Art in Leigh-on-Sea

Leigh-on-Sea is the bohemian corner of the Thames Estuary - an old fishing town of cockle sheds, weatherboarded cottages and a steep Old Town that has reinvented itself as one of the most creative communities in Essex. Its galleries, studios and a strong open-studios culture draw on the big estuary light and the town's independent, faintly seaside-arty character.

Use this guide to find artists based in and around Leigh-on-Sea - including Old Leigh, Westcliff and the western edge of Southend - alongside the galleries showing their work and the exhibitions coming up.