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
Bite Scratch Resist
with Maria Pavledis
This event is running from 18 July 2025 until 31 July 2025.
- Venue: Cromer Artspace on the Prom
- Categories: Print Cromer, workshops
A series of three sessions at Artspace on the Prom focussing on the work of women printmakers led by artist and librarian Maria Pavledis
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Print Cromer 2025
This event is running from 19 July 2025 until 3 August 2025.
- Venue: Cromer Artspace on the Prom
- Categories: exhibitions, Print Cromer
Back for its third year, showcasing original prints at Artspace on the Prom and around the town Artists in conversation: Saturday 26th July at 5pm The Print Cromer workshops are here: cromer-artspace.uk/…/category/print-cromer With thanks to the John Jarrold Trust. Artists this year: Kay Barker Neil Bousfield Jules Bradbury Rachel Burchell Safi Butler Shirley Chubb Josephine…
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Print and Prosecco
with Kate Munro
This event is running from 23 July 2025 until 24 July 2025.
- Venue: Cromer Artspace on the Prom
- Categories: Print Cromer, workshops
A fun and informal evening exploring the possibilities of print, and you can enjoy a glass of sparkle at the same time.
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Artists in Conversation
- Venue: Cromer Artspace on the Prom
- Categories: artists in conversation
Meet some of our printmakers
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Drawing – Exploring Flowers
with artist Malca Schotten
- Venue: Cromer Artspace on the Prom
- Categories: workshops
Explore a more unconventional approach to traditional images of flowers by way of focusing on composition, form and light. Using charcoal, and coloured chalk pastels
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Auction
Cromer Artspace Secret Auction
This event is running from 9 August 2025 until 25 August 2025.
- Venue: Cromer Artspace on the Prom
- Categories: exhibitions
Bid online from just £20 and you could own work by a well known artist…
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Capture the Coast: A Landscape Photography Starter Session
with Andy Langley
- 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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Outsiders
Marc Davenant
This event is running from 29 August 2025 until 14 September 2025.
- Venue: Cromer Artspace on the Prom
- Categories: exhibitions
Photographs by Marc Davenant ‘Outsiders’, a documentary photography project by Marc Davenant which captures a snapshot of homelessness in modern Britain over a six year period.
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Poetry Workshop – Outsiders
James McDermott
- Venue: Cromer Artspace on the Prom
- Categories: poetry, workshops
To coincide with Mark Davenant’s Outsiders exhibition, through a series of writing exercises and group discussions of poems, in this interactive writing workshop we will explore ideas of home, safety, belonging and the many different ways we can be an outsider in life.
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Showcasing Volunteers
This event is running from 17 September 2025 until 22 September 2025.
- Venue: Cromer Artspace on the Prom
- Categories: exhibitions
Back by popular demand from 2024, this exhibition enables our volunteers different styles and personalities to mix and ‘converse’ in artworks..
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Poetry Workshop – Volunteering To Be A Poet
James McDermott
- Venue: Cromer Artspace on the Prom
- Categories: poetry, workshops
Much like a poet, a volunteer is a person who freely offers to undertake a task. To coincide with the Artspace Volunteers exhibition, through a series of writing exercises and group discussions of poems, in this interactive workshop we will explore ideas of volunteering and what it means to freely undertake the task of writing poetry and being a poet.
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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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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. Detail on submitting work: cromer-artspace.uk/…/cromer-open-call-2025 Artists in Conversation: Saturday 25th at 5pm.
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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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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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