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Our buildings may be closed but we are open online!
Dear Friends
Since closing our doors two weeks ago, we have been working hard to ensure we support artists, freelancers, regular participants, volunteers and staff in every way we can. But we have also been planning new approaches to delivering extraordinary encounters for you, with great art and artists. And we've been thinking about how we can support our communities, working with and responding to them, in new ways.
You may already have seen that many of our most important projects have been re-imagined in a digital format, from Our Young People's Art PrizePeople's Vote on Facebook and our regular Tea, Cake & Art sessions and Lunchtime School are now being delivered live to people's homes using open-source video conferencing tools. More information on these can be found on our website.
We are redoubling our work with key partners, who we will support in delivering major projects in the coming months, including WILD Young Parents and LGBTQIA+ young people from across Cornwall, both continuing to draw on the fabulous resource of the Arts Council Collection of more than 8,000 works of contemporary art.
Reflecting on Cornwall's tradition of feasts and festivals - not forgetting our own 125th anniversary this year - we are looking at how we can host online gatherings for a mass audience this summer. We are also thinking about how we can get everyone painting, drawing and making art in their own homes, with the results forming the heart of a celebratory event at the gallery when we reopen.
While we are closed to the public we are determined to continue supporting the artists, creative sector and the people of our community. Please consider becoming a Supporter, or making a donation to help us do this. All Supporter subscriptions and donations, large or small, will ensure that we can keep offering our audience and our communities, art and activities that can inspire and change things for the better.
Please stay safe at home, and we hope you will join with us in celebrating life getting back to normal very soon.
Don''t miss the last few days of the current exhibitions at Newlyn Art Gallery.
In the main galleries you can see Go On Being So, plus new work by Richard Ballinger in The Picture Room. Both exhibitions close on Sat 12 Sep.
If you are unable to visit the gallery in person you can view a 360 tour of Go On Being So. or listen to artists talking about their work in our Art Pod series.
Art Pods with Gavin Jantjes and Young In Hong and Michelle Williams Gamaker
Go On Being So is an Arts Council Collection National Partners Programme Exhibition.
COMING SOON...
Our autumn season of exhibitions at Newlyn Art Gallery opens on Sat 19 Sep with Extraordinary Postcards For Extraordinary Times, a series of artists' films selected from the Arts Council Collection by young LGBTQIA+ people, new work by Jake Clark in The Picture Room, and Signs Of The Times, a selection of poster works presented in the
garden.
Details on our website and in our seasonal leaflet.
SO BAD, IT''S GOOD!
Don''t miss the last two Bad Art Classes.
Thu 19 Mar we''ll be making Automatic Sculptures with clay and found objects.
Thu 26 Mar for the final week we will be going freestyle! You can revisit themes from previous weeks, or simply do your own thing.
Come along and have a go. You don''t need to have been to the first classes to join in.
Food and drink in the cafe from 18.00, class from 19.00
FREE, all welcome.
Lunchtime School
THE EXCHANGE
ALTERNATE FRIDAYS, 12.30 - 14.30
For each Lunchtime School, a concise talk or demonstration, followed by a communal, pay-what-you-want lunch, and an informal discussion or practical workshop for the group.
For more information or to book, please email blair.todd@newlynartgallery.co.uk
Fri 27 Mar / Panning for Gold in Cornwall, with Alastair Mackie
Fri 10 Apr / Power Tools to Build a House, with Heather Scott
Fri 24 Apr / A Masterclass in DIY Plumbing, with Sovay Berriman
(Details of later weeks on our website)
FREE with admission, incl Spring Exhibition Pass.
Exhibition & Prize Giving
THE ENGINE ROOM, THE EXCHANGE
20 MAR - 18 APR
Celebrating the 10th anniversary of our popular Cornwall-wide art prize for young people between the age of 11 and 19, the theme of 2020's Young People's Art Prize is the art of protest.
Prize Winners will be announced at the Prize Giving on Thu 19 Mar at 18.00 in The Engine Room at The Exchange. All welcome.
There are three age categories, and The Visitors' Vote prize awarded by the gallery at the end of the exhibition to the artist whose work receives most votes by the public.
With grateful thanks to Classic Cottages and GreatArt for supporting the Young People's Art Prize, and helping to nurture creative talent in the region.
Easter WORKSHOPS
THE ENGINE ROOM, THE EXCHANGE
WEDS 1 & 8 APR, 10.00 - 12.00
Creative workshops inspired by the current exhibitions, led by artist Alice Mahoney for 7 - 13 year olds.
Wed 1 Apr - How Do We Remember?
Is our memory of something the same as somebody else's? In this workshop we will explore the way we remember things through imaginative stories and drawing.
Wed 8 Apr - How Do We Problem Solve?
How do engineering and creative thinking come together? In this workshop we will be exploring the differences between 2D and 3D thinking, building physical structures from flat objects.
Please wear old clothes as it will get messy. ?6 per workshop, you can book one or both. All materials provided, booking essential.
Image: (top) Work created in the Feb half term workshop
HAVE YOU VISITED THE GALLERY RECENTLY?
Would you spare a few minutes to complete our online survey?
Your feedback really does make a difference. Thank you.
Anything you tell us will be kept confidential, is anonymous and will only be used for research purposes.
An installation IN THE STUDIO, Newlyn Art Gallery, 14 OCT 2020 - 2 JAN 2021
Photo by Ilya Fisher
THE SILENCE IS DEAFENING
Black Voices Cornwall have curated an exhibition for Black History month and beyond to capture the empowering voices from local protests that took place across Cornwall earlier this year. Featuring testimonies, handmade signs, and soundscapes inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, including photographs by Ilya Fisher and Gav Goulder from the protests across Cornwall and the No Going Back Sundays demonstrations.
The Silence is Deafening is curated by Abi Hutchinson on behalf of Black Voices Cornwall.
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange is a proud supporter of Black Voices Cornwall.
SUSHI NIGHTS
THE EXCHANGE CAFE
SAT 24 OCT / FRI 13 NOV / SAT 5 DEC
Join us for an evening of Sushi, from Cornwall-based Fi Sells Sushi, and enjoy exceptional quality sushi created with local and seasonal ingredients.
?35 per person for a set menu and a late night viewing of our current exhibition Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences.
BOOK FOR Sat 24 Oct / Fri 13 Nov / Sat 5 Dec
Please note:
Booking is essential and no walk-ins on the night will be possible.
Ticket sales will end 7 days before event.
Limited to 25 places per sitting, at 18:30, 19:30 or 20:30
See our website for booking details and social distancing measures.
billboard posters
NOW ON SALE IN OUR SHOPS
A3 posters versions of the billboards currently showing outside of Newlyn Art Gallery are available from our shops at ?20 per poster, with ?4 from each one going to Food for Families Penzance CIC.
There are just ten of each poster, on sale in our shops and now also from our online shop.
Get yours now!
Image: Micah Purnell, Community Like Never Before.
celebrating
125 years of Newlyn Art Gallery
2020 marks the 125th anniversary of the opening of Newlyn Art Gallery, and our autumn programme forms the heart of our 125 celebrations and reflects our commitment to projects that are meaningful and relevant to as many people as possible.
The autumn season at Newlyn Art Gallery includes Extraordinary Postcards For Extraordinary Times,Films from the Arts Council Collection andSigns Of The Times.
Autumn 2020 programme
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What''s on Visit Support us About
Christmas Gifts and Rewards!
Our 2020 Christmas Campaign
Dear Jon
We are very proud of our Tea, Cake & Arters, who have stayed connected with each other and us by post and by navigating the zoom world since March. We want to continue offering sociable creativity to older people living alone, sometimes with anxiety, through this winter and into 2021. You can support the project by donating to Tea, Cake & Art ? Connections That Matter and enjoy lovely rewards for yourself or as a Christmas gift for someone else. It''s a win-win!
Snag your own limited edition Signs Of The Times poster in a brilliant yellow Sam Bassett-designed Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange tote bag for a donation of ?25 to Tea, Cake & Art. We can also send this to a friend as a Christmas gift from you.
