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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
ORGANIZER;CN="Firstsite Colchester":MAILTO:noreply@facebookmail_com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260711T100000
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DTSTAMP:20260905T083852Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260901T083000
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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:Heritage Open Days 2026 - Colchester
DESCRIPTION:Heritage Open Days returns from Friday 11th to Sunday 20th September 2026\, opening up historic buildings\, museums\, churches and other sites across Colchester and the surrounding area. \nThe 2026 programme includes 58 events around Colchester\, ranging from open buildings and exhibitions to guided walks\, talks and opportunities to visit places that are not normally accessible to the public. \nAmong the locations taking part are Colchester Castle Museum\, the Roman Circus Visitor Centre\, Colchester Town Hall\, Hollytrees Museum\, Mercury Theatre\, Colchester Arts Centre\, St John’s Abbey Gate\, Jumbo Water Tower\, the Roman Theatre and a number of historic churches across the city. \nThere are also guided walks exploring different parts of Colchester’s history. These include Walking the Walls\, following the city’s Roman wall; a Colchester Siege Walk looking at the events and people of the 1648 siege; a Roman Walk; John Constable’s Colchester; the Garrison Walk; and the Town to Sea Trail from Castle Park to the Hythe. \nOther events include a chance to visit the former library\, law courts and prison cells at Colchester Town Hall\, explore the University of Essex Special Collections\, visit SPACE Colchester in the former police station in Queen Street and see the Moot Hall organ. \nSeveral venues outside the city centre are also taking part\, including Cuckoo Farm Studios\, Boxted Airfield Museum\, The Munnings Art Museum\, Mersea Roman Barrow and historic sites in Wivenhoe\, Earls Colne\, Layer de la Haye and Great Wigborough. \nHighlights include free admission to Colchester Castle Museum and the Roman Circus Visitor Centre on Saturday 12th September\, the opportunity to climb Jumbo Water Tower on Sunday 13 September\, and access to Colchester Town Hall\, the former law courts and several other historic buildings on Saturday 19 September. \nMost events are free and do not require advance booking\, although some individual tours and venues must or should be booked in advance. Opening times\, dates and access arrangements vary between events\, so visitors should check the individual listings before travelling. \nHeritage Open Days 2026 runs from Friday 11th to Sunday 20th September.
URL:https://keepcolchestercool.co.uk/event/heritage-open-days-2026-colchester/
CATEGORIES:Talks,Variety
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260914T170000
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SUMMARY:Mercury Creatives Masterclass: Page to Stage with Anne Odeke
DESCRIPTION:Have you ever wanted to write a play but didn’t think you were good enough? Are you someone who has written a play\, but currently it’s sitting somewhere on your laptop\, growing virtual dust? \nIf either of these apply to you\, join Anne Odeke\, Essex playwright and actor\, to explore the four-year journey – yes\, FOUR-YEAR journey – her play Princess Essex went on\, from page to [Shakespeare’s Globe] stage. \nAnd what a journey it’s been! Anne will be sharing the highs\, the lows and all the in-betweens. \nSo join Anne for a night of making new friends and contacts\, and feel free to ask ALL the questions you want to know about how you get your writing from page to stage. \nAfterwards\, head to the bar and meet like-minded people in the industry.
URL:https://keepcolchestercool.co.uk/event/mercury-creatives-masterclass-page-to-stage-with-anne-odeke/
LOCATION:Princes Theatre\, Princes Theatre
CATEGORIES:Talks,Theatre
ORGANIZER;CN="Mercury Theatre Colchester":MAILTO:noreply@facebookmail_com
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