Here to keep you creatively enriched, NTU Arts offers activities and events for all tastes and talents. From bands to book clubs, crafting to concerts, exhibitions to excursions to arts organisations across the city, we’ll help you broaden your creative horizons.
With activities for students and colleagues and an extensive public programme, start exploring NTU Arts now!
Explore our programme
What's on
From concerts and exhibitions to writing masterclasses, discover the latest events and activities with NTU Arts — NTU’s extracurricular and public arts programme.
Literature
If you love reading and creating writing, we’ve got tons of literary opportunities and events for you to enjoy.
Music
Whether you're looking to sing or play, or discover incredible live music, NTU Arts has so much to choose from.
Metronome – our live entertainment venue
Discover the latest music, comedy and spoken word at Metronome.
Bonington Gallery
Explore our public contemporary arts exhibition space and events programme.
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Find out more about NTU's Lace Archive and Fashionmap, two extensive collections of fashion and textiles.
Nottingham Art Map
Find dates, times and venues for a number of art exhibitions across Nottingham.
About NTU Arts
Find out more about NTU Arts
What's on
05
Jun
Omar
Metronome, Huntingdon Street, Nottingham, NG1 1AP
06
Jun
Nottingham Poetry Festival Presents: Brian Bilston
Metronome, Huntingdon Street, Nottingham, NG1 1AP
10
Jun
Staff Book Club
12
Jun
EXTC ‘This is Pop’
Metronome, Huntingdon Street, Nottingham, NG1 1AP
03
Jul
Random Hand
Metronome, Huntingdon Street, Nottingham, NG1 1AP
08
Jul
Staff Book Club
Latest news
Tue 19 May 2026
Mirror ball art raises awareness of how disabled people can feel on public transport
A fine art student from Nottingham Trent University has created an exhibition to communicate how disabled people can feel ‘like a mirror ball’ when using powerchairs on public transport.
Nottingham’s universities welcome BBC Concert Orchestra for collaborative Residency Week celebrating Nottingham: A City of Rebels
Mon 11 May 2026
Celebrate creativity at the NTU Arts Showcase
Fri 08 May 2026
Future art and design talent to be unveiled at major exhibition
Fri 08 May 2026
Entries now open for the 2026 NTU Arts Creative Competition
Tue 03 Feb 2026