This year began with a bright, lively, brilliant day photographing the opening event for Firstsite‘s latest exhibition, Keep Being Amazing. Packed full of wonderful activities, the gallery was absolutely buzzing with creatives of all ages, learning how to draw monsters and zombies, create music from light and try out street dance to name just a few, as well as enjoying the vibrant exhibition itself.
(Header image: Keep Being Amazing opening event at Firstsite, Colchester, 2022. Artworks shown © Lynn Chadwick (left), Paula Rego (centre), Morag Myerscough (wall). Photograph by Jayne Lloyd.)
“Channelling the lively vibes of Holiday Fun, the Keep Being Amazing exhibition is a colourful and energetic celebration of the programme, featuring artworks and visitor activities that represent the positive values of Holiday Fun. Artworks displayed within the exhibition include works by Tracey Emin, Paula Rego and Oliver Beer.
Bright and cheerful designs by artist Morag Myerscough have transformed the Living Room gallery into a kaleidoscope of colour, with the gallery space used as a creative making space for you to explore your artistic imagination with a host of free drop-in and pre-bookable activities.
Keep Being Amazing is the last of a three-year series of exhibitions which have been produced as part of the Arts Council Collection National Partners Programme.”
Keep Being Amazing is open until Monday 6 June 2022 at Firstsite, Colchester and I recommend going to experience it if you can!
It was wonderful to photograph such a fantastic day filled with so much creative energy! Huge thanks as always to the wonderful team at Firstsite for providing such wonderful opportunities, for commissioning me to capture the day and particularly for all their help on such a busy day to make sure we were able to check that everyone pictured was happy to be photographed!
Keep Being Amazing is open until Monday 6 June 2022
Firstsite
Lewis Gardens, High Street,
Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JH
Website: firstsite.uk
Telephone: 01206 713 700
Email: info@firstsite.uk
Opening times: Exhibitions, cafe and shop open daily 10am – 5pm.
Cinema screenings & scheduled events continue into the evenings.