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Our mission is to improve the wellbeing and life chances of people in our community through creativity, ingenuity and innovation.

 

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Your support helps us run programmes that bring people together through creativity, including:

  • Holiday Fun workshops for children and families
  • Community art sessions for people who feel isolated
  • The Young Art Kommunity (YAK) supporting emerging young artists

All donations received will help us to keep Firstsite open and free. For everyone.

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Firstsite can claim Gift Aid on your donation, which means an additional 25p for every ÂŁ1 on all donations.

If you are a UK tax payer and need to let us know, please fill out the Gift Aid form and send it to us at fundraising@firstsite.uk, and we’ll do the rest!

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If you would prefer to donate offline, find about all the different ways you can donate to Firstsite here

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Community and Partners

Free

Art in the Community

Tuesday 20 January 2026

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Art in the Community sessions are for people who use creativity to improve their well-being, and for recovery from mental and physical issues

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Courses, Clubs & Classes

Free

YAK | Young Art Kommunity

Thursday 22 January 2026

More times available

Young Art Kommunity (YAK) is Firstsite’s young-people peer led group which organises events and activities within the gallery and in the wider community.

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Exhibitions

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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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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Talks & Events

The Firstsite Art Fair

Saturday 28 February 2026

10:00 am - 7:00 pm

The Firstsite Art Fair brings together a diverse range of artists, collectors, art lovers and all who are simply curios about art.

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

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