Drink tea, eat cake & enjoy art! Donate ?12 to Tea, Cake & Art and be rewarded with a voucher for tea and cake at The Exchange Cafe for yourself and a friend, plus free admission to the exhibitions at both galleries until the end of March - also available as a Christmas Gift Voucher.
A donation of ?60 or more to Tea, Cake & Art gets you a delicious cache of art materials: sketchbook, brushes, pencils, postcards and set of stamps, all in a brilliant yellow Sam Bassett-designed bag. We can, if you wish, send this bag of art to a friend as a Christmas gift from you, or to someone you think would enjoy Tea, Cake & Art with an invitation to come along.
A Zoom Portrait may be commissioned from your very own Tea Cake Artist for you, or a friend,in return for a donation of ?100 to Tea, Cake & Art. You will be sponsoring that artist for a year''s worth of weekly sociable creativity!
An afternoon''s personalised zoom art workshop with fantastic Tea, Cake & Art artist Alice Mahoney for up to six friends is available for ?360 to Tea, Cake & Art. You will, like Tea, Cake & Arters, be using materials you have at home, but we will supply anything specialised you will need. Date, before 31 Mar 2021, to be agreed with Alice.
'For me Tea, Cake & Art has been brilliant. It's just really lovely to have a connection, do something creative. It's been really nice to see everybody, and share what each of us is creating and it's just been a real.like an island of connectivity really''
SEE OUR LATEST BLOG POST FOR CREATIVE THINGS TO DO ONLINE
If you have teenagers that need a bit of creative inspiration, there's a wealth of amazing content online, from interesting workshops and how-to videos, to challenges and competitions.
We have put together a selection of some the best stuff out there as a blog post on our website. But even if you don''t have teenagers, it''s worth taking a look, as many things will be suitable for all ages. Have a go, get creative and let us know how you get on.
We will add to the page, so check back for new content. We'll also share great content on our instagram account
If you find interesting things to do online that you think others might be interested in, please share with us via a DM on instagram or email the link to us at info@newlynartgallery.co.uk
SUPPORT US
While we are closed to the public we are determined to continue supporting the artists, creative sector and the people of our community.
Please consider becoming a Supporter, or making a donation to help us do this. All Supporter subscriptions and donations, large or small, will ensure that we can keep offering our audience and our communities art and activities that can inspire and change things for the better.
EXTRAORDINARY POSTCARDS FOR EXTRAORDINARY TIMES / ARTISTS'' FILMS / SIGNS OF THE TIMES /
2020 marks the 125th anniversary of the opening of Newlyn Art Gallery, and our autumn programme forms the heart of our 125 celebrations and reflects our commitment to projects that are meaningful and relevant to as many people as possible.
In the upper gallery, Extraordinary Postcards For Extraordinary Times is a record of our collective experiences of life under lockdown. Local groups including St Petroc's homeless charity, Whole Again Communities, schools and residential homes, WILD young parents, Cornwall Library borrowers, Penzance Food Bank users, the Intercom Trust and Shallal have all contributed to the project. We have also had submissions from far-flung places: not just Cornwall and the UK, but across Europe, from the Far East and the United States.
In the lower gallery we present a series of artists' films selected from the Arts Council Collection by young LGBTQIA+ people, through our ongoing partnership with the Intercom Trust. New paintings by Jake Clark are presented in The Picture Room?.
In the garden, we have Signs Of The Times, artists' responses to recent events, in particular the Coronavirus pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement, through posters and placards. In October, during Black History Month we will present an installation by Black Voices Cornwall in the Studio Caf? area upstairs.
Details on our website and in our seasonal leaflet
NEW SEASON OPENING EVENT
NEWLYN ART GALLERY
SAT 19 SEP
Join us on Saturday to view the autumn season of exhibitions, with DJ Chewy spinning tunes in the Garden Caf? from 13.00 - 17.30.
In line with social distancing measures, numbers will be limited within the building at any one time, but you can sit on the green and enjoy the music while waiting to enter the gallery.
ONLINE ENTRANCE TICKET
BUY BEFORE YOU ARRIVE
You can now buy your entrance tickets online and in advance of your visit.
Where possible, help us minimise delays on your arrival and buy your tickets in advance. When this is not possible, you can still turn up and pay on the day. (Please pay by card or contactless as we are not accepting cash payments.)
Standard admission is ?3.30 including a Gift Aid Donation.
FREE ENTRY for Patrons, Supporters and U18s who do not need to book in advance.
THE EXCHANGE / CLOSED
20 SEP - 2 OCT
The Exchange will be closed 20 Sep - 2 Oct to allow us to install Grayson Perry''s epic series of tapestries The Vanity Of Small Differences, showing from Sat 3 Oct. (More details coming soon)
Image above : Grayson Perry, The Annunciation of the Virgin Deal 2012, Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre London and British Council ? the artist. Gift of the artist and Victoria Miro Gallery with the support of Channel 4 Television, the Art Fund and Sfumato Foundation with additional support from AlixPartners.Article text
** WE WILL REOPEN FROM 10AM ON WEDNESDAY 2 DECEMBER **
We are delighted that both our venues can reopen next week, with full safety measures in place to ensure you have a relaxed and enjoyable visit.
We will be open 7 days a week for most of December to ensure everyone who wants to, can come and see the current exhibitions before they finish in early January.
Mondays and Tuesdays will be for Quiet Time visits with hourly slots bookable in advance. These are for anyone who would like to ensure a quiet visit with a maximum of six people allowed in the gallery per hour, and suited to those who consider themselves at greater risk of contracting Covid-19.
Wednesday to Sunday we will be open as usual. You can buy your ticket in advance if you wish, or buy on the day if you prefer.
BOOK QUIET TIME TICKET (Mon & Tue)
BOOK STANDARD ADMISSION (Wed - Sun)
Current exhibitions include the incredibly popular Vanity of Small DIfferences, Grayson Perry''s epic series of tapestries at The Exchange, and Extraordinary Postcards For Extraordinary Times, featuring 1,000 postcards depicting life during the first lockdown, at Newlyn Art Gallery. (Details of these and other exhibitions on our website)
The Exchange Cafe will be open Wed-Sun serving light lunches, sweet treats and a full range of hot and cold drinks, to enjoy in or takeaway. Both our shops will be open from Wednesday, with books, ceramics, prints, jewellery and much more, all ideal as Christmas gifts. We can even gift wrap for you! You can shop in person, or online with Click & Collect available.
We look forward to welcoming you back once again and hope you have an enjoyable visit.
SUPPORT TEA CAKE & ART AND RECEIVE CHRISTMAS GIFTS AND REWARDS!
It''s not too late to earn some lovely rewards for yourself or as a Christmas gift for someone else, and at the same time support our brilliant Tea, Cake & Arters, who have stayed connected by post and Zoom since March.
All the rewards are available as gift wrapped versions to send as a gift, making your Christmas shopping a doddle this year! Rewards and how to support the project into 2021
A big thank you to everyone taking part and sharing some of what''s happening in your lives during this extraordinary time. We''ve sent out more than 700 packs to households from Newlyn to New York, Madron to Malta, Helston to the Hebrides, and plenty more. If you''d like one of the few remaining packs and to take part in our whole-community documentation, please send your postal address to info@newlynartgallery.co.uk.
Many of you have asked about making a donation to cover the costs of the project - thank you. Please visit Extraordinary Postcards for Extraordinary Times to help support the costs of postcards, postage and the extraordinary exhibition that will follow.
SUPPORT US
While we are closed to the public we are determined to continue supporting the artists, creative sector and the people of our community.
Please consider becoming a Supporter, or making a donation to help us do this. All Supporter subscriptions and donations, large or small, will ensure that we can keep offering our audience and our communities art and activities that can inspire and change things for the better.
Our buildings may be closed but we are open online!
Young People''s art Prize
FACEBOOK VOTE
PLEASE VOTE BY 30 APRIL
We have announced the winners in the age categories but there is one more prize to be awarded and that's for the work that gets the most votes from the public. This would normally be voted for by visitors to the exhibition but as that can't happen this year we are asking you to vote for your favourites via Facebook. You can vote for as many works as you like.
