What's on - Exhibitions
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Explore our current and upcoming exhibitions below.
You can also view previous exhibitions presented at Firstsite in our Exhibition Archive
Firstsite’s artistic programme is generously supported by the following people and organisations: The Coode-Adams Firstsite Trust, Trevor Fenwick, Art Fund and The Firstsite Collectors’ Group
Exhibitions
Free
Tim Noble & Sue Webster: Love and Hate at Firstsite
Thursday 09 November 2023 - Sunday 27 September 2026
In this presentation, seven light sculptures by Noble & Webster illuminate areas of the Firstsite building with pops of glimmering colour.
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Free
Ghafar Tajmohammad: If you throw a stone in the crowd, someone’s going to get hurt
Saturday 13 September 2025 - Sunday 11 January 2026
Explore Ghafar Tajmohammad’s thought-provoking collection of paintings and hand-woven rugs, called kilims, reflecting on conflict, home, and the search for hope and resilience.
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Free
Into the Orchard
Saturday 04 October 2025 - Sunday 22 February 2026
Take a walk through the seasons at Crapes Fruit Farm in Essex in this immersive audio-visual exhibition by artists Hana Loftus and Maddie Persent.
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Free
Opening Celebration | Autumn Exhibitions 2025
Friday 17 October 2025
This autumn, we open our doors to two exhibitions that take you from the natural to the abstract. Free entry, everyone welcome!
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Free
Into Abstraction: Modern British Art and the Landscape
Saturday 18 October 2025 - Sunday 18 January 2026
Discover how some of Britain’s most influential artists, like Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore, and L.S. Lowry, used colour, shape, and form to capture feelings, emotions, and experiences during a century of change.
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Apple Day Celebration
Saturday 18 October 2025
Join us for a day of activities exploring the heritage, flavours and creativity of apples in Essex with our Apple Day Celebration!
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