“This is a key which used to belong to my Grandma before she passed away. She used to have one of those old, heavy, dark wood wardrobes in her bedroom and this was the key for it. I used…
Our Online Studio shows you behind the scenes of our exhibitions, inviting you to meet artists, the Firstsite team and local communities connected to Firstsite, and join conversations to directly inform our exhibitions and events. This space will give…
Sat 20 July – Sun 13 October 2019 Hear from Mark Titchner as he discusses his exhibition Some Questions About Us with Programme Assistant Jade-Marie Anderson. Find out more about his exhibition here
An exciting new exhibition coming to Firstsite in 2020 through a collaboration with Colchester and Ipswich Art Societies. Find out more from Colchester Art Society president, Simon Carter. Film by Noah Carter Studio
YAK (Young Art Kommunity), Firstsite’s peer-led group for young people have teamed up with flyingleaps to produce a new exhibiton at Firstsite called “What’s the problem?” Open from 11th October – 12 January 2020, the exhibition features posters designed…
Artist Shuddhabrata Sengupta discusses the diverse programme of events accompanying Not Yet At Ease. The series of events, entitled Theory Opera, looks at the legacy of the First World War. Not Yet At Ease was co-commissioned by Firstsite and…
Artist Monica Narula, of Raqs Media Collective, explains the thoughts behind the Wall of Nerves, the mural which stretches the entire length of Firstsite’s 140m curved wall. Not Yet At Ease was co-commissioned by Firstsite and 14-18 NOW, the…
Hear from artist Jeebesh Bagchi from Raqs Media Collective, as he explains more about the exhibition, Raqs Media Collective: Not yet At Ease, and the thoughts behind the immersive installation. Not Yet At Ease was co-commissioned by Firstsite and…