Arts & Culture
Able Orchestra 360 Showcase
Able Orchestra returns with their AO 360 Showcase event at Fletchers Theatre, Nottingham
Published on 18th December 2025
Arts & Culture
Able Orchestra 360: Talented young people celebrate music and art at brand-new performance event.
Performers from Able Orchestra showcase a fresh wave of new music and stunning visuals to live and online audiences.
Published on 11th November 2025
Arts & Culture
Inspire Youth Arts’ Tappin’ In adventure culminates with a red-carpet film premiere
Tappin’ In 2025, the hugely impactful mass participation project, will culminate in a red-carpet film premiere celebrating the tap adventure of 77 participants in a special screening at Lakeside Arts, Nottingham, on Saturday 20 September.
Published on 16th September 2025
Arts & Culture
Inspire continues second branch of its I Am A Creator community programme with launch of I Am An Artist Publication and Podcast
Launching in libraries this month, Inspire’s latest ‘I Am An Artist’ publication celebrates the second stage of its groundbreaking ‘I Am A Creator’ cultural programme.
Published on 11th September 2025
Arts & Culture
Community crafters wrap up West Bridgford Library in woolly scarves!
Crafters across Nottinghamshire have come together to create hundreds of knitted and crocheted scarves as part of Inspire’s 2025 Charity Knitting Challenge, Wrapped!
Published on 8th September 2025
Arts & Culture
Inspire Youth Arts to present eNGine Room Label / BBC Introducing Showcase
Join Inspire Youth Arts for a night of live music from emerging local talent on the eNGine Room label at Metronome, Nottingham on Friday 15 August.
Published on 11th August 2025
Arts & Culture
Able Orchestra Pioneers Perform at Kings Mill Hospital
On Saturday 5 July 2025, the Able Orchestra (AO) Pioneers and Dyskinetic joined Red Hot Band and Mansfield Primary Choir at the Inspire Music 4 All Festival.
Published on 7th July 2025
Arts & Culture
Inspire Youth Arts shares results of their Tappin’ In adventure at Mansfield Carnival 2025
Inspire Youth Arts shared the results of their Tappin' In adventure at Mansfield Carnival on Saturday 21 June.
Published on 25th June 2025
Arts & Culture
Inspire Libraries staff recognised for their exceptional impact at Libraries Connected Awards 2025
Inspire Libraries staff recognised for their exceptional impact at Libraries Connected Awards 2025
Published on 11th June 2025
Arts & Culture
FREE live music and refreshments at Songs and Scones’ Hucknall debut
Inspire, who run libraries of behalf of Nottinghamshire County Council, invite local residents to enjoy an uplifting afternoon of music, conversation and a scone at Hucknall Library, as part of their new Songs and Scones events series... and the first session is completely free!
Published on 12th May 2025
Arts & Culture
Free Unearthed: The Power of Gardening exhibition from the British Library will tour Inspire Libraries from this Spring
Unearthed: The Power of Gardening will be a free display touring Mansfield Central, Beeston and Kirkby-in-Ashfield Libraries from April this year, exploring the transformative, enriching and sometimes radical power of gardening.
Published on 16th April 2025
Arts & Culture
Get Healthier, Happier, Connected and Creative in Hucknall and Retford Libraries
Inspire: Culture, Learning and Libraries will begin a new programme to support the health and wellbeing of older people and people experiencing memory loss in two areas of the county, through a two-year programme of monthly music, visual arts, and ageing well interventions.
Published on 9th April 2025
Arts & Culture
First Catapult Dance Festival Success for Inspire Youth Arts
Inspire Youth Arts were delighted to work in partnership with Next Door Dance, with support from Captivate, to deliver the first Catapult Dance Festival 2025.
Published on 7th April 2025
Arts & Culture
Inspire celebrates community creativity with launch of its ‘I Am A Writer’ publication and podcast
Inspire is thrilled to be launching a brand new 'I Am A Writer' publication and its 'I Am A Writer’ podcast, both part of its innovative 'I Am A Creator' community cultural programme, funded by Arts Council England through Inspire’s status as a National Portfolio Organisation.
Published on 28th March 2025
Arts & Culture
Creativity and community in the limelight at Ollerton Library’s celebration event
In 2024, Ollerton Library received a grant for the "Ollerton: Then and Now" project, encouraging the community to engage with heritage, and boost the Inspire Picture Archive collection. The exhibition will be at Ollerton Library this April, with a special celebration on Saturday 5 April.
Published on 26th March 2025