Voting finishes at 5pm on Thursday 30 April The work with the most 'likes' is the winner and will receive the Visitor's Vote Prize, a goody bag of art materials.
Huge thanks to Classic Cottages and GreatArt for supporting the Young People's Art Prize, and helping to nurture creative talent in the region.
Tea, Cake & Art
NOW ONLINE VIA ZOOM
TUESDAYS FROM 2PM
Our galleries may be closed, but Tea, Cake & Art will continue online! We will be holding regular weekly sessions, led by artist Alice Mahoney, via Zoom, a free and easy to use software.
If you would like to take part, please email Catie Close our Events Programmer who will let you know how to join and what you will need. catie.close@newlynartgallery.co.uk
You will need to supply your own tea and cake!
If you have any problems with downloading or setting up Zoom we can put you in contact with our digital producer for guidance.
Lunchtime (home) school
ONLINE VIA ZOOM
FRI 10 APR, 12.30 - 13.30
Artists and makers often learn specialist skills or acquire new knowledge when making a body of work. For each Lunchtime School we invite them to present a talk about what they learnt and from who, followed by an informal discussion with the online group.
Our first school topic will be How to Build a House, with Heather Scott.
For more information, or to book and get the Zoom link, please email blair.todd@newlynartgallery.co.uk
If you have any problems with downloading or setting up Zoom we can put you in contact with our Digital Producer for guidance.
Easter Workshops
AVAILABLE ONLINE TO DO AT HOME
HOW DO WE REMEMBER THINGS?
Is our memory of something the same as the next person? Inspired by themes from Hippo Campus, we will explore the ways we remember by looking at how we draw different places around the world from memory.
This workshop was devised for 7 - 13 year olds for us by artist Alice Mahoney, but everyone can get involved and get thinking!
This is workshop 1 of 2 and consists of a downloadable PDF guide and accompanying audio instructions. See our website for more details.
Workshop 2 coming soon!
Image: Mariele Neudecker, Never Eat Shredded Wheat (Memory Maps), French, Male, 29, 1996. Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London ? the artist
MEET THE TEAM
WORKING FROM HOME
HOW TO CONTACT US
In line with Government advice, we are working from home, from spare bedrooms, kitchen tables, or wherever we can.
We are in touch as much as possible and occasionally joined by pets, children ... and chickens!
We are all contactable via email. A staff list with email addresses can be found on our website if you need to get in touch.
You can also follow us on social media for news, updates, and hopefully some fun. FacebookTwitterInstagram
We will be adding more to our YouTube channel in the next few weeks.
SUPPORT US
While we are closed to the public we are determined to continue supporting the artists, creative sector and the people of our community.
Please consider becoming a Supporter, or making a donation to help us do this. All Supporter subscriptions and donations, large or small, will ensure that we can keep offering our audience and our communities art and activities that can inspire and change things for the better.
Please stay safe at home, and we hope you will join with us in celebrating life getting back to normal very soon.
Thank you for your support.
Image: Photo by Steve Tanner Photography
See our previous newsletter with a message from James Green, Gallery Director, where he shares our plans with you for this period of closure.
Sarah woods / YOUNG IN HONG & MICHELLE WILLIAMS GAMAKER
Photo: The shop at The Exchange
Our two shops showcase work from the best emerging and established artist / makers, including contemporary ceramics, print and textiles by some of Cornwall and the region''s leading craftspeople.
Our summer featured artist is Sarah Woods, a painter and printmaker based in Newlyn, whose lined etchings and paintings capture the tranquility and stillness of the Cornish coastline and the landscape of West Cornwall. Sarah''s work is available in our shop at The Exchange.
We also have art materials, creative stationary, colourful homewares and games for the whole family. Our online shop also has a range of ceramics, artworks, jewellery and fine prints, including work by Sarah, if you are unable to visit us in person.
Patrons and Supporters receive a 10% discount on purchases in our shops and cafes. All purchases at Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange directly support our exhibition and education activities.
A new art pod
WITH ARTISTS YOUNG IN HONG & MICHELLE WILLIAMS GAMAKER
The second in our series of Art Pods features a conversation between artists Young In Hong and Michelle Williams Gamaker, who both have work in Go On Being So.
Their work was selected from the Arts Council Collection by The MBA Collective, a group of art, photography and graphics students from Mounts Bay Academy. Two members of the Collective, Florence Silby and Josie Miles, conducted Q&A interviews with Young In Hong and Michelle Williams Gamaker respectively. You can read the interviews on our website.
CAN YOU HELP?
PLEASE COMPLETE OUR AUDIENCE SURVEY
If you''ve been to either of our venues since we reopened, whether it''s to see the exhibitions or for coffee in the new Garden Cafe, we''d love to hear more about your visit. We're carrying out a survey to help us learn more about our audiences and how we can give you the best possible experience.
It should take around five minutes to complete. Anything you tell us will be kept confidential, is anonymous and will only be used for research purposes. The information you provide will be held by Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange and The Audience Agency, who are running the survey on our behalf.
Thank you for your help.
garden cafe
AT NEWLYN ART GALLERY
We have moved our coffee shop outside to the garden area offering the same great cakes and coffee as always in a takeaway form. The Garden Caf? is accessible from Newlyn Green and with picnic benches and deckchairs, it's the perfect place to sit and watch the world go by. On rainy days the Studio Caf? inside will be open for takeaway cakes and coffees with limited seating available.
Open Wed - Sat, 10.00 - 17.00
FREE ENTRY to the cafe.
Garden Cafe Menu
ONLINE ENTRANCE TICKET
BUY BEFORE YOU ARRIVE
You can now buy your entrance tickets online and in advance of your visit.
Where possible, help us minimise delays on your arrival and buy your tickets in advance. When this is not possible, you can still turn up and pay on the day. (Please pay by card or contactless as we are not accepting cash payments.)
Standard admission is ?3.30 including a Gift Aid Donation. FREE ENTRY for Patrons, Supporters and U18s who do not need to book in advance.
Both our venues are open Wed - Sat, 10.00 - 17.00.
Head of Programme strategy / finance & facilities officer
Image: Grayson Perry The Vanity of Small Differencesat The Exchange. Photo by Steve Tanner
IS IT TIME FOR A CHANGE OF SCENE?
CORNWALL IS A WONDERFUL PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK AND WE HAVE TWO EXCITING NEW OPPORTUNITIES ON OFFER.
We are recruiting for the post of Head of Programme Strategy. This senior role, will help us shape our organisational strategy for the years ahead, building on our current success.
We are also looking for someone to join our team as Finance & Facilities Officer. This new role is crucial to the effective and efficient running of the organisation.
AN INCLUSIVE APPROACH TO RECRUITING
The 2019 Arts Council England Diversity Report highlights that people from a Black and minority ethnic background and disabled people continue to be under-represented across the arts and cultural workforce. We therefore welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic people.
We are particularly interested in applicants'' ability and potential. We also understand that some candidates will be looking for a degree of flexible work, and we will always try to accommodate that. As users of the Disability Confident Scheme, we guarantee to interview a representative proportion of disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancies.
The deadline for both roles is 10.00 on Mon 23 Nov.
Interviews will take place by Zoom on Fri 4 Dec for Head of Programme Strategy and Fri 11 Dec for Finance & Facilities Officer.
Full details, and how to apply on our website.
If you know someone who would be perfect for one of these jobs, please do let them know. All the details are on our website (link above).
Image: Visitors at Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at The Exchange. Photo by Steve Tanner
EXCLUSIVE - IN CONVERSATION WITH GRAYSON PERRY
We are delighted to bring you this special online event on Mon 21 Dec, to celebrate our record-breaking exhibition, The Vanity of Small Differencesby Grayson Perry at The Exchange, Penzance.
The event will include a welcome by James Green, Director of Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange, an introduction by Deborah Smith, Director of the Arts Council Collection and an extended in-conversation with Grayson Perry and Beth Hughes, Curator, Arts Council Collection, recorded at his London studio. Running time: 50 minutes (approx).
Tickets are ?6.
