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A thread on an amazing pair of shoes I’ve seen in the stores today. These shoes were made by Excelsior and retailed by F Thurston & son, Colchester. The velvet embroidered shoes would have been perfectly shown off with the shorter hem lengths of the mid 1920s.

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2019-12-20

"Bathing woman".
🎨 by Matthew Davis (British, b. Colchester, 1969).

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2019-12-20

Today, two photos of underage soldiers in 16th (Home Service) Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), Reed Hall Camp, Colchester, 1917. Boys who enlisted underage were held in Home Service battalions until they reached 19 & could be sent overseas.1/3

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2019-12-19

Take some quiet time and join in the Make and donate a 20x20cm piece of art to raise funds for the Cancer Centre Campaign. We're nearing the final target! Take a look at https://t.co/Pf8FBU8exz

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2019-12-16

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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2019-12-07

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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2019-12-04

Upcoming events by some of Colchester Art Society members

For more details please contact the artists directly - information within the images

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2019-11-30

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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2019-11-21

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:  Simon Carter

High Tide, 2015. Acrylic on canvas, 140 x 150 cm

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2019-11-18

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:  Jacqueline Taber

Red Cherries, Oil on board, 20 x 26 cm

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2019-11-12

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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2019-11-01

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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2019-10-07

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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2019-10-03

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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2019-09-04

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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2019-08-27