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Welcome to our Online Studio, a space where you can see behind the scenes of our exhibitions, and join conversations to directly inform our work.

It is also a space for you to feed into our creative community, share your artwork, films and ideas, and support the work of other artists, communities and creative organisations.

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Our Online Studio – An Open Space for Everyone

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Art is where the home is

Memories

charlibignell1
Local art

Eggshell Art: unique, contemporary art by Colch...

nicolaburtoncreativearts
Visual art

My digital artwork

RobertMccaigue
Keep Being Amazing

Harold Offeh, Our Family Album, Firstsite, Keep...

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Keep Being Amazing

Harold Offeh, Our Family Album, Firstsite, Keep...

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Keep Being Amazing

Harold Offeh, Our Family Album, Firstsite, Keep...

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Covid-19 Projects

Quo Vadis

Robbins

Creative Change Workshop 2: “Awaking You...

HannahAria
Art For Life

A book

Cocoa
@background_bob In Depth

D Shady: @background_bob and his amazing friend...

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@background_bob In Depth

HATCH: @background_bob and his amazing friends ...

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@background_bob In Depth

Cheo Art: @background_bob and his amazing frien...

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@background_bob In Depth

Mr Hope Stencil Art: @background_bob and his am...

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@background_bob In Depth

Soul’D Art: @background_bob and his amazi...

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Arts Council Collection Covid-19 Projects My name is not Refugee

House Share: Curated by Firstsite’s Young Art...

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Arts Council Collection Covid-19 Projects My name is not Refugee

‘House Music’ (2021) Frazer Merrick...

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Covid-19 Projects

Art for Life – Shelley’s Story

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Covid-19 Projects

Art for Life – EVEWRIGHT’s story

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Covid-19 Projects

Art for Life – Esther’s story

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Covid-19 Projects

Art for Life – Bekezela’s story

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Arts Council Collection Covid-19 Projects

Art for Life: An exhibition made with key workers

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Arts Council Collection Covid-19 Projects

‘Our House’ (2021) by Rita Castenhe...

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Art For Life Arts Council Collection

Art For Life: I remember I agree

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Art For Life Arts Council Collection

Art For Life: I remember I agree

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Art For Life Arts Council Collection

Art For Life: I remember I agree

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Arts Council Collection House Share

Letters to artworks

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Art For Life Arts Council Collection

Art For Life: I Remember I Agree

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Arts Council Collection House Share

House Share: write a letter to your home

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Arts Council Collection House Share

House Share: write a letter to your home

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Art For Life Arts Council Collection

Art For Life: I Remember I Agree

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Art For Life Arts Council Collection

Art For Life: I Remember I Agree

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Arts Council Collection House Share

House Share: write a letter to your home

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Arts Council Collection House Share

House Share: write a letter to your home

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Arts Council Collection House Share

House Share: write a letter to your home

Firstsite
Arts Council Collection House Share

House Share: write a letter to your home

Firstsite
Arts Council Collection House Share

House Share: write a letter to your home

Firstsite
Arts Council Collection House Share

House Share: write a letter to your home

Firstsite
Arts Council Collection House Share

House Share: write a letter to your home

Firstsite
Arts Council Collection House Share

House Share: Write a letter to your home

Firstsite
Arts Council Collection Covid-19 Projects

My name is not Refugee: Viola performance

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Arts Council Collection Covid-19 Projects My name is not Refugee

An exhibition of artworks chosen by refugees an...

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Arts Council Collection Covid-19 Projects

My name is not Refugee: Oud performance

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Arts Council Collection Covid-19 Projects

My name is not Refugee: Drumming performance

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Arts Council Collection My name is not Refugee

Poems in response to ‘The Bell’ (20...

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Arts Council Collection My name is not Refugee

Poems in response to ‘Prayer Meeting in W...

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Arts Council Collection My name is not Refugee

Poem by Laila Sumpton

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Visual art

Explosion of art

sheila martin
Creative projects Visual art

Creative Change Workshops

HannahAria
Creative projects Visual art

Live Stream Show and Tell Online TV Programme: ...

HannahAria
Visual art

Sketch

snehakaushik
Visual art

A Lincoln Taber Around Colchester in 17 Roundab...

jacqueline Taber
Creative projects

Small Holding

SAB textile art
Local art

Sprig has Sprung

SAB textile art
Creative projects

Colchester Holocaust Memorial Day 2021: Firesid...

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Creative projects

Colchester Holocaust Memorial Day 2021: Good So...