BOOK YOUR TICKET
Following your purchase, you will receive an acknowledgement email. A further email, providing full details of how to join the online event, will be sent to you on Mon 21 Dec.
This is an online event organised by Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange, and sponsored by Surf Beach Bar, Sennen Cove.
WINTER OPENING
Both galleries are open 7 days a week, MON & TUE for Quiet Time visits (book in advance) and WED - SUN for standard visits (book in advance or walk-in).
Both our shops are open 7 days a week, with books, ceramics, prints, jewellery and much more, all ideal as Christmas gifts. We can even gift wrap for you! You can shop in person, or online with Click & Collect also available.
The Exchange Cafe is open Wed-Sun serving light lunches, sweet treats and a full range of hot and cold drinks, to enjoy in or takeaway.
We will be closed CLOSED 25 & 26 Dec & 1 Jan, and then 4 Jan - 13 Feb 2021.
Virtual Tours / Children''s Art week / extraordinary postcards
Image: Newlyn Art Gallery
We are delighted to announce that both our venues will reopen on Saturday 8 August, showing Go On Being So at Newlyn Art Gallery and Hippo Campus: Where We Learn at The Exchange.
We are currently putting in place social distancing and safety measures to ensure that you have an enjoyable time with us, and will be in touch soon with more details.
Until we reopen you can take a virtual tour of each exhibition. The tours guide you around both gallery spaces, with information for each artwork. You can also experience the sound and film works.
360? Virtual Tours Hippo Campus: Where We Learn and Go On Being So
If you have used our website or interacted with us on social media while we were closed it would be really helpful if you could tell as a little bit about that in this short survey. Thank you for your help.
Children''s Art Week
WHEN THE WORLD BECAME QUIET
FREE workshops for 10-14 year-olds to do at home
In partnership with The Writers' Block we will explore how our relationship with the world around us may have changed over the last few months, through three workshops. There will be a new workshop to download each week and one to join in live via Zoom.
Dip into the ones you fancy or join us for all three. We'd love you to share your work with us. Use #ChildrensArtWeek
Children's Art Week is run by Engage, the National Association for Gallery Education and supported in 2020by Engage Scotland, Engage Cymru and The D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust.
image: Greg Martin / Cornwall LIve
Extraordinary Postcards
FOR EXTRAORDINARY TIMES
CELEBRATE YOUR CREATIVITY
The Extraordinary Postcards are starting to fly back to the gallery, we can't wait to be able show them in the gallery as a document of these strange times, later in the year.
So far, we've sent out 3,000 postcards and demand has been so great that we are ordering a second print run. If you'd like to take part - or you'd like more postcards - just email your name and postal address to info@newlynartgallery.co.uk and we'll send you a pack.
#ExtraordinaryPostcards
OUR PLAN OF ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THE BLACK LIVES MATTER AGENDA
The shocking murder of George Floyd, and subsequent events globally have triggered a profound moment where we are all challenged to consider our part in the Black Lives Matter agenda. Moving forward we want to commit to actions, and to hold ourselves to account if we fail to make the progress we promise.
If you feel that you can help us make the progress we are planning, we would be pleased to hear from you.
James Green, Gallery Director james.green@newlynartgallery.co.uk
Following our email yesterday, we have taken the decision to close the galleries as a temporary measure.
This was not an easy decision to make, but the health and wellbeing of our team, and of our visitors must be our priority. However, we recognise that for many of you, visiting the gallery, using our cafes, or attending a class is an important part of your everyday life. In fact, culture and creativity are essential to our wellbeing. We are therefore looking at how we can keep engaged with you, and as wide an audience as possible, whether that's through virtual tours of exhibitions on our website, or live streaming of art classes on social media. We appreciate that some of you will welcome time away from your screens in the coming weeks so we will also be looking at non-digital means of keeping in touch.
Again, in line with Government advice, the team will be mostly working from home, and contactable via email. A list of the staff together with their email addresses can be found on our website
Please look after yourselves and your families and we hope you will join with us in celebrating the re-opening of the galleries very soon.
wine tasting FRI 6 NOV / Sushi supper CLUBs FRI 13 NOV & SAT 5 DEC
SUSHI NIGHTS
THE EXCHANGE CAFE
FRI 13 NOV / SAT 5 DEC
Join us for an evening of Sushi, from Cornwall-based Fi Sells Sushi, and enjoy exceptional quality sushi created with local and seasonal ingredients.
?35 per person for a set menu and a late night viewing of our current exhibition Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences.
BOOK FOR Fri 13 Nov / Sat 5 Dec
Please note:
Booking is essential and no walk-ins on the night will be possible.
Ticket sales will end 7 days before event.
Limited to 25 places per sitting, at 18:30, 19:30 or 20:30
See our website for booking details and social distancing measures.
WINTER WINE TASTING
THE EXCHANGE CAFE
FRI 6 NOV, 18.00 - 21.30
Join us for a evening of wine tasting, with red and white wines specially selected for the winter season. Learn to appreciate new and different wines over the course of the evening, and spend some time enjoying our current exhibition Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differencesfrom 18:00-18:30.
?30 per person, including a tour of the exhibition, a welcome drink in the cafe, followed by a tasting selection of six wines, both red and white, with small bites to pair. All wines will be available to buy on the evening.
Booking is essential as places are limited.
See our website for details of social distancing measures for this event.
Ticket sales end 4 Nov 2020.
Any questions, please contact Sian Kennedy on 01736 223120 or email sian.kennedy@newlynartgallery.co.uk
** CHRISTMAS SHOPPING AND CRAFTING EVENTS **
We are just finalising a range events taking place in December, including late-night shopping, and meet the maker at The Exchange shop, plus wreath-making and Christmas card printing in The Studio at Newlyn Art Gallery.
Details will be in your inbox soon, on our website, and on social media. We are expecting these to be popular so book early to make sure you don''t miss out!
celebrating
125 years of Newlyn Art Gallery
2020 marks the 125th anniversary of the opening of Newlyn Art Gallery, and our autumn programme forms the heart of our 125 celebrations and reflects our commitment to projects that are meaningful and relevant to as many people as possible.
The autumn season at Newlyn Art Gallery includes Extraordinary Postcards For Extraordinary Times,Films from the Arts Council Collection andSigns Of The Times.
HOW DO WE PROBLEM SOLVE?
AN EASTER WORKSHOP TO DO FROM HOME
How do engineering and creative thinking come together? Inspired by themes from Hippo Campus, we will explore the ways we learn from experience by building physical structures from flat objects to understand the differences between 2D and 3D thinking.
This workshop has been devised for 7 - 13 year olds for us by artist Alice Mahoney, but everyone can get involved and get thinking! All you need are sheets of paper (any size and colour) and tape or glue stick.
See our website for downloadable instructions, and an audio file where Alice talks you through what to do. There are also examples of problem solving.
If you'd like to share the work you create with us, we'd love to see it. You can email a photo to info@newlynartgallery.co.uk or tag us on social media. (Please note: We may share your images on our social media channels)
In case you missed it, our first Easter Workshop, How Do We Remember Things?, is still available.
SUPPORT US
While we are closed to the public we are determined to continue supporting the artists, creative sector and the people of our community.
Please consider becoming a Supporter, or making a donation to help us do this. All Supporter subscriptions and donations, large or small, will ensure that we can keep offering our audience and our communities art and activities that can inspire and change things for the better.
only two days left to support our christmas campaign for tea, cake & Art
There are just two days until the end of our
TEA, CAKE & ART CHRISTMAS APPEAL
A huge thank you to the many people who have already supported this year''s Christmas Campaign, Tea, Cake & Art - Connections That Matter.
You have raised 80% of our ?5,000 target, which will be used to keep our Tea, Cake & Art group for people living alone continuing to connect in 2021, whether that''s via zoom or by post for those wishing to stay analogue. This winter will be particularly hard on those already isolated, and we plan to bring the group back into the gallery again as soon as we safely can.
'For me Tea, Cake & Art has been brilliant. It's just really lovely to have a connection, do something creative. It's been really nice to see everybody, and share what each of us is creating and it's just been . like an island of connectivity really.''
