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.
2026 Exhibitions
The 2026 programme covers a wide range of media, including print, photography, 3D works and textiles. We are delighted that our renovations enable us to include a textile exhibition for the first time, as there is so much exciting contemporary work in this field.
We present individual artists from our region, Chris Kirby, Gordon Senior and Ivy Smith as well as a group celebrating the legacy of Derek Greaves and in early August, artists from Barrington Farm.
Later in August we have a Postcard Sale, appropriate for a seaside town, and showcasing a very wide range of artists. There will definitely be something for everyone.
Cromer Open 2026 in October will include nationally and internationally recognised artists as well as emerging practitioners.
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
Poetry Workshop – The Coast
James McDermott
To coincide with printmaker and painter Ivy Smith’s exhibition exploring the seaside, through a series of writing exercises and group discussions of poems, in this interactive writing workshop we’ll explore coast in our poetry: how we write about the coast, coasting and drifting.
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Poetry Day: Rewriting
James McDermott
In this day-long poetry retreat at Cromer Artspace, bring along poems in progress and learn tools and techniques to help you re-see and redraft your writing. The day will consist of group discussions of poems, writing exercises and there will be opportunities to read aloud your work and receive both peer and tutor feedback.
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Poetry Workshop – Imagery
James McDermott
To coincide with a photography exhibition, through a series of writing exercises and group discussions of poems, in this interactive writing workshop we’ll explore imagery, metaphors and showing not telling in our poetry.
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Poetry Workshop – Tactility
James McDermott
To coincide with an exhibition of textiles, through a series of writing exercises and group discussions of poems, in this interactive writing workshop we’ll explore tactility in poems: how we write the sense of touch, how we write about what touches us, how we touch and move a reader.
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Poetry Workshop – The City
James McDermott
To coincide with an exhibition linked to Manchester, through a series of writing exercises and group discussions of poems, in this interactive writing workshop we’ll explore how we write about the city: how we can reflect its scale, energy and diversity in the poems we write about it.
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Poetry Workshop – Family
James McDermott
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.
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