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Covid-19 Projects

Artist Elsa James in Conversation with Sepake A...

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Creative projects

Colchester Holocaust Memorial Day 2021: Poetry ...

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Art is where the home is

Inspired by Sarah Lucas

PPlock
Creative projects

Cory Archangel: Back Off – Micro Tracks v...

Reborn2life
Arts Council Collection Covid-19 Projects

My name is not Refugee: Calligraphy by Ismail U...

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Arts Council Collection Film and moving image Super Black

Elsa James | Black Girl Essex: Here We Come, Lo...

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Arts Council Collection My name is not Refugee

Nasreem’s Beans Recipe Card

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Arts Council Collection My name is not Refugee

Greek Yoghurt Lamb – Recipe Card

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Arts Council Collection My name is not Refugee

Together we grow at home

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Exhibitions - Behind the Scenes In Depth

In Depth: Rachel Spender: Essex Salt Marsh from...

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Create at Home Creative projects Local art

Hannah Aria Invites you to Join The Herd Community

HannahAria
Covid-19 Projects

@background_bob & his amazing friends

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Create at Home: Sponge Printing

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Create at Home

Passionate_by.art

kaveri kakkar
Creative projects

Cory Arcangel: Back Off – Micro tracks

Reborn2life
Covid-19 Projects

Super Black Festival: Jamaican Food History Wit...

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Covid-19 Projects

Super Black Festival | The Vanley Burke Archive

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Arts Council Collection Covid-19 Projects

Women of Colchester share their stories

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Creative projects

Code Clay, Data Dirt – Micro tracks

Reborn2life
Arts Council Collection Creative projects Tell me the story of all these things

Tell me the story of all these things: Micro Tr...

Reborn2life
Art is where the home is Covid-19 Projects

Art is where the home is | Roland Carline: Mak...

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Art is where the home is Create at Home

Create at Home: Dancing Drawings

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Art is where the home is Create at Home

Create at Home: Shadow Sketching

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Covid-19 Projects Create at Home

Create at Home | Sing along a string

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Visual art

view from my window

musiclover8034
Art is where the home is

Art is where the home is

DebbieN
Art is where the home is Create at Home

Create at Home: Folding Fliers

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Art is where the home is Create at Home

Create at Home: Fold a Friend

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Audio Description Covid-19 Projects

Audio Description: Kathy Prendergast: ‘Mi...

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Art is where the home is Create at Home

Create at Home: Dropping Things

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Art is where the home is Create at Home

Create at Home: Fame Frame

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Create at Home

Create at Home: Street Art Style

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Arts Council Collection Tell me the story of all these things

Mawuena Kattah: ‘Auntie Comfort’ (2...

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Creative projects

Lockdown artists book

annie
Art is where the home is

ROYGBIV

clare.j.ray
Arts Council Collection Audio Description Covid-19 Projects

Audio Description: Cornelia Parker: ‘Neither ...

Firstsite
Art is where the home is

Name in objects

Corri
Arts Council Collection Tell me the story of all these things

Cornelia Parker: ‘Neither from nor toward...

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Covid-19 Projects Create at Home

Create at Home: Paper pot making

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Art is where the home is

Cyber Mohalla… Neighbourhood Walk

Jane Senior
Art is where the home is Create at Home

Create at home: Breakdancing with Limitless Les...

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Art is where the home is Create at Home

Create at home: Breakdancing with Limitless Les...

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Art is where the home is Create at Home

Create at home: Breakdancing with Limitless Les...

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Covid-19 Projects Create at Home

Create at home: Breakdancing with Limitless Les...

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Arts Council Collection Audio Description Covid-19 Projects

Audio Description: Katie Cuddon: ‘Shame&#...

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Art is where the home is Create at Home

Create at Home: Rainbow Watercolour

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Create at Home

Create at Home: CLIP Listening Rings

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Art is where the home is Covid-19 Projects

Art is where the home is – Pack 2

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Art is where the home is

Richard Wentworth Circles

PPlock
Art is where the home is

Paper chain: dancing the lindy hop

Claire
Art is where the home is

Thus Toilet Roll Is Gone

corkyfrome
Art is where the home is

Ella’s Antony Gormley inspired paper chain

Firstsite
Art is where the home is Create at Home

Create at Home: Stick Figure Stories

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Create at Home Visual art

COVIDRAWINGS: Sketches of my garden

kellywu
Create at Home Visual art

Blue dream

Aria Luna
Create at Home Visual art

Colouring/Mindfulness Activity Book

Oanh with Art
Create at Home

‘Recovery’- Acrylic paint, charcoal...

