by stiveslocal | Apr 22, 2024 | Arts and entertainment
Artist Rob Pittam, whose influences include Vermeer and Edward Hopper, is showing his work at St Ives’ New Craftsman Gallery for the first time this May. Mackerel, Bread, and Paper Bag, by Rob Pittam As a child, Rob spent family holidays in Cornwall, where...
by stiveslocal | Mar 31, 2024 | Arts and entertainment, News
On a fresh, windy Saturday afternoon, conditions were about perfect for what has become a favourite fixture on the St Ives calendar, Kite Fest, staged on The Island. It’s a great family day out, trying to get the kites in the air in the first place, then keeping...
by stiveslocal | Mar 26, 2024 | Arts and entertainment
The Porthminster Gallery is celebrating the long-awaited arrival of spring with a curated show of new contemporary artworks by selected gallery and guest artists. Surface Spray, oil on canvas, by Amy Albright First Blush: Spring Collection opens on Saturday (30th...
by stiveslocal | Mar 25, 2024 | Arts and entertainment, community news, News
Community Ownership funding has been secured to help the relocation of St Ives Archive to the historic Market House in the centre of town. Photograph: St Ives Town Council Plans involve the renovation of the first floor of Market House to bring the Archive back to the...
by stiveslocal | Mar 23, 2024 | Arts and entertainment, community news, News
There was a big attendance for today’s kite-making workshop at St Ives Library, ahead of Kite Fest, which will be staged on The Island next Saturday. Billy Wynter, The Kite Doctor, with a mostly attentive audience as he talks youngsters through making their own...
by stiveslocal | Mar 22, 2024 | Arts and entertainment
St Ives artist Emma Jeffryes is returning to the New Craftsman Gallery with a new collection of work entitled By The Sea. The show combines key influences from recent years into one comprehensive and definitive collection for 2024. Falmouth Sailing Waters, by Emma...
