We are open today 12-5pm for The Thinking Hand.
We are open today 12-5pm for The Thinking Hand.
We are open today 12-5pm for The Thinking Hand.
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DC Learn is our learning and engagement programme for families, young people and our communities in Devonshire ward.

Our programmes are free, artist-led, inclusive, and open-access. We believe regular activity is important, so our programmes are structured weekly or monthly and require no particular experience or skills to attend.

We run a range of free family and community workshops at our gallery VOLT and DC Learn Studio as well as regular activities for people of all ages and all walks of life. Visit our What’s On page to take a look.

We aim to respond to gaps in cultural provision for our local community, and therefore currently focus on early years, children, teachers and the most marginalised communities in the ward, in particular, refugees and asylum seekers. DC is one of only two Arts Award Centres in Eastbourne.

DC Learn programming currently comprises:

  • ‘Sticky Fingers’, a free weekly sensory art and play for 0–4’s and their carers from low-income backgrounds in the Devonshire ward.
  • ‘Networx Creative Club’, a safe space for refugee children aged 5–11 with complex needs to create and express themselves.
  • Courses and Arts Awards at various levels for Home Educated and SEND 6–16 year olds unable to access mainstream education.
  • ‘Devonshire Youth Collective’, a free open-access embedded creative programme for young people 16–25 to create together.

Contact Creative Learning Manager Gina Leonard to enquire or make a booking.

Thank you so much, A has enjoyed every minute and would like to say… “Just BRILLIANT!”
Local resident
'F' has grown in confidence her art and creative studies and has loved it! Hoping there will be more opportunities in the future.
Local resident
The most fun I ever had!
Workshop participant.
Thank you so much, A has enjoyed every minute and would like to say… “Just BRILLIANT!”
Local resident
'F' has grown in confidence her art and creative studies and has loved it! Hoping there will be more opportunities in the future.
Local resident
The most fun I ever had!
Workshop participant.
This week
Networx After School Club
16
September
2025
14
July
2026

Free, after school art group every Tuesday for 6–11’s for Networx registered families only.

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Home Education Art Course 6–11s
18
September
2025
16
July
2026

A weekly art course for 6–11’s. We will cover both 2D and 3D work with a variety of painting, drawing, collage, mixed media, and building a personal sketchbook to keep.

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Upcoming
No upcoming DC LEARN events.
Currently showing
The Thinking Hand
Tanvi Kant, Richard Phoenix, Tom Pope and Anne-Marie Watson
13
May
2026
6
June
2026

The Thinking Hand is a process-led exhibition by artists Tanvi Kant, Richard Phoenix, Tom Pope and Anne-Marie Watson. The project unfolds through participation and exchange, engaging with our neighbourhood and local communities, turning Devonshire Collective’s gallery into a site of shared making.

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Upcoming
Tessa Boffin: Where We Touch the Archive
18
July
2026
9
September
2026

We are collaborating on a major project, with Photoworks, BACKLIT and Aspex, exploring queer and feminist photography in response to the archive of artist and activist Tessa Boffin.

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Thank you so much, A has enjoyed every minute and would like to say… “Just BRILLIANT!”
Local resident
'F' has grown in confidence her art and creative studies and has loved it! Hoping there will be more opportunities in the future.
Local resident
The most fun I ever had!
Workshop participant.
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