Frey.art
Art is where the home is

West Ewell Primary School Logo

Lisa.darrant
Art is where the home is

Loo roll selfie

Suzi
Art is where the home is

Bird of Paradise Diary

Jane Senior
Visual art

#tussenkunstenquarantaine hashtag on Instagram ...

Manuelalovecchio7A
Art is where the home is

Our album cover

hmunwin
Art is where the home is

Flurry of flautists

hmunwin
Art is where the home is

Paper weaving

Suzi
Arts Council Collection Audio Description Covid-19 Projects

Audio Description: Sarah Lucas: ‘Fighting...

Firstsite

Create at Home: Mazing Memories

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Arts Council Collection Tell me the story of all these things

Tell me the story: Maori bracelet

Firstsite
Art is where the home is

Write a poem in praise of toilet roll: Sammy an...

Jerlyn Jareunpoon-Phillips
Art is where the home is

Lay the Table With a Tree

PPlock
Art is where the home is

IWOULDKETRACNV

Suzi
Art is where the home is

Our album cover: I LAUGH AT STARS

Jerlyn Jareunpoon-Phillips
Art is where the home is

Art is Where the Home Is (Gillian Wearing)

ZSlotover
Art is where the home is

Art is Where the Home Is Wallinger Wave

PPlock
Art is where the home is

IWSHCOULDEARNPGT

Suzi
Art is where the home is Create at Home

30 things to make from an envelope

KBMorgan
Art is where the home is Create at Home

Alphabet Bunting – Free Daily download co...

KBMorgan
Art is where the home is

Tree of Health and Hope

Jane Senior
Art is where the home is Create at Home

Create at Home: Wonderful Weaves

Firstsite
Art is where the home is Create at Home

Create at Home: Virus Illustrations

Firstsite
Covid-19 Projects Create at Home

Create at Home: Send a Snowdrop

Firstsite
Art is where the home is

Rascals album cover

Suzi
Art is where the home is

In Reverse

Sharynw
Art is where the home is Create at Home

Create at Home: Drawing Games

Firstsite
Art is where the home is Create at Home

Create at Home: Nature Collage

Firstsite
Art is where the home is

Self portrait

cathhine
Arts Council Collection Tell me the story of all these things

Tell Me The Story: Black Dog

Sonia
Art is where the home is

Suzi’s left hand

Suzi
Art is where the home is

Happy hands

E king
Visual art

Britain on lockdown

AustinSmither
Art is where the home is

This might be Art – Is it though?

theartstories_
Visual art

Your Own Personal Private View! Some images fr...

DDe
Art is where the home is

Antony Gormley inspired paper chain

williamnicholls
Arts Council Collection Audio Description Sculpture Tell me the story of all these things

Audio Description: Hilary Cartmel: ‘Sprawling...

Firstsite
Art is where the home is

Our Album Cover

Tara Southgate
Art is where the home is

This might be art: A poem in praise of the toil...

Heidi
Art is where the home is

@jererydeller inspired Name in Objects

clare.j.ray
Art is where the home is Create at Home

Create at Home: Finger knitting

Firstsite
Art is where the home is Create at Home

Write your name with objects…

Sally c
Visual art

Zero Point

FiMason
Create at Home

Anthony Roberts’ poetry activity

Firstsite
Art is where the home is Covid-19 Projects

Art is where the home is – Pack 1

Firstsite
Arts Council Collection Exhibitions - Behind the Scenes Tell me the story of all these things

Dan Hays: ‘Guinea Pig 2’ (1995)

Firstsite
Create at Home Creative projects

The Art of Self Help…

Vilhelm Neinfreunde
Local art Visual art

Aerospace and Astronomy

ArtistBurns
Local art

The Road Sign Collection

AbbieCairns
Arts Council Collection Tell me the story of all these things

Tell me the story of all these things

EmmaReeve
Exhibitions - Behind the Scenes

Mark Titchner – Some Questions about Us

Firstsite
Exhibitions - Behind the Scenes Local art

Borders

Colchester Art Society
Exhibitions - Behind the Scenes

What’s the problem? Podcast

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Exhibitions - Behind the Scenes

Raqs Media Collective – Not Yet At Ease ̵...

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Exhibitions - Behind the Scenes

Raqs Media Collective – Not Yet At Ease – W...

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Exhibitions - Behind the Scenes

Raqs Media Collective – Not Yet At Ease – T...

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