artists Network
nottinghamcan.org

Local Universities, involved in Connecting Notts:

Nottingham Trent University
www.ntu.ac.uk

University of Nottingham
www.nottingham.ac.uk

Connecting Notts
Partner Organisations

ChalleNGe Nottingham Champions creativity for all children and young people in Nottingham.

Upstart Projects & Voice Mag facilitates Connecting Notts, provides training and support.

Galleries, involved in Connecting Notts:

Backlit Gallery

Lakeside Arts

Nottingham Contemporary

Primary Studios

Surface Gallery

Theatres, involved in Connecting Notts:

Nottingham Playhouse
One of the UK’s leading producing theatres.

Other Arts and Community Organisations involved in Connecting Notts:

Diversify Education and Communities CIC
Celebrates diversity and brings communities together, runs Beechdale Community Centre

Freedom Foundation improves children’s physical and mental wellbeing through music, dance, and mentoring.

Ignite Futures creates programmes that ignite curiosity and creativity in schools and communities.

Nottingham City of Literature uses the power of words for a better world.

Nottingham Music Hub provides world-class music education for children and young people in Nottingham.

Sugar Stealers is a diverse collective of women using their creative practice to combat inequality and disadvantage.

Young Creative Awards is an annual awards programme supporting the next generation of creative professionals in the city.

Young Voices

This 10 minute film was created in 2021 to capture young peoples’ thoughts on creativity – how it helped them through the lockdown – and what should change to make it easier for more young people to take part in arts and creative opportunities in Nottingham. 

Filmmakers: Ben Harriott and Amanda Russell. 

Coordinated by Bo Olawoye, Engagement Curator.  

With thanks to New Art Exchange, Helping Kids Achieve, Base 51 and JayaHadADream.