If you''d like to help us hit that target, you can still DONATE before midday on Friday, and claim some rather lovely rewards ranging from actual tea, cake and art in the gallery for you and a friend, to a Bag of Art, to a Zoom Art Workshop for you and five friends. You can even commission a portrait from the talented Tea, Cake & Art participants!
'I've really appreciated these sessions because I did miss the people I used to meet, you know, and I still do and this is keeping me in touch a bit.'
Thanks once again, your support brings real benefits to a sometimes isolated or overlooked part of our community.
If you know of someone who may be interested in joining the group, please pass on our contact email: bettina.wenzel@newlynartgallery.co.uk.
Tea, Cake & Art is supported by:
Cornwall Community Foundation
Cornwall Council''s funds: Social Inclusion Fund, Creative Cornwall Calling and Councillor Jim McKenna''s Community Chest
Since the March Lockdown, our weekly Tea, Cake & Art sessions for older people living alone, while halted in the gallery, have continued to reach our Tea, Cake & Art-ers by zoom (with technical help supplied to both participants and staff!) and by post for those preferring the analogue world.
'I've really appreciated these sessions because I did miss the people I used to meet, you know, and I still do and this is at least keeping me in touch a bit.'
We are very aware that the current coronavirus crisis is having a profound impact on already-isolated people and we are working hard to keep the all-important connection going within the group, while reaching new members at home who would not otherwise have been able to join in.
I would like to have projects sent by post and I would like to try them online. Your ideas on keeping Tea, Cake & Art going like this is brill!
That is why keeping Tea, Cake & Art through the winter months and into 2021 is our Christmas Campaign.
We would really like your help to raise ?5,000 this year towards keeping these important connections via zoom and post, and planning to get back to meeting once again in the gallery.
Please consider donating?10, ?25, ?60 (or more) and in return, we will offer rewards, including your own Tea & Cake in the gallery, a bag of art goodies, a personalised Zoom Art Workshop or even your own portrait made by a Tea, Cake & Art-er (these rewards can be wrapped for you to send as a gift). You can also 'pay it forward' to support a Tea, Cake & Art-er for the afternoon - or for the year!
Funds raised will be generously matched by Creative Cornwall Calling, and the Cornwall Social Inclusion Fund, making your donation work even harder.
If you, or someone you know, would like to take part in the weekly sessions, please email Bettina Wenzel who will let you know how to join and what you will need.
Please help keep Tea, Cake & Art connecting in 2021
Artists and makers often learn specialist skills or acquire new knowledge when making a body of work. For each Lunchtime School we invite them to present a talk about what they learnt and from who, followed by an informal discussion with the online group.
How to book and get the Zoom link
Notes and reading lists from previous sessions are also available on our website, so if you''ve ever wanted to learn Polari (it''s fantabulosa!) or build a house, take a look.
Tea, Cake & Art
NOW ONLINE VIA ZOOM
TUESDAYS FROM 2PM
Regular weekly sessions, led by artist Alice Mahoney, via Zoom, a free and easy to use software.
If you would like to take part, please email Tamsin or Cat who will let you know how to join. tamsin.young@newlynartgallery.co.uk or cat.gibbard@newlynartgallery.co.uk
Join us for some art, and a little chat. Apologies, but you will need to supply your own tea and cake.
Film & Audio works
NEW SECTION ON OUR WEBSITE
ENJOY SELECTED FILM AND AUDIO WORKS FROM HIPPO CAMPUS
Idle Women: Power Tools
Magda Stawarska-Beavan: Mother Tongue
Marcus Coates: Conference For The Birds
Ryan Gander: Reading Without Stigma
Rachael Jones: Penzance Independent Shops
Benedict Drew: Spelunking
Hippo Campus: Where We Learn is a group exhibition at The Exchange featuring works from the Arts Council Collection that explores alternative schooling, peer-to-peer learning and self-education.
Easter Workshops 1 & 2
AVAILABLE ONLINE TO DO AT HOME
HOW DO WE .... ?
REMEMBER THINGS and PROBLEM SOLVE
Two workshops devised for 7 - 13 year olds for us by artist Alice Mahoney, but everyone can get involved and get thinking!
All you need are sheets of paper (any size and colour), pencils, and tape or glue stick.
If you'd like to share the work you create with us, we'd love to see it. You can email a photo to info@newlynartgallery.co.uk or tag us on social media. (Please note: We may share your images on our social media channels)
coming soon ...
EXTRAORDINARY POSTCARDS FOR EXTRAORDINARY TIMES
Celebrate your creativity in exceptional circumstances.
We want you to document your life in lockdown in a series of postcards. It could be your daily exercise, objects in your home, or what you are looking forward to. You can use any medium - collage, text, drawing, print - if it can go on a postcard, it's possible.
We will send a pack of postcards to anyone who would like to take part. All postcards returned will be exhibited as part of a community celebration of individual creativity, as well as a document of lockdown life, as soon as we are allowed to gather socially again.
If you are interested in taking part, please email info@newlynartgallery.co.uk with your name and postal address.
SW artists supporting ppe
COVISOR PROJECT
MAKING FACE SHIELDS FOR THE NHS
There is a huge shortage of PPE in Cornwall and across the UK due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Falmouth-based Sam Lanyon and his non-profit team have been working to mass produce face shields for the NHS, either at cost price or for free.
To help support this endeavour a community of artists from across the South West have generously donated artworks for sale, with 100% of proceeds going directly to Sam's CoVisor Project.
To find out more and support this campaign see the Crowdfunder page Or, for more information contact Oliver Raymond Barker / 07979 871 382
covisor.org
Image: Andy Hughes, Two Stones Kiss
SUPPORT US
While we are closed to the public we are determined to continue supporting the artists, creative sector and the people of our community.
Please consider becoming a Supporter, or making a donation to help us do this. All Supporter subscriptions and donations, large or small, will ensure that we can keep offering our audience and our communities art and activities that can inspire and change things for the better.
Keeping connections alive amongst more isolated sections of our community has been a priority for us during both lockdowns, and we are so pleased that our Tea, Cake & Art-ers have managed to stay connected to us and each other by post and Zoom throughout.
That is why keeping Tea, Cake & Art going into next year is our Christmas Campaign. We would like your help to raise ?5,000 towards keeping these important connections, and planning to get back to meeting once again in the gallery.
Please donate ?6, ?60 or even ?360, and in return, we will offer rewards including your own tea and cake in the gallery, a bag of art goodies, a personalised Zoom art workshop or you can even commission your own portrait from a Tea, Cake & Art-er. All rewards (details here) can be wrapped for you to send as a gift.
Funds raised will be generously matched by Creative Cornwall Calling, and the Cornwall Social Inclusion Fund, making your donation work harder.
''It's really nice to see the same faces each week on zoom.all together, every week, there is something lovely about that sort of stability in the week.'
#TeaCakeArt #GivingTuesday
OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK FROM WED 2 DEC
We are delighted that both our venues will reopen this week. We will be open 7 days a week for most of December to ensure everyone who wants to, can come and see the current exhibitions before they finish in early January.
Mondays and Tuesdays will be for Quiet Time visits with hourly slots bookable in advance. These are for anyone who would like to ensure a quiet visit with a maximum of six people allowed in the gallery per hour, and suited to those who consider themselves at greater risk of contracting Covid-19.
Wednesday to Sunday we will be open as usual. You can buy your ticket in advance if you wish, or buy on the day if you prefer.
Image: Grayson Perry in conversation with Beth Hughes at his London studio
EXCLUSIVE - IN CONVERSATION WITH GRAYSON PERRY
A special online event on Mon 21 Dec, to celebrate our record-breaking exhibition, The Vanity of Small Differences by Grayson Perry at The Exchange, Penzance.
The event includes an extended in-conversation with Grayson Perry and Beth Hughes, Curator, Arts Council Collection, recorded at his London studio. Running time: 50 minutes (approx).
Tickets: ?6
BOOK YOUR TICKET
Following your purchase, you will receive an acknowledgement email. A further email, providing full details of how to join the online event, will be sent to you on Mon 21 Dec.
This is an online event organised by Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange, and sponsored by Surf Beach Bar, Sennen Cove.
