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Coronavirus / COVID-19 Notice
18th March 2020
Updated 23 April 2020 Dear friends of Firstsite Following careful consideration of recent developments of the Coronavirus / COVID-19 pandemic, we have decided to temporarily close Firstsite to members of the public from Thursday 18 March until further notice. We…
Find out morePainting by numbers: Interview with artist Kevin Howbrook
16th April 2020
By volunteer blogger Jasmine Crellin What do the Bible and Star Wars have in common? They’re both two of the most widely-read English texts, and now they’ve both been translated into striking walls of coloured squares for Kevin Howbrook’s…
Find out moreIndependent films at Firstsite
11th February 2020
Discover something new with independent film at Firstsite, spanning a diverse range of genres – from cult classics and revealing documentary, to offbeat comedy and emotional drama. Don’t miss out on our celebration of acclaimed Chilean-French director Alejandro Jodorowsky,…
Find out moreFirstsite Collectors’ Group Award Winners 2019 Announced
27th January 2020
by Jasmine Crellin, Firstsite volunteer blogger “The arts are the best insurance policy a city can take on itself ”, once said the major of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Although Colchester may technically still be a town, it’s one…
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