Art and exhibitions

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ONE-OFF EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS

20th April: Friends of The Towans Art Club painting cowslips at Gwithian Green, en plein air, 10.30am-1pm.

9th-15th June: Hayle Arts Festival, at various venues. Details to follow…

26th September: Screening of the film Enys Men and Q & A with film-maker Mark Jenkin at St Ives Arts Club, 7.30pm. £14. Tickets here.

EXHIBITIONS AND WORKSHOPS

Anima Mundi

Until the end of the year
Summa 24
A mixed exhibition featuring works from some of the artists who featured in the gallery’s 2024 programme.

Anima Mundi | Street-an-Pol, St Ives TR26 2DS | animamundigallery.com/

Back Road Artworks

Until 4th October
Members’ Work
New artwork inspired by St Ives and beyond. An artists’ co-operative-run gallery showing paintings, metalwork, and jewellery. Work by member artists Sue Barraclough, John Grieg, Kathryn Loveluck, Sharon McSwiney, and Karen Taffinder.

Back Road Artworks | Back Road East, St Ives TR26 1NW | facebook.com/BackRoadArtworks/

Belgrave St Ives

Mrs Pollard, Eddy and Cocking, Back Road West, by Terry Frost

14th September-5th October
Terry Frost: Works from a Private Collection
An exhibition of paintings, collages, and prints (1940s to 2000s), mostly from a single-owner collection.

You can view exhibitions on the gallery website, or in person by appointment (call 01736 794888 or email info@belgravestives.co.uk).

Belgrave St Ives | Higher Bussow Farm, Towednack TR26 3BB | belgravestives.co.uk/

Leach Pottery

Pots from Matthew Foster’s Mashiko residency

15th February-30th March
Matthew Foster: A Mashiko Residency
Making over 900 pieces in just 8 weeks, this exhibition presents a selection of over 100 of these pots, each reflecting a playful commitment to craftsmanship and creativity.

Until July 2025
Students Over a Century
An intriguing collection of pots from the Leach Studio and individual potters – some made at the Leach, some in the potters’ own studios – giving a sense of how potters respond to their time at the pottery. Museum admission required.

Ongoing
There are a number of workshops available, for all ages and abilities. Find out more here.

Leach Pottery | Higher Stennack, St Ives TR26 2HE | leachpottery.com/

Penwith Gallery

31st January-3rd March
Debbie Prosser and Delpha Hudson: Telling Tales
Ceramics and paintings that explore ancient and new stories about women’s lives.
Associate Members’ Exhibition

Until 7th April
Members’ Exhibition

7th March-7th April
John Brokenshire
Colin Caffell, Mike Praed, John Piper, Jill Eisele, and Paula Downing: Of Land, Sea, and Spirit

11th April-12th May
Suzanne Bathell
Tom Cross

Penwith Gallery | Back Road West, St Ives TR26 1NL | penwithgallery.com/

Portmeor Studios

5th-15th May
Camilla Dixon: Life
In the Borlase Smart Room.

Portmeor Studios | Back Road West, St Ives TR26 1NG | bsjwtrust.co.uk/location/porthmeor-studios/

Portminster Gallery

14th September-12th October
Sir Peter Blake: The Venice Suite

A numbered print of Fishing, from Sir Peter Blake’s Venice Suite

A selling show of the complete Venice Suite of 20 signed silkscreen prints to mark the eighth aaniversary of the ‘Godfather of British pop art’s’ guest appearance at the opening of the Porthminster Gallery’s 2016 exhibition of his printworks. Read more…

Porthminster Gallery | 22 Fore Street, St Ives TR26 1HE | porthminstergallery.co.uk/

Salthouse Gallery

14th-20th September
Transition
Abstract artist Kate Morrison captures a sense of place in paint collage and assemblages. The artist and textile designer, from the Lake District, now based in London, explores the overlooked details of everyday life through her vibrant work.

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

15th-21st February
Paper Jam
New works on paper by Zoe Eaton and Peter Giles

22nd-28th February
Margaret and Shirley

1st-7th March
Graham Pullen

8th-14th March
Terry Hattie

15th-21st March
Louise Fowler

22nd-28th March
Brian Selman

5th-18th April
Members’ Easter Exhibition

19th April-2nd May
Mandy Kness and Jo Mooring-Aldridge

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

18th September-18th October
Paul Wadsworth
In the Crypt Gallery.

14th October-15th November
Common Ground, with Plymouth Society of Artists. In the Mariners Gallery.

19th-25th October
Zoe Eaton and Peter Giles
In the Crypt Gallery.

26th October-1st November
Corinne Detain
In the Crypt Gallery.

2nd-8th November
Simon Coslett
In the Crypt Gallery.

9th-15th November
The Order of the Sun and Moon
Work that engages with sacred landscape and alchemy, psychogeography and natural processes, witchcraft and magic. In the Crypt Gallery.

16th-22nd November
Owerk Collective
In the Crypt 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