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Firstsite Colchester

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Art gallery & cultural centre in Colchester Essex. Art Fund Museum of the Year 2021 - Winner! Discover what’s on: firstsite.uk/whats-on

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New exhibitions with British artists (Bs & Cs!) this month: Francis Bacon National Portrait Gallery Vanessa Bell MK Gallery in Milton Keynes Leonora Carrington Firstsite Colchester in Colchester John Constable National Gallery These & more in our October preview: art-exhibitions.blogspot.com/2024/09/openin…

New exhibitions with British artists (Bs & Cs!) this month:
Francis Bacon <a href="/NPGLondon/">National Portrait Gallery</a> 
Vanessa Bell <a href="/MK_Gallery/">MK Gallery</a> in Milton Keynes 
Leonora Carrington <a href="/firstsite/">Firstsite Colchester</a> in Colchester
John Constable <a href="/NationalGallery/">National Gallery</a> 
These &amp; more in our October preview: art-exhibitions.blogspot.com/2024/09/openin…
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#NewExhibition Halla Groves-Raines: Life in Patterns - from Saturday 16 Nov Explore modern Essex and Suffolk through the faces and stories of its residents in this intimate portrait exhibition by artist Halla Groves-Raines. More info: firstsite.uk/event/halla-gr…

#NewExhibition 

Halla Groves-Raines: Life in Patterns - from Saturday 16 Nov

Explore modern Essex and Suffolk through the faces and stories of its residents in this intimate portrait exhibition by artist Halla Groves-Raines.

More info: firstsite.uk/event/halla-gr…
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We're so excited to share that in December, we are taking part in The Big Give Christmas Challenge, who will match up to £30,740 of donations - turning it into £61,480 for our Holiday Fun programme! 🤩 Stay tuned for more details! #TheBigGive #CreatingHappierFutures #HolidayFun

We're so excited to share that in December, we are taking part in The Big Give Christmas Challenge, who will match up to £30,740 of donations - turning it into £61,480 for our Holiday Fun programme! 🤩

Stay tuned for more details!

#TheBigGive #CreatingHappierFutures #HolidayFun
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Firstsite Collectors’ Group Bursary Awards 2024 are back! APPLY NOW! firstsite.uk/firstsite-coll… 📅 Deadline: 5pm, Sun 8 Dec 💰 Bursary applications for up to £1,000 will be considered!

Firstsite Collectors’ Group Bursary Awards 2024 are back! 

APPLY NOW! firstsite.uk/firstsite-coll…

📅 Deadline: 5pm, Sun 8 Dec
💰 Bursary applications for up to £1,000 will be considered!
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We're delighted to welcome Firstsite Colchester to the consortium!🤗 We're committed to growing the #Legacy market on behalf of our member charities - enabling them to plan their programmes & activities for the long run, and keep inspiring the next generation🙌 tinyurl.com/mpenbjaw

We're delighted to welcome <a href="/firstsite/">Firstsite Colchester</a> to the consortium!🤗 We're committed to growing the #Legacy market on behalf of our member charities - enabling them to plan their programmes &amp; activities for the long run, and keep inspiring the next generation🙌 
tinyurl.com/mpenbjaw
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If you’re in the #Colchester area next weekend I’ll be introducing Douglas Fairbanks’ action packed #SilentFilm The Black Pirate (1926) with live music by Lillian Henley! Firstsite Colchester, 2:30pm. Part of BFI’s #ArtofAction season: firstsite.uk/event/the-blac…

If you’re in the #Colchester area next weekend I’ll be introducing Douglas Fairbanks’ action packed #SilentFilm The Black Pirate (1926) with live music by <a href="/Lillian_Henley/">Lillian Henley</a>! <a href="/firstsite/">Firstsite Colchester</a>, 2:30pm. 

Part of <a href="/BFI/">BFI</a>’s #ArtofAction season: firstsite.uk/event/the-blac…
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Movement is vital for every child’s well-being. That’s why our Holiday Fun programme with Colchester Villa FC offers FREE football sessions to inspire kids to stay active, confident & happy. 💛 Donate 3–10 Dec & DOUBLE your impact with Big Give! #BigGive #Firstsite

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Discover the untold history of tattooing as a professional art form, from 18th-century pioneers to modern icons. Join Dr Matt Lodder of PHAIS @ Essex at Firstsite Colchester for a talk about his new book Tattoos (Yale University Press London 📖). brnw.ch/21wORWp.

Discover the untold history of tattooing as a professional art form, from 18th-century pioneers to modern icons.

