The Artist Prize is now open for entries 🎉

Submit your work for a chance to win £30,000 cash and a solo show here at Firstsite in 2028! Open to any artist over 18 in the UK, working in any medium. Entry fees start from £10.

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Early bird ends 11 Jun

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Catching up with Rebecca Riess, artist behind her exhibition ‘Lossless’ at Firstsite

29th May 2026

With ‘Lossless’ entering its final days, we spoke with multimedia artist Rebecca Riess – winner of the Firstsite Collectors’ Group Bursary Award 2025 and the artist behind the exhibition – about the thinking, making, and instinct behind the show.

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The Artist Prize – a New UK-Wide Open Submission Prize for Artists

21st May 2026

Firstsite is delighted to announce that, alongside co-founders Zealous, we are launching The Artist Prize — a major new UK-wide open submission prize designed to celebrate and support artists across the country. The prize aims to widen access to…

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Firstsite secures major investment from Arts Council England to Build the Future Infrastructure for Creativity

15th April 2026

    We’re delighted to announce after a successful application process we have secured £995,000 in capital investment from Arts Council England (ACE) to transform its building into a next-generation creative environment—designed not only to display art, but to…

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New ways to book cinema and event tickets

25th February 2026

Give your smartphone wallet a treat!

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Welcome area at Firstsite. 'Big Hello' (2018) Peter Liversidge. Photo by Jayne Lloyd.

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