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ONE-OFF EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS
18th July: Art & Wine, with artist Peter Giles, at St Ives Arts Club, 5-7pm. Book here
10th-13th August: Film School at Porthmeor Studios and around St Ives.
23rd August: Painting Day Retreat with Sara Samuelsson at Zennor Village Hall, 10am.
ST IVES SCHOOL OF PAINTING
St Ives School of Painting has an ongoing programme of art courses for all ages, from beginners to those wanting to improve or try new techniques. Class sizes are small and the team of tutors are practising artists with a passion for teaching.
To see the full programme, visit the St Ives School of Painting website.
EXHIBITIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Anima Mundi
22nd May-10th July
Arthur Lanyon: Sandbox
A sandbox is a site of experimentation; a world spirit is the creative animating current that flows through the veins, through acts, and into the tones and figures that constitute the structures of Arthur Lanyon’s experiments on matter.
Anima Mundi | Street-an-Pol, St Ives TR26 2DS | animamundigallery.com/
Belgrave St Ives
Until 30th May
Modern British and Contemporary
A selection of modern British and contemporary work. Includes work by Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, Sven Berlin, Edward Burra, Prunella Clough, Paul Feiler, Michael Finn, Terry Frost, Patrick Hayman, Roger Hilton, Tony O’Malley, Victor Pasmore, Bryan Pearce, William Scott, John Wells, Karl Weschke, and Bryan Wynter.
Terry Frost: Works From a Private Collection, part two
Following the successful show of Terry Frost works from a private collection in 2024, this group of more than 30 paintings, collages, prints, and sculpture presents a further opportunity to purchase works that were mostly acquired directly from the artist over a number of years.
Make an appointment to visit. Call 01736 794888, email info@belgravestives.co.uk, or send a direct message to @belgravestives on Instagram.
Belgrave St Ives | Higher Bussow Farm, Towednack TR26 3BB | belgravestives.co.uk/
Leach Pottery
Ongoing
The museum and exhibition spaces are undergoing restoration work until November, as part of a major transformation of the Leach Pottery site. Visit the website for news of online exhibitions.
Leach Pottery | Higher Stennack, St Ives TR26 2HE | leachpottery.com/
Milieu
An ever-growing collection of original artworks from talented British artists and craftsmen. “We source unique art to help connect the artist and collector, and to share more about how each piece has come to be created.”
Milieu | 17 St Andrews Street, St Ives TR26 1AH | milieustudios.co.uk/
New Craftsman Gallery
28th June-18th July
Neil Davies: Out & About
The artist goes ‘out and about’ after a year off to re-assess his work and refurbish his studio. Read more…
Yukihero Akama: Soboku
Working from a furniture maker’s workshop in rural West Yorkshire, Yukihiro Akama creates intricate miniature wooden houses, each one skilfully carved from a single piece of oak, walnut, sapele, iroko, or maple.
New Craftsman Gallery | 24 Fore Street, St Ives TR26 1HE | newcraftsmanstives.com/
Penwith Gallery
Until 6th June
Members’ Spring Exhibition
A diverse exhibition of sculptures, ceramics, paintings, drawings, and prints from the members of The Penwith Society of Arts, St Ives.
Until 6th June
David Moore: Environs
David first visited St Ives in 1963 when he drew images of Porthmeor and the harbour. He revisited St Ives in subsequent years and now lives here. “My artwork is still somehow connected to the idea of landscape, although a strong impulse towards the plasticity and aesthetic quality of oil paint can dominate in the actual process, producing a more emotionally charged result.”
Belerion: The Shining Land
Work by Angela Annesley, Sara Bevan, Graham Black, Graham Davey, Debbie Prosser, and Amanda Richardson, all of whom live and work in West Penwith. Work comprises paintings, pottery, lithographs, silkscreen and woodcut prints, collages, fabrics, and sculpture.
Penwith Gallery | Back Road West, St Ives TR26 1NL | penwithgallery.com/
Portminster Gallery
A numbered print of Fishing, from Sir Peter Blake’s Venice Suite
18th May-20th June
Nick Bodimeade: Beach Paintings
Paintings of figures on beaches and the abstracted spaces and patterns formed by the figures’ interactions, with sand, sea, light, and, most importantly, each other.
Porthminster Gallery | 22 Fore Street, St Ives TR26 1HE | porthminstergallery.co.uk/
Salthouse Gallery
2nd-8th May
Sally MacCabe
A solo exhibition of paintings, hangings, artists’ blocks, and mixed media sculpture.
10th-14th May
Origins
Featuring: Mark Scott, wood turner; Sinead O’Connor, enameller; Belinda Latimer, metal worker; Naomi Singer, glass artist; Sarah Sullivan, ceramicist; and Come Roumegoux, enammler.
