Nottingham’s street art celebrated with outdoor gallery at The Island Quarter

LOCAL artists have gathered to celebrate their artwork being prominently displayed in the first outdoor art gallery at Nottingham’s The Island Quarter. Nine panels have been created by a selection of artists whose proposed designs caught the eye of The Island Quarter team and Reiss Mallett, a renowned local street artist who has supported the project. The designs were selected from a high number of submissions following a callout to local artists last year to get involved in the first art project on the site. Displayed below the plinth on London Road, the panels are primely positioned for viewing by people passing along the canal path. They also sit adjacent to the restaurant and event venues at 1 The Island Quarter, Binks Yard and Cleaver & Wake, which are frequented by hundreds of visitors daily. – Advertisement – Reggie Pugh created a contemporary floral panel together with her sister Gina Harries-Pugh Arpita Anstey, marketing director at The Island Quarter, said: “Through the outdoor gallery, we wanted to celebrate Nottingham’s vibrant street art seen by offering a unique opportunity for artists to showcase their creative talents in an area at the heart of the city that is rapidly regenerating. “The artists...