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The Art Cafe Colchester
7 Trinity Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JN
Tel: 01206 577775 
A modern cafe and art gallery serving breakfasts, lunches and superb coffee and cakes, all homemade.The gallery exhibits and sells paintings, ceramics and jewellery by leading local artists.

Birch Gallery
Birch Gallery Tearoom, Fujita, 2 Birch Street, Colchester, Essex, CO2 0NF
Tel: 01206 331363 
Art gallery displaying fine detail watercolours by John Harrison, Originals high quailty prints and greeting cards for sale. Tea room providing teas speciality, coffees, lunches, snacks and cream teas. Warm friendly welcome guaranteed.

Dedham Art and Craft Centre
High Street, Dedham, Essex, CO7 6AD
Tel: 01206 322666 
The popular Art & Craft Centre situated at the end of the High Street in Dedham now offers even more creativity with the opening of Charlie 6, A stunning showroom focusing on lifestyle living and contemporary and traditional interiors.

firstsite
4-6 Short Wyre Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1LN
Tel: 01206 577067 
Firstsite have a programme of off site events and activities while our new home is under construction. Come to our new space in Short Wyre Street to find out about forthcoming events and activities.

Colchester Institute
Colchester Institute, Sheepen Road, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3LL
Tel: 01206 518141 
College of Further and Higher education and arts and event venue.

University Gallery
University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, CO4 3SQ
Tel: 01206 873184 
Gallery exhibiting paintings, sculpture, ceramics and associated events. Annual exhibitions of works from newley established University of Essex collectionof Latin American art. Parkland with lakes and sculptures.

Level Best Art Cafe
D'arcy House, 3 Culver Street East, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1LD
Tel: 01206 366059 
Art venue and gallery space with cafe facilities.

Life Gallery
3 Culver Street West, Colchester, CO1 1JG
Tel: 01206 574777 
life cafe gallery was opened in the summer of 2002 and so far has had over forty exhibitions . It is also a very popular cafe.

The Minories
74 High Street, East Hill, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1UE
Tel: 01206 712437 
Work by students graduating from Colchester Institute School of Art, Design and Media MA programmes.

Mistley Quay Workshops
Mistley, Manningtree, Essex, CO11 1HB
Tel: 01206 393884 
Arts and Crafts workshop with exhibitions. Cafe with home cooked food, cakes, coffee and licensed for alcohol.