Firstsite is pleased to announce the gallery is a drop off location for the handbag

Donate a handbag filled w/ essentials at our welcome desk for it to go to a woman in need this

Find out more https://t.co/YV3Yl4gDmU

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Wanted more 20x20cm pictures to join these ones at to raise money for the Cancer Centre at the Hospital Take a look https://t.co/Pf8FBU8exz

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Only 3 months until the first entries are starting to come in... take a look at the website to join in! https://t.co/K2YLLNrEFt

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Throwback Thursday

Each Thursday we will be highlighting one of the many pieces in the Colchester Art Society Permanent Collection.

Timothy Holding (b. 1940)

Ruskin in the Barrow, 1978, Watercolour on paper, 14 x 9 ½ in

[CAS 37] Acquired in 1980

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Members Monday

Each Monday we will be highlighting one of our Colchester Art Society members, taking images from our members galleries on our website.

Colchester Art Society Member: Larain Briggs

Digital Woman, digital painting

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Throwback Thursday

Each Thursday we will be highlighting one of the many pieces in the Colchester Art Society Permanent Collection.

Aline Gowen (1907-1999)

Spear Thistle, c.1968, Watercolour on paper, 28 ¾ x 15 ¼ in, Signed

[CAS 12]

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This Autumn join Colchester Art Society artist, Sally Delany, to discover painting in acrylics & life drawing for beginners – or refine your skills in our advanced life drawing + painting class.

Courses start from Tue 10 Sept.

Find out more
https://t.co/mY0piFJiej

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Bulletin 4/10
What we saw at the Mercury Theatre site was dramatic and stark - Roman Colchester at the end of its life. Masses of brightly painted wall plaster littered over the floors of abandoned, roofless houses.

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Don't miss our special screenings of Back to the Future as part of Invasion Colchester!

All proceeds go to and Colchester & Ipswich Hospitals Charity.

https://t.co/oAe2tFbleA

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Here’s another This crown was found at Cavenham in Suffolk. It’s currently displayed alongside a reconstruction in at Colchester Castle. But who do you think wore it?

(Poll in the thread below).

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2 Weeks to go until Horse Derby Day & Fun Day this bank holiday Monday. Join the Piccolo Horseshoe Hunt & find all the lost horseshoes around centre so that Piccolo the pantomime horse can race on the day: https://t.co/4goibsd03T

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This twisted piece of gold was found in 1991 along with two others at Woodham Walter. They're now on display in at What do you think it could be?

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Early 16c English reception of Lucas van Leyden! This survey of the former Benedictine monastery of Colchester, drawn up by royal commissioners after the confiscation of the Abbey in 1539 (BL, Egerton MS 2164) references Lucas's engraving 'Triumph of Mordecai' (1515)

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Each Thursday we will be highlighting one of the many pieces in the Colchester Art Society Permanent Collection.

Andrew Dodds (1927-2004)

Peak District, 1976, Pen and watercolour on paper, 10 ¼ x 13 ¾ in, Signed and dated

[CAS 33] Acquired in 1977

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A correction to the previous post , Tindalls Colchester - adult art workshop
Thursday 7th November 10am - 4pm Textures in Watercolour with Vicky Rosenthal £45 14 spaces https://t.co/GhbojAJCgp Flower impressions

At this workshop we will be looking at how to create texture an…

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A corredction - sorry Tindalls Colchester - adult art workshop
Thursday 7th November 10am - 4pm Textures in Watercolour with Vicky Rosenthal £45 14 spaces

https://t.co/mmqT7o0AcQ

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