by stiveslocal | Mar 2, 2026 | Arts and entertainment, community news, News
St Ives Kite Fest is returning to The Island on 28th March, for the fourth time since it was revived in 2022. Kites flying at a previous festival. Photograph: Tom Harrison On the Saturday afternoon, The Island will come alive with colourful kites, some professionally...
by stiveslocal | Feb 13, 2026 | Arts and entertainment
Working between documentary and the imaginary, artist Emilija Škarnulytė creates films and immersive installations that explore deep time and invisible systems, as well as power structures possibly hidden within the cosmic and geological order. In her practice, Cold...
by stiveslocal | Feb 2, 2026 | Arts and entertainment, community news, News
Virginia Woolf scholars, fans, and locals have united to oppose building works threatening Talland House’s landmark literary view. Talland House. Photograph: Polly Carter Building work has commenced at the Chy an Porth site below the grade II listed Talland House....
by stiveslocal | Jan 25, 2026 | Arts and entertainment
A Teylu Festival is coming to the Tate on 8th February, welcoming families of all ages to join in with making, playing, and performing, for a festival inspired by contemporary folk and Cornish heritage. Artist duo Wabkin will be in the Foyle Studio for Make Myth. The...
by stiveslocal | Nov 16, 2025 | Arts and entertainment, community news
By Danny Strickland, St Ives Theatre trustee It’s been an exciting year for St Ives Theatre, and as 2025 draws towards a close, we are thrilled to announce that, after 30 years of using foldaway seating, we have finally had new fixed auditorium seating installed in...
by stiveslocal | Nov 12, 2025 | Arts and entertainment
Artists Jackson Whitefield, Youki Hirakawa, and Oliver Raymond Barker will be represented in a new exhibition, Strata, opening at Anima Mundi, St Ives, on Friday. Cove Descending, by Jackson Whitefield Each artist examines the deep inter-relation between the human...
