Documentary photographer Polly Braden and journalist Lisa Bachelor spent more than a year travelling to coastal communities across England, working closely with young people aged 16–25 using photographs, film and personal stories to explore their lives. Created as part of The…
Nick will be showing pictures he made in collaboration with Stella Davis. Neither of them could paint these pictures alone. Nick chooses the subjects – generally natural history – and Stella helps him interpret them. They paint together once a month (at the…
MEET 150 MILLION YEARS OF HISTORY AT COLCHESTER MUSEUMS... For the first time in Colchester’s history, a real dinosaur skeleton has taken centre stage at Hollytrees Museum…
Colchester is set to host a major exhibition of street art at The Minories Gallery, featuring 28 original artworks by Banksy alongside works by more than twenty leading figures from the global street art and urban contemporary art movement. Unlike many exhibitions…
Discover over 30 acrylic paintings and drawings made since 2020, an early watercolour Simon painted when he was 23, and three new series created especially for Firstsite. Existing and brand new works are placed over newly painted surfaces that respond to Firstsite's…
A fascinating new exhibition displaying one of the most stunning Roman burials discovered in Colchester in recent years, and the remarkable story behind the woman and her burial.
The next Art Trail will take place from Friday 13 - Sunday 15 November 2026, 10am to 5pm. A warm welcome awaits you as the artists and makers of Wivenhoe open their homes and studios and invite you in to view their most recent work.
Chance Encounters brings together Jo Chapman and Molly Thomson, two artists whose works reveal the intelligence of making in very different ways. After twenty years of creating large-scale public artworks, Jo fell in love with clay, renewing her connection with the physical…
It was the painter and sculptor Fredrick Franck who said "I have learned that what I have not drawn, I have never really seen." Small wonder then that so many artists find life drawing - sketching or painting from a live model - so compelling, for as many different…
We are delighted to invite you to An Evening of Banksy at The Minories, an exclusive event of art, drinks, canapés and fascinating stories behind one of the worlds most influential contemporary artists, all while supporting St Helena Hospice. Step into the provocative and…