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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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…
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…
Flexible cinema ticket prices at Firstsite Colchester, with Peak or Off-Peak screenings and discounts for families, students, and groups.
Apply for the Firstsite Collectors’ Group Bursary Awards 2025 for a chance to receive a grant of up to £1,000. Apply before Sun 2 Nov 2025.
Recognising and supporting some of East Anglia’s most creative people, the Firstsite Collectors’ Group Bursary Awards will again provide financial support to eight outstanding artistic projects.
Donate between 18 and 25 March to double your impact and create life-changing opportunities for young people in Colchester We are delighted to be part of this year’s Big Give Arts for Impact Campaign For one week…
2024 was another fantastic year for Firstsite: we’ve recorded a total of over 120,000 visitors who came through our doors to explore our 11 incredible exhibitions. Thank you for visiting us! But 2025 and 2026 are shaping up…