Artspace on the Prom
Location
The nearest car park is the Runton Road car park. Disabled parking is at the bottom of the Melbourne slope (the gallery is fully accessible).
Cromer Artspace on the Prom, West Promenade, Cromer NR27 9FA
Travel by bus
From the bus station head towards the sea; from the clifftop head to the promenade and turn left.
The nearest bus stop in on Runton Road; from the bus stop head for the clifftop and take the zig-zag slope down to the Promenade, once on the promenade turn left and you’ll find us.
Travel by Train
The train station is found next to the Morrison’s supermarket. From the train head downhill towards the town, and turn left to head to the clifftop. Once on the clifftop with take the ‘white steps’ or the zig-zag slope down to the Promenade, once on the promenade turn left and you’ll find us.
Travel by car
The nearest car park is the large (pay and display) car park on Runton Road, From the car park head for the clifftop and take the zig-zag slope down to the Promenade, once on the promenade turn left and you’ll find us.
Disabled access
There is level access to Artspace on the Prom, but from the cliff top there is quite a slope to get to the promenade. The best option is to use the disabled parking on the promenade (at the bottom of the Melbourne Slope – access next to Morrison’s garage and No.1) from where there is level access (about 100m) to us.
Artspace on the Prom is an iconic building with a superb location which attracts a high calibre of nationally and internationally recognised artists, of interest throughout the region.
The building’s distinctive façade captures the essence of 1930s design, with clean geometric lines and curved corners reflecting the golden light of the Norfolk coast.
If you would like to help keep the space open, please consider a financial donation.
Dynamic Exhibitions
Featuring regional and international artists working across diverse media, from painting and sculpture to digital and mixed media installations.
Diverse Artists
Featuring regional and international artists working across diverse media, from painting and sculpture to digital and mixed media installations.
Cliffside Architecture
A unique Art Deco building ingeniously fused into the dramatic cliffside on Cromer's West Promenade, creating an extraordinary fusion of natural and built environment.
Perfect Orientation
Facing north with breathtaking sea views, the building captures ideal natural light throughout the day - a gift for artists and visitors alike.
Architectural Gem
A rare architectural treasure blending the sophistication of 1930s Art Deco style with authentic coastal charm and maritime character.
Restored
Over the winter 2024/5 we invested £100,000 to make the space warm and bright.
Thanks to the Orsted community fund and the government for helping financially.
Photos of the Artspace
Over the winter Artspace on the Prom is available to hire by the week for artist residencies.
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Each year we assess expressions of interest in exhibiting at Artspace on the Prom.
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We run a series of workshops across the year outside exhibition times.
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Maintaining this beautiful space takes dedication, time, and funding.
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Events at Artspace on the Prom
Compass
Meet the Artists
Young Visions for the Pier
Family
To coincide with the festive season, through a series of writing exercises and group discussions of poems, in this interactive writing workshop we’ll explore poetry about the family and festivities.
The Blank Page
To coincide with an empty gallery, in this interactive inclusive workshop, through a series of group discussions of poems and individual writing exercises, learn tools and techniques to help you fill the blank page, generate ideas and play with space in your poetry.
Fragility & Strength
Inspired by the pottery exhibition, in this interactive inclusive workshop, through a series of group discussions of poems and individual writing exercises, learn tools and techniques to help you explore and experiment with themes of fragility, strength, hardness, insulation and resistance in your poetry.
Persona Poetry
In this interactive inclusive workshop, through a series of group discussions of poems and individual writing exercises, learn tools and techniques to help you explore and experiment with voice, persona, tone and register in your poetry.
Viva the Volunteers! celebrates the creativity, commitment and diversity of the people who make Cromer Artspace possible.
RCA by The Sea
For one weekend only students from the Royal College of Art, the world’s number 1 art and design university, come to Cromer with their work.
Components
Components brings together a selection of work by second year A level photography students at Paston College in North Walsham.