TEA, CAKE & ART - CONNECTIONS THAT MATTER - THANK YOU!
A huge Thank You to everyone that supported our Tea, Cake & Art Christmas Campaign. Together we''ve managed to hit the target, and raised ?5,580 to ensure that Tea, Cake & Art can continue to meet for another year.
Thanks to 67 brilliant donors, amazing volunteers and match funders: Councillor Jim McKenna''s Community Chest and Cornwall Council funds: Creative Cornwall Calling and the Social Inclusion Fund.
CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR OPENING
Both our venues will be open as normal up to and including Chrismas Eve.
We will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and on New Year''s Day; 25 & 26 Dec and 1 Jan.
MON & TUE for Quiet Time visits (book in advance) and WED - SUN for standard visits (book in advance or walk-in).
Both our shops will be open for last-minute Christmas shopping. We can even gift wrap for you! You can shop in person, or online with Click & Collect also available.
The Exchange Cafe is open Wed-Sun serving light lunches, sweet treats and a full range of hot and cold drinks, to enjoy in or takeaway.
we are open 10.00 - 20.00 on WED 4 NOV, THEN CLOSED UNTIL WED 2 DEC
Extraordinary Postcards For Extraordinary Times at Newlyn Art Gallery. Photo by Steve Tanner
Dear Friends
I am sure it is no surprise to hear that we will once again have to close our doors.
In line with other hospitality, leisure and non-essential businesses, we will regrettably have to close at the end of Wednesday. But in order to give you an extra chance to catch the current programme, we are extending our Wednesday opening time to 8pm as a one-off event.
We will be ready to welcome you back in December, with all our safety and social distancing measures in place to ensure you have a safe and relaxing visit.
In the meantime please see our website; over the next few days we will be adding new films for you to enjoy including Tropicalit?, l''?le et l''Exoteby Paul Maheke (from Wednesday), and a brilliant talk through of The Vanity of Small Differences by Grayson Perry.
You can also listen to our ArtPods, or view online all the incredible postcards in Extraordinary Postcards for Extraordinary Times, created during the spring lockdown.
Our online shop will be open so you can get your christmas shopping done during this period. We''ll be adding more stock over the next week or so.
Our Tea, Cake & Art group will continue to meet via by Zoom on Tuesday afternoons. Please get in touch if you or someone you know would like to take part.
Other exciting projects are under development too, so please keep an eye on our website and social media for more information.
Finally, a huge thank you for your support over the past few months, just when we needed it most. You've turned a difficult situation for the gallery into a great success. In spite of being open for reduced hours, our latest visitor numbers have been extraordinary. In October visitor numbers were up by 141% on the same period last year, which is an extraordinary result, so thank you.
In line with Government advice, the team will be mostly working from home, and contactable via email. A list of the staff together with their email addresses can be found on our website
Once again, please look after yourselves and your families and we hope to welcome you back in December.
Dear Supporters, Patrons and Friends of the Gallery
Following updated advice from the Government on non-essential contact, we have taken the decision to cancel all forthcoming events, including Bad Art Class, the prize-giving for the Young People's Art Prize and Lunchtime School, for the foreseeable future.
We apologise for any inconvenience and disappointment. This was not an easy decision to make, but the health and wellbeing of our team and of our visitors must be our priority.
We are constantly reviewing the situation, and expect to close soon, but for the time being the galleries remain open. Please be assured that we are making the venues as safe as they can be with regular cleaning and sanitising. All we ask is that you wash your hands thoroughly when you arrive, and only visit us if you have no symptoms.
In the event of closure, we are looking at how we can share our programmes with you, whether that's virtual tours of the exhibitions via our website, or live streaming of art classes on social media.
In line with Government advice the team will be mostly working from home, and contactable via email. A list of the staff together with their email addresses can be found on our website if you want to get in touch with us.
Thank you for your understanding. Look after yourself and stay well.
. Fri 19 Jun
Panning for Gold in Cornwall, with Alastair Mackie
To book, and get the Zoom link, please email blair.todd@newlynartgallery.co.uk
Notes and reading lists from previous sessions are also available on our website, including home educating resources from Rebecca Caroline and a brief history of silver with James Hankey.
Tea, Cake & Art
NOW ONLINE VIA ZOOM
TUESDAYS FROM 2PM
Regular weekly sessions, led by artist Alice Mahoney, via Zoom, a free and easy to use software.
If you would like to take part, please email Cat who will let you know how to join cat.gibbard@newlynartgallery.co.uk
Join us for some art, and a little chat. Apologies, but you will need to supply your own tea and cake!
Film & Audio works
NEW SECTION ON OUR WEBSITE
ENJOY SELECTED FILM AND AUDIO WORKS FROM HIPPO CAMPUS
Idle Women: Power Tools
Magda Stawarska-Beavan: Mother Tongue
Marcus Coates: Conference For The Birds
Ryan Gander: Reading Without Stigma
Rachael Jones: Penzance Independent Shops
Benedict Drew: Spelunking
Hippo Campus: Where We Learn is a group exhibition at The Exchange featuring works from the Arts Council Collection that explores alternative schooling, peer-to-peer learning and self-education.
art resources
CREATIVE ONLINE THINGS TO DO
SEE OUR BLOG POST FOR IDEAS AND INSPIRATION
If you have teenagers that need a bit of creative inspiration, there's a wealth of amazing content online, from interesting workshops and how-to videos, to challenges and competitions. We have put together a selection of some the best stuff out there as a blog post on our website.
But even if you don''t have teenagers, it''s worth taking a look, as many things will be suitable for all ages. Have a go, get creative and let us know how you get on.
EXTRAORDINARY POSTCARDS FOR EXTRAORDINARY TIMES
WE ONLY HAVE A FEW PACKS LEFT
CELEBRATE YOUR CREATIVITY IN EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES
We want you to document your life in lockdown in a series of postcards. It could be your daily exercise, objects in your home, or what you are looking forward to. You can use any medium - collage, text, drawing, print - if it can go on a postcard, it's possible.
We will send a pack of postcards to anyone who would like to take part. All postcards returned will be exhibited as part of a community celebration of individual creativity, as well as a document of lockdown life.
If you are interested in taking part, please email info@newlynartgallery.co.uk with your name and postal address.
We only have a few packs left to send out, so be quick!
OUR ONLINE SHOP IS OPEN
SUPPORTING INDEPENDENT MAKERS, ARTISTS AND CRAFTSPEOPLE
JEWELLERY, PRINTS, CERAMICS & MORE
Our new online shop brings you a carefully curated selection of contemporary objects including ceramics, fine prints, artworks, and jewellery lovingly made by artists and makers from across Cornwall and the British Isles.
We also have a selection of games and puzzles for all ages, that are perfect to fill the time.
Our featured artist for this month is Sarah Woods. See a selection of her work here.
SUPPORT US
While we are closed to the public we are determined to continue supporting the artists, creative sector and the people of our community.
Please consider becoming a Supporter, or making a donation to help us do this. All Supporter subscriptions and donations, large or small, will ensure that we can keep offering our audience and our communities art and activities that can inspire and change things for the better.
2020 marks the 125th anniversary of the opening of Newlyn Art Gallery. After four months of closure, we're in the mood to celebrate and wish you a very warm welcome back to our galleries.
Over the past few weeks, we have been working hard to make sure your visit will be safe, relaxing and enjoyable, whether you're a regular, or first-time visitor.
You can find details of the new measures on our website. Please take a moment to read this page before you visit, and do get in touch if you have any concerns prior to arriving.
We look forward to welcoming you back.
(Online booking should be available from next week but you do not need to book in advance if you don''t want to.)
Opening exhibitions
WHAT''S ON AT BOTH VENUES
FROM 8 AUG ONWARDS
At Newlyn Art Gallery we are showing Go On Being So in the main gallery spaces, plus new work by Richard Ballinger in The Picture Room and a mixed selling display of ceramics by some of our favourite makers in the Studio, alongside Rainbow Flag by Peter Freeman.
At The Exchange we have Hippo Campus: Where We Learn in the main gallery, plus the Young People''s Art Prize in the entrance area.
