For Artists – talking birds

February 2, 2026February 16, 2026

applications open for residencies at the nest

We are now open for applications for residencies to take place in April & May 2026. Closing date for applications 22nd March 2026.

November 14, 2025February 23, 2026

third fridays : events for the creative community

Every Third Friday of the Month: meetings/talks/walks/workshops/co-working devised by, and for, the creative community.

October 4, 2025February 5, 2026

talks & conversations

Nestival of Ideas is a series of conversations with interesting people about interesting things. We also record them so you can Listen Again.

July 31, 2025February 24, 2026

Resource Library

Free to use resources including Artists Manifesto for Access, Ethical Fundraising Toolkit and more.

January 1, 2025February 5, 2026

Ethical Fundraising Toolkit

“This toolkit is our attempt to make these decisions easier for ourselves and others in the future”

September 3, 2024October 18, 2024

Green Ways

Proof of concept project to advance and grow interest in this recommendation from the Citizens’ Assembly.

July 23, 2024September 11, 2024

Third Friday Photowalk

Pics from our end-of-term Third Friday Photowalk, led by former Nest Resident Adele Mary Read.

March 5, 2024August 12, 2024

a collective cultural strategy

What difference would it make if a city’s Cultural Strategy was collectively devised, owned and delivered?

July 21, 2023July 31, 2024

Creating the conditions for creation

Just how welcoming a place is Coventry, actually, for someone wanting to make a career in the arts? Please read and comment on F13’s draft action plan.

November 8, 2022January 11, 2023

Lighter & Brighter

Testing the Lighter & Brighter recommendation from our Citizens’ Assembly Art for the People. Can playful lighting make a dark route feel a bit safer?

We are a Coventry-based company of artists known for our gently provocative projects which explore, and seek to illuminate, the profound and complex relationships between people and place. We're big on access, human connection, social and ecological responsibility, and on nurturing the next generation of artists and theatre makers, particularly in Coventry. Find out more about us here...

How to find The Nest

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