Cromer Artspace on the Prom is a contemporary art gallery in an ‘art deco’ building on the west promenade in Cromer, a unique destination for North Norfolk. This is an iconic building with a superb location which attracts a high calibre of nationally and internationally recognised artists, of interest throughout the region.
To find Artspace on the Prom, on the promenade in Cromer walk to the far west end (that’s left at the bottom of any slope or steps). 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).
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If you would like to help keep the space open, please consider a financial donation.
2025 Exhibitions
This year we have a really exciting range of contemporary art exhibitions at Cromer Artspace on the Prom, building on the successful 2024 programme
The selection panel for 2025, including Carl Rowe, Margie Britz and Craig Barber, were delighted to be able to programme a real variety of shows, including photography, painting, sculpture, installation, print, immersive tech, from East Anglia and beyond. Throughout the season there will be something of interest.
As well as representing the richness and vibrancy of artwork in our region, we are pleased to showcase artists from further afield.
Our artists and volunteers look forward to welcoming you. Look out for details of talks and workshops linked to the exhibitions.
Exhibitions are open 11am to 4pm daily
Art Depot Collective
ARC
This event is running from 25 September 2025 until 5 October 2025.
- Venue: Cromer Artspace on the Prom
- Categories: exhibitions
Arcs, and arches seem to appear frequently in the work of the artdepotnr3 collective and connote a variety of themes. The most overt of these is the arch as portal, as a gateway to another place.
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In conversation with Art Depot
- Venue: Cromer Artspace on the Prom
- Categories: artists in conversation
Meet the artists
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Capture the Coast: A Landscape Photography Starter Session
with Andy Longley
- Venue: Cromer Artspace on the Prom
- Categories: photography, workshops
Join us for a relaxed, practical photography workshop set against the stunning backdrop of Cromer’s seafront.
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Cromer Open 2025
This event is running from 15 October 2025 until 31 October 2025.
- Venue: Cromer Artspace on the Prom
- Categories: exhibitions
An exciting exhibition featuring work by national and international artists selected from the Cromer Open call for submissions 2025.
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Poetry Workshop – Openness
James McDermott
- Venue: Cromer Artspace on the Prom
- Categories: poetry, workshops
To coincide with the Open Call Exhibition, through a series of writing exercises and group discussions of poems, in this interactive writing workshop we will explore ideas of access, passage, unfolding and exposure in our work.
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The Story of Flint
with Laurence Mitchell
- Venue: Cromer Artspace on the Prom
- Categories: talk
Laurence Mitchell will read from his new book ‘Flint Country’ and speak about flints in art, as depicted by Paul Nash, Laurence Edwards and Henry Moore among others.
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Artists in Conversation
- Venue: Cromer Artspace on the Prom
- Categories: artists in conversation
Meet some of the artists in this year’s Open Call
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Poetry Workshop – Endings
James McDermott
- Venue: Cromer Artspace on the Prom
- Categories: poetry, workshops
To mark autumn and the final session of the year, through a series of writing exercises and group discussions of poems, in this interactive writing workshop we’ll explore endings, how we conclude a poem and how we redraft & ‘finish’ our work.
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