Salthouse Gallery | 2 Norway Square, St Ives TR26 1NA
Sharon McSwiney: Gallery on The Square
14th-28th September
Metallic Academy
Latest work, including art exploring metal surfaces. Reflecting the Cornish mining industry and natural elements, manipulated finishes produce distressed and patinated surfaces. Unqiue wall pieces and metal sculptures alongside paintings. Also, Troika-inspired jewellery, Cornish coast silver pieces, and inspirational sketchbooks.
Sharon McSwiney: Gallery on The Square | 12 Island Square, St Ives TR26 1NX | sharonmcswiney.co.uk/pages/gallery-on-the-square
St Ives Arts Club
23rd-29th May
Wendy Litherland and Sam Reese: Coastal Construct
St Ives Arts Club | Westcott’s Quay, St Ives TR26 2DY | stivesartsclub.org/
St Ives Ceramics
14th September-14th October
John Bedding and Jason Wason
This year is John’s 60th as a potter and this exhibition is dedicated to him and Jason Wason, who met at the Leach Pottery in the 1970s and who have been prominent St Ives potters and friends since.
St Ives Ceramics | 1 Fish Street, St Ives TR26 1LT | st-ives-ceramics.co.uk/
St Ives Museum
Until 31st October
Capturing the Light: St Ives Artists 1885-1914
In the period prior to 1914, the St Ives art colony gained a national and international reputation as a centre for the practice and teaching of landscape and marine painting out of doors. This exhibition showcases some of the leading British and foreign artists drawn here, many of whom experienced career-changing influences.
St Ives Museum | Wheal Dream, St Ives TR26 1 PR | stivesmuseum.co.uk/
St Ives School of Painting
Full list of forthcoming classes and workshops here.
St Ives School of Painting | Back Street West, St Ives TR26 1NG | schoolofpainting.co.uk/
St Ives Society of Artists
Crypt Gallery
8th-14th November
Chris Ward
15th-21st November
Hark
Work by Julie Milton, Jenny Field, Vicki Clark, and Jessica Tremaine
22nd-28th November
A Space to Breathe
Painting, drawing, printmaking, and sculpture by The DGF Collective, comprising Jacqui Askew, Sally Broadhurst, Georgina Dawson, Gerry Hanley, Mary Jane Morris, and Barbara Nixon.
29th November-5th December
Wild and Still
Work by Alan Shailes, Jane Aubrey, and Vanessa Unsworth, with stained glass by Claire Albert.
15th November-2nd January
Christmas Open Exhibition
Paintings and ceramics. In the Mariners Gallery.
St Ives Society of Artists | Mariners Gallery, Norway Square, St Ives TR26 1NA | stisa.co.uk/
St Peter’s Street Studios
14th-28th September
New Beginnings
The work of potential studio holders, including prints, jewellery, drawings, and paintings, in the former Bible Christian Chapel.
St Peter’s Street Studios | 29 St Peter’s Street, St Ives TR26 1NN | stpetersstudio.com/
Tate St Ives
Until 5th January, 2025
Mark Rothko: The Seagram Murals
Five of Rothko’s Seagram murals being shown at Tate St Ives for the first time. In 1958, the American artist accepted a commission to produce a series of large paintings for the Four Seasons restaurant in the Seagram Building, New York. Later, he decided that the restaurant would not be an appropriate location for his work. He donated nine of the murals to Tate in 1969.
19th October-5th January, 2025
Malgorzata Mirga-Tas
Małgorzata Mirga-Tas is a Romani visual artist, educator, and activist. Born in 1978, she lives and works in Czarna Góra, a village at the foot of the Tatra Mountains in southern Poland. Mirga-Tas is known for her textile collages created with materials and fabrics that are mainly gathered from family and friends. Her visual storytelling comes from a feminist perspective and challenges stereotypical representations of Roma people. This is her first major museum exhibition in the UK.
Tate St Ives | Porthmeor Beach, St Ives TR26 1TG | tate.org.uk/visit/tate-st-ives
REGULAR EVENTS
MONDAYS
Barnoon Arts Open Drawing Class, at St Ives Arts Club, 10am-noon. £12pp.
Monday Art Group at St Ives Arts Club, 1.30pm-4.30m. Check with the club for spaces as the group gets very busy.
TUESDAYS
Barnoon Arts Draw St Ives, outdoor sketching around St Ives, 10.30am-noon. £10.
Barnoon Arts Watercolour St Ives, outdoor watercolour sessions, 10.30am-12.30pm. £20.
WEDNESDAYS
Barnoon Arts Sketchbook Jpurnal, 10.30am-12.30pm. £20.
THURSDAYS
Barnoon Arts Draw St Ives, outdoor sketching around St Ives, 10.30am-noon. £10.
FRIDAYS
Barnoon Arts, Mixed Media Sketchbook, outdoor art session, 10.30am-12.30pm.
Friday Arts Club at St Ives Arts Club, 1pm-3.30pm. £1.50 per session — members only.
SATURDAYS
Barnoon Arts Draw St Ives, outdoor sketching around St Ives, 10.30am-noon.