Full details, including 360 tours of Go On Being So and Hippo Campus: Where We Learn are on our website, where you can also watch or listen to film and audio works from Hippo Campus.
Go On Being So and Hippo Campus: Where We Learn are Arts Council Collection National Partners Programme Exhibitions. Find out more about the Arts Council Collection National Partners Programme.
Image (top) Go On Being So photo by Steve Tanner
CAFE & SHOPS
WHAT TO FIND AT BOTH VENUES
CAFE
Discover our new pop-up coffee shop in the garden at Newlyn Art Gallery, offering the same great cakes and specialty coffee as always - just in a takeaway form. With access from the Gallery or from Newlyn Green it's the perfect place to pick up an impromptu picnic or coffee on your walk.
SHOPS
Our summer featured artist is Sarah Woods with a display of a new series of etchings based on the landscape of West Cornwall in The Exchange shop. We also have art materials, creative stationary, colourful homewares and games for the whole family. Pop into the shops at both our venues or head to our online store to pick up an original gift.
Image (top) The new Garden Cafe at Newlyn Art Gallery
UPDATE: EXTRAORDINARY POSTCARDS FOR EXTRAORDINARY TIMES
The deadline for returning your postcards has been brought forward to 12 SEPTEMBER due to programming demands, but that is still more than six weeks to write, doodle, sew, collage, paint or however you want to treat your postcard!
The exhibition will take place at Newlyn Art Gallery 19 Sep - 2 Jan.
Image: Empty Market Jew Street in Penzance on Easter Bank Holiday Monday. Photo Greg Martin / Cornwall Live
WHEN THE WORLD BECAME QUIET
Three FREE workshops suitable for 10 - 14 year-olds to do at home
With no aeroplanes, fewer cars, less heavy industry and fewer people during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, there was a brief moment when the world appeared to go quiet. But as we tuned to this new reality we realised that there was the low hum of lost sounds, of insects, birds and other animals.
We will investigate this very particular and peculiar moment in time through three workshops. There will be a new workshop every week to either download or join in live via Zoom.
WEEK 1 MON 29 JUN / TIM RIDLEY: DRAWING ANIMALS USING A CONTINUOUS LINE
News reports and social media gave us images of all kinds of creatures venturing into cities and towns the world over. A downloadable activity sheet with film links will explore sketching animals from found images.
WEEK 2 TUE 7 JUL / ALICE MAHONEY: EXPLORING IMAGINARY WORLDS THROUGH SOUND
Join artist Alice live in our regular Tea Cake & Art Zoom session, where soundscapes will help you create landscapes through drawing and collage. This session is intergenerational and you are welcome to invite your Grandma or Grandad along too. Also available as a downloadable activity sheet. Booking essential via eventbrite.
WEEK 3 MON 13 JUL / POLLY ROBERTS: A CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP
We will explore how our relationship with the world around us may have changed over the last few months. 'Imagination firelighters' will kick-start the process as you dive into nature to discover its secrets, merging real life details with those from your imagination.
Dip into the ones you fancy or join us for all three.
We'd love you to share your work with us. Use #ChildrensArtWeek
Children's Art Week is run by Engage, the National Association for Gallery Education and supported in 2020by Engage Scotland, Engage Cymru and The D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust.
SUPPORT US
While we are closed to the public we are determined to continue supporting the artists, creative sector and the people of our community.
Please consider becoming a Supporter, or making a donation to help us do this. All Supporter subscriptions and donations, large or small, will ensure that we can keep offering our audience and our communities art and activities that can inspire and change things for the better.
ENJOY SELECTED FILM & AUDIO WORKS FROM HIPPO CAMPUS: WHERE WE LEARN
Idle Women: Power Toolsis a series of household DIY videos made by women, for women. These fun, approachable and concise videos give instructions on basic DIY tasks such as changing a lightbulb, smashing a window, painting a wall and using a drill.
Magda Stawarska-Beavan''s Mother Tongue explores the artist's son's development of language from his first cry, recorded as she gave birth, to his words and sentences in a bi-lingual home up until he was three years old.
In Marcus Coates''s Conference For The Birds we hear seven different bird species discussing their lives with each other. The birds, played by wildlife experts, in conversation with the artist, discuss topics from migration to predation, with each species speaking about the challenges they face day-to-day.
Ryan Gander''s Reading Without Stigma is a moving image collage documenting a series of investigations by the artist and five children from Knotty Ash Primary School in Liverpool. Adapting principles from the artist's own ideas-based practice, as well the Montessori methods of education, they explore improvisation, hands-on learning and collaborative play.
Rachael Jones''s Penzance Independent Shops celebrates the knowledge and skills held by independent shopkeepers in Penzance. It is a reminder to slow down, perhaps don't immediately go online, and ask the people in our town for their advice.
Benedict Drew''s Spelunking took the form of eight thematic public workshops. The alternative curriculum led the participants on a journey around caves, tunnels, smugglers' paths, cavities, stalactites, cryptocurrency and subterranean myths.
Hippo Campus: Where We Learnis a group exhibition at The Exchange featuring works from the Arts Council Collection that explores alternative schooling, peer-to-peer learning and self-education.
SUPPORT US
While we are closed to the public we are determined to continue supporting the artists, creative sector and the people of our community.
Please consider becoming a Supporter, or making a donation to help us do this. All Supporter subscriptions and donations, large or small, will ensure that we can keep offering our audience and our communities art and activities that can inspire and change things for the better.
Join us Via Zoom, Fridays 5 & 19 Jun, 12.30 -13.30
JOIN US FOR THE FINAL TWO LUNCHTIME SCHOOLS
Artists and makers often learn specialist skills or acquire new knowledge when making a body of work. For each Lunchtime School we invite them to present a talk about what they learnt and from who, followed by an informal discussion with the online group.
Join us via Zoom, on Fri 5 & 19 Jun, 12.30 - 13.30
Fri 5 June The Art Schools of Britain, with Matthew Cornford
Fri 19 June Panning for Gold in Cornwall, with Alastair Mackie
For more details see our website. To book, and get the Zoom link, please email blair.todd@newlynartgallery.co.uk
Notes and reading lists from previous sessions are also available on our website, including home educating resources from Rebecca Caroline and a brief history of silver with James Hankey.
ART RESOURCES
If you have teenagers that need a bit of creative inspiration, there's a wealth of amazing content online, from interesting workshops and how-to videos, to challenges and competitions.
We have put together a selection of some the best stuff out there as a blog post on our website. But even if you don''t have teenagers, it''s worth taking a look, as many things will be suitable for all ages. Have a go, get creative and let us know how you get on.
SUPPORT US
While we are closed to the public we are determined to continue supporting the artists, creative sector and the people of our community.
Please consider becoming a Supporter, or making a donation to help us do this. All Supporter subscriptions and donations, large or small, will ensure that we can keep offering our audience and our communities art and activities that can inspire and change things for the better.
In the first of an occasional series of recorded interviews with artists, curators and other creatives, we can listen to a spoken letter from artist Gavin Jantjes to the curators of Go On Being So, which includes his work Freedom Hunters, and is showing at Newlyn Art Gallery until 12 September.
* LISTEN HERE *
Freedom Hunters by Gavin Jantjes is shown in the photo above, on the right, along with Donald Rodney's Self Portrait: Black Men Public Enemy and Figure in Blue by Claudette Johnson.
Look out for the next Art Pod, featuring an in-conversation between artists Michelle Williams Gamaker, and Young In Hong who both have work in Go On Being So.
Go On Being So is an Arts Council Collection National Partners Programme Exhibition and curated by the MBA Collective, a group of art, photography and graphics students from Mounts Bay Academy aged between 12 and 16 years.
volunteering WITH US
AT BOTH OUR VENUES
FRONT OF HOUSE ROLE
Our team of volunteers bring energy and creativity to the gallery spaces every day, as they help us deliver a busy exhibition programme, and present the public face of the gallery.
We are currently looking for people to join our Front Of House Team at both our venues, The Exchange In Penzance and at Newlyn Art Gallery.
