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ONE-OFF EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS
28th July: Expressive Landscape in Acrylics, workshop with Barnoon Arts, 1.30m-4.30pm. Book here.
29th July-10th August: The Forgiveness Project exhibition at St Ia Parish Church, 10am-4pm daily. Find out more.
31st July: Make Tiles at St Ives Community Orchard, with Leach Pottery, 1pm-3.30pm. Find out more.
6th August: Wild Sketching with Barnoon Arts, £30. Find out more.
10th August: Cornish Artists Market at the Salvation Army, Wharf Road, St Ives. Celebrating Cornish art.
12th-14th August: Leach Pottery Throwing Course at Bernard’s Studio. Full details here.
16th August: Throwing Taster Session at Leach Pottery, 10am and 1.30pm. Full details here.
20th August: Wild Sketching with Barnoon Arts, £30. Find out more.
23rd August: Throwing Taster Session at Leach Pottery, 10am and 1.30pm. Full details here.
30th August: Throwing Taster Session at Leach Pottery, 10am and 1.30pm. Full details here.
2nd-4th September: Leach Pottery Throwing Course at at Bernard’s Studio. Full details here.
17th September: Wild Sketching with Barnoon Arts, £30. Find out more.
27th September: Launch of printmaker Angela Harding’s book, Still Waters and Wild Waves, at the Mairiner’s Gallery, St Ives, 7.30pm. Tickets (£8) here.
22nd October: Abstract drawing with Peter Giles at The Crypt Gallery, 2pm-4.30pm. £35. Book here.
5th-8th November: The Artist Retreat, a painting holiday with Barnoon Arts at Una, Carbis Bay. An immersive three-day sketching and painting holiday with three nights accommodation in a luxury lodge at Una St Ives Resort. Full details here.
30th November-1st December: Leach Pottery Handles course at Newlyn School of Art. Full details here.
31st August: Kev F Sutherland Comic Art Masterclass at The Cornerstone, St Ives Library, 10am and 2pm. More details and tickets.
EXHIBITIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Anima Mundi
19th July-31st August
Arthur Lanyon: A Moon With a View
A hugely ambitious solo exhibition that Arthur Lanyon has been working on for the past three years. Read more
6th September-19th October
Carlos Zapata: Know Secret Things
Joy Wolfenden Brown: Feather
Anima Mundi | Street-an-Pol, St Ives TR26 2DS | animamundigallery.com/
Belgrave St Ives
The Barbara Hepworth Garden in September 2023, by Eric Ward
14th July-15th August
Eric Ward: A Year in the Barbara Hepworth Garden
Popular local St Ives artist, Eric Ward, a well-known painter, as well as former policeman, fisherman, lifeboatman, and harbour master, has produced a series of 12 paintings of the Barbara Hepworth Gardens in St Ives. The artist has visited the gardens once for each month of the year and painted the works en plein air, in situ.
27th July-12th August
18 Works by Modern British Artists
A group of individual works by Modern British Artists associated with St Ives, including a group of paintings and works on paper by Dorset-based artist Padraig Mac Miadhachain.
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
Full list of forthcoming classes and workshops here.
Until 8th September
John Bedding: 60 Years On
Featuring new pieces from John’s Copper Glazed Pot series. These sculptural pieces are raku fired, then finished with patination chemicals to give spontaneous colours and unique surface finishes. John has created new works in his Illustrated Pot series: striking vase and bottle forms in high-fired earthenware paired with intricate surface decoration and richly built-up colour, resulting in pots with many layers of interest.
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/
New Craftsman Gallery
Until 26th July
Sarah Woods and Maric Kristofersson
Paintings by talented young artist Sarah Woods, inspired by the Cornish coast, have gone on display. Alongside Sarah’s art are ceramics from Maria Kristofersson, who lives and works in Gothenburg.
Read preview
10th August-6th September
Emily Powell and Matthew Chambers
A vibrant exhibition by Emily Powell, inspired by an imaginary world of intensely coloured floral landscapes. Matthew’s extraordinary ceramics are born from his love of geometric and constructivist art, architecture, and design.
Read preview
New Craftsman Gallery | Fore Street, St Ives TR26 1HE | newcraftsmanstives.com/
Penwith Gallery
Until 24th August
Members’ Summer Exhibition
A diverse exhibition of sculptures, ceramics, paintings, drawings, and prints from the Members of The Penwith Society of Arts, St Ives.
Penwith Gallery | Back Road West, St Ives TR26 1NL | penwithgallery.com/
Portminster Gallery
Until 31st August
Sea Breezes
Detail from The Last Green, by Andrew Bird
Contemporary paintings and ceramics by leading artists, inspired by the Cornish coast. Including work by Andrew Bird, Martyn Perryman, Jenny Hirst, Craig Underhill, and Paul Wearing.
Porthminster Gallery | 22 Fore Street, St Ives TR26 1HE | porthminstergallery.co.uk/
St Ives Arts Club
13th-26th July
Christine Brunnock and Chris O’Reilly
27th July-2nd August
Julie Doyle
3rd-9th August
Caroline Barroclough
10th-16th August
Caroline Marwood
17th-23rd August
Sam Reese
24th-30th August
Alan Holmes
31st August-6th September
Kerry Grant and Caroline
St Ives Arts Club | Westcott’s Quay, St Ives TR26 2DY | stivesartsclub.org/
St Ives School of Painting
1st-31st July
Centenary Exhibition
An exhibition celebrating 100 years of St Ives culture, history, and heritage, with displays highlighting some of the many and varied exhibits and cherished cultural treasures which can be found in the museum. A series of talks is accompanying the exhibition on selected days.
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
3rd-9th August
Taking Space
10th-23rd August
Mary Scott
25th-30th August
Little Picture Show: Affordable Art in St Ives
Jenny Shaw-Browne and 25 guests.
31st August-6th September
Deb Ramsey Trease
14th October-15th November
Common Ground, with Plymouth Society of Artists.
St Ives Society of Artists | Mariners Gallery, Norway Square, St Ives TR26 1NA | stisa.co.uk/
Tate St Ives
Until 29th September
Beatriz Milhazes: Maresias
25th May-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.
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.
