Next up in our Essex County Council #ArtsCulturalFund spotlights!

Tendring-based artist Chrissie Richards will deliver a series of community workshops and a mural artwork to celebrate 90 years of the Brightlingsea Lido.

Find out more here: culture-essex.co.uk/arts-and-cultu…

Thurs. 23 May: Transatlantic Queer Desires and Identities with Ebun Sodipo & Kialy Tihngang.

The artists will showcase their filmic work, discuss their production & expand on themes & ideas explored in current exhibition Lavender Menace.

Online, 6- 7pm
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Recruiting at #MetalSouthend for a motivated & hard-working Programme & Operations Administrator. Be the point of contact for artists, get involved with exciting projects & running day to day administration. Apply by Sun 16 June at 5pm:
metalculture.com/get-involved/v…

In the run up to the launch of Essex Book Festival, we’d like to celebrate the amazing independent bookshops of #Essex

First up is Red Lion Books in #Colchester ! 📚✨

redlionbooks.co.uk

**JOB ALERT**
Could you be our new secondary schools' lead?
We're looking for someone who can bring their experience to support our 90+ secondary schools across the county.
Deadline: Tuesday 21 May
Interviews: Friday 24 May
workingforessex.com/apply/secondar…

Events to learn about creative health in Essex!

We are running a series of free ‘open conversation’ sessions to learn more about local creative activity and health throughout the county.

Info and booking here: creative-lives.org/creative-healt…

Creative Health in #Essex !

Creative Lives are running ‘open conversations' & would like to speak with organisations, practitioners, commissioners & academics to learn more about Creative Health activity in Essex & the key challenges and opportunities

👉creative-lives.org/creative-healt…

Come and join the fun at HOFS on 22 May 7-9pm! A warm and welcoming space for local creatives to share their practice and project ideas or simply hang out with other artists. Book here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/estuary-anth…

Next up in our Essex County Council #ArtsCulturalFund spotlights!

The Cultural Engine and artists Close & Remote will deliver 'Orchard', a project that explores the natural landscape of Cherry Orchard Jubilee Park in #Rochford

Find out more here: culture-essex.co.uk/arts-and-cultu…

#ArtistCommission : A beacon for #writers with Essex Book Festival. New call out now live, send us your proposals by Tues 28 May! #KeepWriting bit.ly/44E7Ntp 📸: ◒ JOE AND CHARLOTTE commission for The Water Replies for Estuary Festival #EssexWritersHouse

Our students are helping bring to life a museum which will preserve the social history and heritage of the seaside towns of Frinton and Walton.

Students from Essex Business School and PHAIS @ Essex will work to digitise archives and help shape the new museum.

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Congratulations to The Electric Palace - Harwich who have secured nearly a quarter of a million pounds in funding for The Electric Palace Archive Project! 🥳

Do you have a heritage project that you'd like to receive funding for? Find out more about our funding programmes: heritagefund.org.uk/funding

As one of the oldest purpose built cinemas still in existence, this grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund is not only great news for The Electric Palace - Harwich, its audiences and East Anglia, but also for the UK and international film community!

#Harwich #Essex #EastAnglia

harwichandmanningtreestandard.co.uk/news/24316551.…

Next up in our Essex County Council #ArtsCulturalFund spotlights!

Matipo Arts will deliver a travelling theatre show ‘Asha and the Troll’, aimed at KS1-2 children & developed in collab w/ primary schools in Chelmsford, Witham, Braintree, Harlow & Canvey Island

culture-essex.co.uk/arts-and-cultu…

Here’s a sneak peak of some art from the exhibition we’ve been installing over the last few days…

Duffy Tomei’s ‘Natural Surroundings’ exhibition opens at Jaywick Martello Tower TOMRROW!

We’re open Thursday to Sunday, 10am-4pm. You can see the exhibition until Sunday 2 June.

Happy #DeafAwarenessWeek ! Essex Record Office will be exploring Southend's D/deaf history with artist Damien Robinson in a series of free workshops at the Forum Library, starting on Saturday 25 May. The workshops will be BSL interpreted. Book here: ow.ly/X99U50RyiX6

Big thanks to Nancy Stevenson and everyone who came to her excellent talk this morning. It was a fascinating insight in to beach hut culture and the perfect topic for this lovely sunny day! A copy of 'Beach Hut People' will soon be available in the ERO Library.

Reminder to apply to Picture This 📸 We’re looking for 10 photographers in Castle Point! Group mentorship, expenses paid, an exhibition opportunity & more! Closing date is 13 May, apply now: bit.ly/4aBloUj 📸: Jack Delmonte #ThisIsUs Estuary Festival

📢ERO Presents, 7 May - Dr Nancy Stevenson will reflect upon beach hut culture in #Essex and explore the stories collected for her book Beach Hut People. Hear about her journey to discover more about the people who inhabit these ‘sheds by the sea’. eventbrite.co.uk/e/ero-presents…

If you're visiting our Seachroom over the next few months you'll see a display featuring archives from our Harlow and Basildon New Towns collections. View original archives in the display case and explore the Master Plans, oral histories, and videos on our listening post.