Antony Gormley Exhibition - Field for the British Isles - Colchester Firstsite
Experience this vast and iconic artwork at Firstsite, celebrating community, individuality and togetherness.
Join us for the opening celebration of Field for the British Isles from 7-9pm on 15 Nov and be one of the first see this world famous collaborative sculpture as it occupies the rear half of the Firstsite building.
Field for the British Isles, which consists of 40,000 tiny individual terracotta figures, is the largest single artwork in the Arts Council Collection and its arrival in Colchester will herald the latest stage in the journey of this spectacular piece.
Field for the British Isles was made by Gormley in 1993 with 100 volunteers who were each given a portion of clay and instructions for the size and shape he wanted for the figures.
After being acquired by the Arts Council Collection in 1995, Field for the British Isles has been exhibited at a variety of venues across the UK, including Salisbury Cathedral, The Baltic in Gateshead and Tate Britain. At each location, the configuration of Field is changed to suit the space, but the thousands of small figures are always arrayed to resemble a dense carpet, with each figure looking directly at the viewer. In Firstsite the figures will swarm through the rear half of the building, including throughout the main gallery spaces, inescapable and seemingly endless.
Field for the British Isles is an Arts Council Collection National Partner Exhibition.
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Colchester Summer 2017
I shot this video of my home town Colchester, in Essex, England, throughout the summer of 2017 on my iPhone 6, Go Pro and Canon EOS 1300D. It includes a visit to Colchester Castle, the historic Siege House, Fenwick, and Castle Park.
BRONZE AGE c. 3500 BC – AD 2018, Firstsite, Colchester
Hauser & Wirth’s presentation at Frieze London 2017 recreating a fictional Bronze Age presentation from a forgotten museum, travels to Firstsite, art gallery and cultural centre in Colchester, the earliest recorded Roman town in Great Britain.
Conceived and originated by Dr. Neil Wenman in collaboration with Mary Beard, Professor of Classics at the University of Cambridge, the exhibition focuses solely on works made of bronze or from the Bronze Age period. The show is comprised of artefacts on loan from regional museums and private collections nationwide, objects obtained from eBay, and sculptures by artists including modern masters Louise Bourgeois, Alberto Giacometti, Henry Moore, and Fausto Melotti, along with Phyllida Barlow’s bronze cast paint sticks, Subodh Gupta’s bronze Mona Lisa, a cast bronze fist by Martin Creed, and Mark Wallinger’s spectacles.
Institutions that have loaned works and objects to ‘BRONZE AGE’ include: Bruton Museum, Somerset; Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery, Shrewsbury; and David Roberts Art Collection, London. At Firstsite, objects have been incorporated from the ‘designated status’ collection of the Colchester and Ipswich Museums. A unique addition to the presentation at Firstsite is the Berryfield Mosaic (c. AD 150), which is located at the entrance of the exhibition. This mosaic masterpiece was discovered in Colchester in 1923 where Firstsite is now located, and is permanently installed within the gallery floor.
Colchester MP Will Quince auditioning for Britain's Got Talent at Firstsite
Colchester MP Will Quince accepted a challenge from constituent Scott Everest to audition for Britain's Got Talent if Scott could raise £1000 for local charities. The money was raised and Will fulfilled his pledge.
Colchester Film Festival 2015 - Help us Find Sunil Tripathi (European Premiere)
Colchester Film Festival 2015 - Help us Find Sunil Tripathi
Monday 19th October @7:30pm
Firstsite Art Gallery, Colchester
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Writer/Director: Neal Broffman
A family's search for their missing son and the hunt for suspects in a terror attack tragically converge in Help Us Find Sunil Tripathi, a film about truth and community in the age of social media.
Firstsite in Colchester, Essex
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firstsite by Rafael Viñoly Architects
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In this movie, architect Rafael Viñoly talks to Dezeen about firstsite, a visual arts centre wrapped in golden metal that he has completed in Colchester, England.
Colchester, Britain's first Roman Capital
Department of History 40th anniversary celebration at firstsite in Colchester
The Department of History celebrated 40 years at Essex with an alumni reunion held in October 2012 at firstsite in Colchester. History Alumni and staff enjoyed food, wine and old friends.
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Colchester Great British Get Together (Gangnam Style)
Will Quince MP and Cllr Tim Young have a go at dancing to Gangnam Style
Unseen Cinema - August 2014 - The Double
'The Double'
August 28th 2014 @ 19:30 - Firstsite Gallery, Colchester
Colchester Film Festival presents 'Unseen Cinema' once a month in Firstsite's state of the art auditorium. Each screening will be a taste of the very best feature films that didn't make it into your local multiplex.
Colchester Culture – A Local Guide by Premier Inn
Take a tour of some of the top attractions in Colchester Castle Park, including the Castle Museum and Firstsite, which contribute so much to the culture of Colchester.
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'The Life of Julie Cope' at First Site, Colchester
Seven Ages of Britain The Second Age 1500 BC 43 AD
he history of Britain seen through the eyes of the powerful and wealthy has been told many times. But what about the rest of society? What was their experience of history in the 8,000 years before the emergence of modern society?
Bettany Hughes moves the spotlight to the everyday lives of ordinary people: the unofficial history of Britain.
In collaboration with of some of the country's top archaeologists and historians, Hughes pieces together the story of how the inhabitants of these islands evolved from the Stone Age to the Industrial Revolution.
UK Introduction of the International Fund
On January 18th, 2017 the Rt Hon Joan Ryan introduced a bill to support the International Fund for Israeli Palestinian Peace. She was joined by 11 cross-bench colleagues:
Ian Austin MP, Labour Member of Parliament Dudley North
Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP, Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Orkney and Shetland
Chris Davies MP, Conservative Member of Parliament for Brecon and Radnorshire
Louise Ellman MP, Labour Member of Parliament for Liverpool, Riverside
Stephen Kinnock MP, Labour Member of Parliament for Aberavon
Catherine McKinnell MP, Labour Member for Newcastle upon Tyne North
Rt Hon Sir Eric Pickles MP, Conservative Member of Parliament for Brentwood and Ongar and Parliamentary Chairman of Conservative Friends of Israel
Paul Scully MP, Conservative Member of Parliament for Sutton and Cheam
Craig Tracey MP, Conservative Member of Parliament for North Warwickshire
Stephen Twigg MP, Labour Member of Parliament for Liverpool West Derby and Chair of the International Development Select Committee
Will Quince MP, Conservative Member of Parliament for Colchester
Department of History 40th Anniversary Celebration at firstsite in Colchester
The Department of History celebrated 40 years at Essex with an alumni reunion held October 19 2012 at firstsite in Colchester. History Alumni and staff enjoyed food, wine and old friends.
Colchester First Site With Adam.
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Boudica School of Samba - Firstsite, Colchester - 2011
Boudica performing during the opening weekend of Colchester's Firstsite centre on 1st October.
Colchester Film Festival 2014 - The Bigger Picture
Colchester Film Festival 2014 - Short Film Programme: Animation
Sat 25th Oct | 12:30pm | Firstsite (Colchester, Essex, UK)
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THE BIGGER PICTURE
8 min | UK
Director(s): Daisy Jacobs
Writer(s): Daisy Jacobs
Producer(s): Chris Hees
Using seven-foot-tall characters in life-size sets, The Bigger Picture tells the stark and darkly humorous tale of caring for an elderly parent.