We were delighted to welcome Women Assemble back to Firstsite for their International Women’s Day celebration, bringing together women, families, community organisations and local leaders for a day centred around empowerment, creativity and meaningful connection.

How do you prepare for a portfolio review, and what can you gain from the experience? Artist and researcher Larain Briggs shares practical guidance on selecting and presenting work, reflecting on process, and approaching review as a space for dialogue and discovery.

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.

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…

    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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  In 2025 almost 120,000 visitors joined us to explore our 12 outstanding exhibitions. Together we explored Britain’s colonial past, digital lives, youth, abstraction, and celebrated creativity, hope… and apples! Thank you for visiting us! 2026 promises to be…