Our Front of House team is responsible for greeting visitors as they enter, informing them about the exhibitions, manning the front desk, selling items in the shop and invigilating in the gallery spaces when necessary. This role involves face-to-face interaction with the public and is one of the most vital roles in the Gallery.
If you're interested in volunteering and have a little time to spare, we would love to hear from you. See our website for more details, call us on 01736 363715 or email volunteers@newlynartgallery.co.uk
ONLINE TALK
AN INTRODUCTION TO BLACK HISTORY IN CORNWALL AND THE SOUTH WEST
THU 3 SEP, 14.00 - 15.00
This talk and discussion will reflect black history in Cornwall and Devon and is inspired by themes and ideas emerging from our current exhibition, Go On Being So. South west-based writer, Louisa Adjoa Parker, and historian, Lucy Mackieth, will discuss contemporary experiences, case studies of local diaspora and racism in Cornwall today, chaired by Dr Tehmina Goskar.
Topics will include case studies surrounding international students studying at the Engineering College operated by Cable & Wireless in Porthcurno, Cornish links to the slave trade and African-American soldiers training in the south west during the Second World War.
This is an online talk, and is free to attend but please book via eventbrite to obtain the link to join.
ONLINE ENTRANCE TICKET
You can now buy your entrance tickets online and in advance of your visit. Where possible, help us minimise delays on your arrival and buy your tickets in advance. When this is not possible, you can still turn up and pay on the day. (Please pay by card or contactless as we are not accepting cash payments.)
FREE ENTRY for Patrons, Supporters and U18s who do not need to book in advance.
Artists and makers often learn specialist skills or acquire new knowledge when making a body of work. For each Lunchtime School we invite them to present a talk about what they learnt and from who, followed by an informal discussion with the online group.
Join us via Zoom, on alternate Fridays, 12.30 - 13.30
Fri 8 May An Introduction to Home Education, with Rebecca Caroline
Fri 22 May The Physics of Light and Matter, with James Hankey
Fri 5 June The Art Schools of Britain, with Matthew Cornford
Fri 19 June Panning for Gold in Cornwall, with Alastair Mackie
How to book and get the Zoom link
Notes and reading lists from previous sessions are also available on our website, so if you''ve ever wanted to learn Polari or build a house, take a look!
SUPPORT US
While we are closed to the public we are determined to continue supporting the artists, creative sector and the people of our community.
Please consider becoming a Supporter, or making a donation to help us do this. All Supporter subscriptions and donations, large or small, will ensure that we can keep offering our audience and our communities art and activities that can inspire and change things for the better.
BOTH OUR VENUES ARE OPEN FROM SAT 8 AUG WED - SAT, 10.00 - 17.00
Over the past few weeks, we have been working hard to make your visit safe, relaxing and enjoyable, whether you're a regular, or first-time visitor.
Amongst the new measures in place are:
Online ticketing. Where possible, help us minimise delays on your arrival and buy your tickets in advance.
One-way routes at both venues with hand sanitisation stations throughout and enhanced site cleaning throughout the day.
All staff will be wearing facemasks or visors and we ask visitors to do the same. Don't worry if you forget your mask. We have plenty.
You will also find an altered caf? service at Newlyn Art Gallery, including a new pop-up garden caf?, serving take-away drinks and treats.
Card-only payments. Please pay by contactless, as we will not be accepting cash payments.
Groups of up to six people can attend, provided the group meets Government guidelines on households and bubbles
Please do not visit if you feel unwell.
Please get in touch if you have any concerns prior to arriving, and most of all have a relaxed and enjoyable visit.
We look forward to welcoming you back.
SUMMER / AUTUMN 2020
Our new season leaflet is here with details of current and forthcoming exhibitions. Pick up a leaflet from either gallery, or view it as PDF.
FROM 8 AUG
At Newlyn Art Gallery we are showing Go On Being So in the main gallery spaces, plus new work by Richard Ballinger in The Picture Room and Rainbow Flag by Peter Freeman in The Studio.
At The Exchange we have Hippo Campus: Where We Learn in the main gallery, plus the Young People''s Art Prize in the entrance area.
AUTUMN
We are delighted to present Grayson Perry's epic series of tapestries, The Vanity of Small Differences at The Exchange.
At Newlyn Art Gallery, Extraordinary Postcards for Extraordinary Times is a record of our collective experiences of life under lockdown
Image (above) Grayson Perry, The Annunciation of the Virgin Deal, 2012 (detail), Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre London and British Council ? the artist. Gift of the artist and Victoria Miro Gallery with the support of Channel 4 Television, the Art Fund and Sfumato Foundation with additional support from AlixPartners.
A Heuristic Interlude tells the stories of five families in the UK who were not home-schooling prior to lockdown. However, since trialling this way of living and learning during the school closures, they have either decided to de-register their children from school, or are seriously considering doing so before schools return in September.
Heuristic (adj.) Enabling a person to discover or learn something for themselves.
For more details see A Heuristic Interlude and bambino-art
A Heuristic Interlude, ten framed photographs, each measuring 63 x 83 cm, presented in the cafe area at The Exchange as part of Hippo Campus: Where We Learn, 8 Aug - 19 Sep 2020, an Arts Council Collection National Partners Exhibition.
FAMILY THINK & DO
ONLINE ACTIVITIES TO DO AT HOME
For our summer exhbitions we usually produce a Family Think & Do activity booklet.
This year, you can find the activities to do at home on our 360 Virtual Tours. Look out for the six green actvity circles in each exhibition tour.
The tours guide you around both gallery spaces. you can see the 360? Virtual Tours here Hippo Campus: Where We Learn and Go On Being So
online entrance tickets
BUY BEFORE YOU ARRIVE
You can now buy your entrance tickets online and in advance of your visit. Where possible, help us minimise delays on your arrival and buy your tickets in advance. When this is not possible, you can still turn up and pay on the day.
Standard admission is ?3.30 (incl Gift Aid donation) for a seven-day pass to both venues, with FREE entry for Patrons, Supporters, and U18s.
Please pay by card or contactless as we are not accepting cash payments.
Image: Please Believe These Days Will Pass by Mark Titchner from Signs of The Times at Newlyn Art Gallery
2020 was always going to be an important year for the gallery, with our plans to celebrate in style the 125th anniversary of the opening of Newlyn Art Gallery. But, of course, this time last year, we didn't know the half of it! It has proved to be a year none of us will forget, and it would be easy to let events overshadow the positives we've seen over the last 9 months, and the sense of communities coming together to support each other in any way they can.
In spite of all the challenges, when we have been able to open, we've had bumper attendances, for shows ranging from our blockbuster Grayson Perry exhibition The Vanity of Small Differences to Extraordinary Postcards For Extraordinary Times, presenting personal reflections of the year, by all sorts of people from across the world. We've delivered digital and non-digital projects connecting communities, when meeting face-to-face just wasn't possible. Details of all the year's highlights
can be found here.
Most of all though, I wanted to say a big thank you to you, our visitors and supporter for sticking by us during the most difficult of years, and I look forward to seeing you in the gallery again in 2021.
On behalf of everyone at the gallery, have a relaxing break, keep safe and let's hope for the most wonderful of years in 2021.
James Green
Director
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange
Image: Ore Ahmeed, Quite The Tumble Indeed. From the series Isolation Demoralisation
Isolation Demoralisation is a new series of work by emerging artist Ore Ahmeed, which was intended to be shown in The Meeting Room at The Exchange. As we have had to close under lockdown measures, the exhibition is now available via our online shop.
All works are for sale.
Isolation Demoralisation is a colourful exploration of the effects of isolation during the first lockdown in spring 2020. Ahmeed's work was recently featured in Signs Of The Times; an outdoor billboard exhibition at Newlyn Art Gallery presenting works by artists from around the UK responding to that time, whilst also offering inspiration, hope and change.
A3 versions of the billboards, including Ahmeed''s work, are also for sale in our online shop.
** SHOP SALE **
There are plenty of bargains in our January sale, from discounts on Pantone mugs, to Grayson Perry items, including the exhibition catalogue. Great for gifts, or treat yourself!
Click & collect available if you're local.
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