Join us to celebrate the opening of our Museum of the year Exhibition, Mehdi Jalalaghdamian: Art in Exile.
Master rug-maker, Mehdi Jalalghdamian, draws attention to the experiences of refugees and asylum seekers worldwide through the traditional craft of Persian rug making
Join us for a fun and energetic free family day event as we celebrate the Singh Twins Slaves of Fashion show at Firstsite.
Enjoy free participatory art activities as part of the current exhibition, The Singh Twins: Slaves of Fashion. Lightbox activity The Singh Twins make their lightbox artworks by moving images around on a computer. They think carefully about where…
Artist Chisato Minamimura performs an intervention aiming to highlight a deaf perspective of creativity as part of We Are Invisible We Are Visible.
See vast intricate and colourful artworks from internationally acclaimed artists, The Singh Twins. Delve into hidden details of Europe’s colonial past and its legacies, including current debates around ethical trade, responsible consumerism and decolonisation and racism.
Exhibition curators Simon Carter and Mel King of Colchester Art Society lead a tour of ‘Life with Art’ focusing on the different artists involved, and how they went about sourcing and selecting the artworks.
Explore the ground-breaking Firstsite Holiday Fun programme through vibrant artworks in this interactive exhibition celebrating the fun, friendly and creative ethos of Holiday Fun and the families who attend.
Join us for this special free event as we celebrate the opening of our new exhibition ‘Keep Being Amazing’
Imagine two drawings by two artists drifting across a five-mile stretch of salt-water, merging and morphing on the surface as they meet. Artists Simon Carter and Jevan Watkins Jones collaborate in this collection of charcoal drawings inspired by their…