During January we are open on Saturdays 11am-5pm or by appointment only
During January we are open on Saturdays 11am-5pm or by appointment only
During January we are open on Saturdays 11am-5pm or by appointment only
Artist-centred and process led
Artist-centred and process led
Creating with communities in Devonshire ward
Creating with communities in Devonshire ward
One road back from the sea
One road back from the sea

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.

What’s on this week
Children and Families
Sticky Fingers
Sticky Fingers
18
September
2024
22
July
2025

Free Pre-school and Parent Art Group

Every Wednesday in term time, 9.30-11am

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Children and Families
Home Ed Art Group
Home Ed Art Group
19
September
2024
22
July
2025

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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Exhibitions
May Hands and Hannah Lees
Self can shade off into otherness gradually
Self can shade off into otherness gradually
10
January
2025
31
May
2025

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. 

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Exhibitions
Carla Wright
The Fuddling Gossips
The Fuddling Gossips
15
February
2025
13
April
2025

Devonshire Collective are delighted to present The Fuddling Gossips; the first institutional solo exhibition by artist Carla Wright at our gallery VOLT.

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Children and Families
Volta Artists' Moving Image
Riviera

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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.