Art in Southend-on-Sea

Southend-on-Sea, with the longest pleasure pier in the world reaching out into the Thames Estuary, is the largest town on the Essex coast - and a place whose seaside light, faded grandeur and estuary horizons have a real pull on artists. Its galleries, the Beecroft collection and a growing contemporary scene sit alongside neighbouring Leigh-on-Sea's well-established artists' community.

Use this guide to find artists based in and around Southend - across the estuary towns from Leigh-on-Sea to Shoeburyness - alongside the galleries showing their work and the exhibitions on now.