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…
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…
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…
We are delighted to announce that Rosie Millard OBE has been appointed the new Chair of Firstsite’s Board of Trustees. Rosie is currently the Chair of BBC Children in Need, which last year raised a total of £60.7m and…
Taking Up Space at Firstsite, Colchester, is Emily Mulenga’s first major solo presentation. The exhibition features a selection of dynamic moving image works alongside animated GIFs and personalised emojis, showcasing Mulenga’s use of digital language to investigate identity in the…
Firstsite presents Screen Play – a season of free exhibitions and events celebrating new art using digital moving image throughout Autumn 2017. EXHIBITIONS Emily Mulenga Taking up SpaceSat 30 September – Sun 5 NovemberFind out more We: You, Me Three emerging curators explore…
We will be exhibiting the finalists and winners of the BP Portrait Award 2016. Now in its thirty-seventh year, the competition is truly international, attracting 2,557 entries by artists from 80 countries around the world, and offering a £30,000…
Acclaimed Chinese artist Zhang Enli opened his exhibition at Firstsite on the weekend. The exhibition consists of ten works in oil, as well as a ‘Space Painting’, a monumental, site-specific installation that was created by Enli over a 10-day…