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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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Welcome to the second instalment of our weekly ‘Brain Fresh’ packages, full of fun things to do, watch and take part in that will keep you feeling inspired! This week we’re thinking differently about community. Scroll down to discover…

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Everything we do at Firstsite is always designed to inspire new perspectives and give starting points for your own imagination to take flight. Another lockdown won’t stop this! Each week we will be sharing little packages of fun things to…

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  Dear friends, So here we are again! We hope you and your families are bearing up OK under the news of another lockdown in England. And to friends further afield, we hope you are also managing well with…

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Our Director Sally Shaw has been awarded an MBE (Member of the British Empire) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for services to the Arts.

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We are delighted to announce that Firstsite is a partner of the Peer to Peer: UK/HK programme, an inspiring arts exchange between UK and Hong Kong. The programme is designed to encourage meaningful cultural exchange, and to forge enduring…

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With outstanding screenplays, breath-taking scores and amazing performances from both established and up and coming names in film, we have a host of Golden Globe Nominated treats in store for cinema-goers this winter.   Whether you’re looking for a…

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What better way to kick-start the New Year than by bringing your visions to fruition with one of our artist-led courses, clubs or classes? Our Life Drawing class returns, along with a new Pet Portraits class, and we are…

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This Autumn join Colchester Art Society artist, Sally Delany, to discover painting in acrylics and life drawing for beginners – or refine your skills in our life drawing and painting class. Receive both group and one-to-one tuition, developing your…

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We are delighted to announce that we are one of six arts organisations from across the UK to have been shortlisted for the prestigious Freelands Award. Established in 2016 by Freelands Foundation Founder, Elisabeth Murdoch, this annual award aims…

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