The Artist Prize is now open for entries!

Submit your work for a chance to win £30,000 cash and a solo show here at Firstsite in 2028! Open to any artist over 18 in the UK, working in any medium. Entry fees start from £10.

Enter The Artist Prize 

Early bird ends 11 Jun

Thank you to our supporters

As a charity, we rely on the support from our valued funders, sponsors and donors to help keep Firstsite fantastic, fun and free. We’d like to thank every one of our supporters for their continued generosity. If you would like to become a supporter of Firstsite, please contact info@firstsite.uk.

Core Funders

Arts Council England
Colchester Borough Council
Essex County Council

 

Current Programme Supporters

Trevor Fenwick
Coode-Adams Firstsite Trust
John Talbot
Firstsite Collector’s Group

 

Current Project Supporters

Essex Community Foundation
Garfield Weston 
East Anglian Art Fund 
 

 

Corporate, Partnerships and Community supporters

Thank you to all of our corporate, partnerships and community supporters, who have helped fund our exhibitions and programmes, and kept Firstsite open and free to everyone.

 

With Thanks For Previous Support From 

Essex Association of Local Councils
Essex Association of Local Councils
Sainsbury’s
Arts Council Collection
Hervey Benham Trust
Henry Moore Foundation
The Ampersand Foundation
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Art Fund
Art History Abroad
 
We would also like to thank those who wish to remain anonymous.

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

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