Art and exhibitions

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ONE-OFF EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS

14th-27th September: An Open Secret. An exhibition from Zoe Eaton and Peter Giles, of Barnoon Arts, featuring interventions, art drops, transient art pieces, and sound installations, displayed across multiple locations in St Ives. The exhibition will officially open with the reveal of the final works and locations on the first day of the September Festival.

17th September: Wild Sketching with Barnoon Arts, £30. Find out more.

19th September: Botanical monoprinting workshop at St Ives Community Orchard, 2pm-4pm.

21st September: Talk on the art and life of Vincent Van Gough at St Ives Library, 10.30am. A new book by Michael Bird and illustrated by Ella Beech aims to immerse young readers in Vincent’s world.

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

Until 19th October
Carlos Zapata: Know Secret Things
Joy Wolfenden Brown: Feather
Two simultaneous solo exhibitions over three floors of the gallery. Read more…

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

Full list of forthcoming classes and workshops here.

14th September-28th December
A Potter’s Challenge
An array of new works made in response to an object from the museum, with each potter exploring a different object to inform their creative journey. Free entry.

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/

Milieu Arts Club

Until 25th September
Landmarks
Featuring work from acclaimed artists Bridgette Greenwood, Susan Kinley, Justine Eavis, Charlotte Salt, and Shannon Bartlett-Smith, exploring the land and its forms.

Milieu Studios | The Old Custom House, Wharf Road, St Ives TR26 1LF | milieustudios.co.uk/

New Craftsman Gallery

14th September-11th October
Neil Canning: Sense of Space
Jack Doherty: Weathering
Neil Canning’s new collection responds to the dynamic landscape of West Cornwall, exploring the ways in which the ocean affects his work. Jack Doherty’s new collection of soda-fired ceramics explores ideas of time and process. Read more…

New Craftsman Gallery | Fore Street, St Ives TR26 1HE | newcraftsmanstives.com/

Penwith Gallery

Until 2nd November
Members’ Autumn Exhibition
A diverse exhibition of sculptures, ceramics, paintings, drawings, and prints from the Members of The Penwith Society of Arts, St Ives.

Until 28th September
Stephanie Sandercock: Imaginary Pathways
Stephanie returns with her fifth solo exhibition of highly-textured artworks inspired by the coastal rocks and surrounding countryside.

Until 28th September
Then and Now: Six Corsham Alumni
An exhibition of work by Philip Halstead, Harriet Halstead, Dorrie King, Michael Monk, Jackie Pope, and Carole Vincent, who were students at Bath Academy of Art between 1960 and 1975.

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

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

7th-13th September
Taking Space
Work by Linda Mary Jones, Suzanne Stobbs, Mary Fletcher, and Jen Donkin Gourley

14th-27th September
September Members’ Festival Exhibition
Art for sale by local artists. All are welcome.

5th-11th October
Exploring Alchemy
Paintings, metalwork, and jewellery inspired by the Cornish coast by Sharon McSwiney.

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 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