Devonshire Collective (DC) is a cultural and community organisation operating across a network of ex-retail sites in the Devonshire West ward, Eastbourne – a vibrant area with a long-standing community.
At our gallery, VOLT, we commission significant solo exhibitions by artists living in East Sussex and nationally. Our upcoming programme is connected by a vision that centres artistic practice and focuses on co-creation and socially engaged research methods.
DC Learn is our learning and engagement programme for families, young people and our communities in Devonshire West ward.
Our galleries and programmes are free, and open to all.
Free Pre-school and Parent Art Group
Every Wednesday in term time, 9.30-11am
A weekly art course. We will cover both 2D and 3D work with a variety of painting, drawing, collage and mixed media.
Thursdays 1.30-3pm
The new term will begin 27th February 2025, until 23rd July 2025.
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Curated by Richard Matthews, this exhibition at Port Hotel, comprises a series of new collaborative sculptural works by South Coast artists May Hands and Hannah Lees, produced during a residency at Devonshire Collective’s gallery, VOLT, in September 2024.
These workshops give you the opportunity to create something truly spectacular for the Carnival parade!
The Reason for Flowers is a group exhibition considering flowers as motif, material, symbol and subject. Curated by Joseph Jones.
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We invite you to join us for an informal sharing session at Rooted Community Food with May Hands and Hannah Lees during their Making Sites residency in Eastbourne.
Hosted within the exhibition The Reason for Flowers, hear from May Hands and Hannah Lees during their 'Making Sites' residency.
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Join Amanprit Sandhu in conversation with May Hands and Hannah Lees at Towner Eastbourne as they discuss their collaborative residency in Eastbourne.
Devonshire Collective is extremely grateful to the many companies and individuals who support the gallery, including Chalk Cliff Trust, The Duke of Devonshire’s Charitable Trust, John Jackson Charitable Trust, Roy Hudson Trust and Safer in Sussex Community Fund.
67–69 Seaside Road
Eastbourne
BN21 3PL
United Kingdom
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