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Colchester’s Firstsite was announced as Art Fund Museum of the Year 2021 last night (21 September 2021), with Director, Sally Shaw MBE presented with the £100,000 prize – the largest museum prize in the world – by broadcaster Edith…

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    We were delighted to welcome The Duke of Gloucester to a special tour of Firstsite Thursday 9 September 2021! His Royal Highness’s trip to the Art Fund Museum of the Year 2021 shortlisted gallery came as part…

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Back Again – @background_bob returns with a new show of collaborative artwork made with artists from across the world.

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We are thrilled to announce that Firstsite has been shortlisted for Art Fund Museum of the Year! The prestigious prize is the largest of its kind and is a celebration of the UK’s museums and galleries. This year the prize…

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Artworks created for The Great Big Art Exhibition are going to be featuring on hundreds of digital screens in the UK’s leading malls, all thanks to a partnership with Clear Channel.

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This summer Firstsite hosts a major exhibition of brand new works by Michael Landy CBE RA (b.1963), that explore the urban myths, received wisdoms and blatant stereotypes about the county of his birth, Essex.

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Art for Life: An exhibition made with keyworkers An Arts Council Collection National Partners Programme Exhibition 17 May – 5 September 2021  

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This week’s instalment of Brain Fresh ideas invite you on a journey through your imagination. Scroll down to discover things to do, watch, and take part in that will inspire you to think differently about the world around you.

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Artist and photographer Rachel Spender talks about the photographs featured in her exhibition ‘Essex Salt Marsh from the Air’.

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This week’s package of ‘Brain Fresh’ ideas explores the sounds, sights, technology, places and people of the world around us. Scroll down to discover things to watch, do and take part in that will inspire you to think differently.

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