Arts & Culture
Mansfield’s biggest youth festival is back for Takeover Festival 2025!
The creative minds behind DepARTment Festival 2024 are back and bringing another exciting arts festival to Mansfield this March!
Published on 20th March 2025
Arts & Culture
Inspire Youth Arts announce partnership with Tappin' In
Tappin’ In is back! The hugely impactful mass participation tap dance project, that aims to get people tap dancing in their local area will take place across the East Midlands in 2025.
Published on 17th March 2025
Arts & Culture
Inspire Libraries staff shortlisted for Libraries Connected Award 2025!
Librarians Sarah Baker and Libraries Support Officer, Charlotte Strong have been recognised in this years’ Libraries Connected Awards for their inspiring work on the 2024 Care Squares Knitting Challenge.
Published on 12th March 2025
Arts & Culture
21,010 people wowed by Inspire Youth Arts' 2025 Nottingham Light Night Experience
Inspire Youth Arts presented their 2025 Light Night projection experience: Orbit at Nottingham Castle on 28 February and 1 March.
Published on 3rd March 2025
Arts & Culture
Inspire Youth Arts to present new Light Night experience ORBIT at Nottingham Castle
Inspire Youth Arts are proud to present their brand-new immersive projection experience, Orbit, at Nottingham Light Night 2025. Visitors can enjoy Orbit at Nottingham Castle on Friday 28 February and Saturday 1 March, 6 – 9.30pm. Entry is free and open to all.
Published on 20th February 2025
Arts & Culture
Inspire Youth Arts' Dring and Jude Kirk join line-up at Nottingham Beat The Streets charity festival
Dring and Jude Kirk who attend Inspire Youth Arts’ Singer Songwriter Academy have been invited to perform at Beat The Streets on Sunday 26 January.
Published on 6th January 2025
Arts & Culture
Inspire celebrate microgrant success for Newark and Sherwood
Inspire’s Ollerton Library is due to benefit from an Arts Council-funded programme in a project titled Ollerton: Then and Now. It will aim to increase engagement with the area’s heritage, provide inclusive opportunities for all ages, and boost contributions to the Inspire Picture Archive.
Published on 3rd December 2024
Arts & Culture
Award Winning Creativity: Inspire Libraries wins at The Big Draw Festival Awards 2022-2023
Inspire Libraries, Nottinghamshire has received the Community, Participatory and Libraries Award at the latest Big Draw Festival Awards for 2022-2023, making this the third consecutive win in a row for the organisation!
Published on 6th November 2024
Arts & Culture
Nottinghamshire crafters knit thousands of care squares and make over 200 blankets for local care homes and hospitals
Crafters across Nottinghamshire have come together to create thousands of knitted and crocheted Care Squares and hundreds of blankets as part of Inspire’s 2024 Charity Knitting Challenge.
Published on 9th September 2024
Arts & Culture
Inspire Youth Arts to collaborate with Candoco Dance Company
Inspire Youth Arts are excited to announce a collaboration with Candoco Dance Company this October.
Published on 7th August 2024
Arts & Culture
New Time to Connect Art Trail links six stunning nature and heritage sites across Nottinghamshire
A new arts trail connecting six locations across Nottinghamshire encourages communities and visitors to take the ‘time to connect’ with heritage and nature in their local surroundings.
Published on 8th May 2024
Arts & Culture
Big recognition for Little Creatives team!
A team of inspiring library workers are on the shortlist in the 2024 Libraries Connected Awards.
Published on 2nd April 2024
Arts & Culture
Celebrating young talent from across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire’s Commonwealth Communities
The Lord-Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire and Inspire Youth Arts will host a spectacular evening of dance and music at Nottingham Playhouse on Monday 11 March from 6.30pm.
Published on 29th February 2024
Arts & Culture
Inspire Youth Arts' Light Night installation: Standing Ground presented to 5250 people
On Friday 2 and Saturday 3 February 2024, Inspire Youth Arts’ Light Night Installation Standing Ground, was presented at St. Mary’s Church, Nottingham bringing in audiences of 5250 over two incredible evenings.
Published on 8th February 2024
Arts & Culture
New events programme and exhibition explores rich diversity of fantasy genre alongside British Library
Inspired by the Fantasy: Realms of Imagination exhibition at the British Library (27 October 2023 – 25 February 2024), supported by Wayland Games, a new exhibition and events programme at Nottinghamshire Libraries explores how fantasy is flourishing today across a range of different media.
Published on 24th January 2024
