Latest: Exhibitions, Classes, Events, Arts Activities
First Steps 2026: 3-28 March
Opening event: 5.30-7pm, Tuesday 3 March. All welcome. Eastside’s highly regarded annual exhibition for artists who are new, or nearly new, to exhibiting is back for 2026 with a huge variety of works... READ MORE
8 Open Calls for Local Artists for 2026
Eastside Gallery is pleased to invite Canterbury artists to contribute to the following exhibitions: “Stride by Stride 2026” The second show in our “Artist Development” series (First Steps – Stride by Stride –... READ MORE
Art as Proof of Life: 31 March – 24 April 2026
Opening event: 5.30-7pm, Tuesday 31 March. All welcome. Art as a way of living — urgent, embodied, essential. This exhibition gathers 10 local artists whose practices are driven by daily insistence, vital compulsion,... READ MORE
11 weekly classes start from 11 February
Jump in anytime and do as many classes as you like. There’s drawing, painting, dancing, art therapy, creative writing, free Saturday classes, and more. No experience needed – all materials supplied! Classes are either... READ MORE















