Craft & making · Colchester

Firstsite's curved gold gallery is a lovely backdrop for browsing original art, silver jewellery, soaps and woodwork from around 40 small creative businesses.
It's a monthly fixture (first Saturday), so easy to build into a Colchester day out, with café food on hand too.
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ExhibitionUntil 27 Sept · Colchester
Free, glowing neon-sign sculptures fill Colchester's contemporary art gallery — catch this long-running show before it finally closes.
ExhibitionUntil 31 Oct · Colchester
A glowing seven-metre lunar sculpture by artist Luke Jerram floats inside Britain's oldest Norman keep for its final weeks on show.
ExhibitionUntil 17 Jan · Colchester
Essex artist Simon Carter's most ambitious show yet turns Firstsite's galleries into a walk-through painting of the coast — free entry.