Join Dr Matt Lodder of <a href="/PHAISEssex/">PHAIS @ Essex</a> at <a href="/firstsite/">Firstsite Colchester</a> for a talk about his new book Tattoos (<a href="/YaleBooks/">Yale University Press London 📖</a>). 

brnw.ch/21wORWp.
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If you didn't see (or even if you did!) the recent #LeonoraCarrington exhibition at Newlands House, don't miss Avatars & Alliances Firstsite Colchester until 23 February 2025 #StudioArchive #ICYMI review from Newlands House by Anna McNay 🏳️‍🌈🐾📚📰📖✍🏻👩🏼‍🎨 studiointernational.com/index.php/leon…

If you didn't see (or even if you did!) the recent #LeonoraCarrington exhibition at Newlands House, don't miss Avatars &amp; Alliances <a href="/firstsite/">Firstsite Colchester</a> until 23 February 2025

#StudioArchive #ICYMI review from Newlands House by <a href="/annamcnay/">Anna McNay 🏳️‍🌈🐾📚📰📖✍🏻👩🏼‍🎨</a> 

studiointernational.com/index.php/leon…
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THURSDAY, 7 PM, FIRSTSITE: If you're fascinated by TATTOOS and the rich history of this art form, here's an excerpt from BBC Essex's interview with Matt Lodder, the top expert on the subject. Tickets to his talk are available at eafestival.com

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Ever wondered how Holiday Fun began? 👀 Watch Holiday Fun organiser, Daniel share how it all started! From 3–10 Dec, donations to #CreatingHappierFutures will be doubled, turning £5 into £10 to help families this winter. Save the date! 📅 Learn more: bit.ly/happierfutures

🎬 South West Silents 🎬 (@swsilents) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Big thank you to everyone who joined us Firstsite Colchester today. Big thank you to the team at Firstsite as well. A really great cinema space. Hope to see you again soon for some more #SilentFilm action in #Colchester! #ArtOfAction

Big thank you to everyone who joined us <a href="/firstsite/">Firstsite Colchester</a> today. Big thank you to the team at Firstsite as well. A really great cinema space. Hope to see you again soon for some more #SilentFilm action in #Colchester! #ArtOfAction
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⏰ Less than 24 hours to go! #CreatingHappierFutures starts tomorrow! 🙌 For 1 week only, donations to our Holiday Fun programme via Big Give will be DOUBLED (up to £30,740!) at no extra cost to you. 💕Give £10 = We get £20. Every £ counts!

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We're feeling extra festive this morning because we have already raised an amazing £5,518 to support children & families in Colchester! And there's still time to donate! Visit bit.ly/happierfutures to join our #ChristmasChallenge right now and have your donation DOUBLED! 🎁

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She said what she said 🙌 Our #BigGive campaign is ending in just 3 days! Remember anything given even £5 will be doubled - at no extra cost to you. So, let’s continue the amazing work in our community: bit.ly/happierfutures 🔗 p.s. Tate is she really your spy?

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Thanks to YOUR support, we've raised £9,015! With matching funds from The Big Give, this incredible amount doubles to £18,030 - every penny of which will go directly towards supporting our Holiday Fun programme. Together, we’re creating happier futures. 💕 Thank you! #BigGive

Thanks to YOUR support, we've raised £9,015! With matching funds from The Big Give, this incredible amount doubles to £18,030 - every penny of which will go directly towards supporting our Holiday Fun programme.

Together, we’re creating happier futures. 💕 Thank you!

#BigGive
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If #Christmas shopping brings you out in a cold sweat😓LISTEN UP!#Colchester has a whole host of venues who offer a yearly pass. A perfect 🎁idea! 😀 @ColMuseumsCastle Pass Firstsite Colchester Mosaic Membership Colchester Zoo Zoo Pass Beth Chatto’s Plants & Gardens Friends of Beth Chatto #Essex

If #Christmas shopping brings you out in a cold sweat😓LISTEN UP!#Colchester has a whole host of venues who offer a yearly pass. A perfect 🎁idea! 😀
@ColMuseumsCastle Pass
<a href="/firstsite/">Firstsite Colchester</a> Mosaic Membership
<a href="/ColchesterZoo/">Colchester Zoo</a> Zoo Pass
<a href="/BethChattoGdns/">Beth Chatto’s Plants & Gardens</a> Friends of Beth Chatto
#Essex
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🎆From all of us to you, Happy New Year! 🥳 We’re all about experiencing the most exciting developments in contemporary art! Sometimes this means being a destructive and chaotic force, challenging the norms and what we define as art. So, watch this space 😉

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🎉 We are thrilled to announce that we have been selected to participate in Bloomberg Philanthropies’s Digital Accelerator Program, which helps organisations like ours invest in essential digital infrastructure. This will help us improve our website, digital fundraising and online shop!

🎉 We are thrilled to announce that we have been selected to participate in <a href="/BloombergDotOrg/">Bloomberg Philanthropies</a>’s Digital Accelerator Program, which helps organisations like ours invest in essential digital infrastructure.

This will help us improve our website, digital fundraising and online shop!