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Before we say farewell to our major exhibition Into Abstraction: Modern British Art and the Landscape on Sun 18 Jan, we’re getting hands-on and diving headfirst into the playful, puzzling, and powerful world of abstraction.

Inspired by the exhibition, these workshops are your chance to experiment and explore abstract art in unexpected ways across different mediums.

Exhibitions

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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Into Abstraction Closing Weekend

Courses, Clubs & Classes

Reimagining Seurat with Abstract Oil Painting

Saturday 10 January 2026

10:00 am

Experiment with colour, shape, and expressive mark-making in our Reimagining Seurat with Abstract Oil Painting workshop.

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Into Abstraction Closing Weekend

Courses, Clubs & Classes

Sculpting Into Abstraction

Saturday 17 January 2026

10:00 am

Study the possibilities of Sculpting Into Abstraction with local artist Iris Dina Gunnardottir in this hands-on workshop!

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Into Abstraction Closing Weekend

Courses, Clubs & Classes

Colchester Abstract Collage Art

Sunday 18 January 2026

10:00 am

Inspired by our Into Abstraction exhibition, explore the art of abstraction in our Colchester Abstract Collage Art workshop.

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Welcome area at Firstsite. 'Big Hello' (2018) Peter Liversidge. Photo by Jayne Lloyd.

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