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SUMMARY:Tim Noble & Sue Webster: Love and Hate at Firstsite
DESCRIPTION:Tim Noble & Sue Webster’s Love and Hate at Firstsite brings a series of illuminated sculptures by the internationally recognised British artists to spaces throughout the Colchester gallery.\n\nThe exhibition draws on Noble and Webster’s distinctive use of light\, signage and popular culture. Their illuminated works reference everything from British seaside attractions to Las Vegas and Times Square\, using flashing and sequencing lights to explore opposing ideas including love and hate\, optimism and nihilism.\n\nThe exhibition can be found throughout the Firstsite building and runs until Sunday 27 September 2026.\n\nAdmission is free and no booking is required.\n\nFirstsite is open Tuesday and Wednesday from 10am to 5pm\, Thursday to Saturday from 10am to 10pm\, and Sunday from 10am to 5pm. It is closed on Mondays.\n\nPlease note that the exhibition includes flashing lights and contrasting colours.
URL:https://keepcolchestercool.co.uk/event/tim-noble-sue-webster-love-and-hate-at-firstsite/
LOCATION:Firstsite\,  Lewis Gardens\, Colchester\, CO1 1JH\, Firstsite\, Lewis Gardens\, Colchester\, CO1 1JH
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Arpita Shah: Nalini
DESCRIPTION:Arpita Shah’s Nalini explores motherhood\, migration\, heritage and the connections between generations through the stories of the artist\, her mother and her grandmother.\n\nDeveloped across India\, East Africa and the UK\, the photographic series grew from Shah’s desire to understand more about the experiences and relationships of the women in her family.\n\nThe exhibition brings together 26 photographic works alongside family photographs and personal objects including dried flowers and traditional saris. Its title comes from Shah’s grandmother\, Nalini\, meaning ‘lotus’ in Sanskrit\, with flowers recurring throughout the work as the artist explores family\, femininity\, memory and cultural identity.\n\nNalini runs at Firstsite until Sunday 4 October 2026.\n\nAdmission is free and no booking is required.\n\nFirstsite is open Tuesday and Wednesday from 10am to 5pm\, Thursday to Saturday from 10am to 10pm\, and Sunday from 10am to 5pm. It is closed on Mondays.
URL:https://keepcolchestercool.co.uk/event/arpita-shah-nalini/
LOCATION:Firstsite\,  Lewis Gardens\, Colchester\, CO1 1JH\, Firstsite\, Lewis Gardens\, Colchester\, CO1 1JH
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260711T100000
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SUMMARY:Duncan Grant: Worlds Through Desire: From Drawing to Cruising to DMs
DESCRIPTION:Duncan Grant: Worlds Through Desire brings together artworks\, stories and poetry from different generations to explore the ways LGBT+ people have sought friendship\, community and intimacy across changing times and technologies.\n\nAt the centre of the exhibition are drawings and paintings by Duncan Grant\, including work connected to the period he spent on a Suffolk farm with his then partner David Garnett during the First World War.\n\nMore than 35 drawings and paintings by Grant feature alongside contemporary works\, with the exhibition looking at the different places and technologies through which people have found one another\, from galleries\, bars and public spaces to online games\, social media and dating apps.\n\nWorlds Through Desire runs at Firstsite until Sunday 8 November 2026.\n\nAdmission is free and no booking is required.\n\nFirstsite is open Tuesday and Wednesday from 10am to 5pm\, Thursday to Saturday from 10am to 10pm\, and Sunday from 10am to 5pm. It is closed on Mondays.\n\nPlease note that the exhibition contains nudity. Sexually explicit artworks are displayed in a separate enclosed room restricted to visitors aged 18 and over.
URL:https://keepcolchestercool.co.uk/event/duncan-grant-worlds-through-desire-from-drawing-to-cruising-to-dms/
LOCATION:Firstsite\,  Lewis Gardens\, Colchester\, CO1 1JH\, Firstsite\, Lewis Gardens\, Colchester\, CO1 1JH
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Physical Slop: Rage\, Love and Chaos by Shart Artfunkle
DESCRIPTION:Physical Slop: Rage\, Love and Chaos is a new exhibition by Shart Artfunkle at Level Best Art Gallery in Colchester. \nRunning throughout September\, the exhibition presents work from the mysterious artist described by their agent as a “two-bob Banksy\, the destitute man’s Basquiat and Salva Don’t Dali”. \nSitting somewhere between satire\, parody and contemporary art\, the work plays with questions about originality\, meaning and what makes something art in the first place. \nThe exhibition runs at Level Best Art Gallery from Tuesday 1st to Tuesday 29th September 2026\, and is open Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 4.30pm.
URL:https://keepcolchestercool.co.uk/event/physical-slop-rage-love-and-chaos-by-shart-artfunkle/
LOCATION:Level Best Enterprises\, Level Best Enterprises
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Then and Now: Colchester Art Society
DESCRIPTION:Marking Colchester Art Society’s 80th anniversary\, Then and Now brings together new work by CAS members responding to pieces from the society’s permanent collection. \nArtists were invited to create their responses in a medium of their choice\, connecting the society’s current membership with work from its collection. \nThen and Now runs at The Minories until Sunday 27 September 2026. \nAdmission is free.
URL:https://keepcolchestercool.co.uk/event/then-and-now-colchester-art-society/
LOCATION:The Minories\, 74 High Street\, Colchester CO1 1UE\, The Minories\, 74 High Street\, Colchester CO1 1UE
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
ORGANIZER;CN="The Minories":MAILTO:noreply@facebookmail.com
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SUMMARY:Shar’s Drag Bingo
DESCRIPTION:Shar invites you to Three Wise Monkeys Colchester\, for an evening of songs\, silliness and bingo. \nTickets £5\, Doors 7pm\, Restaurant floor \nThis gig takes place on the restaurant floor of Three Wise Monkeys Colchester \nAccess – There is no lift to access the restaurant floor of Three Wise Monkeys. There are two short flights of stairs to reach the top floor with rest opportunities between each flight.
URL:https://keepcolchestercool.co.uk/event/shars-drag-bingo-5/
LOCATION:60 High Street\, CO1 1DN Colchester\, United Kingdom\, 60 High Street\, CO1 1DN Colchester\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Victoria Inn General Knowledge Quiz 11
DESCRIPTION:Test your general knowledge at the Victoria Inn General Knowledge Quiz\, and help raise money for an incredible cause! \n– £3 a head entry (CASH ONLY)– Maximum 4 to a team– Outside food & dogs welcome – Book on 01206 514510 \nPlease bring the number of people you book for\, and if you book and decide not to attend\, please cancel your booking.  \nPlease arrive at least twenty minutes before the quiz is due to start to place drink orders.
URL:https://keepcolchestercool.co.uk/event/victoria-inn-general-knowledge-quiz-11/
LOCATION:Victoria Inn Colchester\, 10 North Station Rd\, Colchester\, CO1 1RB\, GB
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SUMMARY:Quiz Night with Julian Roper
DESCRIPTION:He’s back… and he’s ready to test your brains again!Julian roper returns on Thursday\, 10th September at 7.30pm. \nExpect laughs\, friendly rivalry\, and a cracking night at Riyasat.🎟️ Book your tickets early — this one always sells out.
URL:https://keepcolchestercool.co.uk/event/quiz-night-with-julian-roper/
LOCATION:Riyasat at The Old Siege House\, Riyasat at The Old Siege House
CATEGORIES:Quiz
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