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!
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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.
NTU Arts: Music
If you're looking to master an instrument, start a band or join a choir, we offer it all.
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.
Book exchanges
Call into to our book exchanges and share your love of reading with others.
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Find out more about NTU's Lace Archive and Fashionmap, two extensive collections of fashion and textiles.
About NTU Arts
Find out more about NTU Arts
What's on
29
Aug
The Smiths Ltd
Metronome, Huntingdon Street, Nottingham, NG1 1AP
04
Sep
AMPLIFY Live
Metronome, Huntingdon Street, Nottingham, NG1 1AP
09
Sep
Vundabar + Yot Club
Metronome, Huntingdon Street, Nottingham, NG1 1AP
10
Sep
BCUC
Metronome, Huntingdon Street, Nottingham, NG1 1AP
14
Sep
The Book Doctors: A New World
Clifton Library Reception, NTU Clifton Campus, Nottingham, NG11 8NS
14
Sep
Music Centre Tour
Music Centre, City Campus, Shakespeare Villas (entrance to the side of University Hall), Nottingham, NG1 4FQ
Latest news
Mon 11 May 2026
Nottingham’s universities welcome BBC Concert Orchestra for collaborative Residency Week celebrating Nottingham: A City of Rebels
The world-renowned BBC Concert Orchestra returns to Nottingham this May for a residency week with Nottingham Trent University (NTU) and the University of Nottingham (UoN), culminating in the premiere and professional recording of new orchestral film works created by students from both universities.
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
Celebrating a second year of creative collaboration with the BBC Concert Orchestra
Fri 12 Sep 2025