Our gallery VOLT is open today, 11am-5pm. Currently: Ed Webb-Ingall, A Bedroom For Everyone, and Dan Guthrie, Two Films. Free, all welcome.
Our gallery VOLT is open today, 11am-5pm. Currently: Ed Webb-Ingall, A Bedroom For Everyone, and Dan Guthrie, Two Films. Free, all welcome.
Our gallery VOLT is closed today. We are open Thurs-Sun, 11am-5pm. Currently: Ed Webb-Ingall, A Bedroom For Everyone, and Dan Guthrie, Two Films. Free, all welcome.
Devonshire Collective
Vision

A dynamic, accessible, high-quality creative and cultural programme, where everyone is welcome and feels inspired to participate.

Mission

Actively promote diversity and inclusion. 

Widen access and increase participation for local audiences.

Inspire children and young people as the next generation of artists.

Celebrate everyday creativity through artist-led learning. 

A cultural destination in the ward, working towards a greater sense of civic pride.

Staff team


Gina Leonard
Creative Learning Manager

Rosie Ridgway
Creative Producer

Nadine Crawford-Piper
Finance Manager

Edward Ball
Director

Josie Durant
Operations Lead

Polly Wright
Curator

Kaixiang Zhang
Flo Wright
Gallery Assistants

Board of Directors

Marie Burgess
Noelle Collins
Chris Connelley
Lucy Day (Chair)
Steve Dwyer (Treasurer)
Joe Hill
Hannah Jordan
Nicholas Roberts
Claire Shoosmith

Community Advisory Panel

Margaret Bannister
Devonshire West ward Councillor

Judith Alder
Artist

Chris Dixon
Cultural Industries Manager

Gaynor Sádlo
Artist and professor of Occupational Therapy

Mana Hashtroudi
The Sanctuary Café

Emma Millar
Community Development Officer, 3VA

Debbie Harris
Head of Art, Bourne Primary School

A dynamic, accessible, high-quality creative and cultural programme, where everyone is welcome and feels inspired to participate.

Mission

Actively promote diversity and inclusion. 

Widen access and increase participation for local audiences.

Inspire children and young people as the next generation of artists.

Celebrate everyday creativity through artist-led learning. 

A cultural destination in the ward, working towards a greater sense of civic pride.

Staff team

Edward Ball
Director

Josie Durant
Operations Lead

Rosie Ridgway
Creative Producer


Gina Leonard
Creative Learning Manager

Nadine Crawford-Piper
Finance Manager

Polly Wright
Curator

Flo Wright
Gallery Assistant

Kaixiang Zhang
Gallery Assistant

Board of Directors

Lucy Day (Chair)
Joe Hill
Hannah Jordan
Noelle Collins
Chris Connelley
Marie Burgess
Steve Dwyer (Treasurer)
Nicholas Roberts
Claire Shoosmith

Community Advisory Panel

Margaret Bannister
Devonshire West ward Councillor

Judith Alder
Artist

Chris Dixon
Cultural Industries Manager

Gaynor Sádlo
Artist and professor of Occupational Therapy

Mana Hashtroudi
The Sanctuary Café

Emma Millar
Community Development Officer, 3VA

Debbie Harris
Head of Art, Bourne Primary School Vision

Open positions
Vision

A dynamic, accessible, high-quality creative and cultural programme, where everyone is welcome and feels inspired to participate.

Mission

Actively promote diversity and inclusion. 

Widen access and increase participation for local audiences.

Inspire children and young people as the next generation of artists.

Celebrate everyday creativity through artist-led learning. 

A cultural destination in the ward, working towards a greater sense of civic pride.

Staff team


Gina Leonard
Creative Learning Manager

Rosie Ridgway
Creative Producer

Nadine Crawford-Piper
Finance Manager

Edward Ball
Director

Josie Durant
Operations Lead

Polly Wright
Curator

Kaixiang Zhang
Flo Wright
Gallery Assistants

Board of Directors

Marie Burgess
Noelle Collins
Chris Connelley
Lucy Day (Chair)
Steve Dwyer (Treasurer)
Joe Hill
Hannah Jordan
Nicholas Roberts
Claire Shoosmith

Community Advisory Panel

Margaret Bannister
Devonshire West ward Councillor

Judith Alder
Artist

Chris Dixon
Cultural Industries Manager

Gaynor Sádlo
Artist and professor of Occupational Therapy

Mana Hashtroudi
The Sanctuary Café

Emma Millar
Community Development Officer, 3VA

Debbie Harris
Head of Art, Bourne Primary School

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Nature Rave is a newly commissioned window installation and graphic identity by Devonshire Youth Collective, in collaboration with Two Pens. In celebration of the Turner Prize 2023 with Eastbourne ALIVE.

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Our Bronze Arts Award Course builds an individual portfolio of work ranging from drawing and painting to print and mixed media. Students will learn new skills and techniques in various mediums. Trinity College, London moderates all portfolios.

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Networx After School Club
31
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Free, after school art group every Tuesday of term time for 6–11’s for Networx registered families only.

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Two Films
Dan Guthrie
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Two Films is a double bill of moving image works by Dan Guthrie.

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A Bedroom for Everyone
Ed Webb-Ingall
25
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A Bedroom for Everyone is an exhibition comprising a newly-commissioned animation by filmmaker Ed Webb-Ingall, stemming from a long-term body of work that asks what the role of filmmaking is in response to the current housing crisis in the UK.

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