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2ND BIRTHDAY!

▲ This week we are excited to be celebrating our 2nd Anniversary of running Craft and Design Fairs in Nottingham! For two years we have been providing regular indie markets in Nottingham and have had an unbelievable amount of artists, designers and makers gracing our stalls, selling their wares to the Nottingham public!

This is really to say a massive thank you to everyone that has supported and encouraged the markets to grow and continue, from our loyal customers to every exhibitor and all the venues who have played host to our fairs!

▲ Come and celebrate with us in style at The Orange Tree on SATURDAY 21st MAY, 12-5pm and here is a sneak preview to give you a little taster of some of the fine handmade work you can expect to see at Saturday’s Fair.  You can see more in our Birthday Blog Posts, so don't forget to have a peek! Read more...

Clockwise from Top: Alys Power Design, Alison Kent Handmade, Lucie Pockets and NorthernToff

▲ Thanks to those who have already 'liked' our new facebook page! We will now be using this page to update event photos and general crafty banter.  Please 'LIKE' the page to keep up to date with all our crafty goings on as the old style group will soon be archived by facebook.  You can also catch up with us on TWITTER, we always love to hear what you are up to too!

SNEINTON FESTIVAL FAIR We are delighted to be a part of the Annual Sneinton Festival on June 25th. Applications are still being accepted see details below:

   CLICK TO APPLY ONLINE   

DATE: Saturday 25th June 2011
TIME: 10 - 3pm
VENUE: Sneinton Market
Gedling Street
Nottingham NG1 1DB
STALL COST:
Full (approx 10ft x 4ft) : £20
Half (approx 5ft x 4ft) : £15

Alongside our Birthday celebrations, we are also proud to be part of this nationwide campaign:

This brand new initiative is designed to raise awareness of the enormous amount of creative talent we have in this country.

We’ll be sharing some of this talent with you at our Birthday Fair on Saturday 21st May at the Orange Tree.

Craft and Design Month is the perfect time to try something new – why not join us in supporting handmade independent goods and find our alternative to the high street? Read more...

 

Curiosity.Haus is a house for contemporary craft and design. Our aim: to showcase the talent of local and national designer / makers and encourage promotion of independent and quality handmade goods.  We have been running regular Craft and Design Markets in Nottingham since May 2009.

Copyright (C) 2011 Curiosity.Haus All rights reserved. 
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Well it's suddenly March all over again, and just like February it's a 3 show month, kinda.

First up - this Wednesday 9th March - MissImp in Action @ The Glee Club

It's a full on fun-fest at Glee this week with a kickass team playing short-form games in the first half and a bizarre soap in the second. It's all down to the audience - you give the players character names and let 'em run from there. Splendid cast: Marilyn, Dan, Nick, Steve, Martin, David. Sweeeeeeeet.

It's £4.50 on the door, less if you book online, £3 for students and amazing 2-4-1 offers available if you start following us on Twitter...

Friday 25th March - MissImp: The Future @ Hopkinson Gallery

Lloydie's in charge of the £3 comic extravagansa this month, and we hear tell that not only can you bring your own booze to the Gallery, but they'll be selling the stuff too from their new licensed bar. Also sweeeeet.

Sat 19-Sun 20 March - Star Destroyer @ The Nottingham Arts Theatre

Bonus show! It's a PLAY! That dear chap Lloydie's written a play, well - half of it. The other half will be improvised based on the wonders that audience decide should happen in the second half. Cool! All the details are on the link above. It's peopled mostly by MissImp but has a cool West End director and Dee Whitehead from off of that Emmerdale thing! An exciting departure for MissImp and looks to be great fun. JOIN US.

No clips from super recent shows due to doing far too many shows and getting no YouTubey time. Sorry! Here's a couple of favourites though:

Nudist Lighthouse Should Have Sung with Marilyn & Steve
Scared Scriptless, Film Mashup and a Pearl Necklace with a bunch o' MissImps

Remember - follow us on Twitter for treats, join the (proper) mailing list and do the Likey on Facebook for additional love.

Wicked cool. Let's see y'all soon.

MissImp In Action at Glee is this week!

For the only live improvised comedy action in Nottingham get down to The Glee Club on Castle Wharf this Wednesday 9th February - doors open at 7.30, close at 8.00 - the show starts at 8.15 so get in your seats quick.

Uncontrollable improvised comedy show!

It's going to be fun! Players this month are Lloydie, David, Martin, Steve, Marilyn and Nick. (It was Steve and Marilyn who brought you the sing-along Nudist Lighthouse scene, dear lord what will be next?!)

http://www.youtube.com/missimpuk

Ticket prices: £4.50 (£3.00 for students) and book online for discounts.

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C an't make the Glee show? Well we're having a bumper month -

25th Feb - MissImp The Future:
http://missimp.co.uk/upcoming-shows/missimp-the-future-of-live-comedy/

28th Feb - MissImp & Bangor Team Up at The Glee Club:
http://missimp.co.uk/upcoming-shows/missimp-bangor-impsoc-team-up-27th-feb-2011/

See you all in stitches soon!

Budding fine artists who want to improve their skills and develop their portfolios are being given the opportunity to attend a ten-week practical course at Nottingham Trent University.

The course – Portfolio Preparation for Fine Art – will be run on Saturdays and aimed at those who are passionate about art, are considering applying to art school and are open to new ideas and ways of learning. The university’s School of Art and Design will be delivering the course on Saturdays from from April 23 to June 25.

Students, who must be over 16 and can be beginners or experienced artists, will engage in a variety of projects across the fine art disciplines such as drawing and observation skills, life drawing, painting, simple printmaking and working in 3D. They will be given demonstrations involving various processes and materials to support their own discipline, while being encouraged to experiment and develop their personal approach.

Experts will provide portfolio advice, and group discussions will show students how to build content, demonstrate the idea generation process and present work to its fullest potential. By the end of the course students will have sketchbooks with a range of ideas, completed works and work-in-progress, which should help their art school or university applications to stand out.

The courses, which will run from 10am to 2pm on Saturdays, will take place in the university’s Bonington building on the city campus.

More information

Students will be given a certificate of attendance upon completion of the course.

The course will cost £295 per student.

Anyone wishing to apply, or for more information, should contact Tel: 0115 848 2813 or email adshortcourses@ntu.ac.uk.

For more information visit www.ntu.ac.uk/artshortcourses.

Some paper and materials will be provided, although students will be expected to bring their own basic art kit, including A4 and A3 sketchbooks and pencils. Materials can be bought from the dedicated art and design shop in the Bonington building, including an art kit package specifically created for the course at a preferential price.

For press enquiries please contact: Dave Rogers, Senior Press Officer, Nottingham Trent University, on Tel: 0115 848 8782, or via email: dave.rogers@ntu.ac.uk or Therese Easom, Press and Media Relations Manager, Nottingham Trent University, on Tel: 0115 848 8774, or via email: therese.easom@ntu.ac.uk

 

 

 

 

 

 

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